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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wallace Barrowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Mamuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamuh has chosen http://youtu.be/q6FNpV7-cyo as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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23
138 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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140 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wallace Barrowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Mamuh!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamuh gets tackled into the cage by Barrowman. Barrowman maintains the clinch.
Mamuh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrowman tries to clinch but Mamuh moves out of range.
Barrowman moves in looking to clinch but Mamuh pushes him off.
Barrowman has managed to clinch.
Barrowman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mamuh tries to pull guard but Barrowman won't allow it.
Mamuh avoids the elbow strike from Barrowman, against the cage.
Mamuh stalling in the clinch but Barrowman improves position.
Mamuh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mamuh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barrowman circles away.
Barrowman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mamuh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mamuh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mamuh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barrowman wants to clinch.
Mamuh gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Mamuh.
Barrowman tries to land knees in the clinch but Mamuh avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamuh wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barrowman throws an elbow but misses.
Barrowman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrowman moves into the clinch.
Mamuh looking to stall.
Mamuh dodges an elbow strike from Barrowman.
Barrowman breaks from the clinch.
Mamuh keeps the fight on the outside.
Barrowman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barrowman wants to clinch but Mamuh slips to the side
and Mamuh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mamuh.
Barrowman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mamuh is trying to force a seperation but Barrowman has the dominant position.
Barrowman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mamuh is defending well for now.
Mamuh tries to break free but Barrowman pushes him back against the cage.
Barrowman lands with a left to the head.
Barrowman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barrowman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman misses with a knee strike.
Barrowman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mamuh gets control of Barrowman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mamuh will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Barrowman slips nicely into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamuh tries to get to full guard but Barrowman has control of the leg.
Mamuh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barrowman is working away from the top position though.
Mamuh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barrowman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barrowman's back!
Barrowman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mamuh on the ground.
Mamuh is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Barrowman defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamuh controlling well, preventing Barrowman from escaping the position.
Barrowman defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh working for a choke but Barrowman is defending well.
Mamuh lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Mamuh keeps control of the position as Barrowman tries to break free.
Mamuh misses with an elbow to the head.
Mamuh is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mamuh scores with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman won't enjoy being in this position. Mamuh looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Barrowman is tapping - it's over boys! Mamuh picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe Mamuh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Zamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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193 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Zamora!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zamora lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rogers's sensitive parts.
Zamora takes one on the button.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zamora manages to avoid it.
Zamora showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Nice jab there from Zamora.
Zamora connects with a leg kick. Rogers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zamora bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zamora controlling the position from side mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zamora wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rogers being controlled for a moment.
Rogers pushes Zamora away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Zamora gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora gets to mount! Rogers was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Rogers is desperately trying to improve his position but Zamora has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Zamora controlling the pace for now.
Rogers is desperately trying to improve his position but Zamora has a good base and remains in mount.
Rogers regains half guard.
Zamora has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to stand up.
Zamora dominating with strikes here.
Rogers trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rogers is wriggling around trying to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zamora cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rogers is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rogers tries to roll over but Zamora keeps him under control.
Well, if Zamora is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zamora prevents Rogers from improving his position.
Zamora controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Danny Zamora wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zamora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers takes a swing at Zamora's ribcage but misses.
Rogers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zamora.
Rogers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zamora lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers throws a combination that misses
and Zamora counters with a leg kick.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Zamora. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zamora.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Zamora 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.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rogers misses with a double jab
and Zamora counters with a nice leg kick.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Zamora. That snapped Rogers's head back.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses
letting Zamora counter with a right hand.
Zamora throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Zamora.
Nice body kick there by Zamora.
Zamora throws a front kick that sends Rogers stumbling back into the cage.
A solid body kick from Zamora.
Zamora thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rogers if he has to take too many more of those.
Rogers tries to sprawl but Zamora drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Danny Zamora has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zamora slips a nice elbow through Rogers's hands, connecting with Rogers's forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora not doing much here.
Zamora decides to stand and escape the position.
Rogers takes one to the chin there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zamora.
Zamora lands a head shot.
Zamora connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zamora.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zamora forces Rogers back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Zamora.
Zamora is struggling to control the position.
Zamora lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rogers is trying to force a seperation but Zamora has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from Zamora.
Zamora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Still in the clinch, Zamora scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zamora lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zamora'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.
Zamora lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Rogers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zamora has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora misses with the head strike.
Rogers will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zamora drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rogers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zamora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zamora lands a left hand.
Zamora slowing the pace effectively.
Zamora working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zamora lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Zamora keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rogers's efforts to push away.
Zamora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zamora tries to throw a body punch but Rogers avoids it by throwing Zamora back against the cage.
Rogers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zamora has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamora lands an uppercut.
Rogers is pressed up against the cage. Zamora has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rogers down to the mat. Rogers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Eric Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zamora momentarily.
Rogers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zamora.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Zamora tenderised Rogers's leg. Rogers is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zamora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zamora fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rogers.
Zamora misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zamora.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers dodges the punch combination from Zamora.
Rogers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zamora. Zamora obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Zamora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rogers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Zamora.
Rogers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Danny Zamora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zamora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Zamora misses with a hook.
A cross from Zamora lands.
Rogers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zamora.
A big left from Rogers misses.
Zamora lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rogers's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Zamora tenderised Rogers's leg. Rogers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Zamora digs a good hook to Rogers's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zamora.
Rogers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zamora scores with a head kick. Rogers tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rogers is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Rogers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zamora dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rogers. That did some damage!
Zamora is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Rogers is in big trouble! Zamora is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Rogers. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Danny Zamora!
Danny Zamora tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gab Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gab Velasquez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chael Sauna's chin.
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191 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gab Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Sauna!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Velasquez.
Velasquez slips a jab and a cross from Sauna.
Sauna tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Velasquez swivels and escapes.
Sauna misses with the combination.
Sauna shoots for a double leg takedown but Velasquez sprawls well. He's pushed Sauna's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A combination from Sauna does no damage.
Sauna avoids the head kick by Velasquez.
Velasquez tries to clinch up.
Velasquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chael Sauna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Velasquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sauna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Velasquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Sauna circles away.
Sauna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velasquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sauna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sauna misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gab Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sauna.
Sauna throws a right hand that Velasquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Velasquez also avoids with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Velasquez with a knee to the head.
Velasquez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sauna as Velasquez tries to tie him up.
Velasquez tries to land a knee to the head but Sauna blocks with his arms.
Velasquez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Velasquez stops a takedown attempt from Sauna.
Velasquez tries to stall but Sauna uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez looking to throw knees to the head but Sauna is blocking nicely.
Sauna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Velasquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sauna throws a right hand that Velasquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Velasquez also avoids with ease.
Sauna scores with a decent looking hook.
Sauna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Velasquez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sauna to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sauna pushes down on Velasquez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sauna wants to free his trapped foot but Velasquez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sauna working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sauna trying to pass the guard but Velasquez defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauna wants to control but Velasquez is keeping him busy.
Sauna lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Velasquez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep. Sauna is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Velasquez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sauna pulls his head out easily.
Sauna works his way into full mount!
Sauna prevents Velasquez from getting the reversal.
Sauna with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sauna cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauna with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sauna trying to control but Velasquez is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sauna scoring with strikes but Velasquez is staying in there.
Sauna looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sauna trying to control but Velasquez is having none of it.
Velasquez is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sauna controlling the pace for now.
Sauna wants to control the pace but Velasquez is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sauna scoring with strikes but Velasquez is staying in there.
Velasquez is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Sauna! Velasquez is hurt baaadly! Sauna is firing away with more strikes - Velasquez is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chael Sauna!
A victorious Chael Sauna thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Van Den Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Ambrose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Van Den Berg!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Den Berg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ambrose circles away.
Van Den Berg misses with a takedown attempt
and Ambrose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Robin Van Den Berg has been cut.
Ambrose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Den Berg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ambrose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ambrose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Den Berg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Den Berg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ambrose lands with a big right hook that stumbles Van Den Berg - he's out on his feet here! Ambrose follows up with another monster hook that separates Van Den Berg from consciousness! Van Den Berg falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Ambrose stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Ambrose!
Chris Ambrose gave a mention to Brute in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Viittala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Dufflebag Boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
22 - 19 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rauno Viittala!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viittala will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Viittala bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Viittala working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Viittala is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Viittala is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to buck Viittala off.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Viittala tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Viittala.
Viittala has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gracie is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Viittala yanks on the arm and Gracie is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Viittala.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rauno Viittala!
Rauno Viittala decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tragon Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux's entrance music is Countdown to Extinction. A fine choice. Tragon Dux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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206 lbs
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211 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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
8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tragon Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harrison Locke!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke misses with a body shot.
Dux lands a brutal head kick. Locke looks out on his feet and Dux throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Tragon Dux!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt has chosen Cold Blooded as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Hunt counters with a left to the body.
Hunt feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
Brown avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hunt 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.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Brown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunt as he avoids it easily.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Brown. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunt is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Hunt circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Hunt's hands, connecting with Hunt's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hunt throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brown uses it to pass to side control.
Brown wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hunt tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hunt wants to get back to full guard.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown prevents Hunt from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hunt is trying to control but can't.
Hunt tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Brown stalling.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brown thows a huge punch but Hunt dodges it nicely.
Hunt is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt trying to control here.
Brown prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Hunt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Hunt missing with punches from the bottom.
Hunt wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown thows a huge punch but Hunt dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working Hunt over with strikes.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown trying to control the pace.
Hunt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Brown dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown drives through with a takedown into Hunt's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Brown.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Hunt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a nice body kick.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunt tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hunt avoids it really well and circles away.
Hunt looks to clinch
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
A head kick from Hunt lands but Brown takes it in his stride.
Brown connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hunt stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hunt - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hunt. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Jack Brown.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Sleek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares comes to the cage accompanied by "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You". Sleek has chosen Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best as his entrance music. Jay Sleek has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dominickoy Palhares's chin.
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29
222 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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201 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominickoy Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Sleek!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleek stuffs the takedown.
Palhares drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Palhares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sleek trying to control the position.
Palhares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Palhares working some strikes from top position.
Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sleek is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sleek is on top in guard.
Palhares keeping moving, preventing Sleek from controlling successfully.
Palhares controls Sleek momentarily but Sleek frees himself.
Palhares keeping moving, preventing Sleek from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleek has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Palhares is proving hard to escape from.
Palhares wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jay Sleek wasn't active enough on the ground.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown but Sleek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Palhares fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominickoy Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sleek drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sleek decides to stand back up.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt
and Sleek counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sleek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Sleek holds him up against the cage and eventually Palhares drops back down to his feet.
Sleek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sleek as he jumps to the side.
Dominickoy Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares dodges the punch combination from Sleek.
Sleek tries to clinch up.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sleek is looking to clinch but Palhares is avoiding it.
Sleek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sleek.
Sleek has Palhares up against the cage in a clinch.
Palhares has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sleek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Palhares goes for a takedown attempt but Sleek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Sleek circles away easily
and Sleek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sleek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palhares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sleek tries to clinch up but Palhares circles away and keeps his distance.
Palhares keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sleek gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Palhares to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Palhares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palhares throwing strikes but missing.
Palhares has gone for a leg lock! Sleek slips out almost immediately though and dives into Palhares's guard.
Sleek is looking to advance position but Palhares has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleek is bucking up trying to escape but Palhares cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palhares throws some wild stikes that Sleek manages to avoid easily.
Sleek avoids a series of strikes thrown by Palhares.
Poor strikes thrown by Palhares there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Palhares in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sleek tries to lock up and control but Palhares gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Palhares has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Palhares wants to take Sleek's back but he can't do it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sleek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Palhares swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sleek is now in Palhares's guard. A big mistake from Palhares there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dominickoy Palhares will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sleek doesn't manage to clinch there - Palhares circles away.
Palhares misses with a takedown
and Sleek counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sleek trying to stall but Palhares improves his position.
Sleek breaks from the clinch.
Palhares doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sleek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palhares closes the distance and clinches up with Sleek, looking for a takedown. Palhares pushes Sleek against the cage but Sleek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominickoy Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sleek.
Palhares fails with a takedown attempt.
Palhares scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dominickoy Palhares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palhares misses with the ground and pound.
Palhares swings around for an armbar but Sleek sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Palhares's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleek would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sleek controls from within his opponent's guard.
Palhares controlling Sleek's posture.
Sleek passes Palhares's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is refusing to be controlled, as Sleek sits in half guard.
Palhares is pressing down on Sleek's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sleek is looking to stand up but Palhares won't let him.
Sleek sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Palhares doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Sleek paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Palhares - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dominickoy Palhares!
After the fight, Dominickoy Palhares was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balig Murska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wilson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ennio Morricone - For A Few Dollars More. Murska has chosen Perhosveitsi-Heikki & Lika-Aki - Aakkoset as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
215 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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26
215 lbs
18 - 4 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Wilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Balig Murska!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murska blocks a jab.
Murska throws a push kick but Wilson slaps the foot to one side.
Murska bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Murska.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Murska lands the left hand.
Murska misses with a few strikes there.
Balig Murska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murska ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Nice shot lands for Murska.
Murska throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson throws a body punch but Murska moves out of range.
Murska throws a wild body kick that Wilson sees coming a mile off.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Murska's head but Murska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murska avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murska looks for the body kick but Wilson saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Murska lands a head shot.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
Wilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murska can pounce on him.
Murska closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murska fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murska. That one must have hurt.
Murska scores with a nice body kick.
Murska comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murska tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson throws the left hand but Murska avoids the punch easily.
Murska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson avoids a kick to the body.
Wilson ducks right into an uppercut from Murska.
Murska on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murska throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson misses the jab.
Wilson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murska throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murska moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murska.
Wilson thuds his right hand into Murska's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murska with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murska swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson scores with a nice strike.
Murska misses the shot to the body.
Murska takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Murska scores with a hook.
Murska goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murska moves away.
Murska sizes up Wilson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murska was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Murska slips a jab from Wilson.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murska is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wilson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wilson thuds a left hand into Murska's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murska is looking to land body kicks.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut there from Murska.
Murska scores with a push kick.
Murska slips a straight right by Wilson.
Nice shot by Murska.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick from Murska.
Murska getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murska keeps Wilson at a distance using the push kick.
Murska keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Murska is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A lazy left from Murska finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilson checks a leg kick.
Murska has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balig Murska dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Murska lands a jab to Wilson's midsection.
A solid body kick from Murska.
Wilson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Murska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murska moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wilson moves out of range as Murska throws a body kick.
Murska clinches up against the cage.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Murska has double underhooks.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Murska won't allow it.
Murska landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murska tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murska landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murska displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wilson up against the cage.
Murska putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murska works on Wilson's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Murska.
Murska lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson tries to circle away but Murska has him pinned against the cage.
Murska lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Murska.
Murska presses Wilson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murska presses Wilson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murska landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murska lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murska lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wilson or not.
Murska lands a nice knee to the body.
Murska lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Murska scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Murska.
A body shot lands from Murska.
A short right from Murska on the inside.
Murska holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Murska has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilson as Murska tries to tie him up.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murska can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Murska working aggressively here.
Balig Murska seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.
Wilson is trying to force a seperation but Murska has the dominant position.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Murska avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Murska throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murska landing knees to the head.
Murska crunches a lovely knee into Wilson's ribcage.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
Murska lands with a right to the head.
Wilson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Murska softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murska tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Murska.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Murska controls the action.
Murska trying to land knees to the body.
Murska with a knee to the head.
Murska throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Murska controls the action.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murska's elbow.
Murska landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murska throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.
Murska lands a right hand.
Murska misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murska putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murska struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Murska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murska has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson tries to circle away but Murska has him pinned against the cage.
Murska throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Murska throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilson blocks it with crossed arms.
Murska trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson is trying to break free.
Murska is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilson is defending well for now.
Murska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A frustrated look appears on Wilson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murska looking to throw knees to the head but Wilson is blocking nicely.
Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson moves out of range as Murska throws a body kick.
Wilson jabs Murska right on the nose. Murska blinks but takes it well.
Murska throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balig Murska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wilson cracks Murska with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murska throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Murska misses with an uppercut.
Murska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Murska.
Murska plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murska throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Murska closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Murska has double underhooks.
Murska blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Murska misses with a knee to the head.
Murska scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murska cracks Wilson with a nice body shot.
Murska lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wilson or not.
Murska lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murska lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Murska lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Shane Wilson has been cut.
Murska lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Murska.
Murska lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murska prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Murska tries to land a knee to the head but Wilson blocks with his arms.
Murska with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murska lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murska keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murska scores with a knee to the head.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murska tries to clinch up.
Murska lands a nice shot to the body.
Murska scores with a leg kick.
Wilson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murska avoids the body shot from Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska feints and then cracks Wilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilson down.
Murska connects with a body shot that sends Wilson's belly button to the back.
Wilson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wilson scores with a hook.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Murska ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Murska's shoulder, as Murska tries to avoid the shot.
Balig Murska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murska.
Wilson throws a hook but Murska blocks it.
Murska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murska throws a body kick that misses.
Murska swinging wildly here.
Murska throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murska goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wilson throws a big shot that misses.
Murska fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilson.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Murska moves away and avoids it.
Murska lands a slapping body shot.
Murska throws the kick towards the body but Wilson avoids it.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Murska is looking to land body kicks.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Murska is just out of range.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Wilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murska doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Murska explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murska walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wilson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
Murska with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murska slips under a jab.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Murska slips the punch.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Murska slips the punch.
Wilson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murska in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balig Murska really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Wilson's cut.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Murska moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wilson, as that shot connected.
Both fighters circling a little - Murska finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Murska.
Wilson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murska. That one must have hurt.
Wilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murska makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wilson really felt that one!
Murska lands a front kick.
Murska connects with a leg kick. Wilson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Murska tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That kick from Murska tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson misses with a body shot
and Murska counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wilson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska misses with a wild combination.
Murska lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murska scores with a push kick.
Murska scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Murska.
Murska turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murska throws a push kick but Wilson slaps the foot to one side.
Murska dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilson. That did some damage!
Murska takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wilson checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murska fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murska throws a combination. Wilson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Murska connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Murska feints and then cracks Wilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilson down.
Wilson misses with a right hand
and Murska counters with a straight right hand.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Murska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson gets tackled into the cage by Murska. Murska maintains the clinch.
Wilson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murska has Wilson pressed against the cage, preventing Wilson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murska throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murska keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson breaks the clinch.
Murska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murska on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson lands a jab to Murska's midsection.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murska tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Murska fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wilson scores with a punch to the head.
Murska scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murska was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murska keeps Wilson at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Murska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good work by Wilson as he checks the leg kick.
Murska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murska looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Murska counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Murska there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murska throws a wild body kick that Wilson sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balig Murska dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Shane Wilson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilson blocks a head kick by Murska.
Murska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murska.
Wilson throws a hook but Murska blocks it.
Nice body kick from Murska.
Murska connects with a high kick.
Murska lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wilson avoids a kick to the body.
Murska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Murska is looking to clinch.
Wilson walks into a jab.
Wilson misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Murska moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Murska moves out of range as Wilson strikes.
Murska has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
A short right from Murska on the inside.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Murska finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Murska moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Murska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shane Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murska tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Murska does no damage.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Wilson punishes Murska's body with a nice straight punch.
Murska chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murska tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Murska thuds his right hand into Wilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson misses with a lunging right hand
and Murska counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murska manages to avoid it.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska misses the shot to the body.
Murska bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Murska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson misses with a hook. Murska ducked under it nicely.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murska clinches.
Murska has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Murska's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilson tries to circle away but Murska has him pinned against the cage.
Murska using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Murska misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Murska.
Murska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Murska thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson swings widly with a right hand
and Murska counters with a straight right hand.
Murska looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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!
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Murska.
Wilson misses with a shot to the body
and Murska counters with an inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murska!
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Wilson throws the left hand but Murska avoids the punch easily.
Murska connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balig Murska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murska has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balig Murska!
Balig Murska is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Balig Murska, 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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