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SPFT 43: Eighteen vs. Alves 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Higham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junnu Vulgaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junnu Vulgaari will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
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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
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Higham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junnu Vulgaari!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vulgaari ducks under a wild hook from Higham.
Vulgaari takes the fight into the clinch.
Vulgaari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vulgaari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Vulgaari.
Vulgaari misses with an elbow over the top.
Vulgaari is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vulgaari can't find room to land a body shot as Higham controls the action.
Vulgaari lands a good knee to the midsection. Higham won't want to take too many of those.
Vulgaari misses with a punch on the inside.
Higham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vulgaari avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vulgaari stops a takedown attempt from Higham.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Higham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vulgaari scores with a shoulder strike.
Vulgaari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Higham can't get the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Higham takes a shot to the head.
Vulgaari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Higham backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vulgaari.
Higham fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Vulgaari.
Vulgaari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Vulgaari.
Vulgaari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vulgaari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vulgaari lands with a left to the head.
Vulgaari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Higham is rocked!
Good body shot from Vulgaari.
Higham is breathing heavily.
Vulgaari lands a right hand.
Vulgaari scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Higham 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!
Vulgaari digs a right hand into Higham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Higham's gas tank.
Vulgaari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Higham backwards.
Vulgaari scores with a shoulder strike.
Vulgaari lands a nice shot to the body.
Vulgaari lands with a light punch inside.
Vulgaari pushes Higham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vulgaari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Higham backwards.
A right hand to the body from Vulgaari.
A short right from Vulgaari on the inside.
Vulgaari lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Vulgaari.
Vulgaari is leaning against Higham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vulgaari works on Higham's body with a couple of short punches.
Vulgaari gets through Higham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vulgaari creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Higham's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Higham drops to his knees and Vulgaari pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junnu Vulgaari!
Junnu Vulgaari decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haiki Masatupo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cung Lau told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Haiki Masatupo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cung Lau!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lau tries to clinch up
and Masatupo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Masatupo.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masatupo blocks it with crossed arms.
Lau missing with knees to the body.
Masatupo scores with a shot to the side of Lau's head.
Masatupo tries to land a knee to the head but Lau blocks with his arms.
Masatupo misses with a knee strike.
Lau looking to throw knees to the head but Masatupo is blocking nicely.
Masatupo lands a hook that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Nice body punch from Masatupo.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masatupo blocks it with crossed arms.
Masatupo tries a knee to the head but Lau blocks it.
Masatupo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lau has had enough of the clinch but Masatupo keeps him there for the moment.
Masatupo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masatupo tries to land a knee to the head but Lau blocks with his arms.
Lau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masatupo just leaning against Lau, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau misses with a knee to the head.
Masatupo lands an uppercut.
Masatupo stalling the fight.
Masatupo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masatupo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Masatupo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lau misses with a knee to the head.
Lau looks gassed!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Masatupo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Masatupo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Masatupo gets through Lau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masatupo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Masatupo.
Lau misses with a body punch.
Masatupo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masatupo is defending well for now.
Lau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masatupo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo scores with a hook to the body.
Masatupo stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Masatupo.
Masatupo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Masatupo pushes Lau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lau missing with knees to the body.
Masatupo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lau is trying to force a seperation but Masatupo has the dominant position.
Lau takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Masatupo.
Masatupo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lau blocks it with crossed arms.
Masatupo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masatupo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masatupo misses with a knee strike.
Masatupo connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masatupo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Lau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but Masatupo blocks with his arms.
Masatupo works on Lau's body with a couple of short punches.
Masatupo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Masatupo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lau misses with a knee to the head.
Lau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lau wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Masatupo.
Masatupo misses with a knee strike.
Lau tries to break the clinch but Masatupo is controlling the position.
Masatupo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Masatupo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau closes the distance but Masatupo moves to the side
and Masatupo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Masatupo or perhaps it was just good defense by Lau which made him look bad.
Masatupo darts in and clinches Lau up against the cage.
Masatupo looking to throw knees to the head but Lau is blocking nicely.
Masatupo landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masatupo.
Lau misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masatupo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masatupo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masatupo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masatupo looking to throw knees to the head but Lau is blocking nicely.
Masatupo just leaning against Lau, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haiki Masatupo 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.
Lau gets caught napping as Masatupo dives in and scores a takedown. Lau manages to retain guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Masatupo prevents Lau from getting back to his feet.
Masatupo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Masatupo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masatupo 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.
Masatupo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Masatupo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Masatupo wants to control from the top but Lau keeps moving.
Masatupo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Haiki Masatupo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lau tries to clinch up but Masatupo circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lau wants to clinch but Masatupo slips to the side
and Masatupo counters with a nice body shot.
Masatupo moves into the clinch.
Masatupo lands an uppercut.
Lau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masatupo is defending well for now.
Lau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lau is breathing heavily.
Masatupo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lau blocks it with crossed arms.
Lau looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Masatupo.
Masatupo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masatupo with a knee to the head.
Lau misses with a knee strike.
Masatupo blocking some punches.
Masatupo connects with a knee to the head.
Lau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lau tries a knee to the head but Masatupo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lau up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Masatupo as Lau tries to tie him up.
Haiki Masatupo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masatupo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masatupo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masatupo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Masatupo scores with a knee to the head.
Masatupo scores with a knee to the head.
Masatupo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masatupo shoots in for a takedown but Lau shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masatupo shoots for a takedown but Lau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Lau as Masatupo shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haiki Masatupo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masatupo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lau wants to try and get back to his feet.
Masatupo working for a submission but Lau is keeping him at bay.
Masatupo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Masatupo wants to finish this one by submission but Lau is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Masatupo.
Masatupo looking to finish Lau with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lau!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masatupo with good strikes from the mount here!
Masatupo lands a heavy elbow.
Masatupo with a couple of short strikes.
Masatupo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lau is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lau is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Masatupo working for a guillotine from mount but Lau is in no mood to give up.
Masatupo fails to take his opponent's back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Masatupo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haiki Masatupo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Masatupo throws a head kick that Lau semi-blocks.
Masatupo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lau is trying to escape back to his feet but Masatupo uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Masatupo has an Americana. Lau didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Masatupo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Masatupo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Haiki Masatupo!
Haiki Masatupo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kolohe Hakoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakoa comes into the arena with Ol Dirty Bastard - Snakes blaring out of the sound system. Ken Li struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs 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. Ken Li has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kolohe Hakoa's chin.
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208 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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224 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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World class MT
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kolohe Hakoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Li!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakoa darts in and clinches Li up against the cage.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Kolohe Hakoa has been cut.
Li has Hakoa pressed against the cage, preventing Hakoa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hakoa managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Hakoa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Li is defending well.
A knee to the head by Li.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Li.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li controlling the action here for a moment.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hakoa's efforts to push away.
Hakoa wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hakoa goes for a takedown attempt but Li pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kolohe Hakoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Hakoa or perhaps it was just good defense by Li which made him look bad.
Hakoa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ken Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li tries to clinch but Hakoa moves away
and Hakoa counters with a nice body shot.
Hakoa rushes Li and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hakoa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hakoa is trying to break the clinch but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Hakoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hakoa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li connects with a single shot there.
Li rushes Hakoa and presses him up against the cage.
Li stops a takedown attempt from Hakoa.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakoa fails to land the takedown.
Li clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Hakoa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Li smiles and moves away.
Hakoa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Li'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Hakoa trying to stall but Li improves his position.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hakoa takes one to the side of the head.
Li lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hakoa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Li.
Ken Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li tries to clinch up but Hakoa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands with a good body shot.
Li has closed the distance and engaged Hakoa in a clinch.
Hakoa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Li fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hakoa slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Li lands a jab to the nose.
Kolohe Hakoa's cut is getting worse.
Li scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Left hook, right uppercut from Li.
Kolohe Hakoa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li slaps away a takedown attempt from Hakoa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Li looks to throw the jab but Hakoa is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kolohe Hakoa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Li clinches up with Hakoa and pushes him back against the cage.
Hakoa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Li gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hakoa jumps guard but Li turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hakoa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hakoa can't break the clinch.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hakoa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Hakoa misses.
Hakoa shoots in and drives through. Li sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kolohe Hakoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hakoa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Li throws a series of punches but Hakoa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Hakoa looking for a takedown.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hakoa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Kolohe Hakoa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Li.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hakoa's ribcage.
Li has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Li working Hakoa over with knees to the body.
Li landing knees to the body.
Hakoa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hakoa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li clinches up with Hakoa and pushes him back against the cage.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hakoa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hakoa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li gets a clinch.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hakoa looking to stall.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hakoa's face.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hakoa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li forces Hakoa back against the cage and clinches.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li landing knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ken Li seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hakoa's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kolohe Hakoa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ken Li!
Our winner, Ken Li, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Nonito Donaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalash Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donaire comes into the arena with Filipino Flash - Nump blaring out of the sound system. Nikov has chosen Konala Cartelli - Jep Jep Joo ( feat. Solonen ) as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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158 lbs
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158 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nonito Donaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalash Nikov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donaire throws a nice looking combination but Nikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donaire tries to bum rush Nikov with a series of wild strikes but Nikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nikov lands with a kick to the temple. Donaire shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Nonito Donaire has been cut.
Nikov throws a sloppy head kick and Donaire moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Donaire misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Donaire.
It looks like Kalash Nikov has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nikov.
Donaire drops Nikov with a beautiful combination! Nikov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Donaire is looking for the KO!
Nikov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donaire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Donaire finish him?
Nikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Donaire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donaire tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikov misses with a two punch combination.
Donaire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Nikov tries to clinch up but Donaire circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nikov.
Donaire misses with a wild combination.
Nikov tries to clinch up.
Nikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nikov seems to have recovered his senses.
Nikov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nikov dodges the punch combination from Donaire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Donaire.
Donaire drops his hands momentarily and Nikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Donaire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donaire fails to land with a series of punches.
Donaire throws a hook but Nikov blocks it.
Nikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Donaire crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nikov - the referee stops the clock and Donaire gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nikov. Donaire manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nikov gets a clinch.
Nikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Donaire wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikov missing with knees to the body.
Nikov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nikov obliges.
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!
Donaire takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Donaire avoids the damage to the body.
Donaire managing to block the knees to the body from Nikov.
Nikov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nikov breaks from the clinch.
Nikov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Donaire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov lands with a nice combination. Donaire backs away looking to recover.
Nikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Donaire finds it's way round the side to connect with Nikov's head.
Nikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donaire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donaire looks to land a combination but Nikov avoids it well.
Nikov thumps Donaire with a low kick.
Donaire gets tackled into the cage by Nikov. Nikov maintains the clinch.
Donaire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donaire wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donaire avoids it.
Nikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donaire backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov tries a knee to the head but Donaire blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Nikov.
Nikov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nikov.
Nikov digs a right hand into Donaire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donaire's gas tank.
Nikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donaire.
Donaire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donaires head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikov tries to throw a body punch but Donaire avoids it by throwing Nikov back against the cage.
Donaire blocks an elbow strike.
Nikov lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalash Nikov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donaire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donaire.
Donaire falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nikov. That's going to slow Donaire down.
Nonito Donaire is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikov gets a clinch.
Nikov lands with a light punch inside.
Nikov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Donaire's face.
Kalash Nikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nikov manages to break the clinch.
Donaire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donaire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Donaire falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nikov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov dodges the punch combination from Donaire.
Donaire misses with a double jab
and Nikov counters with a nice body kick.
Nikov lands with a kick to the temple. Donaire shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nikov misses with an uppercut
and Donaire counters with a big head kick but Nikov shrugs it off.
Nikov scores with a spinning back kick!
Donaire misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Donaire crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nikov - the referee stops the clock and Donaire gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nikov. Donaire manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some wild striking there from Donaire.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nikov throws a series of punches but Donaire moves out of range.
Donaire misses with a hook to the body
and Nikov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nikov digs a good body shot into Donaire's ribs.
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!
Nikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nikov misses with an uppercut.
Nikov has closed the distance and engaged Donaire in a clinch.
Nikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donaire is defending well for now.
Nikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Donaire avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Nikov.
Nikov working Donaire over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nikov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donaire.
Nikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nikov scores with a spinning back kick!
Donaire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nikov tries to clinch but Donaire is having none of it.
Nikov checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikov clinches up with Donaire and pushes him back against the cage.
Nikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donaire's efforts to push away.
Nikov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nikov is stalling here.
Nikov receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Donaire looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donaire avoiding damage as Nikov throws knees to the body.
Nikov missing with knees to the body.
Nikov crunches a lovely knee into Donaire's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaire wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nikov has him pressed against the cage.
Nikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donaire.
Nikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nikov misses with a knee strike.
Donaire has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donaire.
Donaire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donaire's efforts to push away.
Nikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donaire has had enough of the clinch but Nikov keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalash Nikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Donaire swinging wildly here.
Donaire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donaire.
Donaire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nonito Donaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Donaire misses the target.
Nikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donaire throws a series of punches but Nikov avoids them all with ease.
Nikov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nikov pushes Donaire up against the cage in a clinch.
Donaire will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donaire's elbow.
Donaire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Donaire prevents a body shot from Nikov.
Nikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Donaire avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Nikov to work.
Nikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donaire blocks it with crossed arms.
Nikov missing with knees to the body.
Nikov trying to land knees to the body.
Donaire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Nikov.
Nikov stalling against the cage.
Nikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donaire.
Nikov misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nikov thuds his right hand into Donaire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Donaire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nikov dodges the punch combination from Donaire.
Donaire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donaire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Donaire.
Nikov closes the distance and clinches.
Nikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donaire prevents a body shot from Nikov.
Nikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donaire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nikov has Donaire pressed against the cage.
Kalash Nikov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Donaire managing to block the knees to the body from Nikov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nikov obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nikov obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donaire avoids it.
Donaire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nonito Donaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donaire wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nikov missing with knees to the body.
Nikov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Donaire's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikov working Donaire over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalash Nikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nikov 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalash Nikov!
An out of breath Kalash Nikov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jokke Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mela kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Da Rockwilder . Larry Glover has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jokke Mela's chin.
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29
144 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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30
143 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jokke Mela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Glover!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover throws a hook but Mela avoids it easily.
Mela jabs Glover right on the nose. Glover blinks but takes it well.
Glover wants to clinch.
Mela misses with a looping right.
Mela shoots for a takedown but Glover saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Glover moves away from the strike by Mela.
Glover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mela lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Glover backs up against the cage.
Glover throws a combination that misses
and Mela counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mela cracks Glover with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Glover throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mela counters with a nice uppercut.
Glover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mela jabs Glover to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Glover misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glover throws a shot from downtown. Mela moves away and avoids it.
Glover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mela.
Glover fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glover throws a right and a left that Mela avoids nicely.
Glover tries to clinch but Mela moves out of range.
Glover misses with a series of wild punches.
Mela digs a good hook to Glover's body.
Mela throws a jab but it's blocked by Glover.
Glover misses with an uppercut
and Mela counters with a nice uppercut.
Larry Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glover misses the shot to the body.
Mela throws a body punch but Glover moves out of range.
Glover throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larry Glover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover swinging wildly here.
Glover takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mela misses with a body shot.
Mela misses with a left hand
and Glover counters with a series of strikes. Mela will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good exchange - Glover coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mela tries to score a power double leg takedown but Glover sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mela somewhat.
Mela getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mela closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mela moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mela swings around for an armbar but Glover sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mela's guard.
Glover sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mela escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Glover gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Glover tries to free his leg and advance position but Mela is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glover preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jokke Mela 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.
Glover tries to bum rush Mela with a series of wild strikes but Mela uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glover uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mela.
Mela shoots in and bounces Glover off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Glover holds on and takes a little breather.
Mela wants to pass the guard but Glover is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Glover throws a leg kick but Mela sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mela fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Glover avoids it really well and circles away.
Mela takes a swing at Glover's ribcage but misses.
Larry Glover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mela shoots in and gets a takedown into Glover's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover has control of Mela's left arm, preventing Mela from doing any damage.
Glover keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully.
Mela throws a big right hand that misses.
Glover looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jokke Mela.
Glover fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mela on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Glover throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mela.
Mela looks to score with a jab to the body but Glover is just out of range.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mela was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
Glover fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glover swinging wildly here.
Glover throws a front kick aimed at Mela's knee but Mela avoids it well.
Mela shoots for a double leg takedown but Glover sprawls well. He's pushed Mela's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokke Mela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Mela misses the target.
Glover takes one on the button.
Mela cracks Glover with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Glover misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mela looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Glover tries a low kick but Mela avoids it.
Mela swings for the body but Glover moves out of range.
Mela connects with a good right hand that stumbles Glover. Glover circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mela moves out of range of the body kick.
Glover keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Glover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mela drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glover looking to control.
Mela's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jokke Mela dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mela scores a takedown into full mount!
Jokke Mela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Glover tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mela is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Glover is squirming around, avoiding Mela's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mela looking to secure an arm triangle but Glover defends it well.
Glover is trying desperately to improve position.
Glover tries to lock up and control but Mela gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jokke Mela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mela controlling his opponent.
Mela's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Glover for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jokke Mela wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mela shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Glover as he jumps to the side.
Glover darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mela is able to avoid easily.
Glover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mela shoots for a double leg takedown but Glover sprawls well. He's pushed Mela's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Glover tries to clinch up.
Glover misses the shot to the body.
Larry Glover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glover thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mela looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Glover!
Mela is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Glover is in real trouble.
Mela trying to control momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jokke Mela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mela, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jokke Mela!
Our winner, Jokke Mela, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TJ Griffin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Albert Ashton's chin.
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25
197 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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32
190 lbs
19 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Ashton!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton fails with the takedown.
Ashton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ashton lands in his opponent's guard.
Griffin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Griffin tries to get out of the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ashton 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.
Ashton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Griffin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ashton has Griffin in his guard.
Ashton 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.
Ashton looking for a guillotine here but Griffin defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ashton has a closed guard, preventing Griffin from standing up.
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ashton on the ground.
Ashton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ashton wants to stand up but Griffin is controlling him.
Ashton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Griffin wants to control but Ashton is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin controlling the position for now.
Ashton thows a huge punch but Griffin dodges it nicely.
Ashton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ashton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Griffin defends it well.
Ashton seems to be working for a kimura but Griffin defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ashton thows a huge punch but Griffin dodges it nicely.
Ashton seems to be working for a kimura but Griffin defends the submission attempt.
Griffin is looking to escape.
Ashton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ashton is keen to just control but Griffin is a slippery customer.
Griffin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ashton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albert Ashton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Griffin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ashton's head backwards.
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!
Ashton misses with a takedown attempt - Griffin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
TJ Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Ashton.
Ashton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ashton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griffin sees it coming and defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Ashton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Griffin works Ashton's body with a nice hook.
Ashton has closed the distance and engaged Griffin in a clinch.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin struggles to land a body shot inside as Ashton controls his hands.
Ashton can't get the takedown.
Ashton has Griffin pressed against the cage, preventing Griffin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ashton goes for a takedown attempt but Griffin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ashton shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
TJ Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Ashton.
Ashton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Griffin as he avoids it easily.
Ashton has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ashton is defended easily by Griffin.
Griffin misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to chop away at Ashton's legs.
Ashton shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well.
TJ Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ashton tries for a takedown but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Griffin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ashton is breathing heavily.
Ashton shoots in but Griffin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Griffin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ashton's hands.
Griffin feints and then cracks Ashton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ashton down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ashton sprawling to the canvas! Ashton rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Griffin finish him?!
Ashton is rocked!
It looks like Albert Ashton has been cut.
Ashton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ashton is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffin finish him?
Griffin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ashton at a distance.
Griffin feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Ashton crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). TJ Griffin!
TJ Griffin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Allanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes to the cage accompanied by No Sunshine. Allanson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Know Your Enemy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
15 - 10 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luther Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Allanson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pope is out of range.
Allanson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Allanson blocks the body kick.
Pope catches Allanson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Allanson digs a good hook to Pope's body.
Pope slips under a jab.
Allanson throws a hook but Pope avoids it easily.
Pope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Allanson wants to land a leg kick but Pope is out of range.
Allanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pope.
Allanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pope checks a leg kick.
Allanson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Allanson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Allanson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pope's calf.
Pope stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allanson rushes Pope and presses him up against the cage.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pope pressing his opponent against the cage.
Allanson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pope.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pope as Allanson tries to tie him up.
Allanson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
Allanson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pope lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Allanson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pope.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allanson looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Pope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Allanson landing knees to the head.
It looks like Luther Pope has been cut.
Allanson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Allanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pope lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allanson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pope.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Allanson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pope avoiding damage as Allanson throws knees to the body.
Allanson'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.
Pope is leaning against Allanson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allanson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pope avoids it.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope avoiding damage as Allanson throws knees to the body.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Pope.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Allanson controls the action.
Pope takes a knee right on the jaw!
Allanson blocking some punches.
Pope doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Pope lands a shot to the body.
Pope doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pope is leaning against Allanson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pope misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Pope.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Allanson.
Pope blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allanson's elbow.
Pope is leaning against Allanson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Allanson tries to land knees in the clinch but Pope avoids the damage to the body.
Pope blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Allanson tries to land knees in the clinch but Pope avoids the damage to the body.
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allanson missing with knees to the body.
Pope managing to block the knees to the body from Allanson.
Allanson blocks an uppercut.
Pope effectively controlling the action here.
Pope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope is struggling to control the position.
Allanson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pope up against the cage.
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 Luther Pope will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luther Pope's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pope moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pope misses with a head kick.
Pope throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Andy Allanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allanson throws a hook to the side of Pope's head but Pope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Allanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pope.
Pope on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allanson. Allanson obviously looking to wear him down.
Allanson lands a jab-cross combination.
Pope tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Allanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Allanson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pope avoids the body shot from Allanson.
Pope checks a leg kick.
Allanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pope. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allanson misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allanson. Pope does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allanson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Allanson throws a leg kick but Pope checks it.
Pope lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Pope tests Allanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allanson circles away quickly and effectively.
Allanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pope pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Allanson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pope fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Allanson is out of range.
Andy Allanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allanson wants to clinch.
A combination from Pope does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allanson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pope checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pope swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Allanson.
Allanson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pope moves away from the strike by Allanson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allanson.
Allanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allanson moves in looking to clinch but Pope pushes him off.
Allanson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Allanson misses with a double jab
and Pope makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Allanson.
Allanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pope. That did some damage!
Allanson slips under a jab from Pope.
Pope throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Allanson scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Allanson as he checks the leg kick.
Pope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allanson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Allanson - that will leave a mark!
Allanson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allanson misses with a body kick.
Pope tries a low kick but Allanson avoids it.
Allanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allanson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Allanson doesn't manage to clinch there - Pope circles away.
Allanson tries to clinch but Pope moves out of range.
Pope connects with a looping right hand.
Allanson has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope tries a body shot but Allanson blocks it.
Allanson scores with a knee to the head.
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allansons head.
Allanson tries a knee to the head but Pope blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pope.
Pope blocks an elbow strike.
Allanson lands a good knee to the midsection. Pope won't want to take too many of those.
Pope has Allanson pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andy Allanson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Luther Pope's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Allanson lands a slapping body shot.
Allanson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pope scores with a jab to the body.
Pope blocks a head kick by Allanson.
Pope cracks Allanson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pope with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Allanson to score with a decent uppercut.
Pope dodges the punch combination from Allanson.
Allanson checks the leg kick.
Pope slips under a jab.
Allanson misses with an uppercut.
Allanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Pope misses.
Allanson misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope works Allanson's body with a nice hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Allanson - that will leave a mark!
Allanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Allanson throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allanson, right into the meat.
Pope tests Allanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pope scores with a hook.
Allanson slips a jab and a cross from Pope.
Pope staying out of range there.
Pope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Allanson moves to clinch but Pope breaks away
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allanson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Allanson is looking to clinch but Pope is avoiding it.
Pope looks to land a left hand but Allanson moved out of range nicely.
Allanson moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Pope throws out a leg kick but Allanson moves out of range and Pope only half commits.
Pope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allanson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope scores with a push kick.
Pope throws a shot to the body.
Pope has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Allanson.
A big left from Pope misses.
Pope swings for the body but Allanson moves out of range.
Pope instigates a clinch.
Pope lands with a short shot to the head.
Pope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allanson looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allanson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pope is defending well for now.
Allanson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Allanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Allanson pushes off an throws an elbow but Pope leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Allanson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope avoids the elbow strike from Allanson, against the cage.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pope managing to block the knees to the body from Allanson.
Allanson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Allanson manages to break the clinch.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Allanson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pope to score with a decent uppercut.
Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope takes a swing at Allanson's ribcage but misses.
Allanson throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope loads up on a big right hand but Allanson slips the punch.
Pope lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Allanson connects with a solid leg kick.
Allanson moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Allanson tenderised Pope's leg. Pope is trying to keep his angry face on.
Allanson misses with a low kick.
Allanson throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Good exchange - Allanson coming out on top.
Allanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allanson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Allanson.
Allanson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Allanson lunges at Pope with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pope's hand.
Allanson avoids the head kick by Pope.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andy Allanson.
Well Allanson 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Ekwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ekwall has chosen Linkin Park--One Step Closer as his entrance music. Wes Ekwall told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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145 lbs
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Ekwall!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roberts showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ekwall tries to roll over but Roberts keeps him under control.
Ekwall gets full guard.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Ekwall keeps moving.
Roberts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roberts being controlled here momentarily.
Roberts tries to free his leg and advance position but Ekwall is retaining full guard.
Roberts is fighting to break Ekwall's control of his arms but Ekwall is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ekwall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ekwall trying to keep a closed guard but Roberts is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Wes Ekwall.
Roberts scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekwall blocking the ground and pound.
Roberts looking for a guillotine from mount but Ekwall is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Roberts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekwall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Roberts thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ekwall gets back to half guard.
Roberts is thwarting Ekwall's attempts to control the position.
Ekwall is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Roberts is staying active.
Roberts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ekwall wants to improve his position but Roberts is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekwall wants to get back to his feet.
Roberts is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ekwall has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roberts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roberts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ekwall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ekwall is trying to stand back up but Roberts is controlling him
Roberts 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.
Roberts tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ekwall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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!
Ekwall wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roberts wants to take a breather but Ekwall is having none of it.
Roberts is working for a kimura but Ekwall is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ekwall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roberts.
Ekwall won't allow Roberts to pass to mount.
Roberts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ekwall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ekwall wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ekwall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ekwall is looking for a sweep. Roberts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekwall actively working from the bottom here.
Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ekwall keeps working.
Roberts trying to mount his opponent but Ekwall defends it.
Roberts is keen to just control but Ekwall is a slippery customer.
Roberts is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Roberts lands with a punch from half guard.
Ekwall is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts wants to pass the guard but Ekwall is defending well.
Ekwall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ekwall is not content to let Roberts control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Roberts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roberts throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ekwall tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Roberts is in Ekwall's guard.
Roberts wants to pass the guard but Ekwall is keeping the position.
Roberts won't allow Ekwall to get back to his feet.
Roberts won't allow Ekwall to sweep him here.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Ekwall keeps moving.
Roberts is really struggling to control Ekwall but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ekwall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roberts's guard.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ekwall lands a couple of elbows.
Ekwall lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts 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.
Roberts is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ekwall has his hands clasped together but Roberts extends an breaks Ekwall's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Roberts.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Roberts!
After the fight, Jake Roberts was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cajun Xander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Impaler comes to the cage accompanied by Jess and the Ancient Ones - Sulfur Giants . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cajun Xander!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Impaler throws a lazy right hand but Xander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Impaler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xander lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Xander pushes The Impaler away with a front kick.
Xander fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Impaler on the side of the head.
Xander has closed the distance and engaged The Impaler in a clinch.
Xander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Impaler breaks from the clinch.
Xander throws a sloppy head kick and The Impaler moves out of range easily.
The Impaler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Impaler throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Impaler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xander throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Xander moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Impaler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xander tries to close the distance and clinch but The Impaler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Impaler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xander with a nice cross.
The Impaler throws a combination that misses
and Xander counters with a body kick.
The Impaler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xander connects with an inside leg kick.
Xander connects with a leg kick. The Impaler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Impaler avoids a kick to the body.
The Impaler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xander moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Impaler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xander.
Xander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Impaler throws a front kick aimed at Xander's knee but Xander avoids it well.
Xander tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Impaler is able to avoid easily.
The Impaler misses with a low kick.
Xander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Impaler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Impaler throws a low kick but Xander moves out of range easily.
Xander cracks The Impaler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xander.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xander tries a low kick but The Impaler avoids it.
The Impaler slips under a jab from Xander.
The Impaler misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler wants to land a leg kick but Xander is out of range.
The Impaler misses with a few strikes there.
Xander takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xander ducks under a wild hook from The Impaler.
The Impaler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xander circles away quickly and effectively.
The Impaler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Cajun Xander has been cut.
The Impaler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Impaler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xander manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Xander.
The Impaler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A cross from Xander lands.
Xander with a hook.
Xander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xander connects with a jab.
Xander lands with a good body shot.
Xander feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Impaler's calf.
The Impaler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xander throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Impaler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xander checks it well.
The Impaler lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler throws a series of punches but Xander avoids them all with ease.
Xander lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Impaler at a distance.
The Impaler is breathing heavily.
The Impaler is looking to chop away at Xander's legs.
The Impaler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Xander finds it's way round the side to connect with The Impaler's head.
The Impaler avoids a punch combination nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Impaler.
Xander lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Impaler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Impaler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Xander.
Xander is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! The Impaler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Impaler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good leg kick by Xander there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Impaler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Xander has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Xander and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Impaler swinging wildly here.
Xander swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Impaler.
The Impaler connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Xander misses.
The Impaler throws a leg kick
and Xander counters with a stiff right hand.
Xander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xander moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Impaler lands a lovely overhand right.
Xander swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Impaler.
The Impaler slips under a jab.
The Impaler looks to throw the jab but Xander is out of range.
Xander thuds a left hand into The Impaler's body.
Xander swinging wildly here.
Xander checks a low kick from The Impaler.
The Impaler throws a poor cross that misses
and The Impaler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Impaler throws a body punch but Xander moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Impaler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xander.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xander. The Impaler does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Impaler throws a leg kick that misses.
The Impaler thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cajun Xander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cajun Xander's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Xander tries to clinch but The Impaler is having none of it.
Xander misses with a straight right.
The Impaler throws a leg kick that misses.
Cajun Xander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Impaler misses with a two punch combination.
The Impaler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Impaler throws a head kick but Xander moves out of range.
The Impaler lands an overhand right.
The Impaler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xander.
Xander connects with an inside leg kick.
Xander lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Xander.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Impaler moves out of range of the body kick from Xander.
The Impaler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Impaler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Impaler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Impaler walks into a left hand.
Xander scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Impaler throws a head kick that misses.
Xander scores with a hook to the body. The Impaler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xander.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Impaler looks for the body kick but Xander saw that one coming.
Xander forces The Impaler back against the cage and clinches.
The Impaler blocks a body shot from Xander.
Xander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Impaler scores with a hook to the body. Xander takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Xander throws a nice looking combination but The Impaler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Impaler checks a low kick from Xander.
Xander lunges at The Impaler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Impaler's hand.
Xander moves away from the strike by The Impaler.
Xander misses with a hook.
The Impaler thows a body shot but no joy.
The Impaler takes a swing at Xander's ribcage but misses.
The Impaler has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The Impaler misses with a low kick.
The Impaler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xander.
Xander with a jab.
Xander pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Impaler back to the cage. Xander follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Impaler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xander moves away.
The Impaler slips a jab from Xander.
Xander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Impaler manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from The Impaler misses its intended target.
The Impaler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xander.
Xander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Impaler misses with a leg kick
and Xander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xander will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Impaler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xander counters with a head kick. That will keep The Impaler thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Good shot there by The Impaler.
The Impaler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xander 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Impaler. That's going to slow Xander down.
The Impaler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xander darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Impaler throws a nice looking combination but Xander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xander connects with a leg kick. The Impaler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xander with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Impaler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Impaler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xander misses with a kick to the body.
Xander throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Xander. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The Impaler misses with a low kick as Xander jumps back.
Xander throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xander misses with a body shot.
Xander stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Impaler.
The Impaler throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Impaler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xander.
The Impaler misses with a low kick as Xander jumps back.
Xander throws a head kick that misses.
The Impaler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The Impaler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xander. Xander obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Xander scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander connects with an inside leg kick.
Xander doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Xander.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xander.
Xander is looking to slow The Impaler down with leg kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xander darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Xander tries a low kick but The Impaler avoids it.
Xander lunges at The Impaler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Impaler's hand.
Xander moves in looking to clinch but The Impaler pushes him off.
Xander throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Impaler counters with a nice body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as The Impaler blocks the leg kick.
Xander fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Impaler throws a leg kick but Xander moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Impaler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xander throws a hook but The Impaler avoids it easily.
The Impaler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Xander.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xander. That's going to slow The Impaler down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cajun Xander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cajun Xander's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The Impaler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Impaler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The Impaler is looking to score with low kicks.
Xander throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xander is looking to chop away at The Impaler's legs.
Xander throws a leg kick which misses The Impaler's front leg but catches the back leg as The Impaler tries to avoid it.
Xander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Impaler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Impaler tries to score with a low kick but Xander moves his leg out of the way.
The Impaler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Impaler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Xander scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Impaler in his tracks.
Xander changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Xander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Impaler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from The Impaler misses
and Xander counters with a good, hard body kick but The Impaler shrugs it off.
The Impaler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Impaler throws a leg kick but Xander sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xander checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Impaler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xander digs a good hook to The Impaler's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xander tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Impaler is able to avoid easily.
Xander fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xander tries to score with a low kick but The Impaler moves his leg out of the way.
Xander throws a wild body kick that The Impaler sees coming a mile off.
The Impaler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xander throws a series of punches but The Impaler moves out of range.
The Impaler scores with a jab to the head.
Xander throws a series of punches but The Impaler avoids them all with ease.
Xander throws a body punch but The Impaler moves out of range.
Xander moves out of range of the body kick.
The Impaler checks a low kick from Xander.
A left lands for Xander.
Xander misses with a straight right.
The Impaler misses with an uppercut. Xander saw that one coming.
The Impaler delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick lands there from The Impaler.
Xander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Impaler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Impaler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xander scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Impaler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Impaler throws a jab but it's blocked by Xander.
Cajun Xander is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Impaler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Xander. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Xander.
The Impaler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Xander throws a head kick that misses.
The Impaler throws a head kick that misses.
Xander takes a swing at The Impaler's ribcage but misses.
Xander throws an overhand right that lands on The Impaler's shoulder, as The Impaler tries to avoid the shot.
The Impaler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xander wants to clinch up but The Impaler keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xander fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Impaler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xander's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Impaler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xander scrambles back to his feet.
Xander fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Impaler is out of range.
Xander goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Xander avoids the body shot from The Impaler.
The Impaler throws a shot to the body.
Xander fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Impaler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Impaler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xander.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xander.
A decent looking body kick lands there for The Impaler.
The Impaler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Impaler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Xander misses with a low kick.
Xander throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Impaler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Impaler checks a leg kick.
The Impaler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vlad The Impaler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Impaler checks it well.
The Impaler lands a leg kick that knocks Xander off balance momentarily.
The Impaler throws a right and a left that Xander avoids nicely.
The Impaler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Impaler is looking to slow Xander down with leg kicks.
The Impaler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Impaler looks to land a left hand but Xander moved out of range nicely.
Xander 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.
The Impaler throws a sloppy head kick and Xander moves out of range easily.
Xander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Impaler circles away quickly and effectively.
The Impaler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xander dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Impaler. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Impaler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Xander has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Xander and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Impaler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cajun Xander.
Well Xander 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cajun Xander!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Eighteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alves's choice of entrance music: Mama said . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Eighteen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Alves!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a jab but it's blocked by Eighteen.
Alves fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Eighteen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eighteen lands with a left to the head.
Alves lands a nice uppercut.
Eighteen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alves misses with the head strike.
Eighteen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
Eighteen blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eighteen.
Still in the clinch, Eighteen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Eighteen controls his hands.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Eighteen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eighteen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eighteen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alves.
Eighteen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eighteen blocks an uppercut.
Eighteen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Salvador Alves has been cut.
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Eighteen.
Eighteen just leaning against Alves, taking a breather.
Eighteen can't find room to land a body shot as Alves controls the action.
Eighteen prevents a body shot from Alves.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Eighteen avoids the damage to the body.
Eighteen pushes Alves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eighteen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eighteen.
Eighteen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
Alves misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves.
Alves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eighteen.
Alves letting Eighteen take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eighteen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eighteen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Eighteen.
Eighteen wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Eighteen.
Eighteen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eighteen is trying to stall.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eighteen has a couple of punches blocked by Alves.
A right hook to the body lands for Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Alves on the inside.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eighteen lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Eighteen.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eighteen is stalling here.
Eighteen tries to work over Alves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eighteen throws a head punch that misses.
Eighteen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alves tries to work over Eighteen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eighteen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alves lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eighteen lands with a short shot to the head.
Alves tries to throw a body punch but Eighteen avoids it by throwing Alves back against the cage.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alves presses Eighteen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alves scores with a hook to the body.
Alves lands with a light punch inside.
Eighteen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Eighteen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Alves prevents a body shot from Eighteen.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eighteen or not.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Eighteen avoids the damage to the body.
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Eighteen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eighteen blocks an uppercut.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dave Eighteen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Salvador Alves's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alves throws a head kick that Eighteen semi-blocks.
Eighteen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alves checks a low kick from Eighteen.
Eighteen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alves throws a leg kick that is checked
and Eighteen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alves fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alves misses with a low kick.
Alves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Eighteen missing with a left hand there. Alves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eighteen moves out of range of the leg kick from Alves.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Eighteen is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eighteen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvador Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Alves. Beautiful body shot.
Alves looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eighteen avoids the head kick by Alves.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alves.
Dave Eighteen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves misses with a straight left.
Alves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eighteen scores with a head kick. Alves tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eighteen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eighteen keeps Alves at a distance using the push kick.
Eighteen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alves under the eye.
Eighteen throws a low kick, looking for Alves's leg but Alves calmly moves out of range.
Alves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eighteen in his tracks.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eighteen as he jumps to the side.
Eighteen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eighteen as he avoids it easily.
Dave Eighteen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvador Alves.
Eighteen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eighteen lands with a nice body punch.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eighteen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eighteen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Eighteen tried to score with a low kick but Alves checks it.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
Eighteen lands a slapping body shot.
Eighteen lands a head kick. Alves smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Eighteen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eighteen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eighteen throws a leg kick but Alves moved away.
Alves throws a wild body kick that Eighteen sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eighteen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eighteen can pounce on him.
Alves pushes Eighteen up against the cage in a clinch.
Eighteen blocks a body shot from Alves.
A short body shot lands from Eighteen as the two fighters clinch.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Eighteen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eighteen taking a breather.
Alves tries to work over Eighteen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Eighteen.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Eighteen.
Alves is rocked!
Eighteen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Eighteen finish him?
Eighteen lands a right hand.
Alves misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Eighteen as the two fighters clinch.
Eighteen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Alves! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Eighteen is unloading with more strikes now! Alves drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Eighteen!
Dave Eighteen retains his middleweight title!
Dave Eighteen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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