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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirk comes into the arena with That Heavenly Glory blaring out of the sound system. James Kirk had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Ben!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben looking to score a takedown here. Kirk is defending well but Ben drives through and ends up in Kirk's guard.
Kirk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kirk keeping moving, preventing Ben from controlling successfully.
Ben is looking to advance position but Kirk has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kirk working for a guillotine from mount but Ben is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ben is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Kirk has taken his back!
Kirk is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Ben has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Kirk has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Ben taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Kirk doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Kirk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quintion Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is Diamond Eyes. A fine choice. Hernandez has chosen Whos In The House as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quintion Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Hernandez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hernandez 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.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hernandez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Hernandez distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hernandez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hernandez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hernandez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hernandez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hernandez is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Hernandez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hernandez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jackson. What's that going to do exactly?
Hernandez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hernandez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hernandez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jackson. What's that going to do exactly?
Hernandez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hernandez is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hernandez is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hernandez regains half guard.
Hernandez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hernandez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jackson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hernandez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hernandez looks gassed!
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hernandez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jackson. What's that going to do exactly?
Hernandez is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hernandez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hernandez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jackson. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hernandez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jackson cracks Hernandez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hernandez is surviving well by controlling Jackson's body position as best he can.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hernandez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jackson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hernandez looks a forlorn figure.
Hernandez regains half guard.
Hernandez punching from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hernandez defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hernandez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hernandez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Hernandez's head.
Hernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernandez actively working from the bottom here.
Hernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Hernandez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jackson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hernandez working the head with strikes.
Hernandez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hernandez is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez cracks Jackson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jackson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hernandez off and has taken his back!
Hernandez breaks Jackson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hernandez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Hernandez slips an elbow through the middle.
Jackson 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.
Hernandez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hernandez missing with punches from the bottom.
Jackson working Hernandez over with strikes.
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!
Jackson throwing shots but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jackson blocks the strikes from Hernandez.
Hernandez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hernandez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jackson stacks Hernandez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jackson!
Jackson cracks Hernandez with a big right hand but Hernandez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hernandez tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Hernandez gets back to half guard.
Hernandez actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hernandez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gabriel Hernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hernandez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Hernandez looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hernandez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Hernandez defends the submission attempt.
Hernandez actively working from the bottom here.
Hernandez looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
Hernandez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Hernandez defends the submission attempt.
Hernandez striking from half guard on the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernandez missing with punches from the bottom.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
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!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gabriel Hernandez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hernandez.
Hernandez landing strikes.
Hernandez working the head with strikes.
Jackson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hernandez lands a decent elbow from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
Hernandez scoring with punches from side control.
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson is looking to regain half guard here but Hernandez keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez scores with punches from side control.
Hernandez working the ground and pound.
Jackson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hernandez landing strikes.
Hernandez is working Jackson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hernandez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Hernandez controlling him for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hernandez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hernandez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson controls Hernandez momentarily but Hernandez frees himself.
Hernandez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson 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.
Hernandez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Hernandez slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hernandez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hernandez cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Hernandez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hernandez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hernandez won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez lands a couple of digs.
Hernandez connects with a couple of short punches.
Hernandez stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hernandez is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hernandez wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Hernandez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Hernandez slips an elbow through the middle.
Hernandez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hernandez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hernandez has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.
Hernandez chips away with some ground and pound.
Hernandez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Hernandez preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson looking to control.
Hernandez connects with a couple of short punches.
Quintion Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Hernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hernandez 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 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gabriel Hernandez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tillakaratne Dilshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dilshan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dilshan. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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World class MT
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World class MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tillakaratne Dilshan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Williamson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson misses with a hook.
Williamson loads up on a big right hand but Dilshan slips the punch.
Dilshan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williamson.
Williamson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, jab by Dilshan - just one landing.
Dilshan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williamson swings for the body but Dilshan moves out of range.
Williamson throws a series of punches but Dilshan avoids them all with ease.
Williamson misses with a looping left.
Williamson throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Tillakaratne Dilshan has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Dilshan blocks the low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williamson misses with a hook. Dilshan ducked under it nicely.
Dilshan moves out of range of the strikes.
Williamson scores with a head kick. Dilshan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Williamson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dilshan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williamson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dilshan jabs Williamson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williamson looks gassed!
Williamson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dilshan moves away.
Williamson throws a shot from downtown. Dilshan moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Dilshan blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilshan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williamson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williamson ducks right into an uppercut from Dilshan.
Dilshan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williamson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williamson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dilshan blocks a head kick by Williamson.
Williamson misses with a looping right.
Dilshan has closed the distance and engaged Williamson in a clinch.
Dilshan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dilshan landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilshan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamsons head.
Williamson blocking some punches.
Williamson blocks a body shot from Dilshan.
Dilshan lands a shot to the body.
Dilshan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilshan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dilshan throws a head punch that misses.
Dilshan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Dilshan.
Dilshan tries to work over Williamson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dilshan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Dilshan.
Williamson manages to break the clinch.
Williamson is looking to land body kicks.
Dilshan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Williamson.
Williamson swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilshan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williamson has time to react.
George Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilshan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williamson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dilshan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dilshan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dilshan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williamson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dilshan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dilshan is looking to slow Williamson down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williamson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dilshan was well out of range. Poor timing from Williamson.
Dilshan darts in and clinches Williamson up against the cage.
Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Dilshan is controlling him.
Dilshan lands with a left to the head.
Williamson is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is looking to break free of the clinch but Dilshan has double underhooks.
Williamson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dilshan won't allow it.
Dilshan manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Williamson finds it's target.
Williamson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Williamson misses.
Williamson misses with a combination
and Dilshan counters with a nice leg kick.
Dilshan scores with a spinning back kick!
Dilshan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dilshan with a hook.
Dilshan scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dilshan scores with a head kick.
Williamson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williamson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dilshan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williamson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tillakaratne Dilshan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tillakaratne Dilshan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dilshan cracks a nice hook into Williamson's ribs.
Dilshan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Dilshan both land. Nice combination.
Dilshan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williamson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dilshan dodges the punch combination from Williamson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dilshan.
Dilshan closes the distance and pushes Williamson back into the cage.
Dilshan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilshan.
A nice left hand lands by Dilshan.
Dilshan swings wildly with an uppercut but Williamson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilshan lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilshan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williamson wants to break free but Dilshan has control.
Dilshan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dilshan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Williamson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilshan.
Williamson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Dilshan.
Williamson is breathing heavily.
Dilshan with a knee to the head.
Dilshan cracks Williamson with a nice body shot.
Dilshan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilshan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williamson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dilshan finds it's way round the side to connect with Williamson's head.
Dilshan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williamson in his tracks.
Dilshan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williamson can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Dilshan does it's job there.
Williamson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williamson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williamson loads up on a big right hand but Dilshan slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williamson. Dilshan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williamson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dilshan lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dilshan.
George Williamson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williamson looks to land a combination but Dilshan avoids it well.
Dilshan connects with a body shot.
Dilshan thumps Williamson with a low kick.
Dilshan lands a right hook to the body.
Dilshan cracks the inside of Williamson's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilshan has Williamson up against the cage in a clinch.
Dilshan lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Dilshan.
Dilshan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dilshan blocks a jab.
Williamson throws a big shot that misses.
Dilshan thumps Williamson with a low kick.
Donk. Dilshan catches Williamson right on the button with a cross.
Dilshan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Williamson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dilshan moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilshan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williamson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dilshan avoids the body shot from Williamson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dilshan.
Tillakaratne Dilshan is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williamson. Dilshan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilshan clobbers Williamson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dilshan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dilshan.
A short body shot lands from Dilshan as the two fighters clinch.
Dilshan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilshan.
A frustrated look appears on Williamson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dilshan lands a body punch.
A short right from Dilshan.
A short left from Dilshan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tillakaratne Dilshan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tillakaratne Dilshan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Dilshan.
Williamson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williamson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williamson misses with a two punch combination.
Dilshan moves out of range of the body kick.
Williamson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dilshan.
Dilshan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dilshan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williamson.
Dilshan scoring well with a low kick there.
Dilshan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williamson's calf.
Dilshan scores with the left hand. Williamson knows he should have avoided that one.
Dilshan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Dilshan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williamson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dilshan scores with a nice right hand.
Dilshan thuds a left hand into Williamson's body.
Dilshan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williamson scores with a shot to the body.
Williamson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dilshan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williamson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dilshan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dilshan throws a nice head kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Dilshan blocks the leg kick.
Dilshan moves into range and clinches up with Williamson.
Williamson is trying to force a seperation but Dilshan has the dominant position.
A short left from Dilshan.
Dilshan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.
Dilshan tries a body shot but Williamson blocks it.
Dilshan lands a shot to the body.
Williamson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dilshan has him pressed against the cage.
George Williamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilshan digs a right hand into Williamson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williamson's gas tank.
Williamson blocks a body shot from Dilshan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williamson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dilshan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dilshan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dilshan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williamson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Dilshan on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilshan.
Dilshan lands an uppercut.
Dilshan misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilshan tries a body shot but Williamson blocks it.
Tillakaratne Dilshan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dilshan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Dilshan as the two fighters clinch.
Dilshan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williamson tries to break the clinch but Dilshan is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dilshan.
Dilshan lands a left hand.
Williamson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilshan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williamson's elbow.
Dilshan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williamson tries to break free but Dilshan pushes him back against the cage.
Dilshan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Dilshan.
Dilshan lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williamson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williamson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dilshan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dilshan is leaning against Williamson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tillakaratne Dilshan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dilshan 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... Tillakaratne Dilshan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Marroquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Yap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
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213 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Marroquin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, James Yap!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yap connects with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Marroquin misses
and Yap counters with a nice uppercut.
Marroquin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yap connects with a single shot there.
Marroquin thows a body shot but no joy.
Yap dodges the punch combination from Marroquin.
Yap lands with a straight right. Marroquin didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marroquin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marroquin thows a body shot but no joy.
Marroquin takes one to the side of the head.
Marroquin is rocked!
Yap avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marroquin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Marroquin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mario Marroquin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marroquin walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Marroquin limp body while Yap jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Yap!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bambooo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louey Draft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bambooo Man!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draft swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draft tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Draft drives through and clinches with Man against the cage.
Man gets underhooks to prevent Draft's takedown attempt.
Draft goes for a takedown in the clinch but Man prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louey Draft. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draft works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Man trying to control the position.
Man has his hands on Draft's head, controlling the position.
Draft in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is trying to control the position but Draft postures up.
Draft throwing strikes but missing.
Draft wanted to stand there but Man had control of the position.
Draft has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Draft thows a big elbow that misses.
Draft trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Draft bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man misses with a right hand
and Draft counters with a left to the body.
Man closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Man is looking to take a break and control but Draft is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Man in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Draft tries to buck Man off but Man is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Man off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Draft throwing strikes and Man squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Draft cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Draft throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Man because Draft loaded up on that one.
Draft throwing strikes here but Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Man is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draft scoring with strikes but Man is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Draft misses with some ground and pound and Man recovers position to half guard.
Draft working the head and body with strikes.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Man is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draft thows a huge punch but Man dodges it nicely.
Draft working Man over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louey Draft dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Draft throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Man looks to land a combination but Draft avoids it well.
Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Draft.
Draft looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draft dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draft fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Draft tries for a kimura but Man is defending well.
Man tries to bench press Draft off him but Draft keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draft working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Man takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man parries the strikes from Draft easily there. Draft is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Man to escape.
Man managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Draft.
The ground and pound from Draft seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Draft lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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!
Draft working the ground and pound but Man is defending the strikes.
Draft lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Man down.
Draft working the strikes but Man uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Draft scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Draft misses with a head shot. Man uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Draft trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Draft throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Draft trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Draft thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft throwing strikes but missing.
Man has momentary wrist control but Draft slips an elbow through the middle.
Man wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Draft throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draft in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louey Draft dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Draft.
Nice body punch from Draft.
A punch combination from Draft misses.
Louey Draft is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man with a jab.
Draft slips under a jab from Man.
Draft gets a double leg takedown into Man's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft stands up over Man, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Draft stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Draft postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
Draft advances position into side control!
Draft with the ground and pound but Man regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Draft drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
Bambooo Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Draft trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Man is in trouble now - Draft has advanced to mount!
Draft misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Louey Draft overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Draft landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draft throws some wild stikes that Man manages to avoid easily.
Draft with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Draft landing shots from mount.
Man can't escape the position.
Draft looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draft looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Louey Draft is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Draft controlling from the full mount.
Man is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Man avoids a series of strikes thrown by Draft.
Draft content just to control the position here.
Draft throwing strikes here but Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Draft sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louey Draft showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draft 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... Louey Draft!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layne Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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24
192 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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197 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matthew Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Layne Fields!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews misses with a straight right.
Fields tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matthews takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fields staying out of range there.
Fields fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matthews, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Matthews.
Matthews lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Layne Fields has been cut.
Matthews changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fields fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fields misses with the combination.
Matthews gets tackled into the cage by Fields. Fields maintains the clinch.
Matthews is trying to push Fields away but Fields has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fields gets underhooks to prevent Matthews's takedown attempt.
Fields breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields tries to clinch but Matthews is having none of it.
Fields bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fields swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fields tries to clinch there but Matthews circles away.
Matthews looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matthews dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fields. That did some damage!
Matthews decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fields can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Matthews sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fields defending well though.
Matthews is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fields keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matthews prevents Fields from improving his position.
Matthews is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fields is just riding it out for now. Matthews eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matthews.
Fields wants to get back to full guard.
Fields taking some punishment here, with Matthews in his half guard.
Fields wants to get back to full guard.
Matthews trying to control from Fields's half guard. Fields has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fields 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to free his leg and advance position but Fields is retaining full guard.
Matthews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fields works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matthews has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Fields keeps moving.
Matthews throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matthews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matthews is looking to work some ground and pound but Fields has wrist control.
Fields wants to get back to his feet but Matthews is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fields looking to control.
Matthews scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields 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.
Fields really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matthews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matthews engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Matthews throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matthews won't allow Fields to sweep him here.
Matthews stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fields swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matthews in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fields takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Matthews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Layne Fields's cut.
That's time! Matthews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matthews tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fields fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fields misses with a head kick.
Fields fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Matthews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fields misses with an uppercut. Matthews saw that one coming.
Matthews walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fields checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Fields. Those never looked like landing.
Matthews keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fields stuffs the takedown attempt from Matthews. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
Matthew Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A clash of legs there as Fields blocks the low kick.
Fields throws a hook to the side of Matthews's head but Matthews sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields wants to clinch up but Matthews keeps it at a distance.
Matthews shoots in looking for a takedown. Fields tries to sprawl out of it but Matthews keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fields manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Matthews lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthews lands a jab to Fields's midsection.
Fields keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matthews.
Matthews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fields.
Fields throws a head kick that half lands.
Fields moves into range and clinches up with Matthews.
Matthews looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fields is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fields wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fields tries to work over Matthews's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fields prevents a body shot from Matthews.
Fields pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fields breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fields throws an overhand right that lands on Matthews's shoulder, as Matthews tries to avoid the shot.
Matthews stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fields.
Fields scores with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Matthews.
Fields fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews thows a leg kick but Fields checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Layne Fields seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Fields. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fields.
Matthews throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fields sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fields throws a low kick but Matthews avoids it.
Matthews misses with an uppercut. Fields saw that one coming.
Fields is looking to clinch.
Fields shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matthews throws a leg kick but Fields sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matthews throws a poor cross that misses
and Fields counters with a nice uppercut.
Matthews throws a leg kick
and Fields counters with a stiff right hand.
Fields slips under a jab from Matthews.
Matthews defending well as Fields loads up on a big left hand.
Fields moves in looking to clinch but Matthews pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matthews misses the shot to the body.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matthews takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews misses with a looping left.
Matthews misses with a low kick.
Matthews tries to work over Fields's front leg with a kick but Fields checks it.
No luck for Fields with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fields. Matthews does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews gets tackled into the cage by Fields. Fields maintains the clinch.
Matthews can't find room to land a body shot as Fields controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Layne Fields showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Layne Fields's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fields is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fields fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matthews, pushing him back against the cage.
Fields breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fields lands the left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Fields blocks the leg kick.
Fields lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matthews takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Matthews throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthews is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fields's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Matthews checks a low kick from Fields.
A head kick misses from Fields.
Matthews on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Matthews fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews connects with a body shot.
Fields throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthews uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fields has time to react.
Fields tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Fields.
Fields is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Matthews swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fields throws a series of punches but Matthews avoids them all with ease.
Fields checks a leg kick nicely.
Fields darts in and clinches Matthews up against the cage.
Matthews wants a takedown.
Fields manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt
and Fields cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matthews 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.
Matthews thumps Fields with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews checks a leg kick.
Fields throws an overhand right that lands on Matthews's shoulder, as Matthews tries to avoid the shot.
Fields fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Matthews avoids it really well and circles away.
Fields throws a sloppy head kick and Matthews moves out of range easily.
Matthews tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fields is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Matthews is predictable there
and Fields counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matthews digs a good hook to Fields's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a hook but Fields avoids it easily.
Fields has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fields steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Fields keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matthews.
Fields forces Matthews back against the cage and clinches.
Fields breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Matthews.
Layne Fields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews throws a leg kick but Fields checks it.
Matthews throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fields misses with a low kick.
Fields connects with a single shot there.
Fields throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fields changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields throws a sloppy head kick and Matthews moves out of range easily.
Matthews uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fields.
Matthews connects with a leg kick. Fields looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fields checks a leg kick.
Fields throws a jab but it's blocked by Matthews.
Fields is looking to clinch.
Fields tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fields looks to land a body kick but Matthews moved away.
Fields closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Layne Fields comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fields 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... Layne Fields!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Nappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nappa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is battery. Drogo has chosen Ghetto Solider as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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199 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dirk Nappa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khal Drogo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nappa loads up on a big right hand but Drogo slips the punch.
Nappa throws a jab when Drogo was well out of range.
Drogo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drogo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Drogo wants a takedown but no success here.
Drogo prevents the takedown attempt.
Nappa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drogo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Nappa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nappa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drogo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drogo stops a takedown attempt from Nappa.
Drogo stops a takedown attempt from Nappa.
Nappa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drogo prevents it.
Drogo pulls Nappa into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nappa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drogo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!
Nappa is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappa trying to control but Drogo is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nappa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drogo keeping moving, preventing Nappa from controlling successfully.
Nappa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drogo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nappa has managed to get both his arms back between Drogo's legs - danger averted.
Nappa is working Drogo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drogo looking to control.
Nappa trying to control but Drogo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nappa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nappa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drogo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nappa has managed to get both his arms back between Drogo's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nappa throwing strikes but missing.
Drogo looking for a guillotine here but Nappa defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nappa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nappa defends it easily.
Nappa postures up in Drogo's guard and throws a big left but Drogo blocks it.
Nappa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nappa thows a big elbow that misses.
Nappa distracts Drogo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nappa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nappa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Drogo looks gassed!
Nice straight punches there by Nappa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nappa.
Drogo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nappa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Nappa misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nappa, as that shot connected.
A lazy left from Nappa finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nappa misses with a left hand
and Drogo counters with a one-two to the body.
Nappa misses with a hook. Drogo ducked under it nicely.
Drogo moves out of range as Nappa strikes.
Drogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nappa misses with a body shot.
Nappa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogo.
Nappa throws out a powerful jab.
Nappa throws out a loose jab but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nappa loads up on a big right hand but Drogo slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Drogo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nappa slips under a jab.
Drogo closes the distance and clinches up with Nappa, looking for a takedown. Drogo pushes Nappa against the cage but Nappa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Nappa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Nappa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drogo fails with a takedown attempt.
Nappa looks to land a right hand but Drogo moved out of range.
Nappa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Nappa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dirk Nappa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nappa looks to score with a jab to the body but Drogo is just out of range.
Horrible takedown by Drogo or perhaps it was just good defense by Nappa which made him look bad.
Drogo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nappa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drogo somewhat.
Dirk Nappa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khal Drogo.
Drogo tries to clinch but Nappa is having none of it.
Nappa works Drogo's body with a nice hook.
Drogo fails to land the takedown.
Drogo is breathing heavily.
Drogo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nappa swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Nappa misses.
Drogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nappa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nappa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nappa cracks Drogo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nappa throws a poor cross that misses
and Drogo counters with a stiff right hand.
Nappa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drogo back to the cage. Nappa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nappa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drogo slips under a jab.
Drogo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nappa.
Drogo moves out of range as Nappa strikes.
A swing and a miss from Nappa.
Drogo misses with a takedown
and Nappa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nappa loads up on a big right hand but Drogo slips the punch.
Nappa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nappa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nappa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drogo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nappa defends it nicely.
Drogo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nappa cracks Drogo with an open hand slap.
Drogo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappa cracks Drogo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, jab by Nappa - just one landing.
Nappa throws an overhand right that lands on Drogo's shoulder, as Drogo tries to avoid the shot.
Drogo fails with the takedown.
Nappa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drogo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nappa throws out the jab.
Dirk Nappa is winning the standup battle so far.
Drogo wants to slow Nappa down by chopping away at his legs.
Nappa fails to land with a series of punches.
Nappa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nappa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nappa avoids the head kick by Drogo.
Drogo shoots and misses
and Nappa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nappa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nappa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drogo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nappa.
Nappa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drogo's head.
Dirk Nappa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drogo tries for a takedown but Nappa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drogo needs to keep his hands up - Nappa had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nappa catches Drogo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khal Drogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nappa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drogo has time to react.
A left and a right from Nappa both land. Nice combination.
Nappa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drogo.
Nappa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nappa digs a good body shot into Drogo's ribs.
Nappa lands a right hook to the body.
Drogo drops his hands momentarily and Nappa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nappa throws a lazy right hand but Drogo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Nappa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nappa lands a glancing blow to the side of Drogo's head.
Drogo moves away from the strike by Nappa.
Nappa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drogo's head backwards.
The crowd cheers as Nappa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drogo doesn't seem phased though.
Nappa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drogo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nappa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drogo's head backwards.
Drogo feints and as Nappa raises his hands in defense, Drogo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nappa has control of Drogo's left arm, preventing Drogo from doing any damage.
Drogo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nappa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nappa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nappa!
Nappa working the ground and pound.
Nappa cracks Drogo with a big right hand but Drogo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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!
Nappa trying to control the action but Drogo is working from the bottom.
Drogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Nappa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nappa prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nappa is working Drogo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nappa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Drogo some visible discomfort.
Nappa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Drogo down.
Nappa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nappa working the ground and pound.
Nappa stands up.
Nappa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drogo can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khal Drogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nappa swivels and escapes.
Nappa cracks Drogo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drogo slips under a jab from Nappa.
Drogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drogo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nappa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drogo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drogo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nappa tests Drogo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nappa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drogo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nappa.
Drogo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nappa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drogo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drogo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nappa works the jab nicely.
Nice body punch from Nappa.
Jab by Nappa.
Drogo needs to keep his hands up - Nappa had a free shot at his head there.
Nappa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nappa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drogo's hands.
Drogo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drogo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nappa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drogo.
Nappa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drogo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nappa lands with an uppercut that bounces Drogo off the cage and back into range.
Nappa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drogo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nappa.
Nappa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo shoots in for a double leg but Nappa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dirk Nappa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khal Drogo.
Nappa fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Nappa.
Nappa lands with a nice combination. Drogo backs away looking to recover.
Nappa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dirk Nappa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nappa cracks Drogo with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drogo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drogo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Nappa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nappa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Nappa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Magic. Luis Alvarez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Travis Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luis Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown with a poor takedown
and Alvarez counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Alvarez.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Alvarez lands a damaging elbow.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alvarez landing knees to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alvarez walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alvarez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
It looks like Travis Brown has been cut.
A knee to the head by Alvarez.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alvarez lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Alvarez lands a knee to the body.
Alvarez lands a knee to the body.
Alvarez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Alvarez lands a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alvarez.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside.
Alvarez lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Alvarez scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Knees to the body from Alvarez.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside.
Alvarez scores a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alvarez lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez lands a knee to the body.
Alvarez lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Alvarez lands a damaging elbow.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Alvarez lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Alvarez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow.
Alvarez drops Brown with a big knee straight up the middle! Brown is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Brown is rocked!
Alvarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez lands a damaging elbow.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alvarez landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Brown is pressed against the cage. Alvarez pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Brown! Two more big strikes from Alvarez and Brown crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Luis Alvarez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dk Mon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soap Mc Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mon comes to the cage accompanied by Bruno Mars-Just the Way You Are. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dk Mon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Soap Mc Travis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc Travis throws a leg kick
and Mon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mc Travis thinking.
Mc Travis throws a leg kick
and Mc Travis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Soap Mc Travis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mc Travis tries to score with a low kick but Mon moves his leg out of the way.
Mon fakes the body blow, causing Mc Travis to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Mc Travis goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dk Mon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matti Moukari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Herb Dean enters the cage!
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198 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matti Moukari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herb Dean!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moukari tries to clinch up but Dean circles away and keeps his distance.
Moukari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dean.
Dean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moukari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moukari tries to clinch up but Dean circles away and keeps his distance.
Dean throws an overhand right that lands on Moukari's shoulder, as Moukari tries to avoid the shot.
Dean lands with a kick to the temple. Moukari shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Matti Moukari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Dean. Beautiful body shot.
Moukari throws out a powerful jab.
Moukari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moukari, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moukari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dean shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dean is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is fighting to break Moukari's control of his arms but Moukari is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moukari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moukari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean slips a straight right by Moukari.
Moukari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moukari tries to bum rush Dean with a series of wild strikes but Dean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dean. Moukari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moukari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moukari shoots in for a takedown but Dean shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dean throws a low kick, looking for Moukari's leg but Moukari calmly moves out of range.
Dean tries to bum rush Moukari with a series of wild strikes but Moukari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moukari is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.
Dean is looking to slow Moukari down with leg kicks.
Dean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moukari tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dean counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Dean lands.
Moukari slips under a jab.
Dean lands a nice shot to the body.
Dean throws a jab but it's blocked by Moukari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moukari's head.
Moukari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moukari moves out of range as Dean strikes.
Moukari has Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Moukari.
Dean pushes Moukari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moukaris head.
Moukari lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Dean.
Dean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moukari breaks the clinch.
Moukari really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Dean scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice straight punches there by Dean. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dean.
A combination from Dean does no damage.
Dean missing with a left hand there. Moukari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moukari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Moukari. Those never looked like landing.
Dean fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moukari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moukari throws an off balance right hand
and Dean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moukari misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Dean lands but Moukari takes it in his stride.
Moukari closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dean counters with a thumping low kick.
Moukari throws a sloppy head kick
and Dean counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Dean.
Dean lands with a nice combination. Moukari backs away looking to recover.
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
Dean cracks Moukari with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Dean dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dean cracks Moukari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moukari is looking to clinch.
Moukari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dean chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dean closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
Dean on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Herb Dean has been cut.
Moukari throws a jab when Dean was well out of range.
Dean digs a good hook to Moukari's body.
A nice combination there by Dean.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Dean as he connects with a hook.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean looks to land a combination. Moukari sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Moukari tries to close the distance and clinch but Dean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moukari moves away from the strike by Dean.
Moukari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean tries for a takedown but Moukari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dean looks to land a body kick but Moukari moved away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dean.
Moukari tries to clinch up.
Moukari tries to close the distance and clinch but Dean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moukari walks into a jab.
Dean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dean throws a series of punches but Moukari moves out of range.
Dean throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moukari throws a series of punches but Dean avoids them all with ease.
Moukari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moukari takes one on the button.
Moukari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moukari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moukari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dean throws out the jab.
Dean swings for the body but Moukari moves out of range.
Dean scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moukari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moukari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moukari tries to clinch but Dean moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moukari tries to clinch up.
Dean misses with a hook. Moukari ducked under it nicely.
Moukari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moukari throws a head kick but Dean moves out of range.
Moukari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moukari fails to land the takedown.
Matti Moukari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moukari moves in looking to clinch but Dean pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moukari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moukari looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.
Herb Dean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moukari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dean looks to land a body kick but Moukari moved away.
Dean scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dean scores with a leg kick.
Moukari looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Moukari enables Dean to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Moukari manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Moukari is trying to keep Dean in close.
Dean's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dean scores with the left hand. Moukari knows he should have avoided that one.
Dean misses with a hook.
Moukari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Dean.
Dean lands a nice hook to Moukari's body. Moukari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moukari tries to clinch up but Dean circles away and keeps his distance.
Moukari tries to clinch up.
Moukari throws a big shot that misses.
Dean throws a front kick that sends Moukari stumbling back into the cage.
Moukari ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moukari throws out a leg kick but Dean moves out of range and Moukari only half commits.
Dean throws a big shot that misses.
Moukari wants to clinch up but Dean keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dean darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Herb Dean's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moukari tries to clinch but Dean moves out of range.
Dean lands a jab to Moukari's midsection.
Dean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moukari.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dean.
Dean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dean lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moukari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.
Dean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dean scores with a jab to the body.
Moukari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Moukari takes the fight into the clinch.
Moukari stalling the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean tries a body shot but Moukari blocks it.
Dean lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moukari.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moukari.
Dean can't find room to land a body shot as Moukari controls the action.
Dean pushes Moukari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moukari tries to stall but Dean uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dean scores with a shoulder strike.
Dean prevents the takedown attempt.
Moukari breaks from the clinch.
Moukari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dean smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Moukari throws a nice looking combination but Dean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moukari throws a head kick but Dean moves out of range.
Moukari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dean lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moukari rushes Dean and presses him up against the cage.
Dean misses with the head strike.
Dean can't find room to land a body shot as Moukari controls the action.
Dean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moukari breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Dean. Those never looked like landing.
Dean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Moukari.
Dean looks to land a right hand but Moukari moved out of range.
Moukari pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dean back to the cage. Moukari follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moukari.
Dean swats away the attempt to clinch by Moukari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a few strikes there.
Dean throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moukari's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moukari duly obliges.
Dean moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moukari gets a clinch.
Moukari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moukari.
Dean buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moukari misses with a head kick.
Moukari rushes Dean and presses him up against the cage.
Dean struggles to land a body shot inside as Moukari controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moukari.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to throw a body punch but Moukari avoids it by throwing Dean back against the cage.
Moukari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dean avoids it.
Dean scores with a shoulder strike.
Moukari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dean.
Dean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herb Dean seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dean working aggressively here.
Dean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dean misses with some punches.
Dean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moukari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dean looks to land a right hand but Moukari moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean cracks Moukari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dean cracks Moukari with an open hand slap.
Moukari looks to land a body kick but Dean moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Herb Dean just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Herb Dean's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moukari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moukari drops his hands momentarily and Dean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dean throws a hook to the side of Moukari's head but Moukari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moukari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moukari slips under a jab.
Moukari throws a right and a left that Dean avoids nicely.
Dean misses with a looping left.
Moukari darts in and clinches Dean up against the cage.
Dean tries a body shot but Moukari blocks it.
Dean blocks an elbow strike from Moukari.
Moukari turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Moukari manages to end up in side control.
Moukari tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Dean is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moukari wants to stand but Dean is controlling his arm.
Dean sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
It looks like Moukari is going to stand back up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dean makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dean.
Dean tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dean working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Moukari from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dean scores with a hook to the body. Moukari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moukari tries to clinch but Dean is having none of it.
Moukari tries a head kick but it misses.
Dean scores with a jab. Moukari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Moukari ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
Dean smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Moukari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moukari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dean misses with the combination.
Moukari lands a head kick. Dean smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dean feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moukaris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Moukari moves out of range as Dean strikes.
Moukari tries to clinch there but Dean circles away.
Moukari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A left lands for Dean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moukari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moukari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dean throws a body punch but Moukari moves out of range.
Moukari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moukari avoids a kick to the body.
Dean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moukari at a distance.
Moukari doesn't manage to clinch there - Dean circles away.
Moukari moves into range and clinches up with Dean.
Moukari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moukari breaks from the clinch.
Dean listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moukari tries to clinch up but Dean circles away and keeps his distance.
Moukari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dean can pounce on him.
Moukari fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dean counters with a low kick, right behind Moukari 's knee.
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Herb Dean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Herb Dean's cut.
That's time! Moukari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A left lands for Dean.
Moukari scores with a shot to the body.
Moukari moves into the clinch.
Moukari blocks a body shot from Dean.
Knees to the body from Moukari.
Moukari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dean is keeping busy.
Moukari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moukari trying to stall but Dean improves his position.
Moukari has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dean is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Moukari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Dean.
Moukari tries to circle away but Dean has him pinned against the cage.
Moukari breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moukari moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Dean scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moukari.
Moukari blocks a body shot from Dean.
Moukari is looking to break free of the clinch but Dean has double underhooks.
Moukari is looking to control Dean's arms but Dean gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moukari has his back to the cage.
Moukari pushes off an throws an elbow but Dean leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dean lands a body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Moukari prevents a body shot from Dean.
A right handed body shot lands from Dean.
Dean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dean lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean lands an uppercut.
Moukari blocks an uppercut.
Dean struggles to land a body shot inside as Moukari controls his hands.
Good body shot from Dean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dean.
Dean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dean.
Dean can't find room to land a body shot as Moukari controls the action.
Moukari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moukari has had enough of the clinch but Dean keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dean.
Moukari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Dean as the two fighters clinch.
Dean misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Moukari fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moukari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dean as Moukari tries to tie him up.
Dean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moukari blocks an uppercut.
Dean cracks Moukari with a nice body shot.
Dean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matti Moukari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dean.
Dean scores with a hook to the body.
Dean misses with some punches.
Dean working aggressively here.
Dean misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dean misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moukari backwards.
Dean lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dean fails to land.
Dean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moukari manages to break the clinch.
Dean tests Moukari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moukari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moukari there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dean cracks Moukari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dean lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Moukari is rocked!
Dean works the jab nicely.
Oh Moukari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean cracks Moukari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moukari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dean takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dean throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Moukari wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dean 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 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 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Dean!
Herb Dean is the new middleweight champion!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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