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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kaeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Cazuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaeo comes to the cage accompanied by On Fire. 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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216 lbs
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220 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Kaeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Cazuka!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaeo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaeo drives through and clinches with Cazuka against the cage.
Cazuka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaeo breaks the clinch.
Kaeo tries to clinch there but Cazuka circles away.
Cazuka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kaeo on the side of the head.
Kaeo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaeo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaeo connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid body kick from Kaeo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaeo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cazuka under the eye.
It looks like Danny Cazuka has been cut.
Kaeo lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Kaeo.
Cazuka looks gassed!
Cazuka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kaeo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kaeo drops Cazuka with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cazuka looks back up at him and smiles so Kaeo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaeo lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Cazuka out cold! Cazuka is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Kaeo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dan Kaeo made sure he mentioned Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Norris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Norris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Calaway!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris misses with a right hand
and Calaway counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Calaway.
Norris looks to land a right hand but Calaway moved out of range.
Tony Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calaway shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Calaway looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris is desperately trying to improve his position but Calaway has a good base and remains in mount.
Calaway sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Norris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Norris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Norris tries to get out of the position.
Calaway throws some wild stikes that Norris manages to avoid easily.
Norris can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calaway tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Norris looks a forlorn figure.
Calaway can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Norris is looking to escape.
Calaway thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Norris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Urijah Calaway.
Norris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris looks to throw a body kick
and Calaway counters with a thumping low kick.
Norris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Norris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Calaway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calaway stalling against the cage.
Calaway blocks a body shot from Norris.
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calaway blocking some punches.
Norris tries to break the clinch but Calaway is controlling the position.
Calaway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Calaway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calaway breaks the clinch.
Good work by Calaway as he checks the leg kick.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Norris throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Calaway counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Norris is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris throws a jab when Calaway was well out of range.
Calaway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norris. That did some damage!
Calaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calaway misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Calaway dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Norris throws a leg kick but Calaway checks it.
Calaway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris.
Calaway chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris can pounce on him.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Urijah Calaway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calaway throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Calaway thuds a left hand into Norris's body.
Calaway tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Norris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris avoids a kick to the body.
Norris tries to clinch up
and Calaway counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway is looking to clinch.
Calaway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris avoids the head kick by Calaway.
Calaway tries a head kick but it misses.
Norris moves to clinch but Calaway breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tony Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calaway tries to clinch
and Norris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calaway avoids a kick to the body.
Calaway lands a big head kick that sends Norris tumbling to the mat! Calaway takes a step backwards and waves Norris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Norris misses with a low kick.
Calaway tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway shoots in for a takedown but Norris shows good takedown defense.
Norris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Calaway.
Calaway throws a right hand that Norris ducks under and follows up with a left that Norris also avoids with ease.
Norris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Calaway counters with a body kick.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Calaway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tony Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris is looking to score with low kicks.
Norris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Calaway throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a leg kick
enabling Calaway to counter with a crisp jab.
Calaway throws a nice looking combination but Norris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Calaway.
Norris throws a series of punches but Calaway moves out of range.
Calaway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris lands with a kick to the temple. Calaway shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Norris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calaway.
Calaway throws a body kick that misses.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Norris connects with a body shot.
Calaway fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norris, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Calaway.
Norris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calaway's elbow.
Norris blocks a body shot from Calaway.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Calaway.
Norris misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Norris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norris working aggressively here.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calaway tries to work over Norris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Calaway.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris tries to circle away but Calaway has him pinned against the cage.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calaway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Norris misses with some punches.
Calaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Calaway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris thows a leg kick but Calaway checks it
and Calaway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Calaway.
Norris moves to clinch but Calaway breaks away
and Calaway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calaway looks to clinch
and Norris counters with a nice leg kick.
Norris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calaway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norris wants to clinch.
Norris throws a lazy head kick
and Calaway counters with a shoot takedown. Norris fights it but they end up in guard.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Calaway from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calaway pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norris is keeping the position for now.
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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Urijah Calaway wasn't active enough on the ground.
Some bone on bone action there as Calaway checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Norris tries to clinch up
and Calaway counters with a good low kick that Norris was not able to check.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Calaway wants to clinch.
Calaway clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway prevents Norris from breaking the clinch.
Norris tries a body shot but Calaway blocks it.
Calaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urijah Calaway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Calaway lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calaway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Calaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
Calaway has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Norris clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Calaway connects with a big shot to the side of Norris's head.
Calaway throwing damaging strikes from the back! Norris could be in trouble here!
Norris is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Norris to escape the position.
Oh Norris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calaway throwing damaging strikes from the back! Norris could be in trouble here!
Calaway is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Norris seems to have got his legs back now.
Norris is covering up but some of the strikes from Calaway are getting through and doing damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris just trying to survive but Calaway is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Urijah Calaway has got the better of the ground game so far.
I would not like to be Norris right now.
Calaway lands strikes to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Calaway is landing with strikes from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris prevents Calaway from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Calaway really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Calaway misses with a leg kick.
Norris thows a leg kick but Calaway checks it
letting Calaway counter with a right hand.
Norris throws a right and a left that Calaway avoids nicely.
Norris scores with a nice strike.
Calaway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Norris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Calaway.
Calaway shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Norris sprawls well. Norris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Calaway gets slowly back to his feet.
Norris misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norris is able to avoid easily.
Norris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calaway's calf.
Norris fails to land with a series of punches.
Norris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Calaway counters with a nice body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Norris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Calaway.
Norris on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Calaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calaway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Calaway.
Calaway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Still in the clinch, Calaway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Calaway scores with a shoulder strike.
Calaway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Calaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway lands a body punch.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Calaway controls his hands.
A short right from Calaway.
Calaway struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris controls his hands.
Norris looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Calaway.
Calaway stalling.
Norris misses with the head strike.
Calaway is leaning against Norris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Calaway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Calaway lands an uppercut.
Calaway lands a left hand.
Calaway has Norris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Norris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Calaway dips a shoulder and cracks Norris with a mighty uppercut! Norris falls back against the cage and Calaway unloads with a barrage of strikes! Norris is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Calaway screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urijah Calaway!
Urijah Calaway is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Urijah Calaway thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unski Hallavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallavaara's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 50 Cent - What up gangsta. Mangold has chosen Dead Prez "Be Healthy" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Unski Hallavaara has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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218 lbs
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Unski Hallavaara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallavaara moves out of range of the body kick.
Mangold fails to land with a series of punches.
Mangold misses with a hook to the body
and Hallavaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mangold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mangold!
Mangold lands a nice shot that snaps Hallavaara's head back.
Mangold misses with a wild body shot.
Danny Mangold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallavaara looks to clinch
and Mangold counters with a stiff right hand.
Mangold misses with a takedown attempt - Hallavaara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mangold gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hallavaara counters with a left and a right that stings Mangold.
Hallavaara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hallavaara has Mangold up against the cage in a clinch.
Hallavaara prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold letting Hallavaara take a breather here.
Hallavaara lands a nice uppercut.
Hallavaara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hallavaara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mangold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hallavaara swings wildly with an uppercut but Mangold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mangold pushes Hallavaara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hallavaara misses with a body punch.
Mangold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hallavaara backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hallavaara.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mangold tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallavaara avoids the damage to the body.
Hallavaara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara lands an uppercut.
It looks like Danny Mangold has been cut.
Mangold prevents a body shot from Hallavaara.
Mangold connects with a knee to the head.
Hallavaara blocks a body shot from Mangold.
A short body shot lands from Hallavaara as the two fighters clinch.
Hallavaara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mangold looks gassed!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hallavaara.
Hallavaara slows down the pace here.
Hallavaara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hallavaara pushes off an throws an elbow but Mangold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mangold misses with a body punch.
Hallavaara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hallavaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mangold avoids it.
Mangold is looking to control Hallavaara's arms but Hallavaara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mangold has his back to the cage.
Hallavaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mangold is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara lands a body punch.
Mangold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallavaara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mangold.
Unski Hallavaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Mangold.
Hallavaara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mangold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hallavaara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mangold looks to score with a jab to the body but Hallavaara is just out of range.
Hallavaara lands with a hook. Mangold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mangold lands a leg kick that knocks Hallavaara off balance momentarily.
Hallavaara checks a leg kick.
Mangold throws a leg kick
and Hallavaara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallavaara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mangold up against the cage.
Mangold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hallavaara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hallavaara misses with a punch to the body.
Mangold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mangold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hallavaara blocks it with crossed arms.
Hallavaara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mangold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Mangold is predictable there
and Hallavaara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallavaara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mangold wants to land a leg kick but Hallavaara is out of range.
Mangold closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mangold lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unski Hallavaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mangold keeps the fight on the outside.
Mangold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hallavaara is out of range and Mangold settles back down.
Mangold connects with the punch.
Hallavaara moves to clinch but Mangold breaks away
and Mangold makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hallavaara really felt that one!
Unski Hallavaara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Mangold.
Mangold fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hallavaara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mangold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Unski Hallavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mangold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hallavaara manages to avoid it.
Mangold scores with a nice body kick.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but Mangold moves out of range.
Mangold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some bone on bone action there as Mangold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hallavaara moves in looking to clinch but Mangold pushes him off.
Mangold looks to land a body kick but Hallavaara moved away.
Hallavaara checks a leg kick nicely.
Mangold lands a leg kick that knocks Hallavaara off balance momentarily.
Mangold is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hallavaara is looking to clinch but Mangold is avoiding it.
Hallavaara tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Mangold misses
and Hallavaara counters with a nice uppercut.
Mangold looks to score with a jab to the body but Hallavaara is just out of range.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mangold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hallavaara throws a hook but Mangold blocks it.
Mangold lands a jab to the head.
Hallavaara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara tries to clinch
and Mangold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hallavaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mangold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mangold dips to his left and cracks Hallavaara with an uppercut!
Some bone on bone action there as Hallavaara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hallavaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hallavaara tries to close the distance and clinch but Mangold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mangold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hallavaara's head.
Mangold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mangold tries to land a body kick
and Hallavaara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mangold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold lands a high kick!
Good work by Hallavaara as he checks the leg kick.
Mangold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mangold throws a low kick, looking for Hallavaara's leg but Hallavaara calmly moves out of range.
Mangold pushes Hallavaara away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallavaara tries to clinch up.
Mangold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Danny Mangold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mangold throws a head kick that misses
and Hallavaara counters with a nice uppercut.
Hallavaara checks a leg kick.
Mangold lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Mangold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hallavaara checks the leg kick.
Mangold tries a low kick but Hallavaara avoids it.
Mangold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hallavaara.
Mangold tried to score with a low kick but Hallavaara checks it.
Hallavaara tries to clinch there but Mangold circles away.
Hallavaara avoids the body shot from Mangold.
Mangold gets tackled into the cage by Hallavaara. Hallavaara maintains the clinch.
Mangold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hallavaara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mangold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold is looking to chop away at Hallavaara's legs.
Hallavaara moves into range and clinches up with Mangold.
Mangold blocking some punches.
Hallavaara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hallavaara lands a hook that snaps the head of Mangold backwards.
Mangold is trying to force a seperation but Hallavaara has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hallavaara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Unski Hallavaara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mangold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A bit of stalling here from Hallavaara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallavaara trying to control the position but instead, Mangold has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hallavaara into the cage.
Hallavaara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hallavaara is pushing Mangold up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mangold as Hallavaara tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold struggles to land a body shot inside as Hallavaara controls his hands.
Mangold breaks the clinch.
Hallavaara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mangold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mangold tries to land a front kick but Hallavaara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mangold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mangold throws a body kick that misses.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mangold counters with a stiff right hand.
Mangold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold shoots in looking for a takedown but Hallavaara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mangold's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A combination from Hallavaara does no damage.
Mangold is looking to land body kicks.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but Mangold moves away
and Mangold counters with a nice leg kick.
Mangold feints and then cracks Hallavaara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hallavaara down.
Hallavaara moves out of range of the body kick.
Mangold catches Hallavaara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mangold shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hallavaara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hallavaara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mangold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hallavaara drives through and clinches with Mangold against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara misses with a body punch.
Hallavaara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mangold blocks it with crossed arms.
Mangold breaks the clinch.
Mangold looks to land a body kick but Hallavaara moved away.
Hallavaara forces Mangold back against the cage and clinches.
Hallavaara blocks a body shot from Mangold.
Hallavaara tries to stall but Mangold uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hand to the body from Hallavaara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallavaara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hallavaara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mangold.
Hallavaara lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallavaara misses with a body punch.
Hallavaara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hallavaara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mangold avoiding damage as Hallavaara throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unski Hallavaara clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hallavaara tries to clinch up.
Mangold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara moves in looking to clinch but Mangold pushes him off.
Mangold throws a push kick but Hallavaara slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangold. Hallavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hallavaara doesn't manage to clinch there - Mangold circles away.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
Mangold thows a body shot but no joy.
Hallavaara throws a leg kick but Mangold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mangold misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mangold darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallavaara avoids the body shot from Mangold.
Hallavaara scores with a decent looking hook.
Mangold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hallavaara moves away.
Mangold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hallavaara's calf.
Hallavaara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mangold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hallavaara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mangold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hallavaara blocks the body kick.
Hallavaara tries to clinch up
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mangold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hallavaara tries to clinch there but Mangold circles away.
Mangold throws a head kick that misses
and Hallavaara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mangold throws out a leg kick but Hallavaara moves out of range and Mangold only half commits.
Hallavaara avoids a kick to the body.
Mangold throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangold. Hallavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold thuds his right hand into Hallavaara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mangold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hallavaara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mangold throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hallavaara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hallavaara can't find room to land a body shot as Mangold controls the action.
Hallavaara effectively controlling the action here.
Hallavaara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mangold is keeping busy.
Hallavaara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mangold.
Hallavaara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mangold backwards.
Hallavaara tries to work over Mangold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mangold misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara tries to work over Mangold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Hallavaara fails to land.
Mangold tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallavaara avoids the damage to the body.
Mangold blocks a body shot from Hallavaara.
Mangold drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hallavaara pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mangold throws a hook but Hallavaara blocks it.
Mangold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Mangold.
Hallavaara gets caught napping as Mangold dives in and scores a takedown. Hallavaara manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallavaara wants to stand and escape but Mangold is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Danny Mangold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mangold throws a push kick but Hallavaara slaps the foot to one side.
Hallavaara wants to clinch.
Hallavaara moves out of range of the leg kick from Mangold.
Mangold cracks a nice hook into Hallavaara's ribs.
Mangold throws a lazy uppercut
and Hallavaara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mangold's knee momentarily.
Mangold misses with a low kick as Hallavaara jumps back.
Hallavaara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mangold.
Mangold thows a leg kick but Hallavaara checks it
and Hallavaara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hallavaara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mangold tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallavaara avoids the damage to the body.
Hallavaara is pressed up against the cage. Mangold has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hallavaara down to the mat. Hallavaara avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mangold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mangold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hallavaara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mangold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hallavaara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hallavaara looks to clinch
and Mangold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mangold throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hallavaara counters by clinching up.
Hallavaara takes a shot to the head.
Hallavaara presses Mangold against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mangold is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hallavaara for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hallavaara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hallavaara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mangold presses Hallavaara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Mangold on the inside.
Mangold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hallavaara wants to clinch but Mangold slips to the side
and Mangold counters with a nice body kick.
Mangold throws a body kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Mangold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold misses with a body shot.
Mangold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mangold misses with a kick to the body
and Hallavaara counters with a right hand to the body.
Hallavaara wants to clinch.
Hallavaara avoids the head kick by Mangold.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but Mangold is having none of it.
Hallavaara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mangold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mangold misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangold. Hallavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mangold scoring well with a low kick there.
Hallavaara closes the distance and pushes Mangold back into the cage.
Hallavaara tries to throw a body punch but Mangold avoids it by throwing Hallavaara back against the cage.
Mangold misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallavaara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mangold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangold misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Mangold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mangold has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Mangold!
Danny Mangold is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Danny Mangold, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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