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BFE 21: Crowning PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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329 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 Hilo, Jimmy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Nash!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash misses with a straight left.
Nash throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Nash throws a combination that misses
and Nash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nash scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Jimmy Johnson has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nash throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson lands a left and a right that send Nash crashing to the mat, dazed. Johnson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nash is rocked!
It looks like Kevin Nash has been cut.
Nash throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nash is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Nash looks gassed!
Nash throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Nash seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson moves in close and cracks Nash with a massive right hand! Nash, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeca Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kalle Li has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalle Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zeca Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveira as he jumps to the side.
Li gets a clinch.
Li successfully pulls guard.
Li keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Li controls Oliveira momentarily but Oliveira frees himself.
Oliveira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Li has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliveira has managed to get both his arms back between Li's legs - danger averted.
Li working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oliveira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oliveira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oliveira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oliveira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oliveira won't allow Li to sweep him here.
Oliveira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oliveira postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Li works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliveira defends well.
Li has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oliveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Li is breathing heavily.
Oliveira passes Li's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oliveira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oliveira is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
Li won't allow Oliveira to pass to mount.
Li is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
Oliveira might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Li kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Li wants to improve his position but Oliveira is controlling well.
Li is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oliveira pulls his head out easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Li moves into the clinch successfully.
Li pulls guard.
Li keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oliveira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Li bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Li works his way to full guard. Good work.
Li will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Oliveira makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oliveira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Li is looking for a triangle here but Oliveira uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Oliveira has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Li!
Oliveira looking to secure an arm triangle but Li defends it well.
Li is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Li dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Li feints and as Oliveira raises his hands in defense, Li changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oliveira looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Li has picked Oliveira up and slammed him! Oliveira can't keep hold of the triangle and Li manages to pass to side control!
Li trying to control the position but Oliveira is working away.
Li tries for a kimura but Oliveira is defending well.
Li gets to mount! Oliveira was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Li looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Li with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a strike off his back but Li has locked in an arm triangle as a counter!! Oliveira gives up his back to escape but now Li has transitioned to a rear naked choke! That looks tight - Oliveira has tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kalle Li!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Bragg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Ljungberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bragg comes into the arena with My My Misfire - The Sinatra blaring out of the sound system. 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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270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colt Bragg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikael Ljungberg!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bragg blocks a head kick by Ljungberg.
Ljungberg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bragg throws a body punch but Ljungberg moves out of range.
Ljungberg throws a chopping leg kick but Bragg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No luck for Bragg with that takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ljungberg.
Bragg is trying to improve his position.
Bragg sneaks back into half guard.
Bragg tries to roll over but Ljungberg keeps him under control.
Ljungberg is stalling here. Bragg is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ljungberg seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bragg has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bragg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ljungberg keeps working.
Bragg tries to score with some ground and pound. Ljungberg controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ljungberg avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bragg.
Ljungberg is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Bragg seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bragg working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ljungberg taking a bit of punishment here - Bragg scoring with strikes.
Ljungberg defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ljungberg is looking to regain half guard here but Bragg keeps moving and retains side control.
Bragg lands an elbow.
Ljungberg strikes from the bottom.
Bragg throws a strike aimed at the side of Ljungberg's head but Ljungberg avoids it well.
Bragg is working Ljungberg over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Bragg.
Bragg creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ljungberg sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bragg is working Ljungberg over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bragg creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bragg tries to score with some ground and pound. Ljungberg controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ljungberg can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljungberg gets back to half guard.
Bragg thows a huge punch but Ljungberg dodges it nicely.
Bragg looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ljungberg wants to control but Bragg is keeping busy.
Bragg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bragg drops an elbow to the side of Ljungberg's head.
Ljungberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bragg.
Bragg 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ljungberg gets back to full guard.
Bragg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ljungberg thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bragg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bragg throws and elbow that misses. Ljungberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bragg's guard. Nice move by Ljungberg!
Ljungberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Bragg has wrist control.
Bragg is trying to keep Ljungberg in close.
Ljungberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ljungberg wants to control from the top but Bragg keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Bragg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bragg misses with a few strikes there.
Ljungberg fails with the takedown
and Bragg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ljungberg thinking.
Ljungberg misses with a takedown attempt - Bragg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bragg throws a series of punches but Ljungberg avoids them all with ease.
Ljungberg throws a leg kick but Bragg moved away.
Ljungberg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ljungberg lands the left hand.
Bragg throws a shot from downtown. Ljungberg moves away and avoids it.
Ljungberg throws a combination that misses
and Bragg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ljungberg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ljungberg moves forwards but Bragg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bragg looks to score with a jab to the body but Ljungberg is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljungberg throws a series of punches but Bragg avoids them all with ease.
Ljungberg tries for a takedown but Bragg circles away easily
and Bragg counters with a single leg into guard. Ljungberg didn't expect that.
Colt Bragg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Ljungberg.
Ljungberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ljungberg is breathing heavily.
Bragg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ljungberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ljungberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bragg postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ljungberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bragg throws a big right hand that misses.
Ljungberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ljungberg manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bragg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bragg wants to get back to full guard.
Bragg controlling the position well.
Ljungberg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ljungberg thows a huge punch but Bragg dodges it nicely.
Bragg keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bragg gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljungberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bragg 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.
Bragg controlling the position.
Bragg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bragg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ljungberg tries to kick Bragg off but Bragg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ljungberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bragg.
Ljungberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bragg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bragg there.
Ljungberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bragg.
Bragg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ljungberg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bragg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bragg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bragg stops Ljungberg from standing up.
Bragg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ljungberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bragg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Bragg dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Ljungberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Bragg throws a jab when Ljungberg was well out of range.
Bragg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ljungberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bragg avoids the head kick by Ljungberg.
A telegraphed right hand from Bragg misses the target.
Ljungberg misses with a takedown
and Bragg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ljungberg won't be happy with that.
Bragg tries to score with some ground and pound. Ljungberg controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bragg looks up at the clock and then as Ljungberg takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bragg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The strikes coming from Bragg are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bragg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ljungberg keeps working.
Bragg is really struggling to control Ljungberg but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg misses with the ground and pound.
Bragg scoring with punches from side control.
Bragg is working Ljungberg over with some ground and pound from side control.
Colt Bragg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ground and pound from Bragg seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ljungberg defending against the ground and pound.
Bragg taking a break here but Ljungberg is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bragg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ljungberg's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ljungberg regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ljungberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bragg with a nice head shot there.
Bragg tries to free his leg and advance position but Ljungberg is retaining full guard.
Bragg throws a big right hand that misses.
Bragg working some strikes from top position.
Bragg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ljungberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bragg won't allow Ljungberg to get back to his feet.
Mikael Ljungberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ljungberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljungberg pulls Bragg in close to prevent any damage.
Ljungberg working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bragg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bragg trying to control but Ljungberg is working from the bottom.
Bragg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bragg throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ljungberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bragg is one step ahead there.
Bragg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ljungberg is keeping the position for now.
Colt Bragg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bragg wants to control from the top but Ljungberg keeps moving.
Bragg throws a strike but Ljungberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ljungberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Bragg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bragg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt Bragg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koga Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmy Smithy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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137 lbs
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146 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timmy Smithy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koga Greco!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smithy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smithy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Smithy misses.
Greco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smithy.
Nice shot lands for Greco.
Greco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smithy.
Smithy motions for Greco to come forward. Smithy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smithy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smithy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greco rushes Smithy and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Greco.
Smithy has had enough of the clinch but Greco keeps him there for the moment.
Smithy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smithy is trying to break the clinch but Greco is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Greco fails to land.
Smithy working hard to break the clinch.
Smithy tries to break the clinch but Greco is controlling the position.
Greco controlling the action here for a moment.
Greco lands a nice uppercut.
Greco digs a right hand underneath Smithy's ribcage. Smithy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Greco taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smithy avoiding damage as Greco throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Greco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Greco.
Greco holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Greco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smithy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smithy throws a head kick that half lands.
Smithy scores with a nice right hand.
Greco is looking to clinch but Smithy is avoiding it.
Smithy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smithy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Greco in his tracks.
Greco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smithy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Greco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smithy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smithy throws a head kick that misses.
Timmy Smithy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smithy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smithy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greco.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smithy.
Smithy tried to score with a low kick but Greco checks it.
Greco blocks a leg kick.
Greco ducks under a wild hook from Smithy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smithy checks a low kick from Greco.
Greco moves out of range as Smithy strikes.
Smithy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Greco is out of range and Smithy settles back down.
Smithy scores with a nice head shot.
Smithy scores with a leg kick.
Smithy misses with a hook. Greco ducked under it nicely.
Greco has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smithy.
An inside leg kick from Smithy misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smithy. That's going to slow Greco down.
Smithy is looking to slow Greco down with leg kicks.
Greco looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greco is looking to score with low kicks.
Greco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Greco throws a combination that misses
and Smithy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smithy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greco scores with the left hand. Smithy knows he should have avoided that one.
Smithy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smithy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smithy throws a series of punches but Greco avoids them all with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smithy.
Greco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smithy to score with a decent uppercut.
Greco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Greco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smithy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Smithy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Greco doesn't seem phased though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smithy.
Smithy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smithy feints and then cracks Greco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Greco down.
A good leg kick by Smithy.
Greco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smithy cracks the inside of Greco's front leg.
Smithy lands with a shot 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!
Greco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Greco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smithy thumps Greco with a low kick.
Greco throws a hook to the side of Smithy's head but Smithy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smithy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Smithy.
Smithy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Greco is out of range and Smithy settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smithy. That's going to slow Greco down.
Smithy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smithy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Greco's calf.
Smithy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smithy is looking to slow Greco down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smithy. That's going to slow Greco down.
Smithy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Greco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smithy clobbers Greco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smithy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smithy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smithy scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smithy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smithy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greco's sensitive parts.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Greco moved away.
Smithy scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Smithy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Greco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smithy jabs Greco right on the nose. Greco blinks but takes it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smithy.
Smithy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Smithy does it's job there.
Smithy is looking to slow Greco down with leg kicks.
Smithy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greco's sensitive parts.
Smithy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smithy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greco's sensitive parts.
Timmy Smithy is winning the standup battle so far.
Smithy is looking to slow Greco down with leg kicks.
Greco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smithy connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smithy scores with a nice strike.
Smithy sizes up Greco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smithy is looking to slow Greco down with leg kicks.
Greco is breathing heavily.
Greco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smithy can pounce on him.
Smithy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smithy lands a nice hook to Greco's body. Greco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy thumps Greco with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smithy, right into the meat.
Smithy is looking to slow Greco down with leg kicks.
Smithy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Greco's head.
Smithy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smithy is looking to slow Greco down with leg kicks.
Smithy connects with a high kick.
Greco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smithy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smithy thumps Greco with a low kick.
Smithy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smithy throws a head kick that Greco semi-blocks.
Smithy feints and then cracks Greco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Greco down.
Smithy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greco can do to turn this around?
Smithy lands with a slapping head kick.
Smithy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Greco at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smithy.
A jab lands there for Smithy.
Greco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smithy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smithy.
Nice shot lands for Smithy.
Greco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smithy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Greco throws a hook but Smithy blocks it.
Smithy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greco's sensitive parts.
Smithy with a nice cross.
Smithy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smithy.
Greco walks into a left hand.
Smithy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Greco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smithy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Greco. That did some damage!
Smithy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Greco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Greco walks into a stiff left hand from Smithy.
Smithy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Greco.
Greco walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smithy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smithy. That's going to slow Greco down.
A punch lands to the side of Greco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab by Smithy.
Good leg kick by Smithy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Greco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smithy can pounce on him.
Donk. Smithy catches Greco right on the button with a cross.
Smithy lands a nice hook to Greco's body. Greco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smithy scores with a leg kick.
Smithy connects with a nice looking jab.
Smithy lands an overhand right.
Smithy scoring well with a low kick there.
Smithy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smithy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greco's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smithy, right into the meat.
Smithy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smithy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Greco.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smithy.
Smithy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donk. Smithy catches Greco right on the button with a cross.
Smithy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smithy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smithy cracks the inside of Greco's front leg.
Greco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smithy feints and then cracks Greco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Greco down.
Smithy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Greco throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smithy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smithy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Greco checks a low kick from Smithy.
Smithy scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Smithy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Greco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smithy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Greco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smithy.
Smithy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Greco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smithy.
Smithy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Greco. That did some damage!
Smithy scores with a nice strike.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Greco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Greco tries to move into range but Smithy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Smithy does it's job there.
Smithy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smithy is looking to slow Greco down with leg kicks.
Smithy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smithy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smithy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Greco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smithy scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smithy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smithy lands with an uppercut that bounces Greco off the cage and back into rage.
Smithy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greco's sensitive parts.
A jab from Smithy does it's job there.
Greco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smithy lands a nice shot that snaps Greco's head back.
Smithy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smithy scores with a punch to the head.
Smithy sizes up Greco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smithy.
A cross from Smithy lands.
Smithy cracks the inside of Greco's front leg.
Smithy lands a head shot.
Smithy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Smithy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smithy motions for Greco to come forward. Smithy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Greco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smithy connects with a solid leg kick.
Smithy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Greco.
Smithy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smithy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smithy.
Smithy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Greco.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smithy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smithy.
Smithy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Greco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smithy can pounce on him.
Smithy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Greco's calf.
Smithy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smithy lands a high kick!
Smithy's corner calls for a 1-2. Smithy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smithy throws a leg kick which misses Greco's front leg but catches the back leg as Greco tries to avoid it.
Smithy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smithy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smithy thumps Greco with a low kick.
Smithy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smithy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smithy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab by Smithy.
Smithy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smithy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Greco's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smithy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smithy, as that shot connected.
Greco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smithy punishes Greco's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Smithy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greco's sensitive parts.
Smithy scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smithy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smithy feints and then cracks Greco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Greco down.
Smithy cracks Greco with a good jab.
Smithy connects with a jab.
Smithy thumps Greco with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smithy.
Smithy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smithy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smithy tries a head kick but it misses.
Smithy's corner calls for a 1-2. Smithy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Greco. That did some damage!
Good standup being displayed there by Smithy as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Smithy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Koga Greco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smithy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greco's sensitive parts.
Smithy scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Smithy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smithy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Smithy!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Zane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Zane!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt - Zane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zane gets a clinch.
Quinn wants to stall.
Quinn tries to pull guard but Zane won't allow it.
A short right from Zane.
Zane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Quinn.
Zane scores with a shot to the side of Quinn's head.
Quinn misses with a punch to the body.
Quinn blocks a body shot from Zane.
Zane lands a nice shot to the body.
Quinn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zane lands a body shot.
Zane scores with a hook to the body.
Zane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Quinn.
Nice body punch from Zane.
A right handed body shot lands from Zane.
Zane stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zane receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Quinn jumps guard but Zane stands there with Quinn around his waist. Quinn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quinn can't find room to land a body shot as Zane controls the action.
Zane avoiding damage.
Quinn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zane just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zane.
Quinn tries to pull guard but Zane won't allow it.
Zane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Quinn's efforts to push away.
A short left from Zane.
Zane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Quinn can't get the takedown.
Quinn fails to pull guard.
Quinn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Quinn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zane smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zane scores with a jab.
Jab by Zane.
Zane stuffs the takedown.
Quinn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zane digs a right hand into Quinn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quinn's gas tank.
Zane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zane landing knees to the body.
Quinn fails to pull guard.
Zane cracks Quinn with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Zane.
Quinn is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quinn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Zane on the inside.
Quinn jumps guard and drags Zane to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zane is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Quinn wants to stand up but Zane is controlling him.
Zane cracks Quinn with a solid left hand.
Zane trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zane controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zane thows a big elbow that misses.
Quinn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zane passes into half guard.
Quinn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Quinn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zane is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Zane dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zane.
Dan Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinn dives in and grabs Zane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zane pushes down on Quinn's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zane. Quinn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zane manages to break the clinch.
Quinn shoots in for a double leg but Zane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quinn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Quinn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Quinn shoots in but no luck this time.
Quinn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zane is fending him off so far but Quinn persists. Nope, Zane circles away and we're back to standing.
Zane wants to slow Quinn down by chopping away at his legs.
Zane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quinn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zane catches Quinn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Quinn shoots in but no luck this time.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zane fails to land with a series of punches.
Zane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Zane does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Zane.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zane as he jumps to the side.
Quinn needs to keep his hands up - Zane had a free shot at his head there.
Zane stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zane wants it to stay on the feet.
Quinn walks into a left hand.
Quinn shoots in and drives through. Zane sprawls well.
Zane lands a jab to the nose.
Quinn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Justin Zane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zane throws a series of strikes that have Quinn backpedaling.
Quinn is rocked!
Zane lands a body shot.
Oh Quinn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zane throws a shot 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!
Quinn takes one to the chin there.
Quinn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Quinn backs up against the cage.
Quinn moves out of range of the leg kick from Zane.
Justin Zane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Zane does no damage.
Quinn seems to have got his legs back now.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zane with a nice cross.
Zane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quinn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Quinn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zane leaves Quinn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zane digs a good hook to Quinn's body.
Quinn walks into a jab.
Dan Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Quinn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zane misses with the combination.
Quinn tried to score with a low kick but Zane checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quinn's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Zane blocks the leg kick.
Quinn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quinn blocks a leg kick.
Zane lands with a straight right. Quinn didn't see that one coming.
Zane scores with a hook to the body. Quinn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quinn shoots for a double leg takedown but Zane sprawls well. He's pushed Quinn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zane scores with a jab to the body.
Quinn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zane scores with a decent looking hook.
Some wild striking there from Zane.
Zane misses with a low kick.
Zane lands a nice shot to the body.
Zane scores with a jab. Quinn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quinn jumps guard and drags Zane to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Quinn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zane is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Quinn has his foot on Zane's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zane works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quinn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zane defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Zane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Zane throws a leg kick which misses Quinn's front leg but catches the back leg as Quinn tries to avoid it.
Zane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Zane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quinn lands a lovely overhand right.
Zane lands a nice looking body shot.
Zane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quinn doesn't seem bothered though.
Quinn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quinn at a distance.
Zane connects with a crisp jab.
Quinn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zane closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Quinn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quinn misses with a takedown
and Zane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zane closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt
and Zane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quinn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Zane counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zane throws a one two combo.
Zane scores with the left hand. Quinn knows he should have avoided that one.
Quinn with a poor takedown
and Zane counters with a two punch combo.
Zane lands an overhand right.
Quinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quinn wants to clinch but Zane slips to the side
and Zane counters with a series of strikes. Quinn will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zane misses with a low kick.
Zane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Quinn shoots and misses
letting Zane counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinn has his takedown stuffed
enabling Zane to counter with a crisp jab.
Zane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zane moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Zane.
Quinn jumps guard but Zane stands there with Quinn around his waist. Quinn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quinn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zane just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zane lands a shot to the body.
Zane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zane digs a right hand underneath Quinn's ribcage. Quinn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zane.
Zane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quinn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zane walks away with a smile on his face. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Quinn has his takedown stuffed
and Zane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Zane to counter with a crisp jab.
Quinn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quinn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zane sneaks back into half guard.
Zane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zane.
Quinn throws a strike but Zane rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zane working some strikes from top position.
Quinn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zane sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Quinn's guard.
Quinn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zane pulls his head out easily.
Zane controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Zane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zane 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Zane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson comes to the cage accompanied by Forgotten. Sullivan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: . Gunner Simpson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Sullivan's chin.
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gunner Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson misses with an uppercut.
Simpson walks into a jab.
Gunner Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sullivan scores with a nice strike.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Simpson moves out of range.
Simpson misses with a hook.
Sullivan dips to his left and cracks Simpson with an uppercut!
Sullivan throws a right and a left that Simpson avoids nicely.
Simpson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sullivan to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a jab when Simpson was well out of range.
Simpson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sullivan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simpson throws out the jab.
Sullivan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
Simpson throws out a loose jab but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sullivan throws a leg kick but Simpson checks it.
Simpson just misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sullivan but Sullivan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simpson.
Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Simpson throws a shot from downtown. Sullivan moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson drops his hands momentarily and Sullivan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sullivan sprawls well. Sullivan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simpson gets slowly back to his feet.
Kevin Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sullivan thuds a left hand into Simpson's body.
Sullivan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Simpson moves out of range.
Simpson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sullivan.
Sullivan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Sullivan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sullivan cracks Simpson with a good jab.
Simpson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sullivan counters with a two punch combo.
Decent striking displayed by Sullivan there.
Simpson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sullivan counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Sullivan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sullivan staying out of range there.
Simpson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simpson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Simpson wants to free his trapped foot but Sullivan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Simpson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simpson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Simpson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Simpson prevents Sullivan from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson trying to advance position but Sullivan counters by regaining guard.
Simpson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sullivan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sullivan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sullivan!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Simpson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sullivan off and has taken his back!
Simpson lands shots from the back.
Simpson misses with punches from the back.
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.
Simpson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Sullivan is trying to get back to his feet but Simpson has full control of the position and if anything, Sullivan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Sullivan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simpson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Simpson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sullivan has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Simpson 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.
Simpson is not going to allow Sullivan to sit and survive in this position.
Simpson missing with strikes from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sullivan tries to escape but Simpson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Simpson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Sullivan dominated that round.
That's time! Simpson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Simpson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Simpson fails with the takedown
and Sullivan counters with a straight right hand.
Simpson misses with a double jab
and Simpson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sullivan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sullivan misses with a double jab
enabling Simpson to counter with a crisp jab.
Sullivan stuffs the takedown attempt from Simpson. Simpson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sullivan throws a looping overhand right but Simpson ducks down to avoid it.
Sullivan cracks Simpson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Simpson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
Sullivan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the head.
Simpson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sullivan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson catches Sullivan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Simpson with a poor takedown
and Sullivan counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sullivan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gunner Simpson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Simpson moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sullivan.
Sullivan takes the fight into the clinch.
Sullivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sullivan lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Simpson misses.
Simpson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simpson misses with an uppercut. Sullivan saw that one coming.
Simpson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sullivan circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Simpson moves out of range easily.
Sullivan scores with a three punch combo!
Sullivan clobbers Simpson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Simpson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sullivan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Simpson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson looks to land a combination but Sullivan avoids it well.
Sullivan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simpson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
Kevin Sullivan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sullivan with a nice cross.
Sullivan connects with a right hand. Simpson shakes it off.
Simpson misses with a few strikes there.
Simpson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the body.
Simpson misses with a takedown attempt
and Sullivan counters with a stiff right hand.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the body.
Sullivan throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Simpson's head.
Simpson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Simpson.
Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
Sullivan blocks a jab.
Sullivan throws a wild body kick that Simpson sees coming a mile off.
Simpson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sullivan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sullivan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sullivan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Simpson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sullivan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Simpson throws a combination that misses
and Sullivan counters with a right hand to the body.
A left lands for Sullivan.
Simpson swinging wildly here.
Simpson misses with a double jab
and Sullivan counters with a series of strikes. Simpson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sullivan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simpson manages to avoid it.
Sullivan throws a series of strikes that have Simpson backpedaling.
Sullivan misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Sullivan.
Sullivan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Simpson jumps guard but Sullivan stands there with Simpson around his waist. Simpson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Simpson jumps guard but Sullivan stands there with Simpson around his waist. Simpson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Simpson fails to pull guard.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Sullivan holds him up against the cage and eventually Simpson drops back down to his feet.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Sullivan holds him up against the cage and eventually Simpson drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simpson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sullivan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sullivan is pressed up against the cage. Simpson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sullivan down to the mat. Sullivan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Simpson throws a hook but Sullivan blocks it.
Simpson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Simpson lands a head shot.
Sullivan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simpson throws out the jab.
Simpson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sullivan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sullivan scores with a shot to the body.
Sullivan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sullivan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simpson throws an overhand right that lands on Sullivan's shoulder, as Sullivan tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Simpson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sullivan throws a combination. Simpson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sullivan lands a two punch combo.
Simpson misses with a double jab
and Sullivan counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sullivan rushes Simpson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Simpson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simpson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sullivan lands with a nice combination. Simpson backs away looking to recover.
Simpson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Simpson gets the takedown into side control.
Simpson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sullivan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Simpson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sullivan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sullivan dodges the ground and pound from Simpson.
Sullivan can't do much from the bottom here.
Simpson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sullivan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simpson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sullivan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Simpson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sullivan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Simpson but great work by Sullivan.
Simpson trying to remain calm as Sullivan controls from the top position.
Simpson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sullivan is looking to take a break and control but Simpson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Simpson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Simpson is not content to let Sullivan control the position.
Simpson tries to roll over but Sullivan keeps him under control.
Sullivan is nestled in close to Simpson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sullivan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Simpson tries to roll over but Sullivan keeps him under control.
Simpson is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Simpson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sullivan.
Simpson shoots and misses
and Simpson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simpson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Simpson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simpson tries to keep at a distance but Sullivan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sullivan breaks from the clinch.
Sullivan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simpson.
Simpson misses with the combination.
Sullivan slips under a jab from Simpson.
Simpson checks a leg kick nicely.
Sullivan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Simpson misses with a few strikes there.
Sullivan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
Sullivan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gunner Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sullivan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simpson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sullivan cracks Simpson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Simpson walks into a stiff left hand from Sullivan.
Simpson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sullivan counters with a left to the body.
Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Simpson misses.
Sullivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simpson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sullivan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simpson. Sullivan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sullivan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sullivan moves out of range of the strikes.
Sullivan lands a nice shot that snaps Simpson's head back.
Simpson throws out a loose jab but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson throws a lazy right hand but Sullivan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sullivan walks into a stiff left hand from Simpson.
Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simpson.
Sullivan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kevin Sullivan.
I've got Sullivan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Sullivan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raiden Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne's entrance music is False Pretense. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
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22
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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 Hilo, James Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raiden Riley!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Payne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Riley is just riding it out for now. Payne eventually gives up the hold.
Payne is looking for a kimura here.
Riley is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Payne has latched onto it... Big trouble! Payne pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Riley is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Payne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Payne!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Ariyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Rae Tater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tater is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Turtle Fence - Auto-Tune the News. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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286 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Ariyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Rae Tater!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Tater as Ariyoshi shoots in.
Ariyoshi avoids the body shot from Tater.
Ariyoshi tries to clinch but Tater moves out of range.
Tater moves away from the strike by Ariyoshi.
Tater sizes up Ariyoshi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ariyoshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Ariyoshi shoots in and drives through. Tater sprawls well.
Tater takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ariyoshi.
Tater tests Ariyoshi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ariyoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tater keeps the fight on the outside.
Tater avoids the body shot from Ariyoshi.
Tater throws a hook but Ariyoshi avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tater. Ariyoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ariyoshi slips a jab from Tater.
Ariyoshi tries to clinch but Tater is having none of it.
Tater misses with the combination.
Tater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tater looks to land a combination but Ariyoshi avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Ariyoshi.
Tater lands a glancing blow to the side of Ariyoshi's head.
Tater scores with a hook to the body. Ariyoshi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariyoshi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tater trying to control from the bottom.
Tater wants to improve his position but Ariyoshi is controlling well.
Ariyoshi blocks the strikes from Tater.
Tater controlling the position for now.
Ariyoshi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tater is trying to control but can't.
Tater slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ariyoshi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tater dives on top into guard.
Ariyoshi is breathing heavily.
Tater trying to control but Ariyoshi is working from the bottom.
Ariyoshi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tater thows a big elbow that misses.
Ariyoshi looking for a sweep. Not yet Ariyoshi, not yet.
Ariyoshi keeping moving, preventing Tater from controlling successfully.
Tater stays in close to Ariyoshi's body and controls the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ariyoshi is on top in guard.
Ariyoshi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ariyoshi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tater is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tater wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ariyoshi keeps working.
Ariyoshi wants to improve his position but Tater is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tater thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ariyoshi's head.
Ariyoshi wants to improve his position but Tater is controlling well.
Tater not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ariyoshi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ariyoshi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tater is aware though and is defending well.
Tater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ariyoshi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tater has managed to get both his arms back between Ariyoshi's legs - danger averted.
Tater throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tater wants to control from the top but Ariyoshi keeps moving.
Ariyoshi is looking for a triangle here but Tater uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ariyoshi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tater connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tater misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ariyoshi is trying to get back to half guard.
Tater looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ariyoshi is avoiding damage well.
Tater is looking to take a break and control but Ariyoshi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tater sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ariyoshi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ariyoshi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ariyoshi is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ariyoshi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ariyoshi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Rae Tater dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tater tries to bum rush Ariyoshi with a series of wild strikes but Ariyoshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tater just misses with a punch to the body.
Ariyoshi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tater looks to land a combination but Ariyoshi avoids it well.
Ariyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tater paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ariyoshi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ariyoshi is looking for a kimura but Tater is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ariyoshi to get the leverage.
Tater trying to control but Ariyoshi postures up.
Ariyoshi is trying to work for a kimura but Tater is defending well.
Tater wants to control but Ariyoshi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ariyoshi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tater is just riding it out for now. Ariyoshi eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tater gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariyoshi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tater swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ariyoshi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tater misses with a wild combination.
Ariyoshi misses with a takedown attempt - Tater sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ariyoshi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tater lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ariyoshi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ariyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tater throws a series of punches but Ariyoshi avoids them all with ease.
Tater scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ariyoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tater scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tater connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tater moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Tater as he connects with a hook.
Ariyoshi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tater moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Ariyoshi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tater throws a good cross that connects.
Tater looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tater digs a good body shot into Ariyoshi's ribs.
Tater attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Billy Rae Tater seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tater drops Ariyoshi with a beautiful combination! Ariyoshi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tater is looking for the KO!
Ariyoshi is rocked!
Ariyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Billy Rae Tater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tater fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ariyoshi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tater but Tater pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Ariyoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tater connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tater lands with a hook. Ariyoshi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tater throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ariyoshi on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tater scores with a shot to the body.
Tater throws out a powerful jab.
Tater lands a nice looking body shot.
Tater listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ariyoshi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tater scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Ariyoshi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ariyoshi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tater has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tater scores with a jab. Ariyoshi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ariyoshi seems to have got his legs back now.
Tater punishes Ariyoshi's body with a nice straight punch.
Tater fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ariyoshi on the side of the head.
Tater with a nice cross.
Tater drops Ariyoshi with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ariyoshi! Tater dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Billy Rae Tater!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Fooktard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mongo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blitzkrieg Bop. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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156 lbs
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152 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Fooktard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Mongo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mongo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mongo gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Fooktard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fooktard avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Mongo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mongo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fooktard managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
Fooktard working aggressively here.
Mongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fooktard is defending well for now.
Mongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fooktard is defending well for now.
Mongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mongo obliges.
Fooktard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fooktard takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fooktard.
Fooktard avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Fooktard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fooktard avoids it.
Fooktard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fooktard avoids it.
Fooktard avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Fooktard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mongo prevents Fooktard from breaking the clinch.
Fooktard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mongo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fooktard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Fooktard misses.
Fooktard throws a hook but Mongo avoids it easily.
Mongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mongo throws a head kick but Fooktard moves out of range.
Mongo rushes Fooktard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fooktard avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Mongo blocks an uppercut.
Fooktard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mongo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fooktard is looking to control Mongo's arms but Mongo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fooktard has his back to the cage.
Fooktard is trying to break free.
Fooktard looking to slow down the pace here.
Fooktard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mongo backwards.
Mongo landing knees to the body.
Mongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fooktard.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fooktard avoids it.
Fooktard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fooktard managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
Fooktard manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo tries to clinch but Fooktard is having none of it.
Robert Mongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fooktard throws out the jab.
Fooktard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mongo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mongo instigates a clinch.
Mongo is pressed up against the cage. Fooktard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mongo down to the mat. Mongo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fooktard loads up on a big right hand but Mongo slips the punch.
Mongo tries to clinch there but Fooktard circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mongo.
Mongo thumps Fooktard with a low kick.
Fooktard throws a series of punches but Mongo avoids them all with ease.
Mongo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mongo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mongo scoring well with a low kick there.
Mongo moves into range and clinches up with Fooktard.
Mongo trying to land knees to the body.
Mongo stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mongo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Fooktard avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Fooktard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mongo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Mongo.
Mongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mongo obliges.
Mongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fooktard is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Fooktard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mongo trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fooktard.
Mongo trying to land knees to the body.
Fooktard managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
Mongo working Fooktard over with knees to the body.
Mongo trying to land knees to the body.
Mongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fooktard.
Mongo lands a nice knee to the body.
Fooktard swings wildly with an uppercut but Mongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fooktard's efforts to push away.
Fooktard managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fooktard is trying to force a seperation but Mongo has the dominant position.
Mongo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fooktard lands a body shot.
Mongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fooktard is defending well for now.
Fooktard managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
Mongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Fooktard avoids the damage to the body.
Mongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fooktard.
Mongo looks gassed!
Mongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fooktard.
Fooktard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fooktard breaks the clinch.
Mongo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fooktard with a jab.
Fooktard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fooktard lands with a nice combination. Mongo backs away looking to recover.
Mongo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fooktard scores with a sloppy right hand. Mongo should have avoided that one.
Mongo looks to land a right hand but Fooktard moved out of range.
Mongo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fooktard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Mongo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mongo tries to clinch but Fooktard moves out of range.
Nice cross by Fooktard.
Mongo moves in looking to clinch but Fooktard pushes him off.
Fooktard misses with the combination.
Mongo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheers as Fooktard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mongo doesn't seem phased though.
Mongo tries to clinch there but Fooktard circles away.
Mongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Mongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fooktard.
Mongo scores with a nice body kick.
A jab from Fooktard finds it's way through Mongo's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mongo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mongo has managed to clinch.
Mongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fooktard is defending well for now.
Fooktard misses with a punch on the inside.
Fooktard is looking to control Mongo's arms but Mongo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fooktard has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fooktard.
Mongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fooktard.
Good body shot from Fooktard.
Fooktard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fooktard throws a head punch that misses.
Mongo'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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fooktard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fooktard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fooktard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mongo landing knees to the body.
Fooktard managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fooktard managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
Mongo blocks an uppercut.
Mongo is looking to control Fooktard's arms but Fooktard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mongo has his back to the cage.
Fooktard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fooktard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mongo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fooktard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mongo landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fooktard avoids it.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Mongo is breathing heavily.
Fooktard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fooktard lands a shot to the body.
Fooktard is working Mongo over against the cage.
Fooktard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fooktard pushes Mongo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Fooktard can't find room to land a body shot as Mongo controls the action.
Fooktard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fooktard lands a left hand.
Fooktard is trying to force a seperation but Mongo has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fooktard.
Fooktard stalling the fight.
Mongo trying to land knees to the body.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fooktard avoids it.
Fooktard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fooktard throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mongo.
Fooktard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fooktard misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fooktard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mongo looking to throw knees to the head but Fooktard is blocking nicely.
Fooktard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fooktard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mongo is keeping busy.
Fooktard avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Fooktard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mongo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fooktard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fooktard avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Mongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fooktard.
Mongo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mongo trying to land knees to the body.
Mongo landing knees to the body.
Mongo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fooktard tries to break free but Mongo pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fooktard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fooktard is defending well for now.
Fooktard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mongo is keeping busy.
Fooktard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fooktard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mongo throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fooktard misses with a hook. Mongo ducked under it nicely.
Fooktard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mongo is looking to clinch.
Mongo misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Fooktard there.
Mongo is looking to clinch.
Mongo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fooktard. That did some damage!
Fooktard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fooktard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mongo has time to react.
Fooktard throws a right and a left that Mongo avoids nicely.
Fooktard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mongo.
Mongo tries to clinch up but Fooktard circles away and keeps his distance.
Mongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fooktard connects with a looping right hand.
Fooktard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mongo.
Mongo thumps Fooktard with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Fooktard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mongo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fooktard.
Mongo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mongo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fooktard avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Mongo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fooktard.
Mongo lands a knee to the body.
Fooktard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fooktard is trying to break the clinch but Mongo is controlling him.
Fooktard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fooktard throws a punch but it's blocked by Mongo.
Fooktard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fooktard avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Fooktard is trying to break the clinch but Mongo has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fooktard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fooktard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fooktard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Fooktard avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Fooktard fails to land.
Mongo keeps control of Fooktard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mongo obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fooktard misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fooktard managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fooktard avoids it.
Mongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fooktard.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fooktard avoids it.
Mongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fooktard.
Fooktard tries to circle away but Mongo has him pinned against the cage.
Fooktard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mongo motions for Fooktard to come forward. Mongo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mongo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mongo tries to clinch up.
Mongo slips under a jab.
Mongo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fooktard moves out of range of the leg kick from Mongo.
Fooktard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mongo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mongo throws the kick towards the body but Fooktard avoids it.
Mongo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fooktard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mongo misses with a low kick.
Fooktard lands with an uppercut that bounces Mongo off the cage and back into rage.
Mongo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fooktard checks it well.
Mongo tries to land a leg kick but Fooktard saw it coming and moves away.
Mongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mongo misses with a body kick.
Fooktard blocks the body kick.
Mongo has managed to clinch.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mongo.
Fooktard lands with a short shot to the head.
Mongo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mongo avoiding damage.
Mongo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Robert Mongo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fooktard avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Fooktard managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
Mongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fooktard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fooktard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fooktard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fooktard throws a punch but it's blocked by Mongo.
Fooktard is looking to control Mongo's arms but Mongo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fooktard has his back to the cage.
A right hand to the body from Fooktard.
Fooktard throws a punch but it's blocked by Mongo.
Fooktard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Fooktard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fooktard wants to break free but Mongo has control.
Fooktard tries to break the clinch but Mongo is controlling the position.
Mongo lands a good knee to the midsection. Fooktard won't want to take too many of those.
Mongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fooktard is defending well for now.
Fooktard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mongo backwards.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Mongo blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fooktard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fooktard lands an uppercut.
Fooktard avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Fooktard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fooktard lands a body shot.
Mongo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Mongo tries a knee to the head but Fooktard blocks it.
Fooktard manages to break the clinch.
Fooktard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fooktard with a hook.
Fooktard scores with a jab to the body.
Mongo tries to clinch up but Fooktard circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fooktard, as that shot connected.
Mongo wants to clinch up but Fooktard keeps it at a distance.
Fooktard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fooktard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fooktard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fooktard just misses with a punch to the body.
Mongo misses with a head kick.
Fooktard looks to land a right hand but Mongo moved out of range.
Fooktard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mongo. Mongo obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Robert Mongo just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Fooktard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mongo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mongo wants to land a leg kick but Fooktard is out of range.
Fooktard keeps the fight on the outside.
Mongo throws a body kick that misses.
Fooktard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mongo.
Fooktard cracks Mongo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mongo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mongo misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mongo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fooktard blocks a low kick nicely.
Fooktard blocks a head kick by Mongo.
Mongo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fooktard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mongo throws a leg kick but Fooktard checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fooktard moves out of range of the leg kick from Mongo.
Fooktard lands the left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mongo, right into the meat.
Fooktard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mongo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mongo moves in looking to clinch but Fooktard pushes him off.
Mongo throws a leg kick but Fooktard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mongo wants to clinch.
Fooktard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fooktard throws a jab but it's blocked by Mongo.
A big right from Fooktard misses.
Fooktard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mongo. Mongo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mongo connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fooktard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mongo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fooktard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mongo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fooktard checks a low kick from Mongo.
Mongo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fooktard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fooktard works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Fooktard misses the target.
Mongo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mongo throws a sloppy head kick and Fooktard moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mongo.
Billy Fooktard is winning the standup battle so far.
Fooktard lands a head shot.
Mongo tries to clinch there but Fooktard circles away.
Fooktard misses with a two punch combination.
Fooktard swats away the attempt to clinch by Mongo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fooktard lands the left hand.
Mongo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fooktard is out of range.
Fooktard scores with the left hand. Mongo knows he should have avoided that one.
Mongo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mongo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fooktard cracks Mongo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mongo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mongo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mongo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fooktard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mongo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fooktard's sensitive parts.
Fooktard with a nice cross.
Mongo wants to clinch up but Fooktard keeps it at a distance.
Mongo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mongo is looking to slow Fooktard down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fooktard throws a shot from downtown. Mongo moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Mongo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mongo tries to clinch up.
Mongo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fooktard is out of range and Mongo settles back down.
Fooktard misses with a double jab.
Mongo is looking to slow Fooktard down with leg kicks.
Mongo misses with a body shot.
Mongo closes the distance and pushes Fooktard back into the cage.
Mongo lands a knee to the body.
Fooktard stalling in the clinch but Mongo improves position.
Mongo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Knees to the body from Mongo.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Mongo landing knees to the body.
Fooktard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Fooktard avoids the damage to the body.
Fooktard managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
Fooktard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Mongo trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Robert Mongo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mongo throws a head kick but Fooktard moves out of range.
Mongo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mongo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Mongo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mongo closes the distance and clinches.
Fooktard lands a nice uppercut.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the head but Fooktard blocks with his arms.
Fooktard lands a shot to the body.
Fooktard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Mongo.
Mongo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fooktard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fooktard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fooktard misses with the head strike.
Fooktard lands a shoulder strike.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fooktard avoids it.
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.
Fooktard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fooktard working aggressively here.
Mongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fooktard is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fooktard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mongo backwards.
Fooktard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mongo wants to land a leg kick but Fooktard is out of range.
Mongo clinches up against the cage.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fooktard avoids it.
Mongo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fooktard swings wildly with an uppercut but Mongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mongo landing knees to the body.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Mongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Fooktard avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Fooktard.
Mongo trying to land knees to the body.
Fooktard presses Mongo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mongo has Fooktard pressed against the cage, preventing Fooktard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fooktard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Fooktard.
Fooktard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fooktard tries to break free but Mongo pushes him back against the cage.
Fooktard stalling the fight.
Fooktard managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Billy Fooktard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fooktard manages to break the clinch.
Mongo tries to clinch but Fooktard moves out of range.
Mongo moves away from the strike by Fooktard.
Mongo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fooktard misses with a looping right.
Fooktard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mongo. Mongo obviously looking to wear him down.
Mongo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fooktard.
Mongo tried to score with a low kick but Fooktard checks it.
Fooktard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mongo.
An inside leg kick lands from Mongo.
Mongo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mongo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mongo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fooktard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mongo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fooktard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fooktard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fooktard throws a jab when Mongo was well out of range.
Fooktard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mongo can pounce on him.
Mongo is looking to clinch but Fooktard is avoiding it.
Fooktard just misses with a punch to the body.
Mongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mongo throws a front kick aimed at Fooktard's knee but Fooktard avoids it well.
Mongo closes the distance and pushes Fooktard back into the cage.
Mongo misses with a knee to the head.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fooktard avoids it.
Fooktard trying to control the position but instead, Mongo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fooktard into the cage.
Mongo crunches a lovely knee into Fooktard's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fooktard avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Mongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fooktard is defending well for now.
Fooktard avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Mongo landing knees to the body.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Fooktard is trying to break the clinch but Mongo is controlling him.
Mongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fooktard is defending well for now.
Mongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fooktard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mongo.
Robert Mongo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fooktard throws a head punch that misses.
Fooktard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mongo has him pressed against the cage.
Fooktard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fooktard has a couple of punches blocked by Mongo.
Fooktard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mongo blocking some punches.
Fooktard scores with a shoulder strike.
Fooktard has a couple of punches blocked by Mongo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Mongo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mongo 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Mongo!
Robert Mongo is the new featherweight champion!
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