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Pankration 19: 170 Tournament PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kane Abel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Sound of Madness. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kane Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Abel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Abel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Michaels is controlling him.
Michaels drops back looking for a leg! Abel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Abel manages to kick Michaels off! Michaels jumps back into Abel's guard.
Michaels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abel is keeping the position for now.
Abel wants to stand but Michaels is controlling the position.
Michaels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abel is keeping the position for now.
Michaels drops back looking for a leg! Abel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Abel manages to kick Michaels off! Michaels jumps back into Abel's guard.
Abel trying to strike off his back.
Abel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Michaels rushes Abel and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Abel won't allow it.
Michaels keeps control of Abel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Michaels fails to pull guard.
Michaels manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Abel wants to stand and escape but instead Michaels has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Michaels forces his way into half guard.
Michaels trying to mount his opponent but Abel defends it.
Abel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Michaels won't allow Abel to get back to his feet.
Abel is breathing heavily.
Abel can't keep his opponent in guard - Michaels advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Michaels is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Abel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Michaels.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Michaels is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Michaels throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Abel has his hands clasped together but Michaels breaks the hold and Abel is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Michaels!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shawn Michaels!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Dyrdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuey Ungar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ungar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paper Planes. Stuey Ungar has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Dyrdek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stuey Ungar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Ungar.
Ungar with a jab.
It looks like Robert Dyrdek has been cut.
Stuey Ungar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dyrdek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dyrdek blocks a head kick by Ungar.
Ungar is looking to slow Dyrdek down with leg kicks.
Dyrdek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A lazy left from Ungar finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dyrdek misses with a few strikes there.
Dyrdek is breathing heavily.
Dyrdek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crack! A monster head kick from Ungar and Dyrdek falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Ungar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stuey Ungar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between banger masher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael McCready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). masher's entrance music is yes. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, banger masher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael McCready!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
masher looks to land a combination but McCready avoids it well.
McCready with a nice cross.
masher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
masher passes McCready's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
masher passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
masher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
masher lands a nice shot to the head.
masher cracks McCready with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
masher softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and McCready is out cold! masher jumps to his feet and celebrates on the ropes with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). banger masher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marion Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore has chosen BOOT - Pepper as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwight Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marion Moore!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moore.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas drops Moore with a beautiful combination! Moore stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thomas is looking for the KO!
Moore is rocked!
It looks like Marion Moore has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Moore takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Thomas cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dwight Thomas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damon Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liquid Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone's entrance music is One Step Closer by Linkin Park. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damon Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liquid Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Rage slips under a jab from Stone.
Rage shoots for a double leg takedown but Stone sprawls well. He's pushed Rage's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rage throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rage is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Damon Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liquid Rage.
Rage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rage bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rage is trying to ground and pound but Stone uses the momentary lack of control by Rage to regain half guard.
Stone tries to roll over but Rage keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stone to regain full guard.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rage drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stone dives on top into guard.
Stone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stone lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rage can't do much from the bottom here.
Stone tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rage is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rage on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stone thows a huge punch but Rage dodges it nicely.
Stone drops an elbow to the side of Rage's head.
Stone tries to pass to full mount but Rage defends it.
Stone is thwarting Rage's attempts to control the position.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Rage is looking to control Stone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rage avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stone passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rage wants to control but Stone is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Stone.
Stone goes for an armbar but Rage turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rage.
Rage wants to stand and escape but instead Stone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Stone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rage tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Rage connects with a looping right hand.
Rage throws a push kick but Stone slaps the foot to one side.
Rage closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stone gets back to half guard.
Stone works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone has a closed guard, preventing Rage from standing up.
Stone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stone wants to sweep here but Rage controlling him for the moment.
Rage throws and elbow that misses. Stone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rage's guard. Nice move by Stone!
Rage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stone is controlling him.
Rage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Rage wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stone passes Rage's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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. Stone connects with a nice short shot to Rage's temple.
Stone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stone looks to land a strike but Rage avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Stone stands and throws Rage's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rage regains half guard, as Stone was trying to land strikes.
Ground and pound from Stone.
Stone working the head and body with strikes.
Stone 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to free his trapped foot but Rage is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rage wants to control but Stone is keeping busy.
Rage makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rage.
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
Damon Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stone working some strikes from top position.
Rage escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rage is breathing heavily.
Stone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Stone dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rage as he avoids it easily.
Rage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rage misses with a takedown
and Stone counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rage's guard now.
Rage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stone is one step ahead there.
Stone works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is thwarting Rage's attempts to control the position.
Rage punching from the bottom.
Stone thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rage to regain full guard.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Rage is retaining full guard.
Stone slips nicely into half guard.
Rage misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stone moves into full mount! Rage won't be happy about that!
Stone is landing with some decent strikes but Rage is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rage takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stone lands with some strikes.
Stone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rage can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rage regains half guard.
Rage is trying to control but can't.
Stone slips a nice elbow through Rage's hands, connecting with Rage's forehead.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stone thows a huge punch but Rage dodges it nicely.
Stone lands with a punch from half guard.
Rage moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a couple of digs.
Stone works over Rage with some ground and pound from guard.
Rage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.
Rage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stone stops Rage from standing up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stone postures up and lands a big shot to Rage's brow.
Stone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Rage blocks nicely.
Liquid Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rage has momentary wrist control but Stone slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone works over Rage with some ground and pound from guard.
Stone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rage is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rage has escaped and now he's on top!
Stone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rage controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damon Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damon Stone!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gomi Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Kennison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Let the Bodies Hit the Floor. Gomi Aoki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kenneth Kennison's chin.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gomi Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenneth Kennison!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kennison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kennison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aoki landing knees to the head.
Aoki landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aoki.
Kennison looks gassed!
Aoki connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Aoki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki drops Kennison with a big knee straight up the middle! Kennison is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kennison is rocked!
It looks like Kenneth Kennison has been cut.
Aoki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kennison is still on wobbly legs! Can Aoki finish him?
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kennison blocks it with crossed arms.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aoki misses with a knee strike.
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kennison seems to have recovered his senses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aoki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aoki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kennison's face.
Aoki landing knees to the head.
Aoki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kennison's face.
Aoki lands a big knee! That's hurt Kennison! Oh, he's all over the place! Aoki lands another knee that sends Kennison to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gomi Aoki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between emilio viagra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). viagra kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is do it. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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162 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, emilio viagra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Simpson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson slips under a jab.
viagra avoids a kick to the body.
viagra needs to keep his hands up - Simpson had a free shot at his head there.
viagra slips a jab from Simpson.
viagra lands with a hook. Simpson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Richard Simpson has been cut.
viagra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simpson.
Simpson misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Simpson misses.
Simpson lands with an overhand left.
viagra gets the takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by viagra.
Simpson prevents viagra from improving position.
viagra is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson is not content to let viagra control the position.
viagra lands a few punches from side control.
A big shot lands for viagra! That's hurt Simpson! Will he recover? viagra fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). emilio viagra!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kekoa Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artemio Akana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kekoa Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Artemio Akana!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai throws a hook but Akana avoids it easily.
Kai swings for the body but Akana moves out of range.
Akana lands an overhand right.
Kai looks to land a combination but Akana avoids it well.
Kai misses with a hook. Akana ducked under it nicely.
Kai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akana manages to avoid it.
Akana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kai.
Kai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akana.
Akana looks to land a combination. Kai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kai closes the distance and clinches up with Akana, looking for a takedown. Kai pushes Akana against the ropes but Akana circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kai misses with a low kick.
Kai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kai thows a body shot but no joy.
Akana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kai throws a lazy right hand but Akana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai slips under a jab.
Akana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kai's head.
Akana misses with a straight left.
Akana misses the shot to the body.
Kai tries to clinch up but Akana circles away and keeps his distance.
Kai misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Akana as Kai shoots in.
Akana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kai in his tracks.
Kai is rocked!
Akana takes one on the button.
Oh Kai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kai looks up at the clock. Bad move! Akana lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kai. Akana pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artemio Akana!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Terranova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einari Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Terranova!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Einari Kivi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kivi.
Terranova scores with a three punch combo!
Kivi misses with a takedown attempt - Terranova sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kivi swings for the body but Terranova moves out of range.
Terranova misses with an uppercut. Kivi saw that one coming.
Kivi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kivi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Terranova connects with a high kick.
Kivi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Terranova's waist but Terranova gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kivi off to one side.
Kivi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Terranova napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terranova is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kivi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kivi in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi trying to control the position but Terranova is working away.
Kivi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Terranova might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kivi landing a few strikes.
Kivi throwing strikes but Terranova manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kivi is looking for a sweep.
Terranova wants to control but Kivi is keeping him busy.
Terranova working the head with strikes.
Kivi is looking for a sweep.
Terranova is looking to take a break and control but Kivi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kivi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Terranova.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova trying to control the position but Kivi is working away.
Terranova working the ground and pound but Kivi is defending the strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kivi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Terranova tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Kivi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kivi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Terranova on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Terranova is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kivi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Terranova with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Terranova on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Terranova is pressing down on Kivi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Terranova avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Terranova can't keep his opponent in guard - Kivi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Terranova on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Terranova is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi winds up and cracks Terranova with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kivi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Terranova defending well though.
Kivi lands with a punch from half guard.
Kivi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Terranova!
Kivi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kivi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kivi cracks Terranova with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kivi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terranova is squirming around, avoiding Kivi's attempts to control the action.
Kivi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Terranova can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Einari Kivi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Terranova ducks straight into an uppercut from Kivi and tumbles to the canvas! It�s a flash knockdown though - Terranova manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Antonio Terranova has been cut.
Kivi slips nicely into half guard.
Kivi is looking to take a break and control but Terranova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kivi 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.
Terranova is staying active underneath Kivi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Terranova is looking to escape.
Kivi thows a huge punch but Terranova dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova is pressing down on Kivi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kivi throwing strikes from guard but Terranova blocks nicely.
Kivi wants to control from the top but Terranova keeps moving.
Kivi distracts Terranova with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kivi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kivi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Terranova's guard.
Terranova is in trouble now - Kivi has advanced to mount!
Kivi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Terranova can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kivi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Terranova is in a horrible position here. Kivi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kivi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Terranova can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kivi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kivi is landing with some decent strikes but Terranova is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kivi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kivi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kivi has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Terranova's face.
Terranova in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Terranova is in a horrible position here. Kivi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Terranova is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kivi lands a big elbow - Terranova is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Terranova is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Einari Kivi!
Einari Kivi is the new heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pispis Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leary's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dangermouse. Mark Leary has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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163 lbs
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Leary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pispis Maya!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leary.
Maya misses with an uppercut. Leary saw that one coming.
Leary scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Leary working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leary is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maya has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maya is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Leary asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Leary stands up and beckons Maya to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary shoots for a double leg takedown but Maya sprawls well. He's pushed Leary's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leary changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Maya looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Leary swings around for an armbar but Maya sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Leary's guard.
Maya wants to get up but he can't break Leary's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Leary looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leary throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leary is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leary pulls Maya in close to prevent any damage.
Leary is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maya wants to stand but Leary has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Leary working for a triangle but Maya defends it easily.
Maya got a little sloppy there for a moment and Leary has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maya has managed to get both his arms back between Leary's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leary has a closed guard, preventing Maya from standing up.
Leary is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maya is looking to stand up but Leary won't let him.
Leary is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maya defends well.
Leary has a closed guard, preventing Maya from standing up.
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.
Leary working a defensive guard here.
Maya wanted to stand there but Leary had control of the position.
Leary bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maya's guard.
Leary passes Maya's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Leary has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maya blocking the ground and pound.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Leary 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.
Maya misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leary is defended easily by Maya.
Leary changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maya tries to avoid it but Leary manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maya to the ground. Maya escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leary fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leary moves in looking to clinch but Maya pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maya throws a hook but Leary blocks it.
A punch combination from Maya misses.
Leary tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maya sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leary somewhat.
Leary closes the distance and clinches up with Maya, looking for a takedown. Leary pushes Maya against the ropes but Maya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maya throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Maya as Leary shoots in.
A swing and a miss from Maya.
Maya misses with a series of wild punches.
Maya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leary moves away.
Maya dips to his left and cracks Leary with an uppercut!
Maya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leary circles away quickly and effectively.
Leary keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leary tries for a takedown but Maya sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maya displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leary.
Maya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leary misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leary fails with a takedown attempt.
Maya throws a right and a left that Leary avoids nicely.
Leary takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pispis Maya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maya throws a shot from downtown. Leary moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leary changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maya tries to avoid it but Leary manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maya to the ground. Maya escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mark Leary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maya connects with the punch.
It looks like Mark Leary has been cut.
Maya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maya misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maya.
Leary slips a straight right by Maya.
Maya throws the left hand but Leary avoids the punch easily.
Leary misses with a takedown attempt - Maya sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maya misses with a hook. Leary ducked under it nicely.
Maya jabs Leary right on the nose. Leary blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maya misses with an uppercut. Leary saw that one coming.
Leary fails with the takedown.
Leary misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maya throws a hook to the side of Leary's head but Leary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leary sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pispis Maya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leary misses with a series of wild punches.
Maya throws a jab but it's blocked by Leary.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pispis Maya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Leary's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Maya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maya misses with a straight left.
Leary displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maya throws out the jab.
Leary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maya.
Maya stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maya wants it to stay on the feet.
Maya throws a series of punches but Leary moves out of range.
Leary feints and as Maya raises his hands in defense, Leary changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leary wants to control from the top but Maya keeps moving.
Leary wants to pass the guard but Maya is keeping the position.
Maya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leary wants to control from the top but Maya keeps moving.
Leary throwing strikes but missing.
Leary drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Maya dives on top into guard.
Leary is working an open guard so Maya takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Leary shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maya wants to stand and escape but Leary is having none of it.
Leary trying to control but Maya is working from the bottom.
Leary in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leary sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Maya wants to get back to his feet but Leary is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leary looking to pass the guard.
Leary trying to control the position from guard on top but Maya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leary. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maya just misses with a punch to the body.
Maya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leary stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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.
Leary doesn't manage to clinch there - Maya circles away.
Nice defenses there by Leary.
A jab lands there for Maya.
Leary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maya.
Maya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leary manages to avoid it.
Maya thows a body shot but no joy.
Leary tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maya swivels and escapes.
Maya throws a looping overhand right but Leary ducks down to avoid it.
Leary has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maya throws a series of punches but Leary avoids them all with ease.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mark Leary did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Mark Leary's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maya swings for the body but Leary moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Maya misses the target.
Maya throws out a loose jab but Leary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leary.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leary.
Maya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leary shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maya but Maya pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maya misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maya circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maya digs a good hook to Leary's body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Horrible takedown by Leary or perhaps it was just good defense by Maya which made him look bad.
Leary shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maya defends it nicely.
Leary takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maya.
Leary steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leary shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maya pinned against the cage. Maya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leary fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maya misses with a hook.
Maya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pispis Maya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maya misses with a looping left.
Nice sprawl there from Maya as Leary shoots in.
Maya is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Maya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leary fails to land the takedown.
Maya takes a swing at Leary's ribcage but misses.
Maya takes a swing at Leary's ribcage but misses.
Leary is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maya lands with a cross.
Maya looks to land a combination. Leary sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maya throws a lazy right hand but Leary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leary decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maya's guard.
Leary wants to pass the guard but Maya is keeping the position.
Leary wants to control from the top but Maya keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leary throws and elbow that misses. Maya uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leary's guard. Nice move by Maya!
Leary looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maya stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Leary shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maya as he avoids it easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pispis Maya dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mark Leary's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maya falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leary counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Leary is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maya is just riding it out for now. Leary eventually gives up the hold.
Maya is defending against the submission attempts here by Leary.
Leary thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maya's head.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maya doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Leary.
Leary is pressing down on Maya's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maya is holding on for now.
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.
Leary works his foot free and advances to mount.
Leary looking to finish with strikes here!
Maya avoids a series of strikes thrown by Leary.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leary can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maya is looking to escape.
Leary is really struggling to control Maya but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Maya is trying to stand but he's just given Leary his back.
Leary missing with strikes.
Leary misses with punches from the back.
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.
Leary controls the action.
Leary has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Maya is in real trouble here. Leary gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Maya is tapping out! Leary wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mark Leary!
Mark Leary retains his lightweight title!
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