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HCC 5: Threats & Promises PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Mc Donald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Matrikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matrikov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drake - Over. Ryan Mc Donald is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Mc Donald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Vladimir Matrikov!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matrikov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mc Donald might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Matrikov throwing shots but Mc Donald is blocking nicely.
Matrikov stops Mc Donald from getting back to his feet.
Mc Donald is looking to improve his position.
Mc Donald is staying active underneath Matrikov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Matrikov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mc Donald is trying to stand.
Mc Donald wants to improve his position but Matrikov is controlling well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matrikov fails with a takedown attempt.
Matrikov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Donald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mc Donald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matrikov's head.
It looks like Vladimir Matrikov has been cut.
Matrikov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mc Donald is trying to defend but Matrikov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Matrikov prevents Mc Donald from improving his position.
Matrikov passes to side control.
Matrikov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mc Donald knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Matrikov landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matrikov lands a nice forearm strike.
Mc Donald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matrikov on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mc Donald is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mc Donald could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Matrikov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Matrikov has hold of Mc Donald's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Mc Donald seems comfortable defending it but Matrikov has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Mc Donald is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Mc Donald is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Matrikov couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Matrikov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butch Abbas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Del Rio (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Butch Abbas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Del Rio!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbas throws a good cross that connects.
Abbas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Del Rio avoids the head kick by Abbas.
Abbas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Del Rio shoots for a takedown but Abbas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Del Rio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Del Rio dives in and grabs Abbas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abbas pushes down on Del Rio's head and hops out.
Del Rio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abbas jabs at Del Rio's body.
A combination from Abbas does no damage.
Abbas swinging wilding here.
Abbas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Del Rio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Del Rio wants to clinch up but Abbas keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Abbas misses.
Del Rio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abbas slaps away a takedown attempt from Del Rio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Butch Abbas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Del Rio.
Abbas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Del Rio.
Abbas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Del Rio.
Del Rio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abbas defends it nicely.
Del Rio looks gassed!
Del Rio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abbas defends it nicely.
Abbas looks to land a combination but Del Rio avoids it well.
Del Rio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abbas circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abbas!
Abbas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abbas lands the left hand.
Abbas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Del Rio's head.
Abbas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abbas looks to land a combination but Del Rio avoids it well.
Abbas moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Abbas throws a right hand that Del Rio ducks under and follows up with a left that Del Rio also avoids with ease.
Abbas lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abbas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Del Rio is trying desperately to land a takedown but Abbas is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Del Rio.
Abbas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abbas throws a combination that misses
and Del Rio counters with a shoot takedown. Abbas fights it but they end up in guard.
Abbas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Del Rio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Del Rio prevents Abbas from getting back to his feet.
Abbas trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Del Rio drops back, looking for a kneebar! Abbas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Abbas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Abbas!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Abbas wants to stand up but Del Rio has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Del Rio actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Rio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Del Rio is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Abbas rolls with it to try and escape but Del Rio cranks on the arm and Abbas is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junior Del Rio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Hasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxwell Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henri Hasu!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hasu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hasu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maxwell Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hasu throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hasu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hasu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but Hasu is having none of it.
Hasu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hasu avoids the head kick by Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Hasu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hasu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Hasu circles away.
Hasu circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasu throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown throws a head kick but Hasu moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hasu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hasu counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hasu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hasu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hasu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hasu counters with a one-two to the body.
Hasu swinging wilding here.
Hasu misses with a two punch combination.
Hasu misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasu tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown throws a head kick that Hasu semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hasu counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
Brown tries to clinch
and Hasu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Hasu does no damage.
Hasu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hasu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hasu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hasu misses with a few strikes there.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brown tries to clinch but Hasu moves away
and Hasu counters with a two punch combo.
Hasu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasu blocks the body kick.
Brown tries to clinch but Hasu moves away
and Hasu counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown tries to clinch
and Hasu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brown looks to clinch
and Hasu counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
Hasu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Hasu moves out of range easily.
Hasu throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown tries to clinch up
and Hasu counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hasu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hasu counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
Hasu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hasu counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hasu counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
Hasu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hasu misses with a double jab.
Hasu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Hasu.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hasu counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Hasu to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Hasu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hasu avoids a kick to the body.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Hasu is working the combinations to good effect here.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hasu counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Hasu to acknowledge the strikes.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hasu counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
Hasu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Hasu.
Brown throws a head kick but Hasu moves out of range.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Hasu.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hasu, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hasu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hasu breaks from the clinch.
Henri Hasu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown clinches but Hasu breaks the clinch
and Hasu counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Hasu to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasu throws a combination that misses
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown tries to clinch up
and Hasu counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hasu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brown wants to clinch
and Hasu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown looks to clinch
and Hasu counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Hasu to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Hasu moves out of range easily.
Hasu looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch
and Hasu counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Hasu moves out of range easily.
Brown wants to clinch
and Hasu counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Hasu to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hasu misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Hasu's shoulder, as Hasu tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Hasu fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown connects with a high kick.
Brown looks to clinch
and Hasu counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Hasu does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasu misses with a wild combination.
Hasu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the cage.
Hasu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown tries to clinch but Hasu moves away
and Hasu counters with a one-two to the body.
Hasu avoids the head kick by Brown.
Hasu throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Hasu.
Maxwell Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hasu counters with a two punch combo.
Brown clinches but Hasu breaks the clinch
and Hasu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown clinches but Hasu breaks the clinch
and Hasu counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown closes the distance but Hasu moves to the side
and Hasu counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown tries to clinch up
and Hasu counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hasu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hasu counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Hasu to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Hasu 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!
Hasu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Hasu.
Brown throws a nice head kick!
Hasu misses with a few strikes there.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hasu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hasu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Hasu counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Hasu to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hasu's efforts to push away.
Hasu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hasu misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hasu counters with a one-two to the body.
Hasu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hasu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hasu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hasu misses with a wild combination.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Hasu moves out of range easily.
Hasu avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown closes the distance but Hasu moves to the side
and Hasu counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Hasu moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasu moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown throws a head kick but Hasu moves out of range.
Hasu throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown throws a head kick but Hasu moves out of range.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Hasu moves out of range easily.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Hasu.
Hasu blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown tries to clinch but Hasu moves away
and Hasu counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hasu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown tries to clinch
and Hasu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch
and Hasu counters with a crisp one two that drops Brown! Hasu thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brown to his feet! Brown is in big trouble!
Brown is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hasu misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a head kick.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown closes the distance but Hasu moves to the side
and Hasu counters with a two punch combo.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Hasu lands a left and a right that send Brown crashing to the mat, dazed. Hasu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Maxwell Brown has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown closes the distance but Hasu moves to the side
and Hasu counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Brown falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Henri Hasu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Luimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saikosis Killzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Luimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Saikosis Killzie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luimes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Killzie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Luimes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Luimes drops back looking for a leg! Killzie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Killzie manages to kick Luimes off! Luimes jumps back into Killzie's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Killzie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Luimes drops back looking for a leg! Killzie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Killzie manages to kick Luimes off! Luimes jumps back into Killzie's guard.
Killzie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luimes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Luimes content to stall in guard here.
Luimes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Killzie manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Luimes has Killzie in his guard.
Luimes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Killzie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Killzie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Killzie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Killzie tries to free his leg and advance position but Luimes is retaining full guard.
Killzie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killzie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killzie tries to free his leg and advance position but Luimes is retaining full guard.
Killzie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Luimes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Killzie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Killzie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Killzie is stalling in the full guard.
Luimes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Luimes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Killzie trying to control the position from guard on top but Luimes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luimes looking for a guillotine here but Killzie defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Luimes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horrible takedown by Luimes or perhaps it was just good defense by Killzie which made him look bad.
Luimes slips a jab from Killzie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luimes shoots in and drives through. Killzie sprawls well.
Killzie throws a leg kick but Luimes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luimes shoots in and drives through. Killzie sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Luimes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luimes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Killzie defends it nicely.
Killzie lands with a kick to the temple. Luimes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Luimes has a takedown stuffed.
Richard Luimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luimes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Luimes lands in his opponent's guard.
Luimes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Luimes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luimes preventing the sweep.
Luimes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Killzie dives on top into guard.
Killzie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Killzie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Killzie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Killzie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luimes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Killzie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killzie looking to pass the guard.
Luimes is trying to control the position but Killzie postures up.
Killzie trying to control but Luimes is working from the bottom.
Luimes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luimes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Killzie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luimes working for a triangle but Killzie defends it easily.
Luimes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Killzie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Killzie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Killzie wants to pass the guard but Luimes is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Killzie content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saikosis Killzie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Killzie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Killzie throws a hook to the side of Luimes's head but Luimes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luimes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Luimes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Killzie has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Luimes but great work by Killzie.
Luimes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killzie controlling the position from side mount.
Luimes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Luimes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Luimes is looking for a sweep.
Killzie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Luimes is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Killzie instigates a clinch.
Killzie misses with a knee strike.
Killzie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luimes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luimes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luimes goes for a takedown attempt but Killzie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick misses from Killzie.
Richard Luimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luimes blocks a head kick by Killzie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killzie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luimes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Killzie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Luimes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luimes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Killzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luimes blocks a head kick by Killzie.
Killzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Killzie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Luimes wants to control but Killzie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luimes controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Killzie not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luimes moves into full guard.
Luimes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Killzie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saikosis Killzie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Killzie 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... Saikosis Killzie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grandmaster Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Castile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yip Man might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Angel Castile enters the cage!
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149 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grandmaster Yip Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angel Castile!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castile throws a head kick that half lands.
A combination from Yip Man does no damage.
Grandmaster Yip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yip Man moves into the clinch successfully.
Yip Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Castile breaks from the clinch.
Castile throws a head kick that misses.
Castile looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yip Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yip Man closes the distance and clinches.
Castile content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Castile wants a takedown.
Castile keeps control of Yip Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yip Man wants to break free but Castile has control.
Castile drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yip Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Castile is trying to break the clinch but Yip Man is controlling him.
Castile 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castile tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grandmaster Yip Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Castile.
Castile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yip Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castile looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Castile is trying to control. Yip Man wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Castile missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Castile not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Castile throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yip Man is trying to stand back up but Castile is controlling him
Castile missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Castile is looking for a kimura here.
Castile looks gassed!
Castile is looking to stall here but Yip Man recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yip Man moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yip Man moves out of range as Castile throws a body kick.
Castile takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yip Man throws a right hand that Castile ducks under and follows up with a left that Castile also avoids with ease.
Castile dives in and grabs Yip Man's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yip Man pushes down on Castile's head and hops out.
Yip Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castile swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yip Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castile is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yip Man.
It looks like Angel Castile has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Yip Man.
Yip Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castile.
Yip Man wants to clinch up but Castile keeps it at a distance.
Yip Man displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yip Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yip Man throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Castile on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yip Man misses with a wild combination.
Castile tries to keep at a distance but Yip Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
Castile is looking to break free of the clinch but Yip Man has double underhooks.
Castile looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yip Man tries to break free but Castile pushes him back against the cage.
Castile wants to break free but Yip Man has control.
Yip Man is trying to break the clinch but Castile has him pressed against the cage.
Yip Man is trying to force a seperation but Castile has the dominant position.
Yip Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Castile has double underhooks.
Yip Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
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.
Castile is trying to break the clinch but Yip Man has him pressed against the cage.
Yip Man breaks the clinch.
Yip Man throws a right hand that Castile ducks under and follows up with a left that Castile also avoids with ease.
Grandmaster Yip Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castile throws a head kick but Yip Man moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yip Man!
Yip Man moves in looking to clinch but Castile pushes him off.
Castile lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castile with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yip Man to score with a decent uppercut.
Yip Man tries to clinch but Castile is having none of it.
Yip Man misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Yip Man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Yip Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yip Man is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yip Man slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Castile.
Castile lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castile.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grandmaster Yip Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angel Castile's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yip Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castile.
Yip Man tries to clinch up.
Castile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yip Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castile wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castile tries to circle away but Yip Man has him pinned against the cage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Castile has eaten all the pies!
Castile breaks the clinch.
Castile throws a head kick that misses.
Castile avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yip Man moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castile throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Castile is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yip Man working hard to break the clinch.
Castile has Yip Man pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yip Man manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Castile is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yip Man blocks a jab.
Yip Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Castile swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castile scores with a spinning back kick!
Yip Man moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yip Man tries to clinch up but Castile circles away and keeps his distance.
Yip Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yip Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yip Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yip Man has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Castile.
Yip Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yip Man tries to clinch there but Castile circles away.
Yip Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Yip Man tries to clinch but Castile is having none of it.
Castile misses with an attempted mid kick.
Castile connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Castile swinging wilding here.
Castile misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castile keeps the fight on the outside.
Yip Man wants to clinch up but Castile keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yip Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castile misses with a few strikes there.
Grandmaster Yip Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castile circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castile throws a head kick that misses.
Yip Man avoids the head kick by Castile.
Castile tries a head kick but it misses.
Castile shoots in for a takedown but Yip Man shows good takedown defense.
Grandmaster Yip Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Castile.
Yip Man moves into the clinch.
Yip Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castile throws a head kick but Yip Man moves out of range.
Castile avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castile misses with a head kick.
Yip Man cracks a nice hook into Castile's ribs.
Grandmaster Yip Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Yip Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castile gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yip Man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yip Man has Castile pressed against the cage, preventing Castile from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castile misses with an elbow over the top.
Yip Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yip Man moves in looking to clinch but Castile pushes him off.
Castile throws a head kick that misses.
Yip Man is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good leg kick by Castile there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yip Man tries to clinch up but Castile circles away and keeps his distance.
Castile thumps Yip Man with a low kick.
Yip Man is looking to clinch.
Castile throws out a loose jab but Yip Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castile tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Castile.
Yip Man moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Castile tries to land a leg kick but Yip Man saw it coming and moves away.
Yip Man throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man tries to clinch but Castile moves out of range.
Yip Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yip Man darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yip Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yip Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Castile swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castile throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yip Man scores with a sloppy right hand. Castile should have avoided that one.
Yip Man wants to clinch.
Castile takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yip Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yip Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yip Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Castile swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castile moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castile tries a head kick but it misses.
Castile keeps the fight on the outside.
Yip Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grandmaster Yip Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Angel Castile's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yip Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Castile circles away.
Yip Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castile throws a body kick that misses.
Castile will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yip Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yip Man moves into range and clinches up with Castile.
Castile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yip Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castile, pushing him back against the cage.
Castile wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yip Man avoids the head kick by Castile.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yip Man wants to clinch.
Yip Man tries to clinch but Castile moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yip Man works over Castile's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Castile.
Castile keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip Man tries to clinch but Castile moves out of range.
Yip Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Castile.
Yip Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Yip Man scores with a four punch combination!
Castile throws out a loose jab but Yip Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yip Man wants to clinch up but Castile keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castile.
Yip Man works over Castile's head and body with a nice combination.
Castile misses with a body kick.
Castile shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Castile was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yip Man tries to hold on but Castile pushes him away.
Castile throwing strikes but Yip Man recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Yip Man regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grandmaster Yip Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castile trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yip Man's guard.
Castile must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Castile looking to sit in guard and control but Yip Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yip Man gets to his feet. Castile looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Yip Man sizes up Castile with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Castile smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castile has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Castile throws a head kick but Yip Man moves out of range.
Castile throws a head kick but Yip Man moves out of range.
Castile tries a head kick but it misses.
Yip Man gets a clinch.
Castile has Yip Man pressed against the cage, preventing Yip Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man has Castile pressed against the cage, preventing Castile from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yip Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castile scores with a leg kick.
Yip Man blocks a head kick by Castile.
Castile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yip Man throws a right hand that Castile ducks under and follows up with a left that Castile also avoids with ease.
Castile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yip Man works Castile's body with a nice hook.
Yip Man displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yip Man wants to clinch.
Yip Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yip Man connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from Castile.
Castile misses with a jab, cross combination.
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.
Yip Man lands with a hook. Castile tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yip Man has managed to clinch.
Yip Man has Castile pressed against the cage, preventing Castile from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yip Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
Castile wants to land a leg kick but Yip Man is out of range.
Castile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yip Man moves in looking to clinch but Castile pushes him off.
Yip Man wants to clinch up but Castile keeps it at a distance.
Castile avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yip Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castile misses with a body kick.
Yip Man moves into the clinch successfully.
Castile tries to break free but Yip Man pushes him back against the cage.
Angel Castile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castile can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grandmaster Yip Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yip Man, 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... Grandmaster Yip Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abel Dziuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abel Dziuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz tries to clinch up but Dziuk circles away and keeps his distance.
Dziuk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dziuk sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dziuk pushing down on Ortiz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dziuk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ortiz defends it well.
Ortiz is looking to improve his position.
Ortiz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dziuk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is not content to let Dziuk control the position.
Ortiz gets back to full guard.
Dziuk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dziuk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dziuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Ortiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ortiz is on top in guard.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Dziuk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dziuk pulls Ortiz in close to his closed guard and prevents Ortiz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz is looking to advance position but Dziuk has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dziuk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ortiz is working to get back to half guard.
Ortiz trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dziuk controlling from mount.
Dziuk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dziuk thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dziuk avoids the attempt from Ortiz to control.
Dziuk goes for an armbar but Ortiz turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ortiz.
Dziuk keeping full guard, as Ortiz tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Dziuk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dziuk has a takedown stuffed.
Ortiz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dziuk shoots for a takedown but Ortiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dziuk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ortiz tries to avoid it but Dziuk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ortiz to the ground. Ortiz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Dziuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dziuk shoots for a double leg takedown but Ortiz sprawls well. He's pushed Dziuk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Ortiz as Dziuk shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Ortiz or perhaps it was just good defense by Dziuk which made him look bad.
Dziuk slaps away a takedown attempt from Ortiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dziuk blocks a low kick nicely.
Abel Dziuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dziuk is fending him off so far but Ortiz persists. Nope, Dziuk circles away and we're back to standing.
Dziuk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dziuk is looking for a kimura but Ortiz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dziuk to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to control but can't.
Ortiz is defending against the submission attempts here by Dziuk.
Ortiz is trying to stand back up but Dziuk is controlling him
Dziuk trying to control the action but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Ortiz is looking to improve his position.
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.
Dziuk not doing much here.
Ortiz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dziuk shoots in and bounces Ortiz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dziuk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortiz is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk stops Ortiz from standing up.
Dziuk wants to pass the guard but Ortiz is keeping the position.
Ortiz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dziuk controls the pace.
Dziuk postures up.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Dziuk tries to pass.
Dziuk wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dziuk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Ortiz working a defensive guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ortiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dziuk tries for a takedown but Ortiz circles away easily
and Ortiz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ortiz.
Ortiz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dziuk is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ortiz to the mat. Ortiz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dziuk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dziuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dziuk stops Ortiz from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Dziuk dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dziuk misses with a takedown
and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dziuk controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dziuk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but Dziuk defending well.
Ortiz working over Dziuk with some ground and pound. Dziuk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dziuk is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ortiz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ortiz's back!
Dziuk is riding his opponent, not letting Ortiz buck him off.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Dziuk just sinks the hooks in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dziuk is persistently looking for the submission but Ortiz is defending it well.
Ortiz wants to escape the position.
Dziuk has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ortiz has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Dziuk is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to get back to his feet but Dziuk is in full control for now.
Dziuk tightening his grip on Ortiz, looking for the choke.
Dziuk trying to control.
Ortiz is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz breaks Dziuk's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dziuk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dziuk looking for a guillotine from mount but Ortiz is having none of it.
Dziuk goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ortiz turns into him and now he's in Dziuk's guard.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dziuk is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Dziuk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ortiz trying to hold on to Dziuk's head to control him but Dziuk postures up.
Dziuk not doing much here.
Dan Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abel Dziuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abel Dziuk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dziuk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ortiz is just riding it out for now. Dziuk eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Dziuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dziuk, 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... Abel Dziuk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francis Featherstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Vladinascov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francis Featherstone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Featherstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oleg Vladinascov!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Featherstone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vladinascov, pushing him back against the cage.
Vladinascov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vladinascov wants a takedown but no success here.
Featherstone jumps guard.
Vladinascov is pushing down on Featherstone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Featherstone is fighting to maintain full guard but Vladinascov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vladinascov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Featherstone defends it well.
Featherstone is looking to control Vladinascov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Featherstone avoid being mounted?
Featherstone tries to get to full guard but Vladinascov has control of the leg.
Vladinascov blocks the strikes from Featherstone.
Featherstone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Featherstone wants to control but Vladinascov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Featherstone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vladinascov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Featherstone looking to control.
Vladinascov working some strikes from top position.
Vladinascov trying to control but Featherstone is working from the bottom.
Featherstone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vladinascov is controlling him.
Vladinascov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vladinascov forces his way into half guard.
Vladinascov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Featherstone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vladinascov.
Featherstone is looking to improve his position.
Featherstone trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Featherstone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Featherstone tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Vladinascov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vladinascov throwing shots but Featherstone is blocking nicely.
Featherstone flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Featherstone misses with a wild combination.
Vladinascov tries to clinch but Featherstone is having none of it.
Vladinascov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vladinascov showed some decent athleticism there.
Featherstone pushes Vladinascov off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladinascov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vladinascov is looking to advance position but Featherstone won't allow it.
Featherstone misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Featherstone gets back to full guard.
Featherstone keeping full guard, as Vladinascov tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Featherstone working for a triangle but Vladinascov defends it easily.
Featherstone pushes Vladinascov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Featherstone tries to clinch up
and Vladinascov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vladinascov moves in looking to clinch but Featherstone pushes him off.
Featherstone misses with a head kick.
Vladinascov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Francis Featherstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Vladinascov.
Featherstone wants to clinch but Vladinascov slips to the side
and Vladinascov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Featherstone controls Vladinascov momentarily but Vladinascov frees himself.
Featherstone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Featherstone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Featherstone trying to control the action but Vladinascov is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Vladinascov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Featherstone has his takedown stuffed
and Vladinascov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Featherstone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vladinascov manages to get himself to full guard.
Vladinascov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Featherstone is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vladinascov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Featherstone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Featherstone scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Featherstone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vladinascov holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vladinascov is on top in guard.
Featherstone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vladinascov!
Vladinascov wants to hold on but Featherstone pushes him away.
Featherstone with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Featherstone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Featherstone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vladinascov is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladinascov wants to control but Featherstone is having none of it.
Featherstone moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Vladinascov has worked his arm free - good work by Vladinascov!
Vladinascov is trying to get back to half guard.
Featherstone moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Featherstone in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Vladinascov wants to control but Featherstone postures up.
Featherstone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vladinascov can't do much from the bottom here.
Vladinascov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vladinascov is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Featherstone throws a sloppy head kick and Vladinascov moves out of range easily.
Featherstone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vladinascov counters with a stiff right hand.
Vladinascov gets a takedown into half guard.
Vladinascov trying to mount his opponent but Featherstone defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Featherstone is trying to maintain the position but Vladinascov is very close to passing his half guard.
Featherstone manages to get to full guard.
Featherstone 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.
Vladinascov distracts Featherstone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Featherstone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Featherstone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Vladinascov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vladinascov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Featherstone!
Featherstone tries to hold on but Vladinascov pushes him away.
Vladinascov trying to control but Featherstone is having none of it.
Vladinascov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Featherstone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Featherstone working to try and regain half guard.
Vladinascov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Featherstone manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Featherstone is trying to control Vladinascov's posture but Vladinascov avoids it.
Vladinascov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Featherstone throws a right hand that Vladinascov ducks under and follows up with a left that Vladinascov also avoids with ease.
Featherstone closes the distance and clinches.
Vladinascov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Featherstone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Featherstone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Featherstone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vladinascov.
Vladinascov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Featherstone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Francis Featherstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Vladinascov.
Featherstone is pressed up against the cage. Vladinascov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Featherstone down to the mat. Featherstone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Featherstone tries for a takedown but Vladinascov circles away easily
and Vladinascov counters with a shoot takedown. Featherstone fights it but they end up in guard.
Featherstone doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Vladinascov won't allow Featherstone to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Featherstone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vladinascov!
Featherstone lands a heavy elbow.
Featherstone lands a heavy elbow.
Featherstone unloading with bombs!
Featherstone trying to control but Vladinascov is having none of it.
Featherstone unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladinascov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Featherstone.
Featherstone controlling from the full mount.
Featherstone lands a heavy elbow.
Featherstone working for a submission but Vladinascov is keeping him at bay.
Featherstone avoids the attempt from Vladinascov to control.
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.
Vladinascov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vladinascov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vladinascov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Featherstone controlling the position easily from mount.
Vladinascov working to try and regain half guard.
Francis Featherstone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oleg Vladinascov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Featherstone moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Vladinascov has worked his arm free - good work by Vladinascov!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Francis Featherstone.
I think Vladinascov 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... Oleg Vladinascov!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Mcdough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Lewis (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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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Douglas Mcdough!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Doug Lewis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdough avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Mcdough circles away.
Mcdough keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Mcdough avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Mcdough circles away.
Lewis wants to clinch up but Mcdough keeps it at a distance.
Lewis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcdough has managed to clinch.
Mcdough manages to break the clinch.
Lewis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcdough counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcdough.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcdough is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lewis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcdough's brow.
Mcdough is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mcdough.
Mcdough managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Mcdough breaks the clinch.
Lewis tries to clinch but Mcdough moves away
and Mcdough counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcdough avoids the damage to the body.
Mcdough looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcdough on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcdough is trying to break the clinch but Lewis is controlling him.
Mcdough is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lewis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mcdough avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the cage.
Mcdough blocks the elbow strike.
Mcdough taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
Mcdough breaks the clinch.
Lewis clinches but Mcdough breaks the clinch
and Mcdough counters with a stiff right hand.
Lewis tries to clinch up
and Mcdough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Doug Lewis has been cut.
Lewis tries to clinch up
and Mcdough counters by clinching up.
Lewis misses with an elbow strike.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcdough avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
Lewis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the temple.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with an elbow over the top.
Mcdough tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Mcdough has had enough of the clinch but Lewis keeps him there for the moment.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcdough avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Mcdough to work.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcdough jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mcdough's guard.
Lewis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mcdough throws a couple of heel strikes.
Mcdough controlling Lewis's posture.
Lewis wants to stand but Mcdough is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mcdough is looking for a triangle but Lewis pushes his legs off easily.
Mcdough will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mcdough is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdough looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcdough, not yet.
Mcdough wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mcdough is proving hard to escape from.
Mcdough knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lewis on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mcdough holds on and takes a little breather.
Mcdough looking to control.
Lewis is looking to stand up but Mcdough won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lewis wants to clinch
and Mcdough moves into the clinch.
Mcdough on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but Mcdough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mcdough is trying to break the clinch but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lewis lands a damaging elbow.
Mcdough dodges an elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcdough's defenses.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lewis lands a nice elbow.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but Mcdough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mcdough avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the cage.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but Mcdough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lewis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcdough lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lewis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Mcdough dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Lewis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lewis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcdough moves into the clinch.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcdough avoids the damage to the body.
Mcdough dodges an elbow strike from Lewis.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from Lewis.
Lewis misses with an elbow strike.
Lewis lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcdough won't want to take too many of those.
Lewis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike.
Mcdough avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the cage.
Mcdough has had enough of the clinch but Lewis keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lewis.
Mcdough trying to control the position but instead, Lewis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mcdough into the cage.
Mcdough blocks the elbow strike.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lewis misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcdough is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Lewis.
Mcdough blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis misses with an elbow strike.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but Mcdough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lewis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lewis throws an elbow but misses.
Lewis lands an elbow inside that Mcdough shrugs off.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcdough is defending well for now.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike.
Lewis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcdough's efforts to push away.
Mcdough working aggressively here.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcdough in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lewis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcdough's brow.
Mcdough blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcdough is defending well for now.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcdough on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Lewis.
Lewis lands an elbow that stopped Mcdough in his tracks for a moment.
Mcdough avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Mcdough is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mcdough wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lewis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcdough's defenses.
Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis prevents Mcdough from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lewis throws an elbow but misses.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but Mcdough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the temple.
Lewis lands an elbow inside.
Lewis misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lewis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcdough's brow.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but Mcdough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lewis lands an elbow that stopped Mcdough in his tracks for a moment.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcdough avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the cage.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Doug Lewis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mcdough avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lewis.
Mcdough blocks the elbow strike.
Mcdough managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Lewis misses with an elbow strike.
Mcdough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lewis avoiding damage as Mcdough throws knees to the body.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike.
Lewis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcdough's efforts to push away.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.
Mcdough on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Mcdough stalling the fight.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcdough.
Lewis lands an elbow that stopped Mcdough in his tracks for a moment.
Mcdough is trying to stall.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lewis lands an elbow inside that Mcdough shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doug Lewis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mcdough keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mcdough counters with a two punch combo.
Mcdough circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mcdough counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mcdough takes the fight into the clinch.
Mcdough manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mcdough dodges an elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcdough avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Mcdough.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lewis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lewis lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lewis throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis lands an elbow inside that Mcdough shrugs off.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcdough is defending well for now.
Lewis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lewis lands a nice elbow.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike.
Mcdough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mcdough moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lewis throws an elbow but misses.
Lewis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcdough is trying to break free.
Lewis lands a damaging elbow.
Lewis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but Mcdough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mcdough breaks from the clinch.
Lewis clinches but Mcdough breaks the clinch
and Mcdough counters with a three punch combo that has Lewis backing up. Lewis nods at Mcdough to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcdough counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcdough.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lewis lands a damaging elbow.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lewis working Mcdough over with knees to the body.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcdough is defending well for now.
Lewis lands a nice elbow.
Mcdough avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mcdough can't break the clinch.
Lewis lands a nice elbow.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
Mcdough avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
Mcdough with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lewis lands an elbow inside.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lewis throws an elbow but misses.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lewis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcdough's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands an elbow that stopped Mcdough in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Mcdough's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lewis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcdough's brow.
Lewis lands an elbow just above Mcdough 's eye.
Mcdough looking to stall.
Mcdough avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Lewis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcdough avoids it.
Mcdough wants to get back to striking at distance but Lewis won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mcdough trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.
Lewis lands a nice elbow.
Lewis lands a nice elbow.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
Lewis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lewis lands an elbow just above Mcdough 's eye.
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.
Lewis lands a damaging elbow.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mcdough with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mcdough avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
Mcdough managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcdough is defending well for now.
Mcdough tries to break free but Lewis pushes him back against the cage.
Lewis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lewis scores a nice knee to the body.
Mcdough missing with knees to the body.
Come on Mcdough - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
Mcdough drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lewis wants to clinch but Mcdough slips to the side
and Mcdough counters by moving into the clinch.
Lewis lands an elbow just above Mcdough 's eye.
Mcdough is working for takedown but Lewis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lewis misses with an elbow over the top.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lewis obliges.
Mcdough working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Douglas Mcdough did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Doug Lewis'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.
Mcdough cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lewis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcdough counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mcdough trying to control the position but instead, Lewis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mcdough into the cage.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcdough managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but Mcdough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lewis misses with an elbow over the top.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lewis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcdough's brow.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike.
Mcdough blocks the elbow strike.
Mcdough avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdough blocks the elbow strike.
Lewis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mcdough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcdough shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mcdough seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lewis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdough is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lewis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lewis pushes Mcdough off looking to stand but Mcdough dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lewis lands a damaging elbow.
Lewis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcdough's defenses.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcdough blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Mcdough's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike.
Mcdough wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcdough softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lewis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lewis has Mcdough pressed against the cage, preventing Mcdough from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.
Lewis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mcdough avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
Mcdough stalls.
Lewis lands an elbow that stopped Mcdough in his tracks for a moment.
Mcdough is trying to break free.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but Mcdough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mcdough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcdough blocks the elbow strike.
Lewis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mcdough working hard to break the clinch.
Mcdough avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mcdough blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcdough blocks the elbow strike.
Mcdough can't break the clinch.
Mcdough works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mcdough tries to circle away but Lewis has him pinned against the cage.
Mcdough avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Lewis.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcdough's defenses.
Mcdough avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis lands a damaging elbow.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice elbow from Lewis.
Lewis stops a takedown attempt from Mcdough.
Lewis misses with an elbow strike.
Mcdough avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
Mcdough avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the cage.
Mcdough is trying to force a seperation but Lewis has the dominant position.
Mcdough wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
Mcdough wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lewis lands an elbow that stopped Mcdough in his tracks for a moment.
Lewis lands an elbow inside that Mcdough shrugs off.
Mcdough blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcdough throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mcdough blocks the elbow strike.
Lewis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcdough's defenses.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lewis lands an elbow just above Mcdough 's eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcdough wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis lands an elbow that stopped Mcdough in his tracks for a moment.
Mcdough wants a takedown but no success here.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lewis lands a nice elbow.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Mcdough had his way with Doug Lewis in that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Lewis'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!
Mcdough has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lewis lands an elbow inside.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcdough on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcdough avoids it.
Lewis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mcdough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcdough managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Lewis lands a damaging elbow.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mcdough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcdough wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lewis lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcdough won't want to take too many of those.
Lewis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcdough's defenses.
Lewis lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcdough won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.
Lewis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mcdough wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lewis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcdough's brow.
Mcdough blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is pressed up against the cage. Mcdough has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lewis down to the mat. Lewis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lewis tries to clinch but Mcdough moves away
and Mcdough counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lewis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcdough's brow.
Mcdough dodges an elbow strike from Lewis.
Knees to the body from Lewis.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcdough avoids it.
Mcdough has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcdough is trying to break the clinch but Lewis is controlling him.
Mcdough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcdough on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcdough's defenses.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcdough avoids the damage to the body.
Mcdough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcdough managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Mcdough blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcdough tries to break free but Lewis pushes him back against the cage.
Mcdough content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mcdough avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Mcdough dodges an elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis misses with an elbow over the top.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lewis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcdough's brow.
Lewis lands a damaging elbow.
Lewis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mcdough tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lewis smiles and moves away.
Lewis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcdough counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike.
Mcdough slowing the pace effectively.
Mcdough has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcdough is trying to break free.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mcdough avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the cage.
Mcdough has had enough of the clinch but Lewis keeps him there for the moment.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lewis.
Lewis keeps control of Mcdough as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mcdough tries to break free but Lewis pushes him back against the cage.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lewis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcdough's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but Mcdough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mcdough looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lewis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcdough's brow.
Mcdough avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lewis obliges.
Mcdough stalls.
Mcdough avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lewis throws an elbow but misses.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the temple.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lewis lands an elbow inside.
Mcdough avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis misses with an elbow over the top.
Mcdough blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Mcdough dodges an elbow strike from Lewis.
Mcdough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doug Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mcdough circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mcdough counters by clinching up.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mcdough wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mcdough looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Mcdough. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the temple.
Lewis lands a nice knee to the body.
Mcdough takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcdough dodges an elbow strike from Lewis.
Mcdough managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mcdough.
Mcdough fails to pull guard.
Lewis misses with an elbow over the top.
Mcdough dodges an elbow strike from Lewis.
Doug Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Douglas Mcdough is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mcdough 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 48:47
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Douglas Mcdough!
Douglas Mcdough is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Cotes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cotes comes to the cage accompanied by Victory. Tatum has chosen my own summer - deftones as his entrance music. 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean Cotes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chance Tatum!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tatum did well to prevent Cotes getting side control.
Cotes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cotes tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tatum controls his leg.
Cotes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tatum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cotes.
Cotes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cotes gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Cotes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tatum's head backwards.
Tatum fails with the takedown
and Cotes scores with a counter punch that sends Tatum to the canvas! Cotes smells blood - he's punishing Tatum with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Tatum has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Cotes!
Sean Cotes is the new welterweight champion!
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