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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Emelienko!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelienko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Emelienko lands in his opponent's guard.
Henson has Emelienko pulled in close to control his posture.
Henson working a defensive guard here.
Emelienko gets to his feet. Henson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Emelienko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henson trying to control but Emelienko is working from the bottom.
Henson looking to pass the guard.
Emelienko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Henson passes into side control.
Emelienko is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko is not content to let Henson control the position.
Emelienko can't do much from the bottom here.
Emelienko is trying to work for a sweep but Henson has mounted him!
Emelienko is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Henson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Emelienko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Emelienko looks gassed!
Emelienko trying to control from the bottom.
Emelienko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henson.
Henson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emelienko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Emelienko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henson not doing much here.
Emelienko is refusing to be controlled, as Henson sits in half guard.
Henson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henson wants to pass the guard but Emelienko is defending well.
Henson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelienko keeps working.
Henson works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson looking to ground and pound but Emelienko is blocking nicely.
Emelienko regains half guard.
Henson trying to control the action but Emelienko is working from the bottom.
Henson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Henson punching from mount but Emelienko doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Emelienko is looking to improve his position but Henson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Henson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Emelienko in real trouble here! The ref calls for Emelienko to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Henson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Bagcal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lam Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagcal comes to the cage accompanied by shame on a n#$#a. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donovan Bagcal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lam Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagcal throws a sloppy head kick and Nguyen moves out of range easily.
Bagcal swings for the body but Nguyen moves out of range.
Bagcal misses with the combination.
Nguyen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Bagcal or perhaps it was just good defense by Nguyen which made him look bad.
No luck for Bagcal with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Nguyen misses
and Bagcal counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Donovan Bagcal has been cut.
Nguyen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Bagcal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donovan Bagcal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nguyen scores with a push kick.
Bagcal is breathing heavily.
Nguyen lands a big head kick that sends Bagcal tumbling to the mat! Nguyen takes a step backwards and waves Bagcal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bagcal is rocked!
Nguyen throws a quick head kick that knocks Bagcal silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Nguyen is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lam Nguyen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bret George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck StoRnsur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chuck StoRnsur was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bret George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck StoRnsur!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
StoRnsur shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as George sprawls well. George wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. StoRnsur gets slowly back to his feet.
StoRnsur shoots in but no luck this time.
StoRnsur shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts George as he jumps to the side.
Bret George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck StoRnsur.
StoRnsur looks gassed!
StoRnsur shoots in for a takedown but George shows good takedown defense.
George drops StoRnsur with a beautiful combination! StoRnsur stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - George is looking for the KO!
It looks like Chuck StoRnsur has been cut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by George.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on StoRnsur's face as George controls the position.
George looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
George decides to stand back up. George steps back and let's StoRnsur get back to his feet.
George gets in close and instigates a clinch.
George tightens his grip and picks StoRnsur up, before dumping him to the ground. StoRnsur manages to land in guard.
George trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
George wants to pass the guard but StoRnsur is keeping the position.
George decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
StoRnsur has his takedown stuffed
and George counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
StoRnsur trying to get back to full guard but George takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
George controlling the pace for now.
George working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. StoRnsur turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips George off and cradles StoRnsur's limp body as George celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Bret George!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between chris stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). chris stevens has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, chris stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
stevens throws a right and a left that both miss.
stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krueger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
stevens keeps the fight on the outside.
stevens scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Krueger tries for a takedown but stevens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Krueger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around stevens's waist but stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krueger off to one side.
stevens is looking to clinch but Krueger is avoiding it.
Krueger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and stevens counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Krueger throws a sloppy head kick and stevens moves out of range easily.
stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
stevens falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krueger counters by moving into the clinch.
Krueger wants a takedown but no success here.
chris stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Krueger.
Krueger leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
stevens has Krueger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krueger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Krueger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krueger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
stevens punishes Krueger's body with a nice straight punch.
stevens's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and stevens duly obliges.
stevens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krueger circles away.
stevens misses with a two punch combination.
stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Krueger moves out of range easily.
Krueger tries to score a power double leg takedown but stevens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Krueger somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger tries to score a power double leg takedown but stevens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Krueger somewhat.
stevens tries to bum rush Krueger with a series of wild strikes but Krueger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
stevens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krueger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten stevens somewhat.
Nice shot by stevens.
Krueger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
stevens misses with a double jab
and Krueger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
stevens misses the shot to the body.
Krueger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Krueger tries to clinch up.
stevens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krueger.
stevens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Krueger.
stevens tries to bum rush Krueger with a series of wild strikes but Krueger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krueger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. stevens defends it nicely.
stevens tries to bum rush Krueger with a series of wild strikes but Krueger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger tries to close the distance and clinch but stevens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krueger throws and low kick but stevens moves out of range easily.
Krueger fails with a takedown attempt.
Krueger lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Krueger counters with a nice body kick.
stevens throws a series of punches but Krueger moves out of range.
stevens throws a series of punches but Krueger avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
chris stevens 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.
stevens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Krueger shoots for a takedown but stevens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Krueger closes the distance and clinches up with stevens, looking for a takedown. Krueger pushes stevens against the cage but stevens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
stevens misses with a series of wild punches.
Krueger misses with a body kick.
Krueger dodges the punch combination from stevens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger tries to clinch up but stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Krueger misses with a takedown attempt - stevens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
chris stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Krueger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
stevens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krueger.
Krueger is looking to clinch but stevens is avoiding it.
Krueger throws a combination that misses
and stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krueger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krueger throws a head kick but stevens moves out of range.
chris stevens is winning the standup battle so far.
Krueger darts in and clinches stevens up against the cage.
Krueger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
stevens tries to clinch up but Krueger circles away and keeps his distance.
stevens wants to clinch.
chris stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Krueger misses with an attempted mid kick.
stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
Krueger is looking to clinch.
Krueger shoots in looking for a takedown. stevens tries to sprawl out of it but Krueger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. stevens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krueger misses with a body punch
and stevens counters with a three punch combo that has Krueger backing up. Krueger nods at stevens to acknowledge the strikes.
stevens dives in and grabs Krueger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Krueger pushes down on stevens's head and hops out.
stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krueger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger blocks a head kick by stevens.
Freddy Krueger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krueger is defended easily by stevens.
stevens looks to land a combination but Krueger avoids it well.
Krueger misses with a looping left.
Krueger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krueger blocks a head kick by stevens.
stevens connects with a nice looking jab.
Krueger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krueger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by stevens.
stevens looks to land a combination. Krueger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Krueger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as stevens sprawls well. stevens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krueger gets slowly back to his feet.
Krueger is breathing heavily.
Krueger shoots in but stevens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
stevens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
stevens stuns Krueger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krueger misses with a double jab
and stevens counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
chris stevens dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
stevens goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
stevens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krueger tries a head kick but it misses.
Krueger clinches up with stevens and pushes him back against the cage.
Krueger slowing the pace effectively.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
stevens swinging wildly here.
Krueger shoots in looking for a takedown. stevens tries to sprawl out of it but Krueger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. stevens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krueger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around stevens's waist but stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krueger off to one side.
Krueger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krueger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krueger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
stevens shoots for a takedown but Krueger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Krueger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. stevens tries to avoid it but Krueger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag stevens to the ground. stevens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
chris stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Krueger.
stevens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
stevens tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Krueger counters with a series of strikes. stevens will be more careful next time no doubt.
stevens lands a nice shot to the body.
Krueger dodges the punch combination from stevens.
stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger tries to clinch there but stevens circles away.
stevens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Krueger takes the fight into the clinch.
Krueger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Krueger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and stevens avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Krueger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Krueger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
stevens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krueger was well out of range. Poor timing from stevens.
Krueger avoids the body shot from stevens.
Krueger shoots in looking for a takedown. stevens tries to sprawl out of it but Krueger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. stevens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krueger tries to clinch up.
stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.
stevens is looking to wear down Krueger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
stevens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
stevens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krueger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but stevens avoids it really well and circles away.
Krueger closes the distance and pushes stevens back into the cage.
stevens working hard to break the clinch.
Krueger breaks from the clinch.
Krueger stuffs the takedown attempt from stevens. stevens gets slowly back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by stevens.
Freddy Krueger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
chris stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krueger misses with a double jab
and stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to chris stevens.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for stevens, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... chris stevens!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. Parker has chosen Boogey Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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245 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lorenzo Parker!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
Parker moves into the clinch.
Mir tries to circle away but Parker has him pinned against the cage.
Parker has Mir pressed against the cage, preventing Mir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mir tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.
Parker has Mir pressed against the cage, preventing Mir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mir misses with an uppercut.
Mir looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Parker seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Mir shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Parker is backing up but Mir catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Parker covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Mir Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Mir!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski has chosen Onward to Victory as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Alex Moore has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alex Moore seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Moore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrei Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski misses with a series of wild punches.
Arlovski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arlovski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
Arlovski misses with the combination.
Moore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arlovski but Arlovski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moore forces Arlovski back against the cage and clinches.
Moore stalling against the cage.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
Arlovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Moore pulls guard successfully.
Arlovski preventing the sweep.
Moore has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Arlovski off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
Arlovski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arlovski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Moore moves out of range.
Arlovski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moore.
Moore shoots in for a double leg but Arlovski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore 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.
Arlovski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arlovski misses with a wild combination.
Arlovski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moore backs up against the cage.
Arlovski misses with a double jab.
Moore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moore is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Arlovski misses.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arlovski misses with the combination.
Moore bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arlovski is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Moore connects with a decent elbow.
Arlovski bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Arlovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arlovski!
Arlovski throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Moore moves out of range.
Arlovski misses with a double jab.
Moore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arlovski throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Arlovski misses.
Arlovski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arlovski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moore backs up against the cage.
Arlovski throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Arlovski's guard.
Moore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moore is looking to work some ground and pound but Arlovski has wrist control.
Arlovski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moore is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arlovski is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, Moore has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - Arlovski taps out instantly and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Moore!
Alex Moore is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boris Norris!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed misses with the combination.
Norris slips a straight right by Creed.
Nice defenses there by Creed.
Nice straight punches there by Norris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Norris.
It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Norris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Creed as Norris shoots in.
Norris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Creed momentarily.
Norris misses the jab.
Creed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Norris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris dodges the punch combination from Creed.
Creed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Creed ducks right into an uppercut from Norris.
Creed is rocked!
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Creed.
Oh Creed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boris Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Creed.
Creed seems to have got his legs back now.
Creed gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creed is looking to stand up but Norris isn't so interested in that idea.
Norris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Norris trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
Norris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Creed is keeping the position for now.
Norris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Creed wants to stand and escape but Norris is having none of it.
Norris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Creed is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Norris dives into side control.
Norris throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Creed throws a lazy right hand but Norris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norris fails with the takedown.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Norris.
Norris shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Creed's guard.
Creed wants to stand but Norris is controlling the position.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Creed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris drops back looking for a leg! Creed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Creed manages to kick Norris off! Norris jumps back into Creed's guard.
Norris prevents Creed from getting back to his feet.
Norris passes into half guard.
Creed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Norris on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris working Creed over with strikes.
Norris wants to take a breather but Creed is having none of it.
Creed is trying to stand.
Norris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Creed keeps working.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Creed is trying to stand up here but Norris is controlling him well.
Norris works his way into side control.
Norris throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Norris trying to control the position but Creed is working away.
Creed pushes Norris away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Norris gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Norris throws a series of punches but Creed moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Norris closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Creed to the mat! Creed manages to get full guard.
Norris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Norris wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Creed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Creed keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
Norris prevents Creed from getting back to his feet.
Norris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Creed uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Creed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Norris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Creed looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Norris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Creed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Creed!
Creed tries to buck Norris off but he can't manage it.
Norris tries to control but Creed wriggling away.
Creed trying desperately to get to his feet.
Creed is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Norris lands with some strikes.
Norris throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Norris is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Creed is surviving well by controlling Norris's body position as best he can.
Norris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Creed is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed avoids a series of strikes thrown by Norris.
Norris is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Creed to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Creed shrugs it off.
Norris is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Creed to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Creed shrugs it off.
Norris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Creed is looking to escape.
Creed is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Norris controlling from the full mount.
Creed squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Norris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Creed is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Norris scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Creed?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Norris cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Norris lands a nice shot to the head.
Norris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that Creed really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Creed is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Norris lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Norris.
Norris thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Norris throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Norris misses with a head shot.
Creed is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Norris tries to control but Creed wriggling away.
Creed trying desperately to get to his feet.
Norris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Creed is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Norris misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Norris there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Creed is trying to stand.
Norris is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Norris wants to control the pace but Creed is squirming around nicely.
Creed tries to buck Norris off but he can't manage it.
Creed avoids a series of strikes thrown by Norris.
Creed is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Norris trying to control but Creed is having none of it.
Creed is trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norris looking to control but Creed is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Norris might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Creed kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Norris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Creed swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris.
Donk. Creed catches Norris right on the button with a cross.
Creed checks a low kick from Norris.
Norris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Norris is working Creed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Norris prevents Creed from getting back to his feet.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Creed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed wants to stand and escape but Norris is having none of it.
Creed trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Norris with that takedown attempt.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Norris.
Creed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Norris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Creed misses with a hook.
Norris moves away from the strike by Creed.
Creed defending well as Norris loads up on a big left hand.
Norris throws a hook but Creed avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Creed looks to land a combination but Norris avoids it well.
Creed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Norris throws a leg kick but Creed moved away.
Creed throws an overhand right that lands on Norris's shoulder, as Norris tries to avoid the shot.
Norris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Creed's waist but Creed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norris off to one side.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Norris.
Norris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Creed's waist but Creed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norris off to one side.
Good exchange - Creed coming out on top.
Creed misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Norris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Creed misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Creed does no damage.
Apollo Creed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Creed. No joy for Norris on that attempt.
Creed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Creed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Creed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris.
Norris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Creed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Norris counter with a right hand.
Norris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Norris stops Creed from standing up.
Norris tries to free his leg and advance position but Creed is retaining full guard.
Norris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed kicks Norris off and gets to his feet.
Norris shoots in but no luck this time.
Norris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Creed.
Creed misses with a body shot.
Norris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Norris misses.
A jab from Creed does it's job there.
Creed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Creed moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Creed misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Creed misses with a wild combination.
Creed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Creed misses with a double jab
and Norris counters with a stiff right hand.
Norris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Creed. That did some damage!
Norris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Creed has time to react.
Creed lands with a nice body punch.
Creed slips under a jab.
Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creed misses with a wild combination.
Norris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris shoots for a takedown but Creed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Creed misses with an uppercut. Norris saw that one coming.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
Creed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Creed slips a jab and a cross from Norris.
Norris clobbers Creed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Norris shoots for a double leg takedown but Creed sprawls well. He's pushed Norris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Norris dodges the punch combination from Creed.
Norris misses with a hook. Creed ducked under it nicely.
Norris clobbers Creed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Creed misses with a double jab
and Norris counters with a shoot takedown. Creed fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris won't allow Creed to get back to his feet.
Boris Norris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Norris trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
Creed wants to stand and escape but Norris is having none of it.
Norris slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Creed is trying to buck Norris off.
Norris trying to control the action but Creed is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some bone on bone action there as Creed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Creed misses with a looping left.
Creed moves out of range of the leg kick from Norris.
Creed throws the left hand but Norris avoids the punch easily.
Creed slips under a jab from Norris.
Creed thuds his right hand into Norris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Horrible takedown by Norris or perhaps it was just good defense by Creed which made him look bad.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Norris.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norris throws out the jab.
Creed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Creed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris.
Creed scores with a jab to the head.
Norris shoots for a takedown but Creed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Creed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Creed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Norris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Norris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris. Creed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Creed scores with a nice strike.
Creed avoids the head kick by Norris.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris misses the target.
Creed tries to bum rush Norris with a series of wild strikes but Norris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Norris both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Norris dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Creed checks a low kick from Norris.
Norris throws a hook to the side of Creed's head but Creed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Creed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norris looks to land a right hand but Creed moved out of range.
Creed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris.
Creed misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from Creed.
Norris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Norris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Norris.
A slow jab from Creed misses its intended target.
Creed slips a jab from Norris.
Apollo Creed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Creed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
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.
Norris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed drops his hands momentarily and Norris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Norris looks to land a left hand but Creed moved out of range nicely.
Norris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Creed throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Norris shoots for a takedown but Creed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Creed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norris fails to land the takedown.
Creed lands a two punch combo.
Norris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Creed counters with a series of strikes. Norris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Norris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Creed defends it nicely.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Norris.
Creed scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a combination
and Norris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
Norris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Creed.
Creed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Norris.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creed looks to throw the jab but Norris is out of range.
Creed blocks a head kick by Norris.
Creed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Norris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Norris prevents Creed from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is standing up over Creed. Creed looks to escape but Norris dives into side control.
Creed is not content to let Norris control the position.
Creed is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Norris asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Norris misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Creed wants to get back to his feet but Norris drags him back down.
Norris working the ground and pound but Creed is defending the strikes.
Norris wants to control but Creed is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Creed misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Norris looks to score with a jab to the body but Creed is just out of range.
Norris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Creed throws a shot from downtown. Norris moves away and avoids it.
Norris throws a right hand that Creed ducks under and follows up with a left that Creed also avoids with ease.
Norris misses with a double jab
and Creed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Norris thinking.
Apollo Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boris Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Creed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A left and a right from Norris both land. Nice combination.
Norris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Creed's waist but Creed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norris off to one side.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boris Norris.
Well Norris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Norris!
Boris Norris is the new light heavyweight champion!
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