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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dale Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Kamaina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi comes to the cage accompanied by HEAVY METAL. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Kamaina!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi throws a body punch but Kamaina moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Rossi scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Kamaina does it's job there.
Rossi scores with a body shot.
Kamaina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rossi tries to avoid it but Kamaina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rossi to the ground. Rossi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kamaina tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamaina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamaina is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rossi slips a jab and a cross from Kamaina.
Kamaina works over Rossi's head and body with a nice combination.
Kamaina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamaina walks into a stiff left hand from Rossi.
Rossi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kamaina lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rossi will feel that in the morning.
Rossi blocks a head kick by Kamaina.
Kamaina lands with a nice body punch.
Kamaina shoots in looking for a takedown. Rossi tries to sprawl out of it but Kamaina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rossi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamaina closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rossi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rossi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kamaina takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Kamaina misses.
Kamaina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rossi.
Rossi drops Kamaina with a left and a right! Oh, Kamaina is hurt - Rossi dives into side control looking to finish!
Kamaina is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rossi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kamaina is still on wobbly legs! Can Rossi finish him?
Kamaina looks gassed!
Kamaina drops his hands for a split second and Rossi immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Kamaina face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Rossi follows up with a right hand that knocks Kamaina into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dale Rossi!
Dale Rossi made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I dont want to see your fucken face around my scrap metal ever again you got me you piece of shit!! Oh what you wanna go again? I'll knock your teeth into your asshole!! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sic Wit It (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert E Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sic Wit It!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert E Conan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Sic Wit It has been cut.
Wit It looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Conan lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Wit It is looking to close the distance but Conan sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Wit It crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Wit It is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Robert E Conan!
Robert E Conan 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jax Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kory Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jax Delgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kory Jones!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Delgado counters with a left to the body.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Delgado as he jumps to the side.
Jones moves to clinch but Delgado breaks away
and Delgado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Delgado avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Delgado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delgado was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Nice sprawl there from Delgado as Jones shoots in.
Delgado lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Delgado manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jax Delgado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kory Jones.
Delgado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Delgado to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Delgado swivels and escapes.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Delgado counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Delgado sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Delgado scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado cracks Jones with a good jab.
Jones tries to clinch but Delgado moves away
and Delgado counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Delgado as he jumps to the side.
Delgado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Delgado scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Delgado digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delgado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Delgado. Beautiful body shot.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Delgado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Delgado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Delgado misses with a wild body shot.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Delgado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Delgado stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Delgado wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Delgado counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Delgado checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Delgado is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Delgado circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tries to clinch but Delgado is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delgado digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Delgado is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones wants to clinch
and Delgado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Delgado dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Delgado lands a body shot.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kory Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Delgado does no damage.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Delgado counter with a right hand.
Delgado lands with an overhand left.
Delgado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Delgado.
Delgado lands a head shot.
Jax Delgado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Delgado misses with a two punch combination.
Jax Delgado is winning the standup battle so far.
Delgado throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Delgado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Delgado throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Delgado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delgado misses the shot to the body.
Delgado scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones tries for a takedown but Delgado circles away easily
and Delgado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right and a left that Delgado avoids nicely.
Delgado lands with an overhand left.
Delgado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delgado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jax Delgado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kory Jones.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Delgado as he avoids it easily.
Jones looks to clinch
and Delgado counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Delgado takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones dives in and grabs Delgado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Delgado pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delgado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Delgado gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Delgado has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Delgado has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Delgado knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Delgado keeps moving.
Jones prevents Delgado from getting back to his feet.
Kory Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Delgado shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Delgado is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jax Delgado will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Delgado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Delgado slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Delgado counters with a one-two to the body.
Delgado connects with the punch.
Jones wants to clinch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Delgado misses with a few strikes there.
Delgado misses with a few strikes there.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Delgado.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Delgado avoids it really well and circles away.
Delgado tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jax Delgado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kory Jones.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delgado blocks a jab.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Delgado circles away.
Jones defending well as Delgado loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Delgado sprawls well. Delgado wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Delgado lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A lazy left from Delgado finds it's target.
Delgado looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones tries to clinch
and Delgado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Delgado shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice shot by Delgado.
A left and a right from Delgado both land. Nice combination.
Jones misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Delgado counters with a nice uppercut.
Delgado scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Delgado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delgado jabs at Jones's body.
Delgado scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Delgado sprawls well. Delgado wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Delgado. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Delgado as he jumps to the side.
Jones avoids the body shot from Delgado.
Delgado lands a jab.
Kory Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Delgado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Delgado, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jax Delgado!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Zuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Plank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Zuma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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195 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Zuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Plank!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plank throws a head kick but Zuma moves out of range.
Plank lands a nice hook to Zuma's body. Zuma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Plank lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Plank takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Plank closes the distance and clinches.
Zuma missing with knees to the body.
Plank lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Plank.
Plank with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
Plank comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Plank.
Plank creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zuma's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Plank.
It looks like Jacob Zuma has been cut.
Zuma can't get the takedown.
Plank lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Plank softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zuma is trying to push Plank away but Plank has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Plank throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zumas head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plank lands an uppercut.
Plank lands an elbow that stopped Zuma in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Plank.
Plank lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Plank.
Plank keeps control of Zuma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zuma tries to break the clinch but Plank is controlling the position.
Zuma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Plank pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zuma is breathing heavily.
Plank lands a nice uppercut.
Plank lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Plank scores with a knee to the head.
Plank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zuma is rocked!
Plank throws a big uppercut that drops Zuma! More strikes from Plank and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Zuma lies dazed against the cage as Plank celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Plank!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Penn Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hearns's entrance music is System Of a Down - Chop Suey!. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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213 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearns with a nice cross.
Penn Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hearns misses with a two punch combination.
Penn Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Hearns takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Penn Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hearns checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Penn Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Penn Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Penn Jr throws a head kick that Hearns semi-blocks.
Hearns works Penn Jr's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Penn Jr is predictable there
enabling Hearns to counter with a crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Hearns blocks the low kick.
Penn Jr tries a low kick but Hearns avoids it.
Penn Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hearns's sensitive parts.
Tommy Hearns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn Jr.
Hearns lands a nice shot that snaps Penn Jr's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hearns darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Penn Jr misses with a head kick.
Hearns digs a good body shot into Penn Jr's ribs.
Penn Jr throws a solid leg kick but Hearns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Penn Jr.
Penn Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hearns scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn Jr should have avoided that one.
Hearns lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Hearns.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hearns darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hearns swings for the body but Penn Jr moves out of range.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick but Hearns checks it.
Hearns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hearns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Penn Jr.
Penn Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hearns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hearns scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hearns misses with an uppercut. Penn Jr saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn Jr.
A jab from Hearns does it's job there.
Hearns scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hearns.
Sloppy strikes from Hearns. Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Hearns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Penn Jr defending well as Hearns loads up on a big left hand.
Hearns misses with a hook. Penn Jr ducked under it nicely.
Hearns fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hearns there.
Hearns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn Jr tries to move into range but Hearns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Penn Jr is rocked!
Hearns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hearns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Penn Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Hearns finish him?
BOOM! Hearns lands a beautiful left hook that drops Penn Jr. Penn Jr tries to recover but Hearns is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Penn Jr lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Hearns!
Tommy Hearns bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Skaft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norwegian Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johannes Skaft has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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249 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johannes Skaft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Norwegian Viking!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skaft fails to land with a series of punches.
Viking doesn't manage to clinch there - Skaft circles away.
Skaft clinches with his opponent.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viking wants to get back to striking at distance but Skaft won't allow it.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viking looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viking can't break the clinch.
Viking wants to break the clinch but can't.
Viking blocking some punches.
Viking can't break the clinch.
Viking's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling him.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Viking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viking wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Viking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skaft working aggressively here.
Viking blocks an uppercut.
Skaft lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viking backwards.
Viking wants to break free but Skaft has control.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viking tries to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking wants to get back to striking at distance but Skaft won't allow it.
Viking can't break the clinch.
Viking blocking some punches.
Skaft lands with a right to the head.
Skaft scores with a shot to the side of Viking's head.
Viking looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viking can't break the clinch.
Skaft has Viking pressed against the cage, preventing Viking from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viking.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
Skaft keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Viking's efforts to push away.
Viking has had enough of the clinch but Skaft keeps him there for the moment.
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling him.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
Skaft keeps control of Viking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Viking has had enough of the clinch but Skaft keeps him there for the moment.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skaft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viking wants to break the clinch but can't.
Viking has had enough of the clinch but Skaft keeps him there for the moment.
Viking is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viking has had enough of the clinch but Skaft keeps him there for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viking is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viking is trying to break free.
Skaft prevents Viking from breaking the clinch.
Skaft misses with some punches.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skaft.
Viking tries to circle away but Skaft has him pinned against the cage.
Viking is looking to break free of the clinch but Skaft has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skaft.
Skaft lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viking backwards.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
Skaft swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viking wants to break free but Skaft has control.
Viking looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaft working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling him.
Skaft swings wildly with an uppercut but Viking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viking wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skaft swings wildly with an uppercut but Viking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viking blocking some punches.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Viking looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viking is trying to force a seperation but Skaft has the dominant position.
Viking is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viking wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skaft has Viking pressed against the cage, preventing Viking from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viking is trying to force a seperation but Skaft has the dominant position.
Skaft lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skaft working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Viking wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skaft swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skaft misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Viking's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viking.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
A head punch on the inside from Skaft fails to land.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skaft throws a punch but it's blocked by Viking.
Skaft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skaft lands a hook that snaps the head of Viking backwards.
Viking breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Viking misses with a takedown attempt - Skaft sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Viking throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skaft tries to bum rush Viking with a series of wild strikes but Viking uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Norwegian Viking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skaft rushes Viking and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Viking blocking some punches.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Skaft misses with the head strike.
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
Skaft misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Skaft dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Viking avoids a punch combination nicely.
Viking will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Viking looks to land a right hand but Skaft moved out of range.
Viking tries to clinch but Skaft moves out of range.
Skaft rushes Viking and presses him up against the cage.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Viking can't break the clinch.
Viking wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skaft lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Viking blocks an uppercut.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Viking can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Skaft fails to land.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viking blocks an uppercut.
Skaft has Viking pressed against the cage, preventing Viking from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Skaft.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skaft.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Viking wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Viking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viking looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Viking blocking some punches.
Skaft swings wildly with an uppercut but Viking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skaft lands a right hand.
Viking is trying to push Skaft away but Skaft has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Viking takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viking.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viking.
Skaft keeps control of Viking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Viking wants to break free but Skaft has control.
Skaft working aggressively here.
Viking wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Viking tries to break free but Skaft pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Viking's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaft makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
Johannes Skaft has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Viking is trying to push Skaft away but Skaft has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Viking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skaft swings wildly with an uppercut but Viking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viking's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viking tries to clinch but Skaft moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Viking.
Skaft drives through and clinches with Viking against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Skaft fails to land.
Viking is trying to push Skaft away but Skaft has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Viking working hard to break the clinch.
Skaft prevents Viking from breaking the clinch.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skaft working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Skaft fails to land.
Skaft lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viking wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Viking's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Viking tries to circle away but Skaft has him pinned against the cage.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Skaft on the inside.
Viking tries to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Viking's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Skaft keeps control of Viking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
Skaft throws a punch but it's blocked by Viking.
Skaft throws a punch but it's blocked by Viking.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skaft.
Viking breaks from the clinch.
Skaft thuds his shin into the meat of Viking's side.
Skaft throws a left that rocks Viking and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Skaft dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Viking regain composure!
Viking is rocked!
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viking is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Viking is still in real trouble! Can Skaft finish him?
Skaft wants to stand but Viking is controlling his arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaft decides to stand up, so the ref orders Viking to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skaft fails with a takedown attempt.
Skaft clinches.
Viking seems to have recovered his senses.
Skaft swings wildly with an uppercut but Viking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viking can't break the clinch.
Skaft prevents Viking from breaking the clinch.
Viking tries to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling the position.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
Skaft scores with a shoulder strike.
Viking is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skaft working aggressively here.
Viking is trying to force a seperation but Skaft has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Skaft pushes Viking back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skaft.
Viking wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skaft misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Skaft dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Viking tries to clinch there but Skaft circles away.
Viking throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skaft's waist but Skaft gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Viking off to one side.
Skaft throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Viking shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johannes Skaft is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Skaft.
The fight stays on the outside here - Viking looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Viking connects with a body shot that sends Skaft's belly button to the back.
Skaft throws a series of strikes that have Viking backpedaling.
Viking takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johannes Skaft is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Skaft - that will leave a mark!
Skaft fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Viking, pushing him back against the cage.
Skaft lands a right hand.
Skaft scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skaft misses with some punches.
Viking is trying to break free.
Skaft working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viking looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
Skaft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viking breaks the clinch.
Skaft throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Viking shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skaft as he avoids it easily.
Johannes Skaft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norwegian Viking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Viking is defended easily by Skaft.
Skaft cracks the inside of Viking's front leg.
Viking wants to clinch but Skaft slips to the side
and Skaft counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Skaft.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viking.
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
Viking wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Viking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viking.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
Viking tries to circle away but Skaft has him pinned against the cage.
Johannes Skaft is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling him.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viking blocking some punches.
Viking is trying to break free.
Skaft keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Viking's efforts to push away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skaft throws a punch but it's blocked by Viking.
Skaft working aggressively here.
Skaft misses with some punches.
Viking wants to break free but Skaft has control.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
Skaft misses with the head strike.
Skaft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Skaft fails to land.
Viking wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Skaft lands a shoulder strike.
Skaft misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skaft is looking to land body kicks.
Viking shoots in looking for a takedown. Skaft tries to sprawl out of it but Viking keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skaft manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Viking is trying desperately to land a takedown but Skaft is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Viking.
Skaft has closed the distance and engaged Viking in a clinch.
Viking tries to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling the position.
Skaft throws a punch but it's blocked by Viking.
Skaft scores with a shoulder strike.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skaft lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skaft swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skaft lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viking backwards.
Viking wants to break the clinch but can't.
Viking has had enough of the clinch but Skaft keeps him there for the moment.
Viking is trying to break free.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking blocking some punches.
Skaft pushes Viking back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viking wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Viking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skaft lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
Viking is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viking blocks an uppercut.
Skaft working aggressively here.
Skaft pushes Viking back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viking blocks an uppercut.
Viking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot in the inside from Skaft.
A frustrated look appears on Viking's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Viking has had enough of the clinch but Skaft keeps him there for the moment.
Norwegian Viking has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viking tries a body shot but Skaft blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skaft.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Skaft showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skaft has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Skaft!
A very excited looking Johannes Skaft 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flynn comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West- Amazing . Frank Flynn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lars De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Groot's head.
It looks like Lars De Groot has been cut.
Flynn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flynn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Groot.
Flynn shoots for a takedown but De Groot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Groot throws a head kick but Flynn moves out of range.
De Groot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flynn misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from De Groot.
Some wild striking there from De Groot.
Flynn shoots in for a takedown but De Groot shows good takedown defense.
Flynn tries to bum rush De Groot with a series of wild strikes but De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flynn throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Groot digs a good hook to Flynn's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot throws a nice looking combination but Flynn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from De Groot.
De Groot has managed to clinch.
Flynn avoiding damage as De Groot throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
De Groot tries to bum rush Flynn with a series of wild strikes but Flynn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Groot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flynn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Groot circles away quickly and effectively.
De Groot punishes Flynn's body with a nice straight punch.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flynn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Flynn blocks the body kick.
De Groot dodges the punch combination from Flynn.
Some wild striking there from De Groot.
Flynn shoots in and drives through. De Groot sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Groot connects with an inside leg kick.
Flynn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Groot tries to avoid it but Flynn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Groot to the ground. De Groot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Groot instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, De Groot scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Groot wants to get back to striking at distance but Flynn won't allow it.
Flynn has De Groot pressed against the cage, preventing De Groot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Groot can't break the clinch.
De Groot is stalling here.
De Groot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
De Groot breaks from the clinch.
De Groot throws a head kick but Flynn moves out of range.
Flynn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Flynn is thwarting De Groot's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot wants to improve his position but Flynn is controlling well.
De Groot won't allow Flynn to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flynn is working hard here to advance position.
De Groot keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lars De Groot has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Flynn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Flynn misses.
Flynn misses with a series of wild punches.
De Groot 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.
Flynn throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
Flynn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Flynn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot throws a leg kick which misses Flynn's front leg but catches the back leg as Flynn tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars De Groot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lars De Groot's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Flynn swinging wildly here.
De Groot closes the distance and clinches.
De Groot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flynn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Flynn misses with a head kick.
Flynn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Groot counters with a left and a right that stings Flynn.
De Groot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Flynn misses with a double jab.
De Groot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flynn rather than just go for the knockout.
Flynn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Flynn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lars De Groot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Groot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Frank Flynn has been cut.
De Groot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flynn circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot lands a jab-cross combination.
Flynn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot is looking to slow Flynn down with leg kicks.
De Groot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Groot wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Groot clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by De Groot after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flynn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Groot's efforts to push away.
De Groot is looking to break free of the clinch but Flynn has double underhooks.
De Groot stalling.
De Groot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Groot breaks from the clinch.
De Groot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Groot throws a right and a left that Flynn avoids nicely.
Flynn misses with a body shot.
A big left from Flynn misses.
De Groot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Flynn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn slips a jab and a cross from De Groot.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
De Groot rushes Flynn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flynn trying to stall but De Groot improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on De Groot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Groot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flynn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Groot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flynn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frank Flynn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Flynn.
De Groot lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Groot.
Flynn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Groot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Flynn dives in and grabs De Groot's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Groot pushes down on Flynn's head and hops out.
De Groot throws a head kick but Flynn moves out of range.
De Groot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a right hand that Flynn ducks under and follows up with a left that Flynn also avoids with ease.
Flynn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Flynn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flynn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Groot scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by De Groot.
De Groot lands with a slapping head kick.
Flynn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Groot fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flynn. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice takedown defense from De Groot. No joy for Flynn on that attempt.
De Groot closes the distance and clinches.
Flynn has had enough of the clinch but De Groot keeps him there for the moment.
De Groot prevents Flynn from breaking the clinch.
De Groot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flynn avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn keeps control of De Groot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Groot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flynn's brow.
Flynn wants a takedown but no success here.
De Groot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flynn throws a leg kick but De Groot moved away.
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!
Flynn shoots in but De Groot avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Groot throws a right and a left that Flynn avoids nicely.
De Groot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Groot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Groot wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars De Groot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Flynn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flynn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Groot is fending him off so far but Flynn persists. Nope, De Groot circles away and we're back to standing.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
Flynn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Groot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Groot wants it to stay on the feet.
De Groot lands with a nice body kick.
De Groot lands a jab-cross combination.
De Groot throws a head kick that Flynn semi-blocks.
De Groot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Flynn backs up against the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
De Groot drives through and clinches with Flynn against the cage.
De Groot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Flynn's efforts to push away.
De Groot breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot scores with a body shot.
Flynn shoots in looking for a takedown. De Groot tries to sprawl out of it but Flynn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Groot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Groot works over Flynn's head and body with a nice combination.
De Groot explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Groot sizes up Flynn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Groot connects with a high kick.
De Groot fails to land with a series of punches.
Flynn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flynn blocks the body kick.
Flynn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Flynn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot is looking to clinch but Flynn is avoiding it.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
De Groot throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Flynn's head.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn blocks a head kick by De Groot.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
Flynn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good work by De Groot as he checks the leg kick.
Flynn misses with the combination.
Flynn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Groot as he avoids it easily.
De Groot connects with a solid leg kick.
Flynn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Groot to score with a decent uppercut.
De Groot throws a series of strikes that have Flynn backpedaling.
De Groot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flynn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
Flynn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Groot.
De Groot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from De Groot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Groot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flynn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lars De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flynn.
Flynn slips a jab and a cross from De Groot.
Lars De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Groot scores with a head kick.
Flynn connects with a high kick.
Frank Flynn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flynn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flynn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Flynn looks to land a combination but De Groot avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
Flynn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tries to clinch but Flynn is having none of it.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flynn.
De Groot avoids the head kick by Flynn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot throws a series of strikes that have Flynn backpedaling.
De Groot looks to land a body kick but Flynn moved away.
Flynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
Flynn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Groot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flynn tries to bum rush De Groot with a series of wild strikes but De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Groot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flynn throws a right and a left that De Groot avoids nicely.
De Groot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Groot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Flynn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flynn takes one to the chin there.
Flynn misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars De Groot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Groot 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars De Groot!
Lars De Groot took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Conley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoots Goots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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24
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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283 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Conley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shoots Goots!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goots scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Conley blocks a head kick by Goots.
Goots scores with the left hand. Conley knows he should have avoided that one.
Conley connects with a leg kick. Goots looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Conley.
Goots does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Conley, right into the meat.
Conley wants to land a leg kick but Goots is out of range.
Conley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goots throws a lazy uppercut
and Conley counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
Conley moves out of range of the body kick.
Conley throws a sloppy head kick and Goots moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conley.
Conley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Conley throws a sloppy head kick and Goots moves out of range easily.
Conley moves out of range as Goots strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Conley.
A telegraphed right hand from Goots misses the target.
Conley misses with the body kick
and Goots counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Goots coming out on top.
Goots moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Goots. That snapped Conley's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goots misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Goots misses.
Goots attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Goots connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Conley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goots is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conley.
Conley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goots lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Conley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Conley lands a jab.
Goots avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Conley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Goots.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Conley, right into the meat.
Conley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Goots will feel that in the morning.
Goots looks gassed!
Conley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Shoots Goots has been cut.
Goots misses with a low kick.
Goots takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Conley defending well as Goots loads up on a big left hand.
Goots moves out of range of the body kick from Conley.
Conley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goots tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conley was well out of range. Poor timing from Goots.
Conley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Conley.
Conley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Goots throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Conley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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 head kick misses from Goots.
Conley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Conley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Goots on the side of the head.
Conley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Conley lands a big head kick that sends Goots tumbling to the mat! Conley takes a step backwards and waves Goots back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Goots is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Conley and Goots falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Conley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rick Conley!
Rick Conley retains his heavyweight title!
Rick Conley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heraldo Magnifico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heraldo Magnifico!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnifico misses with a wild combination.
Magnifico misses with a series of wild punches.
ORourke moves out of range as Magnifico throws a body kick.
Magnifico misses with a jab to the body
and ORourke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
ORourke lands a jab to Magnifico's midsection.
Magnifico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ORourke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by ORourke.
ORourke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
ORourke misses with a body kick.
Magnifico circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magnifico throws a sloppy head kick and ORourke moves out of range easily.
Magnifico feints a jab promting ORourke to slip. Magnifico then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. ORourke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ORourke looks to clinch
and Magnifico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from ORourke tenderised Magnifico's leg. Magnifico is trying to keep his angry face on.
ORourke connects with an inside leg kick.
ORourke lunges at Magnifico with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magnifico's hand.
Magnifico on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by ORourke. ORourke obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnifico throws an overhand right that lands on ORourke's shoulder, as ORourke tries to avoid the shot.
Magnifico paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magnifico misses with a head kick.
Ivan ORourke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ORourke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
ORourke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ORourke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magnifico.
Magnifico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magnifico shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
ORourke dodges the punch combination from Magnifico.
ORourke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by ORourke.
ORourke throws a nice outside leg kick.
ORourke fails with an attempt to clinch.
ORourke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magnifico.
Magnifico misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnifico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
ORourke has managed to clinch.
ORourke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
ORourke scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, ORourke scores with a nice short uppercut.
ORourke lands with a right to the head.
ORourke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magnifico lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magnifico avoiding damage as ORourke throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORourke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ORourke misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from ORourke.
ORourke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magnifico throws a blind hook that connects with the side of ORourkes head.
Magnifico has had enough of the clinch but ORourke keeps him there for the moment.
Magnifico throws a punch but it's blocked by ORourke.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by ORourke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke misses with a body punch.
Magnifico wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from ORourke.
Magnifico wants to break free but ORourke has control.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
ORourke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magnificos head.
ORourke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from ORourke.
Magnifico misses with a hook from the clinch.
ORourke lands with a light punch inside.
ORourke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
ORourke prevents Magnifico from breaking the clinch.
ORourke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
ORourke misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke lands a body punch in the clinch.
ORourke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
ORourke lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnifico misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magnifico.
Magnifico is trying to break the clinch but ORourke has him pressed against the cage.
ORourke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magnifico avoids a wild elbow strike from ORourke.
ORourke blocks a body shot from Magnifico.
Magnifico takes a shot to the head.
ORourke has Magnifico pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ORourke tries to stall but Magnifico uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Magnifico breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ORourke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magnifico manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
ORourke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Magnifico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
ORourke lands a body shot in the clinch.
ORourke is looking to control Magnifico's arms but Magnifico gets an underhook and turns him. Now ORourke has his back to the cage.
Magnifico breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
ORourke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
ORourke tries to clinch up but Magnifico circles away and keeps his distance.
ORourke misses with a body kick.
ORourke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
ORourke wants to land a leg kick but Magnifico is out of range.
ORourke moves into the clinch.
ORourke tries to throw a body punch but Magnifico avoids it by throwing ORourke back against the cage.
ORourke misses with a short punch on the inside.
ORourke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
ORourke stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnifico.
Magnifico is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ivan ORourke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Magnifico is trying to push ORourke away but ORourke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnifico misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magnifico throws a punch but it's blocked by ORourke.
Magnifico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from ORourke.
ORourke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magnifico blocks a body shot from ORourke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnifico.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
ORourke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
ORourke blocking some punches.
ORourke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
ORourke swings wildly with an uppercut but Magnifico uses good head movement to avoid it.
ORourke prevents Magnifico from breaking the clinch.
Magnifico taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
ORourke slows down the pace here.
ORourke looking to slow down the pace here.
Magnifico is looking to control ORourke's arms but ORourke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Magnifico has his back to the cage.
Magnifico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ORourke has him pressed against the cage.
ORourke scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORourke keeps control of Magnifico as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from ORourke - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
ORourke lands a nice shot to the body.
ORourke misses with the head strike.
ORourke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magnifico's elbow.
ORourke misses with a hook from the clinch.
ORourke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnifico prevents a body shot from ORourke.
ORourke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
ORourke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magnifico backwards.
ORourke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
ORourke cracks Magnifico with a nice body shot.
ORourke tries to throw a body punch but Magnifico avoids it by throwing ORourke back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
ORourke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
ORourke misses with some punches.
ORourke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magnifico escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ORourke tries to clinch but Magnifico is having none of it.
ORourke throws a nice inside leg kick.
ORourke lands a jab to Magnifico's midsection.
ORourke ducks under a wild hook from Magnifico.
ORourke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ORourke throws a nice outside leg kick.
ORourke clinches with his opponent.
ORourke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
ORourke looking to slow down the pace here.
ORourke lands with a short shot to the head.
ORourke lands a shot to the body.
ORourke scores with a shot to the side of Magnifico's head.
A short uppercut from Magnifico.
ORourke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
ORourke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ORourke misses with some punches.
Magnifico prevents a body shot from ORourke.
Magnifico tries a body shot but ORourke blocks it.
ORourke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch combination from Magnifico misses.
Magnifico has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from ORourke.
A combination from ORourke does no damage.
Magnifico takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Magnifico throws a head kick but ORourke moves out of range.
Magnifico misses with a two punch combination.
Magnifico walks forward, straight into a front kick from ORourke.
ORourke doesn't manage to clinch there - Magnifico circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for ORourke.
Magnifico takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
ORourke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magnifico misses with a double jab.
Magnifico is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
ORourke scores with a head kick. Magnifico tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Magnifico throws an uppercut from half a mile away. ORourke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ORourke lands a head kick!
Magnifico fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke throws a nice inside leg kick.
ORourke throws a head kick that misses.
Magnifico throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from ORourke.
Magnifico moves out of range as ORourke throws a body kick.
ORourke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Magnifico counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
ORourke misses with a jab, cross combination.
ORourke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Magnifico counters with a nice uppercut.
Magnifico connects with a right hand. ORourke shakes it off.
Magnifico moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Magnifico pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magnifico. That did some damage!
ORourke moves into the clinch.
Magnifico tries to work over ORourke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ORourke.
ORourke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magnifico avoids it.
ORourke throws a head punch that misses.
Magnifico working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from ORourke.
ORourke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magnificos head.
ORourke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Magnifico backwards.
Magnifico blocking some punches.
ORourke swings wildly with an uppercut but Magnifico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnifico swings wildly with an uppercut but ORourke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnifico is struggling to control the position.
Magnifico trying to stall but ORourke improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke cracks Magnifico with a nice body shot.
ORourke is stalling here.
ORourke misses with a body punch.
Magnifico blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
Magnifico misses with a short punch on the inside.
ORourke tries to work over Magnifico's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
ORourke tries to throw a body punch but Magnifico avoids it by throwing ORourke back against the cage.
Magnifico is trying to force a seperation but ORourke has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
ORourke struggles to land a body shot inside as Magnifico controls his hands.
ORourke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Magnifico blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnifico misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from ORourke.
ORourke has Magnifico pressed against the cage, preventing Magnifico from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORourke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ORourke throws a head punch that misses.
ORourke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Magnifico.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ORourke lands a nice uppercut.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
Magnifico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but ORourke blocks it with crossed arms.
ORourke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magnifico takes an elbow to the forehead.
ORourke misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ORourke stalling.
Magnifico tries for a takedown but ORourke manages to get underhooks.
Magnifico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ORourke has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Magnifico fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke really 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.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magnifico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ORourke rushes Magnifico and presses him up against the cage.
ORourke lands with a left to the head.
ORourke lands with a left to the head.
ORourke misses with some punches.
Magnifico misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from ORourke.
Magnifico looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Magnifico drops down looking for an ankle pick but ORourke pulls his leg out and moves away.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magnifico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ORourke is looking to slow Magnifico down with leg kicks.
ORourke misses with a head kick.
ORourke avoids the head kick by Magnifico.
ORourke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A good leg kick by ORourke.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
ORourke looks to land a combination but Magnifico avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnifico takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magnifico throws an ugly left hook that misses
and ORourke counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Magnifico is lucky that one didn't land flush.
ORourke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Magnifico lands with a straight right. ORourke didn't see that one coming.
Magnifico tries to land a front kick but ORourke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That kick from ORourke tenderised Magnifico's leg. Magnifico is trying to keep his angry face on.
ORourke staying out of range there.
ORourke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
ORourke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ORourke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
ORourke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Magnifico is keeping busy.
ORourke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
ORourke misses with the head strike.
Magnifico softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
ORourke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
ORourke throws a punch but it's blocked by Magnifico.
ORourke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magnifico's elbow.
ORourke scores with a shoulder strike.
Magnifico pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ORourke thumps Magnifico with a low kick.
Heraldo Magnifico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ORourke tries to clinch there but Magnifico circles away.
ORourke lands a leg kick that knocks Magnifico off balance momentarily.
ORourke lands with a shot to the body.
ORourke jabs at Magnifico's body.
Magnifico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ORourke was well out of range. Poor timing from Magnifico.
Magnifico takes a swing at ORourke's ribcage but misses.
Magnifico scores with the left hand. ORourke knows he should have avoided that one.
Magnifico throws a body punch but ORourke moves out of range.
Magnifico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by ORourke. That's going to slow Magnifico down.
Magnifico has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from ORourke.
Ivan ORourke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by ORourke.
Magnifico takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No luck for Magnifico with that takedown attempt.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magnifico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ORourke misses with the combination.
Magnifico is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ORourke.
Magnifico throws a looping overhand right but ORourke ducks down to avoid it.
ORourke lands a leg kick that knocks Magnifico off balance momentarily.
Magnifico is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ORourke.
ORourke tries to clinch up.
ORourke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke lands a jab to Magnifico's midsection.
ORourke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
ORourke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crunch! ORourke slams his shin into Magnifico's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ORourke connects with a solid leg kick.
Magnifico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ORourke was well out of range. Poor timing from Magnifico.
ORourke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Magnifico eats them both and turns towards ORourke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Magnifico on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by ORourke. ORourke obviously looking to wear him down.
Magnifico keeps the fight on the outside.
ORourke throws a push kick but Magnifico slaps the foot to one side.
ORourke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magnifico misses with an uppercut
and ORourke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
ORourke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
ORourke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
ORourke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Magnifico's head.
A jab from Magnifico misses.
Magnifico misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Magnifico does no damage.
Magnifico throws a series of punches but ORourke moves out of range.
Magnifico takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magnifico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magnifico throws a body punch but ORourke moves out of range.
ORourke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magnifico swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and ORourke counters with an outside leg kick.
Magnifico looks to land a combination but ORourke avoids it well.
Magnifico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 quick inside leg kick.
Magnifico swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magnifico throws a right hand that misses
and ORourke counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Magnifico is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Magnifico is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
It's a brutal combination of punches from ORourke! Magnifico is backing up but he can't get away as ORourke lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Magnifico and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan ORourke!
Ivan ORourke is the new featherweight champion!
Ivan ORourke thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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