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Battle of Midgard PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Nicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Klass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakeem Nicks has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hakeem Nicks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Klass! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nicks looks to land a combination but Klass avoids it well. Klass is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nicks. Nicks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nicks wants it to stay on the feet. Nicks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nicks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Klass checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Klass gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nicks cracks Klass with a hook to the temple - Klass is on wobbly legs here! Nicks swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Klass falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Nicks wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hakeem Nicks!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gadd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Gadd! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jules Winnfield! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab from Winnfield finds it's way through Gadd's defenses.
 It looks like Paul Gadd has been cut. Gadd misses with a head kick.
Winnfield lands a glancing blow to the side of Gadd's head. Winnfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gadd.
 It looks like Jules Winnfield has been cut. Winnfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Winnfield swings for the body but Gadd moves out of range.
Gadd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Winnfield's guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Gadd wants to stand but Winnfield is controlling his posture from full guard. Gadd is stalling in the full guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Winnfield controlling Gadd's posture. Winnfield really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gadd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
 Paul Gadd has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Winnfield drops Gadd with a beautiful combination! Gadd stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Winnfield is looking for the KO!
 Gadd is rocked! Winnfield lands a brutal uppercut that launches Gadd off his feet! Gadd tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jules Winnfield!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjornsson comes to the cage accompanied by Einherjer - Berserkergang. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gunnar Bjornsson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jackie Chan! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bjornsson swivels and escapes. Bjornsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Bjornsson lands with a nice body punch. Chan looks gassed!
Oh, that's a big right hand from Bjornsson and Chan goes tumbling to the canvas! Bjornsson follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
 It looks like Jackie Chan has been cut. 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! Still in half guard, Bjornsson seems content to control. Bjornsson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Bjornsson controlling from mount. Bjornsson lands a heavy elbow.
 Chan is rocked! Bjornsson softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Chan is out cold! Bjornsson jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Bjornsson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Vegh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branco Achterkamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arnold Vegh! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Branco Achterkamp! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vegh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Achterkamp is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Achterkamp throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Achterkamp looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Achterkamp stuffs the takedown attempt from Vegh. Vegh gets slowly back to his feet. Achterkamp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vegh. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Vegh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vegh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vegh lands in his opponent's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Achterkamp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vegh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Vegh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Vegh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vegh drops back looking for a leg! Achterkamp is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Achterkamp manages to kick Vegh off! Vegh jumps back into Achterkamp's guard.
Vegh drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Vegh seems to have locked his on tight now - Achterkamp screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Vegh, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Arnold Vegh!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Experemental Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Idas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Experemental Fighter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leon Idas! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fighter fails with the takedown. Idas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fighter momentarily.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Idas sprawls well. Idas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fighter gets slowly back to his feet. Fighter shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Experemental Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him. A shot to the body from Fighter misses
and Idas counters with a crisp one two that drops Fighter! Idas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Fighter to his feet! Fighter is in big trouble! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fighter shoots in looking for a takedown but Idas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fighter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Idas lands a big right hand that sends Fighter crashing to the mat! Idas stays standing though and waves Fighter back to his feet!
 Fighter is rocked!
 It looks like Experemental Fighter has been cut. Fighter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Idas counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leon Idas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tabera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tabera has chosen Sad but True as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Cliff! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Tabera! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cliff looking to score a takedown here. Tabera is defending well but Cliff drives through and ends up in Tabera's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Cliff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Tabera wants to stand and escape but Cliff is having none of it. Tabera is looking to stand back up but Cliff counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tabera. Tabera tries to kick Cliff off but Cliff keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Cliff trying to mount his opponent but Tabera defends it. Cliff is nestled in close to Tabera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Ground and pound from Cliff. 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! The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cliff lands a nice short elbow. Tabera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cliff. Tabera wants to get back to his feet. Cliff is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Tabera wants to get back to his feet.
Cliff slips a nice elbow through Tabera's hands, connecting with Tabera's forehead.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cliff scoring with strikes to the body and head. Cliff seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Cliff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Cliff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Cliff stops Tabera from getting back to his feet.
Cliff controlling the pace. Cliff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Tabera pushes Cliff off looking to stand but Cliff dives back in and keeps control.
Tabera looks gassed! Well, if Cliff is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cliff working over Tabera with some ground and pound. Tabera looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Cliff drops an elbow to the side of Tabera's head. Cliff takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Cliff scoring with strikes to the body and head. Cliff controlling the action here. Nice strikes from Cliff there. Cliff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Cliff drops an elbow to the side of Tabera's head. Cliff landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Tabera pushes Cliff off looking to stand but Cliff dives back in and keeps control.
Cliff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Cliff working over Tabera with some ground and pound. Tabera looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Cliff stops Tabera from getting back to his feet.
Cliff takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Tabera on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Cliff controlling the pace.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Cliff lands strikes from half guard. Tabera has hold of Cliff's hands but Cliff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Cliff is controlling the pace.
Cliff'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. Cliff lands with a punch from half guard. Tabera won't allow Cliff to pass to mount. Cliff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Cliff tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tabera kicks Cliff off and gets back to his feet. Cliff stuffs the takedown attempt from Tabera. Tabera gets slowly back to his feet.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cliff shoots in and bounces Tabera off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Cliff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Cliff stays in close to Tabera's body and controls the position. Cliff scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Tabera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cliff is controlling him. Cliff postures up and lands a big shot to Tabera's brow. Cliff working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tabera's head. Tabera wants to stand up but Cliff is controlling him. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Cliff chips away with some ground and pound. Cliff stops Tabera from standing up. Cliff with a nice head shot there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Cliff 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.

Cliff is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tabera's half guard. Tabera is looking to escape. Cliff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Cliff takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Cliff seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Cliff is nestled in close to Tabera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Cliff prevents Tabera from standing back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cliff is nestled in close to Tabera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Cliff landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Cliff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tabera can do to turn this around? Cliff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cliff lands a nice short elbow. Cliff working over Tabera with some ground and pound. Tabera looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Cliff looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Tabera is breathing heavily. Cliff lands with a punch from half guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cliff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Cliff trying to control the pace. Tabera on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Ground and pound from Cliff. Tabera is trying to stand up here but Cliff is controlling him well. Still in half guard, Cliff seems content to control. Cliff lands with a punch from half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cliff lands a nice short elbow. Tabera pushes Cliff off looking to stand but Cliff dives back in and keeps control.
Cliff working the head and body with strikes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cliff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cliff decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff drops Tabera with a right and a left! Cliff comes rushing in but Tabera regains his composure and manages to keep Cliff in guard.
 Tabera is rocked! Cliff cracks Tabera with a solid left hand. Tabera is still in real trouble! Can Cliff finish him? Cliff postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Tabera covers up, he's hurt! Cliff keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Cliff and the ref steps in to end the fight! Cliff can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Cliff!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tragon Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perrin Aybara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Countdown to Extinction. Aybara has chosen Hey Man Nice Shot by Filter as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Perrin Aybara enters 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tragon Dux! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Perrin Aybara! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dux tries to clinch but fails miserably and Aybara counters with a series of strikes. Dux will be more careful next time no doubt. Aybara moves out of range as Dux strikes.
Aybara moves into the clinch. Aybara avoiding damage as Dux throws knees to the body.
Aybara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aybara pulls guard. Aybara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aybara has his feet on Dux's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Dux tries to clinch and Aybara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dux thinking. Dux wants to clinch but Aybara slips to the side and Aybara counters with a thumping low kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aybara rushes Dux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Aybara managing to block the knees to the body from Dux.
A hook to the body from Aybara.
Aybara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Tragon Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A looping hook to the body misses from Dux. Aybara does a little dance to reset his feet. Dux scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dux throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Aybara lands a jab to Dux's midsection. Dux is breathing heavily. Aybara misses with a body punch
and Dux makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Aybara really felt that one! Dux darts in trying to clinch
and Aybara counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aybara.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Aybara is looking to work some ground and pound but Dux has wrist control. Dux has momentary wrist control but Aybara slips an elbow through the middle. Aybara makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Aybara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dux's head. Aybara looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Dux keeping moving, preventing Aybara from controlling successfully. Aybara throwing strikes from guard but Dux blocks nicely. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aybara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Dux tries to clinch up
and Aybara counters with a single leg into guard. Dux didn't expect that. Aybara works over Dux with some ground and pound from guard. Aybara throwing strikes but missing. Dux keeping moving, preventing Aybara from controlling successfully. Dux knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aybara on the ground. Aybara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Aybara throwing strikes from guard but Dux blocks nicely. Aybara postures up in Dux's guard and throws a big left but Dux blocks it. Aybara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Aybara stands and steps away. Dux gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Aybara looks to land a combination but Dux avoids it well. Dux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aybara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dux tries to keep at a distance but Aybara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aybara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Aybara misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perrin Aybara dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick from Aybara misses. Aybara looks to land a combination. Dux sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Dux misses with a two punch combination.
Tragon Dux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dux closes the distance but Aybara moves to the side and Aybara counters with a two punch combo. Aybara misses with a low kick. Aybara has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Aybara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dux checks it well.
Aybara shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Aybara frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Aybara looking to finish Dux with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dux!
Aybara working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Aybara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Dux tries to hold on but Aybara pushes him away. Aybara cracks Dux with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dux tries to hold on but Aybara postures up. Aybara lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Aybara trying to control but he's not successful this time. Aybara lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dux hang on? Aybara landing strikes from the mount.
 Dux is rocked! Aybara looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Dux covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perrin Aybara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now. Fritz Bennett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fritz Bennett! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Lidell! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice sprawl there from Lidell as Bennett shoots in. Bennett shoots in but no luck this time.
Lidell gets a clinch.
Lidell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lidell throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Bennett walks into a left hand. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lidell!
This has been an exciting period of action! Bennett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lidell works over Bennett's head and body with a nice combination. Bennett is breathing heavily. Lidell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 Fritz Bennett's cut is getting worse. Lidell blocks a head kick by Bennett.
Lidell has managed to clinch.
Lidell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Fritz Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bennett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lidell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Lidell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bennett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Lidell lands a right hook to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Left hook, right uppercut from Lidell. Bennett slips a jab and a cross from Lidell.
Lidell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Bennett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Lidell lands with a nice body punch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lidell jabs Bennett right on the nose. Bennett blinks but takes it well. Bennett walks into a stiff left hand from Lidell.
 Bennett is rocked!
 Fritz Bennett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lidell forces Bennett back against the cage and clinches. Bennett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fritz Bennett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lidell manages to break the clinch.
Lidell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bennett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Lidell stuns Bennett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Lidell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Lidell thuds a left hand into Bennett's body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from Lidell does it's job there.
Lidell moves into the clinch.
Lidell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lidell lands with an overhand left.
Lidell rushes Bennett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Lidell is working Bennett over against the cage. Lidell working hard to break the clinch.
Lidell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lidell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bennett rather than just go for the knockout. Bennett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Lidell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Lidell cracks a nice hook into Bennett's ribs. Nice takedown defense from Lidell. No joy for Bennett on that attempt. Lidell digs a good body shot into Bennett's ribs. Lidell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bennett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Lidell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lidell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bennett doesn't seem bothered though. Lidell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bennett in his tracks. Lidell misses with a series of wild punches.
Lidell cracks a nice hook into Bennett's ribs. Lidell with a body punch. A glancing blow. Lidell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lidell instigates a clinch.
Lidell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lidell lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lidell stuns Bennett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Lidell lands an overhand right.
 Jeez, Fritz Bennett's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Bennett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Left hook, right uppercut from Lidell.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bennett walks into a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fritz Bennett's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chuck Lidell!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelli Kuukeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nelli Kuukeri has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nelli Kuukeri seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nelli Kuukeri! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve McQueen! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kuukeri misses the jab. Kuukeri throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McQueen's waist but McQueen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kuukeri off to one side.
Kuukeri is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McQueen's half guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. McQueen wants to get back to his feet.
Kuukeri throwing shots but McQueen is blocking nicely.
Kuukeri is trying for a kimura here. McQueen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kuukeri wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nelli Kuukeri!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alucard Darkim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Rogen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darkim comes to the cage accompanied by I'm new in da city. Alucard Darkim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alucard Darkim! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seth Rogen! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Darkim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Rogen throws a push kick but Darkim slaps the foot to one side. Darkim moves out of range as Rogen strikes. Rogen throws a low kick, looking for Darkim's leg but Darkim calmly moves out of range. Darkim with a jab. Darkim swinging wildly here.
Darkim motions for Rogen to come forward. Darkim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Darkim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Darkim misses the target. Rogen throws a body punch but Darkim moves out of range. Darkim throws a head kick that misses. Darkim moves out of range as Rogen throws a body kick.
Darkim cracks a nice hook into Rogen's ribs. Rogen shoots in but Darkim avoids the takedown attempt easily. Darkim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rogen. Darkim lands with a nice combination. Rogen backs away looking to recover. Darkim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rogens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Rogen misses with a body kick. Rogen shoots for a takedown but Darkim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Darkim throws a jab when Rogen was well out of range. Darkim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Rogen misses with a low kick.
Seth Rogen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Darkim misses with a head kick.
Darkim checks a low kick from Rogen. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Rogen staying out of range there. Darkim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Darkim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogen. Rogen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Darkim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogen sees it coming and avoids it easily. Rogen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darkim looks to land a combination but Rogen avoids it well. Darkim tries a head kick but it misses.
Darkim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogen throws out the jab. Rogen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darkim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Darkim takes a swing at Rogen's ribcage but misses. Darkim throws out a loose jab but Rogen uses good head movement to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Rogen. Darkim does a little dance to reset his feet. Darkim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Darkim coming out on top. Darkim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. 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! Rogen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkim.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Rogen jabbing away but nothing is landing. Darkim missing with a left hand there. Rogen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Rogen misses with a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogen. Alucard Darkim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Rogen. Rogen throws a hook but Darkim avoids it easily. Darkim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darkim lands with an uppercut that bounces Rogen off the cage and back into rage. No joy there for Darkim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogen misses with a straight right. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Darkim!
Rogen moves away from the strike by Darkim. Darkim checks a leg kick nicely. Darkim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darkim is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Rogen throws a lazy right hand but Darkim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Rogen looks gassed! Rogen misses the shot to the body. Rogen walks into a stiff left hand from Darkim. Darkim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogen.
Darkim misses with a straight right.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut there from Darkim. Darkim lands with a straight right. Rogen didn't see that one coming. Rogen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkim manages to avoid it. Danga de danga de dang - Darkim scores with a four punch combination!
 Rogen is rocked!
 It looks like Seth Rogen has been cut. Darkim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogen is still on wobbly legs! Can Darkim finish him? Darkim stuns Rogen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Darkim misses with a head kick.
Rogen gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Darkim points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Rogen wakes up just in time to hear Darkim thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alucard Darkim!
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