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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gengis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ped Eber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eber has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends? as his entrance music. Ped Eber is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gengis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ped Eber!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eber stuffs the takedown attempt from Khan. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
Eber is looking to clinch.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Eber.
Eber tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Eber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eber doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Eber!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Khan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Khan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Eber is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Khan throws some wild stikes that Eber manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Eber tries to buck Khan off but he can't manage it.
Eber is working to get back to half guard.
Khan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Khan lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Eber is rocked!
Khan softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Eber is out cold! Khan jumps to his feet and celebrates on the ropes with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gengis Khan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iluv bubies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jafar Al Shakir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Iluv bubies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jafar Al Shakir!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Shakir shoots in and bounces bubies off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Al Shakir trying to control but bubies is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
bubies working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Shakir.
Al Shakir trying to control but bubies is working from the bottom.
bubies throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
bubies escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Al Shakir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
bubies will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
bubies preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
bubies keeping moving, preventing Al Shakir from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Shakir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Al Shakir distracts bubies with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Al Shakir trying to control the position from guard on top but bubies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Shakir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Shakir wants to pass the guard but bubies is keeping the position.
Al Shakir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Al Shakir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Al Shakir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
bubies throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Al Shakir wants to control from the top but bubies keeps moving.
Al Shakir lands a couple of elbows.
Al Shakir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Al Shakir scoring with some ground and pound.
bubies is breathing heavily.
Al Shakir advances to half guard.
Al Shakir is looking for a kimura but bubies is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Al Shakir to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Shakir drops an elbow to the side of bubies's head.
bubies manages to get to full guard.
bubies looking for a guillotine here but Al Shakir defends easily.
Al Shakir passes into half guard.
bubies looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Al Shakir is controlling the pace.
Al Shakir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but bubies does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Shakir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Al Shakir working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Al Shakir scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Al Shakir lands with a punch from half guard.
bubies is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Al Shakir scores with a couple of nice shots.
Al Shakir working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Al Shakir working over bubies with some ground and pound. bubies looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
bubies looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Al Shakir there.
Al Shakir passes the guard and advances to mount!
Al Shakir with shots to the head and body - bubies looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Al Shakir lands a heavy elbow.
bubies is rocked!
It looks like Iluv bubies has been cut.
Al Shakir looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has bubies covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jafar Al Shakir!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvio Casamayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spete Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pasanen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rolling Stones - Paint it black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sylvio Casamayor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spete Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasanen shoots in for a takedown but Casamayor shows good takedown defense.
Casamayor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pasanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pasanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Pasanen misses its intended target.
Pasanen lands a really nice looking cross but Casamayor seems unphased.
It looks like Sylvio Casamayor has been cut.
Pasanen moves in looking to clinch but Casamayor pushes him off.
Casamayor takes a swing at Pasanen's ribcage but misses.
Pasanen misses with a straight right.
Casamayor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pasanen thuds his right hand into Casamayor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pasanen blocks a jab.
Pasanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pasanen pushes Casamayor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Casamayor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pasanen jumps guard and drags Casamayor to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Casamayor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Casamayor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pasanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Casamayor throws and elbow that misses. Pasanen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Casamayor's guard. Nice move by Pasanen!
Pasanen postures up and lands a big shot to Casamayor's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen won't allow Casamayor to sweep him here.
Casamayor has momentary wrist control but Pasanen slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Casamayor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pasanen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Casamayor.
Casamayor trying to control but Pasanen is working from the bottom.
Casamayor postures up.
Pasanen keeping full guard, as Casamayor tries to pass.
Pasanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pasanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Casamayor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pasanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casamayor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pasanen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Casamayor, into his guard.
Pasanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Casamayor working for a triangle but Pasanen defends it easily.
Pasanen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pasanen wants to control from the top but Casamayor keeps moving.
Pasanen stopping the sweep attempt from Casamayor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen trying to control but Casamayor is working from the bottom.
Pasanen gets to his feet. Casamayor looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Casamayor looks to land a right hand but Pasanen moved out of range.
Pasanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pasanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Casamayor circles away.
Casamayor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pasanen lands with a straight right. Casamayor didn't see that one coming.
Pasanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sylvio Casamayor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spete Pasanen.
Pasanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sylvio Casamayor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Casamayor misses with a hook. Pasanen ducked under it nicely.
Casamayor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pasanen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pasanen scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casamayor loads up on a big right hand but Pasanen slips the punch.
Pasanen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pasanen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casamayor leaves Pasanen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pasanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Casamayor.
Casamayor is looking to clinch but Pasanen is avoiding it.
A jab lands there for Pasanen.
Pasanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Casamayor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pasanen is looking to clinch.
Casamayor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sylvio Casamayor's cut is getting worse.
Pasanen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pasanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pasanen moves into the clinch.
Pasanen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pasanen pulls guard successfully.
Pasanen is trying to control the position but Casamayor postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pasanen is on top in guard.
Pasanen tries to stand but Casamayor is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spete Pasanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sylvio Casamayor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Casamayor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pasanen cracks Casamayor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Casamayor looks to score with a jab to the body but Pasanen is just out of range.
Casamayor drops his hands momentarily and Pasanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab by Pasanen.
Casamayor dodges the punch combination from Pasanen.
Pasanen shoots in for a double leg but Casamayor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pasanen lands with a right hand.
Sylvio Casamayor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pasanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pasanen moves out of range as Casamayor strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pasanen.
Casamayor scores with the left hand. Pasanen knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casamayor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pasanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pasanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Casamayor.
Casamayor missing with a left hand there. Pasanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Casamayor is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pasanen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pasanen closes the distance and clinches up with Casamayor, looking for a takedown. Pasanen pushes Casamayor against the ropes but Casamayor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Casamayor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pasanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Casamayor.
A jab from Casamayor misses.
Casamayor throws a shot from downtown. Pasanen moves away and avoids it.
Pasanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Casamayor's head backwards.
Casamayor takes a swing at Pasanen's ribcage but misses.
Pasanen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Casamayor is trying to stall.
Pasanen is stalling here.
Pasanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Casamayor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pasanen is keeping busy.
Pasanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Casamayor throws a head punch that misses.
Pasanen jumps guard but Casamayor stands there with Pasanen around his waist. Pasanen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sylvio Casamayor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spete Pasanen.
Pasanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Casamayor backwards.
Casamayor takes a shot to the head.
Jeez, Sylvio Casamayor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pasanen breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pasanen has closed the distance and engaged Casamayor in a clinch.
Come on Pasanen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pasanen continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Good body shot from Pasanen.
Pasanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Casamayor backwards.
Pasanen successfully pulls guard.
Pasanen is trying to keep Casamayor in close.
Casamayor stopping the sweep attempt from Pasanen.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pasanen is on top in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pasanen passes Casamayor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pasanen stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Casamayor to get to his feet.
Pasanen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sylvio Casamayor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Spete Pasanen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Marroquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Dagostino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marc Dagostino is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Marroquin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marc Dagostino!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Marroquin as he connects with a hook.
Dagostino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marroquin.
Dagostino takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mario Marroquin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dagostino keeps the fight on the outside.
Marroquin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dagostino doesn't seem bothered though.
Dagostino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marroquin tries to close the distance and clinch but Dagostino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dagostino avoids the head kick by Marroquin.
Dagostino throws a hook to the side of Marroquin's head but Marroquin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dagostino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Marroquin. That snapped Dagostino's head back.
Dagostino missing with a left hand there. Marroquin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marroquin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dagostino. Dagostino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marroquin looks to score with a jab to the body but Dagostino is just out of range.
Marroquin tries to close the distance and clinch but Dagostino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marroquin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dagostino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marroquin counters by clinching up.
Marroquin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marroquin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dagostino counters with a shoot takedown. Marroquin fights it but they end up in guard.
Marroquin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marroquin tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marroquin wants to stand but Dagostino is controlling the position.
Dagostino postures up in Marroquin's guard and throws a big left but Marroquin blocks it.
Dagostino 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.
Dagostino trying to control but Marroquin is working from the bottom.
Dagostino looking to sit in guard and control but Marroquin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dagostino throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
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.
Marroquin trying to control but Dagostino is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marroquin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dagostino on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Marroquin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dagostino doesn't seem phased though.
Marroquin digs a good body shot into Dagostino's ribs.
Dagostino just misses with a punch to the body.
Dagostino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Marroquin.
Marroquin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dagostino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marroquin was well out of range. Poor timing from Dagostino.
A combination from Dagostino does no damage.
Marroquin scores with the left hand. Dagostino knows he should have avoided that one.
Dagostino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dagostino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dagostino misses with a double jab
and Marroquin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagostino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dagostino keeps the fight on the outside.
Dagostino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Marroquin.
Dagostino dodges the punch combination from Marroquin.
Marroquin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dagostino.
Marroquin throws a series of punches but Dagostino moves out of range.
Dagostino swats away the attempt to clinch by Marroquin.
Dagostino has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marroquin finds it's way round the side to connect with Dagostino's head.
Marroquin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dagostino checks it well.
Marroquin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dagostino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marroquin misses the shot to the body.
Marroquin throws a hook to the side of Dagostino's head but Dagostino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dagostino looks to land a right hand but Marroquin moved out of range.
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.
The fighters circling - Dagostino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dagostino scores with a nice head shot.
Dagostino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marroquin misses the shot to the body.
Marroquin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dagostino misses with a wild combination.
Nice straight punches there by Marroquin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marroquin.
Marroquin throws a series of punches but Dagostino avoids them all with ease.
Dagostino fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marroquin misses with a combination
and Dagostino counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dagostino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marroquin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marroquin avoids the body shot from Dagostino.
Dagostino moves away from the strike by Marroquin.
Marroquin throws a nice looking combination but Dagostino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Marroquin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dagostino walks into a straight right hand from Marroquin.
Dagostino dodges the punch combination from Marroquin.
Dagostino gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marroquin.
Marroquin wants to clinch but Dagostino slips to the side
and Dagostino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marroquin thinking.
Marroquin tries to clinch there but Dagostino circles away.
Marroquin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mario Marroquin is winning the standup battle so far.
Marroquin punishes Dagostino's body with a nice straight punch.
Marroquin avoids the body shot from Dagostino.
Dagostino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marroquin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Dagostino misses
and Dagostino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marroquin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dagostino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marroquin manages to avoid it.
Marroquin misses with a wild body shot.
Marroquin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marroquin misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marroquin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marroquin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marroquin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marroquin manages to break the clinch.
Dagostino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marroquin rather than just go for the knockout.
Dagostino tries to bum rush Marroquin with a series of wild strikes but Marroquin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dagostino throws an overhand right that lands on Marroquin's shoulder, as Marroquin tries to avoid the shot.
Dagostino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marroquin lands a body shot.
Marroquin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dagostino doesn't seem bothered though.
Dagostino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dagostino throws a body punch but Marroquin moves out of range.
Marroquin darts in trying to clinch
and Dagostino counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Marroquin.
A swing and a miss from Dagostino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagostino slips a jab and a cross from Marroquin.
Nice body punch from Marroquin.
Marroquin drops his hands momentarily and Dagostino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marroquin lands a jab to Dagostino's midsection.
Dagostino is breathing heavily.
Marroquin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dagostino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marroquin jabs at Dagostino's body.
Mario Marroquin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marroquin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marroquin moves into range and clinches up with Dagostino.
Dagostino tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marroquin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marroquin throws a series of punches but Dagostino moves out of range.
Marroquin lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Marc Dagostino has been cut.
Dagostino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marroquin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dagostino. Dagostino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marroquin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dagostino circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marroquin lands a glancing blow to the side of Dagostino's head.
Dagostino swats away the attempt to clinch by Marroquin.
Marroquin cracks Dagostino with an open hand slap.
Dagostino throws a jab but it's blocked by Marroquin.
Marroquin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marroquin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dagostino can do to turn this around?
Dagostino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marroquin throws a leg kick which misses Dagostino's front leg but catches the back leg as Dagostino tries to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marroquin.
Marroquin throws a series of strikes that have Dagostino backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Marroquin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marroquin manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dagostino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marroquin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dagostino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marroquin scores with a jab.
Marroquin lands a nice shot that snaps Dagostino's head back.
Marroquin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Marroquin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dagostino counters with a three punch combo that has Marroquin backing up. Marroquin nods at Dagostino to acknowledge the strikes.
Marroquin lands with a nice body punch.
Marroquin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dagostino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dagostino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marroquin tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marroquin with a nice cross.
Marroquin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dagostino on the side of the head.
Dagostino walks into a left hand.
Dagostino avoids the body shot from Marroquin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Marroquin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marc Dagostino's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marroquin moves into range and clinches up with Dagostino.
Dagostino gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marroquin.
Marroquin manages to break the clinch.
Marroquin misses with a series of wild punches.
Marroquin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dagostino tries to move into range but Marroquin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dagostino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marroquin tries to clinch up but Dagostino circles away and keeps his distance.
Dagostino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Dagostino misses.
Marroquin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marroquin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marroquin throws a jab when Dagostino was well out of range.
Dagostino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marroquin was well out of range. Poor timing from Dagostino.
Dagostino lands a jab to Marroquin's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marroquin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marroquin closes the distance and pushes Dagostino back into the ropes.
Marroquin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mario Marroquin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dagostino misses with the combination.
Dagostino misses with a double jab
and Marroquin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marroquin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Marroquin misses the target.
Marroquin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dagostino keeps the fight on the outside.
Marroquin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dagostino.
Danga de danga de dang - Marroquin scores with a four punch combination!
Marroquin scores with a nice head shot.
Marroquin throws a sloppy body shot
and Dagostino counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin keeping moving, preventing Dagostino from controlling successfully.
Marroquin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dagostino looking to sit in guard and control but Marroquin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marroquin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dagostino is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dagostino not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marroquin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marroquin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin being controlled here momentarily.
Marroquin trying to control but Dagostino is working from the bottom.
Dagostino wants to sweep but no luck.
Marroquin works over Dagostino with some ground and pound from guard.
Dagostino wants to sweep here but Marroquin controlling him for the moment.
Dagostino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marroquin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marroquin wants to pass the guard but Dagostino is keeping the position.
Dagostino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marroquin!
Dagostino tries to control but Marroquin wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagostino with the ground and pound from mount.
Dagostino throwing strikes but Marroquin recovers to half guard. A much better position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dagostino is taking a breather. Marroquin 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.
Marc Dagostino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dagostino missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mario Marroquin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marroquin, 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Marroquin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Tator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perlito Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dick Tator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Perlito Calzada!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calzada missing with a left hand there. Tator was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calzada shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tator napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Calzada is trying to ground and pound but Tator uses the momentary lack of control by Calzada to regain half guard.
Tator desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Calzada wants to pass to mount but Tator is defending the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Calzada is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Calzada is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tator has his hands clasped together around Calzada's back. He's all about the action.
Calzada prevents Tator from improving his position.
Calzada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Calzada is looking for a kimura but Tator is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Calzada to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Calzada closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Calzada lands in his opponent's guard.
Calzada throws a strike but Tator rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzada is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tator is staying active underneath Calzada, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tator makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tator lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calzada circles away quickly and effectively.
Perlito Calzada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calzada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tator as he jumps to the side.
Calzada scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Horrible takedown by Calzada or perhaps it was just good defense by Tator which made him look bad.
Tator rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calzada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tator's waist but Tator gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Calzada off to one side.
Dick Tator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perlito Calzada.
Calzada throws a combination that misses
and Tator counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tator swings wildly with an uppercut but Calzada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tator lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tator throws an elbow but misses.
Tator breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calzada closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tator manages to get back to half guard.
Calzada is keen to just control but Tator is a slippery customer.
Tator might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tator wants to control but Calzada is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Calzada trying to mount his opponent but Tator defends it.
Calzada seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tator pushes Calzada off looking to stand but Calzada dives back in and keeps control.
Calzada is stalling here. Tator is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Calzada seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tator has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tator trying to control the action but Calzada is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Calzada has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Calzada throws a jab when Tator was well out of range.
A left and a right from Calzada both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perlito Calzada 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.
Calzada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tator connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Tator.
Tator swings for the body but Calzada moves out of range.
Tator lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Calzada, as that shot connected.
Calzada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tator counters with a left and a right that stings Calzada.
Tator misses with a two punch combination.
Calzada closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Calzada seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Calzada is looking for a kimura but Tator is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Calzada to get the leverage.
Calzada is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzada is working for a submission of some sort.
Tator trying to control here.
Calzada is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tator tries to kick Calzada off but Calzada keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tator moves into full guard.
Calzada trying to control but Tator is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Calzada with a poor takedown
and Tator makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dick Tator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perlito Calzada.
Calzada tries for a takedown but Tator circles away easily
and Tator counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calzada thinking.
Tator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calzada shoots and misses
and Tator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tator comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calzada is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tator.
Calzada is rocked!
It looks like Perlito Calzada has been cut.
Tator cracks Calzada with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Tator!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imran Shaah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaah has chosen Time to Say Goodbye as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabian Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Imran Shaah!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cameron closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cameron lands in his opponent's guard.
Shaah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cameron is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cameron looking to pass the guard.
Cameron stops Shaah from standing up.
Shaah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shaah moves in looking to clinch but Cameron pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shaah sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cameron somewhat.
Cameron feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cameronis looking to pass into half guard but Shaah pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Shaah is in guard.
Shaah scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cameron manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cameron is trying to take his opponent's back.
Cameron with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cameron has hold of Shaah's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shaah manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaah is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cameron with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Shaah wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Cameron looking to control but Shaah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cameron goes for an armbar but Shaah turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Shaah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shaah content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cameron throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shaah lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cameron is on top in guard.
Shaah keeping full guard, as Cameron tries to pass.
Cameron stops Shaah from standing up.
Cameron trying to control but Shaah is working from the bottom.
Cameron looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cameron jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cameron is breathing heavily.
Cameron won't allow Shaah to get back to his feet.
Shaah scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Shaah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cameron doesn't seem phased though.
Shaah looks to throw the jab but Cameron is out of range.
Cameron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaah has Cameron up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Imran Shaah will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cameron dives in and grabs Shaah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shaah pushes down on Cameron's head and hops out.
Shaah scores with a one two! Cameron had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cameron just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cameron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaah.
Shaah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cameron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shaah.
Shaah misses with a takedown
and Cameron counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaah feints and as Cameron raises his hands in defense, Shaah changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cameron is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shaah stopping the sweep attempt from Cameron.
Cameron has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shaah can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cameron is trying to keep Shaah in close.
Shaah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cameron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cameron manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Shaah is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cameron can't keep his opponent in guard - Shaah advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shaah tries to stand and escape but Cameron is controlling the position.
Shaah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cameron is doing well to control the position and prevent Shaah from advancing to side control.
Cameron has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shaah is working away from the top position though.
Cameron is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shaah's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shaah's back!
Cameron looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaah is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cameron is looking for a rear naked choke here but Shaah reverses the position brilliantly into Cameron's guard!
Shaah scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shaah stopping the sweep attempt from Cameron.
Shaah lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cameron trying to control the position here.
Cameron looking for a sweep. Not yet Cameron, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shaah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shaah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shaah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shaah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cameron has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shaah can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shaah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shaah wants to pass the guard but Cameron is keeping the position.
Shaah lands a couple of digs.
Shaah connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imran Shaah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shaah doesn't manage to clinch there - Cameron circles away.
Cameron moves in looking to clinch but Shaah pushes him off.
Cameron looks to land a right hand but Shaah moved out of range.
Shaah shoots and misses
and Cameron counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shaah thinking.
Cameron misses with a two punch combination.
Cameron just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cameron misses with a takedown attempt - Shaah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shaah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaah shoots for a takedown but Cameron saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shaah drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shaah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shaah working the ground and pound from side control.
Cameron is looking to reverse the position.
Shaah scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cameron taking a bit of punishment here - Shaah scoring with strikes.
Cameron can't do much from the bottom here.
Shaah looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cameron is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cameron is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shaah off and has taken his back!
Shaah wants to get back to his feet.
Cameron somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron tightening his grip on Shaah, looking for the choke.
Cameron is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Shaah is defending well though. Cameron let's go of the attempt for now.
Cameron is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Shaah defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cameron has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Fabian Cameron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaah fending off the submission attempt from Cameron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaah showing good submission defense here.
Shaah is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Shaah defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cameron's arms.
Shaah is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shaah preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cameron.
Shaah has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Shaah is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Cameron off. It looks like it's working - Cameron slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Shaah displaying calm under pressure there.
Imran Shaah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cameron shoots in for a double leg but Shaah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shaah misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shaah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Imran Shaah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shaah has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Imran Shaah!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toki Wartooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiernan comes into the arena with DESERT STORM by Tartanic blaring out of the sound system. Wartooth has chosen Murmaider as his entrance music. Toki Wartooth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Tiernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toki Wartooth!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tiernan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wartooth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiernan. Tiernan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wartooth lands with a cross.
Tiernan lands with a hook. Wartooth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wartooth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wartooth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wartooth throws a leg kick
and Tiernan counters with a right hand to the body.
Wartooth tries to keep at a distance but Tiernan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wartooth wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Tiernan as the two fighters clinch.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Wartooth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiernan moves in looking to clinch but Wartooth pushes him off.
Wartooth staying out of range there.
Tiernan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiernan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiernan misses with a wild body shot.
Tiernan tries to bum rush Wartooth with a series of wild strikes but Wartooth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wartooth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wartooth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tiernan is able to avoid easily.
Tiernan slips a straight right by Wartooth.
Wartooth jabs at Tiernan's body.
Wartooth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Wartooth.
Wartooth just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Tiernan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Toki Wartooth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wartooth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tiernan counters with a left and a right that stings Wartooth.
Tiernan avoids the head kick by Wartooth.
Tiernan blocks a head kick by Wartooth.
Wartooth scores with a punch to the head.
Wartooth thumps Tiernan with a low kick.
Tiernan ducks under a wild hook from Wartooth.
Wartooth scores with a nice right hand.
Wartooth tries to land a leg kick but Tiernan saw it coming and moves away.
Tiernan misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan throws a nice looking combination but Wartooth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wartooth dodges the punch combination from Tiernan.
Wartooth throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tiernan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiernan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wartooth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tiernan counters with a three punch combo that has Wartooth backing up. Wartooth nods at Tiernan to acknowledge the strikes.
Tiernan blocks a jab.
Donk. Wartooth catches Tiernan right on the button with a cross.
Tiernan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tiernan moves out of range of the body kick from Wartooth.
Wartooth throws a sloppy head kick and Tiernan moves out of range easily.
Wartooth swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tiernan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiernan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiernan is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Wartooth.
Wartooth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tiernan's head backwards.
Wartooth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Wartooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Tiernan blocks the leg kick.
A left lands for Tiernan.
Wartooth throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wartooth misses with a low kick.
Wartooth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tiernan avoids the body shot from Wartooth.
Wartooth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiernan.
Wartooth fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiernan is out of range.
Wartooth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wartooth lands a jab.
Tiernan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wartooth circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wartooth.
Wartooth throws a hook to the side of Tiernan's head but Tiernan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wartooth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Tiernan.
Wartooth misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth works over Tiernan's head and body with a nice combination.
Tiernan is rocked!
It looks like Patrick Tiernan has been cut.
Wartooth walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tiernan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Wartooth swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tiernan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toki Wartooth!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deshawn Stevensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerry Lawson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deshawn Stevensen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevensen.
Stevensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevensen throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Stevensen.
Lawson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stevensen throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jerry Lawson has been cut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lawson.
Lawson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stevensen can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson is looking to take a break and control but Stevensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stevensen wants to control but Lawson postures up.
Lawson is looking to take a break and control but Stevensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stevensen is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stevensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deshawn Stevensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevensen misses with a hook.
Stevensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevensen throws a head kick that misses.
Lawson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stevensen did well to prevent Lawson getting side control.
Lawson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lawson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stevensen sees it coming and defends easily.
Lawson thows a huge punch but Stevensen dodges it nicely.
Stevensen is in trouble now - Lawson has advanced to mount!
Lawson looking to control but Stevensen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson cracks Stevensen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lawson misses with a head shot.
Lawson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stevensen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lawson.
Stevensen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stevensen tries to control the position but Lawson now has his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is looking to control Stevensen but Stevensen is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Stevensen just trying to survive but Lawson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Stevensen fending off the submission attempt from Lawson.
Lawson is controlling the position but Stevensen somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lawson is looking to take a break and control but Stevensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stevensen tries to kick Lawson off but Lawson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lawson is stalling here. Stevensen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lawson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stevensen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lawson tries to buck Stevensen off but Stevensen is having none of it.
Lawson regains half guard.
Stevensen trying to control from half guard but Lawson is working away.
Lawson is trying to control but can't.
Lawson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stevensen pulls his head out easily.
Stevensen wants to stand up but Lawson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lawson tries to roll over but Stevensen keeps him under control.
That's eight 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.
Lawson is not content to let Stevensen control the position.
Lawson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stevensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevensen moves in looking to clinch but Lawson pushes him off.
Lawson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevensen.
Stevensen throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
Stevensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevensen. Lawson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lawson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stevensen. Stevensen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stevensen clinches.
Lawson tries to pull guard but Stevensen won't allow it.
Stevensen misses with a knee strike.
Lawson fails to pull guard.
Lawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevensen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lawson loads up on a big right hand but Stevensen slips the punch.
Stevensen scores with a jab.
Stevensen misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawson stuns Stevensen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stevensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Deshawn Stevensen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerry Lawson'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.
Stevensen tries to clinch there but Lawson circles away.
Stevensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevensen throws a head kick that half lands.
Stevensen misses with a body kick.
Lawson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stevensen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stevensen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stevensen keeping full guard, as Lawson tries to pass.
Stevensen wants to stand up but Lawson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson throwing strikes but missing.
Lawson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lawson wants to pass the guard but Stevensen is keeping the position.
Lawson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stevensen uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Stevensen looks to throw the jab but Lawson is out of range.
That's two 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.
Lawson avoids the head kick by Stevensen.
Stevensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawson moves away.
Stevensen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stevensen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lawson's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Stevensen.
Stevensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stevensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevensen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevensen fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevensen thows a body shot but no joy.
Lawson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stevensen to the mat! Stevensen manages to get full guard.
Stevensen controls Lawson momentarily but Lawson frees himself.
Stevensen is looking to stand up but Lawson isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lawson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lawson wants to pass the guard but Stevensen is keeping the position.
Lawson forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stevensen trying to control from the bottom.
Stevensen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lawson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevensen is in trouble now - Lawson has advanced to mount!
Lawson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lawson landing punches.
Poor strikes thrown by Lawson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stevensen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lawson.
Lawson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Stevensen is now in Lawson's guard. A big mistake from Lawson there, giving up the dominant position!
Stevensen is looking to stand up but Lawson won't let him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevensen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lawson looking for a guillotine here but Stevensen defends easily.
Lawson tries to strike from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lawson looking to control.
Stevensen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stevensen is looking to stand up but Lawson won't let him.
Lawson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stevensen has managed to clinch.
Stevensen crunches a lovely knee into Lawson's ribcage.
Lawson fails to pull guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Stevensen.
Stevensen breaks the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawson throws a shot from downtown. Stevensen moves away and avoids it.
Lawson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stevensen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stevensen throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
Stevensen misses with a head kick.
Stevensen throws a head kick that half lands.
Stevensen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Lawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevensen misses with a head kick.
Stevensen is looking to clinch but Lawson is avoiding it.
Stevensen doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawson circles away.
Stevensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stevensen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lawson controls the position.
Lawson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lawson is looking to take a break and control but Stevensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Stevensen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deshawn Stevensen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerry Lawson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lawson throws a body punch but Stevensen moves out of range.
Stevensen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stevensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevensen. Lawson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevensen throws a head kick that misses.
Lawson swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawson lunges at Stevensen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stevensen's hand.
Lawson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jerry Lawson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lawson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lawson is pushing down on Stevensen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stevensen is fighting to maintain full guard but Lawson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stevensen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lawson is looking to advance position but Stevensen won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stevensen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lawson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stevensen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawson is one step ahead there.
Stevensen controls Lawson momentarily but Lawson frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lawson feints and as Stevensen raises his hands in defense, Lawson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lawson won't allow Stevensen to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson wants to control from the top but Stevensen keeps moving.
Stevensen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevensen pulls Lawson in close to his closed guard and prevents Lawson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lawson stopping the sweep attempt from Stevensen.
Lawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lawson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lawson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stevensen tried to score with a low kick but Lawson checks it.
Lawson checks a leg kick nicely.
Deshawn Stevensen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stevensen lands a big head kick that sends Lawson tumbling to the mat! Stevensen takes a step backwards and waves Lawson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lawson thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevensen throws a head kick that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevensen throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson misses the shot to the body.
Stevensen throws a nice looking combination but Lawson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevensen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lawson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lawson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stevensen did well to prevent Lawson getting side control.
Lawson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lawson moves nicely into side control.
Lawson wants to control but Stevensen is keeping him busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lawson tries to advance to mount but Stevensen denies him.
Lawson wants to control but Stevensen is keeping him busy.
Lawson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stevensen's legs.
Stevensen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lawson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevensen keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stevensen struggling a bit here.
Stevensen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Lawson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stevensen throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevensen.
Lawson takes a swing at Stevensen's ribcage but misses.
Stevensen lands with a kick to the temple. Lawson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lawson lands a right hook to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stevensen's half guard.
Lawson thows a huge punch but Stevensen dodges it nicely.
Lawson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lawson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stevensen pushes Lawson off looking to stand but Lawson dives back in and keeps control.
Lawson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lawson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lawson is looking to stall here but Stevensen recovers full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevensen keeping moving, preventing Lawson from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stevensen tries to clinch up but Lawson circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevensen misses with a head kick.
Stevensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevensen wants to clinch up but Lawson keeps it at a distance.
Stevensen misses with a combination
and Lawson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jerry Lawson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jerry Lawson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lawson moves out of range as Stevensen throws a body kick.
Stevensen throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.
Stevensen moves away from the strike by Lawson.
Lawson misses with a hook.
Stevensen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lawson rather than just go for the knockout.
A slow jab from Lawson misses its intended target.
Lawson scores with a sloppy right hand. Stevensen should have avoided that one.
Stevensen wants to clinch
and Lawson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lawson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lawson trying to pass the guard but Stevensen defending well.
Lawson passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson content just to control the position here.
Lawson dominating with strikes here.
Lawson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lawson lands a big shot there that rocks Stevensen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson punching from mount but Stevensen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lawson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stevensen tries to reverse the position but Lawson maintains control.
Lawson is trying to control here but Stevensen has managed to regain half guard.
Lawson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lawson trying to control the pace.
Stevensen wants to control but Lawson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevensen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lawson.
Lawson is pressing down on Stevensen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stevensen is holding on for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lawson scores with a jab to the body.
Stevensen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lawson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stevensen thinking.
Lawson avoids the head kick by Stevensen.
Stevensen throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
Stevensen wants to clinch but Lawson slips to the side
and Lawson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stevensen dodges the punch combination from Lawson.
Stevensen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Deshawn Stevensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawson scores with a takedown into Stevensen's guard.
Lawson looking to pass the guard.
Lawson is pushing down on Stevensen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stevensen is fighting to maintain full guard but Lawson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lawson is trying to control. Stevensen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stevensen trying to control from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lawson trying to pass the guard but Stevensen defending well.
Stevensen pushes Lawson off but Lawson dives into side control.
Lawson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stevensen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lawson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stevensen, who protects the arm well.
Lawson tries to advance to mount but Stevensen denies him.
Stevensen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lawson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's six 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Stevensen.
Stevensen closes the distance and pushes Lawson back into the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Stevensen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stevensen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Stevensen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stevensen is trying to stall.
Lawson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lawson pulls guard successfully.
Lawson wants to sweep here but Stevensen controlling him for the moment.
Lawson is pulling down on Stevensen's head. It's preventing any offense from Stevensen, at least for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lawson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lawson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Stevensen has passed into half guard!
Lawson wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Stevensen is going to stand back up.
Lawson trying to hold on to Stevensen's head to control him but Stevensen postures up.
That's eight 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.
Stevensen stands up from half guard.
Stevensen throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Stevensen.
Lawson avoids the head kick by Stevensen.
Lawson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stevensen.
A head kick misses from Stevensen.
Lawson throws out a powerful jab.
Stevensen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lawson counters with a shoot takedown. Stevensen fights it but they end up in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lawson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lawson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lawson pushing down on Stevensen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lawson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevensen keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Lawson had his way with Deshawn Stevensen in that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Lawson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lawson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stevensen is trying to defend but Lawson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lawson stops Stevensen from getting back to his feet.
Stevensen wants to improve his position but Lawson is controlling well.
Stevensen looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson wants to control but Stevensen is keeping him busy.
Stevensen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lawson is thwarting Stevensen's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson trying to control the action but Stevensen is working from the bottom.
Lawson content to control rather than advance.
Lawson wants to pass the guard but Stevensen is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lawson checks a low kick from Stevensen.
Stevensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stevensen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lawson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lawson seems to be working for a kimura but Stevensen defends the submission attempt.
Stevensen wants to get back to full guard.
Lawson wants to work for an arm triangle but Stevensen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stevensen is trying to stand up here but Lawson is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lawson lands a nice short elbow.
Lawson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stevensen trying to control but Lawson postures up.
Stevensen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lawson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lawson counters with a single leg into guard. Stevensen didn't expect that.
Lawson prevents Stevensen from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson has gone for a leg lock! Stevensen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lawson's guard.
Stevensen wanted to stand there but Lawson had control of the position.
Lawson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stevensen wanted to stand there but Lawson had control of the position.
Stevensen wants to pass the guard but Lawson is keeping the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevensen trying to control but Lawson is working from the bottom.
Lawson seems keen to control Stevensen's posture.
Lawson looking to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Stevensen.
Stevensen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lawson's head.
Jerry Lawson's cut is getting worse.
Stevensen throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
Stevensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevensen throws a lazy body kick
so Lawson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lawson is working Stevensen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawson connects with a couple of short punches.
Lawson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stevensen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lawson, into his guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is looking for a triangle but Stevensen pushes his legs off easily.
Stevensen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stevensen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stevensen looking to sit in guard and control but Lawson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stevensen wants to sweep here but Lawson controlling him for the moment.
Lawson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevensen is trying to control the position but Lawson postures up.
Stevensen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lawson advances to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stevensen is just riding it out for now. Lawson eventually gives up the hold.
Stevensen wants to get back to his feet.
Lawson wants to take a breather but Stevensen is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Lawson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lawson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:47
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jerry Lawson!
Jerry Lawson retains his light heavyweight title!
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