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Reach 42 - Mechanical PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - Ready for War. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwayne Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Pablo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo swinging wildly here.
Waters with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pablo counters with a right hand to the body.
Pablo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Waters throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pablo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pablo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pablo throws an overhand right that lands on Waters's shoulder, as Waters tries to avoid the shot.
Pablo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Waters throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pablo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waters blocks a jab.
Pablo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pablo tries to reverse the position but Waters maintains control.
Waters looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Waters wants to control the pace but Pablo is squirming around nicely.
Pablo tries to buck Waters off but he can't manage it.
Waters 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.
Pablo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Waters.
Waters in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Waters is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pablo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pablo shrugs it off.
Waters can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pablo is looking to escape.
Waters lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pablo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, if Waters is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Waters tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pablo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pablo is squirming around, avoiding Waters's attempts to control the action.
Waters misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Waters takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Waters throws some wild stikes that Pablo manages to avoid easily.
Waters controlling his opponent.
Pablo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pablo wants to hold on but Waters pushes him away.
Waters landing punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pablo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Waters controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Waters dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Waters blocks the body kick.
Waters wants to land a leg kick but Pablo is out of range.
Waters tries a head kick but it misses.
Waters misses with a leg kick
and Pablo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablo throws a lazy head kick
and Waters counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pablo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pablo misses with a double jab.
Pablo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo throws a sloppy head kick and Waters moves out of range easily.
Waters is looking to clinch.
Pablo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donk. Waters catches Pablo right on the button with a cross.
Pablo throws a body kick the misses
and Waters counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Waters fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pablo to the ground. Waters is now in Pablo's guard.
Pablo is breathing heavily.
Waters is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters chips away with some ground and pound.
Waters looking to pass the guard.
Waters is working hard here to advance position.
Waters looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Waters's guard.
Waters has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pablo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dwayne Waters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Waters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pablo preventing the sweep.
Waters is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pablo is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo wants to get up but he can't break Waters's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Waters looking for a sweep. Not yet Waters, not yet.
Pablo wants to stand but Waters is controlling his posture from full guard.
Waters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pablo is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Waters dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pablo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waters scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Waters avoids the body shot from Pablo.
Juan Pablo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waters shoots in and drives through. Pablo sprawls well.
Waters throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pablo misses with a series of wild punches.
Waters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pablo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Waters doesn't seem bothered though.
Juan Pablo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters connects with a jab.
Pablo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Waters 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.
Pablo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waters on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Waters throws a hook to the side of Pablo's head but Pablo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pablo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waters misses the body punch
and Pablo counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Dwayne Waters has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Waters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pablo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Waters counters with a three punch combo that has Pablo backing up. Pablo nods at Waters to acknowledge the strikes.
Dwayne Waters is winning the standup battle so far.
Pablo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waters counters with a good low kick that Pablo was not able to check.
Waters throws a leg kick
and Pablo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Waters. Pablo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pablo throws a sloppy head kick
and Waters counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pablo won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pablo tries to improve position but can't.
Dwayne Waters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waters landing a few strikes.
Waters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pablo keeps working.
Waters tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Waters has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pablo is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Waters staying calm.
Juan Pablo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pablo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Waters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Waters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Waters 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... Dwayne Waters!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Kilimanjaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilimanjaro comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - Before I Forget . Pequeno has chosen Căo da Morte by Măo Morta as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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165 lbs
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156 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Kilimanjaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joao Pequeno!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilimanjaro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pequeno lands a nice shot to the body.
Pequeno lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kilimanjaro takes a step back to recover.
A left and a right from Pequeno both land. Nice combination.
Kilimanjaro misses with a combination
and Pequeno counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Hector Kilimanjaro has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilimanjaro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pequeno counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pequeno.
Kilimanjaro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Kilimanjaro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pequeno.
Kilimanjaro is breathing heavily.
Pequeno digs a right hand into Kilimanjaro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kilimanjaro's gas tank.
Pequeno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilimanjaros head.
Kilimanjaro jumps guard but Pequeno stands there with Kilimanjaro around his waist. Kilimanjaro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Kilimanjaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pequeno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pequeno lands a shoulder strike.
Kilimanjaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kilimanjaro is rocked!
A short left from Pequeno.
Oh Kilimanjaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pequeno throws a big uppercut that drops Kilimanjaro! More strikes from Pequeno and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kilimanjaro lies dazed against the cage as Pequeno celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Pequeno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaegerjaquez comes to the cage accompanied by "No More Sorrow" by Linkin Park (Grimmjow Edition). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaegerjaquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Jaegerjaquez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan lands with an overhand left.
Khan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez slips a jab from Khan.
Khan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jaegerjaquez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaegerjaquez shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a takedown
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Jaegerjaquez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jaegerjaquez checks a low kick from Khan.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khan won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaegerjaquez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Khan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jaegerjaquez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jaegerjaquez misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jaegerjaquez throws an elbow but Khan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jaegerjaquez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Khan is trying to control Jaegerjaquez's posture but Jaegerjaquez avoids it.
Khan tries to buck Jaegerjaquez off but Jaegerjaquez is having none of it.
Jaegerjaquez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jaegerjaquez defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaegerjaquez, pushing him back against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez lands a left hand.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan tries to stall but Jaegerjaquez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez goes for a takedown attempt but Khan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Khan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Jaegerjaquez shoots for a double leg takedown but Khan sprawls well. He's pushed Jaegerjaquez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaegerjaquez is just out of range.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jaegerjaquez.
Khan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jaegerjaquez trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan pulls Jaegerjaquez in close to prevent any damage.
Jaegerjaquez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jaegerjaquez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaegerjaquez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jaegerjaquez shoots and misses
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan gets a clinch.
Jaegerjaquez blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaegerjaquez.
Khan wants to stall.
Jaegerjaquez scores a nice knee to the body.
Khan being controlled against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Jaegerjaquez.
A short uppercut from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands a shot to the body.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaegerjaquez backwards.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
A short uppercut from Jaegerjaquez.
Nice body punch from Jaegerjaquez - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Jaegerjaquez as the two fighters clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaegerjaquez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaegerjaquez.
Good body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaegerjaquez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaegerjaquez lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Jaegerjaquez.
Nice body punch from Jaegerjaquez - that landed with a thud.
Jaegerjaquez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaegerjaquez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Jaegerjaquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a right to the head.
Jaegerjaquez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaegerjaquez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jaegerjaquez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khan is trying to control but can't.
Jaegerjaquez is trying to control. Khan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jaegerjaquez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jaegerjaquez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jaegerjaquez shoots in for a double leg but Khan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Jaegerjaquez shoots in.
Khan throws a body kick that misses.
Jaegerjaquez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khan wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaegerjaquez with a poor takedown
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez checks it.
Nice shot lands for Khan.
Jaegerjaquez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jaegerjaquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Jaegerjaquez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaegerjaquez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jaegerjaquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws a head punch that misses.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Jaegerjaquez.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A short uppercut from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaegerjaquez cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez wants a takedown.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jaegerjaquez - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand.
Jaegerjaquez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Jaegerjaquez stalling.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Nice body punch from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaegerjaquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaegerjaquez misses with some punches.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Jaegerjaquez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Jaegerjaquez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A right hand to the body from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a light punch inside.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amir Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaegerjaquez lands with a left to the head.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan is pressed up against the cage. Jaegerjaquez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khan down to the mat. Khan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jaegerjaquez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaegerjaquez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
255 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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26
225 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Wallace!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross throws a leg kick
and Cross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cross throws a sloppy head kick and Wallace moves out of range easily.
Wallace tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cross throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Wallace misses.
Wallace cracks Cross with an open hand slap.
Wallace cracks Cross with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cross slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cross tries a low kick but Wallace avoids it.
Wallace looks to throw the jab but Cross is out of range.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Cross throws a low kick but Wallace moves out of range easily.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Cross scores with a leg kick.
Cross slips under a jab from Wallace.
Cross throws out a leg kick but Wallace moves out of range and Cross only half commits.
Wallace keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wallace misses the jab.
Cross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cross buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cross takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wallace's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace lands a nice hook to Cross's body. Cross takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Cross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cross closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cross pushes off an throws an elbow but Wallace leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cross lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Steven Wallace has been cut.
Cross pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cross seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Cross throws an elbow that misses.
Wallace blocks the elbow strike.
Wallace blocks an elbow strike from Cross.
Cross looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cross looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cross just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wallace's brow.
Cross throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wallace blocks the elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cross as Wallace tries to tie him up.
Cross lands an elbow just above Wallace 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cross just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wallace's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cross throws an elbow but misses.
Wallace avoids a wild elbow strike from Cross.
Cross throws an elbow but it misses.
Cross pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wallace blocks an elbow strike from Cross.
Wallace is looking to break free of the clinch but Cross has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace avoids the elbow strike from Cross, against the cage.
Wallace dodges an elbow strike from Cross.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cross just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wallace's brow.
Wallace blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cross.
The cut above Steven Wallace's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cross stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cross for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cross throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cross gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steven Wallace's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steven Wallace's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus Cross!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luscious Canonfodder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasinova Gurama (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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155 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luscious Canonfodder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kasinova Gurama!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurama scores with a takedown into Canonfodder's guard.
Gurama looking to pass the guard.
Canonfodder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gurama is controlling him.
Gurama wants to pass the guard but Canonfodder is keeping the position.
Canonfodder wants to get back to his feet but Gurama is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gurama with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurama is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gurama tries to free his leg and advance position but Canonfodder is retaining full guard.
Gurama trying to control the position from guard on top but Canonfodder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gurama has his takedown stuffed
and Canonfodder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gurama with a poor takedown
and Canonfodder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gurama misses with a takedown
and Canonfodder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luscious Canonfodder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kasinova Gurama.
Canonfodder rushes Gurama and presses him up against the cage.
Canonfodder gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gurama.
Canonfodder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canonfodder gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gurama to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gurama won't allow Canonfodder to get back to his feet.
Canonfodder is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Canonfodder stops a takedown attempt from Gurama.
Gurama is working for takedown but Canonfodder is calmly controlling the position for now.
Canonfodder manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurama misses with a takedown
and Canonfodder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Canonfodder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurama manages to avoid it.
Gurama has his takedown stuffed
and Canonfodder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gurama closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gurama moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gurama goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Canonfodder is on top in guard.
Canonfodder stands up and waves to Gurama to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canonfodder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gurama with a poor takedown
and Canonfodder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gurama has his takedown stuffed
letting Canonfodder counter with a right hand.
Gurama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Canonfodder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gurama shoots and misses
and Canonfodder holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Canonfodder breaks from the clinch.
Canonfodder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Canonfodder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gurama with a poor takedown
and Canonfodder counters with a two punch combo.
Gurama looks gassed!
Canonfodder goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luscious Canonfodder dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Canonfodder lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Canonfodder is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Canonfodder pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gurama back to the cage. Canonfodder follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Canonfodder closes the distance and clinches.
Canonfodder gets underhooks to prevent Gurama's takedown attempt.
Canonfodder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gurama misses with a takedown attempt
and Canonfodder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gurama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Canonfodder counters with a two punch combo.
Luscious Canonfodder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kasinova Gurama.
Gurama shoots in and bounces Canonfodder off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gurama stops Canonfodder from standing up.
Gurama is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurama controlling from the top position.
Gurama lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Canonfodder is looking to stand up but Gurama isn't so interested in that idea.
Gurama postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Canonfodder is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gurama, into his guard.
Gurama controls Canonfodder momentarily but Canonfodder frees himself.
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.
Gurama 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.
Gurama has his foot on Canonfodder's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Canonfodder works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canonfodder stops Gurama from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gurama wants to control the position but Canonfodder says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
It looks like Canonfodder is going to stand back up.
Gurama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Canonfodder wants to stand but Gurama has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gurama is pressing down on Canonfodder's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Canonfodder gets to his feet. Gurama looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gurama misses with a takedown attempt
and Canonfodder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gurama tries for a takedown but Canonfodder circles away easily
and Canonfodder counters with a left and a right that stings Gurama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luscious Canonfodder dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gurama misses with a takedown
and Canonfodder counters by clinching up.
Gurama tries to land knees in the clinch but Canonfodder avoids the damage to the body.
Canonfodder breaks from the clinch.
Gurama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Canonfodder counters with a series of strikes. Gurama will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gurama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Canonfodder counters with a straight right hand.
Luscious Canonfodder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kasinova Gurama.
Canonfodder connects with a crisp jab.
Gurama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Canonfodder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gurama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gurama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Canonfodder counters with a two punch combo.
Gurama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Canonfodder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Canonfodder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canonfodder looks to land a combination but Gurama avoids it well.
Gurama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Canonfodder counters with a series of strikes. Gurama will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gurama has his takedown stuffed
and Canonfodder counters with a one-two to the body.
Kasinova Gurama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canonfodder misses with a two punch combination.
Canonfodder with a nice cross.
Gurama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Canonfodder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luscious Canonfodder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gurama misses with a takedown
and Canonfodder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gurama has his takedown stuffed
and Canonfodder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Canonfodder lands with a nice combination. Gurama backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canonfodder stalks Gurama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gurama's face. Gurama staggers backwards, shaken.
Canonfodder scores with a jab to the body.
Gurama tries for a takedown but Canonfodder circles away easily
and Canonfodder counters with a one-two to the body.
Canonfodder lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gurama with a poor takedown
enabling Canonfodder to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Canonfodder.
Gurama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gurama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Canonfodder lands a nice looking body shot.
Canonfodder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gurama. Gurama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gurama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Canonfodder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Canonfodder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gurama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Canonfodder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canonfodder throws a nice looking combination but Gurama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luscious Canonfodder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gurama tries to keep at a distance but Canonfodder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Canonfodder is pressed up against the cage. Gurama has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Canonfodder down to the mat. Canonfodder avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Canonfodder pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gurama back to the cage. Canonfodder follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Canonfodder with a hook.
Gurama shoots and misses
and Canonfodder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gurama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Canonfodder fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gurama on the side of the head.
Canonfodder throws a one two combo.
A lazy left from Canonfodder finds it's target.
Canonfodder punishes Gurama's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Canonfodder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canonfodder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gurama has his takedown stuffed
and Canonfodder counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gurama thinking.
Gurama walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gurama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Canonfodder counters with a nice body shot.
Gurama gets tackled into the cage by Canonfodder. Canonfodder maintains the clinch.
Canonfodder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gurama misses with a takedown
and Canonfodder counters with a left and a right that stings Gurama.
Nice body punch from Canonfodder.
Canonfodder lands with a nice body punch.
Gurama shoots and misses
and Gurama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luscious Canonfodder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Canonfodder throws a right hand that Gurama ducks under and follows up with a left that Gurama also avoids with ease.
Kasinova Gurama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gurama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gurama with a poor takedown
and Canonfodder holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luscious Canonfodder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Canonfodder, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luscious Canonfodder!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Linderoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danneskjold is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dragonforce - Operation Ground and Pound. 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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29
197 lbs
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25
190 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tobias Linderoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjold!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Danneskjold, right into the meat.
Linderoth throws an off balance right hand
and Danneskjold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Linderoth lands a slapping body shot.
Danneskjold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linderoth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ragnar Danneskjold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danneskjold throws an off balance right hand
and Linderoth counters with a two punch combo.
Linderoth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Danneskjold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danneskjold scores with a leg kick.
Linderoth is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danneskjold throws a looping overhand right but Linderoth ducks down to avoid it.
Danneskjold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Linderoth's head.
Danneskjold scores with a nice head shot.
Danneskjold tries to clinch but Linderoth moves out of range.
Danneskjold misses with a two punch combination.
Danneskjold tries to bum rush Linderoth with a series of wild strikes but Linderoth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Linderoth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danneskjold.
Linderoth misses with a body shot.
Linderoth on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Danneskjold catches Linderoth right on the button with a cross.
Danneskjold misses with the combination.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Linderoth enables Danneskjold to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Linderoth manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danneskjold trying to control the position from guard on top but Linderoth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linderoth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Danneskjold postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Danneskjold must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Linderoth looking to control.
Linderoth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Danneskjold is looking to work some ground and pound but Linderoth has wrist control.
Danneskjold is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Danneskjold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Linderoth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Linderoth wants to control the position but Danneskjold says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Still in half guard, Danneskjold seems content to control.
Danneskjold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Danneskjold throws a strike but Linderoth avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Danneskjold trying to control the position from guard on top but Linderoth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danneskjold connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth being controlled here, momentarily.
Linderoth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Danneskjold gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Linderoth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Danneskjold tries to free his leg and advance position but Linderoth is retaining full guard.
Danneskjold controls from within his opponent's guard.
Linderoth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Danneskjold drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Linderoth dives on top into guard.
Linderoth postures up.
Danneskjold looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Linderoth puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Danneskjold is trying to maintain the position but Linderoth is very close to passing his half guard.
Danneskjold avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Linderoth.
Linderoth wants to free his trapped foot but Danneskjold is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danneskjold wants to get back to full guard.
Linderoth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Danneskjold dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Danneskjold misses with an uppercut. Linderoth saw that one coming.
Linderoth fails with the takedown
and Danneskjold counters with a slapping leg kick.
Danneskjold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Linderoth misses with a shot to the body
and Danneskjold counters with a low kick, right behind Linderoth 's knee.
Danneskjold is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danneskjold manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Linderoth on his heels. He'll look to pass Linderoth's guard now, I'm sure.
Danneskjold trying to control the position from guard on top but Linderoth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danneskjold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Linderoth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Danneskjold wants to pass the guard but Linderoth is keeping the position.
Danneskjold trying to control but Linderoth is working from the bottom.
Danneskjold tries to free his leg and advance position but Linderoth is retaining full guard.
Linderoth trying to keep a closed guard but Danneskjold is proving a slippery customer.
Danneskjold landing with the ground and pound.
Linderoth can't keep his opponent in guard - Danneskjold advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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.
Linderoth taking some punishment here, with Danneskjold in his half guard.
Danneskjold is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Danneskjold is looking to stall here but Linderoth recovers full guard.
Danneskjold pushing down on Linderoth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Danneskjold lands a nice short elbow.
Danneskjold tries to pass to full mount but Linderoth defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Danneskjold is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Linderoth reverses the position - he's now on top in Danneskjold's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Linderoth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Linderoth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Linderoth trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Danneskjold manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Danneskjold throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Danneskjold makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Linderoth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Danneskjold looking to sit in guard and control but Linderoth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Danneskjold keeping full guard, as Linderoth tries to pass.
Linderoth advances position into side control!
Danneskjold is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Danneskjold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Danneskjold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linderoth.
Linderoth looks to score with a jab to the body but Danneskjold is just out of range.
Linderoth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Danneskjold finds it's way round the side to connect with Linderoth's head.
Linderoth sizes up Danneskjold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Linderoth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danneskjold closes the distance and clinches up with Linderoth, looking for a takedown. Danneskjold pushes Linderoth against the cage but Linderoth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Linderoth is looking to wear down Danneskjold with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Danneskjold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danneskjold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Linderoth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Danneskjold. Danneskjold obviously looking to wear him down.
Danneskjold closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Linderoth is trying to get back to half guard.
Danneskjold scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Linderoth is trying to improve his position.
Linderoth manages to work his way to half guard, despite Danneskjold's best efforts.
Danneskjold is keen to just control but Linderoth is a slippery customer.
Linderoth actively working from the bottom here.
Linderoth wants to improve his position but Danneskjold is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Linderoth is staying active underneath Danneskjold, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Danneskjold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Danneskjold throws a strike but Linderoth avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Linderoth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Linderoth keeping full guard, as Danneskjold tries to pass.
Danneskjold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Danneskjold is working Linderoth over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danneskjold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Linderoth is keeping the position for now.
Danneskjold slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Danneskjold landing with the ground and pound.
Tobias Linderoth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Danneskjold!
Linderoth throwing strikes but Danneskjold recovers to half guard. A much better position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Linderoth is just content to waste time from the top position. Danneskjold takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Danneskjold can't keep his opponent in guard - Linderoth advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Danneskjold to regain full guard.
Linderoth connects with a couple of short punches.
Danneskjold manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Danneskjold looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ragnar Danneskjold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danneskjold content just to control the position here.
Danneskjold landing strikes from the mount and Linderoth is in trouble!
Danneskjold raining down shots from the mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Danneskjold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Danneskjold 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 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... Ragnar Danneskjold!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Arabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sidney Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arabi comes into the arena with ed Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge blaring out of the sound system. Wonder is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Unforgiven 3. Rodrigo Arabi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sidney Wonder's chin.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodrigo Arabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sidney Wonder!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arabi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arabi tries for a takedown but Wonder circles away easily
and Wonder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodrigo Arabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Arabi misses
and Wonder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wonder keeps the fight on the outside.
Wonder scores with a jab to the body.
Wonder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arabi throws a leg kick but Wonder moved away.
A clash of legs there as Wonder blocks the low kick.
Wonder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wonder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arabi tries for a takedown but Wonder circles away easily
and Wonder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wonder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arabi with a poor takedown
and Wonder counters with a series of strikes. Arabi will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Arabi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arabi is breathing heavily.
Wonder blocks a head kick by Arabi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arabi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wonder counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Arabi's guard now.
Arabi can't keep his opponent in guard - Wonder advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wonder is pressing down on Arabi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Arabi is holding on for now.
Wonder passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Arabi!
Wonder goes for an armbar but Arabi turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Arabi.
Wonder has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arabi looking to sit in guard and control but Wonder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wonder tries to free his leg and advance position but Arabi is retaining full guard.
Wonder looking to sit in guard and control but Arabi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Arabi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arabi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wonder dives on top into guard.
Wonder slips nicely into half guard.
Wonder seems to be looking for submissions.
Arabi is staying active underneath Wonder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wonder trying to pass the guard but Arabi defending well.
Wonder is trying to control. Arabi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonder passes to side control.
Arabi prevents Wonder from moving into mount.
Wonder decides to stand back up. Wonder steps back and let's Arabi get back to his feet.
Wonder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arabi momentarily.
Arabi shoots and misses
and Wonder counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arabi won't be happy with that.
Wonder passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Arabi!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wonder swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Arabi is now in Wonder's guard. A big mistake from Wonder there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arabi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wonder is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wonder has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sidney Wonder dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wonder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arabi manages to avoid it.
Wonder misses with a wild body shot.
Wonder takes a swing at Arabi's ribcage but misses.
Arabi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wonder counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Arabi's guard now.
Wonder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wonder gets to his feet - Arabi follows without any prompting.
Rodrigo Arabi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arabi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wonder counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wonder drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Arabi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wonder has Arabi in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arabi has gone for a leg lock! Wonder slips out almost immediately though and dives into Arabi's guard.
Wonder passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wonder tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wonder is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arabi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonder looking to control but instead Arabi has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Wonder is looking to stall here but Arabi recovers full guard.
Wonder wants to get up but he can't break Arabi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonder sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Arabi's guard.
Sidney Wonder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wonder is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wonder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wonder is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wonder trying to work for an americana but Arabi has managed to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wonder is breathing heavily.
Wonder looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arabi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Arabi wants to sweep here but Wonder controlling him for the moment.
Wonder trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Arabi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Arabi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wonder is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wonder has escaped and now he's on top!
Wonder looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sidney Wonder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Arabi shoots and misses
and Wonder counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Arabi!
Arabi is trying to escape the mount.
Wonder 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 Wonder!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sidney Wonder!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by I'd Love to Knock the Hell Out of You. Wentworth is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Spitfire by The Prodigy. Dylan Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Wentworth!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Wentworth misses.
Wentworth moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wentworth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wentworth shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Wentworth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wentworth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Wentworth is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth thows a big elbow that misses.
Wentworth drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diaz dives on top into guard.
Wentworth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wentworth is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Wentworth throws his legs up looking for a submission but Diaz uses it to pass to side control.
Diaz trying to control the action but Wentworth is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.
Wentworth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wentworth sneaks back into half guard.
Wentworth is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Wentworth is keeping the position.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Wentworth.
Wentworth tries to strike from the bottom.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Wentworth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wentworth controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
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.
Wentworth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wentworth controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Diaz wants to get up but he can't break Wentworth's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wentworth has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Wentworth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Wentworth is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Wentworth dominated that round.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wentworth misses with a looping left.
Wentworth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Wentworth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wentworth tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wentworth thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wentworth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wentworth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Wentworth.
Wentworth with a poor takedown
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dylan Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Wentworth.
Wentworth throws a combination that misses
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Dylan Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wentworth avoids the body shot from Diaz.
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.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Wentworth.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
and Wentworth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wentworth shoots and misses
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth misses with a takedown attempt
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Wentworth throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Wentworth misses with a body shot.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Wentworth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Wentworth shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Wentworth counters with a takedown into side control.
Wentworth throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Wentworth crashes against the mat.
Diaz wants to control but Wentworth postures up.
Wentworth sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Diaz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Wentworth tries to score with some ground and pound. Diaz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wentworth is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josh Wentworth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wentworth misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Wentworth counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wentworth.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diaz.
Diaz gets through Wentworth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Wentworth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wentworth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Wentworth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Wentworth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wentworth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands an elbow inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Wentworth blocking some punches.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wentworth.
Wentworth tries to pull guard but Diaz won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz tries a body shot but Wentworth blocks it.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses.
Wentworth tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dylan Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Wentworth.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Wentworth blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz works on Wentworth's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wentworths head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Wentworth avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Wentworth jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Wentworth around his waist. Wentworth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Wentworth controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Wentworth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz tries to work over Wentworth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wentworth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Diaz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wentworth tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diaz smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wentworth thinking.
Wentworth with a poor takedown
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
so Wentworth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wentworth prevents Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Wentworth looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Wentworth is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth 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.
Wentworth trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz is fighting to break Wentworth's control of his arms but Wentworth is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wentworth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wentworth thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Diaz to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Diaz 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.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Wentworth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Wentworth has control of the leg.
Wentworth thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Wentworth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wentworth wants to advance to full mount but Diaz doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Wentworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Wentworth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz wants to stand up but Wentworth is controlling him.
Wentworth cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
Wentworth is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Diaz looking to control.
Wentworth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wentworth is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wentworth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wentworth engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wentworth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wentworth looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wentworth has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Josh Wentworth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz trying to control but Wentworth is working from the bottom.
Diaz postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wentworth is trying to keep Diaz in close.
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.
Wentworth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Wentworth is controlling well.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Wentworth dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Wentworth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Wentworth counters with a shoot takedown. Diaz fights it but they end up in guard.
Wentworth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Wentworth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wentworth with a nice head shot there.
Wentworth makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wentworth thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Wentworth from controlling successfully.
Wentworth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wentworth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wentworth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dylan Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wentworth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wentworth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wentworth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wentworth throws a big right hand that misses.
Wentworth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wentworth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wentworth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wentworth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wentworth throws a big right hand that misses.
Wentworth advances position into side control!
Diaz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wentworth in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wentworth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wentworth lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wentworth tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wentworth working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wentworth throws a strike aimed at the side of Diaz's head but Diaz avoids it well.
Wentworth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wentworth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wentworth misses with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Wentworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wentworth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Wentworth!
Josh Wentworth is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between LA twotwo Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Star comes to the cage accompanied by Drake ft. Lil Wayne - Unstoppable. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, LA twotwo Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taj Mahal!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star misses with a takedown attempt
and Mahal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Star ducks under a wild hook from Mahal.
Mahal misses with an uppercut.
Mahal throws a right and a left that Star avoids nicely.
Star moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mahal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Star.
Mahal lands a slapping body shot.
Star takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mahal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Star drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Star jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mahal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Star defends well.
Mahal looking to control.
Star prevents Mahal from getting back to his feet.
Star forces his way into half guard.
Star is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal wants to get back to his feet.
Mahal is defending against the submission attempts here by Star.
Mahal looks like he's trying to stand up.
Star is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mahal is just riding it out for now. Star eventually gives up the hold.
Mahal tries to roll over but Star keeps him under control.
Star is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mahal is just riding it out for now. Star eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mahal wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Star is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mahal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Star.
Star wants to work for an arm triangle but Mahal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mahal looking for submissions off his back.
Mahal kicks off Star and gets to his feet.
Star blocks the body kick.
Mahal misses with a wild body shot.
Star gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Star takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Star slips under a jab from Mahal.
Star tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mahal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Star.
Nice defenses there by Star.
Star shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Star is trying to work for a kimura but Mahal is defending well.
Mahal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mahal gets full guard.
Mahal wants to stand up but Star is controlling him.
Star thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Star drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mahal dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Star looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mahal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Star.
Mahal throws a poor cross that misses
and Star decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mahal's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Star 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.
Star drops back looking for a leg! Mahal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mahal manages to kick Star off! Star jumps back into Mahal's guard.
Mahal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mahal looking for a guillotine here but Star defends easily.
Star drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mahal manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Star has Mahal in his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LA twotwo Star dominated that round.
That's time! Star's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A leg kick checked by Star.
Star has his takedown stuffed
enabling Mahal to counter with a crisp jab.
Star shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Star takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahal misses with a left hand
and Star counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mahal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahal misses with a punch on the inside.
Star jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahal walks away with a smile on his face. Star gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LA twotwo Star. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Star drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Star fails with the takedown
and Mahal counters with a left to the body.
Mahal lands with a right hand.
Star uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahal.
Mahal misses with a hook to the body
and Star counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Mahal does it's job there.
Star misses with a takedown
enabling Mahal to counter with a crisp jab.
LA twotwo Star seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahal pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Star back to the cage. Mahal follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal lands a glancing blow to the side of Star's head.
Mahal lands a nice shot that snaps Star's head back.
Mahal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mahal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mahal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Star counters with a takedown into side control.
Mahal manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mahal manages to get to full guard.
LA twotwo Star overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mahal looking for a sweep. Not yet Mahal, not yet.
Mahal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Star 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.
Mahal kicks Star off and gets to his feet.
Mahal throws a sloppy body shot
and Star counters with a shoot takedown. Mahal fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Star 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.
Mahal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mahal is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahal can't keep his opponent in guard - Star advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Star is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mahal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Star is working for a submission of some sort.
Mahal trying to control but Star postures up.
Star has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mahal defend it? Star steps over the head and cranks it - Mahal is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Star!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). LA twotwo Star!
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