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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Built Win (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dank comes into the arena with let the bodies hit the floor blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
278 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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288 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Dank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Built Win!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Win lands a head shot.
Dank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John Dank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Win blocks a head kick by Dank.
Win is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dank shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Win as he jumps to the side.
Win avoids the head kick by Dank.
Dank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Win.
Dank throws a head kick that misses.
Dank tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Dank does no damage.
Dank looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Win takes a swing at Dank's ribcage but misses.
Win fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Win stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Win connects with a crisp jab.
Dank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Win with a nice cross.
Dank shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Win but Win pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dank fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Built Win is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dank slips a jab and a cross from Win.
Dank looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Win is fending him off so far but Dank persists. Nope, Win circles away and we're back to standing.
Win fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dank manages to avoid it.
Dank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dank with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Win scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Win throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dank throws the kick towards the body but Win avoids it.
Win displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dank.
Horrible takedown by Dank or perhaps it was just good defense by Win which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Win misses with a two punch combination.
Dank misses with a head kick.
Win misses with a few strikes there.
Win swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dank.
Win closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Win connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dank falls off balance throwing a combination
and Win counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Built Win dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dank misses with a head kick.
Dank shoots in for a takedown but Win shows good takedown defense.
Win misses with the combination.
Win throws an overhand right that lands on Dank's shoulder, as Dank tries to avoid the shot.
Dank shoots in but no luck this time.
Win rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Win lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Win lands.
Dank closes the distance and clinches up with Win, looking for a takedown. Dank pushes Win against the cage but Win circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dank fails with the takedown
and Win counters with a left and a right that stings Dank.
Win slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Win fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dank shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Win sprawls well. Win wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dank gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dank fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win connects with a crisp jab.
Dank swinging wildly here.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dank. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dank shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Win as he avoids it easily.
Dank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dank shoots for a double leg takedown but Win sprawls well. He's pushed Dank's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Win misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dank tries for a takedown but Win sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dank tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Win swivels and escapes.
Dank throws a head kick but Win moves out of range.
Dank on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Win uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dank.
Win getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Built Win seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dank takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice combination there by Win.
Dank misses with a series of wild punches.
Dank swinging wildly here.
Win cracks a nice hook into Dank's ribs.
Win has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Win stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Built Win showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Dank has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Win as Dank shoots in.
Dank tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Win swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Win. Those never looked like landing.
Dank has his takedown stuffed
and Win counters with a nice uppercut.
John Dank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dank dives in and grabs Win's left leg, looking for a takedown. Win pushes down on Dank's head and hops out.
Dank looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Win.
Dank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dank throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dank takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Win scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dank closes this distance looking for a takedown but Win circles away.
Win lands a left and a right that send Dank crashing to the mat, dazed. Win thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dank is rocked!
It looks like John Dank has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Win lands a left and a right that send Dank crashing to the mat, dazed. Win thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Dank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win steps in with a hook that catches Dank right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Win follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Dank looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Built Win!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Byson Baylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Meesters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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30
145 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Byson Baylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bart Meesters!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Meesters circles away.
Baylor misses with a takedown attempt
and Meesters counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Meesters controlling the action here.
Baylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Meesters performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Meesters's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Meesters prevents Baylor from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meesters trying to control the pace.
Baylor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Meesters has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Baylor defend it? Meesters steps over the head and cranks it - Baylor is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Meesters!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bart Meesters!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Bermudez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by icky thump. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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27
136 lbs
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139 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Bermudez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Jones!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bermudez throws a head kick that misses.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Bermudez moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bermudez counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bermudez throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bermudez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bermudez trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bermudez.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Bermudez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones 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.
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 big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bermudez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bermudez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bermudez throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Bermudez from controlling successfully.
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 Diego Bermudez.
Bermudez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bermudez swinging wildly here.
Bermudez sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bermudez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Bermudez.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Bermudez which made him look bad.
Bermudez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Bermudez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones dives in and grabs Bermudez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bermudez pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones tries to clinch but Bermudez is having none of it.
Jones tries to clinch up but Bermudez circles away and keeps his distance.
Bermudez clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Bermudez holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones is trying to drag Bermudez to the mat but Bermudez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bermudez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bermudez to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bermudez jumps into guard, dragging Jones to the mat.
Bermudez looking for a sweep. Not yet Bermudez, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bermudez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Bermudez tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones tries to hold on but Bermudez pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bermudez lands a heavy elbow.
Bermudez raining down shots from the mount!
Bermudez wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Bermudez looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bermudez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jones to regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Bermudez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bermudez on his heels. He'll look to pass Bermudez's guard now, I'm sure.
Bermudez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Diego Bermudez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bermudez controlling from the top position.
Bermudez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bermudez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Bermudez shoots in.
Jones scores with a takedown into Bermudez's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bermudez has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones cracks Bermudez with a solid left hand.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Bermudez has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bermudez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bermudez throwing strikes but missing.
Bermudez is looking to advance position but Jones has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bermudez is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones working Bermudez over with strikes here.
Jones trying to control but Bermudez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Bermudez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bermudez is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones working Bermudez over with strikes.
Jones thows a huge punch but Bermudez dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is nestled in close to Bermudez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bermudez is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones is thwarting Bermudez's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bermudez is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Bermudez tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bermudez keeps working.
Bermudez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones stands up out of the half guard.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Bermudez sprawls well.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diego Bermudez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Jones.
Bermudez takes the fight into the clinch.
Bermudez stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Bermudez tries to tie him up.
Jones tries for a takedown but Bermudez manages to get underhooks.
Bermudez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Bermudez jumps guard.
Bermudez wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Bermudez keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bermudez trying to strike off his back.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bermudez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bermudez landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Bermudez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bermudez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
Jones cracks Bermudez with a big elbow.
Bermudez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jones grinds an elbow into Bermudez's temple.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bermudez keeps working.
Bermudez is looking to get back to his feet here but Jones is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bermudez's back.
Bermudez trying to get back to his feet but Jones is in full control for now.
Jones scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bermudez is looking for a way out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Will Jones go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bermudez defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bermudez's guard.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bermudez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Bermudez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Bermudez.
Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bermudez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
Bermudez trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Bermudez preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bermudez's guard.
Jones stays in close to Bermudez's body and controls the position.
Bermudez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Bermudez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bermudez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bermudez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bermudez keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andre Jones wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bermudez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bermudez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Bermudez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Bermudez shoots in.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bermudez swivels and escapes.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bermudez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bermudez counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Diego Bermudez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Jones.
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.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Bermudez shoots in.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Bermudez circles away.
Bermudez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Andre Jones just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bermudez but Bermudez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones misses with a combination
and Bermudez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bermudez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Bermudez or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bermudez.
Bermudez fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Bermudez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Bermudez's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is in close to Bermudez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones trying to move into half guard but instead Bermudez has managed to sweep!
Bermudez wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jones is working Bermudez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bermudez keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is looking to advance position but Bermudez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jones is looking to improve his position but Bermudez isn't that keen on the idea.
Bermudez landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez controlling his opponent.
Bermudez looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Bermudez isn't that keen on the idea.
Bermudez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones is trying to stand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Bermudez's attempts to control the action.
Bermudez controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones can't escape the position.
Bermudez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bermudez trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Bermudez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones regains half guard.
Bermudez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bermudez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bermudez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones tries to hold on but Bermudez pushes him away.
Bermudez looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones tries to hold on but Bermudez pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Diego Bermudez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Bermudez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Bermudez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
A head kick by Jones misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones gets caught napping as Bermudez dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
Bermudez looking to pass the guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones is trying to keep Bermudez in close.
Bermudez wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones is working an open guard so Bermudez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermudez sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andre Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Bermudez on that attempt.
Bermudez is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones rushes Bermudez and presses him up against the cage.
Bermudez trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bermudez into the cage.
Bermudez is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Bermudez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Diego Bermudez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Jones.
Bermudez is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bermudez down to the mat. Bermudez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Bermudez pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Bermudez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bermudez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Bermudez eventually gives up the hold.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Bermudez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Bermudez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones pushes Bermudez off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bermudez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bermudez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bermudez is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Bermudez circles away and we're back to standing.
Bermudez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
Jones wants to sweep here but Bermudez controlling him for the moment.
Bermudez postures up.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones is trying to control the position but Bermudez postures up.
Jones wants to control but Bermudez passes easily into half guard.
Bermudez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez controlling his opponent.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bermudez with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Bermudez maintains control.
Bermudez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones tries to hold on but Bermudez postures up.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Bermudez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bermudez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diego Bermudez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zeth Saarsgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saarsgard comes to the cage accompanied by A Perfect Circle - Passive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Zeth Saarsgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Santos!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarsgard tries to clinch up.
Santos tries to clinch but Saarsgard is having none of it.
Santos tries to clinch but Saarsgard moves out of range.
Santos feints and then cracks Saarsgard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saarsgard down.
Saarsgard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saarsgard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saarsgard keeps the fight on the outside.
Saarsgard throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with an inside leg kick.
Saarsgard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santos bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Saarsgard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saarsgard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saarsgard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is pulling down on Saarsgard's head to control his posture.
Saarsgard is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Saarsgard stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Santos is working an open guard so Saarsgard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Saarsgard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Saarsgard showed some decent athleticism there.
Santos pushes Saarsgard off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Saarsgard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saarsgard misses with a head shot. Santos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Saarsgard throws a big elbow that misses.
Saarsgard is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Saarsgard postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Saarsgard looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santos trying to control but Saarsgard is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos stays in close to Saarsgard's body and controls the position.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Saarsgard.
Saarsgard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saarsgard wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.
Saarsgard looking for subs off his back but Santos has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarsgard wants to get back to his feet.
Saarsgard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saarsgard tries to get out of the position.
Santos is controlling the pace.
Saarsgard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saarsgard is trying to stand up here but Santos is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeth Saarsgard 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.
Saarsgard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saarsgard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
Saarsgard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Santos is rocked!
Saarsgard cracks Santos with a solid left hand.
Santos is still in real trouble! Can Saarsgard finish him?
Saarsgard cracks Santos with a solid left hand.
Saarsgard postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Santos covers up, he's hurt! Saarsgard keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Saarsgard and the ref steps in to end the fight! Saarsgard can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeth Saarsgard!
Zeth Saarsgard 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Liddell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell misses with an uppercut
and Pitbull counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pitbull throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pitbull thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
Liddell wants to improve his position but Pitbull is controlling well.
Liddell is trying to stand.
Pitbull is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pitbull takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pitbull content to control rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Liddell tries to roll over but Pitbull keeps him under control.
Pitbull is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Liddell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pitbull.
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.
Pitbull escapes and gets back to his feet.
Pitbull rushes Liddell and presses him up against the cage.
Pitbull fails to pull guard.
Pitbull lands a hook that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Pitbull missing with knees to the body.
Pitbull pulls guard.
Liddell preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pitbull is on top in guard.
Liddell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pitbull on the ground.
Pitbull postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Liddell is working an open guard so Pitbull takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Liddell tries a low kick but Pitbull avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Pitbull.
Liddell lands with a straight right. Pitbull didn't see that one coming.
Pitbull fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitbull is trying hard to land a takedown here. Liddell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Pitbull.
Pitbull moves out of range as Liddell throws a body kick.
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Pitbull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Liddell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Pitbull.
Pitbull checks a leg kick.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddell misses with a looping right.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitbull throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Liddell was covering up waiting for the punch and Pitbull finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pitbull looks gassed!
Liddell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pitbull advances to half guard.
Liddell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pitbull.
Pitbull sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pitbull is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell pushes Pitbull off looking to stand but Pitbull dives back in and keeps control.
Pitbull perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Liddell taking some punishment here, with Pitbull in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell wants to get back to full guard but Pitbull has mounted him!
Pitbull lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Liddell hang on?
BOOM! Pitbull connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Liddell is rocked!
It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
Pitbull working for a guillotine from mount but Liddell is in no mood to give up.
Oh Liddell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pitbull postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Liddell in real trouble here! The ref calls for Liddell to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Pitbull!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christina Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Final Fight Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by her song. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fight Guy's choice of entrance music: Adagio For Strings by DJ Tiesto. This should be a great matchup!
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184 lbs
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186 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christina Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Final Fight Guy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fight Guy cracks the inside of Ellis's front leg.
Fight Guy cracks Ellis with an open hand slap.
Fight Guy cracks the inside of Ellis's front leg.
Fight Guy slaps away a takedown attempt from Ellis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ellis fails with the takedown.
Fight Guy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Fight Guy.
Ellis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christina Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis looks for a takedown but Fight Guy sprawls well.
Fight Guy avoids the body shot from Ellis.
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throws an off balance right hand
and Fight Guy counters with a straight right hand.
Ellis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fight Guy defends it nicely.
Fight Guy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ellis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fight Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fight Guy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fight Guy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fight Guy connects with a leg kick. Ellis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ellis walks into a left hand.
Ellis shoots in looking for a takedown but Fight Guy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ellis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fight Guy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ellis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ellis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fight Guy tries to avoid it but Ellis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fight Guy to the ground. Fight Guy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fight Guy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fight Guy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fight Guy scores with a three punch combo!
Ellis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fight Guy defends it nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fight Guy.
Fight Guy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fight Guy scoring well with a low kick there.
Ellis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ellis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fight Guy circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fight Guy!
Fight Guy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fight Guy lands a nice looking body kick.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
Fight Guy scores with a kick to the body.
Fight Guy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fight Guy sprawls well. Fight Guy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ellis gets slowly back to his feet.
Fight Guy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fight Guy stuffs the takedown.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ellis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Fight Guy throws a nice head kick!
A lazy left from Fight Guy finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fight Guy lands the left hand.
Ellis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick misses from Fight Guy.
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!
Ellis tries for a takedown but Fight Guy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fight Guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fight Guy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ellis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fight Guy is fending him off so far but Ellis persists. Nope, Fight Guy circles away and we're back to standing.
Ellis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fight Guy avoids it really well and circles away.
Fight Guy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fight Guy thumps Ellis with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fight Guy. That's going to slow Ellis down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Final Fight Guy 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Fight Guy.
Fight Guy cracks the inside of Ellis's front leg.
Fight Guy thumps Ellis with a low kick.
Fight Guy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Final Fight Guy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fight Guy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fight Guy scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Fight Guy.
Ellis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A low kick from Ellis is predictable there
and Fight Guy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ellis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ellis shoots in but no luck this time.
Ellis fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christina Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fight Guy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fight Guy scoring well with a low kick there.
Ellis avoids the head kick by Fight Guy.
Fight Guy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ellis misses with a wild body shot.
Fight Guy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ellis.
Ellis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fight Guy defends it nicely.
Final Fight Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fight Guy connects with a right hand. Ellis shakes it off.
Ellis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fight Guy.
Fight Guy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ellis's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Ellis or perhaps it was just good defense by Fight Guy which made him look bad.
Fight Guy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fight Guy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ellis.
Fight Guy lands a jab-cross combination.
Ellis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fight Guy finds it's way round the side to connect with Ellis's head.
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!
Fight Guy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fight Guy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellis.
Good shot there by Fight Guy.
Ellis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid body kick from Fight Guy.
Fight Guy connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Fight Guy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fight Guy scores with a jab. Ellis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ellis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fight Guy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fight Guy lands a glancing blow to the side of Ellis's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ellis.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fight Guy, right into the meat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ellis.
Fight Guy tries a head kick but it misses.
Fight Guy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fight Guy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fight Guy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ellis's calf.
Fight Guy throws a head kick that misses.
Fight Guy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ellis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ellis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice takedown defense from Fight Guy. No joy for Ellis on that attempt.
Fight Guy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fight Guy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ellis.
Fight Guy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fight Guy pushes Ellis away with a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ellis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fight Guy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fight Guy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Final Fight Guy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ellis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ellis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fight Guy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ellis has time to react.
Ellis looks for a takedown but Fight Guy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christina Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fight Guy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ellis somewhat.
Fight Guy throws a leg kick which misses Ellis's front leg but catches the back leg as Ellis tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fight Guy scores with a punch to the head.
Ellis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ellis there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fight Guy jabs Ellis right on the nose. Ellis blinks but takes it well.
Fight Guy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fight Guy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Fight Guy slams his shin into Ellis's torso.
Ellis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ellis walks into a stiff left hand from Fight Guy.
Fight Guy lands a leg kick that knocks Ellis off balance momentarily.
Fight Guy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fight Guy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ellis.
Ellis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fight Guy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fight Guy scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fight Guy pushes Ellis away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fight Guy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ellis momentarily.
Fight Guy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ellis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fight Guy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ellis.
Fight Guy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ellis shoots in but no luck this time.
Fight Guy feints a jab promting Ellis to slip. Fight Guy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ellis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crunch! Fight Guy slams his shin into Ellis's torso.
Fight Guy lands a head kick!
Ellis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fight Guy lands with a nice combination. Ellis backs away looking to recover.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ellis.
Ellis misses with a takedown attempt - Fight Guy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ellis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fight Guy scores with a nice body kick.
Fight Guy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ellis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fight Guy. Fight Guy obviously looking to wear him down.
Fight Guy scoring well with a low kick there.
Ellis tries to move into range but Fight Guy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ellis with that takedown attempt.
Donk. Fight Guy catches Ellis right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fight Guy.
A punch combination from Fight Guy misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ellis needs to keep his hands up - Fight Guy had a free shot at his head there.
Fight Guy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fight Guy 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.
Ellis closes the distance and clinches up with Fight Guy, looking for a takedown. Ellis pushes Fight Guy against the cage but Fight Guy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fight Guy throws a good cross that connects.
Fight Guy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fight Guy wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Final Fight Guy really 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.
Fight Guy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fight Guy is trying to escape the mount.
Ellis tries to take Fight Guy's back but instead Fight Guy uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ellis is working for a kimura but Fight Guy is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fight Guy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ellis.
Fight Guy trying to hold on to Ellis's head to control him but Ellis postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ellis wants to work for an arm triangle but Fight Guy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fight Guy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ellis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ellis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fight Guy is just riding it out for now. Ellis eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is looking for a kimura here.
Ellis is pressing down on Fight Guy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fight Guy is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ellis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ellis is trying to work for a kimura but Fight Guy is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christina Ellis had his way with Final Fight Guy in 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. This is the final round!
Ellis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ellis tries for a takedown but Fight Guy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fight Guy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ellis slips a jab and a cross from Fight Guy.
Ellis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fight Guy circles away.
Ellis misses with a looping right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ellis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christina Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis fails with the takedown.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ellis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fight Guy tries to avoid it but Ellis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fight Guy to the ground. Fight Guy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fight Guy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fight Guy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ellis takes a step back to recover.
Fight Guy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ellis.
Fight Guy throws a leg kick which misses Ellis's front leg but catches the back leg as Ellis tries to avoid it.
Fight Guy with a hook.
Fight Guy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ellis.
Fight Guy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fight Guy circles away.
Fight Guy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fight Guy throws a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Fight Guy.
Fight Guy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ellis.
Fight Guy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis shoots in but Fight Guy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fight Guy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fight Guy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fight Guy lands a leg kick that knocks Ellis off balance momentarily.
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt.
Ellis tries for a takedown but Fight Guy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ellis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fight Guy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fight Guy lands with a right hand.
Ellis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fight Guy defends it nicely.
Fight Guy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown but Fight Guy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fight Guy throws a head kick that Ellis semi-blocks.
Ellis shoots for a double leg takedown but Fight Guy sprawls well. He's pushed Ellis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fight Guy, right into the meat.
Fight Guy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ellis if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Fight Guy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fight Guy tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fight Guy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slow jab from Ellis misses its intended target.
Christina Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ellis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fight Guy. Fight Guy obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Final Fight Guy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fight Guy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 46:49
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Final Fight Guy!
A very excited looking Final Fight Guy 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wes Ekwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ekwall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Linkin Park--One Step Closer. Wes Ekwall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Valentino's chin.
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30
145 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Ekwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Valentino!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ekwall turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ekwall manages to end up in side control.
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.
Valentino is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentino is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Valentino manages to get back to half guard.
Ekwall working the head and body with strikes.
Valentino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ekwall scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekwall working Valentino over with strikes.
Ekwall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ekwall landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valentino has hold of Ekwall's hands but Ekwall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Ekwall.
Ekwall 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.
Valentino looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ekwall scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ekwall working the head and body with strikes.
Valentino is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ekwall pulls his head out easily.
Ekwall passes the guard and advances to mount!
Valentino is trying desperately to improve position.
Valentino is bucking up trying to escape but Ekwall cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like James Valentino has been cut.
Valentino is trying desperately to improve position.
Ekwall fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Valentino is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ekwall putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Valentino is still in real trouble! Can Ekwall finish him?
Valentino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Valentino is squirming around, avoiding Ekwall's attempts to control the action.
Ekwall postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Valentino in real trouble here! The ref calls for Valentino to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wes Ekwall!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Decimus Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banner Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner Bo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.5lbs 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. 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 Banner Bo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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225 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Decimus Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Banner Bo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bo.
Bo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aurelio circles away quickly and effectively.
Aurelio looks to land a combination. Bo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelio.
Bo scores with a one two! Aurelio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aurelio lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bo tries to clinch up but Aurelio circles away and keeps his distance.
Bo shoots in for a double leg but Aurelio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bo looks for a takedown but Aurelio sprawls well.
Bo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Decimus Aurelio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Banner Bo.
Aurelio throws a leg kick but Bo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aurelio tries to work over Bo's front leg with a kick but Bo checks it.
Aurelio lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Aurelio misses.
Bo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelio.
Bo throws a right hand that Aurelio ducks under and follows up with a left that Aurelio also avoids with ease.
Bo has his takedown stuffed
and Aurelio counters with a one-two to the body.
Aurelio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses.
Aurelio slips a jab and a cross from Bo.
Aurelio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Decimus Aurelio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bo tries to bum rush Aurelio with a series of wild strikes but Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aurelio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aurelio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bo misses with a series of wild punches.
Aurelio throws a lazy right hand but Bo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aurelio tries to avoid it but Bo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aurelio to the ground. Aurelio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick misses from Bo.
Bo tries to bum rush Aurelio with a series of wild strikes but Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aurelio throws a right hand that Bo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bo also avoids with ease.
Bo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aurelio misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aurelio defends it nicely.
Aurelio throws a body punch but Bo moves out of range.
Bo misses with a double jab.
Aurelio throws a body kick that misses.
Bo slips a jab and a cross from Aurelio.
Aurelio looks to throw the jab but Bo is out of range.
Bo walks into a left hand.
Aurelio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aurelio misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aurelio's hands.
Bo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aurelio dodges the punch combination from Bo.
Decimus Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bo misses with a few strikes there.
Bo scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Bo.
Bo cracks Aurelio with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aurelio counters with a straight right hand.
Aurelio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Aurelio misses.
Bo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Aurelio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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.
Bo is trying to get an arm triangle but Aurelio is defending well.
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 Decimus Aurelio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aurelio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bo avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
A punch combination from Bo misses.
Bo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bo dodges the punch combination from Aurelio.
A jab from Bo does it's job there.
Aurelio tries to clinch there but Bo circles away.
Bo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bo has a takedown stuffed.
Sloppy strikes from Bo. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bo backs up against the cage.
Bo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a series of punches but Bo avoids them all with ease.
Bo lands a nice hook to Aurelio's body. Aurelio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aurelio uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A jab from Bo misses.
Bo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aurelio's head.
Aurelio misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Aurelio misses.
Bo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decimus Aurelio is winning the standup battle so far.
Bo fails with the takedown
and Aurelio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aurelio swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aurelio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bo moves away from the strike by Aurelio.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Aurelio enables Bo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aurelio manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bo throws a strike but Aurelio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio trying to control but Bo is working from the bottom.
Bo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Aurelio escapes and throws Bo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bo tries to bench press Aurelio off him but Aurelio keeps the position.
Bo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aurelio pushes Bo off looking to stand but Bo dives back in and keeps control.
Bo lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bo lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Aurelio walks into a stiff left hand from Bo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aurelio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bo somewhat.
Decimus Aurelio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Banner Bo.
Bo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aurelio counters with a left to the body.
Bo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aurelio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bo cracks Aurelio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelio misses with a body shot.
Bo throws a leg kick but Aurelio checks it.
Bo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Bo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Banner Bo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aurelio misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Bo.
A punch combination from Bo misses.
Bo looks to land a combination but Aurelio avoids it well.
Bo lands a two punch combo.
Bo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aurelios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bo throws a good cross that connects.
Bo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aurelio is fending him off so far but Bo persists. Nope, Aurelio circles away and we're back to standing.
Aurelio throws a right and a left that Bo avoids nicely.
Bo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aurelio misses with a combination
and Bo counters with a left and a right that stings Aurelio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aurelio finds it's way round the side to connect with Bo's head.
A punch combination from Aurelio misses.
Bo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aurelio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bo slips a straight right by Aurelio.
Aurelio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Aurelio dives on top into guard.
Aurelio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aurelio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bo is looking for a triangle but Aurelio pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Bo keeping moving, preventing Aurelio from controlling successfully.
Aurelio with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aurelio slips nicely into half guard.
Bo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aurelio pulls his head out easily.
Bo looking for submissions off his back.
Bo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aurelio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bo keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo looking for submissions off his back.
Bo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aurelio pulls his head out easily.
Aurelio is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aurelio wants to control but Bo is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Banner Bo just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Aurelio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a shot from downtown. Bo moves away and avoids it.
Decimus Aurelio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aurelio gets tackled into the cage by Bo. Bo maintains the clinch.
Aurelio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bo.
Bo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A left hand lands to the body for Aurelio.
Bo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Aurelio breaks from the clinch.
Aurelio connects with a body shot.
A punch combination from Bo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio throws a right and a left that Bo avoids nicely.
Aurelio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aurelio throws a combination. Bo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aurelio throws a nice looking combination but Bo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aurelio is looking to clinch but Bo is avoiding it.
Bo misses the shot to the body.
Aurelio misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bo.
Decimus Aurelio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Banner Bo.
Bo looks to land a combination but Aurelio avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aurelio's waist but Aurelio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bo off to one side.
A head kick misses from Aurelio.
Bo scoring well with a low kick there.
Bo shoots in but no luck this time.
Bo misses with a double jab.
Bo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aurelio.
Bo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aurelio sprawls well initially but Bo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelio manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aurelio darts in trying to clinch
and Bo counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio tests Bo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bo rushes Aurelio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aurelio misses with the head strike.
Bo is looking to take this one to the mat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aurelio.
Aurelio is trying to break the clinch but Bo is controlling him.
Aurelio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bo is working for takedown but Aurelio is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aurelio working hard to break the clinch.
Bo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aurelio prevents the takedown attempt.
Aurelio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aurelio breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bo avoids a kick to the body.
Bo misses with an uppercut.
Bo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Decimus Aurelio had his way with Banner Bo in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aurelio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bo.
Bo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aurelio defends it nicely.
A low kick from Aurelio misses
and Bo counters with a single leg into guard. Aurelio didn't expect that.
Aurelio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aurelio wants to stand but Bo is controlling the position.
Bo postures up and lands a big shot to Aurelio's brow.
Aurelio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bo.
Bo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Aurelio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bo is looking to work some ground and pound but Aurelio has wrist control.
Bo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aurelio keeping full guard, as Bo tries to pass.
Banner Bo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aurelio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bo throws a big right hand that misses.
Bo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurelio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bo scoring with some ground and pound.
Bo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aurelio is keeping the position for now.
Bo throws an elbow that misses. Aurelio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bo's guard. Nice move by Aurelio!
Bo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Aurelio doesn't defend quickly enough and Bo has managed to lock this one up! Can Aurelio escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Banner Bo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but ORourke pulls his leg out and moves away.
ORourke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
ORourke throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ORourke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by ORourke.
ORourke clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
ORourke throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
ORourke struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
ORourke has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
ORourke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
ORourke swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag ORourke down to the mat. ORourke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
ORourke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
ORourke avoids the body shot from Johnson.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ORourke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ORourke throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ORourke cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Some wild striking there from ORourke.
Ivan ORourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ORourke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ORourke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
ORourke moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
ORourke throws a head punch that misses.
ORourke is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip ORourke to the mat. ORourke regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson gets to his feet - ORourke follows without any prompting.
ORourke tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from ORourke.
ORourke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
ORourke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
ORourke moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from ORourke.
ORourke tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
ORourke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
ORourke moves into range and connects with a jab.
ORourke throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
ORourke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson misses with a hook.
ORourke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke thows a body shot but no joy.
ORourke darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
ORourke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
ORourke misses the shot to the body.
ORourke misses with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
ORourke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORourke throws a body kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson punishes ORourke's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan ORourke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson is looking to clinch but ORourke is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from ORourke.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
ORourke looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
ORourke has managed to clinch.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but ORourke prevents it.
Still in the clinch, ORourke scores with a nice short uppercut.
ORourke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from ORourke on the inside.
ORourke misses with a punch on the inside.
ORourke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but ORourke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson prevents a body shot from ORourke.
Johnson is working for takedown but ORourke is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ORourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
ORourke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from ORourke.
ORourke prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
ORourke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Johnson looks to land a strike but ORourke avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to ORourke's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson wants to pass the guard but ORourke is keeping the position.
ORourke is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
ORourke keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
ORourke looking for a sweep. Not yet ORourke, not yet.
ORourke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
ORourke keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Johnson just wasn't active enough.
ORourke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson looks to land a combination but ORourke avoids it well.
ORourke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
ORourke doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. ORourke saw that one coming.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson looks to land a combination but ORourke avoids it well.
A good leg kick by ORourke.
ORourke lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with the left hand. ORourke knows he should have avoided that one.
ORourke tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
ORourke wants to clinch.
ORourke lands with a nice body punch.
ORourke has taken the fight to the clinch.
ORourke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
ORourke avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORourke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ORourke swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
ORourke controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
ORourke wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by ORourke. ORourke obviously looking to wear him down.
ORourke misses with a low kick.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but ORourke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ORourke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ORourke staying out of range there.
ORourke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
ORourke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
ORourke moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
ORourke misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
ORourke tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing ORourke back against the cage.
ORourke gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
ORourke tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing ORourke back against the cage.
ORourke tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
ORourke working aggressively here.
ORourke throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
ORourke has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Johnson manages to end up in side control.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson decides to stand back up. Johnson steps back and let's ORourke get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ORourke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke tries to clinch up.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by ORourke.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson rushes ORourke and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson has ORourke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ORourke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike.
ORourke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. ORourke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
ORourke tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
ORourke keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Good leg kick by ORourke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
ORourke scores with a leg kick.
ORourke delivers a nice body kick.
ORourke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from ORourke finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
ORourke tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
ORourke forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
ORourke is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ORourke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
ORourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
ORourke lands a left hand.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
ORourke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
ORourke is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from ORourke fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson wants the takedown. ORourke is fighting it off but Johnson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in ORourke's guard against the cage.
ORourke keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke really dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ORourke is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - ORourke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ORourke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ORourke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
ORourke closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
ORourke cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by ORourke. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - ORourke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by ORourke.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ORourke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
ORourke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by ORourke!
ORourke moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from ORourke, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ORourke is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
ORourke ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but ORourke avoids them all with ease.
ORourke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jack Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ORourke throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from ORourke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ORourke misses with a series of wild punches.
ORourke lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke wants to clinch.
ORourke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
ORourke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ORourke moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
ORourke throws a head kick that half lands.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ORourke throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson moves out of range as ORourke throws a body kick.
Ivan ORourke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson tries to clinch but ORourke is having none of it.
ORourke scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
ORourke throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
ORourke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
ORourke moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORourke feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORourke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
ORourke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from ORourke.
A nice leg kick lands there from ORourke.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. ORourke moves away and avoids it.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
ORourke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
ORourke closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but ORourke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from ORourke.
A shot in the inside from ORourke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ORourke smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
ORourke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
ORourke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ORourke lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by ORourke.
ORourke has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but ORourke is defending well.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. ORourke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the head kick by ORourke.
ORourke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
ORourke thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
ORourke misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and ORourke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by ORourke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ORourke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks a body shot from ORourke.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but ORourke is defending well.
Jack Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ORourke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
ORourke misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
ORourke tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson has ORourke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ORourke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ivan ORourke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
ORourke trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson gets control of ORourke's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
ORourke slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Johnson.
Johnson tries to kick ORourke off but ORourke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ivan ORourke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
ORourke drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
ORourke tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
ORourke misses with a punch on the inside.
ORourke just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
ORourke can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as ORourke walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from ORourke does no damage.
A big right from Johnson misses.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan ORourke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got ORourke 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan ORourke!
An out of breath Ivan ORourke 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Kilimanjaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller's entrance music is Don't Worry, Be Happy!. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kilimanjaro's choice of entrance music: Would You Go To Bed With Me - Touch And Go . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
6 - 0 - 1 |
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Kilimanjaro!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilimanjaro misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings Kilimanjaro.
Miller throws a head kick but Kilimanjaro moves out of range.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kilimanjaro moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Kilimanjaro moved out of range nicely.
Nice body kick from Miller.
Some wild striking there from Kilimanjaro.
Kilimanjaro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Kilimanjaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller looks to land a left hand but Kilimanjaro moved out of range nicely.
Miller throws a low kick, looking for Kilimanjaro's leg but Kilimanjaro calmly moves out of range.
Kilimanjaro moves into the clinch.
Kilimanjaro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kilimanjaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kilimanjaro darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilimanjaro avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to control the position but instead, Kilimanjaro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miller into the cage.
Kilimanjaro avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Miller gets underhooks to prevent Kilimanjaro's takedown attempt.
Kilimanjaro dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Kilimanjaro jumps into guard, dragging Miller to the mat.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilimanjaro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilimanjaro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.
Kilimanjaro keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kilimanjaro trying to control the position here.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilimanjaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller is really struggling to control Kilimanjaro but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugo Miller wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kilimanjaro staying out of range there.
Hector Kilimanjaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilimanjaro misses with a hook.
Kilimanjaro misses with a takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Hugo Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Kilimanjaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilimanjaro circles away.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kilimanjaro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Miller.
Hugo Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilimanjaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilimanjaro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kilimanjaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kilimanjaro cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kilimanjaro avoids the head kick by Miller.
Kilimanjaro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kilimanjaro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kilimanjaro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Miller sees it coming and defends easily.
Kilimanjaro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kilimanjaro is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilimanjaro trying to advance position but Miller counters by regaining guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller seems keen to control Kilimanjaro's posture.
Miller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kilimanjaro is looking to work some ground and pound but Miller has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilimanjaro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kilimanjaro in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hector Kilimanjaro 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.
Miller throws a jab when Kilimanjaro was well out of range.
Kilimanjaro throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
Kilimanjaro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kilimanjaro scrambles back to his feet.
Kilimanjaro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller tries to land a leg kick but Kilimanjaro saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Kilimanjaro misses.
Miller scores with a shot to the body.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Kilimanjaro saw that one coming.
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller tries to clinch up but Kilimanjaro circles away and keeps his distance.
Kilimanjaro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kilimanjaro showed some decent athleticism there.
Kilimanjaro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kilimanjaro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kilimanjaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilimanjaro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Miller sees it coming and defends easily.
Kilimanjaro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Miller has his hands clasped together around Kilimanjaro's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Miller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miller.
Kilimanjaro stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Miller throws up his legs and catches Kilimanjaro in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Kilimanjaro tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Miller! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hugo Miller!
Hugo Miller 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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