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EFC 23 - Sudden Impact PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khal Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Hill!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drogo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hill sprawling to the canvas! Hill rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Drogo finish him?!
It looks like Alan Hill has been cut.
Drogo lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Hill falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Khal Drogo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edivaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edivaldo Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edivaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julius Story!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Story misses with a straight left.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Story moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Story swinging wilding here.
Story misses with a double jab.
Story misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Story lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Story.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Story sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Story misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Story swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Story scores with a four punch combination!
Julius Story seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Story, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva jumps guard but Story stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edivaldo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Story prevents the takedown attempt.
Story is trying to break free.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Story breaks the clinch.
Story pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Story is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Story circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Story is just out of range.
Story misses with an uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Story.
Story stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Story wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva slips under a jab from Story.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Story.
Story stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Story wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Story sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Story lands with an overhand left.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Story throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Story works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Edivaldo Silva has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Story connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Story finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Story lands a big right hand that sends Silva crashing to the mat! Story stays standing though and waves Silva back to his feet!
Silva is rocked!
Silva looks up at the clock. Bad move! Story lands a right hand from hell, dropping Silva. Story pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Story!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Eustice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren comes to the cage accompanied by Underdog by Kasabian. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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130 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cletus Eustice!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eustice in his tracks.
Warren is looking to score with low kicks.
Warren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Eustice shoots in for a double leg but Warren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eustice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warren misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Warren.
Eustice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Eustice or perhaps it was just good defense by Warren which made him look bad.
Eustice doesn't manage to clinch there - Warren circles away.
Warren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Warren misses.
Warren is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Eustice doesn't manage to clinch there - Warren circles away.
Warren displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Warren scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Warren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Warren lands a nice looking body shot.
Eustice fails with the takedown.
Joe Warren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cletus Eustice.
Eustice takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eustice checks a low kick from Warren.
Joe Warren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eustice misses with a leg kick.
Warren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eustice looks to score with a jab to the body but Warren is just out of range.
Good shot there by Warren.
Warren throws a leg kick but Eustice sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Warren misses with a low kick.
Eustice walks into a straight right hand from Warren.
Warren is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Eustice fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Warren avoids it really well and circles away.
Warren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eustice.
Warren throws a body punch but Eustice moves out of range.
Warren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warren misses with a double jab.
Warren lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Warren.
Warren throws a leg kick
and Eustice counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Warren's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren has his foot on Eustice's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eustice works his way back into a safe position though.
Warren is looking for a triangle but Eustice pushes his legs off easily.
Warren had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Eustice is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Warren Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Eustice's back instead.
Eustice manages to reverse the position and now he's in Warren's guard. Nice work there by Eustice.
Warren is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eustice defends well.
Eustice got a little sloppy there for a moment and Warren has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eustice has managed to get both his arms back between Warren's legs - danger averted.
Warren is breathing heavily.
Eustice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Warren keeping moving, preventing Eustice from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eustice wants to stand but Warren has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Eustice postures up in Warren's guard and throws a big left but Warren blocks it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Eustice shoots for a takedown but Warren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eustice checks a leg kick nicely.
Eustice tries to clinch but Warren is having none of it.
Eustice tries for a takedown but Warren sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eustice should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Eustice throws a leg kick which misses Warren's front leg but catches the back leg as Warren tries to avoid it.
Warren throws a head kick but Eustice moves out of range.
Warren waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Eustice.
Eustice staying out of range there.
Warren looks for the body kick but Eustice saw that one coming.
Warren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Warren thuds his right hand into Eustice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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.
Eustice takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Warren throws a leg kick
and Eustice counters with an outside leg kick.
Warren throws a series of punches but Eustice moves out of range.
Warren looks to land a combination but Eustice avoids it well.
Eustice swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Warren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warren is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Warren tries a head kick but it misses.
Eustice tries to clinch there but Warren circles away.
Warren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eustice.
Eustice throws a low kick but it's checked well by Warren.
Warren connects with the punch.
Eustice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Warren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eustice closes the distance and clinches up with Warren, looking for a takedown. Eustice pushes Warren against the cage but Warren circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Warren dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eustice throws a sloppy head kick and Warren moves out of range easily.
Warren stuffs the takedown.
Warren throws a looping overhand right but Eustice ducks down to avoid it.
Warren throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eustice counters with a series of strikes. Warren will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eustice shoots in for a takedown but Warren shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Warren throws a nice outside leg kick.
Warren throws a head kick that misses.
Joe Warren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eustice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joe Warren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cletus Eustice.
Eustice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eustice blocks a low kick nicely.
Warren lands with an overhand left.
Warren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eustice looks to land a combination but Warren avoids it well.
Eustice is breathing heavily.
Warren stuns Eustice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eustice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren tries to work over Eustice's front leg with a kick but Eustice checks it.
Eustice tries to close the distance and clinch but Warren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Warren cracks Eustice with a right hand to the side of the head.
Warren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eustice ducks under a wild hook from Warren.
Joe Warren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eustice circles away quickly and effectively.
Warren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eustice is looking to chop away at Warren's legs.
Eustice goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Warren fails to land with a series of punches.
Warren throws a head kick but Eustice moves out of range.
Warren misses with a double jab.
Warren lands a two punch combo.
Warren throws a combination that misses
and Eustice counters with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Warren.
Eustice shoots in but Warren avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eustice moves out of range of the leg kick from Warren.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warren, right into the meat.
Warren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Warren lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joe Warren is winning the standup battle so far.
Warren misses with a two punch combination.
Eustice is looking to clinch.
Eustice looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Warren misses.
Eustice tries to close the distance and clinch but Warren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eustice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warren.
Warren just misses with a punch to the body.
Warren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eustice counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Warren misses
and Eustice counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Warren throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eustice drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Eustice jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Eustice trying to control the position from guard on top but Warren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warren is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eustice is aware though and is defending well.
Eustice thows a big elbow that misses.
Eustice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eustice avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Warren looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eustice 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Eustice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eustice wants to control from the top but Warren keeps moving.
Warren will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Eustice passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Eustice tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Eustice working the ground and pound but Warren is defending the strikes.
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 Joe Warren will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Warren swats away the attempt to clinch by Eustice.
Eustice shoots for a takedown but Warren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eustice has a takedown stuffed.
Warren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eustice tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Warren misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Warren.
Nice sprawl there from Warren as Eustice shoots in.
Joe Warren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cletus Eustice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warren lands a head kick!
Eustice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eustice checks a leg kick.
Warren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Warren misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren misses with a low kick.
Warren scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A combination from Warren does no damage.
Warren goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A bone on bone clash there as Eustice blocks the leg kick.
Warren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eustice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warren.
Warren throws a head kick but Eustice moves out of range.
Warren throws a leg kick
and Eustice counters with a series of strikes. Warren will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warren, right into the meat.
Eustice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warren.
Warren swinging wilding here.
Warren connects with a solid leg kick.
Warren leaves Eustice with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eustice has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Warren darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eustice tries to close the distance and clinch but Warren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Warren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eustice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warren.
Warren cracks Eustice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Warren connects with a jab.
Eustice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Warren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eustice tries for a takedown but Warren sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Warren scores with a nice body kick.
Eustice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warren looks to land a combination but Eustice avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eustice walks into a left hand.
Warren misses with a body kick.
Warren smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Eustice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Warren defends it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Warren. That snapped Eustice's head back.
Warren lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Warren.
Warren throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eustice's head.
Warren scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some bone on bone action there as Eustice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by Warren there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Warren cracks Eustice with a good jab.
Warren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warren tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warren throws out a powerful jab.
Warren misses with an uppercut. Eustice saw that one coming.
Warren throws a sloppy head kick and Eustice moves out of range easily.
Eustice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Warren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Warren tries a low kick but Eustice avoids it.
Warren throws a body punch but Eustice moves out of range.
Eustice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warren looks to throw a body kick
and Eustice counters with an inside leg kick.
Eustice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eustice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eustice there as he acknowledges the shot.
Eustice doesn't manage to clinch there - Warren circles away.
Warren lands with a straight right. Eustice didn't see that one coming.
Cletus Eustice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eustice walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Warren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Warren, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Warren!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabastian Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sabastian Carter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carter checks it well.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Carter's legs - danger averted.
Carter is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to hold Williams in close to prevent damage but Williams has managed to pass into half guard.
Carter makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Carter wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Carter backing up. Carter nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Carter darts in trying to clinch
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Carter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sabastian Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Carter trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rob Williams will probably get the nod.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carter clinches but Williams breaks the clinch
and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carter tries to strike from the bottom.
Carter throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Williams tries to stand but Carter is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter wants to sweep but no luck.
Carter is looking for a triangle here but Williams uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Carter wants to control but Williams postures up.
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.
Carter tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Carter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carter is trying to control but can't.
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.
Carter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Carter wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Williams dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
Carter gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Carter.
Carter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter wants a takedown but no success here.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Carter with a knee to the head.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carter wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Carter.
Carter tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Carter closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter prevents a body shot from Williams.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Carter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Rob Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sabastian Carter.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carter lands a nice elbow.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Carter working Williams over with knees to the body.
Sabastian Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rob Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sabastian Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Maivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hairy scalp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendall Maivia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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156 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kendall Maivia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, hairy scalp!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
scalp throws out a loose jab but Maivia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maivia slips a jab from scalp.
Maivia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
scalp cracks Maivia with an open hand slap.
Maivia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says scalp as he avoids it easily.
Maivia looks for a takedown but scalp sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendall Maivia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maivia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. scalp tries to avoid it but Maivia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag scalp to the ground. scalp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by scalp as he connects with a hook.
Maivia tries to close the distance and clinch up but scalp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
scalp scores with a jab to the head.
scalp lands a big right hand that sends Maivia crashing to the mat! scalp stays standing though and waves Maivia back to his feet!
Maivia is rocked!
It looks like Kendall Maivia has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
scalp drops Maivia with a naaaaasty hook - Maivia is in real trouble here! scalp dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). hairy scalp!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dover comes into the arena with I'm Shipping up to Boston blaring out of the sound system. Ben Dover has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Castro!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro slips a straight right by Dover.
Dover throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dover misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Dover looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Dover misses the jab.
Dover just misses with a punch to the body.
Dover looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.
Dover throws a right hand that Castro ducks under and follows up with a left that Castro also avoids with ease.
Dover shoots for a double leg takedown but Castro sprawls well. He's pushed Dover's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dover swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dover connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castro momentarily.
A nice combination there by Castro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover throws a combination that misses
and Castro counters with a solid body kick.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Dover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dover misses with a straight right.
Dover pivots, looking for a leg kick but Castro is out of range and Dover settles back down.
Castro defending well as Dover loads up on a big left hand.
Castro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ben Dover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dover will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dover misses the jab.
Dover swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dover looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Dover jabs at Castro's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dover throws a lazy head kick
and Castro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Castro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dover stuffs the takedown attempt from Castro. Castro gets slowly back to his feet.
Dover misses with a combination
and Castro counters with a single leg into guard. Dover didn't expect that.
Castro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dover wants to stand and escape but Castro is having none of it.
Castro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dover wants to stand up but Castro is controlling him.
Castro wants to pass the guard but Dover is keeping the position.
Castro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dover working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Castro.
Castro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dover works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Castro.
Dover jabs at Castro's body.
Castro shoots for a double leg takedown but Dover sprawls well. He's pushed Castro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Castro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dover's guard.
Dover wants to stand and escape but Castro is having none of it.
Castro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dover wants to stand up but Castro is controlling him.
Dover is breathing heavily.
Castro with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Castro fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Castro.
Dover misses with an uppercut. Castro saw that one coming.
Castro stuffs the takedown.
Castro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dover but Dover pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ben Dover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Castro.
Castro slips under a jab.
Dover throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dover thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dover misses with a body punch
and Castro counters with a leg kick.
Dover is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Castro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dover throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Castro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good shot there by Dover.
It looks like Randy Castro has been cut.
Dover misses with an uppercut.
Dover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dover throws a combination that misses
and Castro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dover's knee momentarily.
Dover looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dover.
Dover is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castro.
Dover lands a nice shot that snaps Castro's head back.
Dover scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dover misses with a hook.
Castro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dover sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dover shoots in for a double leg but Castro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dover moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dover misses the shot to the body.
Dover shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castro as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown by Castro or perhaps it was just good defense by Dover which made him look bad.
Dover keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ben Dover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Castro.
Dover stuns Castro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dover swings away with a body shot that misses
and Castro counters with a head kick. That will keep Dover thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dover throws the left hand but Castro avoids the punch easily.
Dover misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castro circles away quickly and effectively.
Dover digs a good hook to Castro's body.
Dover fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dover throws a leg kick that is checked
so Castro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Castro throws a strike but Dover rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dover won't allow Castro to sweep him here.
Dover might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Castro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dover would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dover 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Dover stands and steps away. Castro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Randy Castro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dover throws a head kick but Castro moves out of range.
Dover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castro lands with a nice body kick.
Castro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dover but Dover pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dover misses with an uppercut. Castro saw that one coming.
Dover misses with a hook. Castro ducked under it nicely.
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.
Dover dips to his left and cracks Castro with an uppercut!
Castro looks for a takedown but Dover sprawls well.
Dover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dover 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.
Dover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dover throws a combination that misses
and Castro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Castro.
Dover wants to stand but Castro is controlling the position.
Castro 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro postures up in Dover's guard and throws a big left but Dover blocks it.
Dover is looking to stand up but Castro isn't so interested in that idea.
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 Ben Dover will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Castro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Castro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dover throws a head kick that misses
and Castro counters with a shoot takedown. Dover fights it but they end up in guard.
Dover wants to stand up but Castro is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castro lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro prevents Dover from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castro landing some decent shots from guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Castro slips a straight right by Dover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Dover lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castro doesn't seem phased though.
Dover throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
Dover throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castro counters with a nice leg kick.
Castro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Castro ducks right into an uppercut from Dover.
Dover stuffs the takedown attempt from Castro. Castro gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick by Dover misses
and Castro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Castro slips a straight right by Dover.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dover.
Castro moves away from the strike by Dover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dover connects with a right hand. Castro shakes it off.
Castro looks to land a combination but Dover avoids it well.
Dover looks to land a left hand but Castro moved out of range nicely.
Dover just misses with a punch to the body.
Dover changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dover misses with a body punch
and Castro counters with a two punch combo.
Dover throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Dover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dover swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dover swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dover throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castro counters with a head kick.
Dover on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castro. Castro obviously looking to wear him down.
Dover misses with a hook.
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dover circles away quickly and effectively.
Castro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dover.
Dover lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ben Dover is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
Dover misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castro counters with a head kick.
A jab from Dover misses.
Dover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castro manages to avoid it.
Dover looks to land a left hand but Castro moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Dover misses
and Castro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dover is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick by Dover misses
and Castro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Castro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ben Dover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Castro.
Dover misses with a body shot
and Castro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dover is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Castro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dover sprawls well. Dover wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Castro gets slowly back to his feet.
Dover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randy Castro.
I think Castro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vick Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillon Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer has chosen Bodies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dillon Palmer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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181 lbs
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182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vick Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dillon Palmer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong slips a jab from Palmer.
Palmer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Palmer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Armstrong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Armstrong controlling the position well.
Palmer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Armstrong is refusing to be controlled, as Palmer sits in half guard.
Armstrong wants to improve his position but Palmer is controlling well.
Palmer thows a huge punch but Armstrong dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer prevents Armstrong from improving his position.
Palmer controlling the action here.
Palmer throwing shots but Armstrong is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer is thwarting Armstrong's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Armstrong as he avoids it easily.
Armstrong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vick Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palmer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Armstrong tries to get to full guard but Palmer has control of the leg.
Armstrong trying to control here.
Armstrong is refusing to be controlled, as Palmer sits in half guard.
Armstrong trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Armstrong trying to control from the bottom.
Palmer is taking a breather. Armstrong says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Armstrong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Armstrong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palmer's sensitive parts.
Palmer looks gassed!
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. Palmer saw that one coming.
Armstrong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palmer's sensitive parts.
Armstrong throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Armstrong gets caught flat footed, as Palmer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Armstrong seems keen to control Palmer's posture.
Armstrong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palmer on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong wants to sweep but no luck.
Armstrong pulls Palmer in close to prevent any damage.
Palmer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Armstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Palmer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Palmer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Armstrong to score with a decent uppercut.
A good leg kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Armstrong tries to bum rush Palmer with a series of wild strikes but Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Armstrong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Armstrong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Armstrong throws a front kick that sends Palmer stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong misses with a kick to the body.
Armstrong misses the jab.
Armstrong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vick Armstrong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Armstrong tries a head kick but it misses.
Armstrong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palmer avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Palmer checks a leg kick.
Vick Armstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
Armstrong thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Armstrong.
Palmer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Armstrong's waist but Armstrong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palmer off to one side.
Vick Armstrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Armstrong fakes the leg kick and cracks Palmer in the body.
Palmer tries a head kick but it misses.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Armstrong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Palmer or perhaps it was just good defense by Armstrong which made him look bad.
Palmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armstrong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses.
Palmer blocks the body kick.
Palmer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Armstrong.
An inside leg kick lands from Armstrong.
A head kick misses from Armstrong.
Palmer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Armstrong.
It looks like Dillon Palmer has been cut.
Armstrong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Armstrong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palmer circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong fakes the leg kick and cracks Palmer in the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Palmer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Armstrong - the referee stops the clock and Palmer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Armstrong. Palmer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Palmer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Armstrong. Armstrong obviously looking to wear him down.
Palmer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Armstrong.
Armstrong tests Palmer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Armstrong lands a high kick!
Armstrong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Palmer. That did some damage!
A right-left combo lands from Armstrong.
Palmer is rocked!
Armstrong connects with a solid leg kick.
Palmer is still on wobbly legs! Can Armstrong finish him?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Armstrong.
Palmer seems to have recovered his senses.
Palmer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Armstrong. Armstrong obviously looking to wear him down.
Armstrong throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palmer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armstrong.
Armstrong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body. Palmer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Armstrong works Palmer's body with a nice hook.
Armstrong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Palmer momentarily.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a right and a left that Palmer avoids nicely.
Armstrong misses with a two punch combination.
Armstrong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palmer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Armstrong misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Armstrong just misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong thumps Palmer with a low kick.
Palmer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Armstrong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Armstrong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Armstrong.
Palmer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vick Armstrong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dillon Palmer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Armstrong misses with a body kick.
Palmer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Armstrong walks into a stiff left hand from Palmer.
Palmer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Armstrong is fending him off so far but Palmer persists. Nope, Armstrong circles away and we're back to standing.
Armstrong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Armstrong feints and then cracks Palmer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palmer down.
Palmer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palmer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Armstrong misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armstrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Armstrong. That's going to slow Palmer down.
Armstrong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palmer circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong connects with a solid leg kick.
Armstrong lands a high kick!
Palmer avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Armstrong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palmer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Armstrong.
Armstrong moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Armstrong managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Armstrong lands a knee to the body.
Armstrong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands an elbow that stopped Palmer in his tracks for a moment.
Palmer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Armstrong stalling.
Armstrong lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Dillon Palmer's cut even more.
Armstrong landing knees to the head.
Come on Armstrong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Palmer tries to pull guard but Armstrong holds him up against the cage and eventually Palmer drops back down to his feet.
Vick Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dillon Palmer.
Armstrong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Armstrong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Palmer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armstrong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Palmer pulls guard effortlessly.
Armstrong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?
Armstrong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palmer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palmer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Armstrong manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong 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.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Armstrong trying to control the position here.
Armstrong controls Palmer momentarily but Palmer frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Palmer preventing the sweep.
Vick Armstrong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Armstrong holds on and takes a little breather.
Palmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armstrong is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Armstrong is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vick Armstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Armstrong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vick Armstrong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cottage Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes to the cage accompanied by Gimmie Shelter. 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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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cottage Cheese!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Nogueira.
Antonio Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nogueira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cheese swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Cheese is having none of it.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Cheese.
Nogueira with a hook.
Nogueira scores with a one two! Cheese had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nogueira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nogueira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nogueira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cheese backs up against the cage.
Cheese throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Nogueira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cheese wants to clinch up but Nogueira keeps it at a distance.
Nogueira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cheese stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cheese lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively.
Nogueira tries to clinch up but Cheese circles away and keeps his distance.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nogueira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cheese sprawls well. Cheese wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira's corner calls for a 1-2. Nogueira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Cheese.
Nogueira throws a leg kick but Cheese checks it.
Nogueira closes the distance but Cheese moves to the side
and Cheese counters by clinching up.
Cheese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheese with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cheese looking to throw knees to the head but Nogueira is blocking nicely.
Cheese looks gassed!
Cheese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheese tries a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks it.
Cheese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Cheese keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nogueira's efforts to push away.
Cheese stops a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks with his arms.
Cheese tries a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks it.
Cheese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Cheese holds him up against the cage and eventually Nogueira drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nogueira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Nogueira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cheese walks away with a smile on his face. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cheese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheese takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a series of wild punches.
Cheese takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nogueira is looking to clinch.
Nogueira closes the distance but Cheese moves to the side
and Cheese counters with a head kick. That will keep Nogueira thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nogueira looks to land a combination but Cheese avoids it well.
Cheese dodges the punch combination from Nogueira.
Cottage Cheese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheese lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Nogueira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nogueira throws a big shot that misses.
Nogueira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheese throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cheese as he jumps to the side.
Nogueira jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nogueira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nogueira shoots in for a double leg but Cheese sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nogueira takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Nogueira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nogueira dodges the punch combination from Cheese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nogueira wants to clinch up but Cheese keeps it at a distance.
Cheese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antonio Nogueira is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheese circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cheese counters with a left and a right that stings Nogueira.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Cheese slips a jab from Nogueira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nogueira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheese.
Nogueira thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nogueira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nogueira misses with a double jab
and Cheese counters by moving into the clinch.
Cheese lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Antonio Nogueira has been cut.
Cheese throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Cheese throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Cheese.
Cheese tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cheese is breathing heavily.
Cheese tries a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks it.
A knee to the head by Cheese.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheese tries a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks it.
Cheese with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nogueira goes for a takedown attempt but Cheese pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nogueira misses with a few strikes there.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nogueira avoids the body shot from Cheese.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheese.
Nogueira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cheese counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nogueira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Cheese moves away
and Cheese counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nogueira is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nogueira is looking to chop away at Cheese's legs.
A big left from Nogueira misses.
Cheese throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Cheese misses.
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nogueira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cottage Cheese showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Nogueira's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cheese walks into a stiff left hand from Nogueira.
Nogueira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cheese avoids it really well and circles away.
Cheese finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Cheese avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Cheese misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Cheese avoids them all with ease.
Cheese tries to clinch there but Nogueira circles away.
A swing and a miss from Cheese.
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cheese staying out of range there.
Nogueira tries to clinch there but Cheese circles away.
Nogueira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nogueira tries to clinch
and Cheese counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nogueira thows a leg kick but Cheese checks it
and Cheese counters with a low kick, right behind Nogueira 's knee.
Nogueira throws an overhand right that lands on Cheese's shoulder, as Cheese tries to avoid the shot.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt.
Cheese throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Nogueira crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cottage Cheese!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Nash!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Burns!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
Burns shoots in and bounces Nash off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nash keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Burns not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nash is trying to keep Burns in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Burns throwing strikes from guard but Nash blocks nicely.
Burns trying to control but Nash is working from the bottom.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nash tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Burns misses.
Burns walks into a left hand.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve Nash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nash throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nash dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Nash.
Burns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nash looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Nash scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burns doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash scores with a decent looking hook.
Nash throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Nathan Burns has been cut.
Burns takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burns misses with a two punch combination.
Nash throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nash misses with a low kick as Burns jumps back.
Nash is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nash scores with a jab. Burns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Nash's head but Nash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Burns moves out of range of the leg kick from Nash.
Burns drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nash scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns gets the takedown into side control.
Burns goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nash has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Burns but great work by Nash.
Burns looks gassed!
Nash wants to stand but Burns is controlling his arm.
Burns wants to control but Nash postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Nash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Burns's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Nash.
Nash scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Nash.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nash connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns. Burns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nash throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nash throws out the jab.
Nash dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nash lands with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nash.
Burns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nash throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Nash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Burns misses
and Nash counters with a nice uppercut.
Nash throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Nash misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Burns throws a body punch but Nash moves out of range.
Burns checks a low kick from Nash.
Nash loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Nash waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Burns.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Nash bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns's head backwards.
Nash leaves Burns with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Nash - just one landing.
Nathan Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nash napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Burns advances nicely into full mount.
Burns unloading with bombs!
Nash blocking the ground and pound.
Burns putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns controlling from the full mount.
Burns connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nash knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burns on the ground.
Burns sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Burns trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burns breaks from Nash's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Nash dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Burns's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nash slaps away a takedown attempt from Burns, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nash wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Nash.
Nash fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nash throws a series of punches but Burns moves out of range.
Burns takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nash throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash with a jab.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Nash.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Burns misses with a two punch combination.
Nash misses with a looping left.
Burns shoots in but no luck this time.
Nash waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Burns.
Burns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steve Nash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Burns.
Nash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
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.
Nash gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Burns seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Nash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burns stays in close to Nash's body and controls the position.
Burns postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Burns passes Nash's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Burns landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burns not doing much here.
Burns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nash looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Nash clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Burns's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nash misses with a few strikes there.
Nash displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Burns avoids the body shot from Nash.
Nash throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Nash misses with a hook.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Burns takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nash shoots for a double leg takedown but Burns sprawls well. He's pushed Nash's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nash's waist but Nash gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burns off to one side.
Burns throws a hook but Nash avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nash 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 Burns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nash throws a leg kick that misses.
Nash cracks Burns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burns throws a right and a left that Nash avoids nicely.
Nash darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burns throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Nash counter with a right hand.
Burns has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nash circles away.
Nash ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nash misses with a takedown
and Burns counters with a takedown into side control.
Burns tries to move to mount but Nash blocks the move with his legs.
Burns is looking to take a break and control but Nash is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nash is trying to buck Burns off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nash's legs.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Nash is trying to control Burns's posture but Burns avoids it.
Burns trying to control the action but Nash is working from the bottom.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nash closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burns counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nash!
Nash tries to hold on but Burns postures up.
Burns controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Nathan Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nathan Burns's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Burns misses with an uppercut. Nash saw that one coming.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nash counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nash throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nash takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Nash fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Nash.
Nash slips a straight right by Burns.
Nash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash lands an overhand right.
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.
A big right from Nash misses.
Nash blocks a jab.
Nash tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burns counters with a takedown into side control.
Burns has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Burns throwing strikes but Nash recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Burns throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burns works his way into side control.
Burns is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nash has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burns is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nash is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nathan Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash being controlled for a moment.
Nash is looking for a sweep.
Nathan Burns has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Burns looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nash is avoiding damage well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Burns throws an elbow but Nash slips to the side and avoids it well.
Burns scoring with punches and elbows.
Burns scores with a couple of short elbows.
Steve Nash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burns in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Nash is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nathan Burns! Nathan Burns retains his welterweight title!
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