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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between TJ Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonesey Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles's entrance music is Underground Kings. A fine choice. TJ Styles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 cm
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134 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Styles! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonesey Walker! The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Styles. Walker cracks Styles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Styles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Styles. Walker feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Styles sprawling to the canvas! Styles rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Walker finish him?!
Styles is rocked!
It looks like TJ Styles has been cut. 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 telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target. Oh Styles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Styles closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage. Styles pulls guard effortlessly. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Styles has a closed guard, preventing Walker from standing up. Styles seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Styles seems to have got his legs back now. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Styles pushes Walker off and gets back to his feet.
Walker misses with a left hand and Styles counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Walker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Styles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Styles wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position. Styles stands up over Walker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Styles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Styles passes into half guard. Walker wants to get back to full guard. Styles prevents Walker from standing back up.
Walker is trying to get back to full guard. Walker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Styles. Styles winds up and cracks Walker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Styles escapes and gets back to his feet. Styles is breathing heavily. Walker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Styles decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Walker's guard. Styles really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Walker keeping moving, preventing Styles from controlling successfully. Walker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Walker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Styles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Styles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Styles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four 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! Walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Styles trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
TJ Styles has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Styles off the cage and back into range. A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonesey Walker will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on TJ Styles's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Styles closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Walker's guard. TJ Styles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Styles gets to his feet. Walker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walker. A swing and a miss from Walker. A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target. A jab from Walker misses. Styles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Styles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Walker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. This has been an exciting period of action! Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Styles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Styles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Walker throws a sloppy body shot
and Styles counters by moving into the clinch. Walker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Styles walks away with a smile on his face. Walker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walker connects with a looping right hand.
Styles ducks under a wild hook from Walker. Styles avoids the body shot from Walker.
Styles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Styles sitting in guard, not really doing much. Walker trying to keep a closed guard but Styles is proving a slippery customer.
Styles stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walker digs a good hook to Styles's body.
Jab from Walker. Walker misses with a looping left. A big right from Walker misses. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walker, as that shot connected.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing. Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it. Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Styles moves away. TJ Styles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Styles needs to keep his hands up - Walker had a free shot at his head there. Walker misses with a right hand and Styles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Styles. Walker fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Styles breaks the clinch.
Walker throws a lazy uppercut
and Styles counters into the clinch. Nicely done. The referee calls for Styles to work.
Styles pulls guard successfully.
Walker wants to get up but he can't break Styles's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Walker controls the pace of the fight for a moment. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Styles wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment. Walker wants to stand but Styles is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jonesey Walker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Walker lands a glancing blow to the side of Styles's head. Walker scores with a jab to the jaw. Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target. Styles slips a straight right by Walker. Styles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Walker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Walker working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonesey Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on TJ Styles's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Styles. Walker throws the left hand but Styles avoids the punch easily. Walker misses with an uppercut
and Styles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walker thinking. Walker throws a lazy uppercut
and Styles counters with a takedown into side control. Walker is looking to reverse the position. Styles has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Walker lands with a nice body punch. Walker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. This has been an exciting period of action! Walker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Styles has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Walker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Styles walks away with a smile on his face. Walker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Walker misses with an uppercut. Styles saw that one coming. Jab, jab by Walker - just one landing. Styles clinches up with Walker and pushes him back against the cage. Styles drags the fight down to the ground.
Styles has a closed guard, preventing Walker from standing up. Styles scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Styles working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walker tries to stand but Styles is controlling from the bottom. Walker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Styles looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Styles looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Styles! Styles scoring with punches and elbows. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Styles is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Walker has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walker tries to bench press Styles off him but Styles keeps the position. Walker gets back to half guard. Walker trying to control but Styles postures up.
Styles seems to be working for a kimura but Walker defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Styles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Walker is refusing to be controlled, as Styles sits in half guard. Walker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. TJ Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jonesey Walker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Walker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Styles.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to TJ Styles. I think Walker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29 Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29 Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonesey Walker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
22
191 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Woods! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rico Ramos! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ramos clinches up with Woods and pushes him back against the cage. Woods breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woods looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Woods scores with a jab. Ramos acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Ramos moves into the clinch successfully.
Woods is trying to maintain a safe position but Ramos gets an underhook and turns Woods into the cage. Woods lands a body punch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Woods wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance. Woods darts in trying to clinch and Ramos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Woods goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Jason Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ramos scores with a hook to the body. Woods takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Woods tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
Woods forces Ramos back against the cage and clinches. Woods can't find room to land a body shot as Ramos controls the action.
Ramos wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round. Woods lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramos backwards. Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woods moves to clinch but Ramos breaks away and Ramos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Ramos scores with the left hand. Woods knows he should have avoided that one. Ramos closes the distance and clinches. Ramos lands a left hand.
Woods taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ramos is trying to break free. Ramos breaks the clinch.
Ramos closes the distance and clinches. Ramos prevents Woods from breaking the clinch. Ramos scores with a shoulder strike. Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Woods misses with a body punch.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Woods tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Woods wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ramos gets tackled into the cage by Woods. Woods maintains the clinch. A right hand to the body from Woods.
Woods lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramos. The referee is keeping an eye on Woods - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow. Woods working hard to break the clinch. Woods escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramos has managed to clinch.
Woods misses with a hook to the ribs.
Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ramos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woods backwards. Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Woods tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance. Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center. Woods is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Woods needs to keep his hands up - Ramos had a free shot at his head there. Woods stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Ramos closes the distance and clinches. Woods pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods. Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos. Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Woods doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Ramos closes the distance and pushes Woods back into the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Woods is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramos has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Woods struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramos controls his hands.
Woods tries to break the clinch but Ramos is controlling the position. Woods tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Woods lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramos drives through and clinches with Woods against the cage.
Woods has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Woods tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ramos, as that shot connected.
Woods pushes Ramos up against the cage in a clinch. A battle for position here, against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Woods looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Ramos prevents Woods from breaking the clinch. Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Woods dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Woods moves into the clinch. Ramos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Woods misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos moves into the clinch. Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ramos dodges the punch combination from Woods.
Ramos has closed the distance and engaged Woods in a clinch.
Woods manages to break the clinch.
Ramos throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range. Ramos moves into the clinch. Woods misses with a body punch.
Ramos is trying to force a seperation but Woods has the dominant position. Ramos throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods. Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ramos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woods struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramos controls his hands.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ramos. Ramos breaks the clinch.
Woods takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Jason Woods has been cut. Woods digs a good body shot into Ramos's ribs. Woods tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it. Ramos pushes Woods up against the cage in a clinch. Woods misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Woods is trying to break the clinch but Ramos is controlling him. Woods wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramos has him pressed against the cage. Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jason Woods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ramos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Woods counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Woods moves into range and clinches up with Ramos.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Woods stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Ramos prevents a body shot from Woods. Nice body punch from Woods - that landed with a thud.
Woods breaks the clinch.
Woods wants to clinch. Woods throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily. Woods moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off. Woods throws a series of punches but Ramos moves out of range. Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it. Ramos instigates a clinch. Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A swing and a miss from Ramos. Danga de danga de dang - Woods scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ramos clinches. Woods goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ramos, as that shot connected.
Woods tries to land a front kick but Ramos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Woods misses with a kick to the body.
Woods takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ramos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Woods has time to react. Ramos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Woods as Ramos tries to tie him up. Ramos is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage. Woods's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Woods misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramos clinches up with Woods and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ramos lands a hook to the side of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Woods tries to break the clinch but Ramos is controlling the position. Ramos prevents a body shot from Woods. Ramos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow. Woods's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ramos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Woods at a distance.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot. Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ramos clinches up against the cage. Ramos is trying to maintain a safe position but Woods gets an underhook and turns Ramos into the cage. Woods goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ramos is stalling here.
A right handed body shot lands from Woods.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rico Ramos will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Jason Woods's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ramos moves into range and clinches up with Woods. Ramos prevents a body shot from Woods. Ramos keeps control of Woods as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Jason Woods has scored more points in the clinch so far. Woods can't find room to land a body shot as Ramos controls the action.
Woods tries a body shot but Ramos blocks it.
Ramos looking to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ramos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ramos lands a right hand. Woods tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it. Ramos tries to break the clinch but Woods is controlling the position. Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Woods ducks down to avoid it. Ramos has closed the distance and engaged Woods in a clinch.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Woods avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ramos scores with a shoulder strike. Ramos tries to break the clinch but Woods is controlling the position. Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ramos clinches. Ramos pushes Woods back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Woods breaks from the clinch.
Woods tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it. Ramos cracks Woods with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramos. Woods moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off. A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target. Ramos throws a hook but Woods blocks it. Ramos moves into the clinch. Ramos blocks a body shot from Woods. Ramos lands a hook that snaps the head of Woods backwards. Woods working hard to break the clinch.
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! Nice body punch from Woods - that landed with a thud.
Ramos prevents a body shot from Woods. Woods has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Ramos lands a right hand. Ramos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ramos is looking to control Woods's arms but Woods gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramos has his back to the cage. Woods misses with a body punch.
Woods misses with a body punch.
Woods gets through Ramos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Woods does no damage. Woods wants to clinch but Ramos slips to the side and Ramos counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Ramos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Ramos lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Woods has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away. Woods wants to clinch. Woods tries to keep at a distance but Ramos has taken the fight into the clinch. Ramos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos slowing the pace effectively. Ramos prevents Woods from breaking the clinch. Ramos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Woods. Ramos blocks a body shot from Woods. Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ramos closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Woods goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramos tries a body shot but Woods blocks it.
Woods breaks from the clinch.
Woods is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ramos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Ramos moves into the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Woods lands a body punch in the clinch. Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ramos lands the left hand. Woods tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Woods throws a right and a left that both miss. Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woods looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Rico Ramos. I think Ramos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29 Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29 Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rico Ramos! Rico Ramos was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kraal The Bouncer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Jayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jayne has chosen The Doors-People Are Strange as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kraal The Bouncer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Jayne! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Bouncer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jayne shoots in looking for a takedown. The Bouncer tries to sprawl out of it but Jayne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Bouncer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. The Bouncer motions for Jayne to come forward. The Bouncer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Jayne dives in and scores a takedown into The Bouncer's guard. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Jayne throws a big elbow that misses. Jayne trying to control but The Bouncer is working from the bottom. Jayne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Jayne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Bouncer works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Jayne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jayne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Jayne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jayne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jayne throwing strikes but missing. Jayne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Jayne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The Bouncer controlling the position. Jayne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Jayne scoring with punches to the head and body. The Bouncer working a defensive guard here.
The Bouncer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Jayne cracks The Bouncer with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Bouncer keeping moving, preventing Jayne from controlling successfully. The Bouncer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Jayne throwing strikes but missing. The Bouncer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The Bouncer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The Bouncer wants to sweep but no luck. Jayne trying to control the position from guard on top but The Bouncer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The Bouncer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Jayne landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Bouncer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The Bouncer controls Jayne momentarily but Jayne frees himself. Jayne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Bouncer works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Jayne wants to control from the top but The Bouncer keeps moving. The Bouncer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Bouncer tries to get out of the position. Jayne scoring with some ground and pound. Jayne postures up in The Bouncer's guard and throws a big left but The Bouncer blocks it. The Bouncer keeping full guard, as Jayne tries to pass. Jayne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Bouncer wants to sweep here but Jayne controlling him for the moment. Jayne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Jayne works over The Bouncer with some ground and pound from guard. Jayne slips nicely into half guard. Jayne seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The Bouncer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jayne. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jayne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Jayne 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.
Jayne looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Jayne trying to control the position from guard on top but The Bouncer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Jayne postures up.
Jayne drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but The Bouncer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jayne has The Bouncer in his guard. The Bouncer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Jayne looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Bouncer is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jayne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. The Bouncer looking to sit in guard and control but Jayne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Jayne passes into half guard. Jayne not landing any meaningful shots this time. The Bouncer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. The Bouncer is refusing to be controlled, as Jayne sits in half guard. Jayne stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Jayne thows a huge punch but The Bouncer dodges it nicely.
The Bouncer has hold of Jayne's hands but Jayne slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Jayne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Jayne missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Jayne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. The Bouncer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jayne. Jayne wants to control but The Bouncer is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jayne looks to land a strike but The Bouncer avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Jayne cracks The Bouncer with a solid left hand. Jayne scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Jayne wants to control from the top but The Bouncer keeps moving. Jayne throwing strikes but missing. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jayne forces his way into half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jayne lands with a punch from half guard. Jayne scores with a couple of good hammerfists. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Jayne 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! This is the final round!
Jayne slips under a jab from The Bouncer. The Bouncer throws a looping overhand right but Jayne ducks down to avoid it. Jayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Jayne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Jayne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Jayne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Bouncer is just riding it out for now. Jayne eventually gives up the hold. The Bouncer controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jayne is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Bouncer defends it well. The Bouncer won't allow Jayne to pass to mount. Jayne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Jayne trying to control the pace. The Bouncer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Jayne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Bouncer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Jayne with the ground and pound but The Bouncer uses the opportunity to regain guard. Jayne controls from within his opponent's guard. Jayne thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Jayne drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jayne jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jayne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. The Bouncer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jayne. The Bouncer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Jayneis looking to pass into half guard but The Bouncer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now The Bouncer is in guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jayne looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jayne has an active guard here but The Bouncer has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jayne tries to regain full guard. Instead though, The Bouncer has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Kraal The Bouncer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jayne is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight! Patrick Jayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Jayne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30 Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30 Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Jayne! An out of breath and clearly excited Patrick Jayne thanked Hellraiser Fightgear (10$ clothing) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsumi Fujinami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Davis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Davis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tatsumi Fujinami! The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fujinami looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fujinami looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Fujinami takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Fujinami passes the guard and advances to mount! Fujinami looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fujinami in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Davis is breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fujinami lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fujinami landing strikes from the mount and Davis is in trouble! Oooooh, big shot lands for Fujinami! Davis is hurt baaadly! Fujinami is firing away with more strikes - Davis is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatsumi Fujinami!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home. King has chosen Ennio Morricone - Once Upon a Time in the West as his entrance music. Jon Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lawrence King! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones misses with a hook
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head. A swing and a miss from Jones. King defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand. Jones throws a low kick but King moves out of range easily. Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride. Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by King. Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jones slips a jab from King. Jones misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely. Jones with a nice cross. King tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
King misses with a straight left. King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones. Jones cracks King with an open hand slap. Jones misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. King does a little dance to reset his feet. Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf. King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Jones looks to land a combination but King avoids it well. Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King. King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! King tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard. King passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head. Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
King uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones. Jones is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
King goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jones turns into him and now he's in King's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones tries to stand but King is controlling from the bottom. King tries to land a sweep but no joy. King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground. King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted. King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. King looking for subs off his back but Jones has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jones is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence King dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones. Jones misses with a body shot.
Good work by King as he checks the leg kick. A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target. A big right from Jones misses. The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head. Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand! Jones throws a leg kick and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. King ducks under a wild hook from Jones. King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away. King pushing out the jab but it's not landing. King lands with a cross. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! King scores with a body shot.
King gets the takedown into side control. King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working. King throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. King misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there. King goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jones has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for King but great work by Jones. King tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it. King manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts. King trying to control here.
Jones controlling the action here. King is controlling Jones's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. King looking for submissions off his back. King regains full guard. Nicely done. King isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jones stacks King on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jones! King is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. King is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Jones 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 is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. King is positioning himself to get back to half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. King is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jones is one step ahead and moves to full mount! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones scores with a jab to the body. Jones blocks a jab. Jones scores with a shot to the body.
King gets a double leg takedown into Jones's guard. Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King. 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. King is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. King is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round. King controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself. King tries to land a sweep but no joy. King is trying to control the position but Jones postures up. Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King has an active guard here but Jones has managed to pass into half guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but King is defending well. King gets back to full guard.
King manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round. King punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage. Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position. Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
King goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jones turns into him and now he's in King's guard.
King working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jones has passed into half guard!
Jones is stalling here. King is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jones seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and King has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. King is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there. King throwing shots but missing, from side control. Jones tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Jones tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence King really dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Jones. Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jones throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. King does a little dance to reset his feet. King blocks a low kick nicely. King swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
letting King counter with a right hand. Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head. King misses with a looping right. Jones lands the left hand. Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though. King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily. King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. No luck with that takedown attempt from King. Jones lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
Jones misses with a low kick as King jumps back. The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away. A punch combination from Jones misses. Jones misses with a wild combination.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Jones avoids the body shot from King.
King tries to clinch up. Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away. King lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Jones lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. King looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range. King pushing out the jab but it's not landing. King instigates a clinch. King lands a shoulder strike. King tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing King back against the cage. A nice left hand lands by King.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. King throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones. A head punch on the inside from King fails to land. Jones is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. King misses with a short punch on the inside. Stalling in the clinch from King.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. King misses with a punch to the body.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage. King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards. King misses with some punches.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards. A short left from King. Nice body punch from King. Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage. Jones prevents a body shot from King. Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A swing and a miss from Jones. Jones takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses. Jones misses with a straight right. King moves into range and clinches up with Jones. Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. King is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones pushes King off looking to stand but King dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! King content to control rather than advance. Jones tries to kick King off but King keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence King dominated that fourth round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King. King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Jones loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch. Jon Jones is winning the standup battle so far. Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily. Jones throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. King throws a wild combination but nothing lands. King looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range. Jones thows a body shot but no joy. Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by King. Jones throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King blocks a jab. Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. King staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round. King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. 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. Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones throws a body punch but King moves out of range. King jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well. Jones misses with a hook
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. King with a body punch. A glancing blow. Jab from King. A big right from King misses. King dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut! Jon Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A looping hook to the body misses from King. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet. King fails to land with a series of punches.
King moves away from the strike by Jones. Jones throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it. King scores with a jab to the body. Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. King scores with a jab to the head.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. King looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well. Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. King swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones slips under a jab. King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones. Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing. King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A big left from Jones misses. Jones looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target. Jones throws a leg kick but King checks it. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as King checks a leg kick. King sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Jones. King scores with a jab to the head.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a hook
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. King digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs. Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones. Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jones looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely. King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones. Lawrence King 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. King checks the leg kick. King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones. King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Jones takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses. King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones. Jones lands with a shot to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! King lands an overhand right. Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away. King scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Lawrence King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well King has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 45:50 Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 45:50 Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence King! Our winner, Lawrence King, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tembo Laibon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laibon comes to the cage accompanied by Kamikaze Kush- Warcry. Flair has chosen Slayer - Reign In Blood as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tembo Laibon! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ric Flair! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Flair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laibon throws out the jab. Laibon scores with a head kick. Flair tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Ric Flair has been cut. Flair looks for a takedown but Laibon sprawls well. Laibon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flair takes a kick to the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Laibon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Laibon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Flair. Laibon lands a big uppercut and Flair crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Flair looks OK. Laibon waves Flair back to his feet!
Flair is rocked! Flair closes the distance and clinches up with Laibon, looking for a takedown. Flair pushes Laibon against the cage but Laibon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Tembo Laibon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ric Flair. Laibon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laibon misses with a head kick.
Flair blocks a head kick by Laibon.
Flair with a poor takedown and Laibon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Flair changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laibon tries to avoid it but Flair manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laibon to the ground. Laibon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Laibon! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tembo Laibon! Tembo Laibon is the new heavyweight champion! Tembo Laibon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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