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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smasher McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Kaiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Smasher McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Kaiser!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaiser scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Smasher McGee has been cut.
McGee tries to clinch there but Kaiser circles away.
McGee tries to clinch but Kaiser moves out of range.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Kaiser pushes him off.
McGee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaiser stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGee wants to clinch.
McGee wants to clinch up but Kaiser keeps it at a distance.
Kaiser lands with a right hand.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaiser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Kaiser pushes him off.
McGee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGee tries to clinch up.
Smasher McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaiser lands with a straight right. McGee didn't see that one coming.
McGee wants to clinch.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaiser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaiser circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGee tries to clinch there but Kaiser circles away.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaiser avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGee tries to clinch but Kaiser is having none of it.
McGee tries to clinch up but Kaiser circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaiser throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaiser moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smasher McGee's cut is getting worse.
McGee wants to clinch up but Kaiser keeps it at a distance.
McGee tries to clinch up but Kaiser circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaiser feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McGee sprawling to the canvas! McGee rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kaiser finish him?!
McGee is rocked!
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!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kaiser! McGee is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Kaiser!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slim Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slim Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seth Sanders!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles shoots in for a takedown but Sanders shows good takedown defense.
Charles misses with a body shot.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charles tries to clinch but Sanders moves out of range.
Charles is breathing heavily.
Charles wants to clinch.
Sanders swings away with a body shot that misses
and Charles counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanders jabs Charles right on the nose. Charles blinks but takes it well.
Sanders scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Charles doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanders lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Slim Charles has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanders.
Sanders wants to stand but Charles has his arm trapped.
Sanders taking a breather here.
Sanders tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles struggling a bit here.
Charles is looking to get back to his feet here but Sanders is keeping cool and he's managed to take Charles's back.
Sanders is riding his opponent, not letting Charles buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders is looking to control Charles but Charles is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sanders is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with an elbow to the head.
Sanders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Charles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanders trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Seth Sanders just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Charles's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Charles duly obliges.
Charles tries to clinch there but Sanders circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanders, right into the meat.
Sanders throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanders throws a combination that misses
and Charles counters with a series of strikes. Sanders will be more careful next time no doubt.
Charles ducks right into an uppercut from Sanders.
Charles avoids the head kick by Sanders.
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanders lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Sanders.
Sanders misses with a head kick.
Sanders with a hook.
Sanders lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charles shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanders but Sanders pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanders throws a leg kick which misses Charles's front leg but catches the back leg as Charles tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Sanders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slim Charles's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Charles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanders has Charles pressed against the cage, preventing Charles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seth Sanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Charles loads up on a big right hand but Sanders slips the punch.
Sanders's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanders obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanders throws a right hand that Charles ducks under and follows up with a left that Charles also avoids with ease.
Sanders throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Charles.
Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Charles pushes him off.
Sanders cracks Charles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanders pushes Charles up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Charles has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders is trying to break the clinch but Charles has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slim Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanders scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a two punch combination.
Sanders throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sanders scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Sanders.
Charles swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanders.
Sanders lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanders.
Charles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanders lands a front kick.
Sanders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Sanders misses.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanders counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanders darts in and clinches Charles up against the cage.
Sanders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Charles has him pressed against the cage.
Charles prevents Sanders from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Sanders looking to slow down the pace here.
Charles is trying to break the clinch but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Charles gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanders.
Sanders will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Charles up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is trying to break the clinch but Charles has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Charles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sanders looking to slow down the pace here.
Charles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Charles trying to control the position but instead, Sanders has worked for underhooks and has pushed Charles into the cage.
Sanders is looking to break free of the clinch but Charles has double underhooks.
Sanders tries to circle away but Charles has him pinned against the cage.
Charles is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sanders pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slim Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders lands a two punch combo.
Sanders gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders trying to stall but Charles improves his position.
Charles jumps guard but Sanders stands there with Charles around his waist. Charles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanders lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanders clinches with his opponent.
Sanders wants to break free but Charles has control.
Sanders has Charles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Charles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sanders connects with a knee to the head.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanders dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders misses with a double jab.
Charles tries for a takedown but Sanders circles away easily
and Sanders counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Slim Charles's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Charles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanders counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanders jabs at Charles's body.
Sanders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slim Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanders throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Charles's head.
Sanders forces Charles back against the cage and clinches.
Sanders tries to land a knee to the head but Charles blocks with his arms.
Sanders looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Charles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders stalks Charles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Charles's face. Charles staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanders lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanders wants to break free but Charles has control.
Charles fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slim Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles misses with the body kick
and Sanders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanders.
Charles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick from Sanders lands but Charles takes it in his stride.
Sanders misses with a series of wild punches.
Charles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles wants to stand up but Sanders is controlling him.
Sanders trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Charles wants to control the position but Sanders says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles tries to roll over but Sanders keeps him under control.
Sanders trying to control the action but Charles is working from the bottom.
Sanders is thwarting Charles's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Sanders is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Charles misses with a two punch combination.
Seth Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanders throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanders throws a right and a left that Charles avoids nicely.
Sanders tries to bum rush Charles with a series of wild strikes but Charles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanders throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Sanders fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charles walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanders rushes Charles and presses him up against the cage.
Charles wants to stall.
Slim Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, Charles throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Sanders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanders has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Sanders!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Desperado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey McCarthy (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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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Desperado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy slips a jab and a cross from Desperado.
Desperado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Desperado cracks McCarthy with an open hand slap.
Desperado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCarthy throws out the jab.
Desperado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Desperado dodges the punch combination from McCarthy.
McCarthy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Desperado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Desperado avoids the body shot from McCarthy.
Desperado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McCarthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Desperado moves away.
McCarthy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice combo by Desperado! Oh, that's hurt him - McCarthy falls to the canvas and Desperado follows him into side control.
It looks like Mickey McCarthy has been cut.
McCarthy looks gassed!
Desperado stands up and beckons McCarthy to his feet.
Desperado throws a combination that misses
and McCarthy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good exchange - Desperado coming out on top.
Desperado drops McCarthy with a big left hand and mounts him. McCarthy is in big trouble!
McCarthy is rocked!
Desperado is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McCarthy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Desperado tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Desperado looking to control but McCarthy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Desperado looking for a guillotine from mount but McCarthy is having none of it.
Desperado controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Desperado goes for an armbar but he's not got it… McCarthy turns into him and now he's in Desperado's guard.
Desperado manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Desperado controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy tries to buck Desperado off but Desperado takes his back!
Desperado tries to get the hooks in deep but McCarthy pushed the leg off.
Desperado looking for the choke but no joy.
Desperado has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on McCarthy's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Desperado trying to control.
McCarthy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Desperado's guard. Nice work there by McCarthy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCarthy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Desperado has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCarthy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Desperado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey McCarthy'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.
McCarthy throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCarthy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Desperado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Desperado lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Desperado misses with a wild combination.
McCarthy misses with a straight left.
A big right from Desperado misses.
McCarthy scores with a jab to the body.
McCarthy tries to move into range but Desperado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCarthy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Desperado counters with a stiff right hand.
McCarthy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desperado throws a series of punches but McCarthy avoids them all with ease.
Desperado throws a combination that misses
and McCarthy counters with a right hand to the body.
Desperado is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McCarthy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Desperado finds it's way round the side to connect with McCarthy's head.
A jab from Desperado finds it's way through McCarthy's defenses.
McCarthy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCarthy is breathing heavily.
Desperado lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Desperado connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCarthy at a distance.
McCarthy slips a jab and a cross from Desperado.
Desperado misses with a wild body shot.
McCarthy slaps away a takedown attempt from Desperado, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McCarthy misses with a combination
and Desperado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCarthy walks into a jab.
Desperado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Desperado jabs at McCarthy's body.
Desperado throws a one two combo.
Desperado connects with a right hand. McCarthy shakes it off.
McCarthy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Desperado cracks McCarthy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Desperado jabs at McCarthy's body.
McCarthy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Desperado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anthony Desperado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy slips a jab and a cross from Desperado.
McCarthy throws a series of punches but Desperado avoids them all with ease.
McCarthy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Desperado rather than just go for the knockout.
McCarthy tries to move into range but Desperado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Desperado digs a good body shot into McCarthy's ribs.
Desperado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Desperado dips to his left and cracks McCarthy with an uppercut!
A shot to the body from McCarthy misses
and Desperado counters with a two punch combo.
McCarthy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Desperado.
Desperado lands a glancing blow to the side of McCarthy's head.
McCarthy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony Desperado is winning the standup battle so far.
Desperado smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Desperado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCarthy can do to turn this around?
Desperado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left and a right from Desperado both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Desperado scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Desperado lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McCarthy looks to land a combination. Desperado sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Desperado.
McCarthy swings for the body but Desperado moves out of range.
Desperado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Desperado misses with the combination.
Desperado misses with a double jab
and McCarthy counters with a three punch combo that has Desperado backing up. Desperado nods at McCarthy to acknowledge the strikes.
Desperado misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCarthy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Desperado.
Desperado throws a shot to the body.
McCarthy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Desperado dodges the punch combination from McCarthy.
McCarthy misses with a combination
and Desperado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCarthy walks into a stiff left hand from Desperado.
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.
Desperado misses with a double jab.
Desperado takes one to the chin there.
Desperado works over McCarthy's head and body with a nice combination.
Desperado misses with a series of wild punches.
McCarthy misses with a combination
and Desperado counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from McCarthy misses.
McCarthy walks into a straight right hand from Desperado.
Desperado digs a good body shot into McCarthy's ribs.
Desperado jabs at McCarthy's body.
Desperado misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCarthy blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCarthy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Desperado.
Desperado dodges the punch combination from McCarthy.
Desperado scores with a one two! McCarthy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Desperado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mickey McCarthy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Desperado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCarthy's head.
A combination from Desperado does no damage.
McCarthy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCarthy ducks right into an uppercut from Desperado.
Desperado throws a one two combo.
Desperado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Desperado scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Desperado moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Desperado scores with a hook to the body. McCarthy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Desperado fails to land with a series of punches.
Desperado connects with a crisp jab.
McCarthy throws a right and a left that Desperado avoids nicely.
A combination from McCarthy does no damage.
Desperado scores with a nice right hand.
Desperado lands with a nice combination. McCarthy backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Desperado scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Desperado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarthy moves away.
Desperado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Desperado digs a good body shot into McCarthy's ribs.
McCarthy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCarthy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Desperado misses with an uppercut. McCarthy saw that one coming.
McCarthy misses with an uppercut. Desperado saw that one coming.
Desperado lands a body shot.
McCarthy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Desperado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Desperado connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCarthy's hands.
Desperado catches McCarthy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCarthy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Desperado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCarthy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Desperado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Desperado ducks under a wild hook from McCarthy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No joy there for Desperado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Desperado is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Desperado dodges the punch combination from McCarthy.
Jab by Desperado.
McCarthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Desperado is working the combinations to good effect here.
Desperado closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Desperado throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Desperado both land. Nice combination.
A combination from McCarthy does no damage.
McCarthy misses with a series of wild punches.
Desperado swinging wilding here.
Desperado loads up on a big right hand but McCarthy slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Desperado. That snapped McCarthy's head back.
Desperado slips a straight right by McCarthy.
Desperado misses with a straight left.
McCarthy slips a jab and a cross from Desperado.
Desperado is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCarthy throws a right hand that Desperado ducks under and follows up with a left that Desperado also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheers as Desperado lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCarthy doesn't seem phased though.
Desperado lands with a straight right. McCarthy didn't see that one coming.
McCarthy misses with a hook. Desperado ducked under it nicely.
McCarthy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Desperado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Desperado throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCarthy on the side of the head.
Desperado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCarthy.
Desperado connects with the punch.
Desperado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarthy moves away.
Mickey McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Desperado misses with a series of wild punches.
Desperado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCarthy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Desperado fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCarthy on the side of the head.
Desperado jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Desperado lunges at McCarthy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCarthy's hand.
Desperado lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Desperado.
McCarthy thows a body shot but no joy.
Desperado lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from McCarthy does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Desperado lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCarthy doesn't seem phased though.
McCarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Desperado.
Anthony Desperado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCarthy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Desperado lands with an uppercut that bounces McCarthy off the cage and back into rage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Desperado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Desperado 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 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Desperado!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kona Kamehameha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamehameha comes into the arena with Everybody Wants to Rule The World blaring out of the sound system. Arlovski has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be Touched as his entrance music. Kona Kamehameha had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kona Kamehameha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrei Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamehameha moves forwards but Arlovski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Kona Kamehameha has been cut.
Kamehameha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kamehameha moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arlovski.
Arlovski misses with an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arlovski.
Arlovski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
Arlovski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamehameha manages to avoid it.
Arlovski closes the distance and clinches up with Kamehameha, looking for a takedown. Arlovski pushes Kamehameha against the cage but Kamehameha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kona Kamehameha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Arlovski.
Arlovski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kamehameha slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski shoots in for a takedown but Kamehameha shows good takedown defense.
Kamehameha moves away from the strike by Arlovski.
Arlovski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Arlovski looks gassed!
Kamehameha is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Arlovski pulls his head out easily.
Kamehameha looking for submissions off his back.
Kamehameha wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamehameha actively working from the bottom here.
Kamehameha trying to hold on to Arlovski's head to control him but Arlovski postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamehameha makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kamehameha.
Arlovski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kamehameha throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Arlovski escapes and throws Kamehameha's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Arlovski scoring with punches and elbows.
Kona Kamehameha's cut is getting worse.
A lull in the action here as Arlovski stalls from top position.
Kamehameha can't do much from the bottom here.
Arlovski cracks Kamehameha with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamehameha struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arlovski gets to mount! Kamehameha was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Arlovski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kamehameha's face.
Kamehameha wants to hold on but Arlovski pushes him away.
Arlovski trying to control but Kamehameha is having none of it.
BOOM! Arlovski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kona Kamehameha's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kamehameha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kamehameha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski with the ground and pound from mount.
Arlovski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kamehameha hang on?
Jeez, Kona Kamehameha's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kona Kamehameha'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). Andrei Arlovski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kris Napiera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Mays (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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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kris Napiera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Mays!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napiera throws a nice looking combination but Mays bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mays misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mays moves out of range of the strikes.
Napiera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Napiera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mays counters with a stiff right hand.
Napiera looks to score with a jab to the body but Mays is just out of range.
Napiera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mays fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Napiera misses the jab.
Napiera misses with a wild combination.
Mays defending well as Napiera loads up on a big left hand.
Napiera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mays tries to bum rush Napiera with a series of wild strikes but Napiera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mays smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Napiera misses with a double jab
and Mays connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mays misses with a double jab
enabling Napiera to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napiera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mays.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays takes a jab right on the kisser.
Napiera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mays.
Napiera slips a jab and a cross from Mays.
Napiera throws a leg kick that misses.
Napiera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mays jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Napiera throws a body punch but Mays moves out of range.
Napiera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mays counters with a left to the body.
Napiera throws a looping overhand right but Mays ducks down to avoid it.
Napiera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mays counters with a straight right hand.
Napiera is rocked!
Mays measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Napiera! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Virgil Mays!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between WaR Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, WaR Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Kessler!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine throws a head kick that misses.
Kessler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kessler wants to land a leg kick but Machine is out of range.
Kessler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machine throws a sloppy head kick and Kessler moves out of range easily.
Kessler throws a low kick but Machine avoids it.
Machine fails to land the takedown.
Machine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Machine.
Machine misses with a head kick.
WaR Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine throws a head kick but Kessler moves out of range.
Kessler blocks a leg kick.
Kessler blocks a head kick by Machine.
Machine tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Kessler. No joy for Machine on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for WaR Machine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Machine blocks an elbow strike from Kessler.
Machine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kessler swats away the attempt to clinch by Machine.
Kessler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Machine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kessler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kessler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kessler won't allow Machine to sweep him here.
Kessler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kessler tries to free his leg and advance position but Machine is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kessler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kessler prevents Machine from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler trying to control the position from guard on top but Machine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kessler tries to free his leg and advance position but Machine is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Machine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kessler's waist but Kessler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Machine off to one side.
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch but Kessler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machine throws a head kick but Kessler moves out of range.
Kessler blocks a head kick by Machine.
Kessler throws a wild body kick that Machine sees coming a mile off.
Machine tries a head kick but it misses.
Kessler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machine blocks the body kick.
Machine misses with a head kick.
Machine throws a head kick that misses
and Kessler counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Machine is breathing heavily.
Machine misses with a head kick.
Kessler throws the kick towards the body but Machine avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler looks for a takedown but Machine sprawls well.
Kessler shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kessler was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kessler throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Machine because Kessler loaded up on that one.
Kessler working for a guillotine from mount but Machine is in no mood to give up.
Machine is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kessler landing strikes from the mount and Machine is in trouble!
Machine is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Machine is desperately trying to improve his position but Kessler has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Machine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kessler throws some wild stikes that Machine manages to avoid easily.
Kessler mounts Machine! Really nice guard pass there!
Machine holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kessler tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kessler looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kessler wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Machine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Kessler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Machine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kessler pinned against the cage. Kessler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Machine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kessler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Machine looks to score with a jab to the body but Kessler is just out of range.
WaR Machine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kessler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machine throws a lazy head kick
and Kessler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Machine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kessler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Eddie Kessler has been cut.
Kessler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kessler throws a big shot that misses.
Machine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kessler circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for WaR Machine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machine shoots in for a double leg but Kessler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler lands a head kick. Machine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Machine wants to clinch.
Kessler shoots in for a double leg but Machine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kessler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machine throws a lazy head kick
and Kessler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kessler.
Kessler trying to control but Machine is working from the bottom.
Kessler stops Machine from standing up.
Kessler trying to control but Machine is working from the bottom.
Machine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kessler trying to control the position from guard on top but Machine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kessler passes Machine's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Machine wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Machine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kessler avoids it really well and circles away.
Machine throws a sloppy head kick and Kessler moves out of range easily.
Kessler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Machine napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kessler tries for a kimura but Machine is defending well.
Machine wants to get back to his feet but Kessler drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kessler tries to score with some ground and pound. Machine controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kessler throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Machine is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kessler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Machine knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kessler fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Machine is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Machine is trying to stand back up but Kessler is controlling him
Machine trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kessler is trying to control the action in half guard but Machine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kessler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Machine pushes Kessler off and gets back to his feet.
Machine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kessler blocks a head kick by Machine.
Kessler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machine as he jumps to the side.
Machine tries for a takedown but Kessler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kessler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kessler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Machine sprawls well initially but Kessler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Kessler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eddie Kessler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kessler blocks a head kick by Machine.
Machine gets caught flat footed, as Kessler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Machine working for a triangle but Kessler defends it easily.
Kessler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machine is keeping the position for now.
Kessler drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Machine manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kessler has Machine in his guard.
Machine wants to get up but he can't break Kessler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kessler looking for a sweep. Not yet Kessler, not yet.
Machine wants to get up but he can't break Kessler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler is trying to keep Machine in close.
Eddie Kessler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kessler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Machine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kessler wants to control but Machine passes easily into half guard.
Kessler trying to control from the bottom.
Machine wants to stand up but Kessler has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Machine stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kessler to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Machine throws a head kick that misses.
Machine throws a sloppy head kick and Kessler moves out of range easily.
Kessler tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Machine misses
and Kessler counters with a shoot takedown. Machine fights it but they end up in guard.
Kessler passes into half guard.
Machine wants to get back to his feet.
Kessler is keen to just control but Machine is a slippery customer.
Machine makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
An inside leg kick lands from Kessler.
Machine throws a sloppy head kick and Kessler moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kessler.
Machine misses with a head kick.
Kessler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Machine napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kessler prevents Machine from escaping the position.
Kessler trying to control the position but Machine is working away.
Machine defending against the ground and pound.
Machine tries to improve position but can't.
Machine is trying to control Kessler's posture but Kessler avoids it.
Kessler creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Machine sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Eddie Kessler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kessler is controlling him well.
Kessler throws an elbow but Machine slips to the side and avoids it well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Machine throws a head kick but Kessler moves out of range.
Kessler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Machine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machine avoids the head kick by Kessler.
Kessler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kessler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kessler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
WaR Machine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machine tries to escape but Kessler is in control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Kessler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kessler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Kessler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Lempi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West - Jesus Walks. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lauri Lempi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris gets a clinch.
Lempi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lempi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harris walks away with a smile on his face. Lempi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Horrible takedown by Lempi or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauri Lempi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lempi fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris throws a leg kick but Lempi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lempi tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lempi jumps guard but Harris stands there with Lempi around his waist. Lempi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lempi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lempi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lempi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harris throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Harris is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lempi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lempi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harris, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lempi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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Lempi is trying to get an arm triangle but Harris is defending well.
Lempi working away.
Harris is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lempi off and has taken his back!
Lempi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Harris scores with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Lempi to escape the position.
Harris is hanging on to Lempi's back as he tries to escape.
Harris working for the choke.
Lempi covering up well under a series of strikes from Harris.
Harris has managed to slip his arm under Lempi's chin. This could be all over... yep, Lempi is tapping out! Submission win for Harris.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Harris!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Whelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Resial Nine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Whelan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matthew Whelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Resial Nine!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whelan.
Nine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Whelan sprawls well. Whelan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nine gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Nine does it's job there.
Whelan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nine tries to clinch but Whelan is having none of it.
Nine looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nine is trying to control the action in half guard but Whelan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Whelan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whelan tries to get out of the position.
Whelan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whelan is working hard here to advance position.
Whelan is trying is best to control the position here.
Whelan is trying to maintain the position but Nine is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nine uses his free foot to push down on Whelan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Whelan.
Nine looking to control but Whelan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nine might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Whelan kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Whelan is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nine content just to control the position here.
Nine looking to control but Whelan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nine controlling from mount.
Whelan can't escape the position.
Whelan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nine content just to control the position here.
Nine can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Whelan is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nine moves to the back position.
Nine controlling from the back.
Whelan staying busy and making it hard for Nine to control.
Despite being in the dominant position, Resial Nine just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whelan takes a swing at Nine's ribcage but misses.
Nine fails with a takedown attempt.
Nine shoots in for a double leg but Whelan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matthew Whelan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Resial Nine.
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.
Whelan throws a left that rocks Nine and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Whelan dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Nine regain composure!
It looks like Resial Nine has been cut.
Nine looking for a sweep but Whelan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Nine wants to control but Whelan is having none of it.
Nine looks gassed!
Whelan controlling the pace for now.
Nine should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whelan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Whelan working the ground and pound effectively.
Whelan looking to control but Nine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Whelan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Resial Nine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whelan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nine.
Nine fails to land the takedown.
Nine decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nine content to control rather than advance.
Whelan is trying to stand.
Whelan is looking for a sweep. Nine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nine wants to control but Whelan is keeping him busy.
Nine wants to free his trapped foot but Whelan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nine stops Whelan from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nine keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nine slips a straight right by Whelan.
Matthew Whelan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nine lunges at Whelan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whelan's hand.
Whelan throws a lazy right hand but Nine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nine looks to land a right hand but Whelan moved out of range.
A left and a right from Whelan both land. Nice combination.
That has opened up Resial Nine's cut even more.
Whelan looks to land a right hand but Nine moved out of range.
Nine fails with a takedown attempt.
Whelan misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nine shoots in looking for a takedown. Whelan tries to sprawl out of it but Nine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whelan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Matthew Whelan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Resial Nine.
The fighters circling - Whelan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nine cracks Whelan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nine tries to clinch but Whelan moves out of range.
Nine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matthew Whelan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Whelan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nine with a hook.
Whelan tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nine dives in and grabs Whelan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whelan pushes down on Nine's head and hops out.
Nine fails to land the takedown.
Whelan slips a straight right by Nine.
Nine misses with a looping right.
Nine connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Whelan.
Resial Nine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whelan drops Nine with a left and a right! Oh, Nine is hurt - Whelan dives into side control looking to finish!
The cut above Resial Nine's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Resial Nine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matthew Whelan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Girevoy Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yoshida Brothers - Nikata. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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224 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Girevoy Khan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Moon.
Khan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Moon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Khan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moon looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Moon throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Khan escapes and throws Moon's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Moon looking for a sweep but Khan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Khan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moon can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Khan trying to control but Moon is having none of it.
Moon is trying desperately to improve position.
Khan with a couple of short strikes.
Moon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan controlling the pace for now.
Moon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Girevoy Khan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Girevoy Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moon lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan misses the body punch
and Moon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Moon misses
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Moon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Khan is working Moon over with some ground and pound from side control.
Moon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Khan in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to control but Moon is keeping him busy.
Khan is stalling here. Moon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Khan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Moon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Moon tries for a kimura but Khan is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moon has hold of Khan's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Khan seems comfortable defending it but Moon has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Khan is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Khan is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Moon couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Moon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Let Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ji comes to the cage accompanied by Anathema - Judgement. Let Ji had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Let Ji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luther Pope!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pope fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pope scores with a sloppy right hand. Ji should have avoided that one.
Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ji lands a nice looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ji lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pope has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pope and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice combination there by Pope.
Pope throws a series of punches but Ji avoids them all with ease.
Pope lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ji misses with a low kick as Pope jumps back.
Ji bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ji tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ji working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ji wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pope keeps working.
The ground and pound from Ji seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ji is looking to take a break and control but Pope is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pope tests Ji's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ji throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Pope.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ji.
Let Ji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ji.
Pope connects with the punch.
Pope bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to de liver by Pope. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pope sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ji somewhat.
Ji takes one on the button.
Ji is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ji buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pope dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope lands a jab to the nose.
Ji throws the kick towards the body but Pope avoids it.
Ji looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pope!
Ji thowing shots but they're missing.
Ji throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pope is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ji throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pope wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ji.
Ji looking to ground and pound but Pope is blocking nicely.
Ji throws some wild stikes that Pope manages to avoid easily.
Ji jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pope manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Pope 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.
Nice defenses there by Ji.
Let Ji is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ji changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pope tries to avoid it but Ji manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pope to the ground. Pope escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pope lands a two punch combo.
Ji looks for a takedown but Pope sprawls well.
Ji shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Let Ji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ji will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ji throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pope throws a shot from downtown. Ji moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Pope catches Ji right on the button with a cross.
Pope takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pope uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ji has time to react.
Pope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pope throws a one two combo.
Good shot there by Pope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ji is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pope.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Ji misses its intended target.
Donk. Pope catches Ji right on the button with a cross.
Pope misses with a few strikes there.
Some bone on bone action there as Pope checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luther Pope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pope punishes Ji's body with a nice straight punch.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Pope. No joy for Ji on that attempt.
Pope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ji shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pope sprawls well. Pope wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ji gets slowly back to his feet.
Pope misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pope swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pope looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ji looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pope scores with a nice strike.
Pope lands a jab-cross combination.
Ji misses with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pope.
Pope fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pope throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ji has a takedown stuffed.
Pope lands with a straight right. Ji didn't see that one coming.
Ji doesn't manage to clinch there - Pope circles away.
Ji swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Ji.
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!
Ji fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ji looks to land a right hand but Pope moved out of range.
Ji is looking to clinch but Pope is avoiding it.
Pope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pope.
Ji checks a leg kick.
Ji on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ji explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pope scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ji moves away.
Pope goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pope getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pope throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ji throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pope's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji fails to land with a series of punches.
Ji is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pope fails to land with a series of punches.
Ji has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ji, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pope lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left lands for Pope.
Pope throws out a powerful jab.
Pope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ji.
Pope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ji.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ji walks into a straight right hand from Pope.
Pope connects with a body shot.
Pope lands a body shot.
Ji doesn't manage to clinch there - Pope circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Pope showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pope motions for Ji to come forward. Pope throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Pope as Ji shoots in.
Ji tries to clinch up but Pope circles away and keeps his distance.
Ji dodges the punch combination from Pope.
Pope connects with a body shot.
Ji has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pope finds it's way round the side to connect with Ji's head.
Pope cracks Ji with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pope throws a right hand that Ji ducks under and follows up with a left that Ji also avoids with ease.
Pope closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ji is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pope looks to land a right hand but Ji moved out of range.
Pope misses with a body shot.
Pope misses with a hook to the body
and Ji counters with a low kick, right behind Pope 's knee.
Ji looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope wants to slow Ji down by chopping away at his legs.
Pope misses with a series of wild punches.
Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ji tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ji shoots in for a double leg but Pope sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Let Ji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pope throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pope pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ji.
Ji misses with a combination
and Ji takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope with a jab.
Luther Pope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Luther Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ji is defended easily by Pope.
Pope scores with a decent looking hook.
Ji fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ji is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ji showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pope.
Pope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ji throws out the jab.
Ji throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pope was covering up waiting for the punch and Ji finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pope utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ji 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pope keeping moving, preventing Ji from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ji is really struggling to control Pope but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ji with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pope looking for a sweep. Not yet Pope, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ji shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pope defends it nicely.
Nice shot by Pope.
Ji throws a leg kick but Pope sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Let Ji has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ji attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ji is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ji moves in looking to clinch but Pope pushes him off.
An inside leg kick from Ji misses.
Pope digs a good hook to Ji's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Pope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pope winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luther Pope!
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