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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry Quail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franck Peters (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Larry Quail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franck Peters!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters scores with a decent looking hook.
Quail looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Peters throws a series of punches but Quail avoids them all with ease.
Peters closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Quail out cold! Quail corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Franck Peters!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fritz Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett has chosen Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fritz Bennett!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem tries to clinch but Bennett moves out of range.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennett circles away.
Bennett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bennett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Overeem sprawls well initially but Bennett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Overeem has hold of Bennett's hands but Bennett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Overeem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bennett.
Bennett decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Overeem tries to clinch up but Bennett circles away and keeps his distance.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Overeem tries to land a leg kick but Bennett saw it coming and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem tries to clinch but Bennett moves out of range.
Overeem dives in and grabs Bennett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bennett pushes down on Overeem's head and hops out.
Bennett drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Overeem preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bennett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett trying to control but Overeem is working from the bottom.
Overeem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bennett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bennett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bennett thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett drops back looking for a leg! Overeem is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Overeem manages to kick Bennett off! Bennett jumps back into Overeem's guard.
Bennett wants to control from the top but Overeem keeps moving.
Bennett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Overeem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bennett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bennett throwing strikes from guard but Overeem blocks nicely.
Bennett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem wants to sweep but no luck.
Overeem wants to stand up but Bennett is controlling him.
Bennett landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a couple of elbows.
Bennett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennett thows a big elbow that misses.
Bennett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Overeem's head.
Bennett lands a couple of digs.
Bennett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Bennett works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bennett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bennett is nestled in close to Overeem, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett working over Overeem with some ground and pound. Overeem looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bennett is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Overeem is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fritz Bennett!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelli Kuukeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kanye West - Stronger. Bobby Santiago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nelli Kuukeri!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuukeri shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kuukeri showed some decent athleticism there.
Kuukeri uses his free foot to push down on Santiago's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Santiago.
Kuukeri unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuukeri landing punches.
Kuukeri scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Santiago tries to lock up and control but Kuukeri gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kuukeri is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kuukeri tries to control but Santiago wriggling away.
Santiago is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santiago can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukeri lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santiago hang on?
Kuukeri connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kuukeri with the ground and pound from mount.
Santiago in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Santiago is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuukeri looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Santiago covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelli Kuukeri!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graciano Pizzaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graciano Pizzaman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Graciano Pizzaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lars Larsen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen moves into the clinch.
Larsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pizzaman is trying to break the clinch but Larsen is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Larsen.
It looks like Graciano Pizzaman has been cut.
Pizzaman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Larsen has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Larsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsen.
The referee calls for Larsen to work.
Larsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Larsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsen lands an elbow inside.
Larsen landing knees to the body.
Pizzaman is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen has Pizzaman pushed against the cage.
Larsen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Larsen.
Larsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Graciano Pizzaman's cut is getting worse.
Larsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pizzaman wants to get back to striking at distance but Larsen won't allow it.
Larsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pizzaman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Larsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Larsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pizzaman has had enough of the clinch but Larsen keeps him there for the moment.
Larsen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Larsen landing knees to the head.
Larsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Larsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pizzaman's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Larsen.
Graciano Pizzaman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Larsen lands an elbow that stopped Pizzaman in his tracks for a moment.
Larsen lands an elbow inside.
Larsen connects with a knee to the head.
Larsen lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Larsen.
Larsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pizzaman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Larsen lands an elbow that stopped Pizzaman in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Graciano Pizzaman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen lands a knee to the head.
Larsen stalling against the cage.
Pizzaman tries to circle away but Larsen has him pinned against the cage.
Larsen misses with a knee to the head.
Larsen is pushing Pizzaman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Larsen lands an elbow inside that Pizzaman shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Graciano Pizzaman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lars Larsen!
Lars Larsen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Vegh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vegh has chosen Linkin Park- The catalyst as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Lidell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arnold Vegh!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vegh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lidell sprawls well. Lidell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vegh gets slowly back to his feet.
Vegh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lidell is fending him off so far but Vegh persists. Nope, Lidell circles away and we're back to standing.
Chuck Lidell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Vegh.
Lidell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vegh on the side of the head.
Vegh shoots for a double leg takedown but Lidell sprawls well. He's pushed Vegh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vegh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lidell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vegh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lidell as he jumps to the side.
Vegh fails with a takedown attempt.
Vegh looks gassed!
Vegh looks for a takedown but Lidell sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell cracks a nice hook into Vegh's ribs.
Vegh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A lazy left from Lidell finds it's target.
Lidell connects with a body shot.
Lidell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lidell rushes Vegh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lidell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lidell manages to break the clinch.
Lidell lands a head shot.
Lidell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A right-left combo lands from Lidell.
Lidell is looking to wear down Vegh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lidell forces Vegh back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vegh is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lidell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vegh.
Lidell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lidell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vegh back to the cage. Lidell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vegh looks for a takedown but Lidell sprawls well.
Lidell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lidell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vegh backs up against the cage.
Vegh loads up on a big right hand but Lidell slips the punch.
Lidell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lidell.
Nice body punch from Lidell.
Horrible takedown by Vegh or perhaps it was just good defense by Lidell which made him look bad.
Lidell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vegh at a distance.
Vegh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lidell slaps away a takedown attempt from Vegh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vegh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lidell.
Lidell with a jab.
Lidell throws a combination. Vegh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice defenses there by Lidell.
Lidell moves into the clinch.
Lidell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vegh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lidell catches Vegh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegh walks into a left hand.
Lidell connects with a jab.
Lidell lands a head shot.
Vegh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vegh shoots in for a double leg but Lidell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lidell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lidell lands the left hand.
Lidell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vegh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vegh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lidell just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lidell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vegh throws a jab but it's blocked by Lidell.
Lidell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vegh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lidell.
Lidell scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Lidell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No luck for Vegh with that takedown attempt.
Vegh closes the distance and clinches up with Lidell, looking for a takedown. Vegh pushes Lidell against the cage but Lidell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lidell rushes Vegh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lidell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vegh fails with a takedown attempt.
Chuck Lidell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Vegh.
Decent striking displayed by Lidell there.
Lidell connects with a body shot that sends Vegh's belly button to the back.
Chuck Lidell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lidell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lidell manages to break the clinch.
Vegh shoots in looking for a takedown but Lidell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vegh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vegh is breathing heavily.
Lidell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lidell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lidell, as that shot connected.
Arnold Vegh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell rushes Vegh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vegh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lidell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lidell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lidell moves into the clinch.
Vegh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lidell smiles and moves away.
Lidell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lidell closes the distance and pushes Vegh back into the cage.
Lidell breaks the clinch.
Lidell cracks a nice hook into Vegh's ribs.
Lidell moves into the clinch.
Vegh is working for takedown but Lidell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lidell breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegh takes one on the button.
Lidell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vegh's hands.
A nice combination there by Lidell.
Lidell pushes Vegh up against the cage in a clinch.
Lidell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lidell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lidell clinches up against the cage.
Lidell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vegh fails to land the takedown.
Lidell tests Vegh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chuck Lidell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lidell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Lidell scores with a four punch combination!
Lidell lands a nice shot to the body.
Lidell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lidell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lidell thuds a left hand into Vegh's body.
Lidell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vegh fails to land the takedown.
Lidell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lidell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lidell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lidell clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell breaks the clinch.
Lidell misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Lidell finds it's way through Vegh's defenses.
Vegh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vegh dives in and grabs Lidell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lidell pushes down on Vegh's head and hops out.
A left and a right from Lidell both land. Nice combination.
Vegh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab from Lidell.
Vegh shoots in looking for a takedown. Lidell tries to sprawl out of it but Vegh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lidell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Lidell scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Lidell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Lidell works over Vegh's head and body with a nice combination.
Lidell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vegh.
Lidell stuns Vegh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vegh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lidell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vegh under the eye.
Lidell leaves Vegh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chuck Lidell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Vegh.
Lidell forces Vegh back against the cage and clinches.
Lidell breaks from the clinch.
Lidell tests Vegh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vegh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vegh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lidell forces Vegh back against the cage and clinches.
Lidell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chuck Lidell is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Lidell.
Vegh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vegh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lidell connects with a body shot.
Lidell stuffs the takedown attempt from Vegh. Vegh gets slowly back to his feet.
Vegh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lidell to score with a decent uppercut.
Lidell cracks a nice hook into Vegh's ribs.
Vegh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vegh throws a big shot that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lidell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vegh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lidell pinned against the cage. Lidell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chuck Lidell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell scores with a hook to the body. Vegh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vegh drops his hands momentarily and Lidell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vegh tries for a takedown but Lidell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vegh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left and a right from Lidell both land. Nice combination.
Vegh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lidell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lidell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vegh on the side of the head.
Vegh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vegh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lidell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vegh somewhat.
Lidell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lidell duly obliges.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vegh.
Lidell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lidell tries to get out of the position.
Vegh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lidell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lidell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vegh can do to turn this around?
Vegh tries to advance to mount but can't.
Arnold Vegh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell is not content to let Vegh control the position.
Vegh has hold of Lidell's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lidell tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Vegh cranks the arm and Lidell screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lidell, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Arnold Vegh!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawler's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio. Shane Wilson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jackson Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Wilson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilson is pressed up against the cage. Lawler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wilson down to the mat. Wilson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lawler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson clinches up with Lawler and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Wilson.
Lawler is trying to maintain a safe position but Wilson gets an underhook and turns Lawler into the cage.
Lawler tries a knee to the head but Wilson blocks it.
Lawler breaks from the clinch.
Lawler takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Wilson moves into range and clinches up with Lawler.
Wilson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lawler up against the cage.
Lawler takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lawler.
Wilson is pressed up against the cage. Lawler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wilson down to the mat. Wilson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Lawler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson gets a clinch.
Lawler taking a breather.
Lawler takes a shot to the head.
Wilson is working Lawler over against the cage.
Lawler is breathing heavily.
Wilson pushes Lawler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson slowing the pace effectively.
Lawler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lawler is rocked!
Wilson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lawlers head.
Oh Lawler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson blocks an elbow strike from Lawler.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
Wilson stalling the fight.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lawler to his knees! Wilson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Wilson!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Wilson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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225 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugh Jass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dante Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cartwright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hugh Jass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jass changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cartwright tries to avoid it but Jass manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cartwright to the ground. Cartwright escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jass throws a head kick but Cartwright moves out of range.
Jass moves to clinch but Cartwright breaks away
and Cartwright counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jass won't be happy with that.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cartwright tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cartwright misses with the ground and pound.
Jass is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cartwright connects with a decent elbow.
Cartwright in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cartwright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jass defending against the ground and pound.
Cartwright working the head and body with strikes.
Cartwright lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright decides to stand back up. Cartwright steps back and let's Jass get back to his feet.
Jass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cartwright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jass tries to avoid it but Cartwright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jass to the ground. Jass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jass misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jass lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Dante Cartwright has been cut.
Cartwright manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cartwright keeping full guard, as Jass tries to pass.
Jass being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jass working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jass has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cartwright is adopting a defensive guard.
Dante Cartwright has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cartwright drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartwright.
Cartwright connects with a couple of short punches.
Jass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartwright.
Cartwright looks gassed!
Jass utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jass throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jass looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartwright.
Cartwright landing with the ground and pound.
Cartwright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cartwright throwing strikes from guard but Jass blocks nicely.
Cartwright should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jass avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jass wants to stand and escape but Cartwright is having none of it.
Cartwright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jass's head.
Cartwright is working Jass over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cartwright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cartwright stands up over Jass, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jass is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cartwright cracks Jass with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cartwright stands up and waves to Jass to follow him.
Jass leaves Cartwright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Cartwright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Cartwright's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cartwright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jass.
Cartwright shoots in and drives through. Jass sprawls well.
Jass tries a head kick but it misses.
Cartwright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cartwright looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cartwright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jass pinned against the cage. Jass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hugh Jass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Cartwright.
Jass moves in looking to clinch but Cartwright pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jass rushes Cartwright and presses him up against the cage.
Jass wants to get back to striking at distance but Cartwright won't allow it.
Cartwright taking a breather.
Jass with a knee to the head.
Cartwright is breathing heavily.
Jass tries to circle away but Cartwright has him pinned against the cage.
Jass gets underhooks to prevent Cartwright's takedown attempt.
Jass drags the fight down to the ground.
Dante Cartwright has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cartwright throwing strikes but missing.
Cartwright got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jass has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cartwright has managed to get both his arms back between Jass's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright stands up over Jass, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jass is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cartwright is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jass's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jass's back!
Cartwright misses with an elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jass rolls, trying to escape but Cartwright keeps control of the position.
Cartwright lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Jass hold on?!
Jass is trying to get back to his feet but Cartwright has full control of the position and if anything, Jass has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Cartwright. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Jass is trapped and Cartwright is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Jass covers up after that shot from Cartwright.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jass trying to control the action but Cartwright just sinks the hooks in.
Cartwright is punishing Jass with strikes - can he finish him?!
Cartwright lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Jass.
Cartwright connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Jass to escape the position.
Cartwright is punishing Jass with some ground and pound.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Cartwright.
Jass is trying to get back to his feet but Cartwright has full control of the position and if anything, Jass has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jass covers up after that shot from Cartwright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright lands strikes to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jass tries to escape but Cartwright has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cartwright scores with punches to the body.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Cartwright. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright punches the canvas rather than the man.
Cartwright misses with an elbow to the head.
Cartwright connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Jass to escape the position.
Cartwright scores with punches from the back.
Cartwright throwing wild punches that miss their target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jass trying to control the position but Cartwright manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Cartwright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dante Cartwright's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cartwright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jass is fending him off so far but Cartwright persists. Nope, Jass circles away and we're back to standing.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jass enables Cartwright to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jass manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jass 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.
Cartwright works over Jass with some ground and pound from guard.
Cartwright scoring with some ground and pound.
Jass is trying to keep Cartwright in close.
Cartwright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cartwright stands up and waves to Jass to follow him.
Cartwright blocks a head kick by Jass.
Jass tries to clinch up.
Jass lands a two punch combo.
Cartwright bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cartwright is putting a hurting on Jass here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cartwright working the strikes but Jass uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
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!
Cartwright throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jass tries to get to full guard but Cartwright has control of the leg.
Cartwright scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cartwright winds up and cracks Jass with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jass is trying to stand.
Cartwright looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jass with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cartwright working over Jass with some ground and pound. Jass looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jass is trying to control but can't.
Cartwright throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cartwright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cartwright is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cartwright is thwarting Jass's attempts to control the position.
Cartwright drops an elbow to the side of Jass's head.
Jass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jass pushes Cartwright off and gets back to his feet.
Cartwright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jass pinned against the cage. Jass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jass throws a right and a left that Cartwright avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright feints and as Jass raises his hands in defense, Cartwright changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cartwright throws a big right hand that misses.
Cartwright landing some decent shots from guard.
Cartwright throws and elbow that misses. Jass uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cartwright's guard. Nice move by Jass!
Hugh Jass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cartwright is adopting a defensive guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Jass from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cartwright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Cartwright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cartwright winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Cartwright!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahman Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aikanaro Mitsurugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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295 lbs
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19
300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rahman Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aikanaro Mitsurugi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitsurugi misses with a double jab
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
It looks like Aikanaro Mitsurugi has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones has Mitsurugi pressed against the cage, preventing Mitsurugi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mitsurugi is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Mitsurugi wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mitsurugi up against the cage.
Mitsurugi is trying to break free.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Mitsurugi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mitsurugi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mitsurugi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mitsurugi up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones drops Mitsurugi onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mitsurugi is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Mitsurugi is rocked!
Mitsurugi looks gassed!
Mitsurugi working hard to break the clinch.
Mitsurugi is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mitsurugi to his knees! Jones keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rahman Jones!
Rahman Jones retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burt Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schalk Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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255 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Burt Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Schalk Burger!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a leg kick but Burger checks it.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Burger ducks down to avoid it.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown takes a swing at Burger's ribcage but misses.
Burger staying out of range there.
Burger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burger as he avoids it easily.
Burger gets a clinch.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Burger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Burger keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burt Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Burger persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger clinches up against the cage.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Burger's half 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Burger tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Burger looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling the action here.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Burger is defending well.
Brown works his way into side control.
Burger gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brown seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Burger for as long as he can get away with.
Brown landing strikes from the mount.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brown with a couple of short strikes.
Burger looks gassed!
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
You get the feeling that Burger really doesn't like being in this position too much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Burger has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Brown with shots to the head and body - Burger looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burger was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Burger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Burger is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown won't allow Burger to get back to his feet.
Brown 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.
Brown is in close to Burger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
Burger is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown advances to half guard.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount!
Burger is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burger can do to turn this around?
Brown working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown avoids the attempt from Burger to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown raining down hammerfists from mount.
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Brown trying to control but Burger is having none of it.
Brown lands a heavy elbow.
Burger is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Burger has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Oooh a big shot lands for Brown! Burger is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Burt Brown!
Burt Brown is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Burt Brown started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alucard Darkim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darkim is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm new in da city. Richard Cliff has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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198 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Cliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alucard Darkim!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cliff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darkim gets a double leg takedown into Cliff's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cliff keeping moving, preventing Darkim from controlling successfully.
Cliff wants to stand but Darkim is controlling the position.
Cliff manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cliff blocks the body kick.
Darkim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cliff misses with a few strikes there.
Darkim changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cliff looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Darkim is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cliff has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkim taking a breather here.
Darkim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cliff keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim controls the position.
Cliff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Darkim on the ground.
Cliff pushes Darkim away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Darkim gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Darkim wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cliff, who protects the arm well.
Cliff is trying to get back to his feet.
Darkim looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Darkim is trying to get an arm triangle but Cliff is defending well.
Darkim is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cliff is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cliff wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkim working the head and body with strikes.
Cliff wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darkim trying to control the position but Cliff is working away.
Darkim is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cliff knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cliff is not content to let Darkim control the position.
Cliff is pushing Darkim's head away, looking to escape. Darkim manages to hold on to the position though.
Darkim is trying to get an arm triangle but Cliff is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim trying to control the action but Cliff is working from the bottom.
Darkim tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Darkim has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cliff is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Darkim looks up at the clock and then as Cliff takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Darkim smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Darkim wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cliff, who protects the arm well.
Darkim working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cliff pushes Darkim away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Darkim gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Darkim trying to control the action but Cliff is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkim tries for a kimura but Cliff is defending well.
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!
Darkim thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cliff wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cliff on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cliff tries to get out of the position.
Darkim wants to control but Cliff is keeping him busy.
Darkim thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cliff is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Darkim is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cliff is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alucard Darkim dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cliff misses with a double jab.
Cliff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cliff works over Darkim's head and body with a nice combination.
Darkim fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cliff sprawls well initially but Darkim persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Darkim trying to control the action but Cliff is working from the bottom.
Cliff is trying to stand back up but Darkim is controlling him
Darkim is looking for a kimura but Cliff is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Darkim to get the leverage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darkim is looking for a kimura but Cliff is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Darkim to get the leverage.
Darkim stops Cliff from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darkim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cliff knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Darkim is trying to work for a kimura but Cliff is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Darkim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim stalling.
Darkim is working for a kimura but Cliff is defending it quite comfortably.
Darkim is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cliff is defending against the submission attempts here by Darkim.
Cliff is staying active underneath Darkim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cliff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Darkim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkim is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cliff defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cliff pushes Darkim off looking to stand but Darkim dives back in and keeps control.
Cliff is not content to let Darkim control the position.
Darkim might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cliff kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Alucard Darkim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darkim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, if Darkim is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cliff tries to kick Darkim off but Darkim keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Darkim is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cliff sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim seems to be looking for submissions.
Cliff pushes Darkim off looking to stand but Darkim dives back in and keeps control.
Darkim works his way into side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Darkim. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Darkim is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Cliff is trying to escape and Darkim transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Cliff is forced to tap! Nice work there by Darkim! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alucard Darkim!
Alucard Darkim really struggled to get his t-shirt was on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Russian Top Team Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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