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BFE: TUM II Round 1.2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jens Rizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizer's entrance music is 20-2-Life - Servin a Deuce . A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jens Rizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Lynch!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lynch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rizer forces Lynch back against the cage and clinches.
Lynch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rizer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Eddie Lynch has been cut.
A short left from Rizer.
Rizer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rizer tries a body shot but Lynch blocks it.
Lynch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lynch tries to pull guard but Rizer won't allow it.
Rizer lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rizer lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Rizer.
Lynch looks gassed!
Rizer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rizer lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lynch is rocked!
Rizer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lynch to his knees! Rizer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jens Rizer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damir Mrsic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Honovi Blackfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damir Mrsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Honovi Blackfoot!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mrsic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mrsic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blackfoot.
Blackfoot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mrsic wants to clinch up but Blackfoot keeps it at a distance.
Blackfoot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blackfoot needs to keep his hands up - Mrsic had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Mrsic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blackfoot shoots in but no luck this time.
Blackfoot thuds a left hand into Mrsic's body.
Mrsic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Mrsic misses.
Mrsic tests Blackfoot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damir Mrsic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackfoot blocks a jab.
Blackfoot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mrsic pinned against the cage. Mrsic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Damir Mrsic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Honovi Blackfoot.
Blackfoot throws a lazy right hand but Mrsic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrsic instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Mrsic.
Mrsic lands a body punch.
Mrsic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mrsic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blackfoot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blackfoot avoids the elbow strike from Mrsic, against the cage.
Mrsic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mrsic lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Mrsic.
Mrsic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mrsic gets through Blackfoot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blackfoot is working for takedown but Mrsic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mrsic breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrsic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blackfoot shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mrsic is trying is best to control the position here.
Mrsic wants to improve his position but Blackfoot is controlling well.
Blackfoot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mrsic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mrsic wants to sweep here but Blackfoot controlling him for the moment.
Mrsic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blackfoot defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mrsic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mrsic tries to get out of the position.
Mrsic keeping moving, preventing Blackfoot from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackfoot drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blackfoot jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blackfoot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blackfoot stopping the sweep attempt from Mrsic.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blackfoot shoots in but Mrsic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mrsic lands a right hook to the body.
Blackfoot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mrsic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blackfoot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blackfoot closes the distance and clinches up with Mrsic, looking for a takedown. Blackfoot pushes Mrsic against the cage but Mrsic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mrsic misses with a looping right.
Blackfoot moves forwards but Mrsic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blackfoot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mrsic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mrsic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blackfoot is able to avoid easily.
Jab, jab by Mrsic - just one landing.
Mrsic throws a looping overhand right but Blackfoot ducks down to avoid it.
Mrsic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damir Mrsic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blackfoot misses with a takedown attempt - Mrsic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mrsic throws a combination. Blackfoot tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blackfoot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mrsic.
Blackfoot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab lands there for Mrsic.
A bone on bone clash there as Blackfoot blocks the leg kick.
Blackfoot shoots for a takedown but Mrsic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Damir Mrsic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Honovi Blackfoot.
Mrsic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab by Mrsic.
Mrsic throws a leg kick but Blackfoot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mrsic jabs at Blackfoot's body.
Damir Mrsic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Blackfoot or perhaps it was just good defense by Mrsic which made him look bad.
Blackfoot shoots in looking for a takedown. Mrsic tries to sprawl out of it but Blackfoot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mrsic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blackfoot is breathing heavily.
Blackfoot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mrsic misses the jab.
Mrsic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mrsic tries to score with a low kick but Blackfoot moves his leg out of the way.
Mrsic moves into the clinch.
Mrsic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackfoot fails with the takedown.
Nice jab there from Mrsic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot cracks Mrsic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blackfoot shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mrsic sprawls well. Mrsic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blackfoot gets slowly back to his feet.
Blackfoot slips a jab from Mrsic.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blackfoot.
Blackfoot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mrsic throws a sloppy body shot
and Blackfoot counters with a nice uppercut.
Mrsic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blackfoot shoots for a double leg takedown but Mrsic sprawls well. He's pushed Blackfoot's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mrsic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackfoot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mrsic throws a hook but Blackfoot blocks it.
Blackfoot shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrsic throws a solid leg kick but Blackfoot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mrsic.
Blackfoot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mrsic throws a right hand that Blackfoot ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackfoot also avoids with ease.
Blackfoot shoots in but Mrsic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mrsic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mrsic connects with a nice looking jab.
Mrsic defending well as Blackfoot loads up on a big left hand.
Mrsic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blackfoot fails with a takedown attempt.
Mrsic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mrsic connects with a right hand. Blackfoot shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot tries for a takedown but Mrsic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blackfoot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mrsic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mrsic throws a looping overhand right but Blackfoot ducks down to avoid it.
Blackfoot keeps the fight on the outside.
Mrsic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mrsic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mrsic lands with a straight right. Blackfoot didn't see that one coming.
Blackfoot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mrsic.
Blackfoot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mrsic as he avoids it easily.
Mrsic is looking to clinch.
Blackfoot shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mrsic sprawls well. Mrsic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blackfoot gets slowly back to his feet.
Mrsic scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damir Mrsic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Blackfoot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mrsic throws out the jab.
Blackfoot shoots in for a takedown but Mrsic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blackfoot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blackfoot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Mrsic does it's job there.
Blackfoot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mrsic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blackfoot tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mrsic swivels and escapes.
Blackfoot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Damir Mrsic is winning the standup battle so far.
Mrsic lands with a cross.
Mrsic looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackfoot is just out of range.
Mrsic scores with a sloppy right hand. Blackfoot should have avoided that one.
Blackfoot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Damir Mrsic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Honovi Blackfoot.
Blackfoot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrsic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mrsic stalling.
Mrsic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mrsic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mrsic pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mrsic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mrsic lands an uppercut.
Mrsic lands a right hand.
Blackfoot tries to pull guard but Mrsic holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackfoot drops back down to his feet.
Mrsic works on Blackfoot's body with a couple of short punches.
Mrsic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mrsic is pressed up against the cage. Blackfoot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mrsic down to the mat. Mrsic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrsic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blackfoot.
Mrsic connects with a crisp jab.
Mrsic with a jab.
Mrsic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mrsic stalling against the cage.
Good body shot from Mrsic.
A short right from Mrsic.
A right handed body shot lands from Mrsic.
Mrsic stalling against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Mrsic as the two fighters clinch.
Honovi Blackfoot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mrsic just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mrsic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Mrsic.
Mrsic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mrsic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mrsic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mrsic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blackfoot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mrsic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackfoot fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mrsic looks to land a right hand but Blackfoot moved out of range.
Blackfoot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mrsic in his tracks.
A cross from Mrsic lands.
Good work by Blackfoot as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blackfoot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackfoot fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mrsic avoids it really well and circles away.
Mrsic lands a jab to Blackfoot's midsection.
Mrsic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Damir Mrsic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blackfoot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body punch from Mrsic.
Mrsic misses with a hook.
Mrsic staying out of range there.
Blackfoot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mrsic counters with a series of strikes. Blackfoot will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blackfoot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mrsic.
Blackfoot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damir Mrsic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mrsic, 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damir Mrsic!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Durrani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galeazzo Marchegiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ahmad Durrani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Galeazzo Marchegiano!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durrani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marchegiano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Marchegiano.
Durrani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marchegiano moves away.
Marchegiano keeps the fight on the outside.
Durrani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Durrani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marchegiano moves away.
Durrani ducks under a wild hook from Marchegiano.
Durrani lands with a right hand.
Marchegiano misses with an uppercut. Durrani saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marchegiano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marchegiano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durrani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marchegiano manages to avoid it.
Durrani tries to clinch there but Marchegiano circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrani jabs at Marchegiano's body.
Nice shot lands for Durrani.
Marchegiano cracks Durrani with a good jab.
Marchegiano throws a series of punches but Durrani avoids them all with ease.
Marchegiano throws a series of punches but Durrani moves out of range.
Durrani connects with a looping right hand.
Ahmad Durrani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durrani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marchegiano.
Marchegiano slips under a jab.
Durrani throws a shot to the body.
Durrani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marchegiano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Durrani misses with a jab to the body
and Marchegiano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Durrani smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marchegiano drops his hands momentarily and Durrani takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Durrani tries to clinch but Marchegiano is having none of it.
Durrani cracks a nice hook into Marchegiano's ribs.
A slow jab from Marchegiano misses its intended target.
Marchegiano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marchegiano throws a sloppy body shot
and Durrani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durrani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marchegiano at a distance.
Durrani connects with a right hand. Marchegiano shakes it off.
Marchegiano throws a jab but it's blocked by Durrani.
Marchegiano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durrani.
Durrani doesn't manage to clinch there - Marchegiano circles away.
Durrani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrani stuns Marchegiano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marchegiano slips a jab and a cross from Durrani.
Marchegiano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Durrani looks to score with a jab to the body but Marchegiano is just out of range.
Durrani throws a body punch but Marchegiano moves out of range.
Marchegiano ducks right into an uppercut from Durrani.
Marchegiano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Durrani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marchegiano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to de liver by Durrani. Beautiful body shot.
Durrani's corner calls for a 1-2. Durrani obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marchegiano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durrani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marchegiano moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durrani stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marchegiano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Durrani counters with a left to the body.
Marchegiano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durrani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marchegiano throws a series of punches but Durrani moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Marchegiano misses the target.
Marchegiano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durrani manages to avoid it.
Durrani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marchegiano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durrani throws a big shot that misses.
Durrani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durrani throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marchegiano circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Durrani dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Durrani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marchegiano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Durrani clinches up against the cage.
Marchegiano is trying to break the clinch but Durrani is controlling him.
Marchegiano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Durrani pushes Marchegiano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Durrani tries to work over Marchegiano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marchegiano wants to get back to striking at distance but Durrani won't allow it.
Durrani presses Marchegiano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Durrani scores with a hook to the body.
Durrani stalling in the clinch.
Durrani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marchegiano backwards.
Marchegiano is trying to force a seperation but Durrani has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Durrani.
Marchegiano stalling against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Durrani.
Durrani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Durrani lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Durrani scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Durrani.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durrani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durrani lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Durrani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrani lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marchegiano is breathing heavily.
Durrani is working Marchegiano over against the cage.
Marchegiano tries to break free but Durrani pushes him back against the cage.
Durrani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Durrani scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Durrani.
Durrani controlling the action here for a moment.
Good body shot from Durrani.
Durrani lands a hook that snaps the head of Marchegiano backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Durrani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marchegiano takes a shot to the head.
Durrani is working Marchegiano over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Durrani.
A short right from Durrani on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Durrani.
Nice body punch from Durrani - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Durrani lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Durrani.
Durrani lands a body punch.
Marchegiano is trying to break the clinch but Durrani is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Durrani.
Durrani scores with a hook to the body.
Durrani dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Marchegiano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durrani lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durrani scores with a shot to the side of Marchegiano's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Durrani dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Marchegiano looks to score with a jab to the body but Durrani is just out of range.
Durrani is looking to wear down Marchegiano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marchegiano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durrani throws a right hand that Marchegiano ducks under and follows up with a left that Marchegiano also avoids with ease.
Nice cross by Durrani.
A jab from Durrani finds it's way through Marchegiano's defenses.
Marchegiano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durrani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marchegiano just misses with a punch to the body.
Marchegiano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durrani moves into the clinch.
Marchegiano working hard to break the clinch.
Durrani lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Durrani on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marchegianos head.
Marchegiano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durrani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marchegiano backwards.
Marchegiano is rocked!
Durrani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marchegiano.
Marchegiano can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Durrani.
Marchegiano being controlled against the cage.
Marchegiano tries to circle away but Durrani has him pinned against the cage.
Durrani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marchegiano backwards.
Galeazzo Marchegiano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Durrani scores with a hook to the body.
Durrani displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marchegiano up against the cage.
Durrani is working Marchegiano over against the cage.
Durrani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marchegianos head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durrani.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durrani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durrani displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marchegiano up against the cage.
Durrani scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Durrani on the inside.
Marchegiano is trying to break the clinch but Durrani has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durrani.
A frustrated look appears on Marchegiano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durrani scores with a shoulder strike.
Marchegiano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hand to the body from Durrani.
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.
Marchegiano tries to break the clinch but Durrani is controlling the position.
Ahmad Durrani has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durrani swings wildly with an uppercut but Marchegiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durrani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durrani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marchegiano is still on wobbly legs! Can Durrani finish him?
Durrani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marchegiano seems to have recovered his senses.
Durrani lands a right hand.
Ahmad Durrani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Durrani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durrani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Durrani.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marchegiano tries to break the clinch but Durrani is controlling the position.
Durrani is stalling here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahmad Durrani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durrani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahmad Durrani!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov comes to the cage accompanied by Only the Young . Leonidas has chosen The 300 as his entrance music. King Leonidas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Popov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Popov connects with the punch.
King Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonidas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Popov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a hook but Popov blocks it.
Popov with a hook.
Leonidas throws a nice looking combination but Popov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Popov walks into a stiff left hand from Leonidas.
Leonidas loads up on a big right hand but Popov slips the punch.
Leonidas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some wild striking there from Leonidas.
Leonidas swinging wildly here.
Leonidas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Leonidas.
Popov moves out of range as Leonidas strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Popov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonidas misses the jab.
Leonidas throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Popov as he connects with a hook.
Popov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Popov tests Leonidas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Popov staying out of range there.
Leonidas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leonidas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Leonidas misses.
Leonidas misses the jab.
Popov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonidas.
Nice defenses there by Popov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas thows a body shot but no joy.
Leonidas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Popov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leonidas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Popov misses with a series of wild punches.
Popov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big left from Leonidas misses.
Leonidas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Popov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leonidas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Popov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonidas.
Popov slips under a jab from Leonidas.
Leonidas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonidas misses the body punch
and Popov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popov tests Leonidas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonidas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Popov counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonidas misses the body punch
and Popov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popov moves out of range as Leonidas strikes.
Popov ducks under a wild hook from Leonidas.
Popov moves out of range of the strikes.
Popov defending well as Leonidas loads up on a big left hand.
Leonidas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Popov, as that shot connected.
Leonidas misses with a combination
and Leonidas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popov's corner calls for a 1-2. Popov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Popov slips a jab and a cross from Leonidas.
Popov blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Popov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leonidas looks to throw the jab but Popov is out of range.
Leonidas throws an overhand right that lands on Popov's shoulder, as Popov tries to avoid the shot.
Popov throws a shot to the body.
Leonidas misses with a double jab
and Popov counters with a three punch combo that has Leonidas backing up. Leonidas nods at Popov to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Leonidas misses.
Popov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Popov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leonidas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leonidas looks gassed!
Leonidas swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Popov.
Popov scores with a shot to the body.
Popov moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Popov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leonidas looks to land a right hand but Popov moved out of range.
Popov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leonidas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Popov counters with a nice body shot.
Leonidas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Popov counters with a straight right hand.
Popov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leonidas at a distance.
Leonidas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Popov throws a shot to the body.
Leonidas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Popov.
Popov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Popov cracks Leonidas with an open hand slap.
Leonidas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Popov counters with a straight right hand.
Popov lands a nice looking body shot.
Leonidas is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popov with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov looks to land a combination. Leonidas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Leonidas loads up on a big right hand but Popov slips the punch.
Leonidas throws a shot from downtown. Popov moves away and avoids it.
Popov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Popov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leonidas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leonidas misses the body punch
and Popov counters with a nice body shot.
Popov punishes Leonidas's body with a nice straight punch.
Leonidas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Popov moves out of range of the strikes.
Popov lands a jab to Leonidas's midsection.
Leonidas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leonidas walks into a left hand.
Popov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov defending well as Leonidas loads up on a big left hand.
Leonidas misses with a combination
and Popov counters with a left to the body.
King Leonidas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leonidas looks to land a left hand but Popov moved out of range nicely.
Popov's corner calls for a 1-2. Popov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Popov ducks under a wild hook from Leonidas.
Popov lands a lovely overhand right.
Leonidas swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a jab when Popov was well out of range.
A punch combination from Leonidas misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Popov avoids them all with ease.
Popov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Popov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leonidas takes one to the chin there.
Popov scores with a jab. Leonidas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leonidas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Popov to score with a decent uppercut.
Leonidas throws a shot from downtown. Popov moves away and avoids it.
Leonidas misses with a double jab
and Popov counters with a straight right hand.
Leonidas throws a jab when Popov was well out of range.
Popov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leonidas throws out a loose jab but Popov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leonidas swings for the body but Popov moves out of range.
Leonidas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonidas misses with a double jab
and Popov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leonidas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Popov counters with a straight right hand.
Popov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Popov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leonidas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonidas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leonidas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Popov cracks a nice hook into Leonidas's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Popov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Popov.
Leonidas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leonidas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Popov moves away from the strike by Leonidas.
Popov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonidas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Leonidas misses.
Alexander Popov is winning the standup battle so far.
Popov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Popov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leonidas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popov slips a jab from Leonidas.
Popov lands with a good body shot.
Leonidas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Popov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leonidas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov slips a straight right by Leonidas.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Leonidas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Popov has got the better of the exchanges.
Popov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leonidas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Popov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Popov digs a good hook to Leonidas's body.
The fighters circling - Leonidas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leonidas misses with a body shot
and Popov counters with a three punch combo that has Leonidas backing up. Leonidas nods at Popov to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Leonidas misses.
Leonidas throws a jab when Popov was well out of range.
Popov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Leonidas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Popov digs a good hook to Leonidas's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leonidas misses with a hook.
Popov scores with a jab to the body.
Popov stalks Leonidas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leonidas's face. Leonidas staggers backwards, shaken.
Leonidas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leonidas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Popov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big right from Leonidas misses.
A jab from Leonidas misses.
Leonidas walks into a straight right hand from Popov.
Leonidas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Popov!
Popov scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov connects with a right hand. Leonidas shakes it off.
Popov lands with an uppercut that bounces Leonidas off the cage and back into rage.
Popov stalks Leonidas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leonidas's face. Leonidas staggers backwards, shaken.
Leonidas is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Leonidas.
Popov lands a nice shot to the body.
Popov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leonidas throws a combination that misses
and Popov counters with a nice body shot.
Popov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Popov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popov slips a jab from Leonidas.
Popov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot by Popov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a body shot.
Leonidas misses with a body punch
and Popov counters with a right hand to the body.
King Leonidas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Popov works Leonidas's body with a nice hook.
Leonidas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Popov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Popov lands with an overhand left.
Popov stalks Leonidas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leonidas's face. Leonidas staggers backwards, shaken.
Popov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leonidas momentarily.
Popov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonidas.
Popov lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonidas throws a hook but Popov blocks it.
Popov swinging wildly here.
Alexander Popov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leonidas misses with a hook to the body
and Popov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Popov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Popov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Popov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victo Rostou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Magellan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victo Rostou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Magellan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rostou lands a nice looking kick to the body. Magellan takes a step back to recover.
Rostou throws and low kick but Magellan moves out of range easily.
Magellan's corner calls for a 1-2. Magellan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Magellan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rostou, right into the meat.
Magellan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magellan misses with a body shot.
Magellan misses the jab.
Magellan misses the shot to the body.
Magellan tests Rostou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magellan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rostou manages to avoid it.
Magellan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostou throws a hook but Magellan blocks it.
Magellan throws a series of punches but Rostou avoids them all with ease.
Magellan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rostou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Rostou there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Magellan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rostou throws out the jab.
Nice body kick there by Rostou.
Rostou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magellan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rostou circles away quickly and effectively.
Magellan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Magellan throws a body punch but Rostou moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Magellan.
Rostou throws the left hand but Magellan avoids the punch easily.
Magellan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostou ducks under a wild hook from Magellan.
Magellan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magellan just misses with a punch to the body.
Rostou dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magellan. That did some damage!
Rostou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magellan looks gassed!
Magellan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rostou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magellan.
Magellan swinging wildly here.
Rostou wants to slow Magellan down by chopping away at his legs.
Magellan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rostou throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Magellan misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostou connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rostou.
A good leg kick by Rostou.
Magellan throws a body punch but Rostou moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rostou!
Rostou chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Rostou there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rostou cracks the inside of Magellan's front leg.
Rostou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rostou scores with a push kick.
Rostou turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rostou. Magellan shrugs it off though.
Rostou lands a nice looking kick to the body. Magellan takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rostou fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magellan.
Rostou feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magellan's calf.
Rostou throws a leg kick which misses Magellan's front leg but catches the back leg as Magellan tries to avoid it.
Rostou explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rostou scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rostou feints and then cracks Magellan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magellan down.
Magellan throws a right hand that Rostou ducks under and follows up with a left that Rostou also avoids with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rostou.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victo Rostou dominated that round.
That's time! Rostou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Magellan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
No joy there for Magellan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rostou dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magellan. That did some damage!
Magellan misses the shot to the body.
Magellan misses with a hook.
Rostou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magellan.
Rostou lands a head kick!
Magellan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rostou.
Rostou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magellan.
Magellan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Magellan is breathing heavily.
Magellan throws a looping overhand right but Rostou ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magellan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magellan misses with an uppercut. Rostou saw that one coming.
Rostou scores with a leg kick.
Rostou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rostou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Rostou slams his shin into Magellan's torso.
Rostou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magellan.
Rostou feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magellan's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rostou, right into the meat.
Rostou connects with a solid leg kick.
Rostou is looking to slow Magellan down with leg kicks.
Rostou shoots in and drives through. Magellan sprawls well.
Kobe Magellan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostou throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rostou fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magellan.
Magellan ducks under a wild hook from Rostou.
Magellan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magellan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rostou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rostou bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rostou throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kobe Magellan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magellan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Magellan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Magellan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rostou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rostou.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rostou.
Rostou feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magellan's calf.
A big left from Magellan misses.
Rostou lands a nice looking kick to the body. Magellan takes a step back to recover.
Rostou throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rostou fails to land with a series of punches.
Magellan misses with a double jab.
Rostou scores with a leg kick.
Rostou feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magellan's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magellan misses with a body shot.
Rostou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Magellan throws a hook but Rostou avoids it easily.
Magellan throws out a loose jab but Rostou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rostou feints and then cracks Magellan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magellan down.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Magellan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rostou has got the better of the exchanges.
An inside leg kick lands from Rostou.
Magellan misses with a wild body shot.
Rostou lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magellan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rostou thuds his shin into the meat of Magellan's side.
Magellan misses with a body punch
and Rostou counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victo Rostou dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rostou moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Magellan throws the left hand but Rostou avoids the punch easily.
Rostou throws a front kick that sends Magellan stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Rostou.
Magellan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rostou throws out the jab.
Magellan misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rostou.
Rostou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magellan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rostou can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rostou, right into the meat.
Magellan misses with a body shot
and Rostou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Magellan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rostou thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Magellan if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rostou.
Magellan walks into a left hand.
Rostou throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Magellan.
Victo Rostou is winning the standup battle so far.
Magellan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rostou counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rostou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magellan.
Rostou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rostou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rostou lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rostou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rostou scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rostou thumps Magellan with a low kick.
Magellan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rostou turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magellan misses the jab.
Rostou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rostou, right into the meat.
Magellan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magellan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rostou is just out of range.
Magellan throws a body punch but Rostou moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostou bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rostou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magellan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Rostou.
Magellan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rostou counters with a body kick.
Rostou is looking to slow Magellan down with leg kicks.
Rostou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rostou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magellan.
Magellan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rostou.
Victo Rostou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Magellan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rostou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rostou looks to land a left hand but Magellan moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Rostou there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Magellan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rostou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magellan misses with a double jab
and Rostou counters with a head kick. That will keep Magellan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Magellan throws a sloppy body shot
and Rostou counters with a low kick, right behind Magellan 's knee.
Rostou scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magellan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rostou.
Magellan jabs Rostou right on the nose. Rostou blinks but takes it well.
Kobe Magellan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rostou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victo Rostou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rostou has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victo Rostou!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ikik Ufac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Rickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ikik Ufac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Rickett!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ufac thows a body kick. Rickett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ufac connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ufac lands with a nice body kick.
Rickett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ufac lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rickett will feel that in the morning.
Ufac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Rickett or perhaps it was just good defense by Ufac which made him look bad.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ufac.
Ufac tries to score with a low kick but Rickett moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ufac.
A head kick misses from Ufac.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ufac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ufac feints and then cracks Rickett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rickett down.
Ufac looks for the body kick but Rickett saw that one coming.
Ufac throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rickett.
Ufac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rickett blocks a head kick by Ufac.
Ufac swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ufac throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Ufac.
Ufac feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rickett's calf.
Ufac cracks the inside of Rickett's front leg.
Ufac plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufac throws a leg kick but Rickett sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rickett checks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Ufac. No joy for Rickett on that attempt.
Rickett moves out of range of the leg kick from Ufac.
Ufac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ufac is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ufac.
Rickett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ufac.
Rickett blocks a leg kick.
Ufac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rickett. That did some damage!
Ikik Ufac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rickett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rickett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ufac.
Ikik Ufac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rickett looks gassed!
Ufac scoring well with a low kick there.
Rickett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ufac.
Ufac lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Ufac.
Rickett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ikik Ufac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Rickett.
Ufac throws a head kick that Rickett semi-blocks.
Ufac buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rickett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ufac tries to clinch but Rickett moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufac throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ufac lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ufac fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rickett.
Ufac chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rickett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ufac throws a leg kick which misses Rickett's front leg but catches the back leg as Rickett tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ufac scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ufac. That's going to slow Rickett down.
Rickett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Ufac.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ufac scores with a kick to the body.
Ufac looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikik Ufac dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ufac throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ufac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rickett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rickett checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ufac.
Ufac misses with a head kick.
Ufac throws a front kick that sends Rickett stumbling back into the cage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rickett might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ufac has got the better of the exchanges.
Rickett checks a low kick from Ufac.
Ufac tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ufac. Rickett shrugs it off though.
Rickett is breathing heavily.
Rickett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ufac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rickett's sensitive parts.
Ufac throws a leg kick which misses Rickett's front leg but catches the back leg as Rickett tries to avoid it.
Ufac attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rickett checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Ufac.
A head kick misses from Ufac.
A head kick misses from Ufac.
Rickett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ufac.
Rickett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rickett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ufac sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ufac feints and then cracks Rickett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rickett down.
Rickett blocks a head kick by Ufac.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufac is looking to clinch but Rickett is avoiding it.
Ufac feints and then cracks Rickett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rickett down.
Ufac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rickett.
Ufac connects with a high kick.
Ufac lands with a nice body kick.
Ufac lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick from Ufac.
Rickett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rickett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ufac. Ufac obviously looking to wear him down.
Rickett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ufac.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ufac chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ufac looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ufac lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ufac is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rickett can do to turn this around?
Rickett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ufac chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rickett takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rickett moves out of range of the body kick from Ufac.
Ufac lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ufac. That's going to slow Rickett down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufac lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rickett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ufac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ufac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Ufac lands but Rickett takes it in his stride.
Ikik Ufac is winning the standup battle so far.
Rickett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ufac. Ufac obviously looking to wear him down.
Ufac with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ufac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ufac. That's going to slow Rickett down.
Ufac throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ufac, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikik Ufac dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ufac thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rickett if he has to take too many more of those.
Ufac connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ufac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ufac throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ufac.
Rickett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ufac scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ufac.
Ufac throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rickett's head.
Rickett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ufac throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ufac.
Nice body kick there by Ufac.
Ufac feints and then cracks Rickett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rickett down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ufac.
Rickett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ufac can pounce on him.
Ufac is looking to clinch.
Rickett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ufac.
Ufac scoring well with a low kick there.
Ufac connects with a high kick.
Brad Rickett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ufac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ikik Ufac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufac chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ufac!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ufac.
Ufac lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rickett takes a step back to recover.
Ufac throws a head kick but Rickett moves out of range.
Brad Rickett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rickett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rickett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ufac, right into the meat.
Rickett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufac fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rickett.
An inside leg kick lands from Ufac.
Rickett swats away the attempt to clinch by Ufac.
Ufac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ufac.
Ufac looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ufac is looking to slow Rickett down with leg kicks.
Ufac fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Ufac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufac throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ufac is looking to chop away at Rickett's legs.
Rickett avoids a kick to the body.
Rickett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ufac was well out of range. Poor timing from Rickett.
Ufac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rickett. That did some damage!
Ufac scores with a push kick.
Ufac looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ufac lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ufac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ufac lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ikik Ufac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ufac has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ikik Ufac!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mildenhall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bizzy Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
289 lbs
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24
264 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Mildenhall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bizzy Bone!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mildenhall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bone is looking to clinch but Mildenhall is avoiding it.
Mildenhall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bone doesn't manage to clinch there - Mildenhall circles away.
Bone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bone showed some decent athleticism there.
Bone prevents Mildenhall from improving his position.
Mildenhall won't allow Bone to pass to mount.
Bone perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bone wants to get back to his feet.
Mildenhall is looking for a sweep. Bone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mildenhall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mildenhall is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mildenhall is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bone jumps into side control!
Bone takes a little break here. Mildenhall wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone is looking to take a break and control but Mildenhall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mildenhall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bone moves into the clinch.
Bone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mildenhall backwards.
Bone wants the takedown. Mildenhall is fighting it off but Bone persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mildenhall's guard against the cage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mildenhall working for a triangle but Bone defends it easily.
Mildenhall is breathing heavily.
Bone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mildenhall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mildenhall looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bone passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mildenhall is letting Bone control him for a moment.
Mildenhall wants to get back to his feet but Bone drags him back down.
Bone lands a nice forearm strike.
Bone advances nicely into full mount.
Mildenhall is in a horrible position here. Bone smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bone controlling from mount.
I looks like Bone might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mildenhall wants to control but Bone is having none of it.
Bone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bone trying to control but Mildenhall is having none of it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bizzy Bone just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mildenhall swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
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.
Mildenhall with a poor takedown
and Bone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Mildenhall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mildenhall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bone smiles and moves away.
Mildenhall looks to throw the jab but Bone is out of range.
Bone wants to clinch up but Mildenhall keeps it at a distance.
Bone tries to clinch but Mildenhall is having none of it.
Mildenhall tries for a takedown but Bone circles away easily
and Bone moves into the clinch.
Bone lands with a light punch inside.
Bone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bone.
Bone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mildenhall is rocked!
It looks like Dave Mildenhall has been cut.
Bone has clasped his hands together around Mildenhall's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Oh Mildenhall is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mildenhall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mildenhall seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee asks Bone politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bone prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bizzy Bone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Mildenhall's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bone closes the distance and pushes Mildenhall back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Bone.
Bone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bone.
Bone throws a big uppercut that drops Mildenhall! More strikes from Bone and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mildenhall lies dazed against the cage as Bone celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bizzy Bone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cha Cha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Thain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thain has chosen Cypress Hill - Get 'Em Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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198 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cha Cha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Thain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thain throws out a loose jab but Cha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cha works Thain's body with a nice hook.
Thain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cha to score with a decent uppercut.
Cha shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cha throws a strike aimed at the side of Thain's head but Thain avoids it well.
Cha working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cha prevents Thain from escaping the position.
Cha working the ground and pound but Thain is defending the strikes.
Thain managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cha.
Cha in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Thain is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cha has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cha wants to control but Thain is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cha sizes up Thain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cha staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cha swats away the attempt to clinch by Thain.
Cha lands with a nice body punch.
Thain misses with a head kick.
Cha swings for the body but Thain moves out of range.
Cha lands with an uppercut that bounces Thain off the cage and back into rage.
Cha lands a head shot.
Cha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thain staying out of range there.
Thain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cha scores with a shot to the body.
Cha closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thain did well to prevent Cha getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cha is trying to control. Thain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thain is trying to stand up here but Cha is controlling him well.
Thain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cha connects with a nice short shot to Thain's temple.
Cha thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thain to regain full guard.
Cha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cha prevents Thain from getting back to his feet.
Thain looks gassed!
Cha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cha controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thain's head.
Cha trying to control the position from guard on top but Thain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cha being controlled here momentarily.
Cha throws a big right hand that misses.
Cha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thain trying to control the position.
Cha throwing strikes from guard but Thain blocks nicely.
Cha trying to control the position from guard on top but Thain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thain misses with a double jab
and Cha counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Thain misses.
Thain clinches but Cha breaks the clinch
and Cha counters with a stiff right hand.
Cha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cha connects with the punch.
Thain tries to clinch
and Cha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thain thinking.
Thain closes the distance and pushes Cha back into the cage.
Cha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thain.
Cha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thain swings wildly with an uppercut but Cha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cha gets through Thain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cha Cha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cha looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thain is trying to maintain the position but Cha is very close to passing his half guard.
Cha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thain wants to control but Cha is keeping busy.
Cha 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.
Cha looks to land a strike but Thain avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cha throws a strike but Thain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cha trying to control the position.
Cha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thain is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thain preventing the sweep.
Thain stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cha scores with a decent looking hook.
Cha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cha counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cha.
Thain is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cha is controlling him.
Thain is breathing heavily.
Cha is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thain controlling the position.
Thain keeping moving, preventing Cha from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha postures up.
Thain might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cha kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cha throws a looping overhand right but Thain ducks down to avoid it.
Thain looks to land a combination but Cha avoids it well.
Thain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thain tries to clinch but Cha moves away
and Cha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thain clinches but Cha breaks the clinch
and Cha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cha scores with a hook to the body. Thain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cha lands a nice hook to Thain's body. Thain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thain throws a series of punches but Cha avoids them all with ease.
Cha scores with a jab.
Cha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Scott Thain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thain tries to clinch up
so Cha counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cha working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cha lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cha tries to free his leg and advance position but Thain is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cha 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.
Cha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cha trying to control the position from guard on top but Thain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cha looking to sit in guard and control but Thain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Thain tries to stand but Cha is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cha Cha dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thain on the side of the head.
Cha lands the left hand.
Thain looks to clinch
and Cha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thain looks to clinch
and Cha counters with a straight right hand.
Cha throws a good cross that connects.
Thain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thain can do to turn this around?
Cha throws a looping overhand right but Thain ducks down to avoid it.
Thain misses with a wild combination.
Cha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thain on the side of the head.
Cha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cha Cha is winning the standup battle so far.
Thain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha 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.
Thain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cha trying to control but Thain is working from the bottom.
Cha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thain is keeping the position for now.
Cha passes Thain's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cha is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cha seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thain is trying to maintain the position but Cha is very close to passing his half guard.
Cha is pressing down on Thain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thain is holding on for now.
Thain is trying to stand back up but Cha is controlling him
Thain won't allow Cha to pass to mount.
Cha thows a huge punch but Thain dodges it nicely.
Cha is taking a breather. Thain 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.
Cha Cha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cha is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thain's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cha misses with a head shot. Thain uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cha throws a strike but Thain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cha lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thain!
Thain tries to lock up and control but Cha gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Thain avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cha.
Thain is trying to escape the mount.
Thain avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cha.
Cha Cha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cha prevents Thain from getting the reversal.
Cha looking to control but Thain is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cha prevents Thain from getting the reversal.
Cha takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Scott Thain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cha unloads with some shots from mount but Thain bucks and avoids them well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cha Cha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cha, 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cha Cha!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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