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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvin Lilke will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

al Thor
vs
Lilke

194 cm
25
224 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

215 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rand al Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alvin Lilke!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lilke shoots in and bounces al Thor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lilke trying to control the position from guard on top but al Thor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
al Thor pulls Lilke in close to his closed guard and prevents Lilke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lilke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
al Thor wants to sweep here but Lilke controlling him for the moment.
Lilke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alvin Lilke was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lilke wants to clinch
and al Thor counters with a low kick, right behind Lilke 's knee.
The fighters circling - al Thor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lilke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lilke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
al Thor lands with a straight right. Lilke didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Alvin Lilke has been cut.
al Thor swings for the body but Lilke moves out of range.
al Thor moves out of range of the body kick from Lilke.
Lilke wants to clinch.
al Thor misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke throws a jab when al Thor was well out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lilke.
al Thor leaves Lilke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rand al Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvin Lilke.

al Thor lands a big head kick that sends Lilke tumbling to the mat! al Thor takes a step backwards and waves Lilke back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lilke is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilke checks a leg kick nicely.
Lilke is still on wobbly legs! Can al Thor finish him?

al Thor moves into the clinch successfully.
Lilke seems to have recovered his senses.
al Thor lands a body shot.
Lilke blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from al Thor.
A left hand lands to the body for al Thor.
Lilke looks gassed!
al Thor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
al Thor lands a left hand.
al Thor throws an elbow but it misses.
al Thor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lilke blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lilke.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from al Thor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Thor pushes Lilke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
al Thor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lilkes head.
al Thor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
al Thor lands with a short shot to the head.

That has opened up Alvin Lilke's cut even more.
al Thor throws a big uppercut that drops Lilke! More strikes from al Thor and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lilke lies dazed against the cage as al Thor celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand al Thor!
Rand al Thor 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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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derown Wheeliams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derown Wheeliams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Wheeliams
vs
Penn

190 cm
22
207 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

186 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derown Wheeliams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bj Penn!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Wheeliams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wheeliams in his tracks.

Wheeliams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Penn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Wheeliams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wheeliams is thwarting Penn's attempts to control the position.
Penn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wheeliams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Penn has his foot on Wheeliams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wheeliams works his way back into a safe position though.

Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wheeliams defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wheeliams 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.

Wheeliams thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wheeliams stands and steps away. Penn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Wheeliams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wheeliams showed some decent athleticism there.

Wheeliams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Penn sees it coming and defends easily.

Wheeliams seems to be working for a kimura but Penn defends the submission attempt.
Wheeliams is thwarting Penn's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Penn is defending against the submission attempts here by Wheeliams.

Wheeliams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheeliams wants to free his trapped foot but Penn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Penn trying to control but Wheeliams postures up.

Wheeliams is working for a submission of some sort.

Wheeliams stands up and beckons Penn to join him on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wheeliams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn struggling a bit here.

Wheeliams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Penn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Wheeliams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Penn has escaped the position, nice work there.

Wheeliams is trying to get an arm triangle but Penn is defending well.

Wheeliams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Penn has escaped the position, nice work there.

Wheeliams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wheeliams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to control but Wheeliams postures up.

Wheeliams is trying to get an arm triangle but Penn is defending well.

Wheeliams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Penn, who protects the arm well.

Wheeliams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Wheeliams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wheeliams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wheeliams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derown Wheeliams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A low kick from Penn is predictable there

and Wheeliams counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wheeliams tries for a kimura but Penn is defending well.

Wheeliams is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Penn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Wheeliams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Penn wants to control but Wheeliams postures up.

Wheeliams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Wheeliams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Penn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Penn struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wheeliams is staying active.

Wheeliams is trying to get an arm triangle but Penn is defending well.

Wheeliams has hold of Penn's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Penn tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Wheeliams cranks the arm and Penn screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Penn, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Derown Wheeliams!
A very excited looking Derown Wheeliams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Owth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blues comes to the cage accompanied by Soul Man. On his way into the cage it seems that Jake Blues has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jake Blues seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Blues
vs
Owth

209 cm
21
295 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

221 cm
21
296 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Blues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ruben Owth!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blues moves into the clinch successfully.
Owth can't find room to land a body shot as Blues controls the action.
Owth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Owth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blues up against the cage.
Owth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blues's elbow.

Blues pulls guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Owth advances position into side control!

Owth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Owth wants to control but Blues is keeping him busy.

Owth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Owth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Owth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blues sneaks back into half guard.
Blues pushes Owth off looking to stand but Owth dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Owth wants to pass to mount but Blues is defending the position.
Blues might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Owth not doing much here.
Blues is looking for a sweep. Owth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Blues kicks off Owth and gets to his feet.

Owth closes the distance and clinches.
Owth stalling in the clinch.
Blues looking for a takedown.
Owth tries to work over Blues's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owth misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Blues's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Owth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blues is trying to pull guard but Owth has him pressed against the cage.
Blues tries to pull guard but Owth won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Blues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blues letting Owth take a breather here.
Owth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Owth dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blues prevents a body shot from Owth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blues backwards.
Blues is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Owth misses with a body punch.
Blues jumps guard but Owth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Blues pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Owth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blues.
Blues tries to close the distance and clinch but Owth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Owth stuffs the takedown attempt from Blues. Blues gets slowly back to his feet.
Owth throws a body punch but Blues moves out of range.
Owth thuds a left hand into Blues's body.
No luck for Blues with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Owth takes the fight into the clinch.

Blues breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Owth moves into the clinch.
Owth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blues prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Owth scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Owth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Owth tries to throw a body punch but Blues avoids it by throwing Owth back against the cage.
Owth struggles to land a body shot inside as Blues controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruben Owth dominated that round.
That's time! Blues's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blues tries to close the distance and clinch but Owth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Owth. Blues does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jake Blues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blues gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Owth as the two fighters clinch.
Owth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Owth struggles to land a body shot inside as Blues controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Owth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Owth on the inside.
Blues goes for a takedown attempt but Owth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Owth scores with a jab to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owth doesn't manage to clinch there - Blues circles away.

Blues looking to score a takedown here. Owth is defending well but Blues drives through and ends up in Owth's guard.
Blues working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blues trying to move into half guard but instead Owth has managed to sweep!
Owth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blues's head.

Blues is rocked!

Owth drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Owth as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Blues screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Owth! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ruben Owth!
Ruben Owth was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. seven nation army kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Master
vs
Johnson

225 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
149 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malcolm Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Master backing up. Master nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Master really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.

Master has hold of one of Johnson's legs. Johnson is fighting the takedown attempt but Master gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.

Master drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Master jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Master is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Master has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Master is working away from the top position though.
Johnson tries to roll over but Master keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Master is looking for a kimura here.
Master is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Master is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Johnson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.

Master jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Master is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.

Master is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Master looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Master tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Master will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Master thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Master has an Americana. Johnson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Master is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Master hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Malcolm Master!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Caparas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson has chosen Memories - by David Guetta and Kid Cudi as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Caparas
vs
Wilson

185 cm
26
179 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danilo Caparas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caparas takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Caparas staying out of range there.
Caparas scores with a one two! Wilson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wilson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caparas throws a front kick that sends Wilson stumbling back into the cage.
Caparas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilson.
Caparas thuds his right hand into Wilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Danilo Caparas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caparas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caparas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caparas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caparas connects with a body shot that sends Wilson's belly button to the back.
Caparas lands a slapping body shot.
Crunch! Caparas slams his shin into Wilson's torso.
Wilson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caparas.
Caparas throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparas throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson checks a low kick from Caparas.
Caparas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Caparas swings widly with a right hand

and Wilson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Caparas!
Wilson lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caparas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wilson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wilson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Caparas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilson unloading with bombs!
Wilson lands a big shot there that rocks Caparas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wilson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Caparas looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Caparas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wilson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Caparas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wilson.
Wilson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wilson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Caparas takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Wilson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Wilson!
Post fight, Dave Wilson took to the microphone: 'Win or lose I'm looking to put on some exciting fights. I'll leave everything in this cage every time I step in here. '.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Lagutin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mondello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lagutin
vs
Mondello

183 cm
22
179 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

178 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikolai Lagutin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Floyd Mondello!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Mondello misses.
Mondello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lagutin.
Mondello connects with a single shot there.
Mondello swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Mondello.
Mondello throws a one two combo.

It looks like Nikolai Lagutin has been cut.
Jab, jab by Mondello - just one landing.
Lagutin with a poor takedown

and Mondello counters with a crisp one two that drops Lagutin! Mondello thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lagutin to his feet! Lagutin is in big trouble!

Lagutin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Mondello misses.
Oh Lagutin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horrible takedown by Lagutin or perhaps it was just good defense by Mondello which made him look bad.
Mondello fails to land with a series of punches.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Mondello has cracked Lagutin with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Mondello lands another huge swinging hook and Lagutin tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Lagutin, before Mondello can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Floyd Mondello!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones - Can't be touched. The crowd seem to be enjoying Michaels's choice of entrance music: Sexy boy by PRINCE. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Overeem
vs
Michaels

195 cm
23
263 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

199 cm
26
255 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Overeem.

It looks like Shawn Michaels has been cut.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Michaels keeps it at a distance.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michaels scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Overeem. Those never looked like landing.

Overeem instigates a clinch.

Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Overeem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michaels circles away quickly and effectively.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michaels lands a right hook to the body.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels lands a head kick!
Overeem lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michaels.
Michaels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Michaels scores with a jab.
Overeem walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Michaels connects with a right hand. Overeem shakes it off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Overeem missing with a left hand there. Michaels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Overeem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Overeem misses with the body kick
and Michaels counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Overeem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. Overeem looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Michaels.
Michaels scores with a decent looking hook.
Michaels cracks Overeem with a right hand to the side of the head.
Michaels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels feints and then cracks Overeem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Overeem down.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overeem blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Overeem throws a right and a left that Michaels avoids nicely.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Overeem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Michaels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Michaels.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Michaels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Overeem avoids the head kick by Michaels.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses.
Overeem takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Overeem throws a leg kick but Michaels sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Michaels.
Michaels plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Michaels sizes up Overeem with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Overeem misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Overeem swinging wildly here.
Overeem throws a shot from downtown. Michaels moves away and avoids it.
Michaels lands a leg kick that knocks Overeem off balance momentarily.
Michaels scores with a kick to the body.
Michaels lands with a nice combination. Overeem backs away looking to recover.
Overeem is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Michaels is out of range and Overeem settles back down.
Michaels keeps the fight on the outside.
Michaels cracks the inside of Overeem's front leg.
Michaels keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Michaels tests Overeem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Michaels dodges the punch combination from Overeem.
Overeem blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Michaels throws a head kick that Overeem semi-blocks.
Overeem is looking to land body kicks.
Michaels scores with a head kick.
Overeem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Michaels.
Michaels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overeem shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Michaels avoids them all with ease.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Michaels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Overeem moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Michaels.
A head kick by Overeem misses
and Michaels counters with a thumping low kick.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
Overeem throws a lazy head kick
and Michaels counters with a stiff right hand.
Michaels thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Overeem if he has to take too many more of those.
Overeem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michaels with a hook.
Michaels scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Michaels, right into the meat.
Michaels throws a nice head kick!
Michaels lands with a cross.
Overeem sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels lands a nice shot that snaps Overeem's head back.
Michaels is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Overeem had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good leg kick by Michaels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Overeem walks into a stiff left hand from Michaels.
Overeem looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Michaels scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Michaels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Michaels's cut.
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.

Michaels scores with a punch to the head.
Michaels scores with a head kick.
Overeem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick from Michaels lands but Overeem takes it in his stride.

Overeem is rocked!
Whack! Michaels lands a heavy head kick that drops Overeem. The ref tackles Michaels to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Overeem was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Shawn Michaels!
A relieved looking Shawn Michaels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rex Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Ludwig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludwig is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wasp - I wanna be somebody. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Williams
vs
Ludwig

173 cm
28
155 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

168 cm
27
151 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Undead clothing. All items 10$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Ludwig!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Ludwig misses its intended target.
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ludwig sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ludwig misses with an uppercut

and Williams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ludwig tries to kick Williams off but Williams keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ludwig is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ludwig is looking to improve his position.

Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
Ludwig keeping hold of Williams's head, controlling as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ludwig avoid being mounted?
Williams throwing shots but Ludwig is blocking nicely.
Williams passes to side control.
Ludwig can't do much from the bottom here.
Ludwig is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Williams off and has taken his back!
Williams trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ludwig struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Williams is not content to let Ludwig control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ludwig landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Williams wants to control but Ludwig is keeping busy.
Williams is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ludwig throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ludwig keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Ludwig postures up.
Ludwig with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ludwig passes Williams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ludwig is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig looking to pass the guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Ludwig from controlling successfully.
Williams controls Ludwig momentarily but Ludwig frees himself.
Ludwig trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams working a defensive guard here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ludwig swings widly with a right hand

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ludwig keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.

Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Williams trying to control but Ludwig is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig is controlling Williams's posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams wanted to stand there but Ludwig had control of the position.
Williams content to stall in guard here.
Ludwig pulls Williams in close to his closed guard and prevents Williams from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ludwig throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Ludwig.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ludwig connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ludwig's guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Ludwig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ludwig trying to control the position.
Williams is pushing down on Ludwig's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ludwig is fighting to maintain full guard but Williams has managed to sneak the leg through.
Williams wants to pass to mount but Ludwig is defending the position.

Williams postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ludwig to stand up.
Ludwig lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Ludwig misses with a looping right.
Williams moves out of range as Ludwig strikes.
Ludwig lands an overhand right.
Ludwig cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ludwig. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ludwig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ludwig lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Williams is rocked!
Ludwig throws an overhand right that drops Williams like a sack of potatoes! Ludwig dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Ludwig! Jay Ludwig retains his featherweight title!
Jay Ludwig was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.