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IoM 11: Hayabusa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Funke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funke comes to the cage accompanied by never gonna stop. Stevens has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. 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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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Funke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Stevens!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Funke circles away quickly and effectively.
James Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and Funke counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Stevens both land. Nice combination.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Stevens does no damage.
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
Funke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stevens.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss
and Funke counters with a stiff right hand.
Funke dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
Stevens throws a combination that misses
and Funke scores with a counter punch that sends Stevens to the canvas! Funke smells blood - he's punishing Stevens with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Stevens has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Funke!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saso Murko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Poppy IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saso Murko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Saso Murko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Poppy IV!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poppy IV misses with a jab to the body
enabling Murko to counter with a crisp jab.
Poppy IV uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murko.
Murko wants to clinch up but Poppy IV keeps it at a distance.
Poppy IV misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Poppy IV tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murko was well out of range. Poor timing from Poppy IV.
Murko wants to clinch but Poppy IV slips to the side
and Poppy IV makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Poppy IV misses with a looping right.
Poppy IV misses with the combination.
Poppy IV throws a lazy uppercut
and Murko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Murko has Poppy IV pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murko.
Murko scores with a hook to the body.
Poppy IV wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murko prevents Poppy IV from breaking the clinch.
Murko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murko lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murko throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Murko.
Murko lands a left hand.
Poppy IV misses with a punch to the body.
Murko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poppy IV wants to break free but Murko has control.
Poppy IV fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poppy IV has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Murko is looking to control Poppy IV's arms but Poppy IV gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murko has his back to the cage.
Maybe Murko would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Murko is working Poppy IV over against the cage.
Murko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Poppy IV's efforts to push away.
Poppy IV wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poppy IV misses with a punch on the inside.
Murko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Poppy IV or not.
Poppy IV tries to pull guard but Murko won't allow it.
Murko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Poppy IV misses with a body punch.
Murko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poppy IV backwards.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Poppy IV uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Murko - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Murko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Poppy IV tries to pull guard but Murko holds him up against the cage and eventually Poppy IV drops back down to his feet.
Murko presses Poppy IV against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Poppy IV working hard to break the clinch.
Murko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Murko.
Murko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Murko.
Poppy IV struggles to land a body shot inside as Murko controls his hands.
Murko is struggling to control the position.
Murko lands a right hand.
Poppy IV wants to get back to striking at distance but Murko won't allow it.
Poppy IV swings wildly with an uppercut but Murko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murko working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Murko.
Poppy IV working hard to break the clinch.
Murko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poppy IV.
Poppy IV looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murko misses with a punch to the body.
Murko is trying to maintain a safe position but Poppy IV gets an underhook and turns Murko into the cage.
Murko scores with a hook to the body.
Murko keeps control of Poppy IV as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poppy IV working aggressively here.
Poppy IV goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poppy IV as Murko tries to tie him up.
Murko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poppy IV misses with the head strike.
Murko lands with a right to the head.
Murko lands a hook that snaps the head of Poppy IV backwards.
Murko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Poppy IV working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Murko - that landed with a thud.
Murko lands a right hand.
Murko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Poppy IV's efforts to push away.
Poppy IV looks gassed!
Murko blocks an uppercut.
Murko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Poppy IV trying to stall but Murko improves his position.
Murko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poppy IV's elbow.
Poppy IV is trying to force a seperation but Murko has the dominant position.
Murko pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Murko.
Murko digs a right hand into Poppy IV's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poppy IV's gas tank.
Poppy IV can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murko digs a right hand underneath Poppy IV's ribcage. Poppy IV let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poppy IV blocks an uppercut.
Murko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Murko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poppy IV misses with some punches.
Murko cracks Poppy IV with a nice body shot.
Murko is working Poppy IV over against the cage.
Poppy IV breaks from the clinch.
Murko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poppy IV misses with a right hand
and Murko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Poppy IV avoids the body shot from Murko.
Poppy IV misses with a shot to the body
and Murko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Poppy IV wants to get back to striking at distance but Murko won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murko lands a right hand.
Poppy IV jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murko walks away with a smile on his face. Poppy IV gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Saso Murko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Poppy IV.
Poppy IV moves out of range of the strikes.
Murko throws out a loose jab but Poppy IV uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saso Murko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Poppy IV keeps the fight on the outside.
Poppy IV lands a jab to the nose.
Poppy IV swings widly with a right hand
and Murko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murko.
Poppy IV wants to get back to striking at distance but Murko won't allow it.
Murko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poppy IV can't find room to land a body shot as Murko controls the action.
Poppy IV tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murko misses with some punches.
Poppy IV lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murko backwards.
Poppy IV is trying to break the clinch but Murko has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murko.
Poppy IV working hard to break the clinch.
Murko lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Murko.
A short left from Murko.
Murko lands a shot to the body.
Murko scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Murko.
Murko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poppy IV backwards.
Poppy IV is breathing heavily.
Murko works on Poppy IV's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murko.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poppy IV.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poppy IV tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murko swings wildly with an uppercut but Poppy IV uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poppy IV as Murko tries to tie him up.
Poppy IV blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poppy IV can't break the clinch.
Murko has a couple of punches blocked by Poppy IV.
Poppy IV throws a punch but it's blocked by Murko.
Murko stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from Murko.
Poppy IV misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Murko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murko.
Poppy IV takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Murko.
A short uppercut from Murko.
Murko works on Poppy IV's body with a couple of short punches.
Murko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murko lands an uppercut.
Poppy IV is trying to break the clinch but Murko is controlling him.
Poppy IV struggles to land a body shot inside as Murko controls his hands.
Murko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poppy IVs head.
Murko scores with a hook to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murko lands a body punch.
Poppy IV throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Murko.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Saso Murko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Poppy IV is trying to break the clinch but Murko is controlling him.
Poppy IV's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murko prevents Poppy IV from breaking the clinch.
Murko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murko works on Poppy IV's body with a couple of short punches.
Murko cracks Poppy IV with a nice body shot.
Murko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poppy IV backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Poppy IV blocks an uppercut.
Poppy IV tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poppy IV has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Murko as the two fighters clinch.
Poppy IV can't find room to land a body shot as Murko controls the action.
Murko misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy IV throws a punch but it's blocked by Murko.
Murko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murko misses with a punch on the inside.
Poppy IV is trying to push Murko away but Murko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Poppy IV wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poppy IV struggles to land a body shot inside as Murko controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murko.
Poppy IV has had enough of the clinch but Murko keeps him there for the moment.
Murko slows down the pace here.
Murko is looking to control Poppy IV's arms but Poppy IV gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murko has his back to the cage.
Murko stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Saso Murko.
Murko staying out of range there.
Poppy IV tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murko was well out of range. Poor timing from Poppy IV.
Poppy IV misses the body punch
and Murko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poppy IV sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poppy IV. Murko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry Poppy IV seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poppy IV swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murko connects with a solid leg kick.
Poppy IV misses with a body shot.
Murko takes the fight into the clinch.
Poppy IV tries to break the clinch but Murko is controlling the position.
Murko lands with a right to the head.
Murko prevents a body shot from Poppy IV.
Poppy IV tries to circle away but Murko has him pinned against the cage.
Poppy IV is trying to break the clinch but Murko is controlling him.
Murko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poppy IV can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poppy IV blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poppy IV throws a punch but it's blocked by Murko.
Murko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Murko.
Poppy IV is trying to break the clinch but Murko has him pressed against the cage.
Murko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saso Murko dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Poppy IV swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poppy IV is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murko rather than just go for the knockout.
Murko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poppy IV.
Poppy IV misses with a lunging right hand
and Murko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Poppy IV.
Poppy IV fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murko manages to avoid it.
Poppy IV misses with a jab to the body
and Murko counters with a low kick, right behind Poppy IV 's knee.
Poppy IV throws an off balance right hand
and Murko counters with a stiff right hand.
Poppy IV swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murko counters with a right hand to the body.
Poppy IV misses with a wild body shot.
Murko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poppy IV.
Poppy IV lands a nice shot to the body.
Poppy IV connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Poppy IV eats them both and turns towards Murko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Murko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poppy IV was well out of range. Poor timing from Murko.
Poppy IV throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murko counters with a nice body shot.
Murko throws a lazy uppercut
and Poppy IV counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Poppy IV ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murko misses the body punch
and Poppy IV counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murko thinking.
Murko throws a big shot that misses.
Poppy IV keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poppy IV misses with a body punch
and Murko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murko misses the shot to the body.
Saso Murko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Poppy IV. Those never looked like landing.
Poppy IV ducks under a wild hook from Murko.
Murko tries to clinch but Poppy IV moves out of range.
Poppy IV missing with a left hand there. Murko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poppy IV misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poppy IV connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poppy IV.
Poppy IV takes a swing at Murko's ribcage but misses.
Poppy IV ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murko moves away.
Murko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy IV takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Poppy IV scores with a three punch combo!
Murko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poppy IV misses with a hook to the body
and Murko counters by moving into the clinch.
Murko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Poppy IV is keeping busy.
Poppy IV looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poppy IV doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poppy IV wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murko has him pressed against the cage.
Murko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poppy IV wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murko misses with a punch to the body.
Poppy IV tries to throw a body punch but Murko avoids it by throwing Poppy IV back against the cage.
Poppy IV can't find room to land a body shot as Murko controls the action.
Murko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Poppy IV or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Murko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poppy IV is trying to force a seperation but Murko has the dominant position.
Poppy IV tries to break free but Murko pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Murko.
Poppy IV wants to break free but Murko has control.
Poppy IV tries to circle away but Murko has him pinned against the cage.
Poppy IV has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short body shot lands from Murko as the two fighters clinch.
Poppy IV is looking to break free of the clinch but Murko has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Murko.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murko.
Murko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poppy IV struggles to land a body shot inside as Murko controls his hands.
Poppy IV takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poppy IV tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Poppy IV's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murko stalling in the clinch.
Poppy IV can't find room to land a body shot as Murko controls the action.
Henry Poppy IV has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poppy IV doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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 Saso Murko.
Well Murko 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 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saso Murko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaredd Hartt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominickoy Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sotiropoulos has chosen bodies as his entrance music. Jaredd Hartt has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jaredd Hartt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominickoy Sotiropoulos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartt stuffs the takedown.
Sotiropoulos connects with a looping right hand.
Sotiropoulos misses with a double jab.
Sotiropoulos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sotiropoulos shoots in for a takedown but Hartt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jaredd Hartt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominickoy Sotiropoulos.
Hartt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sotiropoulos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sotiropoulos digs a good body shot into Hartt's ribs.
Sotiropoulos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hartt swivels and escapes.
Hartt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hartt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sotiropoulos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hartt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos misses with a double jab
and Hartt counters with a crisp one two that drops Sotiropoulos! Hartt thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sotiropoulos to his feet! Sotiropoulos is in big trouble!
Sotiropoulos is rocked!
Sotiropoulos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sotiropoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Hartt finish him?
Dominickoy Sotiropoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Sotiropoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hartt counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Sotiropoulos badly! He tries to strike back but Hartt puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Sotiropoulos out cold! Oh man, Sotiropoulos will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jaredd Hartt!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cha Cha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moorehead has chosen Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Cha Cha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craven Moorehead!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cha scores with a nice right hand.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cha throws a right hand that misses
and Moorehead counters by clinching up.
Moorehead tightens his grip and picks Cha up, before dumping him to the ground. Cha manages to land in guard.
Cha trying to keep a closed guard but Moorehead is proving a slippery customer.
Cha 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.
Cha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cha is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moorehead keeps working.
Moorehead has his hands clasped together around Cha's back. He's all about the action.
Moorehead tries to get to full guard but Cha has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cha wants to control but Moorehead is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cha Cha wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cha misses with a left hand
and Moorehead counters with a left to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cha.
Cha throws a hook to the side of Moorehead's head but Moorehead sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cha loads up on a big right hand but Moorehead slips the punch.
Cha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cha drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moorehead tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cha wants to pass the guard but Moorehead is keeping the position.
Moorehead keeping moving, preventing Cha from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead keeping full guard, as Cha tries to pass.
Cha stopping the sweep attempt from Moorehead.
Cha trying to control but Moorehead is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cha drops back looking for a leg! Moorehead is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Moorehead manages to kick Cha off! Cha jumps back into Moorehead's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moorehead is on top in guard.
Moorehead lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cha keeping moving, preventing Moorehead from controlling successfully.
Cha looking for a sweep. Not yet Cha, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead drops back looking for a leg! Cha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cha manages to kick Moorehead off! Moorehead jumps back into Cha's guard.
Cha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moorehead postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cha wants to sweep here but Moorehead controlling him for the moment.
Moorehead working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moorehead must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moorehead trying to control but Cha is working from the bottom.
Cha looking to control.
Cha has his foot on Moorehead's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moorehead works his way back into a safe position though.
Moorehead is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Moorehead pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cha is keeping the position for now.
Cha keeping moving, preventing Moorehead from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moorehead controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moorehead preventing the sweep.
Craven Moorehead has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Moorehead shoots and misses
and Cha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moorehead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moorehead misses with a lunging right hand
and Cha counters with a nice double leg into side control. Moorehead won't be happy with that.
Cha trying to control the action but Moorehead is working from the bottom.
Cha controls the position from side control.
Moorehead tries to buck Cha off but Cha is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cha Cha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cha cracks Moorehead with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moorehead displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cha.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moorehead darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moorehead is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moorehead fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moorehead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moorehead circles away.
Moorehead misses with a looping left.
Cha looks to land a right hand but Moorehead moved out of range.
Moorehead attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moorehead blocks a jab.
Cha misses with a hook. Moorehead ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead digs a good body shot into Cha's ribs.
Cha misses with a lunging right hand
and Moorehead counters with a takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Moorehead stalls from top position.
Moorehead tries for a kimura but Cha is defending well.
Moorehead goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cha rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Moorehead's guard! Nice work there by Cha!
Cha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cha wants to control from the top but Moorehead keeps moving.
Cha passes Moorehead's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Moorehead works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moorehead is keeping the position for now.
Moorehead trying to control the position.
Cha won't allow Moorehead to sweep him here.
Cha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moorehead is keeping the position for now.
Moorehead is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moorehead is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Craven Moorehead wasn't active enough on the ground.
Moorehead misses with a right hand
and Cha counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cha drops back looking for a leg! Moorehead is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Moorehead manages to kick Cha off! Cha jumps back into Moorehead's guard.
Moorehead lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cha!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Moorehead avoids the attempt from Cha to control.
Cha really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cha is in a horrible position here. Moorehead smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Moorehead lands a big elbow.
Cha gets back to half guard.
Moorehead passes to side control.
Cha taking a bit of punishment here - Moorehead scoring with strikes.
Moorehead scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead scoring with punches and elbows.
Moorehead grinds an elbow into Cha's temple.
Moorehead throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cha manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moorehead is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moorehead takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Moorehead is looking to take a break and control but Cha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moorehead thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cha's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moorehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cha wants to control but Moorehead is keeping busy.
Moorehead looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moorehead thows a huge punch but Cha dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craven Moorehead showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moorehead ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moorehead throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cha counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Moorehead!
Moorehead tries to lock up and control but Cha gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cha raining down shots from the mount!
Moorehead is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cha wants to finish this one by submission but Moorehead is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cha.
Cha throws some wild stikes that Moorehead manages to avoid easily.
Cha prevents Moorehead from getting the reversal.
Cha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moorehead hang on?
BOOM! Cha connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Moorehead tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moorehead is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cha lands with some strikes.
Moorehead takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moorehead tries to hold on but Cha pushes him away.
Cha trying to control but Moorehead is having none of it.
Cha is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Moorehead to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Moorehead shrugs it off.
Moorehead is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cha goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Moorehead is on top in guard.
Moorehead thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead is stalling in the full guard.
Cha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moorehead pushes down on Cha's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cha makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cha.
Moorehead trying to control but Cha is working from the bottom.
Moorehead stopping the sweep attempt from Cha.
Moorehead wants to control from the top but Cha keeps moving.
Cha Cha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cha is pulling down on Moorehead's head. It's preventing any offense from Moorehead, at least for the moment.
Cha manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moorehead is looking to improve his position but Cha isn't that keen on the idea.
Moorehead tries to hold on but Cha pushes him away.
Moorehead is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cha working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cha thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Moorehead can't escape the position.
Cha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cha avoids the attempt from Moorehead to control.
Moorehead has given up his back here.
Moorehead tries to roll but Cha sticks to his back.
Moorehead trying to control the position but Cha manages to sink in the hooks.
I would not like to be Moorehead right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cha Cha clearly takes that 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.
Cha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cha slips under a jab from Moorehead.
Cha misses with a jab to the body
letting Moorehead counter with a right hand.
Moorehead throws a hook but Cha blocks it.
Cha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moorehead.
Cha swings widly with a right hand
and Moorehead counters with an inside leg kick.
Cha scores with a decent looking hook.
Moorehead slips under a jab.
Moorehead scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cha is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cha swings for the body but Moorehead moves out of range.
Good exchange - Cha coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moorehead takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cha dodges the punch combination from Moorehead.
Cha sizes up Moorehead with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moorehead throws the left hand but Cha avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Moorehead misses the target.
Moorehead misses with an uppercut
and Cha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cha looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moorehead is trying to keep Cha in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cha!
Moorehead is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cha can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Moorehead fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Cha Cha has been cut.
Cha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Moorehead lands a big elbow.
Moorehead landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cha really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moorehead lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cha is rocked!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cha wants to hold on but Moorehead pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha is looking to get to half guard.
Moorehead looking to control but Cha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moorehead has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cha's face.
Moorehead trying to control but Cha is having none of it.
Moorehead working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Moorehead unloading with bombs!
Cha Cha's cut is getting worse.
Cha is bucking up trying to escape but Moorehead cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Cha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cha Cha's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee warns Cha that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moorehead landing punches.
Moorehead has hold of Cha's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cha manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Moorehead with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead unloading with bombs!
Moorehead lands a big elbow.
Cha seems to have got his legs back now.
Cha is looking to get to half guard.
Cha is working hard here to advance position.
Moorehead lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Moorehead looking to finish Cha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cha!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moorehead with good strikes from the mount here!
Cha can't escape the position.
Moorehead raining down shots from the mount!
Jeez, Cha Cha's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cha Cha's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Craven Moorehead!
Craven Moorehead is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Murtagh Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Barao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawke's entrance music is Sleep Now In The Fire. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murtagh Hawke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexandre Barao!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hawke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barao manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Barao, under a barage of strikes from Hawke.
Hawke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawke tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barao manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hawke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hawke throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawke wants to get up but he can't break Barao's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barao keeping moving, preventing Hawke from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barao's guard.
Hawke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hawke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hawke wants to control from the top but Barao keeps moving.
Barao looking for a guillotine here but Hawke defends easily.
Hawke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawke wants to stand but Barao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hawke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barao is on top in guard.
Hawke pulls Barao in to control the position.
Barao 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.
Barao stops Hawke from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hawke lands a heavy elbow.
Barao really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barao looks gassed!
Hawke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Barao regains half guard.
Hawke wants to stand up but Barao is controlling the position.
Hawke stands up out of the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hawke.
Hawke decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hawke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hawke wants to pass to mount but Barao is defending the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawke postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Barao to stand up.
Hawke shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barao's guard.
Hawke wants to stand but Barao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexandre Barao will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hawke gets the takedown into side control.
Hawke wants to stand but Barao is controlling his arm.
Hawke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Barao is not content to let Hawke control the position.
Hawke tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hawke stands up.
Barao is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hawke with the ground and pound but Barao uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hawke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barao keeping moving, preventing Hawke from controlling successfully.
Hawke wants to stand and escape but instead Barao has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Barao looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barao is one step ahead there.
Hawke is trying to keep Barao in close.
Barao 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.
Hawke wants to stand but Barao is controlling the position.
Hawke trying to keep a closed guard but Barao is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barao trying to control but Hawke is working from the bottom.
Barao drops back looking for a leg! Hawke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hawke manages to kick Barao off! Barao jumps back into Hawke's guard.
Barao stops Hawke from standing up.
Barao passes Hawke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hawke is looking to improve his position.
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.
Barao trying to mount his opponent but Hawke defends it.
Hawke is looking to improve his position.
Hawke is trying is best to control the position here.
Hawke tries to get to full guard but Barao has control of the leg.
Barao is looking to advance position but Hawke won't allow it.
Hawke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barao on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawke wants to control but Barao is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hawke wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murtagh Hawke dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barao quickly recovers to half guard.
Nice strikes from Hawke there.
Barao looking for submissions off his back.
Hawke wants to stand up but Barao manages to regain full guard.
Hawke lands a couple of elbows.
Hawke is looking to stand up but Barao won't let him.
Hawke scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hawke landing some decent shots from guard.
Barao has his foot on Hawke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hawke works his way back into a safe position though.
Hawke wants to stand but Barao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hawke looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawke tries to stand but Barao is controlling from the bottom.
Hawke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Murtagh Hawke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hawke tries to stand but Barao is controlling from the bottom.
Barao keeping moving, preventing Hawke from controlling successfully.
Hawke wants to stand but Barao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke wants to control from the top but Barao keeps moving.
Barao is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hawke is aware though and is defending well.
Hawke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hawke trying to control the position from guard on top but Barao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawke cracks Barao with a solid left hand.
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.
Hawke stands up from Barao's guard - Hawke perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hawke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hawke wants to stand but Barao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Barao is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hawke defends well.
Hawke trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barao's guard.
Hawke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murtagh Hawke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hawke 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 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murtagh Hawke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Inocencio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Spaso (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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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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27
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Inocencio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Spaso!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inocencio blocks a head kick by Spaso.
Spaso avoids the body shot from Inocencio.
Spaso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spaso circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spaso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Inocencio misses with a straight left.
Inocencio moves to clinch but Spaso breaks away
and Spaso counters with a head kick. That will keep Inocencio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Inocencio lands a body shot.
Spaso throws an off balance right hand
and Inocencio counters with a straight right hand.
Spaso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Inocencio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spaso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Inocencio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Inocencio misses with a right hand
and Spaso counters with a series of strikes. Inocencio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Spaso's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Inocencio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spaso scrambles back to his feet.
Spaso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Inocencio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spaso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inocencio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inocencio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spaso swats away the attempt to clinch by Inocencio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inocencio dodges the punch combination from Spaso.
Spaso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spaso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Inocencio counters with a straight right hand.
Spaso swings for the body but Inocencio moves out of range.
Spaso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spaso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spaso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spaso lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spaso misses with a combination
and Inocencio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spaso looks gassed!
Inocencio lands a jab.
Spaso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spaso throws a head kick that half lands.
Spaso swings for the body but Inocencio moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spaso misses with a combination
and Inocencio counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spaso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spaso walks into a stiff left hand from Inocencio.
Nice shot lands for Inocencio.
Inocencio connects with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Inocencio as he connects with a hook.
Spaso throws a sloppy head kick and Inocencio moves out of range easily.
Inocencio punishes Spaso's body with a nice straight punch.
Spaso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Inocencio tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Inocencio as he connects with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Inocencio, as that shot connected.
Inocencio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Inocencio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spaso takes a jab right on the kisser.
Inocencio scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inocencio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Inocencio tries to close the distance and clinch but Spaso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spaso keeps the fight on the outside.
Mike Spaso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spaso misses with a double jab
enabling Inocencio to counter with a crisp jab.
Donk. Inocencio catches Spaso right on the button with a cross.
Inocencio sizes up Spaso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spaso walks into a stiff left hand from Inocencio.
The crowd cheers as Inocencio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spaso doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Inocencio throws a good cross that connects.
Inocencio lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Spaso goes down and covers up as Inocencio starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Inocencio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jc Sprout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aengus O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sprout comes to the cage accompanied by Diggi Dis - Bad Dudes - Forced Enlightenment. O Donnell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dropkick Murphys - Worker's Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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203 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jc Sprout!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aengus O Donnell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnell walks into a stiff left hand from Sprout.
Sprout lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sprout moves into range and clinches up with O Donnell.
O Donnell pulls Sprout into guard.
Sprout has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Donnell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Donnell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Donnell throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sprout escapes and throws O Donnell's legs to the side, diving into side control!
O Donnell being controlled for a moment.
O Donnell is trying to get back to half guard.
Sprout trying to control the position but O Donnell is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprout is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, O Donnell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sprout tries to move into full mount but can't pass O Donnell's legs.
Sprout trying to control the action but O Donnell is working from the bottom.
Sprout has control of an arm but O Donnell manages to advance to Sprout's back!
O Donnell is hanging on to Sprout's back as he tries to escape.
Sprout covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
O Donnell has the hooks in. Sprout is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
O Donnell looking to break Sprout's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sprout remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise O Donnell will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
O Donnell controlling from the back.
Well, with O Donnell on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Sprout is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Sprout tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprout is desperately trying to improve his position but O Donnell has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, O Donnell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
O Donnell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sprout is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Donnell is landing with some decent strikes but Sprout is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
O Donnell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sprout is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Donnell tries to control but Sprout wriggling away.
O Donnell looking to control and managing it successfully.
O Donnell wants to control the pace but Sprout is squirming around nicely.
O Donnell might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sprout kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprout is trying to escape the mount.
Sprout tries to hold on but O Donnell pushes him away.
O Donnell raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sprout is trying desperately to improve position.
O Donnell landing strikes, looking to finish!
O Donnell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sprout's face.
Sprout tries to reverse the position but O Donnell maintains control.
O Donnell cracks Sprout with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
O Donnell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sprout really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Donnell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sprout can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Donnell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sprout is trying desperately to improve position.
O Donnell controlling the position easily from mount.
O Donnell prevents Sprout from getting the reversal.
Sprout slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sprout has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. O Donnell is working away from the top position though.
O Donnell has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sprout defend it? O Donnell steps over the head and cranks it - Sprout is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for O Donnell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aengus O Donnell!
Aengus O Donnell is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Patton (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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267 lbs
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Patton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Patton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Patton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johansson's head.
Johansson is looking for a triangle but Patton pushes his legs off easily.
Patton looking to sit in guard and control but Johansson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johansson drops back looking for a leg! Patton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patton manages to kick Johansson off! Johansson jumps back into Patton's guard.
Patton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johansson defends it easily.
Johansson drops back looking for a leg! Patton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patton manages to kick Johansson off! Johansson jumps back into Patton's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton is looking for a triangle here but Johansson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Johansson advances to full mount.
Patton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johansson working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Patton turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Johansson off and cradles Patton's limp body as Johansson celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Daniel Johansson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mcpeeny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaru Kayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Zaru Kayne enters the cage!
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215 lbs
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245 lbs
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Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Mcpeeny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zaru Kayne!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayne misses with a combination
enabling Mcpeeny to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Zaru Kayne has been cut.
Kayne misses with a double jab
and Mcpeeny counters with a stiff right hand.
Kayne misses with a kick to the body
letting Mcpeeny counter with a right hand.
Mcpeeny has Kayne up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kayne.
Kayne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside.
Mcpeeny misses with a knee strike.
Kayne trying to land knees to the body.
Kayne avoids the elbow strike from Mcpeeny, against the cage.
Mcpeeny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kayne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mcpeeny throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Kayne.
Mcpeeny misses with a knee strike.
Kayne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kayne obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kayne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mcpeeny looking to throw knees to the head but Kayne is blocking nicely.
Kayne looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kayne.
Mcpeeny is breathing heavily.
Kayne lands a nice knee to the body.
Kayne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcpeeny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kayne landing knees to the head.
Kayne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kayne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kayne avoiding damage as Mcpeeny throws knees to the body.
Kayne presses Mcpeeny against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kayne tries to land a knee to the head but Mcpeeny blocks with his arms.
Kayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kayne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kayne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kayne scores with a punch to the head.
Kayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcpeeny was well out of range. Poor timing from Kayne.
Kayne has Mcpeeny up against the cage in a clinch.
Kayne lands a body shot.
Kayne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcpeeny backwards.
Mcpeeny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mcpeeny takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcpeeny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kayne scores a nice knee to the body.
Kayne manages to break the clinch.
Mcpeeny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kayne!
Kayne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kayne!
Kayne rushes Mcpeeny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcpeeny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mcpeeny takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kayne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kayne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mcpeeny takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the liver by Kayne. Beautiful body shot.
Kayne connects with a solid leg kick.
Kayne has closed the distance and engaged Mcpeeny in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kayne.
Mcpeeny looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kayne connects with a knee to the head.
Kayne stalling in the clinch but Mcpeeny improves position.
A short left from Kayne.
The referee calls for Kayne to work.
Kayne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mcpeeny throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kayne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kayne works on Mcpeeny's body with a couple of short punches.
Kayne landing knees to the body.
Kayne misses with a knee to the head.
Kayne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kayne lands a damaging elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kayne.
Mcpeeny tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayne avoids the damage to the body.
Mcpeeny's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kayne pushes Mcpeeny back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kayne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Kayne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kayne landing knees to the head.
Kayne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcpeeny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mcpeeny blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kayne obliges.
Mcpeeny misses with a knee strike.
Kayne stalling the fight.
Kayne lands a knee to the body.
Kayne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kayne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mcpeeny misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kayne misses with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kayne lands a knee to the head.
Kayne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kayne scores with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kayne landing knees to the body.
Kayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow.
Mcpeeny looking to throw knees to the head but Kayne is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcpeeny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kayne with a knee to the head.
Kayne trying to stall but Mcpeeny improves his position.
Mcpeeny scores with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny has a couple of punches blocked by Kayne.
Nice body punch from Kayne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaru Kayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zaru Kayne's cut.
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.
Kayne wants to clinch up but Mcpeeny keeps it at a distance.
Kayne swings widly with a right hand
and Kayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcpeeny rushes Kayne and presses him up against the cage.
Kayne lands an elbow just above Mcpeeny 's eye.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kayne dodges an elbow strike from Mcpeeny.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcpeeny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kayne lands with a left to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kayne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mcpeeny with a knee to the head.
Kayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crunch! Kayne slams his shin into Mcpeeny's torso.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kayne tries a knee to the head but Mcpeeny blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcpeeny throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mcpeeny.
Kayne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcpeeny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcpeeny with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mcpeeny with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kayne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kayne lands with a left to the head.
Kayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kayne just leaning against Mcpeeny, taking a breather.
Kayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcpeeny throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kayne scores a nice knee to the body.
Kayne lands a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kayne as the two fighters clinch.
Kayne working Mcpeeny over with knees to the body.
Kayne scores a nice knee to the body.
Kayne with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Kayne.
Mcpeeny misses with an elbow over the top.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kayne scores a nice knee to the body.
Kayne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcpeeny's defenses.
Kayne crunches a lovely knee into Mcpeeny's ribcage.
Kayne crunches a lovely knee into Mcpeeny's ribcage.
Kayne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kayne with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kayne's face.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow that stopped Kayne in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Kayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kayne.
Kayne lands a nice elbow.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcpeeny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kayne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcpeeny lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kayne backwards.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside that Kayne shrugs off.
Zaru Kayne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kayne lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Kayne to work.
Mcpeeny tries a knee to the head but Kayne blocks it.
Kayne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kayne blocking some punches.
Kayne lands a body shot.
Kayne slows down the pace here.
Mcpeeny tries a knee to the head but Kayne blocks it.
Kayne lands a shot to the body.
Kayne lands a shot to the body.
Kayne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mcpeeny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Kayne.
Kayne working Mcpeeny over with knees to the body.
Kayne lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcpeeny won't want to take too many of those.
Mcpeeny throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kayne crunches a lovely knee into Mcpeeny's ribcage.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcpeeny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kayne.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kayne.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kayne.
Mcpeeny landing knees to the head.
Kayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Mcpeeny.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mcpeeny lands with a short shot to the head.
Kayne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kayne is working Mcpeeny over against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mcpeeny just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kayne's brow.
Mcpeeny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kayne pushes off an throws an elbow but Mcpeeny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mcpeeny letting Kayne take a breather here.
Mcpeeny tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayne avoids it.
Kayne working Mcpeeny over with knees to the body.
Mcpeeny with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kayne misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mcpeeny trying to land knees to the body.
Kayne is working Mcpeeny over against the cage.
Kayne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcpeeny.
Kayne lands an elbow inside.
Kayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mcpeeny misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayne.
Kayne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcpeeny is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kayne.
Kayne tries to land a knee to the head but Mcpeeny blocks with his arms.
Kayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcpeeny avoiding damage as Kayne throws knees to the body.
Mcpeeny throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Kayne.
A short right from Mcpeeny.
Kayne can't find room to land a body shot as Mcpeeny controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kayne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mcpeeny has Kayne pushed against the cage.
Mcpeeny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kayne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kayne blocks an elbow strike from Mcpeeny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaru Kayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zaru Kayne's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kayne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kayne throws an off balance right hand
and Mcpeeny counters with a one-two to the body.
Kayne misses with a shot to the body
and Mcpeeny counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcpeeny.
Kayne blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Kayne.
Kayne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kayne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcpeeny's face.
Kayne working Mcpeeny over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kayne obliges.
Kayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Mcpeeny.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcpeeny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mcpeeny misses with a knee strike.
Kayne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kayne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcpeeny lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kayne pushes Mcpeeny back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mcpeeny throws a punch but it's blocked by Kayne.
Kayne lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcpeeny won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kayne working Mcpeeny over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kayne.
Kayne landing knees to the body.
Mcpeeny misses with a knee strike.
Kayne landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayne lands a body punch.
Kayne blocking some punches.
Mcpeeny misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcpeeny tries to land a knee to the head but Kayne blocks with his arms.
Kayne lands a nice knee to the body.
Mcpeeny with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kayne.
Good body shot from Kayne.
Kayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcpeeny with a knee to the head.
Kayne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcpeeny throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Kayne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kayne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mcpeeny with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Kayne.
Kayne lands a shoulder strike.
Kayne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kayne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mcpeeny lands a nice elbow.
Mcpeeny is working Kayne over against the cage.
Mcpeeny with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcpeeny.
A nice left hand lands by Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kayne is defending well for now.
Mcpeeny takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kayne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kayne.
Mcpeeny trying to control the position but instead, Kayne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mcpeeny into the cage.
Kayne blocking some punches.
Kayne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kayne landing knees to the body.
Good body shot from Kayne.
Kayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kayne tries to stall but Mcpeeny uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kayne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mcpeeny throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kayne lands a nice elbow.
Mcpeeny looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kayne obliges.
Kayne missing with knees to the body.
Kayne blocks the elbow strike.
Kayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mcpeeny throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Mcpeeny looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kayne.
Kayne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kayne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcpeeny is defending well for now.
Mcpeeny avoiding damage as Kayne throws knees to the body.
Kayne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mcpeeny tries to land a knee to the head but Kayne blocks with his arms.
Mcpeeny is trying to maintain a safe position but Kayne gets an underhook and turns Mcpeeny into the cage.
Kayne breaks from the clinch.
Mcpeeny lands a leg kick that knocks Kayne off balance momentarily.
Kayne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zaru Kayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcpeeny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kayne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mcpeeny rushes Kayne and presses him up against the cage.
Kayne tries a knee to the head but Mcpeeny blocks it.
Mcpeeny lands a knee to the body.
Mcpeeny throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mcpeeny looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcpeeny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mcpeeny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kayne tries a knee to the head but Mcpeeny blocks it.
Mcpeeny taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kayne crunches a lovely knee into Mcpeeny's ribcage.
Kayne trying to land knees to the body.
Kayne with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside that Kayne shrugs off.
Mcpeeny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcpeeny with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kayne lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kayne.
A right handed body shot lands from Kayne.
Kayne misses with a knee strike.
Mcpeeny wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kayne.
Mcpeeny with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcpeeny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kayne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mcpeeny throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kayne with a knee to the head.
Kayne scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaru Kayne really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zaru Kayne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Mcpeeny darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kayne works Mcpeeny's body with a nice hook.
Kayne throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kayne. Mcpeeny does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Kayne misses
and Mcpeeny counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcpeeny.
Kayne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mcpeeny gets through Kayne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kayne missing with knees to the body.
Mcpeeny slowing the pace effectively.
Mcpeeny trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mcpeeny just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kayne's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcpeeny looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kayne.
Kayne managing to block the knees to the body from Mcpeeny.
Kayne blocks an elbow strike.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short right from Kayne on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kayne - that landed with a thud.
Kayne lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Kayne.
Nice elbow from Kayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mcpeeny tries to land a knee to the head but Kayne blocks with his arms.
Kayne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Kayne.
Kayne lands a nice knee to the body.
Kayne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kayne obliges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kayne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mcpeeny lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kayne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mcpeeny throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Kayne.
Kayne lands a nice knee to the body.
Kayne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcpeeny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mcpeeny misses with a knee strike.
Kayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mcpeeny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcpeeny misses with a knee to the head.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcpeeny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kayne scores with a shot to the side of Mcpeeny's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayne misses with a knee strike.
Mcpeeny pushes Kayne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kayne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcpeeny backwards.
Mcpeeny misses with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny struggles to land a body shot inside as Kayne controls his hands.
Kayne scores with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Kayne.
Kayne misses with an elbow strike.
Mcpeeny pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kayne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kayne.
Kayne tries a knee to the head but Mcpeeny blocks it.
Kayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcpeeny's elbow.
Mcpeeny tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kayne gets through Mcpeeny's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mcpeeny tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kayne.
Kayne takes an elbow to the temple.
Kayne crunches a lovely knee into Mcpeeny's ribcage.
Mcpeeny landing knees to the head.
Mcpeeny misses with a knee to the head.
Kayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayne lands an elbow inside that Mcpeeny shrugs off.
Kayne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow just above Kayne 's eye.
Mcpeeny tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mcpeeny tries a knee to the head but Kayne blocks it.
Kayne avoiding damage as Mcpeeny throws knees to the body.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcpeeny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mcpeeny tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayne avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Mcpeeny fails to land.
Kayne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kayne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mcpeeny or not.
Mcpeeny takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kayne misses with a knee strike.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mcpeeny tries to land a knee to the head but Kayne blocks with his arms.
Kayne lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kayne throws an elbow but misses.
Mcpeeny throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Kayne content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kayne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mcpeeny blocks it with crossed arms.
Mcpeeny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcpeeny misses with a knee to the head.
Mcpeeny trying to stall but Kayne improves his position.
Knees to the body from Kayne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mcpeeny pushes Kayne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcpeeny takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Kayne.
Kayne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Kayne.
Mcpeeny misses with an elbow strike.
Kayne blocks a body shot from Mcpeeny.
Kayne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kayne lands a body punch.
Mcpeeny scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kayne.
Kayne avoiding damage as Mcpeeny throws knees to the body.
Kayne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kayne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mcpeeny managing to block the knees to the body from Kayne.
Mcpeeny has a couple of punches blocked by Kayne.
Kayne trying to stall but Mcpeeny improves his position.
Mcpeeny looking to throw knees to the head but Kayne is blocking nicely.
Mcpeeny lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kayne backwards.
Kayne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcpeeny is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Mcpeeny.
Kayne looking to throw knees to the head but Mcpeeny is blocking nicely.
Mcpeeny looking to throw knees to the head but Kayne is blocking nicely.
Mcpeeny throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kayne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcpeeny is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaru Kayne dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Zaru Kayne's cut.
That's time! Mcpeeny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kayne throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mcpeeny counter with a right hand.
Kayne scores with a hook.
Mcpeeny gets tackled into the cage by Kayne. Kayne maintains the clinch.
Kayne lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcpeeny backwards.
Kayne lands a knee to the head.
Kayne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mcpeeny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcpeeny working Kayne over with knees to the body.
Mcpeeny tries to land a knee to the head but Kayne blocks with his arms.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside that Kayne shrugs off.
Mcpeeny tries to land a knee to the head but Kayne blocks with his arms.
Kayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mcpeeny misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kayne working Mcpeeny over with knees to the body.
Kayne lands with a short shot to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mcpeeny trying to land knees to the body.
Kayne digs a right hand underneath Mcpeeny's ribcage. Mcpeeny let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kayne lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Mcpeeny.
Kayne lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcpeeny tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayne avoids it.
Kayne landing knees to the body.
Mcpeeny unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kayne avoids the elbow strike from Mcpeeny, against the cage.
Kayne scores a nice knee to the body.
Kayne crunches a lovely knee into Mcpeeny's ribcage.
Mcpeeny throws a punch but it's blocked by Kayne.
Mcpeeny with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kayne.
Kayne missing with knees to the body.
Kayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kayne breaks the clinch.
Kayne throws a right hand that misses
and Mcpeeny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mcpeeny throws an overhand right that lands on Kayne's shoulder, as Kayne tries to avoid the shot.
Mcpeeny closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kayne lands an elbow just above Mcpeeny 's eye.
Kayne dodges an elbow strike from Mcpeeny.
Kayne blocking some punches.
Mcpeeny pushes off an throws an elbow but Kayne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kayne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mcpeeny takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kayne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kayne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mcpeeny throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Kayne lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcpeeny won't want to take too many of those.
Mcpeeny lands a shot to the body.
Kayne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcpeeny tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mcpeeny lands a body shot.
Mcpeeny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kayne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcpeeny throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mcpeeny is trying to stall.
Kayne lands a shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Kayne.
Kayne lands a shot to the body.
Mcpeeny tries to land a knee to the head but Kayne blocks with his arms.
Mcpeeny takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kayne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kayne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kayne tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcpeeny avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kayne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mcpeeny throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mcpeeny lands with a right to the head.
Kayne trying to land knees to the body.
Mcpeeny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kayne lands an elbow inside.
Kayne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcpeeny has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mcpeeny lands a right hand.
Mcpeeny looking to stall.
Kayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcpeeny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kayne lands a nice knee to the body.
Mcpeeny lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mcpeeny lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mcpeeny slowing the pace effectively.
Kayne avoiding damage as Mcpeeny throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kayne obliges.
Mcpeeny takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mcpeeny tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mcpeeny is trying to maintain a safe position but Kayne gets an underhook and turns Mcpeeny into the cage.
Mcpeeny takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kayne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice elbow from Kayne.
Mcpeeny connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kayne's face.
Kayne avoiding damage as Mcpeeny throws knees to the body.
Mcpeeny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mcpeeny takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mcpeeny throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Mcpeeny creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kayne lands a knee to the head.
Kayne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mcpeeny is keeping busy.
Mcpeeny keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kayne's efforts to push away.
Mcpeeny looking to throw knees to the head but Kayne is blocking nicely.
Kayne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mcpeeny tries to land a knee to the head but Kayne blocks with his arms.
Kayne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcpeeny letting Kayne take a breather here.
Mcpeeny working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kayne.
Kayne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcpeeny has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James Mcpeeny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcpeeny tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayne avoids the damage to the body.
Kayne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kayne tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcpeeny avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaru Kayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kayne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaru Kayne!
Zaru Kayne is the new heavyweight champion!
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