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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Combo Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jollibee Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jollibee Mcdonald is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Combo Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jollibee Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald lands with a nice body punch.
Mcdonald throws a good cross that connects.
Mcdonald throws a hook but Rage avoids it easily.
Rage moves out of range as Mcdonald strikes.
Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mcdonald.
Rage misses with an uppercut.
Mcdonald throws a hook to the side of Rage's head but Rage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rage defending well as Mcdonald loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcdonald. Rage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rage misses with a wild body shot.
Rage avoids the body shot from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rage at a distance.
Rage looks to throw the jab but Mcdonald is out of range.
Mcdonald cracks a nice hook into Rage's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage scoring well with a low kick there.
Mcdonald tests Rage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rage throws out a leg kick but Mcdonald moves out of range and Rage only half commits.
Mcdonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
Mcdonald slips a jab from Rage.
Mcdonald misses the shot to the body.
Mcdonald takes a swing at Rage's ribcage but misses.
Mcdonald throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
Mcdonald thuds a left hand into Rage's body.
Rage is breathing heavily.
Rage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mcdonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range.
Mcdonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcdonald moves out of range as Rage strikes.
Mcdonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
Mcdonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range.
Mcdonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rage was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcdonald.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mcdonald.
Mcdonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcdonald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mcdonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rage.
Mcdonald thows a body shot but no joy.
Mcdonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rage.
Mcdonald fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcdonald manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage throws a leg kick but Mcdonald checks it.
Mcdonald works Rage's body with a nice hook.
Rage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mcdonald throws a jab when Rage was well out of range.
Mcdonald lands with a hook. Rage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mcdonald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mcdonald throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
Mcdonald blocks a jab.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcdonald lands a jab.
It looks like Combo Rage has been cut.
Mcdonald throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
Rage misses with a body shot.
Rage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mcdonald finds it's way round the side to connect with Rage's head.
Mcdonald lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcdonald misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Mcdonald.
Rage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rage is rocked!
Rage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcdonald.
Oh Rage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rage misses with a looping left.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcdonald is just out of range.
Rage misses with a shot to the body
and Mcdonald counters with a nice body shot.
Mcdonald uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rage has time to react.
Rage gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Mcdonald gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jollibee Mcdonald!
Jollibee Mcdonald bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Oneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Oneil was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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300 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Oneil!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch but Oneil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oneil with a lazy takedown attempt
and Durant counters by moving into the clinch.
Oneil tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oneil fails to pull guard.
Billy Durant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Oneil.
Durant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oneil tries to pull guard but Durant forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oneil jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Durant walks away with a smile on his face. Oneil gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Durant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durant tries to clinch but Oneil is having none of it.
Oneil shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oneil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant tries to clinch but Oneil moves away
and Oneil counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Oneil tries to free his leg and advance position but Durant is retaining full guard.
Oneil trying to control the position from guard on top but Durant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oneil drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oneil jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Durant keeping moving, preventing Oneil from controlling successfully.
Oneil wants to pass the guard but Durant is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil trying to control the position from guard on top but Durant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James Oneil has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Oneil swats away the attempt to clinch by Durant.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant tries to clinch
and Oneil counters with a shoot takedown. Durant fights it but they end up in guard.
Durant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oneil drops back looking for a leg! Durant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Durant manages to kick Oneil off! Oneil jumps back into Durant's guard.
Oneil's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneil trying to control the position from guard on top but Durant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oneil is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Oneil trying to control the position from guard on top but Durant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
James Oneil has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Durant tries to clinch but Oneil moves away
and Oneil decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Durant's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oneil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oneil is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Oneil showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Oneil 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.
Durant tries to clinch but Oneil is having none of it.
Oneil circles away from the clinch attempt
and Oneil counters with a single leg into guard. Durant didn't expect that.
Oneil tries to free his leg and advance position but Durant is retaining full guard.
James Oneil has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oneil seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durant trying to keep a closed guard but Oneil is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil trying to control the position from guard on top but Durant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oneil thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oneil drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oneil jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oneil 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant is pulling down on Oneil's head. It's preventing any offense from Oneil, at least for the moment.
Oneil throws a big right hand that misses.
Durant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Durant tries to get out of the position.
Oneil wants to control from the top but Durant keeps moving.
Oneil 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant controlling Oneil's posture.
Oneil trying to control but Durant is working from the bottom.
Oneil passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneil is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Durant is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oneil tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oneil has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oneil thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Oneil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Durant tries to clinch but Oneil moves out of range.
Durant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oneil counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Durant keeping moving, preventing Oneil from controlling successfully.
Durant is pulling down on Oneil's head. It's preventing any offense from Oneil, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Billy Durant.
Oneil circles away from the clinch attempt.
Billy Durant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oneil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Durant looks to clinch
and Oneil counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Well,Durant is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Oneil wants to control from the top but Durant keeps moving.
Oneil engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Durant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oneil trying to control the position from guard on top but Durant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by James Oneil.
Durant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oneil.
Billy Durant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durant wants to clinch up but Oneil keeps it at a distance.
Durant is looking to clinch but Oneil is avoiding it.
Oneil swats away the attempt to clinch by Durant.
Durant wants to clinch
so Oneil counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Oneil preventing the sweep.
Oneil 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneil trying to control the position from guard on top but Durant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James Oneil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oneil passes into half guard.
Oneil content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oneil wants to control but Durant is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Oneil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oneil winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for James Oneil!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for James Oneil!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for James Oneil!
James Oneil wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benigno Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Every Thing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benigno Aquino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Every Thing!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thing fails with a takedown attempt.
Aquino stuffs the takedown.
Every Thing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thing shoots in but no luck this time.
Benigno Aquino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Every Thing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thing.
Aquino misses with a two punch combination.
Thing tries for a takedown but Aquino sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thing tries for a takedown but Aquino sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thing blocks a jab.
Thing has a takedown stuffed.
Thing looks gassed!
Aquino misses with a looping left.
Thing shoots in looking for a takedown. Aquino tries to sprawl out of it but Thing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aquino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aquino slaps away a takedown attempt from Thing, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aquino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thing sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thing fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aquino avoids it really well and circles away.
Aquino throws the left hand but Thing avoids the punch easily.
Aquino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thing tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aquino swivels and escapes.
A big left from Aquino misses.
Aquino stuffs the takedown attempt from Thing. Thing gets slowly back to his feet.
Aquino misses with a hook. Thing ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Aquino.
Thing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aquino but Aquino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aquino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aquino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thing dives in and grabs Aquino's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aquino pushes down on Thing's head and hops out.
Aquino lands the left hand.
Aquino clinches up with Thing and pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thing misses with some punches.
Aquino is pushing Thing up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Aquino leaves Thing with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquino moves into range and clinches up with Thing.
Thing looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aquino displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thing up against the cage.
Thing misses with some punches.
Thing misses with the head strike.
Thing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aquino's elbow.
Thing taking a breather.
Aquino stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thing lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thing working aggressively here.
Thing working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Thing's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aquino slowing the pace effectively.
Thing can't find room to land a body shot as Aquino controls the action.
Thing being controlled against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benigno Aquino dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aquino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thing somewhat.
Aquino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No luck for Thing with that takedown attempt.
Thing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aquino is fending him off so far but Thing persists. Nope, Aquino circles away and we're back to standing.
Benigno Aquino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Every Thing.
Thing shoots for a double leg takedown but Aquino sprawls well. He's pushed Thing's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aquino throws a lazy right hand but Thing sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aquino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thing somewhat.
Aquino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thing manages to avoid it.
Thing is breathing heavily.
Thing shoots in but no luck this time.
Thing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aquino is fending him off so far but Thing persists. Nope, Aquino circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Aquino tenderised Thing's leg. Thing is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aquino pushes Thing up against the cage in a clinch.
Thing can't find room to land a body shot as Aquino controls the action.
Thing looking to slow down the pace here.
Thing misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thing.
Thing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aquino'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.
Thing working hard to break the clinch.
Thing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Aquino to work.
Thing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aquino is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Thing shoots in looking for a takedown but Aquino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thing's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aquino 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.
Decent striking displayed by Aquino there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thing fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aquino avoids it really well and circles away.
Thing fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thing shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aquino pinned against the cage. Aquino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aquino misses with a looping left.
Aquino throws an overhand right that lands on Thing's shoulder, as Thing tries to avoid the shot.
Thing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aquino as he avoids it easily.
Thing closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aquino circles away.
Aquino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thing misses with a body punch.
Aquino displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thing up against the cage.
Thing working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thing letting Aquino take a breather here.
Thing has a couple of punches blocked by Aquino.
Thing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aquino has him pressed against the cage.
Thing content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aquino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aquino blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aquino avoiding damage.
Thing throws a punch but it's blocked by Aquino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Benigno Aquino will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Thing is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aquino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aquino misses with a looping right.
Thing fails with the takedown.
Aquino missing with a left hand there. Thing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thing closes the distance and clinches up with Aquino, looking for a takedown. Thing pushes Aquino against the cage but Aquino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benigno Aquino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Every Thing.
Thing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aquino.
Nice body punch from Aquino.
Aquino throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aquino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aquino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thing somewhat.
Aquino takes a swing at Thing's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Aquino misses.
A slow jab from Aquino misses its intended target.
Thing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck for Thing with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thing shoots for a double leg takedown but Aquino sprawls well. He's pushed Thing's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aquino lunges at Thing with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thing's hand.
Benigno Aquino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aquino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aquino is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aquino keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thing's efforts to push away.
Thing is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aquino leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aquino.
Aquino stalls.
Thing will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aquino up against the cage.
Thing tries to throw a body punch but Aquino avoids it by throwing Thing back against the cage.
Aquino has Thing pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benigno Aquino.
Aquino stuffs the takedown attempt from Thing. Thing gets slowly back to his feet.
Aquino throws a big shot that misses.
Thing shoots in for a takedown but Aquino shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aquino takes the fight into the clinch.
Aquino has Thing pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aquino leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thing.
Aquino dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thing tries to work over Aquino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thing digs a right hand underneath Aquino's ribcage. Aquino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aquino's elbow.
Thing scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benigno Aquino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aquino has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Benigno Aquino!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Benigno Aquino!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Benigno Aquino!
Benigno Aquino wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poe Winnie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lionel Messi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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250 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lionel Messi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Poe Winnie!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi misses with a two punch combination.
Messi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winnie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice combo by Messi! Oh, that's hurt him - Winnie falls to the canvas and Messi follows him into side control.
It looks like Poe Winnie has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messi trying to control the action but Winnie is working from the bottom.
Messi wants to stand but Winnie has his arm trapped.
Messi decides to stand back up.
Winnie throws a hook but Messi avoids it easily.
Messi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Messi misses with a wild combination.
Messi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winnie.
Messi wants to slow Winnie down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Messi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Winnie - just one landing.
Messi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Messi throws a series of punches but Winnie avoids them all with ease.
Winnie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Messi manages to avoid it.
Messi swinging wildly here.
Messi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Messi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Messi. Those never looked like landing.
Messi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Messi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Messi misses with the combination.
Messi is breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Messi scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winnie.
Winnie throws a hook but Messi avoids it easily.
Winnie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Messi doesn't seem bothered though.
Winnie misses the shot to the body.
Winnie takes a swing at Messi's ribcage but misses.
Messi fails to land with a series of punches.
Messi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Messi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winnie counters with a single leg into guard. Messi didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winnie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winnie trying to control the position from guard on top but Messi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winnie throwing strikes but missing.
Winnie trying to control the position from guard on top but Messi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnie chips away with some ground and pound.
Messi trying to control the position.
Winnie is looking to work some ground and pound but Messi has wrist control.
Winnie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Messi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Winnie wants to control from the top but Messi keeps moving.
Winnie throws a big right hand that misses.
Winnie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Winnie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnie chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Messi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winnie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Winnie lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winnie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Messi's head.
Messi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winnie.
Winnie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Messi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Messi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Messi tries to get out of the position.
Messi is controlling Winnie's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Messi keeping moving, preventing Winnie from controlling successfully.
Winnie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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 Lionel Messi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Poe Winnie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Messi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lionel Messi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winnie throws a hook but Messi avoids it easily.
Messi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Messi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Messi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Messi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winnie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Messi throws a right hand that Winnie ducks under and follows up with a left that Winnie also avoids with ease.
Winnie looks to score with a jab to the body but Messi is just out of range.
Winnie dodges the punch combination from Messi.
Messi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Messi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winnie circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes from Messi. Those never looked like landing.
Messi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That has opened up Poe Winnie's cut even more.
Messi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Winnie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Messi throws a series of punches but Winnie moves out of range.
Messi throws a right and a left that Winnie avoids nicely.
Winnie swings for the body but Messi moves out of range.
Messi slips a jab from Winnie.
Messi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winnie.
Messi scores with a three punch combo!
Winnie misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winnie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Messi moves away.
Messi misses with the combination.
Winnie misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Messi does no damage.
Winnie misses the shot to the body.
Lionel Messi is winning the standup battle so far.
Winnie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winnie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Messi.
Messi misses with a few strikes there.
Messi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winnie thows a body shot but no joy.
Messi misses with a series of wild punches.
Messi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winnie counters with a right hand to the body.
Messi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winnie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Messi circles away.
Winnie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi gets caught flat footed, as Winnie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Messi has momentary wrist control but Winnie slips an elbow through the middle.
Winnie passes into half guard.
Winnie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Winnie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Messi defending well though.
Poe Winnie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Winnie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Winnie lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi taking some punishment here, with Winnie in his half guard.
Messi won't allow Winnie to pass to mount.
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!
Nice strikes from Winnie there.
Winnie with the ground and pound but Messi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Messi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Messi keeping full guard, as Winnie tries to pass.
Winnie trying to control the position from guard on top but Messi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winnie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winnie postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Poe Winnie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Poe Winnie's cut.
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!
Messi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winnie circles away quickly and effectively.
Winnie pushes Messi up against the cage in a clinch.
Messi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Messi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Messi misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Messi to work.
Messi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Messi misses with a body punch.
Messi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winnie or not.
Winnie pushes Messi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Winnie takes a shot to the head.
Messi looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnie has a couple of punches blocked by Messi.
Messi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winnie blocks an uppercut.
Messi tries to work over Winnie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winnie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Messi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Messi is struggling to control the position.
Messi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Messi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winnie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Messi tries to throw a body punch but Winnie avoids it by throwing Messi back against the cage.
Messi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Messi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winnie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Messi gets underhooks to prevent Winnie's takedown attempt.
Messi misses with a punch on the inside.
Winnie is stalling here.
Messi misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winnie.
Winnie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Messi lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Messi fails to land.
Messi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Messi lands with a left to the head.
Messi tries to work over Winnie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Messi working aggressively here.
Messi can't find room to land a body shot as Winnie controls the action.
Winnie blocks an uppercut.
Winnie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winnie taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winnie wants a takedown.
Messi gets underhooks to prevent Winnie's takedown attempt.
Lionel Messi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poe Winnie.
Winnie effectively controlling the action here.
Messi misses with a punch to the body.
Winnie wants to stall.
Messi misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Messi misses with some punches.
Winnie trying to control the position but instead, Messi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Winnie into the cage.
Messi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnie's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Messi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Messi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Lionel Messi!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Lionel Messi!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Lionel Messi!
Lionel Messi wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
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