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Monday Night Armaggedon 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colin McDougall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chang Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colin McDougall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chang Sung Jung!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McDougall to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jung lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McDougall!
Jung swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chang Sung Jung!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan DeAntonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeAntonio has chosen "Psychosocial" by Slipknot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donovan DeAntonio!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeAntonio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from DeAntonio is predictable there
and St Pierre counters with a two punch combo.
DeAntonio looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Pierre!
St Pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
DeAntonio controlling from mount.
St Pierre wants to control but DeAntonio is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeAntonio looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
DeAntonio tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
DeAntonio goes for an armbar but St Pierre turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from St Pierre.
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.
St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
St Pierre trying to control but DeAntonio is working from the bottom.
DeAntonio has St Pierre pulled in close to control his posture.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St Pierre wants to stand and escape but instead DeAntonio has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
DeAntonio wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeAntonio stands and steps away. St Pierre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
St Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and DeAntonio counters with a series of strikes. St Pierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from St Pierre enables DeAntonio to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. St Pierre manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing DeAntonio from controlling successfully.
DeAntonio won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeAntonio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
DeAntonio trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeAntonio distracts St Pierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
DeAntonio stands up and waves to St Pierre to follow him.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan DeAntonio 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.
St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. DeAntonio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
DeAntonio is trying to improve his position.
St Pierre stands up.
Georges St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeAntonio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St Pierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
St Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but DeAntonio won't allow it.
DeAntonio gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
DeAntonio decides to return to a standing position.
DeAntonio scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeAntonio moves to clinch but St Pierre breaks away
and St Pierre counters with a big head kick but DeAntonio shrugs it off.
DeAntonio works the jab nicely.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says DeAntonio as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeAntonio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donovan DeAntonio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeAntonio moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and DeAntonio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
DeAntonio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeAntonio 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.
DeAntonio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeAntonio trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeAntonio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Donovan DeAntonio.
DeAntonio has a takedown stuffed.
DeAntonio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
DeAntonio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Pierre pinned against the cage. St Pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has DeAntonio pinned against the cage. DeAntonio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but DeAntonio keeps it at a distance.
DeAntonio clinches.
St Pierre working aggressively here.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeAntonio scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
DeAntonio throws a head kick that misses
and St Pierre makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. DeAntonio really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan DeAntonio 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
DeAntonio has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch.
St Pierre fails to pull guard.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. DeAntonio just stands there and leans against the cage.
St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
DeAntonio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St Pierre's hands.
St Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from DeAntonio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
DeAntonio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Pierre counters with a single leg into guard. DeAntonio didn't expect that.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeAntonio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Donovan DeAntonio has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, DeAntonio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
DeAntonio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but DeAntonio has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two 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.
St Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
DeAntonio with the ground and pound from mount.
DeAntonio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
DeAntonio controlling his opponent.
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but DeAntonio has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is bucking up trying to escape but DeAntonio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
DeAntonio landing shots from mount.
DeAntonio punishing his opponent with strikes.
DeAntonio tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
DeAntonio working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Georges St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeAntonio scoring with strikes but St Pierre is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeAntonio raining down shots from the mount!
DeAntonio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
DeAntonio content just to control the position here.
DeAntonio landing strikes, looking to finish!
Donovan DeAntonio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeAntonio content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donovan DeAntonio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DeAntonio 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... Donovan DeAntonio!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bumbling Sotoropolis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Sweep The Leg. Thomas Drake could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Big Bumbling Sotoropolis's chin.
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Bumbling Sotoropolis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sotoropolis counters with a left to the body.
Sotoropolis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crack! A monster head kick from Drake and Sotoropolis falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Drake!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thomas Drake!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Manfredo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manfredo Jr has chosen Three 6 Mafia - It´s a fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Ken Maxwell has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ken Maxwell seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ken Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Manfredo Jr!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manfredo Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maxwell misses with a right hand
and Manfredo Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maxwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manfredo Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Maxwell.
Maxwell swings widly with a right hand
and Manfredo Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maxwell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manfredo Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Maxwell misses with a combination
and Manfredo Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Manfredo Jr slows the pace down.
Maxwell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maxwell is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Manfredo Jr asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell wants to get back to his feet.
Maxwell tries to bench press Manfredo Jr off him but Manfredo Jr keeps the position.
Maxwell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maxwell is thwarting Manfredo Jr's attempts to control the position.
Maxwell working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Manfredo Jr's thigh. Manfredo Jr counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Maxwell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxwell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Manfredo Jr dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manfredo Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maxwell looking for a guillotine here but Manfredo Jr defends easily.
Maxwell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manfredo Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Manfredo Jr stacks Maxwell on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Manfredo Jr!
Maxwell is looking for a sweep.
Maxwell wants to get back to his feet but Manfredo Jr drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Manfredo Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manfredo Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manfredo Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maxwell swings widly with a right hand
and Manfredo Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maxwell throws an off balance right hand
and Manfredo Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maxwell. Manfredo Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manfredo Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maxwell.
Maxwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manfredo Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Manfredo Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manfredo Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Maxwell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Manfredo Jr misses with a double jab
enabling Maxwell to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manfredo Jr counters with a left to the body.
Maxwell misses with a combination
and Manfredo Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maxwell thinking.
Maxwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manfredo Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Maxwell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manfredo Jr has time to react.
Manfredo Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maxwell rather than just go for the knockout.
Maxwell misses with a double jab
letting Manfredo Jr counter with a right hand.
Maxwell throws a combination that misses
and Manfredo Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfredo Jr misses with a body shot.
Manfredo Jr misses the shot to the body.
Maxwell misses with a body shot
and Manfredo Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maxwell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maxwell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manfredo Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manfredo Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maxwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manfredo Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maxwell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Manfredo Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manfredo Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manfredo Jr counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a poor cross that misses
and Manfredo Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maxwell throws a combination that misses
and Manfredo Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Maxwell misses with a double jab
and Manfredo Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Maxwell.
Maxwell misses with a right hand
and Manfredo Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Maxwell.
Maxwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manfredo Jr.
Ken Maxwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maxwell misses with a right hand
and Manfredo Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Manfredo Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ken Maxwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell misses with a lunging right hand
and Manfredo Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Manfredo Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maxwell.
Manfredo Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a combination that misses
and Manfredo Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Maxwell throws a lazy uppercut
and Manfredo Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maxwell misses with a combination
and Manfredo Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Maxwell throws a sloppy body shot
and Manfredo Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Maxwell throws a poor cross that misses
and Manfredo Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A right-left combo lands from Manfredo Jr.
Maxwell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maxwell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manfredo Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Maxwell misses with a body shot
and Manfredo Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Manfredo Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Maxwell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manfredo Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manfredo Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Maxwell.
Manfredo Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maxwell moves away.
No joy there for Manfredo Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maxwell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manfredo Jr takes a swing at Maxwell's ribcage but misses.
Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manfredo Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maxwell misses with a right hand
and Manfredo Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Maxwell.
It looks like Ken Maxwell has been cut.
Manfredo Jr jabs Maxwell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maxwell is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Manfredo Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Manfredo Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manfredo Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfredo Jr cracks a nice hook into Maxwell's ribs.
Maxwell throws a poor cross that misses
and Manfredo Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Maxwell misses with a combination
and Manfredo Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maxwell misses with a combination
and Manfredo Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manfredo Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maxwell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maxwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manfredo Jr counters with a left to the body.
Maxwell misses with a hook
and Manfredo Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peter Manfredo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maxwell misses with a right hand
and Manfredo Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Manfredo Jr coming out on top.
Maxwell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Manfredo Jr counter with a right hand.
Manfredo Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maxwell wants to break free but Manfredo Jr has control.
Manfredo Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manfredo Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maxwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maxwell throws a poor cross that misses
and Manfredo Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manfredo Jr is working the combinations to good effect here.
Manfredo Jr takes a swing at Maxwell's ribcage but misses.
Manfredo Jr works over Maxwell's head and body with a nice combination.
Maxwell throws a sloppy body shot
and Manfredo Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Peter Manfredo Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfredo Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Maxwell misses with a double jab
and Manfredo Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maxwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manfredo Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manfredo Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maxwell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manfredo Jr misses with a body shot.
Maxwell misses with a hook to the body
and Manfredo Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Manfredo Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maxwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Manfredo Jr.
Maxwell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maxwell thuds his right hand into Manfredo Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manfredo Jr counters with a left to the body.
Manfredo Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Maxwell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manfredo Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut there from Manfredo Jr.
Manfredo Jr lands with a good body shot.
Maxwell misses with a left hand
and Manfredo Jr counters with a series of strikes. Maxwell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maxwell throws a lazy uppercut
and Manfredo Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maxwell swings widly with a right hand
and Manfredo Jr counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maxwell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manfredo Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maxwell punishes Manfredo Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Manfredo Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manfredo Jr 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... Peter Manfredo Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Senses Fail - Bonecrusher kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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26
265 lbs
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24
285 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kristian Kelly!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly blocks the body kick.
Norris tried to score with a low kick but Kelly checks it.
Tony Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Norris misses
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kelly counters with a left to the body.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Norris closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris lands a head kick!
It looks like Kristian Kelly has been cut.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly jabs Norris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kelly connects with a body shot that sends Norris's belly button to the back.
Tony Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly avoids a kick to the body.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kelly's head.
Kelly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Norris rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kelly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Norris's guard.
Kelly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Norris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kelly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kelly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Norris looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Norris looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Norris!
Kelly is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Norris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kelly on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly moves into full guard.
Kelly wants to sweep here but Norris controlling him for the moment.
Kelly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Norris is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Norris wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kelly is looking to sweep but instead, Norris has passed into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Norris pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kristian Kelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kristian Kelly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Norris misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Norris darts in trying to clinch
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Norris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Kelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Norris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kelly is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Norris sees it coming and defends easily.
Kelly looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Norris is staying active underneath Kelly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a strike but Norris avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kelly drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Norris dives on top into guard.
Kelly is looking for a triangle here but Norris uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Norris trying to control the action but Kelly is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly being controlled for a moment.
Kelly sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kelly wants to improve his position but Norris is controlling well.
Kelly trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristian Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kristian Kelly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kelly throws a jab when Norris was well out of range.
Tony Norris is winning the standup battle so far.
Norris throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Norris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Norris counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tony Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Norris tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norris. Norris obviously looking to wear him down.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Norris wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Norris drives through and clinches with Kelly against the cage.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
Norris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris tries to clinch but Kelly moves away
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Kelly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Norris is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Norris looks to clinch
and Kelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Norris.
Norris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Norris. Those never looked like landing.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Decent striking displayed by Norris there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris connects with a leg kick. Kelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Norris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Norris. Those never looked like landing.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Norris.
Norris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelly counters with a single leg into guard. Norris didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has gone for a leg lock! Norris slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kelly's guard.
Norris stays in close to Kelly's body and controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly wants to sweep here but Norris controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Norris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristian Kelly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Trevor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Trevor's choice of entrance music: Bounce Wimme Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
142 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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24
133 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Decent knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Bright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cory Trevor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bright throws a poor cross that misses
and Trevor counters by clinching up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trevor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bright smiles and moves away.
Trevor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bright misses with a body shot
and Trevor counters with a thumping low kick.
Bright tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trevor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bright's guard now.
Trevor drops back looking for a leg! Bright is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bright manages to kick Trevor off! Trevor jumps back into Bright's guard.
Bright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trevor is one step ahead there.
Bright might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trevor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bright is looking for a triangle but Trevor pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright keeping moving, preventing Trevor from controlling successfully.
Bright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bright is trying to control the position but Trevor postures up.
Bright is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bright controls Trevor momentarily but Trevor frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trevor looking to sit in guard and control but Bright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Trevor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trevor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trevor keeping full guard, as Bright tries to pass.
Bright trying to control but Trevor is working from the bottom.
Trevor keeping full guard, as Bright tries to pass.
Trevor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trevor uses his free foot to push down on Bright's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bright.
Bright wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Bright defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Trevor's arms.
Trevor looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevor looking for the RNC.
Bright manages to reverse the position and now he's in Trevor's guard. Nice work there by Bright.
Bright stopping the sweep attempt from Trevor.
Trevor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bright defends it easily.
Bright passes Trevor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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.
Trevor is looking for a sweep. Bright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bright is thwarting Trevor's attempts to control the position.
Bright wants to take a breather but Trevor is having none of it.
Trevor is looking to improve his position.
Bright controlling the action here.
Bright throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trevor's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Trevor dominated that round.
That's time! Bright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bright misses with a hook.
Bright swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trevor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bright manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bright working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Trevor is trying to escape the mount.
Bright sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bright sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bright looking to control but Trevor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trevor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Trevor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright lands a big elbow.
Trevor is rocked!
Trevor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Trevor is still in real trouble! Can Bright finish him?
Cory Trevor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bright throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Trevor seems to have recovered his senses.
Bright prevents Trevor from getting the reversal.
Bright raining down hammerfists from mount.
Trevor tries to reverse the position but Bright maintains control.
Bright looking to finish Trevor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Trevor!
Bright landing punches.
Bright wants to control but instead Trevor manages to regain half guard.
Bright is looking to advance position but Trevor won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bright tries to pass to full mount but Trevor defends it.
Trevor tries to roll over but Bright keeps him under control.
Bright is pressing down on Trevor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Trevor is holding on for now.
Trevor is looking to improve his position.
Trevor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bright scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevor tries to roll over but Bright keeps him under control.
Trevor wants to get back to his feet.
Bright moves nicely into side control.
Bright is looking to take a break and control but Trevor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trevor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bright misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bright wants to control but Trevor is keeping him busy.
Bright is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Trevor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevor manages to get back to half guard.
Trevor is staying active underneath Bright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bright 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.
Bright lands strikes from half guard.
Trevor is in trouble now - Bright has advanced to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bright trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bright jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Trevor is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Trevor and Bright has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bright dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trevor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bright as he avoids it easily.
Bright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trevor moves into the clinch.
Bright is looking to control Trevor's arms but Trevor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bright has his back to the cage.
Trevor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trevor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bright just stands there and leans against the cage.
Michael Bright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Trevor.
Trevor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bright smiles and moves away.
Cory Trevor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bright swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trevor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trevor.
Trevor postures up in Bright's guard and throws a big left but Bright blocks it.
Trevor wants to control from the top but Bright keeps moving.
Bright trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright looking for a sweep. Not yet Bright, not yet.
Trevor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trevor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bright keeping moving, preventing Trevor from controlling successfully.
Trevor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bright manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Trevor has Bright in his guard.
Bright tries to free his leg and advance position but Trevor is retaining full guard.
Bright trying to control the position from guard on top but Trevor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bright looking to sit in guard and control but Trevor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bright is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trevor is defending against the submission attempts here by Bright.
Trevor is trying to control but can't.
Trevor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bright slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright trying to control the position from guard on top but Trevor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trevor is keeping the position for now.
Bright looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Trevor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bright advances position into side control!
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.
Trevor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bright off and has taken his back!
Bright trying to control the action but Trevor just sinks the hooks in.
Trevor working for the choke.
Bright defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Trevor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trevor controlling well, preventing Bright from escaping the position.
Trevor is trying to stick to Bright's back but Bright is turning into Trevor. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Trevor's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bright.
Bright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cory Trevor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trevor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory Trevor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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23
167 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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27
165 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lamar Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dover throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Dover lands.
Dover connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lewis slips under a jab from Dover.
Dover throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dover lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dover throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dover connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lewis. Lewis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dover throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lewis tries to clinch but Dover is having none of it.
Lewis forces Dover back against the cage and clinches.
Dover lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lewis or not.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dover stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dover.
Dover is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dover pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Dover.
Lewis is trying to maintain a safe position but Dover gets an underhook and turns Lewis into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lewis.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dover.
A head punch on the inside from Dover fails to land.
Dover misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Dover.
Dover misses with a body punch.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Dover.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Dover avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but Dover keeps him there for the moment.
Dover pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Dover throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dover counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dover shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lewis eats them both and turns towards Dover to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dover throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dover dips to his left and cracks Lewis with an uppercut!
Dover thuds a left hand into Lewis's body.
Dover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dover.
Dover circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dover misses the shot to the body.
Dover looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
Donk. Dover catches Lewis right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Dover counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dover keeps the fight on the outside.
Dover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis throws out a loose jab but Dover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dover misses with a hook
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dover thinking.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Dover.
Dover swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dover misses with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a left and a right that stings Dover.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Dover wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice combination there by Dover.
Dover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dover circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from Dover misses
and Lewis moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dover.
A shot to the liver by Dover. Beautiful body shot.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Dover's head but Dover sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dover connects with a single shot there.
Dover swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Dover misses with an uppercut.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dover throws out the jab.
Dover changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dover misses the shot to the body.
Dover lands a nice shot to the body.
Dover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Dover works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dover misses with a straight right.
Dover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis tries to clinch but Dover is having none of it.
Lewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Dover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lewis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dover catches Lewis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dover ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lewis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dover finds it's way round the side to connect with Lewis's head.
Lewis throws a jab when Dover was well out of range.
Lewis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dover connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dover changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Dover coming out on top.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Dover.
Lewis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Dover as he connects with a hook.
Dover jabs Lewis right on the nose. Lewis blinks but takes it well.
Dover shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lewis eats them both and turns towards Dover to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lewis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Dover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Dover.
Dover wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dover looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Dover throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lewis looks to clinch
and Dover counters with a two punch combo.
Lewis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dover.
Dover scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lewis needs to keep his hands up - Dover had a free shot at his head there.
Lewis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dover to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Dover sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dover lands a nice shot to the body.
Dover lands a two punch combo.
Lewis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lewis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dover cracks Lewis with an open hand slap.
Dover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dover throws a lazy uppercut
and Lewis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lewis wants to clinch up but Dover keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Dover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dover misses with a looping right.
Dover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Dover.
Dover lands a jab-cross combination.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Dover is avoiding it.
Dover jabs at Lewis's body.
Dover lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dover!
Lewis throws a right and a left that Dover avoids nicely.
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Dover throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
Dover lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dover is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Lewis ducks right into an uppercut from Dover.
Dover has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dover comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good exchange - Dover coming out on top.
Lewis rushes Dover and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dover throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dover tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lewis.
Dover is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dover looking to slow down the pace here.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Dover's ribcage. Dover let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dover can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Dover pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dover presses Lewis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dover stalling the fight.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Dover.
Dover trying to stall but Lewis improves his position.
Dover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dover tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
Dover lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dover misses with a punch on the inside.
Dover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Lewis pushes Dover back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dover lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dover is leaning against Lewis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lewis tries to work over Dover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dover prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Dover.
A right handed body shot lands from Dover.
A short left from Lewis.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dover.
Dover pushes Lewis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Dover.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dover works on Lewis's body with a couple of short punches.
Lewis tries a body shot but Dover blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover tries to stall but Lewis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dover can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Dover looking to stall.
Dover seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Dover.
Dover lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Dover.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dover.
Lamar Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dover misses with an uppercut.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Dover.
A jab lands there for Dover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dover's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lewis under the eye.
Some wild striking there from Lewis.
Dover lands a nice shot that snaps Lewis's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lewis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lewis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dover throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lewis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dover is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dover scores with a nice head shot.
Lewis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dover throws out a powerful jab.
Lewis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dover misses with a hook to the body
and Lewis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A cross from Dover lands.
Dover scores with a one two! Lewis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dover on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dover throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Dover throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
A shot to the body from Lewis misses
and Dover counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dover back to the cage. Lewis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dover eats them both and turns towards Lewis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis takes one to the chin there.
Dover cracks Lewis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dover digs a good hook to Lewis's body.
Dover misses with a body shot.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Dover avoids it well.
Dover throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis counters with a left and a right that stings Dover.
Dover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis throws a lazy uppercut
and Dover makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dover takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Dover jabs at Lewis's body.
Dover works the jab nicely.
Dover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
A left lands for Dover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover stuns Lewis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dover waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
Dover throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
Dover lands a jab to the nose.
Lewis walks into a jab.
Dover misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
Dover slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ben Dover seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dover throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Dover misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dover thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Dover misses.
Dover lands an overhand right.
Dover throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from Dover finds it's target.
Dover dips to his left and cracks Lewis with an uppercut!
Dover looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Dover throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dover lands a jab.
Dover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
Dover ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Dover misses the jab.
Dover scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dover.
A jab from Dover misses.
Dover looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Lewis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dover counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dover.
Dover lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Dover controls his hands.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewis letting Dover take a breather here.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dover looking to slow down the pace here.
Dover tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lewis presses Dover against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dover digs a right hand into Lewis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lewis's gas tank.
Dover lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dover works on Lewis's body with a couple of short punches.
Dover tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
Dover cracks Lewis with a nice body shot.
Ben Dover seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dover presses Lewis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ben Dover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dover tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Dover.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Dover comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dover 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... Ben Dover!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fire. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Artie Lange!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Calaway!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaway falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lange counters with a stiff right hand.
Lange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Calaway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lange rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calaway counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lange's knee momentarily.
Calaway rushes Lange and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lange has had enough of the clinch but Calaway keeps him there for the moment.
A right hand to the body from Calaway.
Lange is breathing heavily.
Calaway content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Calaway successfully pulls guard.
Calaway is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Calaway scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Calaway darts in trying to clinch
and Lange counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calaway thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway tries for a takedown but Lange sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Calaway looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lange is fending him off so far but Calaway persists. Nope, Lange circles away and we're back to standing.
Calaway misses with an uppercut
and Lange counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Calaway tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lange counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lange throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Urijah Calaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Lange throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lange thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calaway connects with a body shot.
Calaway shoots in and drives through. Lange sprawls well.
Artie Lange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Calaway.
Lange gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Calaway to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calaway preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange seems keen to control Calaway's posture.
Calaway stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lange throws a lazy uppercut
and Calaway counters with a nice leg kick.
Calaway forces Lange back against the cage and clinches.
Calaway misses with a punch to the body.
Lange is trying to break the clinch but Calaway is controlling him.
Calaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lange tries to break free but Calaway pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Lange - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Calaway lands a shoulder strike.
Calaway lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange is trying to break the clinch but Calaway is controlling him.
Calaway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Calaway throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Calaway fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Calaway uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Calaway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calaway fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lange sprawls well initially but Calaway persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lange regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Calaway.
Calaway loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Calaway has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calaway trying to control but Lange is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway is looking to work some ground and pound but Lange has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Calaway accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Calaway in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Calaway wants to control from the top but Lange keeps moving.
Calaway distracts Lange with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lange avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Calaway throws and elbow that misses. Lange uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Calaway's guard. Nice move by Lange!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Calaway dominated that round.
That's time! Lange's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lange darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lange misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Calaway counters with a body kick.
Lange throws a lazy uppercut
and Calaway counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Calaway trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calaway trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calawayis looking to pass into half guard but Lange pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lange is in guard.
Calaway seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lange throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calaway works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Calaway is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange tries to break the clinch but Calaway is controlling the position.
Lange tries to circle away but Calaway has him pinned against the cage.
Calaway tries to stall but Lange uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lange is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Calaway just leaning against Lange, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Lange's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lange can't break the clinch.
Calaway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lange wants to break free but Calaway has control.
Calaway has a couple of punches blocked by Lange.
Calaway tries to throw a body punch but Lange avoids it by throwing Calaway back against the cage.
Lange wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Calaway has Lange pressed against the cage, preventing Lange from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Calaway has a couple of punches blocked by Lange.
A head punch on the inside from Calaway fails to land.
Calaway lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Calaway.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calaway works on Lange's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Calaway.
A short uppercut from Calaway.
Calaway lands with a short shot to the head.
Calaway jumps guard but Lange stands there with Calaway around his waist. Calaway gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Calaway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calaway keeps control of Lange as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lange wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Calaway pushes Lange back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lange as Calaway tries to tie him up.
Calaway breaks the clinch.
Calaway tries to clinch but Lange is having none of it.
Calaway tries for a takedown but Lange sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Calaway lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Calaway connects with a nice looking jab.
Calaway throws a head kick that misses.
Calaway shoots in for a double leg but Lange sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Artie Lange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Calaway.
Calaway tries to clinch up but Lange circles away and keeps his distance.
Lange tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Calaway cracks the inside of Lange's front leg.
Urijah Calaway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lange looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lange wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calaway slowing the pace effectively.
Calaway jumps guard but Lange stands there with Calaway around his waist. Calaway gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Calaway misses with a punch to the body.
Lange pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lange scores with a jab.
Lange throws out a loose jab but Calaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calaway shoots in but Lange avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Calaway with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lange counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lange. Calaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calaway fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lange has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway throws a sloppy body shot
and Lange cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lange avoids the head kick by Calaway.
Calaway looks to clinch
and Lange counters with a crisp right hand that drops Calaway! Lange lets Calaway back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Calaway is rocked!
Lange connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Calaway out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artie Lange!
Artie Lange is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said "Knock You Out". Banner has chosen xavier rudd - energy song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
Banner misses with a right hand
and Alves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Banner has his takedown stuffed
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Alves counter with a right hand.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves fails with the takedown.
Alves misses with a hook
and Banner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Banner cracks Alves with an open hand slap.
Banner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banner swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Banner stops Alves from standing up.
Banner wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Alves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Banner on the ground.
Alves wants to stand up but Banner is controlling him.
Alves wants to hit a switch here but Banner passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Alves there!
Alves in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves is looking to improve his position but Banner isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner controlling his opponent.
Banner tries to control but Alves wriggling away.
Alves slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Banner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alves is squirming around, avoiding Banner's attempts to control the action.
Alves is in all sorts of trouble here.
Banner trying to control but Alves is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Banner lands a nice shot to the head.
Alves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alves is working hard here to advance position.
Banner working Alves over with strikes here.
Banner working for a submission but Alves is keeping him at bay.
Banner wants to control the pace but Alves is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Banner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alves hang on?
Banner cracks Alves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner working the ground and pound effectively.
Banner lands with some strikes.
Alves is rocked!
Banner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alves?
Alves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Banner loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Alves scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Banner land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Banner stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Banner!
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