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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ho comes to the ring accompanied by Hawaii Five O Theme. Dux Jr has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Don Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Dux Jr!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dux Jr - that will leave a mark!
Dux Jr tries to clinch up.
Ho takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dux Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ho is trying to defend but Dux Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dux Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ho knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dux Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ho defending well though.
Dux Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dux Jr tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ho.
Ho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ho pushes Dux Jr off and gets back to his feet.
Dux Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux Jr ducks under a wild hook from Ho.
Ho misses the shot to the body.
Ho lands a nice hook to Dux Jr's body. Dux Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ho tries to keep at a distance but Dux Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dux Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dux Jr is working for takedown but Ho is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dux Jr looks gassed!
Dux Jr has Ho pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ho manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ho working hard to break the clinch.
Dux Jr tries to break free but Ho pushes him back against the ropes.
Ho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dux Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dux Jr blocks a jab.
Ho just misses with a punch to the body.
Dux Jr blocks a jab.
Ho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dux Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho.
Don Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dux Jr.
Dux Jr misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho works Dux Jr's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ho 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 Dux Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dux Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dux Jr slips a straight right by Ho.
Ho misses with a wild body shot.
Ho scores with a punch to the head.
Dux Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dux Jr moves away.
Ho misses with an uppercut.
Dux Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Dux Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Don Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dux Jr.
Ho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ho throws a looping overhand right but Dux Jr ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dux Jr thuds a left hand into Ho's body.
Ho misses the body punch
and Dux Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dux Jr tries to pass to full mount but Ho defends it.
Ho wants to control but Dux Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ho looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dux Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ho does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dux Jr stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Dux Jr slips under a jab from Ho.
Dux Jr throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Dux Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Don Ho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dux Jr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dux Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Ho wants to get back to his feet.
Dux Jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dux Jr is looking to take a break and control but Ho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Dux Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ho throws a nice looking combination but Dux Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ho misses with a wild combination.
Dux Jr dodges the punch combination from Ho.
Dux Jr gets a clinch.
Dux Jr is trying to drag Ho to the mat but Ho just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Dux Jr is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ho gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ho manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Ho misses its intended target.
Dux Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
Dux Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Don Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dux Jr.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dux Jr tries to clinch up but Ho circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dux Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dux Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Don Ho is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho misses with a combination
and Dux Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dux Jr wanted to stand there but Ho had control of the position.
Dux Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dux Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ho uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a looping overhand right but Dux Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Dux Jr gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dux Jr asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ho 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.
Ho gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ho tries to buck Dux Jr off but he can't manage it.
Ho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dux Jr on the ground.
Dux Jr avoids the attempt from Ho to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ho is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dux Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dux Jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dux Jr controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ho tries to hold on but Dux Jr pushes him away.
Dux Jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ho is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dux Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ho wants to control but Dux Jr is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux Jr 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. This is the final round!
Dux Jr is looking to clinch.
Dux Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ho throws a jab but it's blocked by Dux Jr.
Ho gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dux Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dux Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Frank Dux Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ho keeping full guard, as Dux Jr tries to pass.
Ho wants to stand but Dux Jr is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux Jr gets to his feet. Ho looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dux Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ho was covering up waiting for the punch and Dux Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dux Jr wanted to stand there but Ho had control of the position.
Dux Jr prevents Ho from getting back to his feet.
Dux Jr throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho looking to control.
Ho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dux Jr is one step ahead there.
Dux Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ho is keeping the position for now.
Dux Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ho looks to throw the jab but Dux Jr is out of range.
Dux Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dux Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frank Dux Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dux Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ho lands a lovely overhand right.
Dux Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho.
Ho gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dux Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dux Jr stops Ho from standing up.
Ho keeping moving, preventing Dux Jr from controlling successfully.
Dux Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho keeping moving, preventing Dux Jr from controlling successfully.
Ho is looking to stand up but Dux Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
Dux Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ho wants to sweep here but Dux Jr controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Dux Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dux Jr 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 for Frank Dux Jr!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Frank Dux Jr!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Frank Dux Jr!
Frank Dux Jr wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Hammer Rage is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hammer Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage tries to clinch up.
Rage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Hammer Rage has been cut.
Blyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blyer drops Rage with a right and a left! Blyer comes rushing in but Rage regains his composure and manages to keep Blyer in guard.
Rage is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blyer wants to get up but he can't break Rage's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Oh Rage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blyer postures up.
Rage seems to have got his legs back now.
Rage wants to sweep here but Blyer controlling him for the moment.
Rage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blyer wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
Rage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blyer as he jumps to the side.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Rage avoids them all with ease.
Blyer misses with the combination.
Rage blocks a jab.
Rage feints and as Blyer raises his hands in defense, Rage changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rage stopping the sweep attempt from Blyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blyer is keeping the position for now.
Rage is working hard here to advance position.
Rage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blyer is adopting a defensive guard.
Rage trying to control but Blyer is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blyer tries to avoid it but Rage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blyer to the ground. Blyer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blyer throws a big shot that misses.
Blyer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rage is fending him off so far but Blyer persists. Nope, Rage circles away and we're back to standing.
Blyer fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rage is defended easily by Blyer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammer Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blyer looks to land a right hand but Rage moved out of range.
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.
A combination from Rage does no damage.
Blyer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rage counters with a shoot takedown. Blyer fights it but they end up in guard.
Rage looking to sit in guard and control but Blyer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rage is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blyer wants to get up but he can't break Rage's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage striking off his back but it's not causing Blyer any problems.
Rage has an active guard here but Blyer has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Blyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hammer Rage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rage counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rage.
Blyer managing to control the position.
Rage passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rage tries for a kimura but Blyer is defending well.
Rage scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blyer keeps working.
Rage throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Blyer struggling a bit here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rage tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rage is looking to take a break and control but Blyer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blyer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rage looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blyer is avoiding damage well.
Rage sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blyer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blyer misses with a combination
and Rage counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blyer!
Rage lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rage lands a nice shot to the head.
Rage looking to finish with strikes here!
Blyer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rage throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rage trying to control but Blyer is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage controlling from mount.
Blyer is looking to improve his position but Rage isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rage throwing strikes here but Blyer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rage wants to control the pace but Blyer is squirming around nicely.
Rage gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Rage throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blyer was covering up waiting for the punch and Rage finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rage 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.
Rage won't allow Blyer to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hammer Rage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hammer Rage's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blyer swivels and escapes.
Blyer scores with a shot to the body.
Rocky Blyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blyer.
Blyer throws a nice looking combination but Rage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blyer throws a right hand that Rage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rage also avoids with ease.
Blyer closes the distance and clinches up with Rage, looking for a takedown. Blyer pushes Rage against the ropes but Rage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rage moves away from the strike by Blyer.
Blyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rage counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rage is trying to control. Blyer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hammer Rage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer wants to improve his position but Rage is controlling well.
Rage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blyer defending well though.
Rage content to control rather than advance.
Rage prevents Blyer from standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blyer can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
Rage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blyer throws a jab when Rage was well out of range.
Rage staying out of range there.
Blyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammer Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blyer has his takedown stuffed
so Rage counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blyer is keeping the position for now.
Rage wants to control from the top but Blyer keeps moving.
Rage wants to pass the guard but Blyer is keeping the position.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Blyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blyer is not content to let Rage control the position.
Rage tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blyer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blyer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rocky Blyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hammer Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rage has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Hammer Rage!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Hammer Rage!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Hammer Rage!
Hammer Rage wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diablo Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisbing (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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198 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diablo Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Bisbing!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rage dives in and grabs Bisbing's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bisbing pushes down on Rage's head and hops out.
Bisbing fails with the takedown
so Rage counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rage trying to control but Bisbing is working from the bottom.
Rage is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bisbing is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage wanted to stand there but Bisbing had control of the position.
Rage is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Bisbing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
Bisbing keeping moving, preventing Rage from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bisbing throws a series of punches but Rage avoids them all with ease.
Bisbing moves away from the strike by Rage.
Bisbing throws a lazy head kick
and Rage counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisbing is refusing to be controlled, as Rage sits in half guard.
Bisbing blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rage.
Rage passes to side control.
Rage stands up and beckons Bisbing to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rage is defended easily by Bisbing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diablo Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Rage feints and as Bisbing raises his hands in defense, Rage changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bisbing has his feet on Rage's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bisbing connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bisbing is fending him off so far but Rage persists. Nope, Bisbing circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed right hand from Bisbing misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diablo Rage dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Bisbing misses the target.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt.
Bisbing is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bisbing walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage avoids the head kick by Bisbing.
Rage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rage wants to clinch.
Bisbing takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage misses with a looping right.
Rage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bisbing.
Rage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diablo Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rage with a poor takedown
and Bisbing counters with a shoot takedown. Rage fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diablo Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisbing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rage is looking to take a break and control but Bisbing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Rage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bisbing's waist but Bisbing gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rage off to one side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bisbing darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage has closed the distance and engaged Bisbing in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bisbing walks away with a smile on his face. Rage gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rage closes the distance but Bisbing moves to the side
and Bisbing counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bisbing won't allow Rage to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bisbing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bisbing postures up in Rage's guard and throws a big left but Rage blocks it.
Rage working a defensive guard here.
Bisbing postures up in Rage's guard and throws a big left but Rage blocks it.
Bisbing postures up in Rage's guard and throws a big left but Rage blocks it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage trying to keep a closed guard but Bisbing is proving a slippery customer.
Rage wants to stand and escape but Bisbing is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rage tries to clinch up.
Rage throws a combination that misses
enabling Bisbing to counter with a crisp jab.
Rage scores with a leg kick.
Bisbing is breathing heavily.
Bisbing shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rage as he jumps to the side.
Rage has his takedown stuffed
and Bisbing counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage tries to clinch up but Bisbing circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bisbing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bisbing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rage.
Rage tries to clinch but Bisbing is having none of it.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Bisbing is just out of range.
Rage darts in trying to clinch
and Bisbing counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bisbing shoots and misses
and Rage counters with a head kick.
Bisbing swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rage counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bisbing's guard now.
Rage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bisbing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rage wants to pass the guard but Bisbing is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rage wants to stand and escape but instead Bisbing has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bisbing is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rage is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rage has escaped and now he's on top!
Bisbing being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Rage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rage sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bisbing avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rage stands and steps away. Bisbing gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rage. That's going to slow Bisbing down.
Rage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bisbing counters with a left and a right that stings Rage.
Rage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bisbing circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diablo Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bisbing swivels and escapes.
Rage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Bisbing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diablo Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rage has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Diablo Rage!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Diablo Rage!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Diablo Rage!
Diablo Rage wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einomies Porkkakoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Dugans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dugans has chosen Superfly - Curtis Mayfiield as his entrance music. Einomies Porkkakoski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Counter striker
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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, Einomies Porkkakoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malcolm Dugans!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porkkakoski stuffs the takedown attempt from Dugans. Dugans gets slowly back to his feet.
Dugans closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Porkkakoski did well to prevent Dugans getting side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dugans tries to stand but can't do so whilst Porkkakoski controls his leg.
Porkkakoski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dugans is stalling here. Porkkakoski is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dugans seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Porkkakoski has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Porkkakoski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dugans, who protects the arm well.
Porkkakoski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dugans wants to control but Porkkakoski postures up.
Porkkakoski trying to control the action but Dugans is working from the bottom.
Porkkakoski works to advance to full mount. Dugans defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porkkakoski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Porkkakoski controlling from mount.
Porkkakoski is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Dugans is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Einomies Porkkakoski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr magenta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lydell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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217 lbs
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Brawler
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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, Mr magenta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Lydell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lydell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
magenta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lydell breaks the clinch.
Lydell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from magenta.
magenta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Chuck Lydell has been cut.
magenta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
magenta bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Lydell! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Lydell is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
magenta loads up on a big left hand. Lydell felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - magenta looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Lydell can't hide his disappointment, as magenta celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr magenta!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leviathen Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo Creed 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leviathen Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Creed looks to land a left hand but Rage moved out of range nicely.
Rage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Creed is fending him off so far but Rage persists. Nope, Creed circles away and we're back to standing.
Creed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rage.
Creed is trying to buck Rage off.
Creed is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Creed is looking to get back to his feet here but Rage is keeping cool and he's managed to take Creed's back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Creed defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Rage 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. Rage gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Rage apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Rage is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Creed's half guard.
Creed is not content to let Rage control the position.
Creed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Creed is trying to stand.
Creed is staying active underneath Rage, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Creed wants to get back to his feet.
Creed is kicking away at Rage from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Rage grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a hell hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Creed trying to push Rage off... Creed taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Leviathen Rage!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gomi Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwight Thomas 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gomi Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwight Thomas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Aoki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aoki rushes Thomas and presses him up against the ropes.
Aoki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aoki lands a knee to the body.
Aoki lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.
Thomas looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dwight Thomas has been cut.
Aoki crunches a lovely knee into Thomas's ribcage.
Aoki landing knees to the head.
Aoki just leaning against Thomas, taking a breather.
Aoki scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Aoki.
A knee to the head by Aoki.
Thomas is rocked!
Aoki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thomas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Aoki finish him?
Aoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki misses with a knee strike.
Thomas seems to have recovered his senses.
Aoki scores with a knee to the head.
Aoki jerks Thomas's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Thomas drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Aoki goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Aoki because Thomas was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Gomi Aoki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kekoa Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leary's entrance music is Dangermouse. A fine choice. Kekoa Kai acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Leary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kekoa Kai!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leary shoots for a double leg takedown but Kai sprawls well. He's pushed Leary's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leary shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kai pinned against the cage. Kai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leary gets the takedown into side control.
Kai is looking to regain half guard here but Leary keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Kai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kai is trying to get back to half guard.
Leary is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kai has escaped the position, nice work there.
Leary wants to stand but Kai has his arm trapped.
Leary wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kai, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary has hold of Kai's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kai seems comfortable defending it but Leary has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kai is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kai is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Leary couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Leary!
Mark Leary retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Itamar Colaiuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artemio Akana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
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Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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, Itamar Colaiuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Artemio Akana!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akana throws a series of punches but Colaiuta moves out of range.
Colaiuta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Akana sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Akana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Akana.
Akana just misses with a punch to the body.
Akana leaves Colaiuta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Akana there.
Akana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akana swinging wilding here.
Akana cracks Colaiuta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Artemio Akana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colaiuta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akana tries to hold on but Colaiuta postures up.
Colaiuta with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Akana wants to control but Colaiuta is having none of it.
Colaiuta is going olschool here, as he tries to force Akana to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Akana shrugs it off.
Colaiuta throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Akana wants to hold on but Colaiuta pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Akana can do anything to dispel that myth.
Colaiuta fails to move to back control.
Akana wants to hold on but Colaiuta pushes him away.
Akana defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Colaiuta.
Colaiuta is breathing heavily.
Akana working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Colaiuta looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Colaiuta goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Akana turns into him and now he's in Colaiuta's guard.
Akana with a nice head shot there.
Colaiuta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Colaiuta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Akana defends well.
Akana slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akana scoring with punches to the head and body.
Akana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Colaiuta throws his legs up looking for a submission but Akana uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Colaiuta's face as Akana controls the position.
Akana landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Akana working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Colaiuta is working to avoid the ground and pound but Akana connects with a decent elbow.
The referee asks Akana politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Akana prefers to stall for the moment though.
Akana landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colaiuta wants to control but Akana postures up.
Akana avoids the strikes from the bottom by Colaiuta.
Colaiuta is letting Akana control him for a moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Artemio Akana just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Colaiuta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Colaiuta is defended easily by Akana.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Itamar Colaiuta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colaiuta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artemio Akana dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Colaiuta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Akana but Akana pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Colaiuta dives in and grabs Akana's left leg, looking for a takedown. Akana pushes down on Colaiuta's head and hops out.
Left hook, right uppercut from Akana.
Nice cross by Akana.
Akana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Colaiuta circles away quickly and effectively.
Colaiuta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Colaiuta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akana.
Colaiuta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akana lands a slapping body shot.
Jab by Akana.
Artemio Akana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Colaiuta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akana lands a with a good body shot.
Akana throws a left that rocks Colaiuta and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Akana dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Colaiuta regain composure!
Colaiuta is rocked!
Akana decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oh Colaiuta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akana listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Akana connects with a body shot.
Colaiuta seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akana misses with a two punch combination.
Akana scores with a hook to the body. Colaiuta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Colaiuta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Colaiuta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Akana circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Itamar Colaiuta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Colaiuta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akana connects with a crisp jab.
Akana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akana works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Colaiuta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Akana cracks Colaiuta with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Colaiuta tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Akana pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Colaiuta is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artemio Akana!
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