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EFC 41 - Gorilla Warfare PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Mcleod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Carlos Keller enters the cage!
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Mcleod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Keller!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcleod.
Mcleod drops Keller with a left and a right! Oh, Keller is hurt - Mcleod dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Carlos Keller has been cut.
Keller is looking to regain half guard here but Mcleod keeps moving and retains side control.
Mcleod decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keller defending well as Mcleod loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Mcleod there.
Keller shoots in for a takedown but Mcleod shows good takedown defense.
Mcleod misses with an uppercut. Keller saw that one coming.
Mcleod wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mcleod throws out a loose jab but Keller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcleod throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Keller tumbling to the canvas!
Keller is rocked!
Keller is working an open guard so Mcleod takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mcleod misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Mcleod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mcleod lands a slapping body shot.
Keller looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcleod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcleod lands a body shot.
Mcleod throws a hook but Keller blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcleod. Keller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Mcleod misses.
Keller slips under a jab.
Mcleod throws a hook but Keller blocks it.
Mcleod throws a jab when Keller was well out of range.
Mcleod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcleod with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Mcleod.
Mcleod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mcleod rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcleod avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcleod lands a nice hook to Keller's body. Keller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dante Mcleod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dante Mcleod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keller moves forwards but Mcleod connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mcleod throws a series of punches but Keller moves out of range.
Keller walks into a straight right hand from Mcleod.
Mcleod throws a looping overhand right but Keller ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcleod misses the target.
Mcleod swats away the attempt to clinch by Keller.
Keller moves out of range as Mcleod strikes.
Keller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mcleod is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mcleod waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keller.
Mcleod misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcleod lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Keller sprawling to the canvas. Mcleod follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Keller hang on?
Keller is still in real trouble! Can Mcleod finish him?
Mcleod postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Keller to stand up.
Mcleod misses with the combination.
Keller seems to have recovered his senses.
Mcleod swats away the attempt to clinch by Keller.
Keller blocks a jab.
Mcleod misses with a wild body shot.
Mcleod looks to score with a jab to the body but Keller is just out of range.
Mcleod misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Mcleod lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keller doesn't seem phased though.
Mcleod sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcleod.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcleod misses the target.
Mcleod throws out a loose jab but Keller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mcleod avoids it really well and circles away.
Mcleod looks to land a left hand but Keller moved out of range nicely.
Keller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dante Mcleod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Keller.
Keller takes one on the button.
That has opened up Carlos Keller's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcleod rushes Keller with punches - Keller moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Keller goes down! Mcleod follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Mcleod!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knockout Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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275 lbs
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278 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Knockout Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Lesner!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Bob.
Bob throws a leg kick but Lesner moved away.
Lesner moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob misses with a two punch combination.
Bob wants to slow Lesner down by chopping away at his legs.
Lesner throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bob throws out a loose jab but Lesner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Bob misses.
A jab from Bob misses.
Lesner throws a jab but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lesner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lesner.
Bob connects with a crisp jab.
Lesner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lesner misses with a straight right.
Knockout Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Lesner.
Jab by Bob.
Lesner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
Bob digs a good hook to Lesner's body.
Lesner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lesner dives in and grabs Bob's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bob pushes down on Lesner's head and hops out.
Bob lands an overhand right.
Bob with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bob as he avoids it easily.
Bob with a jab.
Bob misses with a looping left.
Lesner drops his hands momentarily and Bob takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Brock Lesner has been cut.
Bob is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bob tests Lesner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bob throws a hook but Lesner blocks it.
Bob cracks Lesner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bob slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bob bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lesner's head backwards.
Bob drops Lesner with a beautiful combination! Lesner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bob is looking for the KO!
Bob connects with a looping right hand.
Lesner looks gassed!
Bob lands with a good body shot.
Bob is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bob lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lesner at a distance.
Bob sizes up Lesner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That has opened up Brock Lesner's cut even more.
Bob feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lesner sprawling to the canvas! Lesner rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bob finish him?!
Lesner is rocked!
A jab from Bob does it's job there.
Lesner is still on wobbly legs! Can Bob finish him?
Bob tried to score with a low kick but Lesner checks it.
Lesner seems to have recovered his senses.
Bob throws a leg kick but Lesner moved away.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesner.
Lesner takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob cracks Lesner with an open hand slap.
Bob throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bob lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The cut above Brock Lesner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lesner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bob scores with a shot to the body.
Bob is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bob lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lesner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bob cracks Lesner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bob lands a slapping body shot.
Bob connects with a solid leg kick.
Bob throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lesner takes one to the chin there.
Brock Lesner's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bob smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bob scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brock Lesner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Knockout Bob!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Burns III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Get up. Burns III comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Off with his head- Big Pun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Eugene Burns III has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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282 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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245 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
Brawler
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eugene Burns III!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns III dives in and grabs Rogers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes down on Burns III's head and hops out.
Burns III throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns III moves out of range as Rogers strikes.
A swing and a miss from Burns III.
Burns III slips a jab from Rogers.
Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns III looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Burns III swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Rogers misses.
Burns III fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rogers avoids it really well and circles away.
Burns III shoots in for a takedown but Rogers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cody Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Burns III.
Burns III has a takedown stuffed.
Nice defenses there by Rogers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns III shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rogers pinned against the cage. Rogers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burns III throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Burns III misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Burns III throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogers.
Rogers stuffs the takedown.
Burns III looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns III.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Rogers has cracked Burns III with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Rogers lands another huge swinging hook and Burns III tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Burns III, before Rogers can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cody Rogers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Farid Abdellaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Curwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Farid Abdellaoui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Curwin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curwin tries to clinch up.
Abdellaoui lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Abdellaoui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Curwin trying to land knees to the body.
Abdellaoui tries to stall but Curwin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Curwin jumps guard but Abdellaoui stands there with Curwin around his waist. Curwin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Abdellaoui avoiding damage.
Curwin fails to pull guard.
Abdellaoui breaks the clinch.
Abdellaoui lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Abdellaoui scores with a four punch combination!
Abdellaoui lands a slapping body shot.
Curwin looks gassed!
Curwin tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Abdellaoui does no damage.
Curwin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abdellaoui throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Curwin tumbling to the canvas!
Curwin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdellaoui postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abdellaoui forces his way into half guard.
Curwin is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdellaoui with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Abdellaoui gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Curwin ducks under a wild hook from Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui misses with a series of wild punches.
Abdellaoui misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abdellaoui scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Curwin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Abdellaoui there.
Abdellaoui is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Abdellaoui and Curwin goes tumbling to the canvas! Abdellaoui follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Curwin is still in real trouble! Can Abdellaoui finish him?
Abdellaoui is taking a breather. Curwin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Curwin seems to have recovered his senses.
Abdellaoui thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Curwin's head.
Abdellaoui not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abdellaoui decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Curwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Curwin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abdellaoui throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Abdellaoui coming out on top.
Abdellaoui throws an overhand right that lands on Curwin's shoulder, as Curwin tries to avoid the shot.
Curwin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Abdellaoui thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdellaoui. Curwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdellaoui moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abdellaoui is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Curwin ducks under a wild hook from Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui throws a looping overhand right but Curwin ducks down to avoid it.
Curwin misses with a low kick.
Abdellaoui tries to bum rush Curwin with a series of wild strikes but Curwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Curwin swings for the body but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
Abdellaoui fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui moves out of range as Curwin throws a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Abdellaoui lands an impressive looking overhand right. Curwin doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdellaoui. Curwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abdellaoui darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Curwin gets a clinch.
Curwin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abdellaoui walks away with a smile on his face. Curwin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Farid Abdellaoui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Curwin.
Curwin tries to clinch up.
Abdellaoui lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abdellaoui.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abdellaoui throws a one two combo.
A left and a right from Abdellaoui both land. Nice combination.
Nice body punch from Abdellaoui.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farid Abdellaoui dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Abdellaoui lands an overhand right.
Curwin takes one to the side of the head.
Abdellaoui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curwin moves away.
Abdellaoui scores with a nice head shot.
Abdellaoui moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdellaoui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdellaoui circles away.
Abdellaoui with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farid Abdellaoui is winning the standup battle so far.
Abdellaoui misses with a few strikes there.
Curwin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Curwin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Curwin slips a jab from Abdellaoui.
Curwin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curwin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abdellaoui just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdellaoui misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdellaoui misses with a two punch combination.
A left lands for Abdellaoui.
Curwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Curwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdellaoui lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Curwin sprawling to the canvas. Abdellaoui follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Curwin hang on?
Curwin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Curwin.
Abdellaoui sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Abdellaoui will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Curwin looking for a guillotine here but Abdellaoui defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Abdellaoui would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Curwin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abdellaoui defends it easily.
Abdellaoui stays in close to Curwin's body and controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdellaoui decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Curwin, up you get!
Abdellaoui is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curwin can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Abdellaoui misses
and Curwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Abdellaoui moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Curwin jabs Abdellaoui right on the nose. Abdellaoui blinks but takes it well.
Curwin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Curwin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Curwin throws a shot from downtown. Abdellaoui moves away and avoids it.
Curwin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Abdellaoui scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abdellaoui misses with a wild body shot.
Abdellaoui lands with a right hand.
Curwin tries to clinch up.
Abdellaoui throws a series of punches but Curwin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curwin moves away.
Abdellaoui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Curwin moves into the clinch.
Curwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdellaoui avoids it.
Curwin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abdellaoui avoids a wild elbow strike from Curwin.
Curwin fails to pull guard.
Curwin tries to pull guard but Abdellaoui holds him up against the cage and eventually Curwin drops back down to his feet.
Curwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdellaoui avoids it.
Curwin can't find room to land a body shot as Abdellaoui controls the action.
Curwin misses with a knee to the head.
Abdellaoui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abdellaoui uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdellaoui swats away the attempt to clinch by Curwin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curwin blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farid Abdellaoui dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Curwin is looking to clinch but Abdellaoui is avoiding it.
Curwin wants to clinch up but Abdellaoui keeps it at a distance.
Curwin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Curwin misses with a head kick.
Abdellaoui lands a jab to Curwin's midsection.
Curwin tries to clinch up but Abdellaoui circles away and keeps his distance.
Curwin is looking to clinch but Abdellaoui is avoiding it.
Curwin drops his hands momentarily and Abdellaoui takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Curwin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Abdellaoui does no damage.
Curwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abdellaoui takes a swing at Curwin's ribcage but misses.
Curwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curwin misses with an uppercut. Abdellaoui saw that one coming.
Curwin wants to clinch.
Abdellaoui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdellaoui.
Curwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abdellaoui.
Curwin misses with a kick to the body.
Curwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Abdellaoui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curwin drops his hands momentarily and Abdellaoui takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abdellaoui misses with an uppercut.
Abdellaoui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curwin.
Farid Abdellaoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Curwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curwin swings for the body but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
Curwin walks into a straight right hand from Abdellaoui.
Curwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdellaoui moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Curwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Abdellaoui misses.
Curwin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Curwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curwin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Abdellaoui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abdellaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Curwin counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curwin misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Abdellaoui.
Curwin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abdellaoui's calf.
Curwin tries to clinch but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
Abdellaoui throws a right hand that Curwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Curwin also avoids with ease.
Abdellaoui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abdellaoui lands a jab to Curwin's midsection.
Abdellaoui lands a body shot.
Abdellaoui scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Curwin doesn't seem bothered though.
Curwin walks into a jab.
Abdellaoui connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdellaoui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abdellaoui changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdellaoui throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Curwin on the side of the head.
Paul Curwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdellaoui wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Curwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abdellaoui wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abdellaoui lands a nice shot to the body.
Curwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot lands for Abdellaoui.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curwin tries to land a front kick but Abdellaoui steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abdellaoui lands with an uppercut that bounces Curwin off the cage and back into rage.
Abdellaoui fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Farid Abdellaoui showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abdellaoui, 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... Farid Abdellaoui!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Broyeur deRobinet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ren Akita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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132 lbs
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26
148 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Broyeur deRobinet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Akita!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
deRobinet defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Akita.
deRobinet lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Akita tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but deRobinet swivels and escapes.
Akita throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around deRobinet's waist but deRobinet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Akita off to one side.
Broyeur deRobinet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ren Akita.
deRobinet throws a big shot that misses.
Ren Akita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. deRobinet defends it nicely.
Akita drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Akita working the body and head with strikes.
Akita misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
deRobinet is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
deRobinet sneaks out the side door and pushes Akita away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akita closes the distance and clinches up with deRobinet, looking for a takedown. Akita pushes deRobinet against the cage but deRobinet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Akita shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. deRobinet manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akita throwing strikes from guard but deRobinet blocks nicely.
deRobinet wants to stand and escape but Akita is having none of it.
Akita drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Akita jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Akita looks gassed!
Akita stops deRobinet from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akita pushing down on deRobinet's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
deRobinet is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akita trying to control the action but deRobinet is working from the bottom.
deRobinet might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
deRobinet is looking to escape.
Akita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Akita shoots in for a takedown but deRobinet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akita shoots in and bounces deRobinet off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
deRobinet keeping full guard, as Akita tries to pass.
Akita 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deRobinet is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Akita is controlling him.
deRobinet trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Akita postures up and lands a big shot to deRobinet's brow.
deRobinet wants to stand but Akita is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
deRobinet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts deRobinet as he jumps to the side.
Akita moves out of range of the strikes.
deRobinet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
deRobinet throws a head kick but Akita moves out of range.
deRobinet has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
deRobinet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
deRobinet defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Akita.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ren Akita will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Akita.
deRobinet stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Akita.
Broyeur deRobinet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ren Akita.
Akita blocks a head kick by deRobinet.
deRobinet tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akita moves out of range as deRobinet throws a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from deRobinet as Akita shoots in.
Akita is breathing heavily.
Akita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
deRobinet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deRobinet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
deRobinet swinging wildly here.
deRobinet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
deRobinet tries a head kick but it misses.
Akita closes this distance looking for a takedown but deRobinet circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Akita.
deRobinet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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.
Akita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says deRobinet as he avoids it easily.
deRobinet throws a sloppy head kick and Akita moves out of range easily.
deRobinet leaves Akita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
deRobinet tries a head kick but it misses.
deRobinet looks to land a body kick but Akita moved away.
deRobinet drops Akita with a beautiful combination! Akita stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - deRobinet is looking for the KO!
Akita is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from deRobinet! Akita is out on his feet! deRobinet rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Akita is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Akita is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Broyeur deRobinet!
Broyeur deRobinet is the new bantamweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan KO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan KO!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for KO.
KO fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
KO really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
KO misses with a wild combination.
KO scores with a one two! Tyson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
KO tests Tyson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of KO's head but KO sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Tyson throws a right and a left that KO avoids nicely.
A big left from KO misses.
KO misses with a jab, cross combination.
KO throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
KO slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KO lands with an overhand left.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
KO jabs Tyson right on the nose. Tyson blinks but takes it well.
KO throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
KO throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
KO listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
KO avoids the body shot from Tyson.
KO slips a straight right by Tyson.
Tyson misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KO goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tyson defending well as KO loads up on a big left hand.
Tyson takes one on the button.
KO scores with a nice strike.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from KO.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but KO uses good head movement to avoid it.
KO scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
KO connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyson. Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A left lands for KO.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
KO misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from KO.
KO looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KO scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
KO ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. KO should have avoided that one.
KO is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
KO cracks Tyson with an open hand slap.
KO cracks Tyson with a good jab.
KO connects with a crisp jab.
KO fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
KO works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
KO is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
KO connects with a body shot.
KO blocks a jab.
KO bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
KO is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice straight punches there by KO. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of KO.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on KO's shoulder, as KO tries to avoid the shot.
KO tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from KO.
Ivan KO seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
KO throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
KO moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Nice shot lands for KO.
KO lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by KO.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and KO counters with a lovely shot to the body.
KO misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan KO dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
KO uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
KO lands a nice shot that snaps Tyson's head back.
KO slips a jab from Tyson.
KO throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
KO moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Tyson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
KO lands a jab.
Tyson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. KO darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
KO will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
KO lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from KO.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from KO.
KO swings and misses with a hook to the body.
KO throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
KO scores with a jab to the jaw.
KO scores with a punch to the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from KO.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from KO.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by KO.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on KO's shoulder, as KO tries to avoid the shot.
KO cracks Tyson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
KO keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
KO steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from KO finds it's way round the side to connect with Tyson's head.
KO scores with the left hand. Tyson knows he should have avoided that one.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of KO's head but KO sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
KO fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KO moves out of range of the strikes.
KO wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
KO digs a good hook to Tyson's body.
KO works the jab nicely.
A nice combination there by KO.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. KO was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
KO scores with a jab. Tyson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
KO lands with a nice body punch.
KO comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by KO.
KO throws the left hand but Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by KO - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a hook.
Nice cross by KO.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from KO.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from KO.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
KO lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
KO cracks Tyson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
KO lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KO throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ivan KO is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from KO misses.
KO scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan KO dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
KO dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
KO listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
KO lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
KO misses with the combination.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but KO moves away.
KO lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by KO.
A telegraphed right hand from KO misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KO avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
KO keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. KO moves away and avoids it.
KO looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by KO there.
KO is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and KO connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
KO connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyson. Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice cross by KO.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from KO.
KO uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Ivan KO is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
KO moves away from the strike by Tyson.
KO looks to land a combination. Tyson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab from KO.
KO lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
KO throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
KO missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for KO.
Tyson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
KO lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tyson backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
KO will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
KO throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
KO moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tyson moves away from the strike by KO.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from KO.
KO moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Tyson looks to land a combination. KO sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tyson throws a hook but KO avoids it easily.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
KO lands a jab.
KO swinging wildly here.
Tyson misses the jab.
KO cracks Tyson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
KO misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KO's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and KO duly obliges.
KO lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
KO throws a combination. Tyson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan KO showed his dominance in that final round.
Well KO 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan KO!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21
275 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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24
275 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raul Hughes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Psycho Shaman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Hughes misses.
Shaman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hughes lands a slapping body shot.
Hughes blocks a jab.
Psycho Shaman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Hughes lands a lovely overhand right.
Shaman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shaman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hughes tests Shaman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Psycho Shaman has been cut.
Hughes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaman circles away quickly and effectively.
Shaman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shaman throws a head kick that misses.
Shaman misses with a hook to the body
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Shaman misses with a leg kick
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaman circles away quickly and effectively.
Shaman wants to slow Hughes down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Shaman moves away and avoids it.
Shaman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shaman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaman.
Shaman is looking to score with low kicks.
Hughes slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Shaman misses.
Shaman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Shaman misses with a straight left.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Shaman is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaman.
Shaman tries to clinch up
and Hughes counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes lands a glancing blow to the side of Shaman's head.
Shaman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hughes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hughes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shaman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Hughes misses.
Shaman throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Hughes misses with a hook. Shaman ducked under it nicely.
Shaman throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Raul Hughes has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Shaman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hughes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raul Hughes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shaman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick from Shaman.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Shaman looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Hughes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shaman doesn't seem bothered though.
Hughes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shaman misses with a low kick.
Shaman misses with a leg kick
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hughes connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab by Hughes.
A big left from Shaman misses.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Shaman.
Shaman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
Shaman throws a front kick aimed at Hughes's knee but Hughes avoids it well.
Hughes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hughes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shaman.
Shaman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shaman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Shaman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaman manages to avoid it.
Shaman misses with a straight right.
Hughes lands a jab to the head.
Shaman walks into a straight right hand from Hughes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Shaman's head but Shaman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shaman misses with a body shot
and Hughes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes lands a jab to the head.
Hughes connects with a jab.
Shaman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raul Hughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hughes, as that shot connected.
Shaman misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Shaman misses.
Shaman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shaman tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Shaman.
Hughes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shaman. Shaman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shaman throws a series of punches but Hughes avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shaman looks to throw the jab but Hughes is out of range.
Shaman tries a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Hughes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shaman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shaman throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Psycho Shaman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Shaman misses.
Hughes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hughes blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hughes counters with a one-two to the body.
Hughes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shaman on the side of the head.
That has opened up Psycho Shaman's cut even more.
Shaman missing with a left hand there. Hughes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hughes lands a slapping body shot.
Shaman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shaman on the side of the head.
Hughes sizes up Shaman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Shaman slips the punch.
Hughes checks a leg kick.
Hughes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hughes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hughes misses the jab.
Shaman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Shaman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shaman throws a nice head kick!
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaman.
Shaman misses the jab.
Hughes lands with a nice combination. Shaman backs away looking to recover.
Hughes cracks Shaman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hughes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shaman is rocked!
The cut above Psycho Shaman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hughes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hughes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shaman is still on wobbly legs! Can Hughes finish him?
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Shaman slips the punch.
Shaman seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman walks into a straight right hand from Hughes.
Shaman misses with a jab to the body
and Hughes counters with a left and a right... And another left! Shaman is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raul Hughes!
Raul Hughes retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Van Der Zwet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sotiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Giovanni Van Der Zwet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Sotiar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Zwet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sotiar.
Van Der Zwet misses with a looping left.
Sotiar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sotiar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Der Zwet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sotiar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sotiar missing with a left hand there. Van Der Zwet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Der Zwet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sotiar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Zwet moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sotiar. That's going to slow Van Der Zwet down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sotiar.
Van Der Zwet is breathing heavily.
Sotiar lands a nice looking body shot.
Sotiar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sotiar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sotiar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick there by Sotiar.
Sotiar throws a shot to the body.
Sotiar tries a head kick but it misses.
Giovanni Van Der Zwet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sotiar.
Van Der Zwet misses the shot to the body.
Sotiar cracks Van Der Zwet with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotiar misses with a body kick.
Sotiar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sotiar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Der Zwet.
Sotiar moves into the clinch.
Sotiar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sotiar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Der Zwet.
Still in the clinch, Sotiar scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sotiar.
Sotiar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Zwet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sotiar lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Der Zwet backwards.
Sotiar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Der Zwet's elbow.
Sotiar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sotiar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Der Zwet momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotiar looks to land a combination but Van Der Zwet avoids it well.
Sotiar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sotiar lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Der Zwet won't want to take too many of those.
Sotiar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sotiar loads up on a big right hand but Van Der Zwet slips the punch.
Sotiar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Giovanni Van Der Zwet has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sotiar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sotiar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Der Zwet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sotiar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Der Zwet misses with an uppercut. Sotiar saw that one coming.
Van Der Zwet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sotiar defends it nicely.
Van Der Zwet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sotiar slips a jab and a cross from Van Der Zwet.
Sotiar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sotiar ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Zwet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zwet shoots in for a double leg but Sotiar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van Der Zwet misses with a straight right.
Sotiar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Sotiar.
Van Der Zwet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sotiar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sotiar throws a lazy right hand but Van Der Zwet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Der Zwet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Der Zwet defending well as Sotiar loads up on a big left hand.
Sotiar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Der Zwet's head.
Sotiar is looking to clinch but Van Der Zwet is avoiding it.
Van Der Zwet throws a hook but Sotiar blocks it.
Van Der Zwet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sotiar's hands.
Sotiar lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Zwet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giovanni Van Der Zwet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sotiar connects with a body shot.
Good exchange - Sotiar coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotiar cracks Van Der Zwet with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Van Der Zwet looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sotiar finish him?
Van Der Zwet is rocked!
Sotiar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotiar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Der Zwet on the side of the head.
Sotiar cracks Van Der Zwet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sotiar connects with a solid leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Van Der Zwet. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sotiar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sotiar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sotiar.
Sotiar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Der Zwet backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sotiar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Der Zwet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sotiar misses with some punches.
Van Der Zwet blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Sotiar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Van Der Zwet's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Der Zwet misses with a straight right.
Van Der Zwet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sotiar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Der Zwet checks it well.
Mark Sotiar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sotiar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sotiar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Der Zwet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sotiar.
Van Der Zwet dodges the punch combination from Sotiar.
Sotiar misses with a looping left.
Van Der Zwet takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sotiar throws a right hand that Van Der Zwet ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Der Zwet also avoids with ease.
Van Der Zwet misses with an uppercut.
Van Der Zwet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Der Zwet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Sotiar finds it's way through Van Der Zwet's defenses.
Giovanni Van Der Zwet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sotiar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Sotiar misses.
Van Der Zwet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotiar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Zwet avoids the head kick by Sotiar.
Sotiar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sotiar throws a body punch but Van Der Zwet moves out of range.
Sotiar misses with a two punch combination.
Sotiar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sotiar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Der Zwet misses with a body shot
and Sotiar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Der Zwet's knee momentarily.
Sotiar cracks Van Der Zwet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sotiar throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Sotiar - just one landing.
Sotiar drops Van Der Zwet with a beautiful combination! Van Der Zwet stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sotiar is looking for the KO!
Oh Van Der Zwet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Der Zwet avoids the body shot from Sotiar.
Van Der Zwet slips under a jab from Sotiar.
Van Der Zwet seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Der Zwet ducks under a wild hook from Sotiar.
Van Der Zwet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sotiar counters with a thumping low kick.
Good leg kick by Sotiar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mark Sotiar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Der Zwet misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotiar punishes Van Der Zwet's body with a nice straight punch.
Sotiar swings for the body but Van Der Zwet moves out of range.
Sotiar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sotiar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Der Zwet.
Sotiar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Der Zwet misses with a series of wild punches.
Sotiar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sotiar misses with a looping left.
Van Der Zwet throws a body punch but Sotiar moves out of range.
Sotiar jabs Van Der Zwet right on the nose. Van Der Zwet blinks but takes it well.
Sotiar misses with an uppercut. Van Der Zwet saw that one coming.
Van Der Zwet checks a low kick from Sotiar.
Van Der Zwet throws out a powerful jab.
Van Der Zwet walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Der Zwet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotiar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sotiar is looking to clinch but Van Der Zwet is avoiding it.
Van Der Zwet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sotiar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sotiar slips under a jab.
Sotiar tries to work over Van Der Zwet's front leg with a kick but Van Der Zwet checks it.
Sotiar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sotiar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet checks the leg kick.
Van Der Zwet looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Der Zwet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sotiar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice combination there by Van Der Zwet.
Sotiar fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Der Zwet scores with a body shot.
Sotiar misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Sotiar misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zwet lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sotiar.
Van Der Zwet takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Der Zwet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Der Zwet uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sotiar has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet swings for the body but Sotiar moves out of range.
Van Der Zwet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Der Zwet throws a series of punches but Sotiar avoids them all with ease.
Sotiar throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Zwet moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Van Der Zwet misses
and Sotiar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sotiar walks into a straight right hand from Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Der Zwet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sotiar stalks Van Der Zwet and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Der Zwet's face. Van Der Zwet staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Der Zwet with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sotiar to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Sotiar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Van Der Zwet's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sotiar slips a jab and a cross from Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sotiar moves away.
Sotiar is looking to clinch but Van Der Zwet is avoiding it.
Sotiar is looking to clinch but Van Der Zwet is avoiding it.
Sotiar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Zwet moves away.
Sotiar ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Zwet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sotiar.
Sotiar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Zwet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Der Zwet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sotiar fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Der Zwet crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sotiar - the referee stops the clock and Van Der Zwet gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sotiar. Van Der Zwet manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sotiar throws a jab when Van Der Zwet was well out of range.
Van Der Zwet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Der Zwet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Der Zwet throws out a loose jab but Sotiar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Van Der Zwet misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Der Zwet.
Sotiar wants to clinch.
Van Der Zwet scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Der Zwet misses with a straight left.
Van Der Zwet swings for the body but Sotiar moves out of range.
Van Der Zwet dips to his left and cracks Sotiar with an uppercut!
Sotiar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Der Zwet momentarily.
Van Der Zwet looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sotiar!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sotiar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sotiar wants to get back to his feet.
Van Der Zwet goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sotiar is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotiar wants to stand but Van Der Zwet is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sotiar gets to his feet. Van Der Zwet looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zwet takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Der Zwet lands a slapping body shot.
Van Der Zwet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Der Zwet lands a nice looking body shot.
Sotiar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Zwet moves away.
Sotiar with a nice cross.
Sotiar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotiar motions for Van Der Zwet to come forward. Sotiar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Van Der Zwet lands.
Sotiar misses with a straight right.
Sotiar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van Der Zwet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zwet thuds a left hand into Sotiar's body.
A jab from Van Der Zwet does it's job there.
Van Der Zwet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Der Zwet thows a body shot but no joy.
Sotiar misses with a low kick.
Sotiar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Der Zwet misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Van Der Zwet scores with a four punch combination!
Sotiar throws a front kick aimed at Van Der Zwet's knee but Van Der Zwet avoids it well.
Van Der Zwet lands a nice shot that snaps Sotiar's head back.
Van Der Zwet lands a slapping body shot.
Van Der Zwet connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Zwet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Der Zwet gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Zwet tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sotiar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Giovanni Van Der Zwet did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Van Der Zwet's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sotiar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Der Zwet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sotiar misses with a body kick.
Van Der Zwet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Der Zwet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sotiar throws out the jab.
Van Der Zwet lands with a nice body punch.
Van Der Zwet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotiar was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Der Zwet.
The fighters circling - Sotiar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sotiar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Zwet walks into a left hand.
Sotiar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Der Zwet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sotiar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Der Zwet dodges the punch combination from Sotiar.
Van Der Zwet ducks under a wild hook from Sotiar.
Sotiar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Zwet throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sotiar counters with a good low kick that Van Der Zwet was not able to check.
Van Der Zwet ducks under a wild hook from Sotiar.
Sotiar misses with an uppercut. Van Der Zwet saw that one coming.
Van Der Zwet lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Der Zwet.
Sotiar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sotiar takes a swing at Van Der Zwet's ribcage but misses.
Van Der Zwet with a nice cross.
Sotiar is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Van Der Zwet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Der Zwet.
A slow jab from Sotiar misses its intended target.
Sotiar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Der Zwet throws out the jab.
A jab from Sotiar misses.
Van Der Zwet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotiar manages to avoid it.
Sotiar looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Der Zwet is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zwet fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sotiar avoids it really well and circles away.
Van Der Zwet slips a jab from Sotiar.
Sotiar tries to bum rush Van Der Zwet with a series of wild strikes but Van Der Zwet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Der Zwet lands a jab-cross combination.
Sotiar pushes Van Der Zwet up against the cage in a clinch.
Sotiar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sotiar keeps control of Van Der Zwet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sotiar throws a head punch that misses.
Van Der Zwet is trying to break the clinch but Sotiar has him pressed against the cage.
Van Der Zwet wants to break free but Sotiar has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sotiar.
Van Der Zwet blocks a body shot from Sotiar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotiar breaks the clinch.
Sotiar misses the jab.
Sotiar lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to de liver by Van Der Zwet. Beautiful body shot.
Sotiar moves in looking to clinch but Van Der Zwet pushes him off.
Van Der Zwet misses with a body punch
and Sotiar counters with a leg kick.
Sotiar misses with a body shot.
Van Der Zwet uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sotiar has time to react.
Van Der Zwet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sotiar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Der Zwet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sotiar.
Van Der Zwet blocks a head kick by Sotiar.
Sotiar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sotiar avoids the body shot from Van Der Zwet.
Sotiar pushes Van Der Zwet away with a front kick.
Sotiar misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotiar throws a big shot that misses.
Sotiar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Der Zwet moves out of range of the strikes.
Sotiar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sotiar throws a big shot that misses.
Van Der Zwet shoots in for a takedown but Sotiar shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giovanni Van Der Zwet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sotiar tries to land a front kick but Van Der Zwet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Der Zwet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sotiar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sotiar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Der Zwet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Der Zwet cracks Sotiar with an open hand slap.
Van Der Zwet fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Der Zwet looks to land a combination but Sotiar avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Sotiar dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Van Der Zwet's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sotiar lands with a thumping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet walks into a left hand.
Sotiar misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sotiar.
Van Der Zwet misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Zwet misses with a looping left.
Sotiar throws out a leg kick but Van Der Zwet moves out of range and Sotiar only half commits.
Van Der Zwet misses with an uppercut. Sotiar saw that one coming.
Sotiar tries to clinch but Van Der Zwet moves out of range.
Van Der Zwet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Der Zwet misses with a combination
and Sotiar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sotiar throws a good cross that connects.
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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sotiar.
Sotiar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Der Zwet blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotiar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Der Zwet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sotiar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Der Zwet ducks under a wild hook from Sotiar.
Sotiar scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Der Zwet should have avoided that one.
Sotiar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Der Zwet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Der Zwet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sotiar misses with a hook.
Sotiar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Der Zwet.
Sotiar lands a nice looking body shot.
Sotiar loads up on a big right hand but Van Der Zwet slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sotiar.
Sotiar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Der Zwet closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sotiar circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zwet moves out of range of the body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Van Der Zwet.
Sotiar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sotiar moves away from the strike by Van Der Zwet.
The crowd cheers as Van Der Zwet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sotiar doesn't seem phased though.
Sotiar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Sotiar misses its intended target.
Sotiar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Der Zwet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Van Der Zwet shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sotiar but Sotiar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sotiar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Der Zwet scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Van Der Zwet is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Sotiar manages to get to full guard.
Van Der Zwet would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni Van Der Zwet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sotiar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sotiar.
Sotiar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sotiar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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.
A right hook to the body lands for Sotiar.
Van Der Zwet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sotiar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Der Zwet's brow.
Sotiar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sotiar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Der Zwet's brow.
Sotiar working aggressively here.
Sotiar tries to work over Van Der Zwet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sotiar lands a right hand.
Sotiar lands a nice uppercut.
Sotiar tries to throw a body punch but Van Der Zwet avoids it by throwing Sotiar back against the cage.
Sotiar misses with some punches.
Sotiar breaks the clinch.
Sotiar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mark Sotiar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Zwet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sotiar counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Sotiar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sotiar 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 45:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Sotiar! Mark Sotiar retains his middleweight title!
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