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TDCL 13 Stop Hitting Yourself PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cruz if he has to take too many more of those.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Alex Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson moves to clinch but Cruz breaks away
and Cruz counters with a takedown into side control.
Anderson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Anderson is concentrating on defense, preventing Cruz from advancing position.
Cruz is stalling here. Anderson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cruz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Anderson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to mount his opponent but Cruz defends it.
Anderson is taking a breather. Cruz 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.
Anderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alex Anderson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cruz's face.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working Cruz over with knees to the body.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Anderson is working Cruz over against the cage.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cruz's face.
Anderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cruz's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson stalling.
Anderson working Cruz over with knees to the body.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Cruz 's eye.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Cruz shrugs off.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Cruz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Cruz wants a takedown.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson taking a breather.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Cruz shrugs off.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Cruz 's eye.
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cruz up against the cage.
Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
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!
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
Anderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Anderson slowing the pace effectively.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
Anderson has Cruz pushed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cruz tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Cruz's ribcage.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson stalling.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson works on Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Anderson lands with a slapping head kick.
Cruz lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Cruz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Brandon Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Anderson is stalling here.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson landing knees to the body.
Cruz tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anderson.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Alex Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cruz's defenses.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Cruz shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Cruz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Cruz's ribcage.
Alex Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Alex Anderson!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Alex Anderson!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Alex Anderson!
Alex Anderson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zeth Saarsgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Penn struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zeth Saarsgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Penn!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarsgard misses with a few strikes there.
Saarsgard misses with the combination.
Saarsgard looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Saarsgard slips the punch.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saarsgard's waist but Saarsgard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
Saarsgard clinches.
Saarsgard is looking to take this one to the mat.
Saarsgard breaks the clinch.
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saarsgard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zeth Saarsgard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Penn.
Penn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Saarsgard.
It looks like Nick Penn has been cut.
Penn misses with a hook.
Saarsgard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saarsgard won't be happy with that.
Saarsgard pushes Penn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Penn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Saarsgard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saarsgard tries to get out of the position.
Penn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarsgard taking a bit of punishment here - Penn scoring with strikes.
Penn wants to control but Saarsgard is keeping him busy.
Saarsgard tries to bench press Penn off him but Penn keeps the position.
Saarsgard taking a bit of punishment here - Penn scoring with strikes.
Penn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Saarsgard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Penn wants to control but Saarsgard is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saarsgard down.
An elbow from Penn crashes against the mat.
Penn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Saarsgard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Saarsgard wants to get back to his feet but Penn drags him back down.
Penn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saarsgard struggling a bit here.
Saarsgard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Saarsgard is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Penn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saarsgard avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Penn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Saarsgard counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saarsgard tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saarsgard swivels and escapes.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Saarsgard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Saarsgard to the mat! Saarsgard manages to get full guard.
Saarsgard working a defensive guard here.
Saarsgard looking for a guillotine here but Penn defends easily.
Penn won't allow Saarsgard to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Saarsgard keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Saarsgard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Saarsgard controls Penn momentarily but Penn frees himself.
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.
Penn passes Saarsgard's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Penn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saarsgard is trying to stand back up but Penn is controlling him
Saarsgard 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.
Saarsgard tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
Penn is thwarting Saarsgard's attempts to control the position.
Penn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Saarsgard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarsgard tries to roll over but Penn keeps him under control.
Saarsgard is defending against the submission attempts here by Penn.
Saarsgard wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saarsgard is looking to improve his position.
Penn winds up and cracks Saarsgard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saarsgard pushes Penn off and gets back to his feet.
Penn tries for a takedown but Saarsgard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zeth Saarsgard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Penn.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Saarsgard, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Saarsgard against the cage but Saarsgard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saarsgard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saarsgard.
Saarsgard lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Penn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nick Penn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Saarsgard misses with a series of wild punches.
Saarsgard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Saarsgard.
Nick Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saarsgard throws out a leg kick but Penn moves out of range and Saarsgard only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarsgard fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Saarsgard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Saarsgard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saarsgard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown but Saarsgard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Penn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saarsgard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Saarsgard as Penn shoots in.
Zeth Saarsgard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penn.
Saarsgard misses with a low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Saarsgard!
Saarsgard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saarsgard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Penn.
Nice cross by Saarsgard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saarsgard moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Saarsgard breaks the clinch.
Saarsgard with a hook.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Saarsgard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Saarsgard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saarsgard throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Saarsgard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Saarsgard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saarsgard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zeth Saarsgard is winning the standup battle so far.
Saarsgard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saarsgard lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarsgard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saarsgard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeth Saarsgard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Zeth Saarsgard!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Zeth Saarsgard!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Zeth Saarsgard!
Zeth Saarsgard wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clris Cutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattias Markstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clris Cutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mattias Markstrom!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Markstrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Markstrom scores with a head kick.
Cutter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Markstrom wants to clinch but Cutter slips to the side
and Cutter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab by Cutter.
Markstrom wants to clinch but Cutter slips to the side
and Cutter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cutter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markstrom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cutter.
Cutter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cutter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Markstrom throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cutter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Markstrom checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cutter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cutter throws a low kick but Markstrom avoids it.
Markstrom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Markstrom blocks a head kick by Cutter.
Mattias Markstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Markstrom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutter tries to land a leg kick but Markstrom saw it coming and moves away.
Cutter scores with a punch to the head.
Cutter blocks a head kick by Markstrom.
Markstrom moves in looking to clinch but Cutter pushes him off.
Cutter slips a straight right by Markstrom.
Markstrom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some wild striking there from Markstrom.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. Markstrom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Markstrom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Markstrom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Markstrom looks gassed!
Markstrom throws a sloppy head kick
and Cutter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Markstrom's knee momentarily.
Cutter blocks the body kick.
Markstrom throws a sloppy head kick
and Cutter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cutter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markstrom misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Markstrom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cutter.
Cutter scores with a decent looking hook.
A good leg kick by Cutter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cutter.
Markstrom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cutter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cutter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. Markstrom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Cutter.
Cutter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cutter scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cutter.
Cutter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Markstrom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cutter. Cutter obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cutter.
Cutter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cutter cracks the inside of Markstrom's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Cutter.
Markstrom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cutter. Cutter obviously looking to wear him down.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. Markstrom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cutter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cutter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cutter cracks the inside of Markstrom's front leg.
Cutter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Markstrom.
Markstrom takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cutter connects with an inside leg kick.
Markstrom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cutter.
That kick from Cutter tenderised Markstrom's leg. Markstrom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cutter throws a leg kick which misses Markstrom's front leg but catches the back leg as Markstrom tries to avoid it.
Markstrom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cutter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Markstrom.
Markstrom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cutter lands a leg kick that knocks Markstrom off balance momentarily.
Cutter lands a leg kick that knocks Markstrom off balance momentarily.
Cutter is looking to slow Markstrom down with leg kicks.
Cutter scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cutter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cutter throws a leg kick which misses Markstrom's front leg but catches the back leg as Markstrom tries to avoid it.
Cutter connects with an inside leg kick.
Markstrom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cutter. Cutter obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clris Cutter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Markstrom takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cutter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Markstrom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mattias Markstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cutter is looking to slow Markstrom down with leg kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Markstrom might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cutter has got the better of the exchanges.
A bone on bone clash there as Markstrom blocks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cutter. That's going to slow Markstrom down.
Cutter is looking to chop away at Markstrom's legs.
Cutter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cutter lands a really nice looking cross but Markstrom seems unphased.
Cutter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Markstrom throws a head kick that misses.
Cutter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Markstrom tries to clinch up but Cutter circles away and keeps his distance.
Cutter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markstrom can do to turn this around?
Cutter connects with a leg kick. Markstrom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cutter throws a leg kick
and Markstrom counters with a series of strikes. Cutter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Markstrom is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markstrom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cutter pinned against the cage. Cutter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutter throws a leg kick that misses.
Markstrom throws a lazy head kick
and Cutter counters with a low kick, right behind Markstrom 's knee.
Markstrom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Markstrom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cutter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clris Cutter is winning the standup battle so far.
Cutter thumps Markstrom with a low kick.
Cutter scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cutter.
Good leg kick by Cutter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cutter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clris Cutter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cutter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cutter scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markstrom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cutter.
Cutter connects with a high kick.
Cutter connects with an inside leg kick.
Cutter scoring well with a low kick there.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cutter connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cutter.
Cutter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Markstrom's calf.
Cutter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Markstrom. That did some damage!
Cutter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Markstrom. That did some damage!
Cutter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cutter is looking to slow Markstrom down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cutter.
Markstrom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Markstrom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cutter. Cutter obviously looking to wear him down.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. Markstrom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cutter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Markstrom. That did some damage!
Cutter lands with a kick to the temple. Markstrom shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cutter thuds his shin into the meat of Markstrom's side.
Cutter scores with a leg kick.
Markstrom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cutter connects with a solid leg kick.
Cutter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cutter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Markstrom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cutter connects with a solid leg kick.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markstrom takes one on the button.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cutter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cutter cracks the inside of Markstrom's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cutter. That's going to slow Markstrom down.
Cutter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Markstrom.
Cutter thumps Markstrom with a low kick.
Cutter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Markstrom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cutter throws a front kick that sends Markstrom stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Cutter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cutter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cutter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Markstrom. That did some damage!
Cutter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clris Cutter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cutter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Markstrom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cutter 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.
Markstrom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cutter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cutter misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cutter.
Markstrom misses with a takedown attempt - Cutter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cutter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Markstrom.
Markstrom wants to clinch
and Cutter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cutter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Markstrom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cutter wants to land a leg kick but Markstrom is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markstrom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cutter lands a nice looking body kick.
Cutter cracks the inside of Markstrom's front leg.
Cutter lands a leg kick that knocks Markstrom off balance momentarily.
Cutter connects with a high kick.
Cutter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cutter delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cutter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cutter.
Cutter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cutter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cutter. That's going to slow Markstrom down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markstrom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Markstrom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cutter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cutter cracks the inside of Markstrom's front leg.
Cutter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Markstrom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cutter.
An inside leg kick lands from Cutter.
Cutter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Markstrom's calf.
Cutter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cutter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cutter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Markstrom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cutter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. Markstrom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cutter connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Markstrom has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cutter finds it's way round the side to connect with Markstrom's head.
Cutter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cutter scores with a leg kick.
Markstrom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cutter cracks the inside of Markstrom's front leg.
Cutter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Markstrom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cutter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cutter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Markstrom wants to clinch up but Cutter keeps it at a distance.
Cutter tries to score with a low kick but Markstrom moves his leg out of the way.
Cutter scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutter throws a leg kick which misses Markstrom's front leg but catches the back leg as Markstrom tries to avoid it.
Cutter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cutter 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.
Markstrom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cutter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Markstrom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cutter swats away the attempt to clinch by Markstrom.
Cutter throws a chopping leg kick but Markstrom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Markstrom fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Markstrom is looking to clinch.
Markstrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mattias Markstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cutter throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clris Cutter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cutter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Clris Cutter!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Clris Cutter!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Clris Cutter!
Clris Cutter wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norwegian Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
249 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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24
249 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Norwegian Viking!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viking avoids a punch combination nicely.
Viking steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Viking's corner calls for a 1-2. Viking obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Viking's guard.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Viking wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Viking is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Viking. Those never looked like landing.
Norwegian Viking is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Viking sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Smith tries to move into range but Viking moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith lands the left hand.
Aaron Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Viking counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith throws a hook but Viking blocks it.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viking was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Viking but Viking pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Viking sprawls well.
Smith moves forwards but Viking connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Viking gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Viking avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Viking counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Viking.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Viking.
Smith is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Viking's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Smith dives in and grabs Viking's left leg, looking for a takedown. Viking pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Viking throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Viking napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries to advance to mount but can't.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Viking's head but Viking avoids it well.
Viking is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Viking, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Viking against the cage but Viking circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Viking cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viking fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Viking does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Viking pinned against the cage. Viking gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Viking as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viking scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Viking stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Viking counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Viking defends it nicely.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Viking.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viking is looking to escape.
Smith working Viking over with strikes.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Viking is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Viking won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Smith working Viking over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throwing shots but Viking is blocking nicely.
Viking wants to get back to his feet.
Smith controlling the pace.
Smith thows a huge punch but Viking dodges it nicely.
Smith is keen to just control but Viking is a slippery customer.
Viking looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Viking knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Smith is trying to control. Viking wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Aaron Smith has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Viking manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Viking misses with a left hand
and Viking takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Viking shows good takedown defense.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Viking stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Viking wants it to stay on the feet.
Viking moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Aaron Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Viking circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Viking as Smith shoots in.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Viking steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith shoots in but Viking avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Viking misses the shot to the body.
Viking uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Viking slips the punch.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Smith dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Viking swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Viking does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viking has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith looks to land a combination but Viking avoids it well.
Viking avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Viking as he avoids it easily.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Viking as he jumps to the side.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Viking counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Viking counters with a left and a right that stings Smith.
Viking cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but Viking moves out of range.
Smith looks for a takedown but Viking sprawls well.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Viking.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Viking counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Viking momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice straight punches there by Viking. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Viking.
Smith looking to score a takedown here. Viking is defending well but Smith drives through and ends up in Viking's guard.
Smith stops Viking from standing up.
Smith stands and throws Viking's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Viking is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viking is being controlled here.
Viking wants to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Smith.
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Viking is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking is not content to let Smith control the position.
Viking parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Viking to escape.
Aaron Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Viking wants to get back to his feet but Smith drags him back down.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Viking pushes Smith away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smith gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Viking really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Viking defending against the ground and pound.
Viking pushes Smith away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smith gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Viking takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Viking is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Viking keeps working.
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!
Viking is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Viking is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smith throws an elbow but Viking slips to the side and avoids it well.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Viking's head but Viking avoids it well.
Viking defending against the ground and pound.
Viking explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Viking is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Viking circles away and we're back to standing.
Viking leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Aaron Smith!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Aaron Smith!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Aaron Smith!
Aaron Smith wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Danze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danze is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Handle ur Bizness by the Mash Out Possee. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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31
290 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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21
270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Danze!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Danze. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Danze misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Danze. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
letting Danze counter with a right hand.
Danze throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Danze misses with a straight left.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danze.
Danze looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Danze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Danze.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danze is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Danze is defending well.
Danze is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Danze explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Danze as he avoids it easily.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Danze avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danze.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Danze avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Danze wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
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!
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Danze defends the submission attempt.
Danze is controlling Jones's trapped leg to prevent Jones from advancing to side control.
Danze is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danze controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Danze makes his way to full guard, as Jones worked for a kimura.
Danze wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Danze is retaining full guard.
Danze looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones stops Danze from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Danze is working from the bottom.
Danze is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Danze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Danze is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Danze manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Danze's guard.
Jones advances to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danze is trying to control but can't.
Danze wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danze has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Danze will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Danze manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Danze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Danze shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Danze counters with a nice uppercut.
Danze throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Danze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Danze.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Danze scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danze lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Danze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danze throws a good cross that connects.
Danze lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Danze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Danze lands.
Danze drops his shoulder and cracks Jones with a huge uppercut! Jones goes down! Can Danze finish him?
Jones is rocked!
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!
Jones has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Danze is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jones.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Danze scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Jones is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Danze can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Danze!
Our winner, Billy Danze, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Scrapy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scrapy has chosen Scrapy Do as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mason Dixon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mason Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lil Scrapy!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scrapy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scrapy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dixon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lil Scrapy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Scrapy.
Dixon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dixon dodges the punch combination from Scrapy.
Dixon shoots in and drives through. Scrapy sprawls well.
Scrapy thuds a left hand into Dixon's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon with a poor takedown
and Scrapy counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Mason Dixon has been cut.
Scrapy lands a two punch combo.
Scrapy scores with a nice head shot.
Scrapy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scrapy misses with the combination.
Dixon shoots and misses
and Scrapy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scrapy sizes up Dixon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scrapy throws a series of strikes that have Dixon backpedaling.
Dixon ducks right into an uppercut from Scrapy.
Scrapy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Scrapy jabs Dixon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scrapy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dixon circles away quickly and effectively.
Scrapy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dixon fails with the takedown
and Scrapy counters with a nice body shot.
Lil Scrapy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Scrapy works the jab nicely.
Dixon misses with a takedown attempt
and Scrapy counters with a right hand to the body.
Dixon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dixon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scrapy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dixon backs up against the cage.
Dixon misses with a takedown attempt
and Scrapy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrapy feints a jab promting Dixon to slip. Scrapy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dixon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scrapy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mason Dixon's cut is getting worse.
Dixon takes one to the side of the head.
Scrapy stuns Dixon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Scrapy.
Scrapy cracks Dixon with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Scrapy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mason Dixon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scrapy throws a series of punches but Dixon avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Scrapy finds it's way through Dixon's defenses.
Scrapy misses the shot to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dixon. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dixon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Scrapy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lil Scrapy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scrapy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dixon momentarily.
A left lands for Scrapy.
Scrapy misses with the combination.
A jab from Scrapy finds it's way through Dixon's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrapy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scrapy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dixon back to the cage. Scrapy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Scrapy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dixon misses with a takedown attempt
and Scrapy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dixon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Scrapy finds it's way round the side to connect with Dixon's head.
Nice straight punches there by Scrapy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scrapy.
Mason Dixon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lil Scrapy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scrapy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dixon momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scrapy.
Scrapy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scrapy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dixons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Scrapy tests Dixon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scrapy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dixon circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Scrapy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scrapy lands a lovely overhand right.
Scrapy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dixon eats them both and turns towards Scrapy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Scrapy throws a series of strikes that have Dixon backpedaling.
Dixon is rocked!
Jeez, Mason Dixon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dixon with a poor takedown
and Scrapy counters with a one-two to the body.
Oh Dixon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mason Dixon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lil Scrapy!
In his post fight interview, Lil Scrapy gave a big smile as he said 'Lil Scrapy wants another belt. This is a call out to the weight class below and above. I want those belts! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Darling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maverick Darling has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maverick Darling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORourke clinches with his opponent.
Darling presses ORourke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on ORourke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
ORourke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darling's elbow.
ORourke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
ORourke trying to control the position but instead, Darling has worked for underhooks and has pushed ORourke into the cage.
Nice body punch from Darling - that landed with a thud.
ORourke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
ORourke cracks Darling with a nice body shot.
Darling throws a head punch that misses.
Darling working hard to break the clinch.
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!
ORourke lands a left hand.
ORourke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darling.
ORourke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, ORourke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darling tries to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling the position.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darling is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, ORourke throws an elbow but misses.
ORourke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darling misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from ORourke.
ORourke slows down the pace here.
Darling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
ORourke cracks Darling with a nice body shot.
ORourke tries a body shot but Darling blocks it.
A short right from ORourke.
ORourke pushes Darling back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
ORourke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darling backwards.
ORourke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
ORourke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
ORourke is stalling here.
ORourke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darling lands with a left to the head.
Darling wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darling tries a body shot but ORourke blocks it.
ORourke lands with a left to the head.
ORourke keeps control of Darling as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ORourke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darling.
Darling misses with a body punch.
ORourke tries to throw a body punch but Darling avoids it by throwing ORourke back against the cage.
Darling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
ORourke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darling backwards.
Darling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ORourke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darling throws a punch but it's blocked by ORourke.
Darling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
ORourke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
ORourke blocks a body shot from Darling.
ORourke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
ORourke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darling throws a punch but it's blocked by ORourke.
Darling misses with a punch to the body.
Darling is trying to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Darling.
Darling wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
ORourke leaning against his opponent.
ORourke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darling misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from ORourke.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
ORourke scores with a shot to the side of Darling's head.
ORourke is struggling to control the position.
Darling looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
ORourke gets through Darling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darling breaks from the clinch.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darling throws a leg kick that is checked
and ORourke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maverick Darling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Darling throws a shot from downtown. ORourke moves away and avoids it.
ORourke avoids the body shot from Darling.
Darling cracks ORourke with an open hand slap.
Darling lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A good leg kick by Darling.
Darling tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
ORourke throws a leg kick which misses Darling's front leg but catches the back leg as Darling tries to avoid it.
ORourke doesn't manage to clinch there - Darling circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ORourke throws a series of punches but Darling moves out of range.
Darling stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ORourke.
Darling throws a push kick but ORourke slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Darling throws a poor cross that misses
and ORourke counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Darling misses the body punch
and ORourke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darling throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darling tries to score with a low kick but ORourke moves his leg out of the way.
Darling avoids the head kick by ORourke.
Darling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ORourke manages to avoid it.
Darling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ORourke moves away.
Darling tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and ORourke is able to avoid easily.
ORourke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Darling is predictable there
and ORourke counters by clinching up.
Darling avoiding damage as ORourke throws knees to the body.
Darling tries to work over ORourke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke keeps control of Darling as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darling has had enough of the clinch but ORourke keeps him there for the moment.
Darling lands a nice uppercut.
ORourke lands with a left to the head.
Darling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from ORourke.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORourke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ORourke avoiding damage.
ORourke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darling backwards.
Good body shot from Darling.
ORourke is leaning against Darling and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
ORourke slowing the pace effectively.
ORourke continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
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!
ORourke working aggressively here.
ORourke can't find room to land a body shot as Darling controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from ORourke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ivan ORourke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ORourke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darling backwards.
ORourke is working Darling over against the cage.
Darling letting ORourke take a breather here.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike.
ORourke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darlings head.
ORourke pushes Darling back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with ORourke's elbow.
ORourke lands an elbow just above Darling 's eye.
A short right from ORourke on the inside.
A short right from ORourke on the inside.
ORourke struggles to land a body shot inside as Darling controls his hands.
ORourke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darlings head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by ORourke.
Darling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with ORourke's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for ORourke.
Darling struggles to land a body shot inside as ORourke controls his hands.
ORourke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
ORourke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
ORourke scores with a shot to the side of Darling's head.
Darling looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
ORourke digs a right hand into Darling's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darling's gas tank.
ORourke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darling backwards.
ORourke keeps control of Darling as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with ORourke's elbow.
ORourke lands with a left to the head.
Darling is rocked!
ORourke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
ORourke is stalling here.
A short uppercut from ORourke.
Oh Darling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darling tries to break free but ORourke pushes him back against the cage.
Darling seems to have got his legs back now.
ORourke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from ORourke.
ORourke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
ORourke scores with a shot to the side of Darling's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from ORourke.
A hook to the body from ORourke.
Darling misses with a short punch on the inside.
ORourke scores with a shot to the side of Darling's head.
Darling is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from ORourke.
A right hand to the body from ORourke.
ORourke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darling.
Darling misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from ORourke.
ORourke lands a good knee to the midsection. Darling won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ORourke is stalling here.
ORourke receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
ORourke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
ORourke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darling connects with the punch.
ORourke wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by ORourke.
ORourke misses with a two punch combination.
Darling lands a glancing blow to the side of ORourke's head.
Nice jab there from Darling.
Darling misses with a wild body shot.
Darling misses with a body shot
and ORourke counters with a left and a right... And another left! Darling is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan ORourke!
Ivan ORourke is the new bantamweight champion!
Ivan ORourke gave a mention to O'Brannigan's Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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