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EFC 122: Last Stand PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rahman Ahmalabolic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis comes into the arena with Hometown Hero blaring out of the sound system. Ahmalabolic has chosen Fanta Mojah - Hail The King as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rahman Ahmalabolic!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahmalabolic slaps away a takedown attempt from Willis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ahmalabolic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Willis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Willis misses the body punch
and Ahmalabolic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Willis shoots in for a takedown but Ahmalabolic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahmalabolic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Willis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ground and pound from Ahmalabolic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Willis tries to bench press Ahmalabolic off him but Ahmalabolic keeps the position.
Ahmalabolic scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ahmalabolic happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis taking a bit of punishment here - Ahmalabolic scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Ahmalabolic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Willis regains half guard.
Willis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ahmalabolic.
Ahmalabolic content to control rather than advance.
Ahmalabolic wants to control but Willis is keeping him busy.
Ahmalabolic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Willis's head.
Ahmalabolic controlling the pace.
Willis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmalabolic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahmalabolic wants to free his trapped foot but Willis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Willis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ahmalabolic thows a huge punch but Willis dodges it nicely.
Willis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ahmalabolic is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Willis swinging wildly here.
Willis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmalabolic gets a takedown into half guard.
Ahmalabolic throwing shots but Willis is blocking nicely.
Ahmalabolic working the head and body with strikes.
Ahmalabolic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ahmalabolic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Willis!
Ahmalabolic thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ahmalabolic landing strikes from the mount.
Ahmalabolic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Willis is rocked!
Ahmalabolic landing shots from mount.
Oh Willis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahmalabolic unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Willis wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ahmalabolic celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rahman Ahmalabolic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirt McGirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reece Edward Duenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGirk comes to the cage accompanied by This Is Who I Am . Duenas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: California Gurls. Dirt McGirk had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Dirt McGirk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Reece Edward Duenas's chin.
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162 lbs
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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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirt McGirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Reece Edward Duenas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGirk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duenas swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGirk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McGirk.
Duenas breaks the clinch.
McGirk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McGirk tries to clinch there but Duenas circles away.
McGirk misses with a body shot.
McGirk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duenas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGirk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duenas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGirk moves in looking to clinch but Duenas pushes him off.
Duenas looks to score with a jab to the body but McGirk is just out of range.
McGirk misses the jab.
McGirk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGirk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duenas looks to score with a jab to the body but McGirk is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from McGirk.
A punch combination from McGirk misses.
Duenas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGirk.
Duenas moves out of range as McGirk strikes.
Duenas throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duenas slips a jab and a cross from McGirk.
McGirk misses with a lunging right hand
and Duenas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Duenas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGirk.
No joy there for McGirk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGirk cracks Duenas with a good jab.
Duenas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGirk moves in looking to clinch but Duenas pushes him off.
McGirk wants to clinch but Duenas slips to the side
and Duenas counters with a nice uppercut.
Duenas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGirk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGirk misses with a looping left.
McGirk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McGirk throws a nice looking combination but Duenas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGirk throws a big shot that misses.
Duenas swats away the attempt to clinch by McGirk.
McGirk missing with a left hand there. Duenas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGirk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGirk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Duenas. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGirk throws a big shot that misses.
McGirk misses with a right hand
and Duenas counters with a leg kick.
McGirk misses with an uppercut.
McGirk throws a shot from downtown. Duenas moves away and avoids it.
Dirt McGirk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGirk misses the shot to the body.
Duenas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duenas, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duenas jabs at McGirk's body.
A punch combination from McGirk misses.
McGirk missing with a left hand there. Duenas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirt McGirk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Duenas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duenas moves out of range of the strikes.
McGirk throws a hook to the side of Duenas's head but Duenas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duenas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McGirk was covering up waiting for the punch and Duenas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Duenas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Duenas is pushing down on McGirk's leg trying to pass to half guard. McGirk is fighting to maintain full guard but Duenas has managed to sneak the leg through.
McGirk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Duenas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McGirk tries to kick Duenas off but Duenas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duenas trying to mount his opponent but McGirk defends it.
Duenas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duenas thows a huge punch but McGirk dodges it nicely.
Duenas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Duenas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duenas is keen to just control but McGirk is a slippery customer.
Duenas is pressing down on McGirk's thigh, looking to free his foot. McGirk is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duenas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Duenas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Duenas is nestled in close to McGirk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Duenas wants to free his trapped foot but McGirk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Duenas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Duenas trying to pass the guard but McGirk defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duenas lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duenas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGirk's head.
Duenas wants to free his trapped foot but McGirk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Duenas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duenas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duenas wants to pass the guard but McGirk is defending well.
Duenas working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on McGirk's thigh. McGirk counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Duenas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGirk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGirk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duenas trying to control the position from guard on top but McGirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duenas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGirk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duenas wants to control from the top but McGirk keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Edward Duenas 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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Duenas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from McGirk misses.
Duenas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dirt McGirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGirk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duenas throws a shot to the body.
Duenas throws a push kick but McGirk slaps the foot to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGirk, as that shot connected.
McGirk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duenas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duenas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGirk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGirk fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGirk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGirk throws a series of punches but Duenas moves out of range.
Duenas thuds his right hand into McGirk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGirk lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from McGirk does no damage.
McGirk misses with an uppercut
and Duenas counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McGirk's guard now.
Duenas passes McGirk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Duenas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duenas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGirk defending well though.
Duenas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duenas passes to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duenas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Duenas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McGirk taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Duenas connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Duenas raining down hammerfists from mount.
Duenas looking to control but McGirk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duenas has hold of McGirk's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and McGirk manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Duenas landing punches.
Duenas working the ground and pound effectively.
Duenas working the ground and pound effectively.
McGirk is rocked!
Duenas with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh McGirk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duenas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McGirk?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duenas looking to finish McGirk with some ground and pound. This is bad for McGirk!
McGirk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Duenas working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Duenas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Duenas is going oldschool here, as he tries to force McGirk to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so McGirk shrugs it off.
McGirk wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duenas with good strikes from the mount here!
Duenas trying to control but McGirk is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reece Edward Duenas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duenas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reece Edward Duenas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderella Man. Dustin Malone has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Steele's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dustin Malone!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone has managed to clinch.
Malone misses with a knee strike.
Malone throws an elbow but it misses.
Steele misses with a body punch.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Malone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like George Steele has been cut.
Malone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malone tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steele.
Steele tries a body shot but Malone blocks it.
Malone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malone landing knees to the head.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malone blocking some punches.
Malone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malone blocks an uppercut.
Malone pushes off an throws an elbow but Steele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Malone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Malone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steele's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steele dodges an elbow strike from Malone.
Steele avoiding damage as Malone throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele blocks an elbow strike from Malone.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steele.
Malone tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele misses with a punch to the body.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele avoids a wild elbow strike from Malone.
Steele lands with a light punch inside.
Steele lands a shoulder strike.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malone missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Steele.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malone's elbow.
Steele tries to work over Malone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malone blocks a body shot from Steele.
Malone stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone lands an elbow inside.
Steele tries a body shot but Malone blocks it.
Malone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steele.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele blocks the elbow strike.
Steele avoids a wild elbow strike from Malone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Malone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Malone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steele's brow.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malone looking to slow down the pace here.
Steele tries to work over Malone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone connects with a knee to the head.
Steele is rocked!
George Steele's cut is getting worse.
Malone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malone's elbow.
Malone lands an elbow just above Steele 's eye.
Malone has Steele pressed against the cage. He pushes Steele back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Malone throws a beautiful elbow that sends Steele crashing to the floor! Malone piles on the pressure with more strikes! Steele is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Malone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kara Hiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rile Nokea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kara Hiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rile Nokea!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiri blocks a jab.
Hiri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nokea's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hiri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nokea scrambles back to his feet.
Nokea walks into a stiff left hand from Hiri.
No joy there for Nokea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nokea lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nokea looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hiri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nokea at a distance.
Nokea gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hiri.
Hiri defending well as Nokea loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Nokea misses the target.
Nokea takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hiri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hiri dips to his left and cracks Nokea with an uppercut!
Nokea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hiri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Nokea or perhaps it was just good defense by Hiri which made him look bad.
Hiri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiri misses with a hook.
Nokea is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hiri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Hiri.
Nokea shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hiri is trying to defend but Nokea finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nokea thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hiri's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nokea misses with a head shot. Hiri uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nokea prevents Hiri from getting back to his feet.
Nokea is looking to advance position but Hiri has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokea is desperately trying to improve his position but Hiri has a good base and remains in mount.
Hiri avoids the attempt from Nokea to control.
Nokea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hiri sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nokea is looking to get to half guard.
Hiri looking to control but Nokea is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nokea is trying to stand.
Hiri looking to control but Nokea is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiri controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hiri wants to control the pace but Nokea is squirming around nicely.
Nokea tries to reverse the position but Hiri maintains control.
Hiri takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hiri has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Kara Hiri wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nokea falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hiri counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nokea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kara Hiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiri throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hiri misses with an uppercut. Nokea saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kara Hiri dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiri. Nokea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hiri staying out of range there.
Nokea throws an overhand right that lands on Hiri's shoulder, as Hiri tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Hiri misses its intended target.
Hiri throws a shot to the body.
Nokea lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiri. Nokea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hiri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hiri shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiri slips a jab and a cross from Nokea.
A swing and a miss from Hiri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokea on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nokea takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hiri throws a jab when Nokea was well out of range.
Nokea takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nokea misses with a body punch
and Hiri counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Hiri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nokea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hiri.
Hiri throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nokea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nokea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nokea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hiri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nokea looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiri is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nokea is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hiri.
Hiri throws a jab but it's blocked by Nokea.
Hiri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hiri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nokea tries for a takedown but Hiri circles away easily
letting Hiri counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nokea looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nokea throws a jab when Hiri was well out of range.
Nokea on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nokea lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kara Hiri is winning the standup battle so far.
Hiri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nokea shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kara Hiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rile Nokea.
Nice cross by Hiri.
Hiri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nokea is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hiri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nokea misses with a straight right.
Hiri jabs Nokea right on the nose. Nokea blinks but takes it well.
Hiri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nokea finds it's way round the side to connect with Hiri's head.
Hiri lands a really nice looking cross but Nokea seems unphased.
Hiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nokea.
Hiri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hiri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hiri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nokea misses with a hook. Hiri ducked under it nicely.
Nokea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kara Hiri dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hiri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nokea stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hiri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nokea takes one on the button.
Nokea misses with a hook.
Hiri connects with a body shot.
Hiri lands with a nice combination. Nokea backs away looking to recover.
A left lands for Hiri.
Nokea fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hiri avoids it really well and circles away.
Nokea throws a body punch but Hiri moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nokea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nokea slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nokea takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nokea has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hiri cracks Nokea with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nokea misses with a combination
enabling Hiri to counter with a crisp jab.
Nokea throws a lazy right hand but Hiri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nokea shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hiri but Hiri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nokea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiri misses with a looping right.
Nokea drops his hands momentarily and Hiri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nokea shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hiri as he avoids it easily.
Kara Hiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rile Nokea.
Nokea takes a swing at Hiri's ribcage but misses.
Nokea looks for a takedown but Hiri sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hiri scores with a body shot.
Hiri jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiri with a hook.
Hiri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hiri.
Hiri lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from Hiri finds it's target.
Hiri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiri connects with a nice looking jab.
Hiri cracks Nokea with an open hand slap.
Nokea shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hiri as he avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Hiri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nokea.
Hiri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hiri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nokea is rocked!
Hiri lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Nokea out cold! Nokea is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kara Hiri!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson comes to the cage accompanied by Forgotten. Battle has chosen VICTORY REMIX as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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29
195 lbs
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197 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gunner Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dre Battle!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson throws out a loose jab but Battle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson is looking to clinch but Battle is avoiding it.
Battle blocks a head kick by Simpson.
Battle misses with an uppercut.
Simpson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Battle stuffs the takedown.
Battle throws a hook but Simpson blocks it.
Simpson tries to clinch but Battle is having none of it.
Simpson misses with a lunging right hand
and Battle counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Battle misses.
Battle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simpson.
Nice shot lands for Simpson.
Battle misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson throws the left hand but Battle avoids the punch easily.
Battle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Battle avoids the body shot from Simpson.
Battle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Battle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Simpson takes one to the chin there.
Simpson misses with an uppercut. Battle saw that one coming.
Battle scores with a jab. Simpson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Battle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simpson moves away.
Battle throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battle throws a hook but Simpson blocks it.
Battle throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Battle misses.
Dre Battle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simpson rushes Battle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Battle is trying to break the clinch but Simpson has him pressed against the cage.
Battle is trying to break the clinch but Simpson has him pressed against the cage.
Simpson tries to work over Battle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battle can't break the clinch.
Battle tries to break free but Simpson pushes him back against the cage.
Simpson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Battles head.
Battle is trying to maintain a safe position but Simpson gets an underhook and turns Battle into the cage.
Battle working hard to break the clinch.
Battle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simpson misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle blocking some punches.
Simpson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Battle is looking to break free of the clinch but Simpson has double underhooks.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Battle lands a body shot.
Simpson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Battle.
Battle takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simpson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Battle is trying to break the clinch but Simpson has him pressed against the cage.
Simpson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simpson.
Battle blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Simpson.
Simpson lands an uppercut.
Battle blocks a body shot from Simpson.
Simpson scores with a shoulder strike.
Battle is trying to break free.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Battle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson works on Battle's body with a couple of short punches.
Simpson tries to work over Battle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson gets through Battle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Simpson misses with some punches.
Simpson lands with a short shot to the head.
Battle breaks from the clinch.
Simpson cracks a nice hook into Battle's ribs.
Simpson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A swing and a miss from Battle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simpson moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battle.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Gunner Simpson will probably get the nod.
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.
Simpson moves away from the strike by Battle.
Battle throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson scores with a hook to the body. Battle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Battle throws a hook to the side of Simpson's head but Simpson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Battle tries to bum rush Simpson with a series of wild strikes but Simpson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Battle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simpson.
Battle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Battle misses its intended target.
Battle defending well as Simpson loads up on a big left hand.
Simpson drives through with a takedown into Battle's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Battle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Simpson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Battle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Battle is looking to stand up but Simpson isn't so interested in that idea.
Simpson postures up in Battle's guard and throws a big left but Battle blocks it.
Simpson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Simpson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Battle keeping full guard, as Simpson tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Simpson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Simpson throws an elbow that misses. Battle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Simpson's guard. Nice move by Battle!
Simpson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Battle is aware though and is defending well.
Simpson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simpson is looking for a triangle but Battle pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Simpson wants to sweep here but Battle controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Simpson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Battle has managed to get both his arms back between Simpson's legs - danger averted.
Battle wants to stand but Simpson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Simpson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Battle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Battle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Battle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Battle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Simpson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Battle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simpson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Battle controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simpson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Simpson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Battle misses with a two punch combination.
Simpson shoots in looking for a takedown but Battle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Simpson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Simpson misses with a leg kick.
Simpson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Battle sprawls well initially but Simpson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Simpson is just content to waste time from the top position. Battle takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Simpson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Simpson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Simpson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Battle gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson prevents Battle from improving his position.
Battle missing with punches from the bottom.
Simpson throwing shots but Battle is blocking nicely.
Simpson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Simpson throwing shots but Battle is blocking nicely.
Simpson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Simpson.
Gunner Simpson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle kicks off Simpson and gets to his feet.
Battle swings widly with a right hand
and Simpson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simpson throws a leg kick but Battle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dre Battle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good standup being displayed there by Simpson as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Battle misses.
Simpson missing with a left hand there. Battle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Battle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simpson throws out a leg kick but Battle moves out of range and Simpson only half commits.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson gets a clinch.
Simpson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Battle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simpson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simpson lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Simpson on the inside.
A short right from Simpson on the inside.
Simpson tries to work over Battle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Simpson.
Simpson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Battle avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
Simpson digs a right hand into Battle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Battle's gas tank.
Simpson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Simpson.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
Simpson lands a right hand.
Simpson lands a body punch.
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!
Simpson pushes Battle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simpson tries to work over Battle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
Simpson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
Battle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson misses with the head strike.
Gunner Simpson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simpson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Simpson pushes Battle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Simpson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simpson scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Simpson.
Simpson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Battle blocking some punches.
Battle takes a shot to the head.
Simpson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Simpson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Simpson.
Simpson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Simpson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Battles head.
Simpson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Battle is rocked!
Simpson struggles to land a body shot inside as Battle controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Simpson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Simpson, 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 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner Simpson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gunner Simpson thanked xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Kiptanui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viper PG Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiptanui's entrance music is Steen1 - Huvipuiston takana . A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Kiptanui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viper PG Master!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PG Master misses with a takedown attempt
and Kiptanui counters with a good low kick that PG Master was not able to check.
Kiptanui moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kiptanui looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kiptanui shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. PG Master manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kiptanui wants to control from the top but PG Master keeps moving.
PG Master wants to sweep here but Kiptanui controlling him for the moment.
Kiptanui slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kiptanui trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kiptanui is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel Kiptanui has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kiptanui has PG Master up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiptanui slowing the pace effectively.
PG Master goes for a takedown attempt but Kiptanui pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kiptanui buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiptanui throws a head kick that half lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kiptanui.
Kiptanui gets a double leg takedown into PG Master's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui trying to control but PG Master is working from the bottom.
Kiptanui wants to pass the guard but PG Master is keeping the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiptanui passes PG Master's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kiptanui performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
PG Master missing with punches from the bottom.
Kiptanui decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kiptanui.
Kiptanui lands a nice leg kick that just misses PG Master's sensitive parts.
Kiptanui shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in PG Master's guard.
Kiptanui stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. PG Master swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kiptanui content to stall in guard here.
PG Master avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiptanui trying to control the position from guard on top but PG Master is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
PG Master looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui wants to control from the top but PG Master keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kiptanui gets to his feet - PG Master follows without any prompting.
PG Master shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiptanui pinned against the cage. Kiptanui gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gabriel Kiptanui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viper PG Master.
PG Master looks gassed!
Kiptanui throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiptanui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiptanui throws a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kiptanui.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Kiptanui dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kiptanui thuds his right hand into PG Master's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kiptanui. That's going to slow PG Master down.
Kiptanui throws a quick head kick that skims the top of PG Master's head.
PG Master takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kiptanui lands a jab to PG Master's midsection.
Kiptanui shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
PG Master is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kiptanui missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kiptanui seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiptanui moves into full mount! PG Master won't be happy about that!
Kiptanui sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
PG Master regains half guard.
Kiptanui working PG Master over with strikes.
Kiptanui thows a huge punch but PG Master dodges it nicely.
Kiptanui seems to be looking for submissions.
Kiptanui frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui avoids the attempt from PG Master to control.
Kiptanui lands with some vicious ground and pound - can PG Master hang on?
Kiptanui avoids the attempt from PG Master to control.
Kiptanui can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as PG Master is looking to escape.
Kiptanui sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiptanui tries to control but PG Master wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kiptanui lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
PG Master manages to regain half guard. Good work.
PG Master tries to get to full guard but Kiptanui has control of the leg.
PG Master is breathing heavily.
Kiptanui is sneakily working for an arm triangle but PG Master sees it coming and defends easily.
Kiptanui throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
PG Master actively working from the bottom here.
PG Master keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui trying to control from half guard but PG Master is working away.
PG Master taking some punishment here, with Kiptanui in his half guard.
PG Master throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiptanui tries to pass the half guard into mount. PG Master knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kiptanui is trying to control. PG Master wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gabriel Kiptanui overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiptanui is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in half guard, Kiptanui seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Kiptanui dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kiptanui throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
PG Master's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
PG Master tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kiptanui manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kiptanui has PG Master up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiptanui lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Kiptanui to work.
Kiptanui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiptanui misses with a head kick.
PG Master takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
PG Master looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiptanui is fending him off so far but PG Master persists. Nope, Kiptanui circles away and we're back to standing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kiptanui, right into the meat.
PG Master takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That kick from Kiptanui tenderised PG Master's leg. PG Master is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiptanui is looking to slow PG Master down with leg kicks.
Kiptanui gets the takedown into side control.
PG Master seems a little lost for a moment, as Kiptanui dominates the positioning.
Kiptanui wants to control but PG Master is keeping him busy.
PG Master is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kiptanui wants to work for an arm triangle but PG Master is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kiptanui is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. PG Master doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kiptanui.
PG Master tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PG Master actively working from the bottom here.
Kiptanui looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kiptanui moves into full mount! PG Master won't be happy about that!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiptanui jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but PG Master manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui stands up and we're back to a striking position.
PG Master avoids the head kick by Kiptanui.
Nice shot lands for Kiptanui.
Kiptanui is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that PG Master can do to turn this around?
PG Master shoots for a double leg takedown but Kiptanui sprawls well. He's pushed PG Master's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kiptanui ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kiptanui closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. PG Master did well to prevent Kiptanui getting side control.
Gabriel Kiptanui is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
PG Master tries to roll over but Kiptanui keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
PG Master wants to get back to full guard but Kiptanui has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiptanui working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kiptanui looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiptanui content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Viper PG Master has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
PG Master is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Kiptanui showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiptanui 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... Gabriel Kiptanui!
Gabriel Kiptanui really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Kharghai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cha Cha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharghai kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Petos feat.Pikkupiru - Meidän puolella tai meitä vastaan. Vadim Kharghai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cha Cha's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vadim Kharghai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Cha Cha!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharghai throws a looping overhand right but Cha ducks down to avoid it.
Cha closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kharghai did well to prevent Cha getting side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cha is looking to take a break and control but Kharghai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cha is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kharghai has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kharghai has his hands clasped together around Cha's back. He's all about the action.
Cha is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kharghai sees it coming and defends easily.
Kharghai is looking to improve his position.
Cha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kharghai keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharghai wants to control but Cha is keeping busy.
Cha is trying to control the action in half guard but Kharghai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kharghai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kharghai throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Cha Cha has been cut.
Cha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kharghai can pounce on him.
Kharghai throws a series of punches but Cha moves out of range.
Kharghai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cha misses with a lunging right hand
and Kharghai counters with a low kick, right behind Cha 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharghai moves out of range as Cha strikes.
Vadim Kharghai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kharghai shoots for a double leg takedown but Cha sprawls well. He's pushed Kharghai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kharghai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cha was well out of range. Poor timing from Kharghai.
Kharghai misses with a low kick.
Cha shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kharghai is trying to defend but Cha finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cha wants to pass the guard but Kharghai is defending well.
Kharghai tries to get to full guard but Cha has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kharghai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cha preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kharghai is on top in guard.
Kharghai trying to control but Cha is working from the bottom.
Cha is trying to keep Kharghai in close.
Kharghai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kharghai is looking to work some ground and pound but Cha has wrist control.
Cha has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kharghai should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cha has tightened it up now! Kharghai should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cha Cha!
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