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WFC5: Caged Gladiators PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benisato Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Craig Penn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benisato Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt - Rage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rage closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Penn to the mat! Penn manages to get full guard.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Penn has control of Rage's left arm, preventing Rage from doing any damage.
Rage preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rage wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is trying to control but can't.
Penn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Penn slows the pace down in half guard.
Rage tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
Rage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Penn is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rage is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn is trying to control. Rage wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rage with a poor takedown
and Penn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rage's guard now.
Penn wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
Rage is trying to keep Penn in close.
Penn trying to control but Rage is working from the bottom.
Rage looking for a sweep. Not yet Rage, not yet.
Rage trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Penn has picked Rage up and slammed him! Rage can't keep hold of the triangle and Penn manages to pass to side control!
Rage wants to control but Penn postures up.
Rage wants to get back to his feet but Penn drags him back down.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penn, pushing him back against the cage.
Rage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Penn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rage is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Rage.
Penn wants the takedown. Rage is fighting it off but Penn persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rage's guard against the cage.
Penn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Rage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a little break here. Rage wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Penn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rage knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Penn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Penn working away.
Penn taking a breather here.
Penn decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rage to his feet.
Rage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a takedown into side control.
Rage is trying to improve his position.
Penn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rage knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is trying to get an arm triangle but Rage is defending well.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Rage sneaks back into half guard.
Rage trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Penn controlling the action here.
Penn is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Penn wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
Rage looking to control.
Penn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Penn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rage's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn controlling from the top position.
Craig Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rage is working an open guard so Penn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Penn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rage wants to control but Penn is having none of it.
Penn has control of Rage's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rage regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage tries to hold on but Penn postures up.
Rage has given up his back here.
Penn gets his hands free as Rage looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a single leg into guard. Rage didn't expect that.
Rage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Benisato Rage just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Penn feints and as Rage raises his hands in defense, Penn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rage looking to control.
Penn stays in close to Rage's body and controls the position.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Rage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage wants to control the position but Penn says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Penn trying to pass the guard but Rage defending well.
Rage is trying to stand up here but Penn is controlling him well.
Rage tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rage tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rage is trying to get back to full guard.
Penn is just content to waste time from the top position. Rage takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn is stalling in the full guard.
Rage looking to control.
Penn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Penn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rage looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rage wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Penn clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penn wants a takedown.
Penn tries to pull guard but Rage won't allow it.
Rage jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Penn walks away with a smile on his face. Rage gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benisato Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage wants to clinch but Penn slips to the side
and Penn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Rage working a defensive guard here.
Penn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rage dives on top into guard.
Benisato Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rage is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Penn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Penn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Penn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rile Nokea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rile Nokea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Zola!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zola takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zola tries to move into range but Nokea moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nokea drops Zola with a beautiful combination! Zola stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nokea is looking for the KO!
It looks like Roger Zola has been cut.
Zola looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nokea throws a shot to the body.
Nokea lands with a right and another and another! Zola is in big trouble! Nokea lands again and this time it's lights out for Zola! A quality knockout there for Nokea.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rile Nokea!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I Am BJJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Gibson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, I Am BJJ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Gibson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson is looking to clinch but BJJ is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from BJJ.
Gibson throws a series of punches but BJJ avoids them all with ease.
Gibson sizes up BJJ with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
BJJ fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
BJJ gets a takedown into half guard.
BJJ is trying to control. Gibson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
BJJ passes to full mount!
BJJ looking to control but Gibson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gibson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with BJJ. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
BJJ thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BJJ avoids the attempt from Gibson to control.
BJJ is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gibson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gibson shrugs it off.
Gibson wants to hold on but BJJ pushes him away.
BJJ wants to take Gibson's back here but Gibson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
BJJ is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by BJJ!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). I Am BJJ!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Dylan Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff McManus!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Carson.
Carson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dylan Carson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McManus shoots for a double leg takedown but Carson sprawls well. He's pushed McManus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McManus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carson.
Carson misses with a series of wild punches.
Carson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McManus takes one on the button.
Carson throws a series of punches but McManus moves out of range.
Carson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McManus moves in looking to clinch but Carson pushes him off.
Carson cracks McManus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carson throws the left hand but McManus avoids the punch easily.
McManus looks to land a body kick but Carson moved away.
Carson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carson scores with a shot to the body.
McManus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab by Carson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Carson finds it's target.
McManus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McManus misses with a takedown attempt - Carson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carson with a hook.
McManus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McManus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McManus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Carson because McManus loaded up on that one.
McManus avoids the attempt from Carson to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McManus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McManus looking to secure an arm triangle but Carson defends it well.
McManus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carson is looking to escape.
Carson is trying to stand.
Carson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McManus on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McManus wants to control but instead Carson manages to regain half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carson is looking for a sweep. McManus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carson wants to control but McManus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McManus is stalling here. Carson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McManus seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Carson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Carson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carson misses with the combination.
Carson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carson duly obliges.
Carson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carson swinging wilding here.
Carson looks to land a combination. McManus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McManus misses with a takedown attempt - Carson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dylan Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff McManus.
McManus looks gassed!
McManus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McManus is keen to just control but Carson is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Carson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carson scores with a nice right hand.
McManus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carson cracks a nice hook into McManus's ribs.
Carson scores with a shot to the body.
Carson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carson.
Carson scores with a one two! McManus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McManus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carson's waist but Carson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McManus off to one side.
Dylan Carson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Carson.
McManus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McManus is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carson drops McManus with a straight left! Oh this is bad for McManus! Carson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Dylan Carson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between shinya aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kekipi Kona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kona has chosen "Same In The End" by Sublime as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, shinya aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kekipi Kona!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kona throws a series of punches but aoki avoids them all with ease.
Kona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kona lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kona.
aoki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kona if he has to take too many more of those.
aoki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
aoki working some strikes from top position.
aoki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and aoki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kona is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
aoki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
aoki landing with the ground and pound.
aoki throws a strike but Kona rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kona 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
aoki thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
aoki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kona stopping the sweep attempt from aoki.
aoki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kona is aware though and is defending well.
Kona wants to get up but he can't break aoki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kona trying to control the position from guard on top but aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
aoki will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
aoki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kona manages to get himself to full guard.
aoki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kona works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
aoki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
aoki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
aoki won't allow Kona to sweep him here.
Kona had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. aoki defends it easily.
Kona throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kona looks gassed!
aoki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kona is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of aoki, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona 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.
aoki throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
aoki looking to control.
aoki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kona is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kona wants to stand and escape but instead aoki has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kona is looking for a triangle but aoki pushes his legs off easily.
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.
aoki prevents Kona from getting back to his feet.
aoki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
aoki stands up over Kona, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
aoki is looking to work some ground and pound but Kona has wrist control.
Kona is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
aoki wants to control from the top but Kona keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
shinya aoki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
aoki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kona tries to roll over but aoki keeps him under control.
Kona has hold of aoki's hands but aoki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kona is staying active underneath aoki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from aoki.
aoki is looking for a kimura here.
aoki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kona on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kona wants to get back to his feet.
aoki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kona gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kona is on top in guard.
aoki doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kona wants to pass the guard but aoki is keeping the position.
Kona drops back, looking for a kneebar! aoki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. aoki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from aoki!
aoki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kona tries to buck aoki off but aoki is having none of it.
Kona takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kona defending against the ground and pound.
Kona on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
aoki in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
aoki lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
aoki working the head and body with strikes.
Kona tries to get back to half guard but can't.
aoki working the head with strikes.
aoki scores with a couple of short elbows.
aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
aoki is trying to ground and pound but Kona uses the momentary lack of control by aoki to regain half guard.
aoki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
aoki throwing shots but Kona is blocking nicely.
aoki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kona looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kona moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
aoki cracks Kona with a solid left hand.
aoki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kona's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
shinya aoki dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kona tries for a takedown but aoki circles away easily
and aoki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kona's guard.
aoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
aoki works over Kona with some ground and pound from guard.
aoki throws and elbow that misses. Kona uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in aoki's guard. Nice move by Kona!
shinya aoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kona drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kona jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
aoki tries to strike from the bottom.
aoki looking for a guillotine here but Kona defends easily.
aoki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kona landing with the ground and pound.
Kona wants to control from the top but aoki keeps moving.
aoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kona is one step ahead there.
aoki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
aoki is looking for a triangle but Kona pushes his legs off easily.
Kona trying to control but aoki is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kona swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
aoki avoids a punch combination nicely.
aoki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kona did well to prevent aoki getting side control.
aoki is just content to waste time from the top position. Kona takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kona kicks aoki off and gets to his feet.
Kona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
aoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kona lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kona.
aoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
aoki throws a body kick that misses.
aoki slips a jab and a cross from Kona.
Kona shoots for a double leg takedown but aoki sprawls well. He's pushed Kona's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
aoki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kona shoots in but no luck this time.
shinya aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kekipi Kona.
Kona gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows aoki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
aoki throwing strikes but missing.
aoki stands up over Kona, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
aoki throws a big right hand that misses.
aoki throws a big right hand that misses.
shinya aoki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
aoki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kona has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, aoki has managed to get both his arms back between Kona's legs - danger averted.
Kona being controlled here, momentarily.
Kona working for a triangle but aoki defends it easily.
aoki is looking to work some ground and pound but Kona has wrist control.
Kekipi Kona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kona avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
shinya aoki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well aoki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... shinya aoki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Shrimp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shrimp's choice of entrance music: drowning pool-step up. James Shrimp 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Villegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Shrimp!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shrimp drops Villegas with a beautiful combination! Villegas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Shrimp is looking for the KO!
It looks like Victor Villegas has been cut.
Shrimp misses with a two punch combination.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Shrimp knocks Villegas out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Shrimp!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jace Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Mackey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mackey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Shield. Jace Wright has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jace Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vic Mackey!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wright.
Mackey wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Wright misses with a double jab.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Mackey moved out of range.
Mackey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mackey with a poor takedown
and Wright counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wright works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mackey keeps working.
Mackey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wright is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mackey has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mackey keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mackey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wright is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mackey defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackey wants to sweep but Wright has passed to side control!
Wright tries to score with some ground and pound. Mackey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mackey gets back to half guard.
Mackey is defending against the submission attempts here by Wright.
Wright prevents Mackey from standing back up.
Wright seems to be working for a kimura but Mackey defends the submission attempt.
Wright is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mackey wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wright is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mackey is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wright is trying to work for a kimura but Mackey is defending well.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Mackey wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mackey lands a left and a right that send Wright crashing to the mat, dazed. Mackey thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jace Wright has been cut.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mackey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wright as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to move into range but Mackey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Mackey throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Mackey clinches but Wright breaks the clinch
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mackey misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Wright as Mackey shoots in.
Jace Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Mackey.
Mackey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mackey's waist but Mackey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wright off to one side.
Wright throws a one two combo.
Wright looks to land a combination but Mackey avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright has a takedown stuffed.
Mackey lands with a hook. Wright tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jace Wright's cut is getting worse.
Mackey wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Mackey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wright looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mackey decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wright to his feet.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mackey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackey wants to clinch
and Wright counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Mackey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jace Wright's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mackey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jace Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Mackey.
Mackey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Mackey tries for a takedown but Wright circles away easily
so Wright counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wright prevents Mackey from getting back to his feet.
Mackey scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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!
Wright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mackey pinned against the cage. Mackey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackey misses with a two punch combination.
Mackey with a poor takedown
and Wright counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mackey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wright is controlling him.
Wright drops back looking for a leg! Mackey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mackey manages to kick Wright off! Wright jumps back into Mackey's guard.
Mackey is looking to stand up but Wright isn't so interested in that idea.
Wright passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wright stops Mackey from getting back to his feet.
Mackey wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.
Wright is working for a kimura but Mackey is defending it quite comfortably.
Wright is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mackey sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mackey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jace Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wright trying to control but Mackey is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to stand but Mackey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wright preventing the sweep.
Mackey wants to stand and escape but Wright is having none of it.
Mackey scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mackey is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wright throws a series of punches but Mackey moves out of range.
Mackey cracks Wright with a good jab.
Jace Wright's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mackey darts in trying to clinch
and Wright counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wright is looking to work some ground and pound but Mackey has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackey wants to stand and escape but Wright is having none of it.
Wright wanted to stand there but Mackey had control of the position.
Mackey has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wright off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wright misses with a wild combination.
Mackey lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mackey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wright counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jace Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Mackey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wright is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jace Wright dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jace Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mackey.
Vic Mackey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mackey tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mackey closes the distance but Wright moves to the side
and Wright counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mackey!
Mackey tries to hold on but Wright postures up.
Wright looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mackey tries to lock up and control but Wright gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mackey blocking the ground and pound.
Wright has hold of Mackey's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mackey manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mackey bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright wants to sweep here but Mackey controlling him for the moment.
Mackey throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely.
Wright might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wright bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mackey's guard.
Wright would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wright stops Mackey from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mackey wants to stand up but Wright is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wright stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wright misses with a looping right.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Mackey.
Mackey misses with a takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mackey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mackey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wright counters with a three punch combo that has Mackey backing up. Mackey nods at Wright to acknowledge the strikes.
Mackey throws a right and a left that Wright avoids nicely.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mackey throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mackey tries to avoid it but Wright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mackey to the ground. Mackey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wright.
Mackey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mackey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mackey showed some decent athleticism there.
Wright is trying to get back to full guard.
Wright actively working from the bottom here.
Mackey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wright defends it well.
Wright tries to roll over but Mackey keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright manages to get to full guard.
Mackey decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wright, up you get!
Vic Mackey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mackey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wright's head.
Wright shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wright is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mackey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wright.
Wright is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mackey is just riding it out for now. Wright eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jace Wright clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jace Wright'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.
Wright tries to keep at a distance but Mackey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wright is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mackey is looking to break free of the clinch but Wright has double underhooks.
Wright changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mackey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mackey throws a series of strikes that have Wright backpedaling.
Mackey pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mackey is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackey wants to break free but Wright has control.
Wright is working for takedown but Mackey is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jace Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mackey is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wright can't fight it off and eventually Mackey manages to take the fight to the floor. Wright looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mackey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wright throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mackey gets to his feet. Wright looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mackey has his takedown stuffed
and Wright counters with a left and a right that stings Mackey.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mackey to the mat! Mackey manages to get full guard.
Mackey is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
Mackey pulls Wright in close to prevent any damage.
Wright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wright trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mackey's guard.
Wright won't allow Mackey to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mackey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright tries to free his leg and advance position but Mackey is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mackey clinches.
Wright keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mackey's efforts to push away.
Wright wants a takedown.
Wright keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mackey's efforts to push away.
Mackey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Wright prevents Mackey from breaking the clinch.
Mackey tries to break free but Wright pushes him back against the cage.
Wright gets underhooks to prevent Mackey's takedown attempt.
Mackey is trying to break the clinch but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Wright has Mackey pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wright pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mackey tumbling to the mat - Wright dives into Mackey's guard.
Wright drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mackey manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wright has Mackey in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mackey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackey wants to stand but Wright is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mackey defends well.
Wright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mackey is one step ahead there.
Mackey decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mackey looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Mackey dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jace Wright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mackey tries a head kick but it misses.
Mackey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wright counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mackey misses with a head kick.
Wright has a takedown stuffed.
Mackey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Mackey shows good takedown defense.
Wright cracks Mackey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mackey misses with a double jab
and Wright counters with a two punch combo.
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.
Mackey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Mackey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackey scores with a hook.
Mackey wants to clinch
and Wright counters with a takedown into side control.
Mackey is trying to get back to his feet.
Wright in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mackey is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jace Wright!
Jace Wright retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Guns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Fu II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Guns might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to diamonds and guns. Fu II is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Everything in it's right place. Tom Fu II will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rudi Guns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Fu II!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guns shoots in and bounces Fu II off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Guns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fu II swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guns is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Guns trying to control but Fu II is working from the bottom.
Guns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guns drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fu II dives on top into guard.
Guns will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fu II gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fu II wants to stand and escape but instead Guns has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Guns stops Fu II from standing up.
Guns is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guns looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fu II being controlled here, momentarily.
Fu II keeping moving, preventing Guns from controlling successfully.
Guns passes Fu II's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Guns is trying to control the action in half guard but Fu II is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fu II defends it well.
Guns wants to free his trapped foot but Fu II is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Guns trying to control from half guard but Fu II is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guns is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fu II is staying active underneath Guns, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Guns seems to be working for a kimura but Fu II defends the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fu II fails to land with a series of punches.
Fu II misses with the combination.
Tom Fu II seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fu II looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudi Guns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Guns shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Guns was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Guns takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Guns has control of Fu II's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fu II regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Guns controlling the pace for now.
Guns lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns moves to back control.
Fu II is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Guns.
Fu II looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Guns working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Guns working for a choke but Fu II is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu II prevents Guns from getting a body triangle.
Fu II is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Guns off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Guns controlling the position well here. Fu II rolled but Guns kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Guns is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu II is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Guns working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Fu II is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Guns gets his way!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns biding his time, controlling Fu II.
Fu II wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudi Guns dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Guns drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Guns just content to control the position.
Guns has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Guns lands a big shot there that rocks Fu II but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fu II is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fu II turns into him and now he's in Guns's guard.
Guns wants to sweep but no luck.
Fu II gets to his feet - Guns follows without any prompting.
Guns scores a takedown into full mount!
Guns trying to control but Fu II is having none of it.
Guns wants to finish this one by submission but Fu II is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Guns.
Fu II really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu II tries to buck Guns off but he can't manage it.
Guns wants to finish this one by submission but Fu II is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Guns.
Guns controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns is trying to take his opponent's back.
Guns content just to control the position here.
Guns is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fu II to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fu II shrugs it off.
Guns goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fu II turns into him and now he's in Guns's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fu II wants to stand but Guns is controlling his posture from full guard.
Guns controls Fu II momentarily but Fu II frees himself.
Fu II would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Guns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fu II's guard.
Guns seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudi Guns clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fu II rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guns moves out of range as Fu II throws a body kick.
Guns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Guns tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fu II swivels and escapes.
Guns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice combination there by Guns.
Fu II misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fu II stuffs the takedown attempt from Guns. Guns gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Guns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fu II misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Fu II scores with a four punch combination!
Guns looks for a takedown but Fu II sprawls well.
Fu II defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guns.
Fu II throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Guns with that takedown attempt.
Guns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Guns is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fu II's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Guns wants to take a breather but Fu II is having none of it.
Fu II tries to kick Guns off but Guns keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Guns passes the guard and advances to mount!
Guns controlling from the full mount.
Guns with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns wants to control the pace but Fu II is squirming around nicely.
Guns in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guns trying to control but Fu II is having none of it.
Guns with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fu II has given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudi Guns had his way with Tom Fu II in that round.
That's time! Guns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fu II gets caught flat footed, as Guns shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Guns slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Guns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guns won't allow Fu II to get back to his feet.
Guns controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Guns trying to control the position from guard on top but Fu II is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Rudi Guns just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Guns has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu II throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fu II swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fu II throws a nice looking combination but Guns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fu II rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fu II closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fu II will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guns tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fu II swivels and escapes.
Fu II lands with a nice combination. Guns backs away looking to recover.
Guns lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guns is defended easily by Fu II.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Guns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fu II lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guns circles away quickly and effectively.
Fu II defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guns.
Guns fails with a takedown attempt.
Fu II throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guns counters with a single leg into guard. Fu II didn't expect that.
Guns passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tom Fu II has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Guns trying to control the position but Fu II is working away.
Fu II is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Guns working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Guns trying to control the action but Fu II is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fu II wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Guns working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Guns tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rudi Guns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guns, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudi Guns!
Rudi Guns retains his featherweight title!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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