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EFC Contenders 4: MW Rd 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Kailea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirt McGirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGirk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: This Is Who I Am . Dirt McGirk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocco Kailea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirt McGirk!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGirk avoids a kick to the body.
McGirk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGirk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kailea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kailea throws a head kick that McGirk semi-blocks.
Kailea takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kailea avoids the body shot from McGirk.
Kailea throws a big shot that misses.
Kailea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGirk.
Kailea throws out a leg kick but McGirk moves out of range and Kailea only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGirk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kailea misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Kailea.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kailea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kailea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGirk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGirk wants to clinch.
Kailea goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kailea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice combination there by McGirk.
McGirk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kailea's hands.
Kailea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses.
Kailea takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGirk looks to land a left hand but Kailea moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Kailea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kailea.
Kailea misses with an uppercut
and McGirk counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kailea tries to clinch but McGirk moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kailea, right into the meat.
Kailea throws a body kick that misses.
Kailea throws a head kick but McGirk moves out of range.
Kailea ducks under a wild hook from McGirk.
Kailea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGirk to score with a decent uppercut.
Kailea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McGirk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kailea misses with an uppercut.
McGirk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kailea's hands.
McGirk misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGirk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kailea momentarily.
McGirk tries to clinch up
and Kailea counters with a body kick.
Kailea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kailea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGirk.
McGirk misses with a series of wild punches.
McGirk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kailea.
McGirk throws a shot from downtown. Kailea moves away and avoids it.
McGirk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGirk throws a series of punches but Kailea moves out of range.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kailea misses with a body kick.
McGirk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kailea.
McGirk misses with a wild body shot.
Kailea connects with a leg kick. McGirk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kailea scores with a one two! McGirk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by McGirk.
Kailea misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kailea lands a jab to McGirk's midsection.
McGirk thuds a left hand into Kailea's body.
Kailea finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Kailea dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kailea pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Kailea.
Kailea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGirk.
Kailea misses with a head kick.
McGirk wants to clinch
and Kailea counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McGirk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Kailea as he connects with a hook.
McGirk checks the leg kick nicely there.
McGirk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McGirk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kailea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGirk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGirk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kailea defending well as McGirk loads up on a big left hand.
Kailea missing with a left hand there. McGirk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGirk lands with a shot to the body.
Kailea keeps the fight on the outside.
Kailea with a nice cross.
Kailea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGirk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGirk is looking to clinch but Kailea is avoiding it.
Kailea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGirk moves away.
Kailea throws a hook to the side of McGirk's head but McGirk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kailea scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGirk throws a jab but it's blocked by Kailea.
Kailea misses with a looping left.
Kailea slips under a jab from McGirk.
McGirk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kailea moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crunch! Kailea slams his shin into McGirk's torso.
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!
Kailea keeps the fight on the outside.
McGirk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kailea.
Kailea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kailea lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab by McGirk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kailea finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGirk fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGirk is looking to clinch but Kailea is avoiding it.
McGirk tries to clinch up.
Kailea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kailea lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some bone on bone action there as McGirk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGirk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McGirk misses with the combination.
Kailea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kailea is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kailea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McGirk misses with a straight left.
Kailea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kailea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kailea.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGirk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGirk misses with a looping left.
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!
McGirk tries to clinch there but Kailea circles away.
Kailea scores with a jab to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from McGirk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Kailea dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
McGirk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kailea.
McGirk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kailea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGirk's calf.
McGirk swinging wildly here.
Dirt McGirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kailea feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGirks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGirk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kailea.
Kailea misses with an uppercut. McGirk saw that one coming.
McGirk clobbers Kailea with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGirk doesn't manage to clinch there - Kailea circles away.
Kailea tries to clinch up but McGirk circles away and keeps his distance.
McGirk cracks Kailea with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGirk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kailea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGirk tries to clinch there but Kailea circles away.
Kailea lands a leg kick that knocks McGirk off balance momentarily.
McGirk 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.
McGirk tries to clinch but Kailea is having none of it.
Kailea will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGirk throws a lazy right hand but Kailea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kailea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kailea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGirk throws out the jab.
Kailea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGirk. That did some damage!
McGirk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kailea throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGirk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dirt McGirk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGirk blocks a leg kick.
Kailea keeps McGirk at a distance using the push kick.
McGirk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kailea.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kailea.
Kailea lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGirk fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGirk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kailea tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kailea lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McGirk misses with a hook. Kailea ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Kailea misses its intended target.
Rocco Kailea is winning the standup battle so far.
McGirk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kailea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kailea lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGirk lands a nice looking body shot.
McGirk tries to clinch there but Kailea circles away.
A jab from McGirk finds it's way through Kailea's defenses.
McGirk connects with a single shot there.
McGirk digs a good body shot into Kailea's ribs.
McGirk avoids the head kick by Kailea.
Kailea throws a series of punches but McGirk avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGirk closes the distance but Kailea moves to the side
and Kailea counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kailea tenderised McGirk's leg. McGirk is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGirk misses with a looping left.
A head kick from Kailea lands but McGirk takes it in his stride.
McGirk tries to move into range but Kailea moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kailea connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kailea drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kailea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kailea lands with a kick to the temple. McGirk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McGirk tries to clinch there but Kailea circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kailea keeps the fight on the outside.
McGirk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocco Kailea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kailea, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Kailea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kailea 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... Rocco Kailea!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tom Waits - Going out west.. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Johansson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castle, pushing him back against the cage.
Castle working hard to break the clinch.
Johansson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The strikes coming from Johansson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Castle is looking to reverse the position.
Castle regains half guard.
Johansson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johansson winds up and cracks Castle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johansson trying to control the action but Castle is working from the bottom.
Castle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johansson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castle actively working from the bottom here.
Johansson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johansson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson seems to be working for a kimura but Castle defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Johansson.
Well, if Johansson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Castle is trying to stand back up but Johansson is controlling him
Johansson wants to control but Castle is keeping him busy.
Castle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johansson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Castle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johansson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johansson moves into full mount! Castle won't be happy about that!
Castle squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johansson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johansson scoring with strikes but Castle is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johansson landing shots from mount.
Johansson with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johansson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Castle is rocked!
Johansson with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Castle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansson postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Castle is out cold - huge knockout for Johansson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hugo Johansson!
Hugo Johansson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brady Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson has chosen Forgotten as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brady Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gunner Simpson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Simpson.
Simpson takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Harrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Simpson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harrison defends it easily.
Harrison connects with a couple of short punches.
Simpson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Simpson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrison.
Simpson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Harrison has passed into half guard!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simpson keeps working.
Harrison is nestled in close to Simpson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Simpson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harrison.
Harrison seems to be working for a kimura but Simpson defends the submission attempt.
Harrison is nestled in close to Simpson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Simpson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to work for a kimura but Simpson is defending well.
Harrison is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Simpson is just riding it out for now. Harrison eventually gives up the hold.
Simpson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Simpson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harrison pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson wants to improve his position but Harrison is controlling well.
Harrison trying to control the pace.
Harrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Simpson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harrison is nestled in close to Simpson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Simpson is trying to get back to full guard.
Harrison controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brady Harrison.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Simpson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Simpson to regain full guard.
Harrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Harrison dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Harrison was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Simpson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harrison landing strikes from the mount.
Harrison is landing with some decent strikes but Simpson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Harrison scoring with strikes but Simpson is staying in there.
Harrison looking to control but Simpson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison lands with some strikes.
Harrison trying to control but Simpson is having none of it.
Harrison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harrison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Simpson's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Simpson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Simpson is squirming around, avoiding Harrison's attempts to control the action.
Harrison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Simpson is working to get back to 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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Simpson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Simpson!
Simpson throwing strikes from guard but Harrison blocks nicely.
Simpson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Simpson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harrison holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harrison is on top in guard.
Harrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrison looking to sit in guard and control but Simpson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Simpson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Simpson.
Simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Simpson tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrison is retaining full guard.
Simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harrison has his hands on Simpson's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Harrison dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and Simpson moves out of range easily.
Gunner Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison walks into a stiff left hand from Simpson.
Brady Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison moves into the clinch successfully.
Harrison is trying to push Simpson away but Simpson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simpson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Simpson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simpson.
Simpson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Simpson lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Simpson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson scores with a shot to the side of Harrison's head.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Simpson.
Harrison blocks an uppercut.
Simpson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harrisons head.
Harrison is rocked!
Harrison wants the takedown. Simpson is fighting it off but Harrison persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Simpson's guard against the cage.
Oh Harrison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrison throwing strikes but missing.
Harrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrison seems to have got his legs back now.
Harrison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is working Simpson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harrison looking to sit in guard and control but Simpson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harrison looking to control.
Brady Harrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harrison keeping full guard, as Simpson tries to pass.
Harrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Simpson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison wants to sweep here but Simpson controlling him for the moment.
Simpson throwing strikes but missing.
Simpson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Simpson advances position into side control!
Simpson working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Simpson.
Harrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Simpson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Harrison dodges the ground and pound from Simpson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison tries to control but Simpson manages to take his back.
Simpson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Harrison is defending well though. Simpson let's go of the attempt for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson throwing strikes and Harrison squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Simpson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harrison 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... Brady Harrison!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayburn Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Moxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scotland the Brave . Wayburn Hilton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonathan Moxon's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayburn Hilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Moxon!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Moxon. Those never looked like landing.
Hilton misses with a body kick.
Hilton lands with a nice body kick.
Moxon drops his hands momentarily and Hilton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hilton moves into range and clinches up with Moxon.
Moxon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moxon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moxon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hilton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moxon.
Hilton manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Hilton misses
and Moxon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hilton.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hilton.
Hilton throws a leg kick but Moxon checks it.
Hilton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moxon checks it well.
Moxon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hilton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moxon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Hilton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moxon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hilton defends it nicely.
Wayburn Hilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Moxon.
Moxon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moxon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moxon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hilton looks to land a body kick but Moxon moved away.
Moxon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moxon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hilton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hilton scores with a knee to the head.
Hilton stalling.
Hilton breaks from the clinch.
Hilton misses with a double jab.
Hilton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Hilton scoring well with a low kick there.
Hilton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moxon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moxon thows a body shot but no joy.
Moxon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hilton rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hilton misses its intended target.
Hilton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hilton!
Hilton tries to land a front kick but Moxon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moxon cracks Hilton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moxon moves out of range of the body kick from Hilton.
Moxon misses with a body shot.
Moxon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hilton wants to clinch up but Moxon keeps it at a distance.
Moxon avoids a kick to the body.
Moxon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hilton.
Hilton looks to land a body kick but Moxon moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hilton.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hilton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hilton misses with a knee to the head.
Hilton lands a good knee to the midsection. Moxon won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxon lands an uppercut.
Moxon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moxon misses with some punches.
A short right from Hilton.
Moxon misses with a punch to the body.
Hilton blocks the elbow strike.
Hilton lands a right hand.
Hilton with a knee to the head.
Moxon looks gassed!
Hilton scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moxon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hilton.
Moxon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moxon misses with a knee to the head.
Hilton landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hand to the body from Hilton.
Hilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moxon's face.
Hilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moxon's face.
Hilton lands a knee to the body.
Hilton with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hilton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moxon, pushing him back against the cage.
Hilton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hilton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hilton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moxon backwards.
Moxon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hilton smiles and moves away.
Hilton looks to land a combination but Moxon avoids it well.
Hilton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moxon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hilton is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Moxon.
Hilton connects with a leg kick. Moxon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hilton. That's going to slow Moxon down.
Moxon misses with a hook
and Hilton counters with a three punch combo that has Moxon backing up. Moxon nods at Hilton to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hilton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Moxon.
Hilton misses with a low kick.
Hilton misses with a body kick.
Moxon swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayburn Hilton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moxon gets tackled into the cage by Hilton. Hilton maintains the clinch.
Hilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moxon working aggressively here.
Hilton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moxon blocks it with crossed arms.
Moxon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hilton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wayburn Hilton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moxon takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Hilton.
Hilton stalling in the clinch but Moxon improves position.
Hilton blocks a body shot from Moxon.
Still in the clinch, Hilton scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Hilton.
Hilton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moxon can do to turn this around?
Hilton lands a good knee to the midsection. Moxon won't want to take too many of those.
Hilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moxon is breathing heavily.
Moxon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moxon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxon misses with a punch on the inside.
Moxon wants a takedown but no success here.
Hilton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moxon checks a leg kick.
Hilton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wayburn Hilton is winning the standup battle so far.
Moxon misses with a wild body shot.
Hilton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hilton moves in looking to clinch but Moxon pushes him off.
Hilton lands a nice looking body kick.
Hilton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moxon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moxon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab, jab by Hilton - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilton is looking to land body kicks.
Wayburn Hilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hilton is looking to land body kicks.
Moxon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hilton connects with an inside leg kick.
Moxon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilton throws a front kick aimed at Moxon's knee but Moxon avoids it well.
Moxon digs a good hook to Hilton's body.
Hilton moves into the clinch.
Moxon tries for a takedown but Hilton manages to get underhooks.
Hilton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hilton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hilton.
Hilton scores a nice knee to the body.
Hilton misses with a knee to the head.
Moxon working aggressively here.
Hilton blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Hilton.
Hilton lands a knee to the head.
Moxon takes a shot to the head.
Hilton connects with a knee to the head.
Hilton lands an elbow that stopped Moxon in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton with a knee to the head.
Hilton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hilton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moxon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hilton lands an uppercut.
Hilton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moxon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hilton doesn't manage to clinch there - Moxon circles away.
Hilton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hilton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Hilton.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hilton.
Hilton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hilton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hilton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moxon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moxon throws a shot from downtown. Hilton moves away and avoids it.
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch but Moxon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moxon tries for a takedown but Hilton circles away easily
and Hilton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wayburn Hilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Moxon.
Moxon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hilton!
Moxon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hilton tries a low kick but Moxon avoids it.
Hilton wants to land a leg kick but Moxon is out of range.
Hilton takes the fight into the clinch.
Hilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moxon's face.
Moxon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hilton.
Hilton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moxon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Hilton.
Hilton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moxon or not.
Hilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hilton landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hilton with a knee to the head.
Hilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayburn Hilton dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hilton feints and then cracks Moxon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moxon down.
Hilton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moxon is able to avoid easily.
Moxon cracks the inside of Hilton's front leg.
A swing and a miss from Hilton.
Hilton misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Moxon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hilton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hilton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hilton tries to work over Moxon's front leg with a kick but Moxon checks it.
Hilton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hilton landing knees to the body.
Moxon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hilton scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilton is pushing Moxon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moxon throws a head punch that misses.
Moxon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A knee to the head by Hilton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton effectively controlling the action here.
Moxon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hilton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moxon checks a leg kick.
Hilton cracks the inside of Moxon's front leg.
Hilton tries to work over Moxon's front leg with a kick but Moxon checks it.
Moxon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hilton momentarily.
Hilton throws a body kick that misses.
Moxon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hilton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moxon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moxon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hilton throws a front kick aimed at Moxon's knee but Moxon avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Moxon.
Moxon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hilton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moxon looks to throw the jab but Hilton is out of range.
Moxon takes a swing at Hilton's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hilton throws a leg kick but Moxon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wayburn Hilton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moxon throws a series of punches but Hilton moves out of range.
Moxon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilton darts in and clinches Moxon up against the cage.
Hilton throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Hilton.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hilton obliges.
Hilton gets through Moxon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hilton lands a good knee to the midsection. Moxon won't want to take too many of those.
Hilton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hilton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hilton lands a knee to the body.
Hilton scores a nice knee to the body.
Hilton working Moxon over with knees to the body.
Hilton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moxon throws an elbow but misses.
Moxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hilton working Moxon over with knees to the body.
Moxon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hilton controls his hands.
Hilton lands a knee to the head.
Hilton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moxon backwards.
Hilton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moxon takes a shot to the head.
Hilton lands with a light punch inside.
Moxon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moxon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jonathan Moxon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hilton missing with knees to the body.
Hilton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moxon has a couple of punches blocked by Hilton.
Moxon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hilton backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hilton misses with a knee to the head.
Hilton tries a knee to the head but Moxon blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hilton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moxon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moxon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moxon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moxon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hilton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wayburn Hilton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hilton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moxon blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moxon tries to score a body lock takedown but Hilton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hilton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moxon up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Moxon fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayburn Hilton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hilton 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayburn Hilton!
In his post fight interview, Wayburn Hilton started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tatjaana Rakopaljaana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siduri Rafter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakopaljaana comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tatjaana Rakopaljaana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Siduri Rafter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakopaljaana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Rafter misses the target.
Rakopaljaana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rakopaljaana just misses with a punch to the body.
Rakopaljaana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rafter.
Rafter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rakopaljaana forces Rafter back against the cage and clinches.
Rakopaljaana has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rafter is trying to keep an underhook but Rakopaljaana manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rafter trying to control from the bottom.
Rafter is refusing to be controlled, as Rakopaljaana sits in half guard.
Rakopaljaana wants to stand up but Rafter has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rakopaljaana.
Rakopaljaana tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rakopaljaana is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rafter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rakopaljaana.
Rafter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rakopaljaana's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rakopaljaana's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana breaks Rafter's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rafter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rafter working the head and body with strikes.
Rafter seems to be working for a kimura but Rakopaljaana defends the submission attempt.
Rafter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rakopaljaana's head.
Rakopaljaana wants to get back to full guard.
Rakopaljaana moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rafter wants to pass the guard but Rakopaljaana is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rafter wants to control from the top but Rakopaljaana keeps moving.
Rafter postures up.
Rafter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rakopaljaana is keeping the position for now.
Rafter passes Rakopaljaana's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rafter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rafter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rakopaljaana's head.
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. Rafter connects with a nice short shot to Rakopaljaana's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafter is looking to advance position but Rakopaljaana won't allow it.
Rakopaljaana has hold of Rafter's hands but Rafter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rafter is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Rakopaljaana reverses the position - he's now on top in Rafter's guard.
Rakopaljaana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rafter has his hands on Rakopaljaana's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rakopaljaana tries to free his leg and advance position but Rafter is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Siduri Rafter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rafter misses with a hook. Rakopaljaana ducked under it nicely.
Rakopaljaana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rafter misses with a straight right.
Rakopaljaana has Rafter up against the cage in a clinch.
Rakopaljaana lands a body shot.
Rakopaljaana is pressed up against the cage. Rafter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rakopaljaana down to the mat. Rakopaljaana avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A punch combination from Rafter misses.
Rafter avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Rakopaljaana misses its intended target.
Rafter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rakopaljaana was well out of range. Poor timing from Rafter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana slaps away a takedown attempt from Rafter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rakopaljaana scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Siduri Rafter has been cut.
Rafter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rakopaljaana looking for submissions off his back.
Rafter throws a strike but Rakopaljaana avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rafter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rafter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafter wants to control from the top but Rakopaljaana keeps moving.
Rakopaljaana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rakopaljaana looking for subs off his back but Rafter has passed one foot through into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rakopaljaana wants to improve his position but Rafter is controlling well.
Rakopaljaana wants to control but Rafter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rafter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rafter trying to control from half guard but Rakopaljaana is working away.
Rakopaljaana is trying to get back to full guard.
Siduri Rafter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rafter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rakopaljaana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rafter.
Rafter thows a huge punch but Rakopaljaana dodges it nicely.
Rafter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rafter is working away from the top position though.
Rakopaljaana wants to get back to full guard.
Rafter trying to control the action but Rakopaljaana is working from the bottom.
Rafter wants to pass to mount but Rakopaljaana is defending the position.
Rakopaljaana is looking to improve his position.
Rafter works his way into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rakopaljaana sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Siduri Rafter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Siduri Rafter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rakopaljaana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Rafter counter with a right hand.
Rafter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rakopaljaana throws out the jab.
Rafter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rakopaljaana!
Rakopaljaana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Rafter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rafter trying to control but Rakopaljaana is having none of it.
Rafter breaks from Rakopaljaana's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Tatjaana Rakopaljaana has been cut.
Rafter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rakopaljaana can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rakopaljaana is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rafter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rakopaljaana wants to control but Rafter is having none of it.
Rafter looking to ground and pound but Rakopaljaana is blocking nicely.
Rakopaljaana is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rafter looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Rafter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rakopaljaana is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rakopaljaana looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Rakopaljaana is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rafter postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Rakopaljaana bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Rafter and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siduri Rafter!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rene Bombom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron McSlugg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bombom comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow. McSlugg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by mcslugg custom anthem..... Aaron McSlugg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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324 lbs
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314 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rene Bombom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron McSlugg!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombom misses with a head kick.
McSlugg misses with a two punch combination.
Bombom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Bombom.
It looks like Aaron McSlugg has been cut.
Bombom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McSlugg is defending well for now.
McSlugg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bombom pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bombom lands an elbow that stopped McSlugg in his tracks for a moment.
Bombom is struggling to control the position.
McSlugg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bombom gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bombom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bombom just misses with a elbow thrown towards McSlugg's brow.
Bombom lands with a light punch inside.
That has opened up Aaron McSlugg's cut even more.
Bombom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bombom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Aaron McSlugg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A shot in the inside from Bombom.
Bombom missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombom is struggling to control the position.
McSlugg is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bombom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rene Bombom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron McSlugg.
McSlugg working hard to break the clinch.
McSlugg working hard to break the clinch.
McSlugg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McSlugg avoids a wild elbow strike from Bombom.
Bombom misses with a knee strike.
McSlugg is trying to drag Bombom to the mat but Bombom just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McSlugg is trying to break the clinch but Bombom is controlling him.
Bombom trying to land knees to the body.
McSlugg has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bombom after a bit of a struggle.
Bombom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McSlugg managing to block the knees to the body from Bombom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSlugg blocks a body shot from Bombom.
Bombom prevents the takedown attempt.
McSlugg wants to break free but Bombom has control.
McSlugg has had enough of the clinch but Bombom keeps him there for the moment.
Bombom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bombom landing knees to the body.
McSlugg looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bombom obliges.
Bombom unloads a knee to the mid-section. McSlugg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bombom lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bombom.
Aaron McSlugg's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aaron McSlugg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rene Bombom!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Veli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tore Rebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rebo has chosen Papa Roach - Burn as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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329 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pikku Veli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tore Rebo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Veli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rebo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veli.
Veli tries to clinch but Rebo is having none of it.
Rebo slips under a jab from Veli.
Rebo misses with a looping right.
Veli throws a body punch but Rebo moves out of range.
Veli misses with a wild body shot.
Rebo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rebo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Veli.
Veli clobbers Rebo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rebo defending well as Veli loads up on a big left hand.
Rebo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Veli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rebo circles away quickly and effectively.
Rebo loads up on a big right hand but Veli slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veli swings for the body but Rebo moves out of range.
Jab from Veli.
Rebo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veli.
Veli takes a swing at Rebo's ribcage but misses.
Veli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rebo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veli tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rebo throws the kick towards the body but Veli avoids it.
Rebo throws a low kick but Veli avoids it.
A jab from Veli misses.
Rebo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Veli.
Pikku Veli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veli tries to clinch but Rebo moves away
and Rebo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Veli is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rebo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veli.
Veli cracks Rebo with an open hand slap.
Veli tries to clinch there but Rebo circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veli blocks a head kick by Rebo.
Rebo avoids the body shot from Veli.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rebo.
Rebo ducks under a wild hook from Veli.
Veli throws a body punch but Rebo moves out of range.
Veli misses with a hook.
Veli throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Veli tries to move into range but Rebo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Pikku Veli has been cut.
Veli ducks right into an uppercut from Rebo.
Rebo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rebo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Veli wants to clinch up but Rebo keeps it at a distance.
Rebo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rebo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebo looks to land a right hand but Veli moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rebo. That's going to slow Veli down.
Veli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veli throws a poor cross that misses
and Rebo counters with a body kick that stops Veli in his tracks momentarily.
Rebo connects with the punch.
Rebo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veli 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.
Veli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rebo throws a front kick that sends Veli stumbling back into the cage.
Rebo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rebo connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rebo throws a leg kick but Veli checks it.
Veli throws a lazy uppercut
and Rebo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rebo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Veli just misses with a punch to the body.
Veli misses with a looping right.
Veli moves out of range of the body kick.
Rebo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Veli on the side of the head.
Rebo lands a really nice looking cross but Veli seems unphased.
Veli throws a right hand that misses
and Rebo counters with a good low kick that Veli was not able to check.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Veli misses.
Rebo thumps Veli with a low kick.
Veli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tore Rebo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pikku Veli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rebo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Veli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good exchange - Rebo coming out on top.
Veli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rebo was well out of range. Poor timing from Veli.
Veli moves to clinch but Rebo breaks away
and Rebo counters with a crisp one two that drops Veli! Rebo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Veli to his feet! Veli is in big trouble!
Veli is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rebo connects with an inside leg kick.
Oh Veli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rebo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Veli seems to have got his legs back now.
Veli looks up at the clock. Bad move! Rebo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Veli. Rebo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tore Rebo!
A victorious Tore Rebo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bhang Bhang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bhang's entrance music is SMC - RAFFII SUOMI FLÄTTII. A fine choice. Bhang Bhang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
184 lbs
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172 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bhang Bhang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrova falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bhang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrova throws a leg kick that misses.
Petrova scores with a hook to the body. Bhang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrova connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Petrova misses.
Petrova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bhang.
Petrova throws a front kick aimed at Bhang's knee but Bhang avoids it well.
Petrova throws a big shot that misses.
Bhang moves in looking to clinch but Petrova pushes him off.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrova. That snapped Bhang's head back.
Petrova misses with a kick to the body.
Bhang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrova was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhang.
Bhang shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bhang trying to control from half guard but Petrova is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova trying to control from the bottom.
Bhang is trying to control. Petrova wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Petrova pushes Bhang off looking to stand but Bhang dives back in and keeps control.
Well, if Bhang is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We're going to have a standup here because Bhang Bhang wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Petrova misses with an uppercut. Bhang saw that one coming.
Bhang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrova wants to slow Bhang down by chopping away at his legs.
Bhang moves into the clinch.
Petrova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrova's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bhang trying to control the position but instead, Petrova has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bhang into the cage.
Petrova lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrova.
Bhang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petrova pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bhang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bhang lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrova can pounce on him.
Bhang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrova throws out the jab.
Petrova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petrova throws an off balance right hand
and Bhang counters with a shoot takedown. Petrova fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bhang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrova is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bhang stays in close to Petrova's body and controls the position.
Petrova is looking to sweep but instead, Bhang has passed into half guard.
Bhang stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bhang is pressing down on Petrova's thigh, looking to free his foot. Petrova is holding on for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrova is pressing down on Bhang's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bhang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bhang Bhang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Petrova blocks the leg kick.
Petrova throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bhang 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.
Bhang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petrova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bhang's sensitive parts.
Petrova misses with a hook. Bhang ducked under it nicely.
Petrova lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bhang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Petrova avoids it really well and circles away.
Petrova changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sasha Petrova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrova lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bhang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bhang showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bhang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petrova keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova wants to improve his position but Bhang is controlling well.
Bhang Bhang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bhang moves nicely into side control.
Petrova is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bhang trying to control here.
Bhang wants to control but Petrova passes into side.
Bhang pushes Petrova away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Petrova gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrova throwing strikes but Bhang manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bhang trying to control the action but Petrova is working from the bottom.
Bhang landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Petrova is not content to let Bhang control the position.
Bhang is really struggling to control Petrova but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bhang laying and praying for a moment but Petrova takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrova is looking to improve his position.
Bhang wants to control but Petrova is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, if Bhang is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Petrova is refusing to be controlled, as Bhang sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bhang Bhang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bhang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Petrova misses with a few strikes there.
Bhang checks the leg kick.
Bhang looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Petrova trying to strike off his back.
Bhang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Petrova has his hands on Bhang's head, controlling the position.
Petrova wants to hit a switch here but Bhang passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Petrova there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhang lands a big shot there that rocks Petrova but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Petrova tries to reverse the position but Bhang maintains control.
Bhang working Petrova over with strikes here.
Bhang unloads with some shots from mount but Petrova bucks and avoids them well.
Bhang lands a heavy elbow.
Sasha Petrova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Petrova is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bhang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bhang landing punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Petrova can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhang controlling the position easily from mount.
Petrova is desperately trying to improve his position but Bhang has a good base and remains in mount.
Bhang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bhang wants to control the pace but Petrova is squirming around nicely.
Bhang cracks Petrova with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bhang trying to control but Petrova is having none of it.
Bhang controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrova working to try and regain half guard.
Bhang Bhang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bhang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bhang tries to control but Petrova wriggling away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bhang blocks Petrova's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bhang Bhang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bhang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bhang Bhang!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between El Chihuahua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chihuahua's entrance music is Cypress Hill - Rise Up. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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137 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, El Chihuahua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vinny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Chihuahua does it's job there.
Chihuahua swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vegas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chihuahua cracks Vegas with an open hand slap.
Vegas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chihuahua jabs at Vegas's body.
Vegas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chihuahua moves out of range of the body kick.
Chihuahua misses with a hook.
Chihuahua lands with a right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vegas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chihuahua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vegas looks to land a combination but Chihuahua avoids it well.
Chihuahua scores with a nice strike.
Vegas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chihuahua wants to clinch up but Vegas keeps it at a distance.
Chihuahua misses with a straight left.
Chihuahua slips under a jab.
Vegas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vegas throws a head kick but Chihuahua moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas has Chihuahua up against the cage in a clinch.
Chihuahua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vegas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chihuahua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vegas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chihuahua up against the cage.
Chihuahua misses with a punch on the inside.
Vegas tries to work over Chihuahua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vegas tries to work over Chihuahua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chihuahua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vegas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chihuahua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chihuahua struggles to land a body shot inside as Vegas controls his hands.
Vegas has a couple of punches blocked by Chihuahua.
Vegas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chihuahua.
Chihuahua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vegas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vegas tries to land a knee to the head but Chihuahua blocks with his arms.
Chihuahua is looking to control Vegas's arms but Vegas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chihuahua has his back to the cage.
Vegas tries to throw a body punch but Chihuahua avoids it by throwing Vegas back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chihuahua.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegas blocks a body shot from Chihuahua.
Vegas lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land.
Chihuahua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chihuahua swings wildly with an uppercut but Vegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chihuahua's elbow.
Vegas misses with a body punch.
Chihuahua prevents Vegas from breaking the clinch.
Chihuahua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas has Chihuahua pressed against the cage.
Chihuahua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vegas looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Vegas.
Chihuahua trying to stall but Vegas improves his position.
Vegas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chihuahua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vegas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vegas misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas tries a knee to the head but Chihuahua blocks it.
Chihuahua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vegas is keeping busy.
Chihuahua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas misses with the head strike.
Vegas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chihuahua has had enough of the clinch but Vegas keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vegas as Chihuahua tries to tie him up.
Chihuahua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chihuahua as Vegas tries to tie him up.
Vegas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chihuahua.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vegas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chihuahua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chihuahua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vegas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinny Vegas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chihuahua avoids the body shot from Vegas.
Chihuahua tries to close the distance and clinch but Vegas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chihuahua moves out of range of the strikes.
Vegas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vegas lands a leg kick that knocks Chihuahua off balance momentarily.
Vegas jabs Chihuahua right on the nose. Chihuahua blinks but takes it well.
Vegas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chihuahua.
Chihuahua throws a shot from downtown. Vegas moves away and avoids it.
Chihuahua is looking to slow Vegas down with leg kicks.
Vegas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chihuahua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vegas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vegas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vegas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vegas thumps Chihuahua with a low kick.
Chihuahua throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vegas counters with a left to the body.
Vegas lands with an overhand left.
Vinny Vegas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chihuahua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chihuahua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vegas.
Chihuahua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vegas misses with a low kick as Chihuahua jumps back.
Vegas connects with a looping right hand.
Vegas connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Vegas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chihuahua is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vegas tries a head kick but it misses.
Chihuahua misses with an uppercut. Vegas saw that one coming.
Vegas swats away the attempt to clinch by Chihuahua.
Chihuahua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chihuahua misses with a wild combination.
Vegas moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vegas blocks a leg kick.
Vegas connects with a leg kick. Chihuahua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vegas avoids the body shot from Chihuahua.
Vegas throws a leg kick which misses Chihuahua's front leg but catches the back leg as Chihuahua tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vegas lands a jab to the nose.
Vegas slips a jab and a cross from Chihuahua.
Vegas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chihuahua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chihuahua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vegas. Vegas obviously looking to wear him down.
Vegas with a nice cross.
Chihuahua is rocked!
Vegas looks to land a combination but Chihuahua avoids it well.
Chihuahua tries to clinch but Vegas is having none of it.
Chihuahua throws the left hand but Vegas avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua walks into a stiff left hand from Vegas.
Oh Chihuahua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vegas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chihuahua throws a leg kick but Vegas checks it.
Chihuahua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chihuahua seems to have got his legs back now.
Vegas jabs Chihuahua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vegas lands with an overhand left.
That kick from Vegas tenderised Chihuahua's leg. Chihuahua is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vegas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chihuahua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vegas can pounce on him.
Vegas throws a right hand that Chihuahua ducks under and follows up with a left that Chihuahua also avoids with ease.
Chihuahua looks to land a combination. Vegas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chihuahua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vegas throws a push kick but Chihuahua slaps the foot to one side.
Vegas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chihuahua slips a jab from Vegas.
Chihuahua tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas looks to land a body kick but Chihuahua moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vegas.
Chihuahua misses with a hook. Vegas ducked under it nicely.
Vegas scores with a nice head shot.
Chihuahua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Vegas.
Chihuahua moves away from the strike by Vegas.
Chihuahua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vegas.
Vegas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chihuahua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vegas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Vegas. No joy for Chihuahua on that attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vegas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vegas.
Chihuahua misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Vegas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chihuahua tries to clinch up.
Chihuahua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vegas.
Vegas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vegas thuds a left hand into Chihuahua's body.
Chihuahua needs to keep his hands up - Vegas had a free shot at his head there.
Chihuahua slips under a jab from Vegas.
Vegas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chihuahua checks it well.
Vegas defending well as Chihuahua loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vegas.
Vegas misses with an uppercut.
Vegas cracks the inside of Chihuahua's front leg.
Vegas tries to work over Chihuahua's front leg with a kick but Chihuahua checks it.
Chihuahua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chihuahua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chihuahua misses with a straight right.
Chihuahua throws a hook but Vegas blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas throws a hook but Chihuahua blocks it.
Chihuahua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chihuahua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vegas.
Vegas scores with a head kick.
Vegas thuds his right hand into Chihuahua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chihuahua throws a leg kick
and Vegas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chihuahua's knee momentarily.
Chihuahua throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vegas misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas misses with the combination.
Vegas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vegas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chihuahua will feel that in the morning.
Vegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chihuahua.
Vegas thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vegas cracks Chihuahua with an open hand slap.
Vegas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chihuahua's head.
Good leg kick by Vegas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chihuahua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vegas.
Chihuahua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vegas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vegas throws a solid leg kick but Chihuahua takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vegas.
That kick from Chihuahua tenderised Vegas's leg. Vegas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vegas just misses with a punch to the body.
Chihuahua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
El Chihuahua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chihuahua dips to his left and cracks Vegas with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vegas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vegas fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Vegas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chihuahua moves out of range of the strikes.
Vegas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chihuahua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sloppy strikes from Chihuahua. Those never looked like landing.
Chihuahua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vegas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vegas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chihuahua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vegas manages to avoid it.
Chihuahua misses the shot to the body.
Chihuahua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vegas circles away.
Vegas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chihuahua drops his hands momentarily and Vegas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Vegas does it's job there.
Vegas cracks Chihuahua with a right hand to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Vegas. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vegas throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas throws a head kick but Chihuahua moves out of range.
Vegas throws a lazy right hand but Chihuahua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Vegas. That snapped Chihuahua's head back.
Vegas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chihuahua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chihuahua tries to move into range but Vegas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chihuahua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vegas to score with a decent uppercut.
Vegas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chihuahua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chihuahua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chihuahua.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vegas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chihuahua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chihuahua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vegas. Vegas obviously looking to wear him down.
Chihuahua slips a jab and a cross from Vegas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Vegas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vegas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Vegas!
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