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CWFL 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mcpeeny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norm Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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188 cm
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230 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Mcpeeny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Norm Bates!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bates throws the left hand but Mcpeeny avoids the punch easily.
Mcpeeny dives in and grabs Bates's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bates pushes down on Mcpeeny's head and hops out.
Bates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bates circles away.
Mcpeeny misses the jab.
Mcpeeny moves out of range as Bates strikes.
Mcpeeny tries to close the distance and clinch but Bates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcpeeny shoots in looking for a takedown. Bates tries to sprawl out of it but Mcpeeny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bates manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Mcpeeny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcpeeny with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bates to score with a decent uppercut.
Bates stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcpeeny. Mcpeeny gets slowly back to his feet.
Bates thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates misses with a two punch combination.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcpeeny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcpeeny has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcpeeny using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bates wants to break free but Mcpeeny has control.
Mcpeeny with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny working Bates over with knees to the body.
Bates looks gassed!
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bates's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates wants to break free but Mcpeeny has control.
Bates tries to circle away but Mcpeeny has him pinned against the ropes.
Bates is trying to force a seperation but Mcpeeny has the dominant position.
Mcpeeny landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mcpeeny connects with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bates takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bates takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Mcpeeny.
Bates takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny lands a good knee to the midsection. Bates won't want to take too many of those.
Mcpeeny stalling.
Mcpeeny keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bates's efforts to push away.
Mcpeeny gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bates fails to pull guard.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcpeeny landing knees to the head.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow that stopped Bates in his tracks for a moment.
Bates has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mcpeeny is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mcpeeny lands a damaging elbow.
Mcpeeny connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bates's face.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bates's defenses.
Mcpeeny lands a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bates takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bates tries to score a body lock takedown but Mcpeeny shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mcpeeny with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow.
Bates tries to break free but Mcpeeny pushes him back against the ropes.
Mcpeeny with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bates's defenses.
Bates takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcpeeny prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bates tries to break the clinch but Mcpeeny is controlling the position.
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcpeeny unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mcpeeny utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bates wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcpeeny with a knee to the head.
Bates wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bates can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bates's defenses.
Bates tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mcpeeny lands a knee to the body.
Bates tries to pull guard but Mcpeeny holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bates drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bates manages to pull guard.
Mcpeeny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcpeeny with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcpeeny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mcpeeny throws a big right hand that misses.
Mcpeeny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mcpeeny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bates works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bates looking for a sweep. Not yet Bates, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mcpeeny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcpeeny clinches up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mcpeeny dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mcpeeny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bates shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mcpeeny pinned against the cage. Mcpeeny gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bates with a poor takedown
and Mcpeeny counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bates's guard now.
Mcpeeny tries to stand but Bates is controlling from the bottom.
Mcpeeny is looking to work some ground and pound but Bates has wrist control.
Mcpeeny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bates's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcpeeny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates trying to control the position.
Mcpeeny throws a big right hand that misses.
Mcpeeny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mcpeeny passes Bates's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mcpeeny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bates's head.
Mcpeeny is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bates doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bates defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bates getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bates tries a head kick but it misses.
Bates looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mcpeeny slips a straight right by Bates.
Some wild striking there from Bates.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny closes the distance and clinches.
Mcpeeny gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mcpeeny prevents Bates from breaking the clinch.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow.
Bates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bates throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcpeeny's waist but Mcpeeny gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bates off to one side.
James Mcpeeny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norm Bates.
Bates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bates throws a sloppy head kick
and Mcpeeny moves into the clinch.
Bates tries to break the clinch but Mcpeeny is controlling the position.
Bates tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mcpeeny obliges.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow.
Mcpeeny connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bates's face.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mcpeeny.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcpeeny lands a damaging elbow.
Bates takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bates is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bates is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcpeeny finish him?
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside.
Mcpeeny is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bates seems to have recovered his senses.
Mcpeeny scores a nice knee to the body.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcpeeny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bates can do to turn this around?
Bates is trying to break the clinch but Mcpeeny is controlling him.
Bates takes an elbow to the temple.
Bates wants a takedown.
Bates takes an elbow to the forehead.
James Mcpeeny has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bates takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcpeeny connects with a knee to the head.
Bates tries to break the clinch but Mcpeeny is controlling the position.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow that stopped Bates in his tracks for a moment.
Mcpeeny unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bates has Mcpeeny pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Mcpeeny manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mcpeeny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bates is trying to break the clinch but Mcpeeny is controlling him.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bates wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcpeeny has him pressed against the ropes.
Mcpeeny unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bates takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bates tries to circle away but Mcpeeny has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mcpeeny dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mcpeeny closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mcpeeny throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bates managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mcpeeny creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bates sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mcpeeny tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bates managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mcpeeny.
Bates is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcpeeny creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bates sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bates looks to land a left hand but Mcpeeny moved out of range nicely.
Bates throws a combination that misses
and Mcpeeny counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mcpeeny connects with a nice short shot to Bates's temple.
Bates avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcpeeny.
Bates keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcpeeny throwing shots but Bates is blocking nicely.
Mcpeeny winds up and cracks Bates with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Mcpeeny is going to stand back up.
Bates avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bates's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bates.
Bates throws a hook but Mcpeeny avoids it easily.
James Mcpeeny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bates shoots in for a double leg but Mcpeeny sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bates tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bates misses with a head kick.
Mcpeeny comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcpeeny counters by moving into the clinch.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow that stopped Bates in his tracks for a moment.
Bates takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcpeeny prevents the takedown attempt.
Bates is trying to break free.
Mcpeeny landing knees to the body.
Bates takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow just above Bates 's eye.
It looks like Norm Bates has been cut.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bates's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow.
Mcpeeny scores with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Bates - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Mcpeeny, and another! Bates is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). James Mcpeeny!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ian Morgan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with William Cooper's chin.
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175 lbs
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22
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Morgan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cooper circles away.
Cooper looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morgan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morgan has his feet on Cooper's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nice takedown defense from Cooper. No joy for Morgan on that attempt.
Cooper lands a big uppercut and Morgan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Morgan looks OK. Cooper waves Morgan back to his feet!
Morgan is rocked!
It looks like Ian Morgan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan shoots in but Cooper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
William Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Morgan.
Cooper clinches.
Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Cooper looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morgan is still in real trouble! Can Cooper finish him?
Cooper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morgan is proving hard to escape from.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
Cooper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cooper got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morgan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cooper has managed to get both his arms back between Morgan's legs - danger averted.
Morgan looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cooper postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morgan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cooper, into his guard.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Cooper.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Cooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgan on the ground.
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.
Cooper scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Morgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooper lands a left and a right that send Morgan crashing to the mat, dazed. Cooper thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cooper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morgan sprawls well initially but Cooper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cooper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morgan 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.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cooper is working away from the top position though.
Cooper wants to control but Morgan is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to work for an arm triangle but Morgan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Morgan wants to control but Cooper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cooper trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
Cooper is looking for a kimura here.
Morgan punching from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morgan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cooper's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Morgan tries to kick Cooper off but Cooper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is looking to control Cooper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?
Cooper wants to stand but Morgan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ian Morgan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cooper's waist but Cooper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side.
Cooper lands a high kick!
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That has opened up Ian Morgan's cut even more.
A jab from Cooper does it's job there.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Morgan has eaten all the pies!
Cooper rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cooper cracks Morgan with a nice body shot.
Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Cooper scores with a hook.
Cooper punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Cooper scores with a jab. Morgan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan controlling the position.
Cooper trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper distracts Morgan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morgan controls Cooper momentarily but Cooper frees himself.
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cooper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cooper!
Cooper lands with a slapping head kick.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
Cooper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cooper scores with a nice strike.
William Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Morgan tries to clinch but Cooper moves away
and Cooper counters with a big head kick but Morgan shrugs it off.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Cooper is avoiding it.
Cooper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Cooper throws a series of strikes that have Morgan backpedaling.
Morgan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cooper's half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morgan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morgan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a jab to Morgan's midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Cooper.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Cooper sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cooper scores with a push kick.
Morgan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cooper did well to prevent Morgan getting side control.
Morgan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Morgan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cooper's head.
Cooper is looking to control Morgan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cooper avoid being mounted?
Morgan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Morgan stands up from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper pushes Morgan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cooper scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Cooper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ian Morgan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cooper clinches up with Morgan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper lands a nice hook to Morgan's body. Morgan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooper displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cooper throws a one two combo.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cooper counters with a one-two to the body.
Cooper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cooper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cooper.
Morgan shoots in for a double leg but Cooper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooper scores with a jab to the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morgan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan trying to control the position but Cooper is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan happy to just control the position for now.
Cooper defending against the ground and pound.
Cooper struggling a bit here.
Morgan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Morgan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morgan is looking to take a break and control but Cooper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cooper tries to buck Morgan off but Morgan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cooper has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Morgan but great work by Cooper.
Cooper cracks Morgan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cooper working the head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Cooper are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cooper has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Morgan shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
William Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooper throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morgan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Morgan is working an open guard so Cooper takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cooper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cooper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cooper wants it to stay on the feet.
William Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Morgan.
Cooper connects with a jab.
Morgan wants to clinch but Cooper slips to the side
and Cooper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cooper throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morgan's head.
Cooper looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
A head kick by Morgan misses
and Cooper counters with a straight right hand.
Cooper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cooper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 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... William Cooper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Ice Ice Baby. Anderson Silva had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai Martinez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez fails to land the takedown.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Martinez.
Martinez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martinez somewhat.
Martinez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Martinez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Martinez wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Martinez lands a few punches from side control.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martinez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Martinez prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva wants to stand up but Martinez is controlling him.
Martinez thows a big elbow that misses.
Martinez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Martinez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Martinez cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Martinez cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva is not content to let Martinez control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working the body and head with strikes.
Martinez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Martinez lands a nice forearm strike.
Martinez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martinez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Martinez lands an elbow.
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silva tries to escape but Martinez is in control.
Martinez lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pushing Martinez's head away, looking to escape. Martinez manages to hold on to the position though.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva is rocked!
Check out the look on Martinez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez working the body and head with strikes.
Martinez lands a strong strike to the head of Silva. That's dazed him! Martinez looking to finish here. Silva is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Martinez lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Martinez!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ped Eber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eber kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Why Can't We Be Friends?. Tyson Fury looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ped Eber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Fury!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eber tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
Fury looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Fury keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eber darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eber lands with a punch from half guard.
Eber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Eber lands strikes from half guard.
Eber will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Eber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eber working Fury over with strikes.
Eber is nestled in close to Fury, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Eber is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eber working Fury over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fury with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Eber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fury on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Eber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Eber is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fury is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eber pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eber lands strikes from half guard.
Eber is nestled in close to Fury, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Eber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fury on the ground.
Eber lands strikes from half guard.
Fury wants to get back to full guard.
Fury trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fury looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fury is looking to improve his position.
Eber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Eber.
Eber winds up and cracks Fury with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fury has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eber is working away from the top position though.
Eber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fury tries to get to full guard but Eber has control of the leg.
Eber is thwarting Fury's attempts to control the position.
Fury tries to roll over but Eber keeps him under control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eber clinches with his opponent.
Eber has hold of one of Fury's legs. Fury is fighting the takedown attempt but Eber gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Eber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fury's head.
Fury had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eber defends it easily.
Eber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury has his feet on Eber's thighs here. He's pushed Eber off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Eber screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Fury!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akira Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Holmes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Maeda blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holmes as Maeda tries to tie him up.
Holmes wants to stall.
Maeda pulls Holmes into guard.
Maeda wants to stand but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes tries to stand but Maeda is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda is working an open guard so Holmes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Maeda tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Maeda moves into the clinch successfully.
Maeda lands a left hand.
Maeda wants a takedown.
Holmes tries to stall but Maeda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maeda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holmes prevents it.
Maeda can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Holmes.
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holmes counters by clinching up.
Maeda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maeda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes is trying to stall.
Maeda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maeda is working for takedown but Holmes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Holmes.
Maeda wants a takedown.
Maeda is breathing heavily.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Maeda tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Maeda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Holmes lands with an overhand left.
Holmes thumps Maeda with a low kick.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maeda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maeda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maeda tries to clinch but Holmes moves away
and Holmes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holmes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maeda looking to slow down the pace here.
Holmes with a knee to the head.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maeda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maeda closes the distance but Holmes moves to the side
and Holmes counters with a one-two to the body.
Akira Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maeda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holmes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holmes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maeda blocks it with crossed arms.
Maeda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maeda gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Holmes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Holmes is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Maeda dives into side control.
Maeda decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Maeda in a clinch.
Maeda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maeda tries a head kick but it misses.
Maeda wants to clinch.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Maeda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holmes counters with a head kick. That will keep Maeda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Maeda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maeda wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes moves into the clinch.
Holmes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Maeda is blocking nicely.
Maeda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Maeda blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Holmes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maeda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maeda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holmes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maeda somewhat.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Maeda circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes moves into range and clinches up with Maeda.
Holmes wants to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Holmes.
Maeda pulls guard successfully.
Maeda has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Holmes has passed into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maeda tries to buck Holmes off but Holmes is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Holmes is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Holmes stands up from mount. Strange move.
Maeda is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maeda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Maeda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holmes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maeda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Maeda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maeda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maeda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Maeda.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Maeda fails to pull guard.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Maeda blocks with his arms.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Maeda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Holmes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holmes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Holmes forces Maeda back against the ropes and clinches.
Holmes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Maeda blocks it.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maeda blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes is pressed up against the ropes. Maeda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holmes down to the mat. Holmes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maeda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holmes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holmes.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maeda is defending well for now.
Holmes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Maeda is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Holmes to the mat. Holmes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Maeda stops Holmes from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maeda decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maeda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holmes pinned against the cage. Holmes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maeda rushes Holmes and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Maeda manages to pull guard.
Holmes wants to get up but he can't break Maeda's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maeda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Holmes manages to get himself to full guard.
Holmes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maeda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maeda won't allow Holmes to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Akira Maeda will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maeda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maeda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Holmes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Maeda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Josh Holmes has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maeda.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maeda is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Holmes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Maeda trying to stall but Holmes improves his position.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maeda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holmes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maeda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maeda throws a head kick that half lands.
Holmes cracks Maeda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maeda is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Maeda moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda shoots in for a double leg but Holmes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Holmes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Maeda.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maeda tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Maeda connects with a knee to the head.
Maeda is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holmes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holmes manages to break the clinch.
Maeda swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Maeda blocks a low kick nicely.
Maeda doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holmes instigates a clinch.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maeda tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maeda keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Maeda blocks with his arms.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Maeda misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Maeda is blocking nicely.
Maeda looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Maeda is blocking nicely.
Holmes lands a good knee to the midsection. Maeda won't want to take too many of those.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Maeda blocks it.
Maeda looking to stall.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Maeda is blocking nicely.
Josh Holmes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holmes avoiding damage.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maeda obliges.
Maeda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maeda tries to clinch up
and Holmes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maeda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maeda tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Maeda is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Maeda.
Holmes leaning against his opponent.
Holmes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maeda tries to score a body lock takedown but Holmes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maeda is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmes has double underhooks.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maeda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holmes's face.
Maeda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holmes smiles and moves away.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Maeda doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Holmes leaves Maeda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmes moves into the clinch.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maeda manages to break the clinch.
Maeda wants to clinch
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holmes wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holmes counters by clinching up.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Maeda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maeda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maeda jumps guard.
Maeda wants to sweep but no luck.
Holmes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maeda wants to stand but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holmes 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... Josh Holmes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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23
152 lbs
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18
114 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Reid!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid shoots in looking for a takedown. Creed tries to sprawl out of it but Reid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Creed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Creed drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Creed trying to control but Reid is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Creed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Creed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Creed not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Creed scoring with punches to the head and body.
Creed advances to half guard.
Creed works his foot free and advances to mount.
Reid is looking to improve his position but Creed isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed controlling from the full mount.
Creed working the ground and pound effectively.
Reid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Creed is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Reid is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Apollo Creed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ars Faglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ars Faglio!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faglio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faglio looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Faglio jabs James right on the nose. James blinks but takes it well.
Faglio tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faglio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James slips under a jab from Faglio.
Faglio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Faglio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faglio tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Faglio throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Faglio thows a left - swing and a miss!
James lands with a nice combination. Faglio backs away looking to recover.
James slips a jab and a cross from Faglio.
Faglio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faglio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James staying out of range there.
Faglio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James throws a right hand that Faglio ducks under and follows up with a left that Faglio also avoids with ease.
Ars Faglio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Faglio's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Faglio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as James controls the pace.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faglio 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.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Faglio is retaining full guard.
James wants to control from the top but Faglio keeps moving.
James is standing up over Faglio. Faglio looks to escape but James dives into side control.
Faglio stops James from passing to mount.
James is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
James passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Faglio!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Faglio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Faglio avoids a series of strikes thrown by James.
Faglio stops James from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Faglio is in all sorts of trouble here.
Faglio is trying to stand up.
Faglio tries to lock up and control but James gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ars Faglio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Faglio misses with a looping right.
Faglio takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Faglio lands an overhand right.
It looks like Rob James has been cut.
Faglio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
Faglio throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James slips under a jab from Faglio.
Faglio fails with an attempt to clinch.
James shoots in for a takedown but Faglio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faglio.
Faglio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James slips under a jab from Faglio.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faglio misses with a looping right.
Faglio throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Faglio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
James throwing strikes from guard but Faglio blocks nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
James stops Faglio from standing up.
James showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Faglio is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James stands and throws Faglio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faglio keeps working.
James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faglio tries to improve position but can't.
Faglio is not content to let James control the position.
James is really struggling to control Faglio but he's trying to hold on to the position.
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.
Faglio wants to get back to his feet but James drags him back down.
Faglio is not content to let James control the position.
James tries to stand but Faglio is controlling his head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faglio.
Faglio is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ars Faglio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rob James's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Faglio throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Faglio as James shoots in.
Faglio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faglio misses with a looping right.
Faglio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Faglio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
Faglio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faglio misses with a looping left.
James has a takedown stuffed.
Faglio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Faglio won't be happy with that.
James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Faglio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Faglio is trying to buck James off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to get an arm triangle but Faglio is defending well.
Faglio is trying to buck James off.
James trying to control the action but Faglio is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
James taking a break here but Faglio is having none of it and regains half guard.
Faglio manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Faglio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Faglio lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Faglio just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow.
Faglio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
Faglio leaning his opponent against the ropes.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Faglio lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
Faglio lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
Faglio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Faglio lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Faglio lands a nice elbow.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Faglio lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Faglio lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Faglio lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Faglio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Faglio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Faglio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ars Faglio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faglio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Faglio.
Faglio lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
Faglio lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Faglio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Faglio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Faglio lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
Faglio lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Faglio lands a damaging elbow.
Faglio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Faglio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Faglio lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Faglio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
Faglio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Faglio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Faglio lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
Faglio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rob James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James takes an elbow to the temple.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Faglio controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ars Faglio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Faglio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ars Faglio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wounded Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Tiutinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monkey comes to the ring accompanied by Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Tiutinen has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it black as his entrance music. Esko Tiutinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
212 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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222 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wounded Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Esko Tiutinen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey stalks Tiutinen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tiutinen's face. Tiutinen staggers backwards, shaken.
Monkey swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiutinen.
Monkey throws a right hand that Tiutinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiutinen also avoids with ease.
Monkey misses with a few strikes there.
Monkey swinging wilding here.
Monkey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monkey misses with a wild combination.
Tiutinen forces Monkey back against the ropes and clinches.
Tiutinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monkeys head.
Monkey wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiutinen.
Tiutinen has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Monkey goes down! Tiutinen dives on top of him - Monkey manages to get guard.
Monkey is rocked!
It looks like Wounded Monkey has been cut.
Tiutinen arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Monkey's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Esko Tiutinen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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23
167 lbs
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Douglas, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Douglas against the ropes but Douglas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Douglas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Douglas defends it nicely.
Billy Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Penn fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Douglas but Douglas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas misses with the combination.
Douglas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Douglas wants it to stay on the feet.
Douglas loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Douglas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Douglas keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Douglas as he jumps to the side.
Douglas takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn misses with a double jab
and Douglas counters with a crisp right hand that drops Penn! Douglas lets Penn back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Penn is rocked!
It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
Penn blocks a jab.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Douglas finish him?
Penn blocks a jab.
Douglas lands with a big right hook that stumbles Penn - he's out on his feet here! Douglas follows up with another monster hook that separates Penn from consciousness! Penn falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Douglas stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Douglas!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horst Weissmueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gucci Mane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mane has chosen Gucci Mane - Gucci on the Rise as his entrance music. The key to victory for Horst Weissmueller has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Horst Weissmueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gucci Mane!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weissmueller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mane shoots in but no luck this time.
Weissmueller gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mane to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Weissmueller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mane.
Weissmueller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Weissmueller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Weissmueller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Weissmueller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mane won't allow Weissmueller to sweep him here.
Mane landing some decent shots from guard.
Mane stands up over Weissmueller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weissmueller looking for a guillotine here but Mane defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weissmueller wants to sweep here but Mane controlling him for the moment.
Weissmueller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mane with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mane with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mane landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Weissmueller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mane is one step ahead there.
Weissmueller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weissmueller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Weissmueller 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.
Weissmueller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Weissmueller working for a triangle but Mane defends it easily.
Weissmueller is breathing heavily.
Mane tries to free his leg and advance position but Weissmueller is retaining full guard.
Weissmueller looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mane passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weissmueller is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mane off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Mane right now.
Mane tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mane tries to hold on but Weissmueller pushes him away.
Weissmueller trying to control but Mane is having none of it.
Mane holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Weissmueller tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Weissmueller prevents Mane from getting the reversal.
Mane tries to hold on but Weissmueller pushes him away.
Mane is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mane is desperately trying to improve his position but Weissmueller has a good base and remains in mount.
Weissmueller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mane is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Weissmueller is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mane is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Weissmueller is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Gucci Mane has been cut.
Weissmueller raining down shots from the mount!
That has opened up Gucci Mane's cut even more.
Weissmueller misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weissmueller wants to control the pace but Mane is squirming around nicely.
Weissmueller throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mane wants to hold on but Weissmueller pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gucci Mane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gucci Mane's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Weissmueller tests Mane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mane closes the distance and clinches up with Weissmueller, looking for a takedown. Mane pushes Weissmueller against the ropes but Weissmueller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Weissmueller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The cut above Gucci Mane's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mane fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Weissmueller.
A slapping leg kick lands for Weissmueller.
Mane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weissmueller connects with a body shot.
Weissmueller throws a left that rocks Mane and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Weissmueller dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Mane regain composure!
Gucci Mane's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gucci Mane's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Horst Weissmueller!
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