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Reach 47 - Watts vs. Thomas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Mckenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kush comes to the cage accompanied by I Wanna Get High. Master Kush is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caleb Mckenzie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Mckenzie. That snapped Kush's head back.
Mckenzie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kush rushes Mckenzie and presses him up against the cage.
Kush tries to land knees in the clinch but Mckenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Kush throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mckenzies head.
Kush lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Caleb Mckenzie has been cut.
Mckenzie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mckenzie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mckenzie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kush has Mckenzie pushed against the cage.
Mckenzie takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Kush.
Kush lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kush lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kush comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hand to the body from Kush.
Mckenzie looks gassed!
Kush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kush throws a jab but it's blocked by Mckenzie.
Kush rushes Mckenzie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kush lands a damaging elbow.
Kush dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kush utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kush content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kush is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mckenzie can't fight it off and eventually Kush manages to take the fight to the floor. Mckenzie looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kush has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mckenzie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kush stays in close to Mckenzie's body and controls the position.
Kush makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kush throwing strikes but missing.
Kush content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Master Kush wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kush avoids the head kick by Mckenzie.
No joy there for Mckenzie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mckenzie tries to land a front kick but Kush steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mckenzie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Kush closes the distance and pushes Mckenzie back into the cage.
Kush breaks the clinch.
Mckenzie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mckenzie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush cracks Mckenzie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie tries to keep at a distance but Kush has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kush lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kush.
Kush lands an elbow inside.
Kush lands a hook that snaps the head of Mckenzie backwards.
Kush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mckenzie slips under a jab from Kush.
Mckenzie ducks straight into an uppercut from Kush and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Mckenzie manages to regain guard straight away.
Mckenzie is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kush connects with a couple of short punches.
Kush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mckenzie being controlled here, momentarily.
Kush throwing strikes from guard but Mckenzie blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kush throws and elbow that misses. Mckenzie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kush's guard. Nice move by Mckenzie!
Kush is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mckenzie stopping the sweep attempt from Kush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Kush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caleb Mckenzie'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.
A shot to the liver by Kush. Beautiful body shot.
Kush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mckenzie takes one to the side of the head.
Kush throws an off balance right hand
and Mckenzie counters with a left and a right that stings Kush.
Mckenzie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mckenzie.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Mckenzie is just out of range.
Mckenzie fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Mckenzie.
Kush misses with a hook
and Mckenzie counters with a good, hard body kick but Kush shrugs it off.
Kush scores with a decent looking hook.
Kush clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kush.
Kush lands a nice elbow.
Mckenzie is breathing heavily.
Kush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kush blocks a head kick by Mckenzie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mckenzie.
Mckenzie throws a series of punches but Kush avoids them all with ease.
Kush drives through and clinches with Mckenzie against the cage.
Kush lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mckenzie backwards.
Mckenzie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kush gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mckenzie taking some punishment here, with Kush in his half guard.
Kush working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kush working Mckenzie over with strikes.
Kush working over Mckenzie with some ground and pound. Mckenzie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kush is controlling the pace.
Kush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mckenzie defending well though.
Kush lands with a punch from half 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!
Kush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mckenzie defending well though.
Kush controlling the action here.
Kush misses with a head shot. Mckenzie uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kush wants to get up but he can't break Mckenzie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mckenzie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kush.
Kush wants to pass the guard but Mckenzie is keeping the position.
Kush postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Mckenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mckenzie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kush controls the pace.
Kush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Kush dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Caleb Mckenzie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mckenzie throws a head kick that Kush semi-blocks.
Kush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mckenzie can do to turn this around?
Mckenzie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kush gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kush has Mckenzie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mckenzie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Kush.
A short left from Kush.
Kush lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kush.
A frustrated look appears on Mckenzie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mckenzie tries to land a knee to the head but Kush blocks with his arms.
Kush lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mckenzie backwards.
Kush gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kush tightens his grip and picks Mckenzie up, before dumping him to the ground. Mckenzie manages to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kush stands and throws Mckenzie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mckenzie is not content to let Kush control the position.
Master Kush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckenzie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kush connects with a decent elbow.
Kush trying to control the action but Mckenzie is working from the bottom.
Kush scoring with punches from side control.
Mckenzie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kush thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kush working the ground and pound.
Mckenzie dodges the ground and pound from Kush.
Kush working away.
A lull in the action here.
Mckenzie taking a bit of punishment here - Kush scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mckenzie down.
Mckenzie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kush lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kush is trying to get an arm triangle but Mckenzie is defending well.
Kush is working Mckenzie over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kush is trying to get an arm triangle but Mckenzie is defending well.
Kush 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.
Caleb Mckenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush working the ground and pound from side control.
Mckenzie can't do much from the bottom here.
Kush landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kush tries to score with some ground and pound. Mckenzie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mckenzie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kush working the body and head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kush tries for a kimura but Mckenzie is defending well.
Kush cracks Mckenzie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Kush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kush 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 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Kush!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dixion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amir Khan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Dixion's chin.
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177 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Dixion!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Dixion counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dixion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Khan is looking to sweep but instead, Dixion has passed into half guard.
Dixion decides to stand up.
Dixion walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dixion works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Dixion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dixion manages to break the clinch.
Dixion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dixion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dixion lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Dixion looking for a takedown.
Dixion blocking some punches.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Dixion goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khan prevents it.
Amir Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Dixion.
Dixion tries to pull guard but Khan won't allow it.
Dixion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khan smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Dixion counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Khan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khan wants to sweep here but Dixion controlling him for the moment.
Dixion drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Khan dives on top into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixion looking for a guillotine here but Khan defends easily.
Dixion lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Khan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to hold on but Dixion postures up.
Khan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dixion tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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.
Dixion throwing strikes but Khan recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Dixion wants to pass the guard but Khan is defending well.
Dixion is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dixion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dixion dominated 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.
Dixion closes the distance and clinches.
Khan working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dixion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Dixion goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khan prevents it.
Dixion blocking some punches.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Dixion.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Dixion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dixion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dixion off to one side.
Khan misses the body punch
and Dixion counters with a two punch combo.
Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khan wants it to stay on the feet.
Amir Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Dixion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dixion at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dixion moves into the clinch.
Dixion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dixion takes a shot to the head.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Dixion controls his hands.
Dixion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Dixion uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Dixion jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khan walks away with a smile on his face. Dixion gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dixion lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dixion counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dixion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixion is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Khan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Khan has escaped and now he's on top!
Dixion is working an open guard so Khan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Dixion counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Dixion with that takedown attempt.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dixion counters with a straight right hand.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixion shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
Dixion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Dixion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Dixion seems unphased.
Dan Dixion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Dixion moves out of range easily.
Dixion shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
Dixion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan thows a leg kick but Dixion checks it
and Dixion counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan throws a lazy head kick
and Dixion counters with a series of strikes. Khan will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Amir Khan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dixion shoots for a double leg takedown but Khan sprawls well. He's pushed Dixion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dixion shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Dixion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dan Dixion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a lazy body kick
and Dixion counters with a single leg into guard. Khan didn't expect that.
Dixion looking to sit in guard and control but Khan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dixion working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixion bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khan's guard.
Dixion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
Dixion with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Khan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dixion gets to his feet. Khan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dixion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dixion off to one side.
Amir Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Dixion.
Khan avoids the head kick by Dixion.
Dixion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Dixion. Dixion gets slowly back to his feet.
Dixion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dixion.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Khan misses with a hook
and Dixion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Dixion counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khan won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixion tries to advance to mount but Khan denies him.
Dixion goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Khan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dixion but great work by Khan.
Dixion manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dixion is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Dixion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dixion 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... Dan Dixion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luscious Canonfodder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes into the arena with Enter Sandman by Metallica blaring out of the sound system. Orlando Styles could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luscious Canonfodder's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orlando Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luscious Canonfodder!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Styles throws a hook to the side of Canonfodder's head but Canonfodder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Styles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Canonfodder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Styles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Styles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canonfodder.
Canonfodder avoids the body shot from Styles.
Styles throws a head kick but Canonfodder moves out of range.
Styles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Canonfodder throws a right and a left that Styles avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Canonfodder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orlando Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Styles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Canonfodder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles misses with a double jab.
Styles looks to land a left hand but Canonfodder moved out of range nicely.
Canonfodder misses with a series of wild punches.
Canonfodder throws a looping overhand right but Styles ducks down to avoid it.
Styles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Canonfodder throws a jab when Styles was well out of range.
Styles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Canonfodder's sensitive parts.
Styles lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Canonfodder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Styles misses.
Styles avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canonfodder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Styles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Styles.
Canonfodder sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Styles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canonfodder.
Styles throws a big shot that misses.
Canonfodder cracks Styles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Styles throws a lazy head kick
and Canonfodder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Canonfodder walks into a left hand.
Styles swings widly with a right hand
and Canonfodder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canonfodder throws a body punch but Styles moves out of range.
Styles throws a head kick that misses.
Styles connects with an inside leg kick.
Styles swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Styles throws a head kick that misses.
Styles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Jab from Canonfodder.
Styles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Styles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Canonfodder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Canonfodder throws a series of punches but Styles avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Styles swings away with a body shot that misses
and Canonfodder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Canonfodder swinging wildly here.
Styles moves away from the strike by Canonfodder.
Good shot there by Styles.
Styles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Canonfodder swings widly with a right hand
and Styles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Canonfodder thinking.
Canonfodder has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Styles with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Styles.
Styles tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Styles dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Styles loads up on a big right hand but Canonfodder slips the punch.
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Canonfodder is just out of range.
Canonfodder avoids the head kick by Styles.
Canonfodder looks to score with a jab to the body but Styles is just out of range.
Styles lands a leg kick that knocks Canonfodder off balance momentarily.
Canonfodder lands with a good body shot.
Styles misses with a jab to the body
and Canonfodder counters with a one-two to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Canonfodder blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Styles.
Styles throws a predictable looking body shot
and Canonfodder counters with a left and a right that stings Styles.
Styles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Canonfodder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Canonfodder's head.
Styles throws a lazy right hand but Canonfodder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Canonfodder tries to bum rush Styles with a series of wild strikes but Styles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Styles throws a hook but Canonfodder avoids it easily.
Canonfodder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Styles.
Styles throws a looping overhand right but Canonfodder ducks down to avoid it.
Styles throws a series of punches but Canonfodder moves out of range.
Styles lands a jab to the head.
Styles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Canonfodder counters with a three punch combo that has Styles backing up. Styles nods at Canonfodder to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Canonfodder.
Styles pushes Canonfodder away with a front kick.
Styles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Styles throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Canonfodder counter with a right hand.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Canonfodder looks to land a combination but Styles avoids it well.
Styles scores with a hook to the body. Canonfodder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Styles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Canonfodder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Styles misses.
Canonfodder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Canonfodder fails to land with a series of punches.
Styles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Canonfodder.
Styles connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheers as Styles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Canonfodder doesn't seem phased though.
Styles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Canonfodder at a distance.
Styles throws a push kick but Canonfodder slaps the foot to one side.
Styles throws an off balance right hand
and Canonfodder counters with a nice body shot.
Canonfodder walks forward, straight into a front kick from Styles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab from Styles.
Styles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canonfodder.
A decent looking cross lands there for Canonfodder.
Canonfodder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Styles.
Canonfodder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Canonfodder throws a series of punches but Styles avoids them all with ease.
Canonfodder wants to clinch.
Styles scores with a head kick. Canonfodder tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Styles dominated that second round.
That's time! Styles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Styles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Styles throws a right hand that misses
and Canonfodder counters with a left to the body.
Crunch! Styles slams his shin into Canonfodder's torso.
Styles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Styles throws a lazy uppercut
and Canonfodder counters with a nice uppercut.
Styles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Styles throws a body kick the misses
and Styles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Canonfodder misses with a left hand
and Styles counters with a stiff right hand.
Canonfodder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Styles throws a poor cross that misses
and Canonfodder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Styles scores with a jab to the jaw.
Canonfodder is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Styles.
Styles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Canonfodder.
Canonfodder checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Canonfodder checks a leg kick.
Styles misses with a hook
and Canonfodder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Canonfodder tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Canonfodder. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Canonfodder.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canonfodder moves away.
Styles thuds his right hand into Canonfodder's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Styles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Canonfodder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Canonfodder works over Styles's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Canonfodder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Styles on the side of the head.
Styles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Canonfodder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Styles throws a lazy right hand but Canonfodder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Canonfodder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Styles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Styles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Canonfodder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Styles keeps the fight on the outside.
Styles misses with a double jab.
Canonfodder misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles misses with a jab to the body
and Canonfodder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Styles misses with a combination
and Canonfodder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Styles misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Styles lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Canonfodder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Canonfodder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Canonfodder swings for the body but Styles moves out of range.
Canonfodder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Styles.
Styles misses with a combination
and Canonfodder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Styles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Styles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Styles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Canonfodder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Styles lands an overhand right.
Canonfodder tries to clinch up but Styles circles away and keeps his distance.
Canonfodder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Styles looks to land a left hand but Canonfodder moved out of range nicely.
Styles throws a sloppy head kick and Canonfodder moves out of range easily.
Luscious Canonfodder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Styles attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Styles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Canonfodder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Styles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Orlando Styles.
Well Styles 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... Orlando Styles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morris McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Kilimanjaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilimanjaro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ezkimo-matti ja maija . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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24
169 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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24
165 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morris McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Kilimanjaro!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McDonald drops back looking for a leg! Kilimanjaro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kilimanjaro manages to kick McDonald off! McDonald jumps back into Kilimanjaro's guard.
Kilimanjaro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McDonald defends well.
Kilimanjaro looking for a guillotine here but McDonald defends easily.
Kilimanjaro trying to control the position.
Kilimanjaro is adopting a defensive guard.
Kilimanjaro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDonald defends it easily.
McDonald tries to stand but Kilimanjaro is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kilimanjaro trying to control from McDonald's half guard. McDonald has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilimanjaro wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
McDonald is looking for a triangle but Kilimanjaro pushes his legs off easily.
Kilimanjaro has gone for a leg lock! McDonald slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kilimanjaro's guard.
Kilimanjaro working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kilimanjaro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McDonald scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kilimanjaro is trying to keep McDonald in close.
Kilimanjaro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McDonald working some strikes from top position.
Kilimanjaro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McDonald is aware though and is defending well.
Kilimanjaro 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.
McDonald postures up in Kilimanjaro's guard and throws a big left but Kilimanjaro blocks it.
McDonald looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McDonald's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kilimanjaro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kilimanjaro dives on top into guard.
Kilimanjaro preventing the sweep.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Kilimanjaro from controlling successfully.
Kilimanjaro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McDonald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDonald 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.
Kilimanjaro wants to pass the guard but McDonald is keeping the position.
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.
Kilimanjaro drops back, looking for a kneebar! McDonald looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McDonald looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McDonald!
McDonald working the body and head with strikes.
Kilimanjaro tries to improve position but can't.
Kilimanjaro dodges the ground and pound from McDonald.
McDonald fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McDonald works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McDonald cracks Kilimanjaro with a big right hand but Kilimanjaro just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McDonald working away.
Kilimanjaro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McDonald is nestled in close to Kilimanjaro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morris McDonald dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kilimanjaro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kilimanjaro sitting in guard here, content to control.
McDonald bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kilimanjaro's guard.
McDonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Kilimanjaro has wrist control.
Kilimanjaro looking for a sweep. Not yet Kilimanjaro, not yet.
Kilimanjaro looking to control.
Kilimanjaro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McDonald postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDonald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kilimanjaro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kilimanjaro controls McDonald momentarily but McDonald frees himself.
Kilimanjaro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McDonald manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kilimanjaro escapes and throws McDonald's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilimanjaro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McDonald to see if he's OK.
Kilimanjaro wants to control for a moment but McDonald uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
McDonald works his way to full guard. Good work.
McDonald wants to improve his position but instead Kilimanjaro has moved into half guard.
Kilimanjaro is keen to just control but McDonald is a slippery customer.
Hector Kilimanjaro has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro is working for a submission of some sort.
McDonald makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McDonald.
Kilimanjaro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kilimanjaro wants to pass to mount but McDonald is defending the position.
Kilimanjaro trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is trying is best to control the position here.
McDonald wants to control but Kilimanjaro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kilimanjaro works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kilimanjaro raining down shots from the mount!
McDonald tries to reverse the position but Kilimanjaro maintains control.
Kilimanjaro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro controlling from the full mount.
Kilimanjaro wants to control the pace but McDonald is squirming around nicely.
McDonald bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McDonald with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Kilimanjaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kilimanjaro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kilimanjaro 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.
McDonald moves into full guard.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Kilimanjaro from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kilimanjaro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilimanjaro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
Kilimanjaro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kilimanjaro trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
McDonald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's 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.
McDonald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McDonald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kilimanjaro gets full guard.
Kilimanjaro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDonald defends it easily.
McDonald throws and elbow that misses. Kilimanjaro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McDonald's guard. Nice move by Kilimanjaro!
McDonald doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kilimanjaro is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McDonald is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McDonald has escaped and now he's on top!
Kilimanjaro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kilimanjaro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Kilimanjaro has wrist control.
McDonald throws a big right hand that misses.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kilimanjaro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kilimanjaro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kilimanjaro is trying to control the position but McDonald postures up.
McDonald working some strikes from top position.
Kilimanjaro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McDonald is aware though and is defending well.
Kilimanjaro keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
Kilimanjaro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McDonald is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Kilimanjaro tries to control but McDonald wriggling away.
McDonald gets back to half guard.
Kilimanjaro is looking for a kimura but McDonald is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kilimanjaro to get the leverage.
Kilimanjaro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McDonald is trying to get back to full guard.
McDonald trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Kilimanjaro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kilimanjaro 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 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... Hector Kilimanjaro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boom Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is Go To Church. A fine choice. 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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179 lbs
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24
172 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boom Boom!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn has closed the distance and engaged Boom in a clinch.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Boom's head.
Boom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Penn presses Boom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom fails with the takedown
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Boom tries to clinch
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom Boom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boom looks to clinch
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn cracks Boom with an open hand slap.
Boom tries to clinch
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boom thinking.
Boom throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom clinches.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boom tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Boom.
Penn taking a breather.
Penn cracks Boom with a nice body shot.
Boom looks gassed!
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Booms head.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Boom's head.
Penn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Booms head.
Penn is stalling here.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Penn pushes Boom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn pushes Boom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penn pushes Boom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn is leaning against Boom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boom or not.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Penn - that landed with a thud.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Penn pushes Boom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn cracks Boom with a nice body shot.
Penn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boom or not.
Penn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Penn is leaning against Boom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boom.
Penn lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Boom's head.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn is leaning against Boom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Penn lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working Boom over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Penn is working Boom over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn is working Boom over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boom.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Penn gets underhooks to prevent Boom's takedown attempt.
Boom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn pushes Boom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Penn.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Penn.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boom or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Boom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn is working Boom over against the cage.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Boom trying to land knees to the body.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Boom tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Penn.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boom wants a takedown.
Brian Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boom Boom.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Penn 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.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penn walks into a straight right hand from Boom.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boom, as that shot connected.
Boom misses with a takedown attempt
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Boom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom tries to keep at a distance but Penn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boom tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Penn prevents Boom from breaking the clinch.
Boom breaks the clinch.
Penn scores with a nice head shot.
Jab, jab by Penn - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Boom is breathing heavily.
Penn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boom is trying to defend but Penn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is working for a submission of some sort.
Boom is trying to maintain the position but Penn is very close to passing his half guard.
Boom has hold of Penn's hands but Penn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Penn is thwarting Boom's attempts to control the position.
Penn is trying to control. Boom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Penn in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Penn is looking for a kimura but Boom is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penn to get the leverage.
Boom looking for submissions off his back.
Boom trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boom missing with punches from the bottom.
Penn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Penn is looking to advance position but Boom won't allow it.
Boom is concentrating on defense, preventing Penn from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to control the action in half guard but Boom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boom regains full guard. Nicely done.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boom is keeping the position for now.
Boom is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Penn is aware though and is defending well.
Penn trying to control but Boom is working from the bottom.
Boom trying to strike off his back.
Boom working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Penn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Penn landing some decent shots from guard.
Penn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn passes to full mount!
Boom is wriggling around trying to escape.
Penn is landing with some decent strikes but Boom is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Penn lands a big shot there that rocks Boom but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Penn looking to secure an arm triangle but Boom defends it well.
Penn landing shots from mount.
Boom is trying to reverse the position but instead Penn has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Penn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boom wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Boom tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom darts in trying to clinch
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn pushes Boom up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boom.
Boom tries to score a body lock takedown but Penn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn presses Boom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brian Penn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Penn lands a body punch.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Penn.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Penn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom blocking some punches.
Boom trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Penn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Boom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Boom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Penn.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn stops a takedown attempt from Boom.
Brian Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boom Boom.
Penn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Penn lands an uppercut.
Boom misses with a knee to the head.
Penn digs a right hand into Boom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boom's gas tank.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Boom's head.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom misses with a knee strike.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
Penn presses Boom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Penn.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Boom breaks from the clinch.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom wants to clinch but Penn slips to the side
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Penn closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boom can do to turn this around?
Boom darts in trying to clinch
and Penn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Penn.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Boom Boom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Penn is leaning against Boom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Penn - that landed with a thud.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn lands a right hand.
Boom goes for a takedown attempt but Penn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Penn cracks Boom with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boom tries to clinch but Penn moves away
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom misses with an uppercut
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn scores with a sloppy right hand. Boom should have avoided that one.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom darts in trying to clinch
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn instigates a clinch.
Boom lands a nice knee to the body.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn 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 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Penn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Romziel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters has chosen 50 Cent - Ready for War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
166 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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28
169 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Romziel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwayne Waters!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Romziel.
Romziel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waters moves away.
Waters has his takedown stuffed
and Romziel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Waters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Romziel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romziel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Waters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romziel connects with a body shot.
Romziel misses with the combination.
Waters thows a leg kick but Romziel checks it
and Romziel counters with a stiff right hand.
Romziel blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Romziel throws out a powerful jab.
Romziel lands a jab to Waters's midsection.
Waters walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romziel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Waters misses
and Romziel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Waters takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A low kick from Waters misses
and Romziel counters with a nice leg kick.
Romziel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Waters is rocked!
Waters looks up at the clock. Bad move! Romziel lands a right hand from hell, dropping Waters. Romziel pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Romziel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Tebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean ORiordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tebow comes to the cage accompanied by God's Gonna Cut You Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Tebow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean ORiordan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tebow misses with a left hand
and ORiordan counters with a three punch combo that has Tebow backing up. Tebow nods at ORiordan to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tebow misses the body punch
and ORiordan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A hook to the body from Tebow.
Tebow works on ORiordan's body with a couple of short punches.
ORiordan wants to get back to striking at distance but Tebow won't allow it.
ORiordan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tebow lands a left hand that snaps the head of ORiordan backwards.
Tebow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Tebow.
Tebow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tebow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ORiordan moves away.
Tebow misses with a left hand
and ORiordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tebow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits ORiordans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tebow dodges the punch combination from ORiordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tebow falls off balance throwing a combination
and ORiordan counters with a one-two to the body.
A shot to the body from Tebow misses
and ORiordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tebow misses with a lunging right hand
and ORiordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tebow throws a lazy uppercut
letting ORiordan counter with a right hand.
ORiordan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tebow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tebow dodges the punch combination from ORiordan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORiordan takes one to the side of the head.
ORiordan tries to bum rush Tebow with a series of wild strikes but Tebow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tebow throws a poor cross that misses
and ORiordan counters with a right hand to the body.
ORiordan dodges the punch combination from Tebow.
ORiordan wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tebow misses with a wild body shot.
Tebow misses with a left hand
and ORiordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tebow throws a lazy uppercut
and ORiordan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
ORiordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
ORiordan misses with a punch on the inside.
ORiordan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tebow swings wildly with an uppercut but ORiordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tebow is trying to break the clinch but ORiordan is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tebow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tebow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and ORiordan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
ORiordan pushes Tebow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
ORiordan misses with some punches.
ORiordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tebow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tebow throws a lazy uppercut
enabling ORiordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Tebow misses with a left hand
and ORiordan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tebow misses with a hook
and ORiordan counters by moving into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tebow scores with a shot to the side of ORiordan's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tebow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tebow throws a poor cross that misses
and ORiordan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean ORiordan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
ORiordan looks to land a combination but Tebow avoids it well.
Tebow swinging wildly here.
Good standup being displayed there by Tebow as he connects with a hook.
Sean ORiordan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tebow misses with a shot to the body
and ORiordan moves into the clinch.
ORiordan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tebow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tebow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and ORiordan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tebow misses with an uppercut
and ORiordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tebow.
Tebow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ORiordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tebow.
ORiordan tries to clinch but Tebow moves out of range.
ORiordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tebow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ORiordan takes a swing at Tebow's ribcage but misses.
Tebow lands with a hook. ORiordan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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.
Tebow misses with a hook to the body
and ORiordan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tebow misses the body punch
and ORiordan moves into the clinch.
Tebow working aggressively here.
Tebow lands with a short shot to the head.
Tebow wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Tebow.
Tebow takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from ORiordan.
ORiordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tebow is trying to stall.
Tebow blocks a body shot from ORiordan.
Tebow is looking to break free of the clinch but ORiordan has double underhooks.
Tebow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
ORiordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tebow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
ORiordan moves to clinch but Tebow breaks away
and Tebow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tebow misses with a right hand
and ORiordan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tebow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tim Tebow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
ORiordan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
ORiordan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tebow controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Tebow.
Tebow is looking to break free of the clinch but ORiordan has double underhooks.
Tebow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tebow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ORiordan has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from ORiordan fails to land.
A short body shot lands from ORiordan as the two fighters clinch.
ORiordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tebow.
Tebow struggles to land a body shot inside as ORiordan controls his hands.
Tebow scores with a shoulder strike.
Tebow is trying to push ORiordan away but ORiordan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
ORiordan lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tebow tries to work over ORiordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
ORiordan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tebow's efforts to push away.
Tebow trying to control the position but instead, ORiordan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tebow into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORiordan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tebows head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ORiordan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tebow's efforts to push away.
A short left from Tebow.
Tebow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tebow is trying to force a seperation but ORiordan has the dominant position.
ORiordan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tebows head.
Tebow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ORiordan has him pressed against the cage.
ORiordan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tebow's efforts to push away.
Tebow trying to stall but ORiordan improves his position.
Nice body punch from ORiordan - that landed with a thud.
ORiordan scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tebow.
ORiordan presses Tebow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from ORiordan.
ORiordan lands a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORiordan presses Tebow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from ORiordan as the two fighters clinch.
ORiordan scores with a shot to the side of Tebow's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from ORiordan.
ORiordan lands a shoulder strike.
ORiordan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tebow backwards.
ORiordan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean ORiordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
ORiordan tries to clinch up but Tebow circles away and keeps his distance.
Tebow misses with a jab to the body
and ORiordan counters with a one-two to the body.
Tebow throws a right hand that misses
and ORiordan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from ORiordan on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORiordan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tebow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tebow cracks ORiordan with a nice body shot.
ORiordan scores with a shoulder strike.
Tebow is rocked!
ORiordan lands a left hand.
Oh Tebow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
ORiordan breaks from the clinch.
Tebow walks straight into a right hand from ORiordan - that's dropped him! ORiordan jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Tebow from any more punishment! Tebow complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean ORiordan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caiden Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fetty Mockenmaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross comes to the cage accompanied by Knockout. Mockenmaker has chosen break ya fu**ing neck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caiden Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fetty Mockenmaker!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mockenmaker fails with the takedown
and Cross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mockenmaker misses with a body punch
and Cross counters with a straight right hand.
Cross darts in trying to clinch
and Mockenmaker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cross's guard.
Mockenmaker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mockenmaker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mockenmaker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross pulls Mockenmaker in close to his closed guard and prevents Mockenmaker from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mockenmaker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mockenmaker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cross on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cross tries to get out of the position.
Mockenmaker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mockenmaker wants to pass the guard but Cross is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caiden Cross has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cross looks to clinch
and Mockenmaker counters with a single leg into guard. Cross didn't expect that.
Cross wants to stand up but Mockenmaker is controlling him.
Mockenmaker thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mockenmaker controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mockenmaker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mockenmaker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cross is keeping the position for now.
Mockenmaker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cross works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mockenmaker thows a big elbow that misses.
Cross keeping full guard, as Mockenmaker tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mockenmaker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mockenmaker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mockenmaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fetty Mockenmaker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cross looks to score with a jab to the body but Mockenmaker is just out of range.
Cross closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mockenmaker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mockenmaker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mockenmaker wants to pass the guard but Cross is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mockenmaker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mockenmaker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cross knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mockenmaker on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mockenmaker passes Cross's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mockenmaker controlling the action here.
Mockenmaker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mockenmaker connects with a nice short shot to Cross's temple.
Mockenmaker is looking for a kimura here.
Mockenmaker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mockenmaker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cross with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mockenmaker wants to pass the guard but Cross is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fetty Mockenmaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mockenmaker tries for a takedown but Cross circles away easily
and Cross makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cross gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mockenmaker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mockenmaker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mockenmaker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Fetty Mockenmaker wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cross takes a swing at Mockenmaker's ribcage but misses.
Mockenmaker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cross counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Caiden Cross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Cross tries to clinch but Mockenmaker moves away
and Mockenmaker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cross won't be happy with that.
Mockenmaker 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.
Fetty Mockenmaker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mockenmaker slows the pace down.
Mockenmaker tries for a kimura but Cross is defending well.
The strikes coming from Mockenmaker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mockenmaker.
Mockenmaker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mockenmaker working the ground and pound.
Cross trying to remain calm as Mockenmaker controls from the top position.
Fetty Mockenmaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Mockenmaker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fetty Mockenmaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mockenmaker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fetty Mockenmaker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaleki Oliweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliweli comes to the cage accompanied by Chant & E Ala E. Assante is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself. Kaleki Oliweli could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Salvatore Assante's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleki Oliweli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Assante!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assante walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Assante misses with a head kick.
Oliweli misses with a wild body shot.
Assante throws a hook but Oliweli avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Assante.
Assante misses with a double jab
and Oliweli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assante. Oliweli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliweli blocks a head kick by Assante.
Assante closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
Oliweli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliweli pushes Assante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Salvatore Assante has been cut.
Assante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assante blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliweli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliweli can't find room to land a body shot as Assante controls the action.
Assante has a couple of punches blocked by Oliweli.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliweli throws a head punch that misses.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliweli's elbow.
Assante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliweli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oliweli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assante scores with a shot to the side of Oliweli's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliweli.
Assante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Assante misses with a body punch.
Assante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oliweli.
Assante takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliweli.
Oliweli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Assante is leaning against Oliweli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oliweli throws a head punch that misses.
Assante throws a head punch that misses.
Assante gets through Oliweli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oliweli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliweli blocking some punches.
Oliweli lands a body shot.
Assante misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assante scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Oliweli's ribcage. Oliweli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Assante throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliweli.
Oliweli misses with a body punch.
Oliweli struggles to land a body shot inside as Assante controls his hands.
Assante scores with a shot to the side of Oliweli's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
Oliweli struggles to land a body shot inside as Assante controls his hands.
Assante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assante misses with some punches.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oliweli is breathing heavily.
Assante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Assante lands with a light punch inside.
Assante lands a right hand.
Assante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oliweli or not.
Assante blocks a body shot from Oliweli.
Assante misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Oliweli.
Assante lands with a short shot to the head.
Assante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oliweli trying to stall but Assante improves his position.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
Oliweli lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oliweli takes a shot to the head.
Assante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliweli struggles to land a body shot inside as Assante controls his hands.
Oliweli stalling the fight.
Oliweli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Assante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oliwelis head.
Assante cracks Oliweli with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assante.
Good body shot from Assante.
A short uppercut from Assante.
Assante lands a body shot.
Assante cracks Oliweli with a nice body shot.
Assante lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assante swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliweli uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Assante.
Assante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Oliweli.
Assante blocking some punches.
Assante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Assante scores with a shot to the side of Oliweli's head.
Assante lands a shoulder strike.
Assante lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kaleki Oliweli has been cut.
Oliweli misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assante gets through Oliweli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliweli.
Oliweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliweli takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Assante.
Assante scores with a shoulder strike.
Oliweli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assante digs a right hand into Oliweli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oliweli's gas tank.
Assante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Good body shot from Assante.
Assante throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliweli.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Assante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assante lands a right hand.
Assante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Assante lands with a light punch inside.
Oliweli misses with a body punch.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante lands with a right to the head.
Assante digs a right hand into Oliweli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oliweli's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Assante - that landed with a thud.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Oliweli's ribcage. Oliweli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Assante.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Assante dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Assante throws a head kick that misses.
Oliweli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assante manages to avoid it.
Assante throws an off balance right hand
and Oliweli counters with a stiff right hand.
Assante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assante scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliweli. Assante does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Assante.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Oliweli lands.
Oliweli jabs Assante to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oliweli takes a kick to the side of the head.
Assante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Assante misses with a hook
and Oliweli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Assante.
Assante connects with an inside leg kick.
Assante scores with a leg kick.
Assante scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oliweli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Assante swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Oliweli to counter with a crisp jab.
Assante misses with a low kick as Oliweli jumps back.
Assante throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oliweli.
Oliweli connects with a body shot.
Oliweli throws a shot from downtown. Assante moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli looks to throw the jab but Assante is out of range.
Assante scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oliweli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Assante forces Oliweli back against the cage and clinches.
Oliweli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assante lands a body shot.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assante has a couple of punches blocked by Oliweli.
Assante swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliweli uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
Assante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliweli takes a shot to the head.
Assante pushes Oliweli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Assante.
Assante lands with a light punch inside.
Assante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante misses with the head strike.
Oliweli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oliweli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Assante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oliweli misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Assante.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assante blocks an uppercut.
Oliweli can't find room to land a body shot as Assante controls the action.
Oliweli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Assante.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliweli.
Oliweli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliweli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
Oliweli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assante scores with a shoulder strike.
Oliweli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliweli pushes Assante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assante throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliweli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
Oliweli tries to throw a body punch but Assante avoids it by throwing Oliweli back against the cage.
Assante lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oliweli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assante works on Oliweli's body with a couple of short punches.
Assante works on Oliweli's body with a couple of short punches.
Assante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oliweli is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Assante cracks Oliweli with a nice body shot.
Oliweli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliweli digs a right hand into Assante's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assante's gas tank.
Oliweli lands with a short shot to the head.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Oliweli's ribcage. Oliweli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Salvatore Assante seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Assante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Assante.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assante.
A short body shot lands from Assante as the two fighters clinch.
Assante scores with a shot to the side of Oliweli's head.
Oliweli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Assante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Assante goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oliweli misses the jab.
Oliweli drops his hands momentarily and Assante takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Assante lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Assante connects with the punch.
Assante misses with a shot to the body
and Oliweli counters with a right hand to the body.
Oliweli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assante throws a push kick but Oliweli slaps the foot to one side.
Assante lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Assante darts in and clinches Oliweli up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oliweli swings wildly with an uppercut but Assante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliweli is leaning against Assante and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Assante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assante cracks Oliweli with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Assante on the inside.
Oliweli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assante scores with a hook to the body.
Assante blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assante.
Assante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante prevents a body shot from Oliweli.
Oliweli lands a shot to the body.
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assante throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliweli.
Assante gets through Oliweli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliweli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliweli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assante gets through Oliweli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assante lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
Assante lands with a left to the head.
Assante can't find room to land a body shot as Oliweli controls the action.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Assante.
Oliweli misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
A right hand to the body from Assante.
Assante lands a body punch.
Assante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Assante has a couple of punches blocked by Oliweli.
Assante works on Oliweli's body with a couple of short punches.
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliweli.
Assante misses with the head strike.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assante.
Assante lands an uppercut.
Assante gets through Oliweli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Oliweli's ribcage. Oliweli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Salvatore Assante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Assante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assante.
Kaleki Oliweli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Assante scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Oliweli fails to land.
Oliweli can't find room to land a body shot as Assante controls the action.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
Oliweli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Oliweli fails to land.
Oliweli tries to throw a body punch but Assante avoids it by throwing Oliweli back against the cage.
Assante blocks an uppercut.
Assante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
A hook to the body from Oliweli.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assante misses with some punches.
Oliweli throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli stalling in the clinch but Assante improves position.
Oliweli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Assante backwards.
Oliweli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
Oliweli tries to work over Assante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assante misses with a punch to the body.
Oliweli swings wildly with an uppercut but Assante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oliweli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assante blocking some punches.
Assante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliweli misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliweli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Assante blocks a body shot from Oliweli.
Oliweli misses with a punch on the inside.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Assante.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Assante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Assante 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... Salvatore Assante!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Xxplosive. Thomas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Down - Stone The Crow. Rick Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Watts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Watts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rick Thomas has been cut.
Thomas throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Thomas scores with the left hand. Watts knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Watts.
Watts misses with a double jab.
Watts throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Watts moved out of range nicely.
Watts throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Watts misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Watts throws a combination that misses
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Watts lands a jab.
Watts swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Watts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watts misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a thumping low kick.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Watts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watts misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Tyrone Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Watts thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as Watts shoots in.
Rick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Watts moves away and avoids it.
Thomas defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Watts looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Thomas catches Watts right on the button with a cross.
Watts misses with a left hand
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Watts shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Watts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Watts on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watts counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Watts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Watts throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Watts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Watts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Watts moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Watts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Watts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Watts's shoulder, as Watts tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Thomas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Watts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Watts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watts blocks a jab.
Watts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watts tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watts's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watts takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Watts shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Watts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watts avoids the body shot from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Watts might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Watts misses with a body shot
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Thomas throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watts is defended easily by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Watts counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Watts moved out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Watts moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body punch from Watts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thomas really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Thomas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Watts throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Watts counters with a two punch combo.
Watts throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watts misses with a left hand
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.
Watts shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thomas is trying to defend but Watts finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thomas is trying to control but can't.
Watts trying to advance position but Thomas counters by regaining guard.
Thomas is adopting a defensive guard.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Watts tries to pass.
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.
Thomas trying to control the position.
Watts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thomas content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Watts wants to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thomas dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rick Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thomas swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Watts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas circles away.
Watts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watts tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice body kick.
Watts throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watts closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Watts looking to pass the guard.
Thomas managing to control the position.
Watts is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
Watts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Watts wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Watts is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
Rick Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watts throws and elbow that misses. Thomas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watts's guard. Nice move by Thomas!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thomas sitting in guard here, content to 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.
Tyrone Watts has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomas as he jumps to the side.
Watts staying out of range there.
Tyrone Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 44:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Thomas!
Rick Thomas is the new middleweight champion!
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