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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Hotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvador Dimagiba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Hotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Dimagiba!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hotch closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hotch lands in his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dimagiba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hotch's guard.
Dimagiba is looking to work some ground and pound but Hotch has wrist control.
Dimagiba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dimagiba throws a big elbow that misses.
Dimagiba distracts Hotch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hotch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dimagiba is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimagiba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hotch's head.
Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Hotch keeps moving.
Dimagiba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hotch 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimagiba chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba won't allow Hotch to sweep him here.
Dimagiba trying to control but Hotch is working from the bottom.
Dimagiba postures up.
Dimagiba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hotch throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dimagiba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dimagiba landing with the ground and pound.
Hotch looking to control.
Dimagiba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hotch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hotch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hotch stops Dimagiba from getting back to his feet.
Hotch stalling away here and it's allowed Dimagiba to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dimagiba is looking to stand up but Hotch isn't so interested in that idea.
Hotch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimagiba trying to keep a closed guard but Hotch is proving a slippery customer.
Dimagiba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hotch defends well.
Dimagiba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hotch with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba trying to keep a closed guard but Hotch is proving a slippery customer.
Dimagiba trying to control the position here.
Hotch tries to free his leg and advance position but Dimagiba is retaining full guard.
Hotch connects with a couple of short punches.
Hotch trying to control the position from guard on top but Dimagiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hotch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dimagiba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hotch throwing strikes from guard but Dimagiba blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotch distracts Dimagiba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hotch throwing strikes from guard but Dimagiba blocks nicely.
Hotch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dimagiba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hotch has managed to get both his arms back between Dimagiba's legs - danger averted.
Dimagiba looks gassed!
Hotch sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hotch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dimagiba for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hotch throws a big right hand that misses.
Hotch throws a strike but Dimagiba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Hotch will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hotch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Salvador Dimagiba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hotch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hotch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hotch wants to sweep but no luck.
Dimagiba lands a couple of elbows.
Dimagiba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hotch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hotch looking for a sweep. Not yet Hotch, not yet.
Dimagiba throwing strikes but missing.
Hotch is adopting a defensive guard.
Hotch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba throwing strikes from guard but Hotch blocks nicely.
Dimagiba throws a big elbow that misses.
Hotch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hotch wants to sweep here but Dimagiba controlling him for the moment.
Dimagiba lands a couple of digs.
Dimagiba preventing the sweep.
Hotch is controlling Dimagiba's posture.
Hotch thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dimagiba works over Hotch with some ground and pound from guard.
Dimagiba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Hotch keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dimagiba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hotch looking for a sweep. Not yet Hotch, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimagiba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hotch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hotch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dimagiba is one step ahead there.
Hotch is trying to keep Dimagiba in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Hotch.
Dimagiba 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.
Dimagiba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hotch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dimagiba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hotch's head.
Hotch wants to stand up but Dimagiba is controlling him.
Hotch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hotch drops an elbow to the side of Dimagiba's head.
Hotch throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dimagiba to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotch tries to free his leg and advance position but Dimagiba is retaining full guard.
Dimagiba wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimagiba is looking to stand up but Hotch isn't so interested in that idea.
Dimagiba is breathing heavily.
Hotch wants to control from the top but Dimagiba keeps moving.
Dimagiba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hotch.
Hotch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dimagiba. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba keeping moving, preventing Hotch from controlling successfully.
Dimagiba looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Salvador Dimagiba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dimagiba lands with a nice combination. Hotch backs away looking to recover.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but Hotch moves out of range.
Dimagiba drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dimagiba looks up at the clock and then as Hotch takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dimagiba smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hotch can't do much from the bottom here.
Hotch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dimagiba on the ground.
Hotch is looking to reverse the position.
Dimagiba working away.
Dimagiba scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hotch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hotch parries the strikes from Dimagiba easily there. Dimagiba is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hotch to escape.
Dimagiba cracks Hotch with a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hotch gets back to half guard.
Dimagiba trying to control the action but Hotch is working from the bottom.
Hotch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hotch wants to improve his position but Dimagiba is controlling well.
Hotch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hotch tries to get out of the position.
Dimagiba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hotch defending well though.
Hotch tries to get to full guard but Dimagiba has control of the leg.
Hotch is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dimagiba's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dimagiba's back!
Hotch throwing sloppy strikes.
Hotch throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Hotch avoiding Dimagiba 's attempts to control his hands.
Dimagiba has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Dimagiba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotch lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hotch wants to control the position but Dimagiba frees himself and scrambles - Hotch manages to regain control in side control.
Hotch trying to control the position but Dimagiba is working away.
Dimagiba is letting Hotch control him for a moment.
Hotch scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dimagiba to see if he's OK.
Hotch working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hotch is looking to take a break and control but Dimagiba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba wants to get back to his feet.
Hotch scoring with punches from side control.
Hotch creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hotch working the head and body with strikes.
Hotch grinds an elbow into Dimagiba's temple.
Dimagiba is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hotch tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dimagiba's legs.
Dimagiba is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotch in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hotch is chipping away with strikes.
Dimagiba is pushing Hotch's head away, looking to escape. Hotch manages to hold on to the position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimagiba managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hotch.
Dimagiba parries the strikes from Hotch easily there. Hotch is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dimagiba to escape.
Hotch tries to advance to mount but Dimagiba denies him.
Hotch working the ground and pound.
Hotch in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hotch advances to full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Hotch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hotch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Hotch!
After winning the bout, John Hotch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pillow Pants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coming Home kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pillow Pants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pants tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones sends Pants crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jones is motioning to the referee to let Pants up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Pillow Pants has been cut.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pants misses with a looping left.
Jones cracks Pants with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Pants falls to his knees and Jones doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Jones!
Jon Jones took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apache Mankiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mankiller has chosen Tribal Drums as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Terra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apache Mankiller!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mankiller has closed the distance and engaged Terra in a clinch.
Mankiller manages to break the clinch.
Bill Terra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mankiller fails with the takedown.
Terra looks to land a combination. Mankiller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mankiller throws a sloppy head kick and Terra moves out of range easily.
Terra throws a leg kick which misses Mankiller's front leg but catches the back leg as Mankiller tries to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Mankiller blocks the leg kick.
Terra misses with the combination.
Terra lands with a hook. Mankiller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Terra scores with a hook to the body. Mankiller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Terra has Mankiller up against the cage in a clinch.
Mankiller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Terra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mankiller tries a knee to the head but Terra blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mankiller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankiller wants to stall.
Mankiller tries for a takedown but Terra manages to get underhooks.
Bill Terra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apache Mankiller.
Mankiller breaks the clinch.
Terra connects with a looping right hand.
Terra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mankiller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mankiller shoots in for a takedown but Terra shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Terra finds it's way through Mankiller's defenses.
Terra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mankiller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Terra misses with a body kick.
Terra uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mankiller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terra.
Mankiller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mankiller throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mankiller moves away.
Mankiller blocks a head kick by Terra.
Mankiller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Terra fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terra wants to clinch up but Mankiller keeps it at a distance.
Terra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Terra has managed to clinch.
Mankiller managing to block the knees to the body from Terra.
Terra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mankiller wants to clinch up but Terra keeps it at a distance.
Terra scores with a kick to the body.
Terra motions for Mankiller to come forward. Terra throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terra has closed the distance and engaged Mankiller in a clinch.
Terra misses with a knee to the head.
Terra wants to break free but Mankiller has control.
Mankiller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Terra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankiller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terra blocks an elbow strike from Mankiller.
Terra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mankiller just leaning against Terra, taking a breather.
Terra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mankiller's sensitive parts.
Mankiller tries to close the distance and clinch but Terra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terra instigates a clinch.
Mankiller misses with an elbow strike.
Terra misses with a knee to the head.
Mankiller scores a nice knee to the body.
Terra lands a nice shot to the body.
Terra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mankiller avoids it.
Mankiller misses with a knee to the head.
Terra missing with knees to the body.
Mankiller blocks a body shot from Terra.
Terra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mankiller is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankiller can't get the takedown.
Terra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mankiller tries to land knees in the clinch but Terra avoids the damage to the body.
Mankiller is trying desperately to land a takedown but Terra is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mankiller.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mankiller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mankiller managing to block the knees to the body from Terra.
Mankiller lands an elbow that stopped Terra in his tracks for a moment.
Terra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mankiller.
Terra landing knees to the head.
Mankiller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mankiller blocks a body shot from Terra.
Terra can't find room to land a body shot as Mankiller controls the action.
Terra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mankiller.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terra thows a body shot but no joy.
Terra misses with a kick to the body.
Mankiller tries to clinch but Terra moves away
and Terra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Terra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mankiller slips a straight right by Terra.
Bill Terra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Terra rushes Mankiller and presses him up against the cage.
Bill Terra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Terra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mankiller blocks it with crossed arms.
Terra misses with a punch to the body.
Mankiller tries a knee to the head but Terra blocks it.
Terra wants to break free but Mankiller has control.
Mankiller managing to block the knees to the body from Terra.
Terra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terra looking to throw knees to the head but Mankiller is blocking nicely.
Terra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mankiller throws an elbow but it misses.
Terra digs a right hand into Mankiller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mankiller's gas tank.
Terra gets underhooks to prevent Mankiller's takedown attempt.
Mankiller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mankiller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terra avoids it.
Terra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mankiller.
Mankiller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Terra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mankiller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankiller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mankiller missing with knees to the body.
Terra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mankiller avoids it.
Mankiller breaks from the clinch.
Mankiller needs to keep his hands up - Terra had a free shot at his head there.
Bill Terra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mankiller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Terra finds it's way round the side to connect with Mankiller's head.
Terra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mankiller slips under a jab.
Terra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Terra wants it to stay on the feet.
Bill Terra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apache Mankiller.
Terra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mankiller's head.
Terra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Terra tries to clinch but Mankiller moves out of range.
No joy there for Terra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mankiller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankiller throws a push kick but Terra slaps the foot to one side.
Mankiller shoots in looking for a takedown but Terra manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mankiller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mankiller is breathing heavily.
Terra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mankiller fails with a takedown attempt.
Terra thows a body shot but no joy.
Mankiller walks into a left hand.
Terra cracks the inside of Mankiller's front leg.
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!
Terra connects with a solid leg kick.
Mankiller drops his hands momentarily and Terra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Terra moves into the clinch successfully.
Terra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mankiller needs to keep his hands up - Terra had a free shot at his head there.
Terra tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra swinging wildly here.
Mankiller doesn't manage to clinch there - Terra circles away.
Mankiller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terra looks to land a left hand but Mankiller moved out of range nicely.
Terra is looking to clinch but Mankiller is avoiding it.
Terra misses with a wild body shot.
Mankiller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Terra throws a series of strikes that have Mankiller backpedaling.
Terra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mankiller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terra moves in looking to clinch but Mankiller pushes him off.
Terra tried to score with a low kick but Mankiller checks it.
Horrible takedown by Mankiller or perhaps it was just good defense by Terra which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Terra.
Mankiller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Terra's waist but Terra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mankiller off to one side.
Terra connects with the punch.
Terra looks to land a combination. Mankiller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Terra throws a series of strikes that have Mankiller backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mankiller fails with a takedown attempt.
Terra thows a body shot but no joy.
Mankiller gets tackled into the cage by Terra. Terra maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Terra can't find room to land a body shot as Mankiller controls the action.
Terra misses with a body punch.
Terra stops a takedown attempt from Mankiller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Terra dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Terra throws a chopping leg kick but Mankiller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terra lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mankiller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mankiller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Terra tried to score with a low kick but Mankiller checks it.
Mankiller takes one to the chin there.
Mankiller shoots in and drives through. Terra sprawls well.
Terra throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mankiller counters with a head kick. That will keep Terra thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mankiller throws a head kick that misses.
Mankiller tries to close the distance and clinch but Terra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Terra throws a sloppy head kick
and Mankiller counters with a thumping low kick.
Mankiller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Terra uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Terra misses with a double jab.
Terra tries to clinch but Mankiller moves out of range.
Mankiller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Terra lands a leg kick that knocks Mankiller off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Terra.
Nice shot by Terra.
Terra scores with a jab to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Mankiller blocks the low kick.
Terra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mankiller circles away quickly and effectively.
Terra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Mankiller.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mankiller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Terra looks to land a right hand but Mankiller moved out of range.
Mankiller wants to clinch up but Terra keeps it at a distance.
Terra tries to bum rush Mankiller with a series of wild strikes but Mankiller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Terra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terra is looking to clinch but Mankiller is avoiding it.
Mankiller fails with a takedown attempt.
Terra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mankiller shoots in for a double leg but Terra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bill Terra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apache Mankiller.
Mankiller checks a low kick from Terra.
Bill Terra is winning the standup battle so far.
Terra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Terra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mankiller can do to turn this around?
Terra fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Terra tries to close the distance and clinch but Mankiller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mankiller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mankiller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Terra struggles to land a body shot inside as Mankiller controls his hands.
Mankiller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Terra is keeping busy.
Terra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Terra lands a nice knee to the body.
Mankiller looking for a takedown.
Terra tries to land a knee to the head but Mankiller blocks with his arms.
Terra breaks the clinch.
Terra misses with a double jab.
Terra throws a leg kick but Mankiller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Terra lands with a nice body punch.
Terra gets a clinch.
Terra blocks an elbow strike from Mankiller.
Terra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mankiller is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mankiller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Terra bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Terra.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mankiller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terra.
Terra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Terra is looking to clinch.
Apache Mankiller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terra rushes Mankiller and presses him up against the cage.
Terra blocks the elbow strike.
Terra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mankiller prevents a body shot from Terra.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mankiller prevents a body shot from Terra.
Mankiller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mankiller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Terra is keeping busy.
Mankiller landing knees to the head.
Terra tries a body shot but Mankiller blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Terra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Terra 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... Bill Terra!
Bill Terra very nearly forgot to thank GMMA Supplements 160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete O Fyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Saw. Pete O Fyle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete O Fyle!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre slips a jab from O Fyle.
O Fyle misses the shot to the body.
O Fyle misses with a few strikes there.
O Fyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
O Fyle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but O Fyle blocks nicely.
St Pierre controlling from the top position.
O Fyle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre won't allow O Fyle to get back to his feet.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but O Fyle keeps moving.
St Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Georges St Pierre just wasn't active enough.
O Fyle slips a straight right by St Pierre.
O Fyle misses the jab.
O Fyle throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Fyle won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Fyle is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, St Pierre asserts his dominance and retains side control.
St Pierre staying calm.
St Pierre scores with a couple of short elbows.
St Pierre throws an elbow but O Fyle slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee asks St Pierre politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. St Pierre prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre trying to control the action but O Fyle is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Fyle wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre drags him back down.
St Pierre taking a breather here.
St Pierre wants to control but O Fyle is keeping him busy.
St Pierre working the head with strikes.
The ground and pound from St Pierre seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
O Fyle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but St Pierre is controlling him well.
St Pierre wants to control but O Fyle is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
St Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ground and pound from St Pierre seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scoring with punches from side control.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but O Fyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
St Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
St Pierre prevents O Fyle from escaping the position.
St Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
O Fyle is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
St Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
St Pierre lands a few punches from side control.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Fyle keeps working.
St Pierre throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Fyle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
O Fyle is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre scores with punches from side control.
St Pierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
St Pierre tries for a kimura but O Fyle is defending well.
St Pierre working the ground and pound.
St Pierre lands a few punches from side control.
The strikes coming from St Pierre are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
St Pierre tries to score with some ground and pound. O Fyle controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Fyle takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
St Pierre is trying to get an arm triangle but O Fyle is defending well.
O Fyle is trying to buck St Pierre off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from O Fyle.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Fyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre lands the left hand.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from O Fyle.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
O Fyle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St Pierre distracts O Fyle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Pierre works over O Fyle with some ground and pound from guard.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to O Fyle's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Fyle wants to stand and escape but St Pierre is having none of it.
O Fyle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre trying to control but O Fyle is working from the bottom.
St Pierre won't allow O Fyle to get back to his feet.
O Fyle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre prevents O Fyle from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Georges St Pierre.
O Fyle throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
O Fyle is trying to stand back up but St Pierre is controlling him
O Fyle is breathing heavily.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so O Fyle is just riding it out for now. St Pierre eventually gives up the hold.
St Pierre content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Fyle is looking to escape.
St Pierre frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St Pierre looking to finish O Fyle with some ground and pound. This is bad for O Fyle!
St Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Fyle can do to turn this around?
St Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Pierre breaks from O Fyle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
St Pierre looking to finish O Fyle with some ground and pound. This is bad for O Fyle!
St Pierre raining down hammerfists from mount.
St Pierre dominating with strikes here.
O Fyle trying desperately to get to his feet.
St Pierre raining down hammerfists from mount.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine from mount but O Fyle is having none of it.
St Pierre scoring with strikes but O Fyle is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre controlling his opponent.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount and O Fyle is in trouble!
O Fyle is trying to stand up.
O Fyle is in a horrible position here. St Pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
St Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Pierre working O Fyle over with strikes here.
St Pierre wants to control the pace but O Fyle is squirming around nicely.
St Pierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
O Fyle is rocked!
St Pierre postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks O Fyle out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! St Pierre goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Georges St Pierre!
During a confident post fight interview, Georges St Pierre 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 John Boody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Leo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Boody has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Boody seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Boody!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Leo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leo tries to stall but Boody uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leo misses with a punch to the body.
Boody wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boody has had enough of the clinch but Leo keeps him there for the moment.
Leo can't find room to land a body shot as Boody controls the action.
Leo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Leo misses with a punch to the body.
Leo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Leo struggles to land a body shot inside as Boody controls his hands.
Leo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boodys head.
It looks like John Boody has been cut.
Leo lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo stalling the fight.
Leo wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by King Leo.
Leo lands with a good body shot.
Leo throws a hook but Boody blocks it.
Leo swings widly with a right hand
and Boody counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boody keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boody misses with a low kick.
Leo looks to score with a jab to the body but Boody is just out of range.
Boody blocks a jab.
Leo throws a jab but it's blocked by Boody.
Leo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leo misses with a jab to the body
and Boody counters with a straight right hand.
Leo moves into range and clinches up with Boody.
Boody is trying to break the clinch but Leo has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boody as Leo tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boody's elbow.
Leo tries a body shot but Boody blocks it.
Boody is trying to break free.
Leo lands with a light punch inside.
Boody looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Leo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Leo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Boody is looking to break free of the clinch but Leo has double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leo prevents Boody from breaking the clinch.
Leo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boody is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by King Leo.
Leo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leo.
Boody gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leo.
Boody doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boody throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Leo counter with a right hand.
Leo clinches up with Boody and pushes him back against the cage.
Leo controlling the action here for a moment.
Leo prevents Boody from breaking the clinch.
Leo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boody or not.
Leo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Leo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leo taking a breather.
Leo seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Leo.
Leo misses with a body punch.
Leo digs a right hand underneath Boody's ribcage. Boody let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boody wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leo stalls.
Boody blocks a body shot from Leo.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Boody's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leo has Boody pressed against the cage, preventing Boody from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leo tries to work over Boody's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leo keeps control of Boody as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boody blocks a body shot from Leo.
Boody letting Leo take a breather here.
Boody has had enough of the clinch but Leo keeps him there for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boody is looking to break free of the clinch but Leo has double underhooks.
Boody wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leo has him pressed against the cage.
Leo is stalling here.
Leo working aggressively here.
Leo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boody up against the cage.
Leo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Boody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boody is looking to break free of the clinch but Leo has double underhooks.
Leo is trying to stall.
Leo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boody throws a leg kick that misses.
Leo swings for the body but Boody moves out of range.
Leo misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King Leo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leo checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Leo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Boody's cut.
That's time! Boody's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boody throws a leg kick but Leo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boody steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leo.
Leo checks a low kick from Boody.
Leo looks to score with a jab to the body but Boody is just out of range.
Leo scores with a nice strike.
Leo throws a hook to the side of Boody's head but Boody sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leo thows a body shot but no joy.
Leo has closed the distance and engaged Boody in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Boody's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boody's elbow.
Leo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boody is keeping busy.
Leo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Leo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from Leo.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by King Leo.
Boody lands a body shot.
Boody misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Leo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King Leo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boody tries to score with a low kick but Leo moves his leg out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Leo. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Leo. Those never looked like landing.
Leo misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Boody.
Leo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boody was well out of range. Poor timing from Leo.
Leo misses the jab.
Leo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boody moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boody counters with a right hand to the body.
Leo throws a body punch but Boody moves out of range.
Leo throws a right hand that misses
and Boody counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boody thows a body shot but no joy.
Leo throws a poor cross that misses
and Boody counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boody.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leo checks a leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leo rushes Boody and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leo throws a head punch that misses.
Boody tries to break the clinch but Leo is controlling the position.
Boody has had enough of the clinch but Leo keeps him there for the moment.
Leo cracks Boody with a nice body shot.
Leo looking to stall.
Boody wants to break free but Leo has control.
Leo stalls.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Boody's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leo misses with a body punch.
Boody is trying to break free.
Leo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boody's elbow.
Leo taking a breather.
Boody wants to break free but Leo has control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leo trying to stall but Boody improves his position.
Leo is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by King Leo.
Leo throws a body punch but Boody moves out of range.
Leo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boody's head.
Leo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boody's head backwards.
Leo lands with a shot to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boody on the wrong end of a nice hook.
John Boody's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boody takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leo misses with an uppercut. Boody saw that one coming.
Leo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boody's hands.
Leo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boody misses with a low kick.
Boody on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boody defending well as Leo loads up on a big left hand.
Leo rushes Boody and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Leo.
John Boody's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Leo wants to stall.
Leo presses Boody against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leo scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Leo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Boody's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leo with a nice cross.
Leo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leo.
Leo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boody was well out of range. Poor timing from Leo.
Leo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leo scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boody tries to keep at a distance but Leo has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Leo.
Leo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boody is looking to wear down Leo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boody moves away.
Leo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boody tries to land a leg kick but Leo saw it coming and moves away.
Leo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boody manages to avoid it.
Leo moves out of range as Boody strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo connects with a looping right hand.
Boody is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leo is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Boody flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Boody is out cold! Leo holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Leo!
King Leo is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, King Leo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Polo Cambodia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silat Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Polo Cambodia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Silat Milat!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Cambodia.
Cambodia just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Cambodia. Those never looked like landing.
Milat fails to land the takedown.
Cambodia throws a head kick but Milat moves out of range.
Cambodia misses with a low kick as Milat jumps back.
A cross from Cambodia lands.
No joy there for Cambodia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milat closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cambodia quickly recovers to half guard.
Cambodia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Milat scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cambodia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Milat is looking to pass Cambodia's guard but actually Cambodia recovers to full guard.
Milat stops Cambodia from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Milat is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cambodia trying to keep a closed guard but Milat is proving a slippery customer.
Milat throws a big elbow that misses.
Milat wants to pass the guard but Cambodia is keeping the position.
Milat is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milat won't allow Cambodia to sweep him here.
Milat throws an elbow that misses. Cambodia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Milat's guard. Nice move by Cambodia!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia stopping the sweep attempt from Milat.
Milat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cambodia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cambodia tries to stand but Milat is controlling from the bottom.
Milat is pulling down on Cambodia's head to control his posture.
Cambodia preventing the sweep.
Cambodia is looking to stand up but Milat won't let him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cambodia throws a head kick that misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cambodia enables Milat to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cambodia manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milat throws an elbow that misses. Cambodia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Milat's guard. Nice move by Cambodia!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Milat is trying to control the position but Cambodia postures up.
Cambodia trying to control but Milat is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Milat can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cambodia decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cambodia gets caught flat footed, as Milat shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cambodia keeping moving, preventing Milat from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat throws an elbow that misses. Cambodia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Milat's guard. Nice move by Cambodia!
Milat seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cambodia wants to stand but Milat is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cambodia wants to pass the guard but Milat is keeping the position.
Cambodia wants to control from the top but Milat keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Milat is controlling Cambodia's posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Polo Cambodia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cambodia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Milat throwing strikes but missing.
Cambodia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Milat is controlling him.
Milat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cambodia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Milat is working Cambodia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Milat must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cambodia 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.
Milat throwing strikes but missing.
Cambodia is breathing heavily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia keeping moving, preventing Milat from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Milat trying to move into half guard but instead Cambodia has managed to sweep!
Milat is pulling down on Cambodia's head to control his posture.
Cambodia stands and steps away. Milat gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milat lands a jab to Cambodia's midsection.
Milat shoots in looking for a takedown but Cambodia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Milat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cambodia looks to throw the jab but Milat is out of range.
Milat drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Milat landing a few strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cambodia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Milat tries to score with some ground and pound. Cambodia controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Milat is looking to take a break and control but Cambodia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cambodia avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Milat.
Cambodia parries the strikes from Milat easily there. Milat is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cambodia to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Milat cracks Cambodia with a big right hand but Cambodia just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cambodia is not content to let Milat control the position.
Cambodia regains half guard, as Milat was trying to land strikes.
Milat trying to control the action but Cambodia is working from the bottom.
Cambodia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Milat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Milat is looking to advance position but Cambodia has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Milat tries to lock up and control but Cambodia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cambodia looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Milat is squirming around, avoiding Cambodia's attempts to control the action.
Cambodia throwing strikes here but Milat 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.
Cambodia tries to control but Milat wriggling away.
Cambodia prevents Milat from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silat Milat dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cambodia closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Milat's guard.
Cambodia lands a couple of digs.
Milat controls Cambodia momentarily but Cambodia frees himself.
Cambodia wanted to stand there but Milat had control of the position.
Milat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cambodia preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cambodia slips nicely into half guard.
Milat is positioning himself well to prevent Cambodia advancing to mount.
Milat is trying to maintain the position but Cambodia is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Milat is trying to maintain the position but Cambodia is very close to passing his half guard.
Milat is looking to improve his position.
Cambodia trying to control from half guard but Milat is working away.
Cambodia prevents Milat from improving his position.
Cambodia is trying to control. Milat wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cambodia is thwarting Milat's attempts to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Polo Cambodia wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Milat misses with a takedown attempt - Cambodia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Milat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milat fails with the takedown.
Cambodia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Milat.
Polo Cambodia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silat Milat.
Cambodia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milat manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cambodia on his heels. He'll look to pass Cambodia's guard now, I'm sure.
Milat looking to sit in guard and control but Cambodia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cambodia trying to control but Milat is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cambodia gets to his feet - Milat follows without any prompting.
Polo Cambodia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat throws a body punch but Cambodia moves out of range.
Cambodia throws a series of punches but Milat moves out of range.
Cambodia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Milat misses.
Milat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cambodia swivels and escapes.
Cambodia drives through with a takedown into Milat's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cambodia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Milat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cambodia trying to control the position from guard on top but Milat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Milat controlling Cambodia's posture.
Cambodia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Polo Cambodia wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Milat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Milat avoids a kick to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Milat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milat in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Milat in side control lands a decent elbow.
Milat working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cambodia managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Milat.
Milat looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cambodia is avoiding damage well.
Silat Milat has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Milat trying to control the position but Cambodia is working away.
Cambodia taking a bit of punishment here - Milat scoring with strikes.
Milat moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cambodia is working to avoid the ground and pound but Milat connects with a decent elbow.
Milat staying calm.
Milat lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cambodia down.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia struggling a bit here.
Milat controlling from side mount.
An elbow from Milat crashes against the mat.
Milat sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cambodia is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Milat is chipping away with strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Milat trying to control the action but Cambodia is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Milat seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cambodia dodges the ground and pound from Milat.
Milat with the ground and pound but Cambodia regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Milat connects with a nice short shot to Cambodia's temple.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Milat controlling the pace.
Milat is thwarting Cambodia's attempts to control the position.
Milat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cambodia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Milat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cambodia's head.
Milat working over Cambodia with some ground and pound. Cambodia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Milat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cambodia's head.
Milat controlling the pace.
Milat wants to free his trapped foot but Cambodia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Milat takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Milat lands strikes from half guard.
Cambodia is not content to let Milat control the position.
Milat takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Milat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milat is stalling here. Cambodia is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Milat seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cambodia has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
What's Milat going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silat Milat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Milat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cambodia is fending him off so far but Milat persists. Nope, Cambodia circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Cambodia.
Cambodia swings for the body but Milat moves out of range.
Cambodia slips under a jab from Milat.
Milat tries for a takedown but Cambodia circles away easily
so Cambodia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Milat keeping moving, preventing Cambodia from controlling successfully.
Cambodia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Milat is proving hard to escape from.
Cambodia stopping the sweep attempt from Milat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Milat trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Milat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Milat is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Polo Cambodia.
Milat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Polo Cambodia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silat Milat.
Milat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cambodia avoids the body shot from Milat.
Milat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cambodia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Milat somewhat.
Milat scores with a takedown into Cambodia's guard.
Milat looking to sit in guard and control but Cambodia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Milat tries to buck Cambodia off but Cambodia is having none of it.
Milat struggling a bit here.
Cambodia trying to control the action but Milat is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cambodia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia working the body and head with strikes.
Milat manages to get back to half guard.
Cambodia passes to side control.
Cambodia is looking to take a break and control but Milat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Milat tries to improve position but can't.
Cambodia stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Milat fails with a takedown attempt.
Cambodia misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat shoots in and drives through. Cambodia sprawls well.
Cambodia takes a swing at Milat's ribcage but misses.
Cambodia missing with a left hand there. Milat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Milat fails with a takedown attempt.
Cambodia misses with a body shot.
Milat slips a jab and a cross from Cambodia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cambodia but Cambodia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Milat fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cambodia to the ground. Milat is now in Cambodia's guard.
Milat is fighting to break Cambodia's control of his arms but Cambodia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Milat wants to control from the top but Cambodia keeps moving.
Milat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Polo Cambodia.
Milat 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.
Milat trying to move into half guard but instead Cambodia has managed to sweep!
Milat controlling the position.
Cambodia decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Milat fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cambodia avoids it really well and circles away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Milat shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Milat was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cambodia is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cambodia's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Milat is trying to control here but Cambodia has managed to regain half guard.
Cambodia works his way to full guard. Good work.
Milat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cambodia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Milat working some strikes from top position.
Cambodia trying to control the position.
Milat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Milat throws a big elbow that misses.
Milat looking to pass the guard.
Milat trying to control the position from guard on top but Cambodia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cambodia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Milat is one step ahead there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Milat throwing strikes but missing.
Milat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cambodia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Milat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Milat looking to sit in guard and control but Cambodia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Milat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia stands and throws Milat's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Milat holding on.
Milat avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cambodia.
Cambodia working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cambodia is trying to get an arm triangle but Milat is defending well.
Cambodia trying to control the action but Milat is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Silat Milat just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Milat shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Milat is trying to control the action in half guard but Cambodia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Milat throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cambodia to regain full guard.
Cambodia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Milat trying to control but Cambodia is working from the bottom.
Milat lands a couple of decent looking shots.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat throws an elbow that misses. Cambodia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Milat's guard. Nice move by Cambodia!
Milat looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cambodia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cambodia prevents Milat from improving his position.
Cambodia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Milat is looking for a sweep. Cambodia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat is trying to control but can't.
Cambodia postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Milat to stand up.
Milat shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Milat was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Milat throwing strikes but Cambodia bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Milat working a defensive guard here.
Milat is pulling down on Cambodia's head to control his posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cambodia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Milat's guard.
Cambodia stopping the sweep attempt from Milat.
Cambodia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia preventing the sweep.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Milat shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Milat was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Milat lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Milat lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Milat sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cambodia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Milat.
Milat has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cambodia's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cambodia hang on?
Cambodia bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milat pulls Cambodia in close to his closed guard and prevents Cambodia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cambodia wants to control from the top but Milat keeps moving.
Milat pulls Cambodia in to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia wants to stand but Milat has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Milat slips a jab from Cambodia.
Milat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cambodia rather than just go for the knockout.
Milat decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Milat landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Milat scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cambodia keeping hold of Milat's head, controlling as best he can.
Milat working over Cambodia with some ground and pound. Cambodia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Milat wants to control but Cambodia is keeping him busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Milat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Milat is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Milat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cambodia 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!
Milat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Milat is controlling the pace.
Milat is pressing down on Cambodia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cambodia is holding on for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Milat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Milat is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cambodia reverses the position - he's now on top in Milat's guard.
Milat managing to control the position.
Cambodia wants to control from the top but Milat keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Polo Cambodia.
A head kick by Cambodia misses
so Milat counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Milat trying to control but Cambodia is working from the bottom.
Cambodia is trying to keep Milat in close.
Cambodia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Milat.
Milat throwing strikes but missing.
Milat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Milat throwing strikes but missing.
Milat controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Milat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Milat trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cambodia manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cambodia trying to control the position from guard on top but Milat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Milat has Cambodia pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silat Milat dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Milat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cambodia clinches up with Milat and pushes him back against the cage.
Milat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Milat scores with a takedown into Cambodia's guard.
Milat seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Milat content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Cambodia has locked up a guillotine! Cambodia's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Milat is holding on here and Cambodia must be using up a lot of energy. Milat has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Cambodia gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Polo Cambodia!
Polo Cambodia is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ac Res (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Dimagiba is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ac Res!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Dimagiba!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Res as he jumps to the side.
Res shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Res not doing much here.
Res wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dimagiba keeps working.
Res decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Res shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dimagiba as he jumps to the side.
Res leaves Dimagiba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dimagiba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Res.
Dimagiba has his takedown stuffed
and Res counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dimagiba's guard now.
Ac Res has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Dimagiba.
Res prevents Dimagiba from getting back to his feet.
Dimagiba has a closed guard, preventing Res from standing up.
Dimagiba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Res decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dimagiba, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Res as he jumps to the side.
Res shoots in for a takedown but Dimagiba shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimagiba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Res as he jumps to the side.
Dimagiba shoots and misses
and Res counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimagiba shoots for a takedown but Res saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dimagiba looks gassed!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dimagiba enables Res to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dimagiba manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Res stands and steps away. Dimagiba gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Res closes the distance and clinches up with Dimagiba, looking for a takedown. Res pushes Dimagiba against the cage but Dimagiba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Res throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dimagiba tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Res is in Dimagiba's guard.
Res prevents Dimagiba from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Res wants to stand but Dimagiba is controlling his posture from full guard.
Res gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Res fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Dimagiba with that takedown attempt.
Dimagiba tries for a takedown but Res circles away easily
and Res counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Res postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dimagiba to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Res gets a double leg takedown into Dimagiba's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Res gets to his feet - Dimagiba follows without any prompting.
Res looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Res shoots for a double leg takedown but Dimagiba sprawls well. He's pushed Res's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dimagiba tries for a takedown but Res sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dimagiba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Res counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Res.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimagiba is trying to hold Res in close to prevent damage but Res has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ac Res dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Res looking to score a takedown here. Dimagiba is defending well but Res drives through and ends up in Dimagiba's guard.
Res stands and steps away. Dimagiba gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dimagiba has his takedown stuffed
and Res counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Res stands and steps away. Dimagiba gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Res is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dimagiba can do to turn this around?
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!
Res stuffs the takedown.
Res fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dimagiba to the ground. Res is now in Dimagiba's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimagiba is working an open guard so Res takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dimagiba is breathing heavily.
Res closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dimagiba's guard.
Res gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Res slaps away a takedown attempt from Dimagiba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ac Res has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Dimagiba.
Res looking to score a takedown here. Dimagiba is defending well but Res drives through and ends up in Dimagiba's guard.
Res might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Res drops back looking for a leg! Dimagiba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dimagiba manages to kick Res off! Res jumps back into Dimagiba's guard.
Dimagiba is working an open guard so Res takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Res counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dimagiba can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Res stands up from Dimagiba's guard - Res perhaps looking for a knockout.
Juan Dimagiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimagiba stuffs the takedown.
Res shoots for a takedown but Dimagiba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dimagiba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Res defends it nicely.
Res clinches up with Dimagiba and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Res keeps control of Dimagiba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dimagiba wants a takedown.
Dimagiba wants to break free but Res has control.
Res pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Res looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dimagiba is one step ahead there.
Res working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dimagiba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dimagiba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Res pulls Dimagiba in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ac Res just wasn't active enough.
Dimagiba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Res but Res pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimagiba fails to land the takedown.
Dimagiba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Res counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dimagiba's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ac Res dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Res as Dimagiba shoots in.
Dimagiba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Res tries to avoid it but Dimagiba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Res to the ground. Res escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Res throws a series of punches but Dimagiba avoids them all with ease.
Dimagiba fails with a takedown attempt.
Ac Res has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Dimagiba.
Dimagiba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Res decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dimagiba's guard.
Dimagiba is working an open guard so Res takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Res shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Res showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Res controlling the action here.
Dimagiba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Res decides to stand up.
Res looks to throw the jab but Dimagiba is out of range.
Res throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dimagiba tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Res is in Dimagiba's guard.
Dimagiba being controlled here, momentarily.
Res stands up from Dimagiba's guard - Res perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Res circles away.
Res drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimagiba keeping full guard, as Res tries to pass.
Dimagiba is working an open guard so Res takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba with a poor takedown
and Res decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dimagiba's guard.
Ac Res overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Res gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ac Res is winning the standup battle so far.
Dimagiba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Res scores with a takedown into Dimagiba's guard.
Res is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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!
Res gets to his feet - Dimagiba follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Res shoots for a double leg takedown but Dimagiba sprawls well. He's pushed Res's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Res fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dimagiba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Res defends it nicely.
Res closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Juan Dimagiba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Res pulls guard successfully.
Dimagiba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Res pulls Dimagiba in close to his closed guard and prevents Dimagiba from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ac Res is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Res has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dimagiba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ac Res showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Res 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... Ac Res!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Bitag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldous Huxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huxley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heatbeats kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Aldous Huxley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Bitag!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aldous Huxley!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitag misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bitag really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good shot there by Huxley.
Huxley throws a head kick that misses.
Huxley throws a nice head kick!
Huxley lands with a shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Huxley enables Bitag to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Huxley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huxley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bitag doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bitag manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bitag chips away with some ground and pound.
Huxley has control of Bitag's left arm, preventing Bitag from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huxley controls Bitag momentarily but Bitag frees himself.
Bitag trying to control but Huxley is working from the bottom.
Huxley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bitag doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bitag manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bitag 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley seems keen to control Bitag's posture.
Bitag looking to sit in guard and control but Huxley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bitag is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huxley defends well.
Bitag has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Huxley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bitag has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Huxley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bitag utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxley passes Bitag's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Huxley is keen to just control but Bitag is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Huxley in particular looking to stall.
Huxley trying to control the action but Bitag is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Huxley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Huxley thows a huge punch but Bitag dodges it nicely.
Huxley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bitag's head.
Bitag actively working from the bottom here.
Bitag looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Huxley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bitag looking for submissions off his back.
Huxley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxley throwing shots but Bitag is blocking nicely.
Bitag looking for submissions off his back.
Bitag is breathing heavily.
Bitag looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Huxley is keen to just control but Bitag is a slippery customer.
Huxley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bitag defending well though.
Bitag looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Huxley controlling the pace.
Huxley uses his free foot to push down on Bitag's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bitag.
Huxley unloads with some shots from mount but Bitag bucks and avoids them well.
Huxley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bitag. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxley looking to control but Bitag is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bitag blocking the ground and pound.
Bitag is looking to get to half guard.
Huxley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Huxley looking to finish with strikes here!
Huxley lands a big shot there that rocks Bitag but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Huxley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitag tries to reverse the position but Huxley maintains control.
Poor strikes thrown by Huxley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bitag is trying to escape the mount.
Huxley tries to control but Bitag wriggling away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Huxley controlling from mount.
Huxley thowing shots but they're missing.
Huxley 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.
Bitag avoids a series of strikes thrown by Huxley.
Bitag blocking the ground and pound.
Huxley trying to control but Bitag is having none of it.
Bitag is wriggling around trying to escape.
Huxley looking to finish Bitag with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bitag!
Huxley thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Huxley misses with a head shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bitag is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huxley throwing strikes here but Bitag is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bitag is wriggling around trying to escape.
Huxley controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huxley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Huxley 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.
Bitag is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bitag throwing hammer fists to the chest of Huxley. What's that going to do exactly?
Bitag 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.
Bitag looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Huxley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Huxley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Huxley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bitag blocking the ground and pound attempt from Huxley.
Huxley wants to pass to mount but Bitag is defending the position.
Bitag is trying to get back to full guard.
Bitag looking for submissions off his back.
Huxley not doing much here.
Bitag actively working from the bottom here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bitag wants to get back to full guard.
Huxley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Huxley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bitag is looking for a sweep. Huxley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bitag actively working from the bottom here.
Huxley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Huxley thows a huge punch but Bitag dodges it nicely.
Bitag blocking the ground and pound attempt from Huxley.
Bitag is refusing to be controlled, as Huxley sits in half guard.
Bitag is looking for a sweep. Huxley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huxley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Huxley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Aldous Huxley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Huxley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Huxley scoring well with a low kick there.
Huxley throws out a powerful jab.
Bitag moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Huxley moves into the clinch.
Bitag managing to block the knees to the body from Huxley.
Bitag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huxley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ben Bitag has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huxley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huxley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bitag lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huxley lands a good knee to the midsection. Bitag won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldous Huxley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Bitag's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Huxley is looking to slow Bitag down with leg kicks.
Huxley drives through and clinches with Bitag against the cage.
Huxley taking a breather.
Bitag tries to pull guard but Huxley holds him up against the cage and eventually Bitag drops back down to his feet.
Bitag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huxley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huxley lands a damaging elbow.
Huxley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huxley lands an uppercut.
Huxley cracks Bitag with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huxley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bitag backwards.
Huxley misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Huxley lands an elbow that stopped Bitag in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bitag fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Bitag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huxley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bitag goes for a takedown attempt but Huxley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Huxley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bitag takes a step back to recover.
Huxley throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Huxley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitag avoids the head kick by Huxley.
Huxley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bitag takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ben Bitag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Huxley.
Huxley rushes Bitag and presses him up against the cage.
Huxley tries to throw a body punch but Bitag avoids it by throwing Huxley back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxley scores with a shoulder strike.
Huxley lands a nice elbow.
Huxley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Huxley.
Huxley lands a nice knee to the body.
Huxley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bitag takes an elbow to the forehead.
Huxley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bitag avoids it.
Huxley working Bitag over with knees to the body.
Bitag takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huxley.
Bitag has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Huxley uses from the top position.
Huxley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Huxley tries to free his leg and advance position but Bitag is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitag escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Huxley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bitag is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Huxley is stalling in the full guard.
Huxley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bitag is keeping the position for now.
Huxley trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bitag throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Huxley throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxley wants to control from the top but Bitag keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bitag looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bitag being controlled here, momentarily.
Huxley looking to pass the guard.
Huxley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Huxley pushing down on Bitag's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Huxley passes the guard and advances to mount!
Huxley throws some wild stikes that Bitag manages to avoid easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Huxley is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bitag can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bitag is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Huxley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bitag working to try and regain half guard.
Aldous Huxley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Huxley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bitag wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Huxley.
Huxley prevents Bitag from getting the reversal.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Huxley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Huxley controlling from the full mount.
Huxley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Huxley controlling his opponent.
Huxley dominating with strikes here.
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!
Bitag holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Huxley tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Huxley looking to ground and pound but Bitag is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Huxley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Huxley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Huxley looking to finish with strikes here!
Bitag working to try and regain half guard.
Huxley punching from mount but Bitag doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Huxley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bitag can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Huxley throws some wild stikes that Bitag manages to avoid easily.
Bitag is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bitag is working to get back to half guard.
Huxley throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Huxley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Huxley lands a big shot there that rocks Bitag but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Huxley looking to finish with strikes here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bitag is looking to improve his position but Huxley isn't that keen on the idea.
Huxley throwing strikes here but Bitag is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Huxley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huxley throws some wild stikes that Bitag manages to avoid easily.
A nice elbow there by Huxley.
Huxley throwing strikes here but Bitag is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Huxley cracks Bitag with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bitag regains half guard.
Huxley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bitag throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Huxley manages to pass to side control.
Bitag tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Huxley wants to control but Bitag is keeping him busy.
Huxley throws an elbow but Bitag slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitag is being controlled here.
Bitag pushes Huxley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Huxley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Huxley trying to control the position but Bitag is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldous Huxley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Bitag's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Huxley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice sprawl there from Huxley as Bitag shoots in.
Huxley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bitag fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Huxley - just one landing.
Huxley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bitag doesn't seem bothered though.
Huxley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bitag stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Huxley.
Huxley moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitag blocks a body shot from Huxley.
Huxley leaning against his opponent.
Huxley pushes off an throws an elbow but Bitag leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Huxley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bitag backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huxley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Huxley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bitag up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley looking to throw knees to the head but Bitag is blocking nicely.
Huxley presses Bitag against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huxley misses with an elbow over the top.
Huxley lands a right hand.
Huxley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Huxley.
Bitag jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huxley walks away with a smile on his face. Bitag gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Bitag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bitag stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Huxley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldous Huxley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bitag drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bitag fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Huxley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bitag has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Huxley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Huxley has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huxley scores with a hook to the body.
Aldous Huxley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Huxley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bitag backwards.
Bitag takes a knee to the side of the body.
Huxley slows down the pace here.
Huxley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bitag backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxley scores with a shoulder strike.
Huxley works on Bitag's body with a couple of short punches.
Huxley lands a right hand.
Huxley misses with a body punch.
Bitag letting Huxley take a breather here.
Huxley trying to land knees to the body.
Bitag tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huxley smiles and moves away.
Huxley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Donk. Huxley catches Bitag right on the button with a cross.
Huxley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bitag stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Huxley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitag takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Huxley connects with a nice looking jab.
Huxley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Huxley.
Huxley looks to land a combination. Bitag sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Huxley clinches up with Bitag and pushes him back against the cage.
Huxley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Huxley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Huxley lands with a short shot to the head.
Huxley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bitag is defending well for now.
Huxley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huxley tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitag avoids the damage to the body.
Huxley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huxley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bitag.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Huxley misses with a punch to the body.
Bitag wants a takedown but no success here.
Huxley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bitag is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Huxley to keep the fight standing.
Huxley lands a nice knee to the body.
Bitag tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huxley smiles and moves away.
Aldous Huxley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huxley scores with a head kick.
Huxley darts in and clinches Bitag up against the cage.
Huxley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huxley.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huxley obliges.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Huxley controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Huxley.
Huxley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huxley lands a nice knee to the body.
Bitag avoids a wild elbow strike from Huxley.
Huxley is leaning against Bitag and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Huxley lands a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Huxley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Huxley missing with knees to the body.
Huxley is stalling here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bitag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huxley tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitag avoids the damage to the body.
Huxley misses with a knee strike.
Bitag avoiding damage as Huxley throws knees to the body.
Huxley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bitag avoids it.
Bitag is trying to pull guard but Huxley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huxley.
Bitag tries to pull guard but Huxley holds him up against the cage and eventually Bitag drops back down to his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Huxley.
Huxley tries to work over Bitag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huxley breaks the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Huxley closes the distance and clinches.
Bitag tries to pull guard but Huxley won't allow it.
Huxley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huxley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bitag tries to pull guard but Huxley holds him up against the cage and eventually Bitag drops back down to his feet.
Huxley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huxley lands with a light punch inside.
Huxley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huxley lands a nice elbow.
Bitag jumps into guard, dragging Huxley to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huxley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huxley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Huxley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bitag works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Huxley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bitag is keeping the position for now.
Bitag is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huxley defends well.
Huxley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bitag throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Huxley throws a big elbow that misses.
Huxley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitag working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Huxley.
Bitag will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Huxley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Huxley is looking to work some ground and pound but Bitag has wrist control.
Huxley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldous Huxley really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Bitag's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Huxley connects with a leg kick. Bitag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bitag is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Huxley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Huxley connects with a leg kick. Bitag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Huxley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Huxley is looking to slow Bitag down with leg kicks.
Bitag 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Huxley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Huxley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huxley lands a slapping body shot.
Huxley lands a right hook to the body.
Huxley lands a head shot.
Huxley connects with a leg kick. Bitag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Huxley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Huxley instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Huxley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bitag.
Huxley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bitag in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bitag takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Huxley.
Huxley tries a body shot but Bitag blocks it.
Huxley lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Huxley.
Bitag takes a knee to the side of the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huxley.
Huxley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huxley lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Huxley as the two fighters clinch.
Huxley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Huxley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huxley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huxley lands a damaging elbow.
Bitag blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huxley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Huxley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huxley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huxley landing knees to the body.
Huxley digs a right hand underneath Bitag's ribcage. Bitag let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Huxley.
Huxley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bitag takes an elbow to the temple.
Huxley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bitag is defending well for now.
Huxley misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxley lands a damaging elbow.
Huxley lands an elbow inside.
Ben Bitag's cut is getting worse.
Huxley tries to work over Bitag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huxley lands with a short shot to the head.
Huxley prevents a takedown attempt there.
A bit of stalling here from Huxley.
Bitag looking for a takedown.
Huxley avoiding damage.
Bitag avoiding damage as Huxley throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huxley obliges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Huxley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxley lands a hook that snaps the head of Bitag backwards.
Bitag wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Bitag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huxley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huxley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huxley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Huxley throws a nice looking combination but Bitag bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldous Huxley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huxley clinches up with Bitag and pushes him back against the cage.
Bitag being controlled against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huxley throws an elbow but it misses.
Huxley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Huxley has a couple of punches blocked by Bitag.
Huxley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huxley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bitag avoids it.
Bitag is trying to pull guard but Huxley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huxley obliges.
Huxley misses with an elbow strike.
Huxley is struggling to control the position.
Bitag takes an elbow to the forehead.
Huxley lands an elbow that stopped Bitag in his tracks for a moment.
Huxley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bitag's elbow.
Huxley lands an elbow just above Bitag 's eye.
Bitag wants a takedown.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Huxley landing knees to the head.
Huxley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Huxley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Huxley tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitag avoids the damage to the body.
Huxley lands a body shot.
Bitag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huxley.
Bitag takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huxley lands a left hand.
Huxley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Huxley presses Bitag against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huxley misses with a body punch.
Huxley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Huxley misses with the head strike.
Bitag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bitag tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huxley struggles to land a body shot inside as Bitag controls his hands.
Huxley stalling the fight.
Huxley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Huxley.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bitag takes one on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Huxley.
Bitag shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huxley defends it nicely.
Huxley cracks the inside of Bitag's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Huxley. That's going to slow Bitag down.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Huxley throws a leg kick which misses Bitag's front leg but catches the back leg as Bitag tries to avoid it.
Huxley connects with a body shot that sends Bitag's belly button to the back.
Huxley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Huxley scores with a leg kick.
Huxley connects with a leg kick. Bitag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Huxley, as that shot connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Huxley.
Bitag tries to score a power double leg takedown but Huxley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bitag somewhat.
Huxley lands a really nice looking cross but Bitag seems unphased.
Huxley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bitag's calf.
Bitag takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huxley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Huxley trying to land knees to the body.
Huxley lands an elbow inside that Bitag shrugs off.
Huxley tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitag avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Huxley.
Huxley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bitag tries to pull guard but Huxley won't allow it.
Huxley lands a body punch.
Huxley tries a knee to the head but Bitag blocks it.
Huxley is pushing Bitag up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huxley misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldous Huxley dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ben Bitag's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bitag takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Huxley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Huxley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Huxley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bitag has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bitag and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Huxley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bitag will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Huxley thows a body kick. Bitag tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bitag walks into a stiff left hand from Huxley.
Huxley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Huxley wants it to stay on the feet.
Huxley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huxley connects with a body shot that sends Bitag's belly button to the back.
Bitag stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Huxley.
Huxley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bitag in his tracks.
An inside leg kick lands from Huxley.
A slapping body kick lands there for Huxley.
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.
Huxley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bitag is rocked!
Huxley clinches with his opponent.
Oh Bitag is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huxley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bitag has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Huxley.
Huxley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bitag seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley scores with a leg kick.
Huxley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Huxley connects with a single shot there.
Bitag 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.
Bitag takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Huxley.
Huxley lands a body shot.
Huxley misses with a wild body shot.
Bitag throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Huxley's waist but Huxley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bitag off to one side.
Huxley scoring well with a low kick there.
Bitag chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Huxley can pounce on him.
Huxley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Huxley throws a low kick but Bitag moves out of range easily.
Bitag tries to score a power double leg takedown but Huxley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bitag somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Bitag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bitag takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitag shoots in but Huxley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Huxley lands a leg kick that knocks Bitag off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitag on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Huxley. Huxley obviously looking to wear him down.
Bitag changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Huxley tries to avoid it but Bitag manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Huxley to the ground. Huxley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Huxley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Huxley connects with a solid leg kick.
Huxley cracks the inside of Bitag's front leg.
Huxley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Huxley misses with a body kick.
Huxley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bitag's calf.
Huxley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bitag.
Huxley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Huxley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Huxley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Huxley closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxley tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitag avoids the damage to the body.
Huxley struggles to land a body shot inside as Bitag controls his hands.
Bitag pulls guard.
Bitag had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Huxley defends it easily.
Huxley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bitag swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bitag escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Huxley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Huxley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Huxley wants to pass the guard but Bitag is keeping the position.
Bitag keeping moving, preventing Huxley from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huxley throws a big elbow that misses.
Bitag is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Huxley is aware though and is defending well.
Huxley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bitag keeping moving, preventing Huxley from controlling successfully.
Bitag is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work 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!
Bitag is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Huxley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bitag keeping moving, preventing Huxley from controlling successfully.
Huxley sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aldous Huxley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A good leg kick by Huxley.
A jab lands there for Huxley.
Huxley tries to work over Bitag's front leg with a kick but Bitag checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Huxley.
Bitag has a takedown stuffed.
Huxley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Huxley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Huxley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huxley misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Huxley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Huxley tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitag avoids the damage to the body.
Huxley missing with knees to the body.
Bitag takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Huxley.
Huxley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huxley has a couple of punches blocked by Bitag.
Huxley trying to land knees to the body.
Bitag prevents a body shot from Huxley.
Huxley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bitag.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bitag jumps guard but Huxley stands there with Bitag around his waist. Bitag gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Huxley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Huxley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bitag has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Huxley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Huxley lands with a short shot to the head.
Huxley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bitag lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bitag takes a knee to the side of the body.
Huxley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bitag lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huxley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Huxley.
Huxley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bitag blocks it with crossed arms.
Huxley lands a nice elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Huxley lands a shoulder strike.
Huxley misses with an elbow strike.
Bitag tries to pull guard but Huxley holds him up against the cage and eventually Bitag drops back down to his feet.
Huxley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huxley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bitag blocks it with crossed arms.
Huxley lands a nice knee to the body.
Huxley lands a hook that snaps the head of Bitag backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Huxley.
Huxley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bitag tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huxley lands an elbow inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Huxley.
Bitag blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huxley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Huxley.
Huxley manages to break the clinch.
Huxley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bitag's sensitive parts.
Bitag closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Huxley misses with a body kick.
Bitag fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bitag takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitag shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bitag avoids a kick to the body.
Ben Bitag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huxley lands a body shot.
Bitag throws a series of punches but Huxley moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldous Huxley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Huxley 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 44:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 44:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldous Huxley!
Aldous Huxley is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Aldous Huxley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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