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Monday Night Armageddon 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Abker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vitor bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abker's entrance music is Tupac - I Get Around. A fine choice. vitor bain will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Abker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, vitor bain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
bain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abker.
bain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Abker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but bain avoids it really well and circles away.
bain thows a body shot but no joy.
bain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Abker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abker is trying hard to land a takedown here. bain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
bain tries to bum rush Abker with a series of wild strikes but Abker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
bain misses with the combination.
Abker clinches up with bain and pushes him back against the cage.
Abker keeps control of bain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abker prevents bain from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abker decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abker 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.
Abker is trying to control the position but bain postures up.
bain tries to stand but Abker is controlling from the bottom.
Abker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Abker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
bain would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
bain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Abker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
bain trying to stand up but can't free himself from Abker's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abker pulls bain in close to prevent any damage.
bain wants to stand but Abker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
bain looks gassed!
Abker wants to sweep here but bain controlling him for the moment.
Abker controls bain momentarily but bain frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Abker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from bain finds it's way round the side to connect with Abker's head.
bain connects with a jab.
Abker shoots in for a takedown but bain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice jab there from bain.
bain tries a head kick but it misses.
bain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abker manages to avoid it.
bain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bain leaves Abker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abker scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Abker.
bain wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bain in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
bain defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Abker.
bain trying desperately to get to his feet.
Abker controlling the position easily from mount.
bain is squirming around, avoiding Abker's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bain squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Abker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Abker working for a submission but bain is keeping him at bay.
Abker is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Abker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
bain circles away from the clinch attempt.
bain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
bain lunges at Abker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Abker's hand.
bain misses with a few strikes there.
Abker walks into a stiff left hand from bain.
bain lands a jab-cross combination.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Abker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
bain lands a nice looking body shot.
bain scores with a jab.
Abker dodges the punch combination from bain.
Abker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by bain.
Abker fails with a takedown attempt.
bain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Abker is out of range.
Abker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Abker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
bain is breathing heavily.
bain is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Abker wants to pass to mount but bain is defending the position.
Still in half guard, Abker seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bain tries to kick Abker off but Abker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Abker seems to be looking for submissions.
Abker controlling the action here.
Abker winds up and cracks bain with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Abker stands up from half guard.
vitor bain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
bain throws a right and a left that Abker avoids nicely.
Abker fails with an attempt to clinch.
bain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
bain misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abker.
Nice takedown defense from bain. No joy for Abker on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Abker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
bain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
bain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
bain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abker backs up against the cage.
Abker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from bain.
bain throws a series of punches but Abker moves out of range.
bain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
bain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abker.
Brian Abker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by bain.
Abker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abker shoots in but no luck this time.
Abker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
bain wants to get back to his feet but Abker drags him back down.
Abker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Abker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Abker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloppy strikes there by Abker.
bain wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Abker slows the pace down.
bain is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Abker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, bain has escaped the position, nice work there.
Abker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
bain is trying to buck Abker off.
Abker cracks bain with a big elbow.
Abker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
bain bucks up and tries to throw Abker off but instead Abker has got his back!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Abker dominated that second round.
That's time! Abker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Abker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abker shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches bain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Abker has worked his way into a potential kimura here. bain is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Abker yanks on the arm and bain is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Abker.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Abker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Kobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Andersson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Kobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Andersson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andersson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kobra circles away.
Andersson closes the distance and pushes Kobra back into the cage.
Kobra leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kobra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kobra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kobra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kobra tries to land a knee to the head but Andersson blocks with his arms.
Kobra jumps guard but Andersson stands there with Kobra around his waist. Kobra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kobra.
Andersson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kobra.
Andersson dodges an elbow strike from Kobra.
Andersson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kobra.
Kobra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kobra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andersson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kobra tries to pull guard but Andersson holds him up against the cage and eventually Kobra drops back down to his feet.
Kobra misses with a knee strike.
Kobra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Andersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kobra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kobra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Kobra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kobra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Kenny Andersson has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kobra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andersson's brow.
Andersson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kobra.
Andersson blocks the elbow strike.
Andersson pushes off an throws an elbow but Kobra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kobra is struggling to control the position.
Kobra turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kobra manages to end up in side control.
Kobra is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Andersson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kobra is trying to get an arm triangle but Andersson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to get back to his feet.
Kobra trying to control the position but Andersson is working away.
Andersson is trying to get back to his feet.
Kobra is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Andersson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kobra is breathing heavily.
Andersson is pushing Kobra's head away, looking to escape. Kobra manages to hold on to the position though.
Kobra is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Andersson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Andersson tries to clinch up but Kobra circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersson tries to clinch but Kobra is having none of it.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Kobra keeps it at a distance.
Andersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kobra swats away the attempt to clinch by Andersson.
Kobra throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kobra listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kobra swats away the attempt to clinch by Andersson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andersson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andersson wants it to stay on the feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kobra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Andersson's cut.
That's time! Kobra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Andersson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Kobra keeps it at a distance.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kobra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andersson tries to clinch up.
Andersson moves in looking to clinch but Kobra pushes him off.
Andersson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kobra circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Andersson kicks Kobra off and gets back to his feet.
Kobra keeps the fight on the outside.
Kobra swats away the attempt to clinch by Andersson.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Kobra keeps it at a distance.
Kobra 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobra shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Andersson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kobra.
Kobra is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kobra is working for a submission of some sort.
Andersson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to stand.
Kobra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kobra seems to be working for a kimura but Andersson defends the submission attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Andersson tries to clinch there but Kobra circles away.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Kobra keeps it at a distance.
Kobra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenny Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A swing and a miss from Kobra.
Kobra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kobra misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kobra throws an elbow but misses.
Andersson dodges an elbow strike from Kobra.
Andersson blocks an elbow strike from Kobra.
Kobra tries a knee to the head but Andersson blocks it.
Andersson blocks an elbow strike.
Andersson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andersson avoids the elbow strike from Kobra, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andersson avoids the elbow strike from Kobra, against the cage.
Andersson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kobra.
Kobra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersson.
Kobra tries to pull guard but Andersson holds him up against the cage and eventually Kobra drops back down to his feet.
Andersson blocks an elbow strike.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kobra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Andersson's cut.
That's time! Kobra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kobra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andersson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kobra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kobra circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kobra counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson misses with an elbow strike.
Andersson blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andersson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andersson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andersson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kobra tries to land a knee to the head but Andersson blocks with his arms.
Andersson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like King Kobra has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kobra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andersson's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kobra.
Andersson lands a nice elbow.
Kobra pushes off an throws an elbow but Andersson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kobra tries to land a knee to the head but Andersson blocks with his arms.
Andersson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kobra.
Andersson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kobra misses with an elbow over the top.
Andersson misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kobra.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kobra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Andersson smiles and moves away.
Andersson closes the distance but Kobra moves to the side
so Kobra counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kobra is controlling him.
Andersson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kobra drops back, looking for a kneebar! Andersson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Andersson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Andersson!
Kobra is trying to improve his position.
Andersson tries to advance to mount but Kobra denies him.
Andersson tries for a kimura but Kobra is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobra manages to work his way to half guard, despite Andersson's best efforts.
Kobra has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Andersson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Andersson!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kobra is looking to regain half guard here but Andersson keeps moving and retains side control.
Andersson wants to control but Kobra is keeping him busy.
Kobra gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kobra actively working from the bottom here.
Kobra looking for subs from the bottom but Andersson mounts him!
Andersson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Andersson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kobra counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to King Kobra.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kobra, 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 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Kobra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tacit Duxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mirko bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tacit Duxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, mirko bain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bain misses with a two punch combination.
Duxx just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from bain.
Duxx bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like mirko bain has been cut.
Duxx lands the left hand.
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!
bain fails to land with a series of punches.
Duxx feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends bain sprawling to the canvas! bain rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Duxx finish him?!
bain is rocked!
bain looks gassed!
Duxx moves out of range of the body kick from bain.
Duxx rushes bain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
bain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Duxx.
bain is still on wobbly legs! Can Duxx finish him?
That has opened up mirko bain's cut even more.
Duxx jerks bain's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! bain drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Duxx goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Duxx because bain was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Tacit Duxx!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Skorski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jerry cornelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cornelius has chosen wheres me jumper as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Skorski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, jerry cornelius!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skorski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. cornelius is trying to defend but Skorski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Skorski controlling the pace.
cornelius is trying to stand up here but Skorski is controlling him well.
Skorski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Skorski trying to control but cornelius is having none of it.
cornelius is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
cornelius is desperately trying to improve his position but Skorski has a good base and remains in mount.
Skorski is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But cornelius has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from cornelius!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skorski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Skorski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
cornelius wants to control from the top but Skorski keeps moving.
Skorski looking for a guillotine here but cornelius defends easily.
cornelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Skorski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skorski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. cornelius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. cornelius manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Skorski looking to hit a scissor sweep but cornelius is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
cornelius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Skorski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skorski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Skorski keeping moving, preventing cornelius from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cornelius would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Skorski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
cornelius gets to his feet - Skorski follows without any prompting.
cornelius slips under a jab from Skorski.
jerry cornelius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skorski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but cornelius circles away quickly and effectively.
Skorski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
cornelius throws a combination that misses
and Skorski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Skorski trying to control the position from guard on top but cornelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cornelius wants to sweep but no luck.
cornelius keeping full guard, as Skorski tries to pass.
Skorski wants to control from the top but cornelius keeps moving.
Skorski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Skorski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, cornelius has escaped the position, nice work there.
Skorski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but cornelius is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Skorski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Skorski slips a straight right by cornelius.
cornelius digs a good body shot into Skorski's ribs.
Skorski is trying hard to land a takedown here. cornelius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
cornelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skorski moves away.
cornelius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Skorski falls off balance throwing a combination
and cornelius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skorski shoots in and drives through. cornelius sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Skorski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Skorski.
Skorski misses with a takedown attempt
and cornelius counters with a series of strikes. Skorski will be more careful next time no doubt.
cornelius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skorski in his tracks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skorski blocks a jab.
cornelius connects with a right hand. Skorski shakes it off.
Skorski is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
cornelius closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Skorski! cornelius dives in looking to finish! Skorski is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). jerry cornelius!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ross bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bain comes to the cage accompanied by Showtek Black. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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24
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ross bain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Brown!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
bain throws a good cross that connects.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but bain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from bain misses.
bain misses the shot to the body.
bain throws a right and a left that both miss.
bain looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
bain misses with a straight right.
bain throws a big shot that misses.
bain misses with a looping right.
bain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
bain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bain wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
bain looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
bain avoids the body shot from Brown.
bain misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
bain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bain throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
bain misses with a straight right.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from bain.
bain throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
bain throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
bain tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown tries to clinch but bain moves out of range.
bain swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for bain.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
bain misses with a hook.
bain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
bain looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
A combination from bain does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch there but bain circles away.
bain misses with a looping right.
bain misses with a few strikes there.
bain throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
bain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but bain is defending well.
Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but bain is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
bain wants to get back to his feet but Brown drags him back down.
bain is not content to let Brown control the position.
bain is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
bain is pushing Brown's head away, looking to escape. Brown manages to hold on to the position though.
bain trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
bain wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
bain wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown just leaning against bain, taking a breather.
bain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
bain misses with a wild combination.
bain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown slips a jab from bain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
bain misses with a straight left.
bain cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
bain misses with a wild combination.
Brown moves out of range as bain strikes.
Brown rushes bain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
bain can't break the clinch.
bain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
bain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
bain breaks the clinch.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from bain.
bain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
bain fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown moves out of range as bain strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
ross bain dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from bain misses.
ross bain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
bain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
bain's corner calls for a 1-2. bain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
bain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brown has closed the distance and engaged bain in a clinch.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but bain prevents it.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
A combination from bain does no damage.
bain throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
bain tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
bain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
bain misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from bain.
Brown throws a body punch but bain moves out of range.
ross bain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from bain misses its intended target.
bain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from bain misses.
bain misses with a hook.
ross bain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from bain.
bain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good exchange - bain coming out on top.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but bain pushes him off.
bain misses the jab.
bain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
bain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
bain fails to land with a series of punches.
bain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
bain looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from bain misses.
bain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
bain throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from bain misses.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from bain.
bain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. bain won't be happy with that.
bain is trying to buck Brown off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. bain looks calm but he's in trouble here. Brown gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. bain is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Brown lets go of the hold and bain can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Brown!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus McMahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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22
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Decent knees
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seamus McMahon!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries to score a power double leg takedown but McMahon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Davis somewhat.
McMahon misses with the combination.
McMahon clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from McMahon.
McMahon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from McMahon.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and McMahon moves into the clinch.
Davis tries for a takedown. No joy.
McMahon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMahon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Davis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McMahon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from McMahon.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
McMahon lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from McMahon.
McMahon breaks the clinch.
McMahon throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMahon drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
A short body shot lands from McMahon as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McMahon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McMahon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McMahon has closed the distance and engaged Davis in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McMahon.
Davis tries to break free but McMahon pushes him back against the cage.
McMahon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McMahon lands a left hand.
McMahon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McMahon is stalling here.
McMahon receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
McMahon lands with a left to the head.
McMahon scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
McMahon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMahon breaks from the clinch.
Davis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McMahon is trying to defend but Davis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McMahon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Davis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMahon tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus McMahon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McMahon scores with a shot to the body.
Davis misses with a takedown
and McMahon counters with a left and a right that stings Davis.
Davis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McMahon counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMahon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McMahon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from McMahon.
McMahon rushes Davis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McMahon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McMahon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
McMahon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis wants to slow McMahon down by chopping away at his legs.
McMahon tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk. McMahon catches Davis right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McMahon but McMahon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McMahon connects with a nice looking jab.
McMahon gets a clinch.
McMahon breaks the clinch.
Marcus Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as McMahon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McMahon has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from McMahon on the inside.
McMahon lands a nice knee to the body.
McMahon lands a nice knee to the body.
McMahon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McMahon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
McMahon manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMahon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davis doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMahon has taken the fight to the clinch.
McMahon scores with a shoulder strike.
McMahon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McMahon works over Davis's head and body with a nice combination.
Seamus McMahon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McMahon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McMahon lands with a light punch inside.
McMahon is stalling here.
Knees to the body from McMahon.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McMahon obliges.
A short body shot lands from McMahon as the two fighters clinch.
McMahon scores with a hook to the body.
McMahon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McMahon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McMahon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McMahon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMahon moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from McMahon.
McMahon scores a nice knee to the body.
McMahon lands a body shot.
McMahon with a knee to the head.
McMahon with a knee to the head.
McMahon cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
McMahon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
McMahon slowing the pace effectively.
McMahon breaks from the clinch.
Seamus McMahon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMahon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
McMahon lands a shoulder strike.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but McMahon won't allow it.
McMahon lands a nice uppercut.
McMahon breaks the clinch.
McMahon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a low kick, right behind McMahon 's knee.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMahon lands a nice shot to the body.
McMahon moves into the clinch.
Davis goes for a takedown attempt but McMahon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McMahon scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McMahon throws out a powerful jab.
Davis tries for a takedown but McMahon circles away easily
and McMahon counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McMahon pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McMahon gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMahon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus McMahon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McMahon closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
McMahon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from McMahon.
Stalling in the clinch from McMahon.
Knees in the clinch landing for McMahon.
McMahon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McMahon rushes Davis and presses him up against the cage.
McMahon lands a knee to the head.
McMahon pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McMahon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McMahon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
McMahon connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McMahon pressing his opponent against the cage.
McMahon scores with a knee to the head.
McMahon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMahon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McMahon tries to clinch
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McMahon fails with an attempt to clinch.
McMahon clinches.
McMahon breaks the clinch.
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McMahon avoids it really well and circles away.
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McMahon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.
McMahon instigates a clinch.
McMahon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McMahon fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMahon has taken the fight to the clinch.
McMahon controlling the action here for a moment.
Seamus McMahon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McMahon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McMahon lands a knee to the head.
McMahon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davis tries to score a body lock takedown but McMahon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMahon scores with a nice hook to the head.
McMahon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short body shot lands from McMahon as the two fighters clinch.
McMahon lands a shot to the body.
McMahon cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMahon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McMahon moves into the clinch.
McMahon lands a body punch.
McMahon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davis or not.
A hook to the body from McMahon.
McMahon landing knees to the head.
McMahon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McMahon cracks Davis with a good jab.
Davis tries to keep at a distance but McMahon has taken the fight into the clinch.
McMahon manages to break the clinch.
McMahon has managed to clinch.
McMahon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
McMahon manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMahon tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McMahon misses with a double jab.
McMahon swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
McMahon doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis fails with the takedown
and McMahon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McMahon.
A knee to the head by McMahon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McMahon.
Davis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McMahon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McMahon.
Marcus Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seamus McMahon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McMahon scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus McMahon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McMahon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus McMahon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ano Aukanaii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mad dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Mad dog will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ano Aukanaii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, John Mad dog!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aukanaii fails with the takedown.
Mad dog throws a shot from downtown. Aukanaii moves away and avoids it.
Mad dog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aukanaii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aukanaii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mad dog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mad dog misses with a wild body shot.
Aukanaii drops Mad dog with a right and a left! Aukanaii comes rushing in but Mad dog regains his composure and manages to keep Aukanaii in guard.
It looks like John Mad dog has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aukanaii postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aukanaii throws and elbow that misses. Mad dog uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aukanaii's guard. Nice move by Mad dog!
Aukanaii wants to sweep here but Mad dog controlling him for the moment.
Mad dog wants to pass the guard but Aukanaii is keeping the position.
Aukanaii had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mad dog defends it easily.
Mad dog must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aukanaii had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mad dog defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aukanaii lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Aukanaii is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Mad dog frees his head nicely. Oh but Aukanaii has switched to an armbar! Mad dog is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ano Aukanaii!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adamh Pearse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Adamh Pearse has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adamh Pearse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frankie King!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King clinches up with Pearse and pushes him back against the cage.
King lands a nice knee to the body.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Pearse blocks with his arms.
Pearse stalling in the clinch.
Pearse wants to stall.
Pearse is pushing King up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pearse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pearse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pearse is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
Pearse dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pearse is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pearse has his back to the cage.
Pearse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearse is keeping busy.
Pearse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King working aggressively here.
King breaks from the clinch.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King tries to clinch but Pearse moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pearse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pearse has King up against the cage in a clinch.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Adamh Pearse has been cut.
Pearse looking to slow down the pace here.
King misses with a knee strike.
Pearse looking to stall.
King letting Pearse take a breather here.
King content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pearse tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Pearse back against the cage.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pearse blocks it with crossed arms.
Pearse lands a nice shot to the body.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pearse.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearse uses good head movement to avoid it.
King trying to land knees to the body.
King takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearse.
King tries a knee to the head but Pearse blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearse looking to slow down the pace here.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pearse takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pearse tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearse trying to land knees to the body.
Pearse throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Pearse blocks with his arms.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pearse avoids it.
King looks gassed!
Pearse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Pearse blocks with his arms.
King working aggressively here.
Pearse dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pearse trying to stall but King improves his position.
Pearse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearse closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
Pearse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pearse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King closes the distance and pushes Pearse back into the cage.
Pearse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pearse just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearse misses with a body punch.
Pearse is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Pearse.
King slowing the pace effectively.
Pearse crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearse lands a right hand.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King crunches a lovely knee into Pearse's ribcage.
Pearse has King pressed against the cage.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pearse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearse looking to stall.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but Pearse avoids the damage to the body.
Pearse is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pearse has his back to the cage.
King breaks the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as King checks a leg kick.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearse.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Pearse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King tries to clinch there but Pearse circles away.
Pearse tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pearse misses with a double jab
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearse misses with a jab, cross combination.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Adamh Pearse will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adamh Pearse's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pearse counters with a big head kick but King shrugs it off.
Pearse circles away from the clinch attempt.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King blocks a head kick by Pearse.
Pearse tries to clinch
and King counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Pearse swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pearse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King breaks the clinch.
Pearse closes the distance but King moves to the side
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands with a hook. Pearse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Pearse moves out of range easily.
Adamh Pearse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King looks to clinch
and Pearse counters with a good, hard body kick but King shrugs it off.
A combination from King does no damage.
King tries to clinch up but Pearse circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearse avoids the head kick by King.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pearse tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearse manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearse wants to stall.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearse.
A shot in the inside from King.
Nice body punch from Pearse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearse.
King landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from King.
Pearse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good body shot from King.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pearse blocks it with crossed arms.
King lands a knee to the body.
King's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
King lands a nice knee to the body.
King utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearse looking to slow down the pace here.
King manages to break the clinch.
King throws out a leg kick but Pearse moves out of range and King only half commits.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pearse takes one to the side of the head.
Pearse throws a sloppy head kick
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pearse.
Pearse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King moves into the clinch successfully.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pearse.
King is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Pearse is blocking nicely.
Pearse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearse keeps the fight on the outside.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearse.
Pearse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King tries to clinch up
and Pearse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pearse cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King thuds his shin into the meat of Pearse's side.
King closes the distance and pushes Pearse back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
Nice body punch from King.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adamh Pearse's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
King rushes Pearse and presses him up against the cage.
Pearse pressing his opponent against the cage.
King misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
King is leaning against Pearse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King lands a nice knee to the body.
Pearse working hard to break the clinch.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pearse blocks it with crossed arms.
King misses with a knee to the head.
King putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pearse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
King connects with a knee to the head.
Pearse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Pearse blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pearse avoiding damage.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pearse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King cracks Pearse with a nice body shot.
King digs a right hand into Pearse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pearse's gas tank.
Pearse taking a breather.
King lands a knee to the body.
Pearse working aggressively here.
Pearse looking to stall.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
King using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
King lands a shot to the body.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pearse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King lands a left hand.
King manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Pearse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King drops his hands momentarily and Pearse takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frankie King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pearse looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King looks to clinch
and Pearse counters with a good, hard body kick but King shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Pearse. That snapped King's head back.
Pearse has King up against the cage in a clinch.
King stalling against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
A shot in the inside from Pearse.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pearse - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pearse slows down the pace here.
King is trying to force a seperation but Pearse has the dominant position.
Pearse lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearse.
Pearse cracks King with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Pearse.
Pearse is pushing King up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearse.
King tries a body shot but Pearse blocks it.
King taking a breather.
Pearse lands a body punch.
Pearse crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Pearse tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Pearse working King over with knees to the body.
Pearse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearse gets a clinch.
Pearse wants to stall.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pearse backwards.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pearse blocks it with crossed arms.
Pearse avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
Pearse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but Pearse avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Pearse.
Pearse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frankie King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pearse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pearse.
Pearse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pearse's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearse tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King lands a body punch.
Pearse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearse is trying to maintain a safe position but King gets an underhook and turns Pearse into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King 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 27:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie King!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lord Ocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ocha comes to the cage accompanied by Everything in its right place. Murray has chosen Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lord Ocha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Murray!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ocha is trying to get back to full guard.
Murray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ocha regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ocha is working an open guard so Murray takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ocha with a poor takedown
and Murray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ocha wants to control but Murray is keeping busy.
Ocha tries to get to full guard but Murray has control of the leg.
Murray takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocha regains full guard. Nicely done.
Murray trying to control but Ocha is working from the bottom.
Ocha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murray wants to stand but Ocha is controlling his posture from full guard.
Murray is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Murray slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray stands up and beckons Ocha to his feet.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Ocha's shoulder, as Ocha tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Murray showed some decent athleticism there.
Ocha is trying to get back to full guard.
Murray throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ocha regains full guard. Nicely done.
Murray must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Murray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ocha working a defensive guard but Murray passes into half guard.
Murray is trying to control the action in half guard but Ocha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ocha trying to hold on to Murray's head to control him but Murray postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ocha decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ocha is breathing heavily.
Murray trying to control here.
Ocha is pressing down on Murray's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murray is holding on for now.
Murray tries to roll over but Ocha keeps him under control.
Murray is staying active underneath Ocha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murray is trying to stand up here but Ocha is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocha is taking a breather. Murray says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Murray is trying to stand up here but Ocha is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ocha changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ocha has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Murray!
Ocha with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Murray tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ocha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Murray sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ocha wants to work for an arm triangle but Murray is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Murray dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ocha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ocha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murray is looking to land body kicks.
Murray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murray drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Murray stands up.
Murray closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ocha is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray is looking to take a break and control but Ocha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Murray is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ocha wants to improve his position but Murray is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Murray there.
Ocha is looking for a sweep. Murray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ocha is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Murray scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ocha is looking for a sweep.
Ocha is trying to control Murray's posture but Murray avoids it.
Murray stands up.
Murray changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ocha looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Murray working the head and body with strikes.
Murray decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ocha to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Murray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocha manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ocha taking some punishment here, with Murray in his half guard.
Murray tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ocha controls his leg.
Ocha is trying to control but can't.
Murray throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ocha is looking to improve his position.
Murray has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ocha tries to reverse the position but Murray maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murray lands a nice shot to the head.
Murray tries to control but Ocha wriggling away.
Ocha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Murray with shots to the head and body - Ocha looks very uncomfortable down there.
Murray punishing his opponent with strikes.
Murray wants to control the pace but Ocha is squirming around nicely.
Murray is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ocha has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ocha closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ocha leaves Murray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ocha shoots in and bounces Murray off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ocha trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Ocha is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Murray is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocha wants to pass the guard but Murray is keeping the position.
Ocha postures up.
Murray wants to stand and escape but Ocha is having none of it.
Murray working a defensive guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ocha closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ocha lands in his opponent's guard.
Ocha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murray is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murray working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ocha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ocha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ocha wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Ocha slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Murray.
Murray is looking for a sweep. Ocha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ocha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murray keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocha is really struggling to control Murray but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ocha has time to react.
Murray with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ocha counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ocha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee Murray has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murray throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ocha works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Murray is trying to maintain the position but Ocha is very close to passing his half guard.
Murray is trying to stand up here but Ocha is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray wants to get back to full guard.
Ocha passes to side control.
Ocha advances nicely into full mount.
Murray tries to reverse the position but Ocha maintains control.
Ocha is working for a guillotine from mount but Murray frees his head quite easily.
Murray is trying desperately to improve position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Ocha clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ocha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ocha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murray is looking to escape.
Murray is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ocha goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Murray is on top in guard.
Murray throwing strikes from guard but Ocha blocks nicely.
Murray drops back looking for a leg! Ocha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ocha manages to kick Murray off! Murray jumps back into Ocha's guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Murray got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ocha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murray has managed to get both his arms back between Ocha's legs - danger averted.
Ocha is trying to keep Murray in close.
Ocha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Murray postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ocha keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
Ocha is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Murray has his hands clasped together but Ocha extends an breaks Murray's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ocha.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lord Ocha!
Lord Ocha retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and London Keyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Norris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to London Keyes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Norris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, London Keyes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keyes moves into the clinch.
Keyes wants to break free but Norris has control.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris stalling against the cage.
Norris is looking to control Keyes's arms but Keyes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norris has his back to the cage.
Keyes stalling.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Keyes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Norris lands with an overhand left.
Norris moves away from the strike by Keyes.
Keyes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norris is out of range and Keyes settles back down.
Keyes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keyes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keyes 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keyes lands a lovely overhand right.
Norris checks a low kick from Keyes.
Good exchange - Keyes coming out on top.
Norris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keyes.
London Keyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keyes catches Norris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Norris closes the distance but Keyes moves to the side
and Keyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keyes throws a shot from downtown. Norris moves away and avoids it.
Norris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Keyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Keyes.
Norris darts in and clinches Keyes up against the cage.
Keyes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
Keyes fails to land with a series of punches.
Keyes throws out a loose jab but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris misses with a kick to the body.
Keyes throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Keyes misses with a looping left.
Keyes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Norris. Norris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Norris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Keyes finds it's way round the side to connect with Norris's head.
Keyes blocks a head kick by Norris.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Keyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keyes misses with a looping left.
Keyes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Keyes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris feints and then cracks Keyes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keyes down.
Norris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Norris is looking to land body kicks.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Keyes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keyes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keyes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Norris slips under a jab from Keyes.
Keyes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Norris lands with a slapping head kick.
Keyes tries to clinch up.
Keyes throws a hook to the side of Norris's head but Norris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keyes is looking to clinch.
Norris scores with a head kick.
Keyes misses with a straight left.
Norris avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyes looks to throw a body kick
and Norris counters with a good low kick that Keyes was not able to check.
Norris moves into range and clinches up with Keyes.
Keyes being controlled against the cage.
Keyes stalling.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keyes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Norris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Keyes pushes him off.
Norris throws a nice looking combination but Keyes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keyes lands with a nice body punch.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Keyes circles away.
Keyes misses with a combination
and Norris counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris rushes Keyes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris scores with a shoulder strike.
Norris cracks Keyes with a nice body shot.
Keyes tries to break free but Norris pushes him back against the cage.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keyes's elbow.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Keyes controls his hands.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keyes's elbow.
Keyes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Norris is looking to control Keyes's arms but Keyes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norris has his back to the cage.
Norris slows down the pace here.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Norris staying out of range there.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Keyes.
Keyes misses the jab.
Norris is looking to clinch but Keyes is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keyes drives through and clinches with Norris against the cage.
Keyes is trying to force a seperation but Norris has the dominant position.
Norris scores with a shot to the side of Keyes's head.
Keyes stalling the fight.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
London Keyes 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.
Norris cracks the inside of Keyes's front leg.
Keyes blocks the body kick.
Keyes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Keyes misses.
Keyes tries to clinch up
and Norris moves into the clinch.
Keyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Norris has double underhooks.
Norris breaks the clinch.
Norris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keyes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris gets a clinch.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Keyes letting Norris take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Keyes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Norris.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Keyes controls the action.
Norris breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Norris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keyes.
Keyes throws a looping overhand right but Norris ducks down to avoid it.
Norris moves into the clinch successfully.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
Norris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Keyes wants to break free but Norris has control.
Keyes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Norris up against the cage.
Keyes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Norris cracks Keyes with a nice body shot.
Norris breaks the clinch.
A cross from Keyes lands.
Norris instigates a clinch.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Keyes controls the action.
Keyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Norris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris scores with a spinning back kick!
Keyes is breathing heavily.
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!
Keyes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Keyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keyes misses with a jab to the body
and Norris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keyes's knee momentarily.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris darts in and clinches Keyes up against the cage.
Norris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norris is pushing Keyes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris cracks the inside of Keyes's front leg.
Keyes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Norris clinches with his opponent.
Norris is stalling here.
A short body shot lands from Norris as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris stalling the fight.
Keyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norris lands a body shot.
Keyes looking to slow down the pace here.
Norris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keyes's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Norris.
Keyes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Keyes tries to break the clinch but Norris is controlling the position.
Norris scores with a shoulder strike.
Keyes is trying to break the clinch but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Keyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norris controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keyes.
Keyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Norris has double underhooks.
Keyes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big right from Keyes misses.
Norris moves out of range as Keyes throws a body kick.
Keyes throws a hook to the side of Norris's head but Norris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norris throws a leg kick which misses Keyes's front leg but catches the back leg as Keyes tries to avoid it.
Keyes throws a shot from downtown. Norris moves away and avoids it.
Norris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Norris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tony Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris clinches up against the cage.
Norris breaks the clinch.
Norris gets a clinch.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Keyes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Keyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris fakes the leg kick and cracks Keyes in the body.
Norris tries to clinch there but Keyes circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris.
Norris drives through and clinches with Keyes against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Norris feints and then cracks Keyes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keyes down.
Keyes misses with a double jab
and Norris finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Norris tries to clinch up but Keyes circles away and keeps his distance.
Keyes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Norris.
Jab from Keyes.
Both fighters circling a little - Norris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Norris clinches up with Keyes and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris.
Norris has Keyes pressed against the cage.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris scores with a leg kick.
Norris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keyes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Norris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Keyes misses.
Keyes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Keyes lands a glancing blow to the side of Norris's head.
A big left from Keyes misses.
Keyes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Keyes.
A punch lands to the side of Norris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Keyes.
Keyes wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Keyes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Keyes scores with a sloppy right hand. Norris should have avoided that one.
Keyes lands with a right hand.
Keyes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norris throws a right hand that Keyes ducks under and follows up with a left that Keyes also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris tries to land a front kick but Keyes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norris clinches up against the cage.
Keyes scores with a shot to the side of Norris's head.
Norris has Keyes pressed against the cage.
Norris is trying to break free.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tony Norris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keyes pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norris as Keyes tries to tie him up.
Norris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Norris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keyes's efforts to push away.
Norris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Keyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keyes blocks an uppercut.
Keyes lands with a left to the head.
Keyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keyes scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keyes moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Keyes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Norris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keyes's knee momentarily.
Tony Norris is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Keyes counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Keyes misses the target.
Keyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris lands a high kick!
Keyes is looking to score with low kicks.
Keyes connects with a right hand. Norris shakes it off.
Norris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keyes.
Norris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Norris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norris slips a jab from Keyes.
Norris throws a body kick that misses.
Norris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Keyes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Keyes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Norris.
Nice defenses there by Norris.
Keyes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Norris counters with an outside leg kick.
Norris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Norris digs a right hand underneath Keyes's ribcage. Keyes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Norris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hand to the body from Norris.
Norris scores with a shot to the side of Keyes's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norris.
Come on Norris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Norris for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris clearly takes that round.
That's time! Norris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keyes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris.
Keyes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keyes keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Norris scores with a push kick.
Norris looks to land a combination but Keyes avoids it well.
Norris looks to score with a jab to the body but Keyes is just out of range.
Norris gets a clinch.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Norris wants to stall.
Keyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norris trying to control the position but instead, Keyes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Norris into the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keyes's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norris tries a body shot but Keyes blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris.
Keyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Keyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Norris has double underhooks.
Norris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Norris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keyes blocking some punches.
Norris is pushing Keyes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Keyes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keyes looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Norris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Keyes controls the action.
Norris looking to slow down the pace here.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyes throws a good cross that connects.
Norris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keyes dips to his left and cracks Norris with an uppercut!
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Keyes pushes him off.
Norris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Norris wants to clinch up but Keyes keeps it at a distance.
Keyes throws a body kick the misses
and Norris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keyes's knee momentarily.
Norris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Norris rushes Keyes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Norris stalling in the clinch but Keyes improves position.
Keyes working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Keyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keyes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keyes pushes Norris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keyes trying to stall but Norris improves his position.
Keyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keyes walks into a straight right hand from Norris.
Keyes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Norris counters with a thumping low kick.
Keyes throws a big shot that misses.
Norris defending well as Keyes loads up on a big left hand.
Norris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Keyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Keyes working hard to break the clinch.
Keyes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Norris works on Keyes's body with a couple of short punches.
Norris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keyes's efforts to push away.
Norris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keyes wants to stall.
Keyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Norris has double underhooks.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris rushes Keyes and presses him up against the cage.
Norris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Norris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keyes's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
Stalling in the clinch from Norris.
Norris prevents Keyes from breaking the clinch.
Norris breaks the clinch.
Norris tries to clinch up but Keyes circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Keyes does no damage.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Norris tries to clinch but Keyes moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Keyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris moves out of range of the leg kick from Keyes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Keyes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Norris thuds his shin into the meat of Keyes's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris connects with a high kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris had his way with London Keyes in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Norris.
Keyes darts in trying to clinch
and Norris counters with a low kick, right behind Keyes 's knee.
Norris tries to clinch up.
Keyes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Norris moves into the clinch.
Keyes has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
A short uppercut from Norris.
Norris blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Norris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Keyes up against the cage.
Keyes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keyes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris.
Keyes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Keyes throws a body kick the misses
and Norris counters with a nice uppercut.
Keyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keyes momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris throws a series of punches but Keyes avoids them all with ease.
Keyes thows a leg kick but Norris checks it
and Norris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keyes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Norris walks away with a smile on his face. Keyes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keyes can do to turn this around?
Keyes jabs at Norris's body.
Norris misses with a body kick.
Keyes throws a looping overhand right but Norris ducks down to avoid it.
Keyes misses with an uppercut. Norris saw that one coming.
A jab from Keyes does it's job there.
Keyes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Norris at a distance.
A head kick misses from Norris.
Keyes misses with a looping right.
Keyes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Norris walks into a stiff left hand from Keyes.
Norris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Keyes scores with a sloppy right hand. Norris should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris slips a jab and a cross from Keyes.
Keyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris clinches with his opponent.
Keyes is trying to break the clinch but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
Norris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris effectively controlling the action here.
Keyes blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Keyes.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Keyes.
Keyes tries to break the clinch but Norris is controlling the position.
Keyes breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris scores with a nice strike.
Keyes throws a lazy right hand but Norris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keyes closes the distance and clinches.
Keyes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is struggling to control the position.
Norris tries to work over Keyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keyes scores with a shot to the side of Norris's head.
Norris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keyes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Norris lands a left hand.
Norris scores with a hook to the body.
Norris controlling the action here for a moment.
Keyes is trying to break the clinch but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
Norris prevents Keyes from breaking the clinch.
Norris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keyess head.
Norris misses with the head strike.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keyes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norris on the side of the head.
Norris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Keyes throws a hook but Norris avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keyes throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Keyes scores with a sloppy right hand. Norris should have avoided that one.
Keyes lands a slapping body shot.
Norris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keyes.
Keyes misses with a two punch combination.
Norris wants to clinch but Keyes slips to the side
and Keyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norris misses with a two punch combination.
Keyes tests Norris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keyes misses with a double jab.
London Keyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris throws a combination that misses
and Keyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tony Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to London Keyes.
Well Norris 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Norris!
Tony Norris retains his heavyweight title!
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