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EFC 24 - Global Distribution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Curwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Jammer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Jammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Curwin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jammer tries to clinch up.
Jammer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Curwin defends it nicely.
Jammer fails with the takedown.
Curwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jammer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Curwin swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curwin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Curwin wants it to stay on the feet.
Curwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jammer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Curwin as he jumps to the side.
Curwin is looking to clinch.
Curwin is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jammer.
Curwin leaves Jammer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jammer is breathing heavily.
Curwin rushes Jammer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Curwin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jammer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Curwin controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice elbow from Curwin.
Curwin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jammer's defenses.
Curwin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jimmy Jammer has been cut.
Curwin working Jammer over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Curwin obliges.
Curwin scores with a knee to the head.
Curwin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Curwin obliges.
Curwin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jammer uses from the top position.
Jammer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Curwin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jammer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jammer with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curwin is looking for a triangle but Jammer pushes his legs off easily.
Curwin wants to sweep but no luck.
Jammer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Curwin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Curwin is on top in guard.
Curwin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Curwin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jammer's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curwin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jammer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Curwin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Curwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Jammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curwin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jammer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Curwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Curwin working Jammer over with knees to the body.
Curwin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jammer uses from the top position.
Curwin is trying to control the position but Jammer postures up.
Curwin wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curwin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Curwin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jammer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Curwin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jammer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Curwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curwin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Curwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jammer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Curwin moves in looking to clinch but Jammer pushes him off.
Jammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimmy Jammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curwin moves into the clinch.
Jammer takes an elbow to the temple.
Curwin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jammer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Curwin is looking to control Jammer's arms but Jammer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Curwin has his back to the cage.
Curwin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jammer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Curwin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jammer's face.
Jammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jammer shoots in looking for a takedown. Curwin tries to sprawl out of it but Jammer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Curwin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Curwin clinches but Jammer breaks the clinch
so Jammer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Curwin, not yet.
Curwin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Curwin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Curwin connects with a nice short shot to Jammer's temple.
Jammer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Curwin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jammer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Curwin is working for a submission of some sort.
Jammer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Curwin pulls his head out easily.
Curwin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curwin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jammer keeps working.
Jammer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jammer is defending against the submission attempts here by Curwin.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Curwin connects with a nice short shot to Jammer's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Curwin.
Curwin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jammer is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Curwin there.
Paul Curwin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Curwin seems to be working for a kimura but Jammer defends the submission attempt.
Curwin is looking for a kimura but Jammer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Curwin to get the leverage.
Jammer actively working from the bottom here.
Curwin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jammer is looking for a sweep. Curwin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Curwin drops an elbow to the side of Jammer's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curwin working over Jammer with some ground and pound. Jammer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Curwin there.
Jammer is not content to let Curwin control the position.
Jammer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Curwin passes to full mount!
Jammer is squirming around, avoiding Curwin's attempts to control the action.
Curwin breaks from Jammer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Curwin with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Curwin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Curwin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Curwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jammer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Curwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Curwin drives through and clinches with Jammer against the cage.
Curwin gets control of Jammer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Curwin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Curwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jammer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curwin is keeping the position for now.
Curwin is looking for a triangle but Jammer pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Curwin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jammer defends well.
Jammer slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jammer is pressing down on Curwin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Curwin is holding on for now.
Curwin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jammer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jammer's back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Curwin. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Curwin is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Jammer up.
Will Curwin go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jammer is trying to break free.
Curwin lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curwin has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Jammer.
Curwin is not going to allow Jammer to sit and survive in this position.
Curwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Curwin is landing with strikes from the back.
Jammer is rocked!
Jammer is trying to defend against the choke here but Curwin has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Curwin Tightens the hold and Jammer taps out furiously! Curwin displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Curwin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Boomberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Malendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dom Malendez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Boomberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dom Malendez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boomberg keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boomberg checks a leg kick.
Malendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malendez.
Jab by Malendez.
Boomberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malendez.
Malendez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boomberg.
Malendez throws a shot from downtown. Boomberg moves away and avoids it.
Malendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malendez tries to clinch but Boomberg moves out of range.
Boomberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boomberg tries to clinch but Malendez is having none of it.
Malendez drops Boomberg with a beautiful combination! Boomberg stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Malendez is looking for the KO!
It looks like Dale Boomberg has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Boomberg.
Malendez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malendez closes the distance but Boomberg moves to the side
and Boomberg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boomberg wants to clinch up but Malendez keeps it at a distance.
Malendez wants to clinch up but Boomberg keeps it at a distance.
Boomberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malendez misses with a double jab
and Boomberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Boomberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boomberg has managed to clinch.
Boomberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boomberg avoids the body shot from Malendez.
Malendez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boomberg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boomberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boomberg counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Malendez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malendez misses with a jab to the body
and Boomberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malendez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boomberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malendez misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Malendez.
Malendez looks to land a left hand but Boomberg moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Malendez misses.
Malendez looks gassed!
Malendez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Malendez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boomberg on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malendez connects with a looping right hand.
Boomberg slips a jab and a cross from Malendez.
Malendez misses with a hook. Boomberg ducked under it nicely.
Boomberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malendez pushes Boomberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Boomberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malendez throws a lazy right hand but Boomberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malendez throws the kick towards the body but Boomberg avoids it.
Boomberg clinches with his opponent.
Malendez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Malendez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Malendez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boomberg is defending well for now.
Malendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malendez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boombergs head.
Boomberg managing to block the knees to the body from Malendez.
Boomberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boomberg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Malendez tries to land knees in the clinch but Boomberg avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boomberg is trying to break free.
Boomberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malendez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boomberg's efforts to push away.
Boomberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boomberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boomberg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malendez misses with the body kick
and Boomberg counters with a thumping low kick.
Boomberg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boomberg.
Boomberg misses with a wild combination.
Boomberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boomberg tries to clinch up.
Malendez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boomberg counters with a nice kick to the body.
Malendez throws a lazy body kick
and Boomberg moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Malendez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dale Boomberg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malendez throws a lazy head kick
and Boomberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boomberg managing to block the knees to the body from Malendez.
Malendez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boomberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boomberg pushes Malendez up against the cage in a clinch.
Boomberg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malendez walks away with a smile on his face. Boomberg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Malendez misses with a body kick.
Dom Malendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boomberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Boomberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malendez smiles and moves away.
Malendez tries to clinch up
and Boomberg counters with a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Malendez is breathing heavily.
Boomberg taking a breather.
Malendez has a couple of punches blocked by Boomberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malendez lands with a light punch inside.
Malendez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boomberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malendez smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale Boomberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malendez clinches but Boomberg breaks the clinch
and Boomberg counters with a straight right hand.
Malendez throws a combination that misses
and Boomberg counters by clinching up.
Malendez tries to land knees in the clinch but Boomberg avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Malendez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boomberg is defending well for now.
Boomberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boomberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boomberg gets control of Malendez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boomberg will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Boomberg manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Malendez throws a nice head kick!
Boomberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Boomberg manages to pull guard.
Malendez stands up and waves to Boomberg to follow him.
Dom Malendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boomberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Malendez circles away.
Boomberg instigates a clinch.
Boomberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boomberg fails to pull guard.
Malendez missing with knees to the body.
Boomberg lands an elbow that stopped Malendez in his tracks for a moment.
Boomberg manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Malendez is predictable there
and Boomberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boomberg throws a nice inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Boomberg.
Boomberg moves into the clinch.
Boomberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Malendez just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malendez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boomberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malendez smiles and moves away.
Boomberg throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Malendez
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Malendez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boomberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malendez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boomberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boomberg fails to pull guard.
Malendez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Malendez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Malendez thows a leg kick but Boomberg checks it
and Boomberg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Malendez misses with a combination
and Boomberg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boomberg drags the fight down to the ground.
Boomberg wants to get back to his feet but Malendez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boomberg pushes Malendez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boomberg is looking to clinch.
Malendez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boomberg counters with a two punch combo.
Boomberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boomberg circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Boomberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Boomberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malendez tries to clinch up but Boomberg circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Boomberg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dale Boomberg's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Boomberg tries to clinch there but Malendez circles away.
A lazy body kick from Malendez
enabling Boomberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Malendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boomberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Malendez misses
and Boomberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malendez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boomberg clinches up with Malendez and pushes him back against the cage.
Boomberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Malendez just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malendez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boomberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boomberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Malendez fails to land.
Boomberg tries to pull guard but Malendez holds him up against the cage and eventually Boomberg drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale Boomberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boomberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boomberg pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomberg avoiding damage as Malendez throws knees to the body.
Boomberg avoiding damage as Malendez throws knees to the body.
Boomberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malendez has him pressed against the cage.
Boomberg leaning against his opponent.
Boomberg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malendez walks away with a smile on his face. Boomberg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dale Boomberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Boomberg.
Boomberg slips under a jab from Malendez.
Malendez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boomberg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Malendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malendez tries to keep at a distance but Boomberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boomberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malendez is keeping busy.
Malendez missing with knees to the body.
Malendez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malendez tries to land knees in the clinch but Boomberg avoids the damage to the body.
Boomberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malendez is keeping busy.
Malendez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boomberg avoids it.
Boomberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boomberg.
Boomberg can't break the clinch.
Boomberg tries to circle away but Malendez has him pinned against the cage.
Malendez looking to throw knees to the head but Boomberg is blocking nicely.
Boomberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boomberg breaks the clinch.
Boomberg moves into the clinch.
Boomberg jumps guard and drags Malendez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Malendez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boomberg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boomberg slips a jab from Malendez.
Boomberg moves into range and clinches up with Malendez.
Boomberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boomberg clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boomberg manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boomberg is looking to stand up but Malendez isn't so interested in that idea.
Boomberg pushes Malendez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boomberg circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Boomberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Boomberg moves out of range as Malendez throws a body kick.
Malendez throws a series of punches but Boomberg moves out of range.
Boomberg lands a slapping body shot.
Malendez misses with an uppercut.
Malendez tries to close the distance and clinch but Boomberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boomberg!
Boomberg is looking to clinch.
Malendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boomberg counters with a nice leg kick.
Boomberg rushes Malendez and presses him up against the cage.
Boomberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Malendez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boomberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boomberg avoiding damage as Malendez throws knees to the body.
Boomberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boomberg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boomberg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boomberg.
Malendez throws a combination that misses
and Boomberg counters with an inside leg kick.
Boomberg looks to land a combination. Malendez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Malendez throws a lazy head kick
and Boomberg counters with an outside leg kick.
Malendez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Boomberg counters with a body kick that stops Malendez in his tracks momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dale Boomberg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boomberg 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... Dale Boomberg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Helmsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jami Noble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hunter Helmsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jami Noble!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmsley throws a right and a left that Noble avoids nicely.
Noble throws a series of strikes that have Helmsley backpedaling.
Helmsley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noble counters with a three punch combo that has Helmsley backing up. Helmsley nods at Noble to acknowledge the strikes.
Noble lands with a right hand.
Helmsley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noble.
Noble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helmsley misses the jab.
Helmsley feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Noble sprawling to the canvas! Noble rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Helmsley finish him?!
It looks like Jami Noble has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helmsley slips a jab and a cross from Noble.
Helmsley throws a jab but it's blocked by Noble.
The fighters circle momentarily. Noble darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Noble looks gassed!
Helmsley throws a combination that misses
and Noble counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Noble lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Helmsley backs up against the cage.
It looks like Hunter Helmsley has been cut.
Helmsley looks to land a combination but Noble avoids it well.
Helmsley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some wild striking there from Helmsley.
Helmsley throws a hook but Noble avoids it easily.
Noble scores with a three punch combo!
Noble throws a right hand that Helmsley ducks under and follows up with a left that Helmsley also avoids with ease.
Helmsley throws the left hand but Noble avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmsley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noble moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Helmsley does no damage.
Helmsley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Helmsley misses with a series of wild punches.
Helmsley throws a nice looking combination but Noble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Noble throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helmsley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helmsley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Helmsley connects with the punch.
Noble misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Helmsley both land. Nice combination.
Noble misses with a double jab
and Helmsley counters with a nice uppercut.
Helmsley looks to land a combination. Noble sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Noble lands a really nice looking cross but Helmsley seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmsley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Helmsley scores with a nice right hand.
Helmsley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Noble. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Noble.
A big left from Helmsley misses.
Noble jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Helmsley connects with a looping right hand.
Noble walks into a stiff left hand from Helmsley.
Helmsley moves away from the strike by Noble.
Hunter Helmsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helmsley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Noble misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Helmsley.
Noble scores with a jab. Helmsley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Helmsley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Helmsley throws a combination that misses
and Noble counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Noble does no damage.
Helmsley avoids the body shot from Noble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helmsley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helmsley fails to land with a series of punches.
Noble lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Helmsley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A combination from Noble does no damage.
Noble dodges the punch combination from Helmsley.
Helmsley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noble counters with a one-two to the body.
Noble ducks under a wild hook from Helmsley.
Helmsley misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Helmsley misses.
Noble misses with a wild combination.
Helmsley misses with a double jab
and Noble counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Helmsley thinking.
Helmsley misses with a looping left.
Helmsley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Noble throws a series of strikes that have Helmsley backpedaling.
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.
Helmsley throws a combination that misses
and Noble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Noble.
A punch combination from Noble misses.
Helmsley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Helmsley misses with a combination
and Noble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helmsley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Helmsley moves out of range as Noble strikes.
Noble closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Noble takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Noble dodges the punch combination from Helmsley.
Noble is working the combinations to good effect here.
Helmsley swinging wilding here.
Helmsley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helmsley throws a right hand that Noble ducks under and follows up with a left that Noble also avoids with ease.
Noble throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab by Helmsley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jami Noble will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Helmsley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Helmsley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noble counters with a nice body shot.
Helmsley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Noble drops his hands momentarily and Helmsley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A left and a right from Helmsley both land. Nice combination.
Helmsley throws an overhand right that lands on Noble's shoulder, as Noble tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Helmsley misses.
Noble misses with a series of wild punches.
Helmsley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Helmsley misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Helmsley as he connects with a hook.
Helmsley throws an overhand right that lands on Noble's shoulder, as Noble tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from Helmsley.
Helmsley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Noble slips a jab and a cross from Helmsley.
Noble misses with a few strikes there.
Helmsley misses with a double jab
and Noble counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noble lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helmsley circles away quickly and effectively.
Helmsley throws a combination that misses
and Noble counters with a three punch combo that has Helmsley backing up. Helmsley nods at Noble to acknowledge the strikes.
Noble misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helmsley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Helmsley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helmsley manages to avoid it.
Hunter Helmsley is winning the standup battle so far.
Helmsley lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Helmsley misses its intended target.
Helmsley throws a looping overhand right but Noble ducks down to avoid it.
Noble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helmsley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Helmsley falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Noble to counter with a crisp jab.
Helmsley misses with a wild combination.
Helmsley throws a jab when Noble was well out of range.
Noble closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Helmsley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helmsley.
Noble misses with a hook.
Helmsley throws a combination that misses
and Noble makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Noble on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Helmsley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Noble lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Helmsley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noble throws a right and a left that Helmsley avoids nicely.
Noble blocks a jab.
Noble avoids the body shot from Helmsley.
Noble lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Helmsley throws a combination that misses
and Noble counters with a series of strikes. Helmsley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Helmsley looks to throw the jab but Noble is out of range.
Helmsley scores with a nice strike.
Helmsley slips a jab and a cross from Noble.
Helmsley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Noble's head backwards.
Noble works over Helmsley's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmsley lunges at Noble with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Noble's hand.
Helmsley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Helmsley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helmsley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Helmsley throws a right and a left that Noble avoids nicely.
Noble misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Noble misses.
Helmsley works the jab nicely.
Noble fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter Helmsley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Helmsley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Noble lunges at Helmsley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Helmsley's hand.
Helmsley misses the jab.
Noble is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Noble lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Helmsley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helmsley throws a combination that misses
and Noble counters with a series of strikes. Helmsley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Helmsley throws a big shot that misses.
Helmsley misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four 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.
Helmsley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Helmsley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noble fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Noble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Helmsley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noble misses with a double jab.
Helmsley misses with a straight left.
Noble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Helmsley missing with a left hand there. Noble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noble scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Helmsley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Noble showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmsley.
Helmsley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Helmsley throws a combination that misses
and Noble counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Helmsley thinking.
Helmsley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Noble misses with a wild combination.
Helmsley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Helmsley dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Helmsley falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Noble to counter with a crisp jab.
Helmsley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Noble blocks a jab.
Noble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helmsley.
Helmsley looks to land a combination but Noble avoids it well.
Helmsley misses with a hook.
Helmsley moves forwards but Noble connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Noble throws a lazy right hand but Helmsley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helmsley throws an overhand right that lands on Noble's shoulder, as Noble tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Noble does no damage.
Noble blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helmsley misses with a double jab
and Noble counters with a two punch combo.
Helmsley throws a series of punches but Noble avoids them all with ease.
Helmsley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Noble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helmsley throws out the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Helmsley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmsley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noble manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Noble.
Helmsley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Noble.
Noble throws a series of punches but Helmsley moves out of range.
Helmsley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noble scores with a hook.
Helmsley scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Noble.
Noble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helmsley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Helmsley fails to land with a series of punches.
Noble moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Noble showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmsley.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Helmsley!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Noble throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Helmsley throws a combination. Noble tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Helmsley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noble.
Helmsley misses the jab.
Noble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helmsley.
Helmsley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Helmsley misses with a body shot
and Noble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helmsley throws a combination. Noble tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Noble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helmsley throws a nice looking combination but Noble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Noble does it's job there.
Noble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Helmsley throws a series of punches but Noble avoids them all with ease.
Helmsley misses with a two punch combination.
Helmsley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noble throws a nice looking combination but Helmsley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Helmsley misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmsley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Helmsley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Helmsley looks to land a right hand but Noble moved out of range.
Noble uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helmsley.
Nice uppercut lands for Noble. That snapped Helmsley's head back.
Noble looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Noble throws a hook but Helmsley blocks it.
Noble ducks under a wild hook from Helmsley.
Noble 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.
A nice combination there by Noble.
Helmsley just misses with a punch to the body.
Noble throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helmsley misses with a double jab
and Noble counters with a series of strikes. Helmsley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Helmsley missing with a left hand there. Noble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Noble.
Helmsley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Helmsley misses with a looping left.
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.
Helmsley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noble counters with a series of strikes. Helmsley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Helmsley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noble counters with a nice uppercut.
Helmsley throws a combination that misses
letting Noble counter with a right hand.
Noble misses with a wild combination.
Helmsley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Helmsley ducks right into an uppercut from Noble.
Noble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helmsley moves away.
Helmsley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Helmsley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Helmsley sizes up Noble with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Noble throws a nice looking combination but Helmsley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Noble misses its intended target.
Helmsley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noble momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Helmsley does no damage.
A punch combination from Noble misses.
A slow jab from Helmsley misses its intended target.
Helmsley throws a hook but Noble avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jami Noble.
I think Noble 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 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jami Noble!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Senior Lutia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Senior Lutia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutia shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Lutia avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Lutia is blocking nicely.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Lutia avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Lutia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lutia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lutia fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senior Lutia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Lutia fails to pull guard.
Lutia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Lutia shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lutia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lutia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lutia seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Silva is holding on tight.
Lutia goes for an armbar but Silva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Silva.
Lutia is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Silva throws and elbow that misses. Lutia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Lutia!
Silva trying to control the position here.
Silva keeping full guard, as Lutia tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva pulls Lutia in to control the position.
Lutia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lutia trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lutia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lutia!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lutia keeps the fight on the outside.
Senior Lutia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Lutia persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Lutia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lutia fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Lutia moves out of range easily.
Lutia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senior Lutia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva drives through and clinches with Lutia against the cage.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lutia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva is trying to trip Lutia. He has hold of a leg but Lutia is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Lutia blocks nicely.
Silva stands and steps away. Lutia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva darts in and clinches Lutia up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lutia's face.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lutia's face.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lutia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lutia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lutia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva lands an elbow just above Lutia 's eye.
Lutia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Lutia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lutia blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Lutia's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutia tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lutia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Lutia's takedown attempt.
Lutia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lutia is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Lutia in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Lutia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva working Lutia over with knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Lutia's ribcage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Lutia jumps guard but Silva stands there with Lutia around his waist. Lutia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lutia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Lutia blocks with his arms.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lutia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Lutia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lutia is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Lutia is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lutia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva working Lutia over with knees to the body.
Lutia tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Lutia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lutia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lutia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lutia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lutia off to one side.
Silva is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lutia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senior Lutia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Lutia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lutia clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lutia covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Lutia has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Silva.
Lutia has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Silva.
Silva controls the action.
Lutia avoids the strikes from Silva.
Lutia rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lutia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva trying to control the action but Lutia is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lutia misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chris Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lutia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Lutia prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lutia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Lutia tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lutia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chris Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lutia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Lutia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Lutia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lutia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lutia off to one side.
Chris Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lutia avoids the head kick by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tarec Toombs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farid Abdellaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farid Abdellaoui has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tarec Toombs's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tarec Toombs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Farid Abdellaoui!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdellaoui scores with a decent looking hook.
Toombs scores with a takedown into Abdellaoui's guard.
Toombs lands a couple of digs.
Toombs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abdellaoui tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abdellaoui preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abdellaoui utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Toombs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abdellaoui wants to get back to his feet but Toombs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Toombs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Abdellaoui just misses with a punch to the body.
Toombs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Abdellaoui keeping full guard, as Toombs tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toombs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Toombs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abdellaoui looking for a sweep. Not yet Abdellaoui, not yet.
Toombs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abdellaoui works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abdellaoui has momentary wrist control but Toombs slips an elbow through the middle.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abdellaoui can do anything to dispel that myth.
Toombs being controlled here momentarily.
Toombs stopping the sweep attempt from Abdellaoui.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Abdellaoui misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abdellaoui lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Abdellaoui looks to land a combination. Toombs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Abdellaoui lands a right hook to the body.
Toombs is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Toombs or perhaps it was just good defense by Abdellaoui which made him look bad.
Toombs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abdellaoui is fending him off so far but Toombs persists. Nope, Abdellaoui circles away and we're back to standing.
Farid Abdellaoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdellaoui fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toombs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Toombs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abdellaoui lands a lovely overhand right.
Abdellaoui tests Toombs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toombs is rocked!
Abdellaoui looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abdellaoui swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toombs.
Oh Toombs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui drops Toombs with a straight right hand, right on the button! Abdellaoui follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Farid Abdellaoui!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cliff Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka moves out of range of the strikes.
Cliff Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snuka moves out of range of the strikes.
Snuka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Snuka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Snuka looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown tries to break free but Snuka pushes him back against the cage.
Snuka lands a shoulder strike.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Snuka.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snuka.
Snuka working aggressively here.
Snuka keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
Snuka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snuka looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Snuka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown tries to circle away but Snuka has him pinned against the cage.
Snuka throws an elbow that misses.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Snuka has double underhooks.
Snuka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snuka has him pressed against the cage.
Snuka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Snuka throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Snuka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Snuka has double underhooks.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Snuka won't allow it.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Snuka.
Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snuka lands a shot to the body.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Snuka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snuka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Snuka has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snuka.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Snuka controls his hands.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Snuka won't allow it.
Snuka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snuka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Snuka throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown tries to stall but Snuka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Snuka.
Snuka lands a body punch.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown prevents a body shot from Snuka.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snuka.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Snuka is controlling the position.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Snuka has double underhooks.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Snuka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
Snuka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Snuka.
Brown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Snuka lands a left hand.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Snuka.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown tries to circle away but Snuka has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Snuka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Snuka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snuka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Snuka.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Snuka's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snuka.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Snuka keeps him there for the moment.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Snuka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snuka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Snuka - that landed with a thud.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Snuka has him pressed against the cage.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Snuka is controlling him.
Snuka lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Snuka.
Snuka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Snuka has him pressed against the cage.
Snuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snuka lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Snuka is controlling the position.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snuka.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snuka has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Snuka has double underhooks.
Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown throws a jab when Snuka was well out of range.
Snuka drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Brown wants to break free but Snuka has control.
Snuka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Snuka.
Snuka looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Snuka.
A right hand to the body from Snuka.
Snuka has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Snuka has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Snuka.
Brown wants to break free but Snuka has control.
Brown wants to break free but Snuka has control.
Snuka lands a nice uppercut.
Snuka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Snuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Good body shot from Snuka.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Snuka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Snuka lands a body shot.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Snuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Snuka misses with an elbow strike.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jimmy Snuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Snuka lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snuka tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Snuka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snuka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snuka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snuka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Snuka, right into the meat.
Snuka throws a nice head kick!
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snuka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Snuka scores with a push kick.
Snuka throws a head kick that half lands.
Snuka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snuka forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snuka.
Snuka digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Snuka missing with knees to the body.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snuka digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Snuka misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Snuka.
Snuka keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snuka works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown tries to circle away but Snuka has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snuka.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Snuka.
Snuka pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Snuka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Snuka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Snuka pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Snuka lands a right hand.
Snuka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Snuka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snuka has him pressed against the cage.
Snuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snuka misses with an elbow strike.
Snuka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Snuka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Snuka.
Snuka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown tries to break free but Snuka pushes him back against the cage.
Snuka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Snuka is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Snuka throws an elbow but misses.
Snuka keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snuka.
Snuka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snuka presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Snuka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Snuka won't allow it.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snuka ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Snuka rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snuka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Snuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Snuka lands a shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Snuka.
Snuka lands a body shot in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Snuka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Snuka.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snuka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snuka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Snuka.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Snuka lands with a light punch inside.
Snuka misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Snuka keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Snuka gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Snuka ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Snuka thows a body kick. Brown tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Snuka tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Snuka pushes Brown away with a front kick.
Snuka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Snuka clinches.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
Snuka prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Snuka on the inside.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Snuka won't allow it.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Snuka is working Brown over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Snuka.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Snuka.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snuka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Snuka has the dominant position.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Snuka has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Snuka.
Nice body punch from Snuka - that landed with a thud.
Snuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snuka throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Snuka has the dominant position.
Snuka misses with a knee to the head.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Snuka is controlling him.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Snuka.
Snuka lands an uppercut.
Snuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Snuka digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Cliff Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A hook to the body from Snuka.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Snuka, against the cage.
Snuka lands a body shot.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Snuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snuka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Snuka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Snuka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snuka has him pressed against the cage.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Snuka.
Snuka misses with a knee strike.
Snuka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snuka presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Snuka.
Snuka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Snuka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Snuka throws an elbow but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Snuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Snuka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Snuka has double underhooks.
Snuka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snuka lands with a left to the head.
Snuka throws an elbow that misses.
Snuka prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Snuka lands a damaging elbow.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snuka works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Snuka has the dominant position.
Snuka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Snuka throws an elbow but misses.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
Snuka scores with a hook to the body.
Snuka lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown lands a left hand.
Snuka is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Snuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown tries to stall but Snuka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Snuka lands a shot to the body.
Brown pushes Snuka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snuka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Snuka blocks an uppercut.
Snuka lands with a right to the head.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Snuka won't allow it.
Snuka lands a body shot.
Snuka lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Snuka.
Snuka lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snuka.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Snuka.
Jimmy Snuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Snuka.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Snuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snuka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Snuka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George St Tierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Furlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George St Tierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Furlong!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Tierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Furlong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Furlong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Tierre moves away.
Furlong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St Tierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furlong is trying to control. St Tierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Furlong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St Tierre defending well though.
St Tierre tries to roll over but Furlong keeps him under control.
St Tierre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Furlong scores with a couple of nice shots.
St Tierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Furlong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Tierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Tierre is looking for a sweep. Furlong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlong uses his free foot to push down on St Tierre's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for St Tierre.
Furlong looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Furlong landing shots from mount.
St Tierre is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furlong working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. St Tierre looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Furlong! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joe Furlong!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between lyoto bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Burns III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns III has chosen Off with his head- Big Pun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, lyoto bain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eugene Burns III!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bain dips to his left and cracks Burns III with an uppercut!
bain throws a head kick but Burns III moves out of range.
Burns III slips under a jab from bain.
bain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Eugene Burns III has been cut.
Burns III shoots in and bounces bain off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burns III wants to pass the guard but bain is keeping the position.
Burns III postures up.
Burns III keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of bain's head.
Burns III 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.
bain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burns III doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burns III manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burns III avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burns III distracts bain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns III sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed bain's guard.
Burns III is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burns III seems to be looking for submissions.
bain trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bain won't allow Burns III to pass to mount.
Burns III is nestled in close to bain, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burns III is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burns III looks gassed!
Burns III is trying to work for a kimura but bain is defending well.
bain tries to get to full guard but Burns III has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
bain taking some punishment here, with Burns III in his half guard.
bain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burns III on the ground.
Burns III prevents bain from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Burns III there.
bain wants to get back to full guard.
bain looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burns III is looking to score with low kicks.
bain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A cross from Burns III lands.
bain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
bain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns III takes a head kick and keeps coming.
bain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burns III walks into a stiff left hand from bain.
Burns III is rocked!
bain lands with a big right hook that stumbles Burns III - he's out on his feet here! bain follows up with another monster hook that separates Burns III from consciousness! Burns III falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! bain stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). lyoto bain!
lyoto bain retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miquel Felix da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mia has chosen It's a Fight as his entrance music. Miquel Felix da Costa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miquel Felix da Costa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gavin Mia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felix da Costa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mia tries to avoid it but Felix da Costa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mia to the ground. Mia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mia misses with a double jab.
Mia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mia lands in his opponent's guard.
Felix da Costa keeping full guard, as Mia tries to pass.
Mia throws a strike but Felix da Costa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Felix da Costa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Felix da Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Felix da Costa won't allow Mia to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Felix da Costa!
BOOM! Mia connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mia wants to control the pace but Felix da Costa is squirming around nicely.
Mia looking to finish with strikes here!
Mia avoids the attempt from Felix da Costa to control.
Mia punching from mount but Felix da Costa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Felix da Costa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mia.
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.
Felix da Costa is squirming around, avoiding Mia's attempts to control the action.
Felix da Costa tries to reverse the position but Mia maintains control.
Mia tries to control but Felix da Costa wriggling away.
Felix da Costa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Felix da Costa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mia.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felix da Costa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia has hold of Felix da Costa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Felix da Costa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Felix da Costa is looking to get to half guard.
Mia punching from mount but Felix da Costa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Felix da Costa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Felix da Costa is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Felix da Costa is working hard here to advance position.
Mia trying to control but Felix da Costa is having none of it.
Mia is trying to control here but Felix da Costa has managed to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Felix da Costa keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Mia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Felix da Costa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mia.
Gavin Mia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mia shoots in for a double leg but Felix da Costa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Felix da Costa lands a lovely overhand right.
Felix da Costa throws a good cross that connects.
Felix da Costa looks to land a right hand but Mia moved out of range.
Mia throws a right and a left that Felix da Costa avoids nicely.
Mia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mia misses with a two punch combination.
Felix da Costa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Felix da Costa misses.
Mia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Felix da Costa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mia was well out of range. Poor timing from Felix da Costa.
Mia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mia walks into a left hand.
Felix da Costa throws a looping overhand right but Mia ducks down to avoid it.
Felix da Costa looks to land a right hand but Mia moved out of range.
Mia scores with a hook.
Felix da Costa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Felix da Costa misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia slips a straight right by Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mia throws a right hand that Felix da Costa ducks under and follows up with a left that Felix da Costa also avoids with ease.
Felix da Costa lands a glancing blow to the side of Mia's head.
Mia is rocked!
Mia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mia is still on wobbly legs! Can Felix da Costa finish him?
Felix da Costa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mia is breathing heavily.
Felix da Costa misses with a body shot.
Mia seems to have recovered his senses.
Miquel Felix da Costa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Felix da Costa throws out a loose jab but Mia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felix da Costa looks to land a left hand but Mia moved out of range nicely.
Mia misses with a double jab.
Felix da Costa misses with a straight right.
Felix da Costa misses with a straight right.
Felix da Costa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miquel Felix da Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Felix da Costa throws out the jab.
Mia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Felix da Costa throws a hook to the side of Mia's head but Mia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mia ducks right into an uppercut from Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Felix da Costa.
A telegraphed right hand from Felix da Costa misses the target.
Mia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mia slips under a jab from Felix da Costa.
Mia misses with a wild combination.
Mia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Felix da Costa lands with an uppercut that bounces Mia off the cage and back into rage.
Mia slips under a jab from Felix da Costa.
Mia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Felix da Costa throws the left hand but Mia avoids the punch easily.
Felix da Costa throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mia slips under a jab.
Mia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Felix da Costa slips a jab and a cross from Mia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia lands a high kick!
Felix da Costa lands a slapping body shot.
Felix da Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mia moves away.
Mia ducks under a wild hook from Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mia moves away.
Mia slips a straight right by Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mia counters with a stiff right hand.
Mia misses with a straight right.
Felix da Costa throws a hook but Mia avoids it easily.
Felix da Costa misses with a combination
and Mia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Felix da Costa thinking.
Mia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Felix da Costa.
Mia shoots in looking for a takedown. Felix da Costa tries to sprawl out of it but Mia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Felix da Costa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miquel Felix da Costa is winning the standup battle so far.
Felix da Costa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Felix da Costa dodges the punch combination from Mia.
Mia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Felix da Costa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mia throws a jab but it's blocked by Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa throws a hook to the side of Mia's head but Mia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Felix da Costa throws out a powerful jab.
Mia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Felix da Costa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mia.
Miquel Felix da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Mia.
Mia throws a body punch but Felix da Costa moves out of range.
Felix da Costa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Felix da Costa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mia.
Felix da Costa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mia.
Mia throws a right and a left that Felix da Costa avoids nicely.
Mia throws a lazy right hand but Felix da Costa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Felix da Costa takes a swing at Mia's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mia slips a straight right by Felix da Costa.
Mia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Mia.
Felix da Costa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miquel Felix da Costa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mia moves out of range of the strikes.
Mia slips under a jab from Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Felix da Costa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mia.
Felix da Costa slips under a jab from Mia.
Felix da Costa lands a jab to Mia's midsection.
Felix da Costa looks to land a left hand but Mia moved out of range nicely.
Felix da Costa throws a lazy right hand but Mia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Felix da Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Mia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Felix da Costa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mia misses with a wild combination.
Mia swinging wilding here.
A cross from Felix da Costa lands.
Felix da Costa misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix da Costa looks to land a right hand but Mia moved out of range.
Mia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Felix da Costa blocks the leg kick.
Felix da Costa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Mia does no damage.
Mia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Felix da Costa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Felix da Costa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mia moves away from the strike by Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mia punishes Felix da Costa's body with a nice straight punch.
Mia slips a jab from Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mia manages to avoid it.
Mia walks into a jab.
Mia ducks under a wild hook from Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa throws a hook but Mia avoids it easily.
Felix da Costa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Felix da Costa to the mat! Felix da Costa manages to get full guard.
Mia stops Felix da Costa from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Felix da Costa looking for a sweep. Not yet Felix da Costa, not yet.
Felix da Costa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mia trying to control the position from guard on top but Felix da Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Felix da Costa wants to stand up but Mia is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix da Costa working a defensive guard here.
Mia trying to control but Felix da Costa is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Mia does no damage.
Mia moves away from the strike by Felix da Costa.
Mia throws a sloppy head kick and Felix da Costa moves out of range easily.
Mia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mia swinging wilding here.
Mia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Felix da Costa.
Mia slips under a jab from Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa throws a good cross that connects.
Mia staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Felix da Costa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mia lands a jab-cross combination.
Mia throws a nice looking combination but Felix da Costa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mia blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Mia.
Mia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Felix da Costa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mia misses with a hook.
Felix da Costa looks to land a right hand but Mia moved out of range.
Mia loads up on a big right hand but Felix da Costa slips the punch.
Mia misses the jab.
Mia slips under a jab.
Felix da Costa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mia.
Felix da Costa misses with an uppercut. Mia saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Miquel Felix da Costa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mia staying out of range there.
Felix da Costa moves out of range of the body kick from Mia.
Felix da Costa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mia takes one to the chin there.
Mia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Felix da Costa but Felix da Costa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Felix da Costa looks to throw the jab but Mia is out of range.
Mia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Felix da Costa throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Mia counter with a right hand.
Mia misses with a wild combination.
Mia looks to land a right hand but Felix da Costa moved out of range.
Mia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mia misses with a series of wild punches.
Mia misses with the combination.
Mia is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Felix da Costa looks to score with a jab to the body but Mia is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix da Costa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Felix da Costa.
Mia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Felix da Costa throws a shot from downtown. Mia moves away and avoids it.
Mia shoots in for a takedown but Felix da Costa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mia slips a straight right by Felix da Costa.
Good standup being displayed there by Felix da Costa as he connects with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Felix da Costa.
Mia avoids the body shot from Felix da Costa.
Mia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mia thows a body shot but no joy.
Felix da Costa lands a with a good body shot.
Felix da Costa swings for the body but Mia moves out of range.
Felix da Costa swings for the body but Mia moves out of range.
Mia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Felix da Costa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mia slips a straight right by Felix da Costa.
Mia throws a jab when Felix da Costa was well out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mia is defended easily by Felix da Costa.
Miquel Felix da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Mia.
Felix da Costa throws a shot to the body.
Mia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Felix da Costa.
Mia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Felix da Costa.
Mia looks to score with a jab to the body but Felix da Costa is just out of range.
Felix da Costa takes a swing at Mia's ribcage but misses.
Mia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mia takes a swing at Felix da Costa's ribcage but misses.
Mia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Felix da Costa. No joy for Mia on that attempt.
A swing and a miss from Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa lands with a right hand.
Mia walks into a straight right hand from Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa loads up on a big right hand but Mia slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix da Costa connects with a crisp jab.
Mia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Felix da Costa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Felix da Costa loads up on a big right hand but Mia slips the punch.
Mia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Felix da Costa throws out the jab.
Felix da Costa blocks the body kick.
Felix da Costa misses with a body shot.
Felix da Costa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from Felix da Costa.
Mia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Felix da Costa tries to avoid it but Mia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Felix da Costa to the ground. Felix da Costa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, jab by Felix da Costa - just one landing.
Felix da Costa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Felix da Costa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Felix da Costa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Felix da Costa misses its intended target.
A jab from Felix da Costa misses.
Mia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Felix da Costa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mia thinking.
Felix da Costa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Felix da Costa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Felix da Costa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Mia.
Felix da Costa throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Mia counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Mia misses the target.
A jab from Felix da Costa misses.
Mia loads up on a big right hand but Felix da Costa slips the punch.
Mia takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Felix da Costa misses.
Mia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Felix da Costa counters with a nice body shot.
Felix da Costa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miquel Felix da Costa had his way with Gavin Mia in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A combination from Mia does no damage.
Felix da Costa stuns Mia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Felix da Costa needs to keep his hands up - Mia had a free shot at his head there.
Mia stalks Felix da Costa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Felix da Costa's face. Felix da Costa staggers backwards, shaken.
A telegraphed right hand from Felix da Costa misses the target.
No luck for Mia with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa scores with a jab. Mia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Felix da Costa misses with a straight right.
Felix da Costa lunges at Mia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mia's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Felix da Costa misses the target.
Felix da Costa clobbers Mia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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.
Mia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mia moves out of range as Felix da Costa strikes.
Mia scores with a nice right hand.
Jab from Mia.
Felix da Costa throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mia.
Felix da Costa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mia with a hook.
Mia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Felix da Costa throws a jab but it's blocked by Mia.
Mia lands with a straight right. Felix da Costa didn't see that one coming.
Felix da Costa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mia was well out of range. Poor timing from Felix da Costa.
Mia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Felix da Costa avoids it really well and circles away.
Felix da Costa lands a glancing blow to the side of Mia's head.
Mia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Felix da Costa misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Felix da Costa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miquel Felix da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Mia.
Felix da Costa misses with a looping left.
Felix da Costa throws out a loose jab but Mia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Mia.
Felix da Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Mia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Felix da Costa.
Mia throws a hook to the side of Felix da Costa's head but Felix da Costa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Felix da Costa.
Mia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Felix da Costa throws out the jab.
Felix da Costa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mia misses with a low kick as Felix da Costa jumps back.
Felix da Costa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Mia.
Felix da Costa throws the left hand but Mia avoids the punch easily.
Felix da Costa misses with a body shot
and Mia counters with a series of strikes. Felix da Costa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mia misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix da Costa blocks a low kick nicely.
Felix da Costa looks to land a right hand but Mia moved out of range.
Felix da Costa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mia throws out the jab.
Felix da Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mia lands a jab-cross combination.
Felix da Costa throws a body punch but Mia moves out of range.
Felix da Costa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Felix da Costa scores with a shot to the body.
Felix da Costa cracks Mia with an open hand slap.
Mia takes one to the chin there.
Felix da Costa throws a jab when Mia was well out of range.
A left and a right from Mia both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mia is defended easily by Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa scores with a jab. Mia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix da Costa connects with a body shot.
Felix da Costa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Felix da Costa avoids the body shot from Mia.
Gavin Mia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mia has time to react.
Felix da Costa lands a nice shot that snaps Mia's head back.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mia.
Mia moves out of range as Felix da Costa strikes.
Mia scores with a punch to the head.
Felix da Costa tests Mia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Felix da Costa throws a jab when Mia was well out of range.
Felix da Costa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Felix da Costa looks to land a right hand but Mia moved out of range.
Miquel Felix da Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Felix da Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miquel Felix da Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Felix da Costa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miquel Felix da Costa!
Miquel Felix da Costa is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edgar Robinson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edgar Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Mike Black has been cut.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
Robinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Black scores with the left hand. Robinson knows he should have avoided that one.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Robinson throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Robinson slips under a jab.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson drops Black with a beautiful combination! Black stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Robinson is looking for the KO!
Black is rocked!
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Robinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Robinson misses its intended target.
Mike Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Black misses with a head kick.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robinson loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Black tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Black throws a combination. Robinson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Robinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a head kick.
Black slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Robinson scores with a body shot.
Black slips under a jab from Robinson.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Robinson is rocked!
Black closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Robinson out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Black!
Mike Black is the new light heavyweight champion!
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