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Pankration 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Bumin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr cyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cyan has chosen yes as his entrance music. Al Bumin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mr cyan's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Bumin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr cyan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cyan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bumin as he jumps to the side.
Bumin takes a swing at cyan's ribcage but misses.
cyan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bumin on the side of the head.
Bumin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
cyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
cyan throws a big shot that misses.
Bumin walks into a stiff left hand from cyan.
cyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bumin.
cyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bumin's corner calls for a 1-2. Bumin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
cyan misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. cyan catches Bumin right on the button with a cross.
cyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bumin.
cyan tries for a takedown but Bumin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Al Bumin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr cyan.
cyan misses with the combination.
Bumin defending well as cyan loads up on a big left hand.
cyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bumin. cyan shrugs it off though.
Bumin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
cyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
cyan throws a jab when Bumin was well out of range.
Bumin slips a straight right by cyan.
cyan closes the distance and clinches up with Bumin, looking for a takedown. cyan pushes Bumin against the ropes but Bumin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
cyan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bumin dodges the punch combination from cyan.
cyan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
cyan throws a series of punches but Bumin moves out of range.
Bumin cracks a nice hook into cyan's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bumin ducks under a wild hook from cyan.
Nice takedown defense from Bumin. No joy for cyan on that attempt.
cyan looks gassed!
cyan shoots for a takedown but Bumin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
cyan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bumin throws a head kick that half lands.
cyan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bumin swivels and escapes.
cyan throws the left hand but Bumin avoids the punch easily.
Bumin scores with a kick to the midsection.
cyan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bumin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten cyan somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bumin scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Bumin.
A telegraphed right hand from cyan misses the target.
Bumin defending well as cyan loads up on a big left hand.
cyan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
cyan throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Bumin counter with a right hand.
Bumin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but cyan circles away quickly and effectively.
Bumin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. cyan doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut there from cyan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mr cyan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
cyan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bumin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from cyan.
cyan misses with a double jab
and Bumin counters with a body kick.
Bumin lands a jab to the head.
cyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mr cyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bumin scores with a body shot.
cyan tries to move into range but Bumin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bumin slips a jab from cyan.
cyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bumin throws out the jab.
Mr cyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bumin counters with a nice kick to the body.
cyan is breathing heavily.
Bumin misses with a body punch
and cyan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bumin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst cyan is controlling him.
cyan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bumin is looking to stand up but cyan isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
cyan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bumin is keeping the position for now.
cyan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
cyan prevents Bumin from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as cyan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
cyan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bumin closes the distance and clinches up with cyan, looking for a takedown. Bumin pushes cyan against the ropes but cyan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bumin moves forwards but cyan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
cyan misses with a double jab
and Bumin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bumin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
cyan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bumin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from cyan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bumin counters with a thumping low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from cyan.
Bumin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
cyan throws a sloppy body shot
and Bumin counters with a good, hard body kick but cyan shrugs it off.
Bumin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bumin lands a jab.
Bumin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bumin finds it's way through cyan's defenses.
Bumin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from cyan.
cyan throws out a loose jab but Bumin uses good head movement to avoid it.
cyan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bumin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
cyan throws a lazy right hand but Bumin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bumin is looking to wear down cyan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bumin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
cyan misses with a combination
and Bumin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
cyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Al Bumin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
cyan misses with a takedown
and Bumin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bumin tries to clinch up but cyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Bumin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
cyan shoots in but Bumin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for cyan with that takedown attempt.
Al Bumin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr cyan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
cyan fails with a takedown attempt.
cyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bumin scores with a hook to the body. cyan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bumin lands a nice shot that snaps cyan's head back.
cyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bumin counters with a left to the body.
cyan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bumin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bumin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bumin lands with a kick to the temple. cyan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bumin tries to clinch up.
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.
Bumin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but cyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bumin.
cyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid body kick from Bumin.
cyan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bumin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bumin tries to close the distance and clinch up but cyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
cyan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bumin pinned against the cage. Bumin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Al Bumin is winning the standup battle so far.
Bumin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cyan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bumin counters with an inside leg kick.
Bumin lands with a nice body kick.
Bumin misses with a head kick.
Bumin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
cyan looks to throw the jab but Bumin is out of range.
Jab, jab by Bumin - just one landing.
cyan misses with a combination
and Bumin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cyan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
cyan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
cyan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bumin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bumin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bumin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bumin punishes cyan's body with a nice straight punch.
cyan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bumin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Bumin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bumin 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 Al Bumin!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Al Bumin!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Al Bumin!
Al Bumin wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Dyrdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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Granite 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, Robert Dyrdek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Dyrdek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dyrdek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Dyrdek seems unphased.
Some bone on bone action there as Dyrdek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dyrdek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like James Smith has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dyrdek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dyrdek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dyrdek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dyrdek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dyrdek fails to land with a series of punches.
Dyrdek misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith looks to land a combination. Dyrdek sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dyrdek dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Dyrdek shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Dyrdek finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
James Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dyrdek throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dyrdek loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Dyrdek throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Dyrdek's head back.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dyrdek circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dyrdek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dyrdek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dyrdek tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Dyrdek is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Dyrdek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dyrdek is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Dyrdek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the ropes.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Dyrdek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Dyrdek is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dyrdek counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Dyrdek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Dyrdek tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Smith is pressed up against the ropes. Dyrdek has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dyrdek drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Dyrdek slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dyrdek.
Dyrdek swinging wilding here.
Dyrdek misses with a combination
and Dyrdek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith throws a right and a left that Dyrdek avoids nicely.
Smith tries to bum rush Dyrdek with a series of wild strikes but Dyrdek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dyrdek circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horrible takedown by Dyrdek or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dyrdek shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dyrdek throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dyrdek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dyrdek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Dyrdek's head.
Dyrdek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Dyrdek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dyrdek.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dyrdek misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Dyrdek shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Dyrdek walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Robert Dyrdek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith wants to clinch up but Dyrdek keeps it at a distance.
Dyrdek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dyrdek.
Dyrdek slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dyrdek circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith wants to slow Dyrdek down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith tries to bum rush Dyrdek with a series of wild strikes but Dyrdek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
James Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Dyrdek is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith drops Dyrdek with a straight right hand, right on the button! Smith follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Smith!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fill Yourcrackin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yourcrackin has chosen RENEGADE MASTER as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mitch Lilke looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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134 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitch Lilke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fill Yourcrackin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yourcrackin throws a right hand that Lilke ducks under and follows up with a left that Lilke also avoids with ease.
Lilke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yourcrackin circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yourcrackin.
Yourcrackin scores with a hook.
Yourcrackin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lilke blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Yourcrackin.
Yourcrackin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yourcrackin throws the kick towards the body but Lilke avoids it.
Lilke is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Mitch Lilke has been cut.
Yourcrackin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lilke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lilke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yourcrackin's waist but Yourcrackin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lilke off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitch Lilke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lilke is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke blocks a head kick by Yourcrackin.
Yourcrackin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Yourcrackin. That snapped Lilke's head back.
Yourcrackin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yourcrackin connects with a solid leg kick.
Yourcrackin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lilke's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yourcrackin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lilke is rocked!
Yourcrackin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oh Lilke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yourcrackin cracks Lilke on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Lilke falls backwards against the ropes. Yourcrackin follows up with more strikes that drop Lilke to his knees. Yourcrackin keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Lilke! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fill Yourcrackin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Bilovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Do It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Bilovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tank Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Bilovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bilovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bilovic's guard.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bilovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bilovic tries to get out of the position.
Bilovic is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilovic is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bilovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Bilovic is working away.
Bilovic tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Bilovic defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilovic is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Bilovic pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bilovic clinches with his opponent.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Bilovic gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the ropes.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Bilovic manages to get underhooks.
Hans Bilovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tank Johnson.
Bilovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson looks gassed!
Bilovic lands with a left to the head.
Bilovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bilovic clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilovic gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Johnson regains guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bilovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bilovic scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Bilovic is proving a slippery customer.
Bilovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bilovic postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bilovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bilovic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bilovic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Bilovic cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilovic postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Bilovic advances to half guard.
Bilovic is working for a submission of some sort.
Bilovic thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bilovic is working away from the top position though.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bilovic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson has one foot on Bilovic's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bilovic feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Bilovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Bilovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bilovic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bilovic.
Johnson is pressing down on Bilovic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Bilovic postures up.
Bilovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bilovic throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bilovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilovic keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Bilovic wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bilovic is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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.
Bilovic keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Bilovic is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bilovic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Bilovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bilovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bilovic preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bilovic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bilovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bilovic throws a big right hand that misses.
Bilovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bilovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bilovic postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bilovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bilovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bilovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Bilovic dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson won't allow Bilovic to get back to his feet.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson trying to control but Bilovic is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson passes Bilovic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilovic wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Bilovic defending well.
Bilovic is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bilovic.
Bilovic pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
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 referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bilovic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bilovic with a nice head shot there.
Bilovic won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Bilovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bilovic drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Bilovic off! Bilovic jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Bilovic postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Bilovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson striking off his back but it's not causing Bilovic any problems.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bilovic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bilovic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bilovic cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Bilovic slips an elbow through the middle.
Bilovic postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bilovic is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bilovic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bilovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bilovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bilovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bilovic throwing strikes but missing.
Tank Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bilovic!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Bilovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bilovic 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 for Hans Bilovic!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Hans Bilovic!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Hans Bilovic!
Hans Bilovic wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Nastula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liquid Rage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pawel Nastula's chin.
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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, Liquid Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pawel Nastula!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nastula gets caught flat footed, as Rage shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rage wants to control from the top but Nastula keeps moving.
Rage tries to free his leg and advance position but Nastula is retaining full guard.
Rage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nastula 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.
Nastula is working an open guard so Rage takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rage shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nastula's guard.
Rage is working Nastula over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Nastula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nastula wants to stand and escape but Rage is having none of it.
Rage throws and elbow that misses. Nastula uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rage's guard. Nice move by Nastula!
Rage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nastula is one step ahead there.
Rage controls Nastula momentarily but Nastula frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastula throws a big right hand that misses.
Rage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rage has Nastula pulled in close to control his posture.
Rage controls Nastula momentarily but Nastula frees himself.
Rage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nastula defends well.
Rage controls Nastula momentarily but Nastula frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nastula wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
Rage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rage keeping moving, preventing Nastula from controlling successfully.
Rage striking off his back but it's not causing Nastula any problems.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nastula is aware though and is defending well.
Rage wants to sweep here but Nastula controlling him for the moment.
Rage lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nastula!
Nastula in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage avoids the attempt from Nastula to control.
Rage unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Nastula that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rage landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rage working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Nastula looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Rage! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Liquid Rage!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Rage 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 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, Joe Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Rage checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rage closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Griffin did well to prevent Rage getting side control.
Rage is stalling here. Griffin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rage seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Griffin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rage is trying to get back to half guard.
Rage is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rage is pressing down on Griffin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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 controlling the pace.
Griffin pushes Rage off looking to stand but Rage dives back in and keeps control.
Griffin is looking to get back to is feet but Rage passes into side control.
Rage has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Griffin!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage landing punches.
Griffin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rage looking to finish Griffin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Griffin!
Rage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Griffin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rage controlling his opponent.
Griffin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage controlling his opponent.
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.
Griffin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage has isolated one of Griffin's arms. Griffin looking to fight him off but Rage twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randy Rage!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darth Vitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor comes to the ring accompanied by Darth Vader's Theme. Hard has chosen Running Wild - Pirate Song as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darth Vitor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Hard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitor lands a big head kick that sends Hard tumbling to the mat! Vitor takes a step backwards and waves Hard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hard is rocked!
It looks like Ben Hard has been cut.
Look low, kick high! Vitor uses the oldest trick in the book to send Hard tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Vitor is absolutely delighted - when Hard wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Darth Vitor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Paine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steamboat comes to the ring accompanied by Dragon Fire. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Steamboat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damien Paine!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steamboat drives through with a really nice takedown into 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.
Steamboat working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Steamboat working the ground and pound but Paine is defending the strikes.
Steamboat working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Steamboat in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Paine is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamboat looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Paine is trying to control Steamboat's posture but Steamboat avoids it.
Steamboat tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Paine is looking to reverse the position.
Steamboat working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Steamboat in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
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.
Steamboat is trying to get an arm triangle but Paine is defending well.
Steamboat is trying to get an arm triangle but Paine is defending well.
The ground and pound from Steamboat seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Steamboat seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Steamboat has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paine can do anything to dispel that myth.
Steamboat is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Paine has escaped the position, nice work there.
Paine really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steamboat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steamboat thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Steamboat 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.
Steamboat is breathing heavily.
Paine tries to improve position but can't.
Steamboat throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Paine is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steamboat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paine jabs Steamboat right on the nose. Steamboat blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Ricky Steamboat has been cut.
Steamboat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paine swivels and escapes.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paine stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Steamboat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paine throws a nice looking combination but Steamboat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by Steamboat or perhaps it was just good defense by Paine which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Paine as Steamboat shoots in.
Paine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ricky Steamboat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paine fails to land with a series of punches.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Paine tries to lock up and control but Steamboat gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Steamboat jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Paine manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Steamboat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Steamboat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Paine scores with a three punch combo!
Steamboat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paine throws out a loose jab but Steamboat uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Paine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steamboat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Steamboat somewhat.
Steamboat changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paine tries to avoid it but Steamboat manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paine to the ground. Paine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Steamboat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paine throws a right and a left that Steamboat avoids nicely.
Paine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paine stuffs the takedown attempt from Steamboat. Steamboat gets slowly back to his feet.
Paine jabs at Steamboat's body.
Paine lands a jab to the head.
Steamboat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steamboat ducks right into an uppercut from Paine.
Paine missing with a left hand there. Steamboat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paine digs a good body shot into Steamboat's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamboat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No joy there for Paine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paine throws a hook but Steamboat blocks it.
Steamboat misses with a takedown attempt - Paine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paine misses with a hook.
Steamboat takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A jab from Paine misses.
Steamboat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paine lands the left hand.
Steamboat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paine throws an overhand right that lands on Steamboat's shoulder, as Steamboat tries to avoid the shot.
Paine scores with a jab to the head.
Steamboat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paine is fending him off so far but Steamboat persists. Nope, Paine circles away and we're back to standing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paine.
Damien Paine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steamboat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steamboat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steamboat is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paine swivels and escapes.
Nice cross by Paine.
Steamboat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steamboat dodges the punch combination from Paine.
Paine might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Steamboat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steamboat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steamboat walks into a stiff left hand from Paine.
Paine lands with a nice body punch.
Steamboat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paine swivels and escapes.
Paine lands a slapping body shot.
Paine jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Damien Paine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steamboat takes one to the side of the head.
Paine just misses with a punch to the body.
Paine stuffs the takedown attempt from Steamboat. Steamboat gets slowly back to his feet.
Damien Paine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steamboat takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat takes one to the chin there.
Paine throws a series of punches but Steamboat moves out of range.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paine as he avoids it easily.
Paine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steamboat.
Paine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steamboat circles away quickly and effectively.
Paine throws out a loose jab but Steamboat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steamboat shoots in looking for a takedown. Paine tries to sprawl out of it but Steamboat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Paine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Paine as Steamboat shoots in.
Paine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paine stuffs the takedown.
Paine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steamboat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Steamboat.
Steamboat shoots in but Paine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paine misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paine swinging wilding here.
Paine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paine throws a big shot that misses.
Paine stuffs the takedown attempt from Steamboat. Steamboat gets slowly back to his feet.
Steamboat shoots in for a double leg but Paine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paine lands a jab-cross combination.
Paine scores with a sloppy right hand. Steamboat should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steamboat is defended easily by Paine.
Steamboat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steamboat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horrible takedown by Steamboat or perhaps it was just good defense by Paine which made him look bad.
Paine throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Paine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricky Steamboat's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A left and a right from Paine both land. Nice combination.
Steamboat changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paine looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steamboat misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Steamboat is trying to get an arm triangle but Paine is defending well.
Paine is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Steamboat crashes against the mat.
Paine is looking to regain half guard here but Steamboat keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamboat in side control, throwing shots but Paine defends.
Steamboat working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Paine throws a hook to the side of Steamboat's head but Steamboat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paine as he avoids it easily.
Steamboat shoots in looking for a takedown. Paine tries to sprawl out of it but Steamboat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Paine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steamboat shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steamboat showed some decent athleticism there.
Steamboat is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat stops Paine from getting back to his feet.
Paine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steamboat.
Steamboat passes into side control, despite Paine's attempt to control the position.
Steamboat is trying to get an arm triangle but Paine is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine is looking to regain half guard here but Steamboat keeps moving and retains side control.
Paine wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Paine misses with an uppercut.
Steamboat fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Steamboat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steamboat looks for a takedown but Paine sprawls well.
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.
Steamboat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paine throws a hook to the side of Steamboat's head but Steamboat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paine misses with a body shot.
Paine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paine connects with a right hand. Steamboat shakes it off.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paine swings for the body but Steamboat moves out of range.
Paine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steamboat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steamboat fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paine avoids it really well and circles away.
Steamboat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paine throws out the jab.
Paine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steamboat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Paine misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Paine really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Steamboat's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paine lands a nice looking body shot.
Steamboat misses with a takedown attempt - Paine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steamboat fails with a takedown attempt.
Paine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paine.
Paine throws a series of punches but Steamboat moves out of range.
Steamboat shoots in but Paine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Steamboat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steamboat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paine finds it's way round the side to connect with Steamboat's head.
Paine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown but Paine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steamboat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paine lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Paine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steamboat.
Steamboat shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Paine is trying to defend but Steamboat finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Steamboat throwing shots but Paine is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamboat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paine defending well though.
Steamboat is trying to work for a kimura but Paine is defending well.
Steamboat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paine tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Steamboat has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Paine is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steamboat thowing shots but they're missing.
Steamboat is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Paine is surviving well by controlling Steamboat's body position as best he can.
Paine wants to hold on but Steamboat pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat thowing shots but they're missing.
Steamboat is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Paine can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Paine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Steamboat looking for a guillotine from mount but Paine is having none of it.
Steamboat moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Paine has worked his arm free - good work by Paine!
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.
Paine struggling a bit here.
Steamboat in side control, throwing shots but Paine defends.
Paine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Steamboat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Paine dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Steamboat's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Steamboat moves away from the strike by Paine.
Steamboat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paine.
Steamboat feints and as Paine raises his hands in defense, Steamboat changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steamboat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Paine is looking to sweep but instead, Steamboat has passed into half guard.
Steamboat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Paine works his way to full guard. Good work.
Steamboat 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 one minute gone in the round.
Steamboat throws a strike but Paine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Steamboat is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paine defends well.
Paine wants to stand but Steamboat has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Paine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Steamboat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Paine is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Steamboat keeping full guard, as Paine tries to pass.
Ricky Steamboat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steamboat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paine not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Paine would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Paine won't allow Steamboat to sweep him here.
Paine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steamboat is keeping the position for now.
Steamboat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steamboat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paine controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Steamboat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paine is aware though and is defending well.
Steamboat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Steamboat throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Paine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paine wants to stand but Steamboat is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Steamboat showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Damien Paine!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Damien Paine!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Damien Paine!
Damien Paine wins by unanimous decision!
Damien Paine is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OToole comes to the ring accompanied by Ænema. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean OToole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Berry!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OToole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
OToole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Berry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Berry.
It looks like Sean OToole has been cut.
OToole doesn't manage to clinch there - Berry circles away.
OToole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berry circles away from the clinch attempt.
OToole is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
OToole moves in looking to clinch but Berry pushes him off.
OToole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
OToole shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Berry as he jumps to the side.
OToole tries to close the distance and clinch but Berry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sean OToole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OToole tries to clinch there but Berry circles away.
OToole wants to clinch up but Berry keeps it at a distance.
OToole tries to clinch there but Berry circles away.
OToole tries to clinch but Berry moves out of range.
OToole needs to keep his hands up - Berry had a free shot at his head there.
OToole is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berry throws a hook but OToole avoids it easily.
OToole tries to clinch but Berry is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OToole takes a body punch but keeps moving.
OToole moves in looking to clinch but Berry pushes him off.
Berry drops OToole with a naaaaasty hook - OToole is in real trouble here! Berry dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Berry!
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