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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Torco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Cooper had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Torco!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper thows a body shot but no joy.
Cooper moves into the clinch.
Cooper is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Torco can't fight it off and eventually Cooper manages to take the fight to the floor. Torco looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Torco lands a decent shot there.
Torco trying to strike off his back.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Torco keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Torco trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Torco throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Torco keeping full guard, as Cooper tries to pass.
Torco striking off his back but it's not causing Cooper any problems.
Torco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Torco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cooper changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Torco looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cooper slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Torco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper landing strikes, looking to finish!
Torco throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Torco is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Torco is bucking up trying to escape but Cooper cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cooper 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.
Cooper lands a big shot there that rocks Torco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Torco is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Cooper lands a big shot there that rocks Torco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cooper unloading with bombs!
Cooper lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Torco is rocked!
Torco defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cooper.
Cooper lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Torco is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torco throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cooper. What's that going to do exactly?
Torco is looking to get to half guard.
Cooper blocks Torco's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Torco is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Torco flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
You get the feeling that Torco really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Torco throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cooper. What's that going to do exactly?
Torco looks gassed!
Torco throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cooper punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cooper landing strikes from the mount and Torco is in trouble!
Torco flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Torco sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cooper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Torco works his way to full guard. Good work.
Torco manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Torco with a couple of short strikes.
Torco cracks Cooper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Torco working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Torco.
Torco working the ground and pound effectively.
Torco with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Torco.
Torco is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cooper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cooper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Torco cracks Cooper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Torco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cooper looks a forlorn figure.
Torco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torco looking to finish Cooper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cooper!
Torco is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cooper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrew Torco will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Torco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Torco tries to circle away but Cooper has him pinned against the ropes.
Cooper manages to pull guard.
Torco throws and elbow that misses. Cooper uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torco's guard. Nice move by Cooper!
Torco doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cooper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Torco is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cooper has hold of one of Torco's legs. Torco is fighting the takedown attempt but Cooper gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cooper won't allow Torco to sweep him here.
Torco lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cooper!
Torco connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torco lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torco connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cooper regains half guard.
Torco looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cooper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Torco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Torco looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Torco tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Cooper.
Cooper trying to control here.
Torco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Torco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torco seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Torco lands strikes from half guard.
Cooper trying to control here.
Torco with the ground and pound but Cooper uses the opportunity to regain guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Torco throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Torco circles away.
Torco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torco misses with a wild combination.
Torco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Torco!
Torco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torco scores with a sloppy right hand. Cooper should have avoided that one.
William Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Torco.
Andrew Torco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Torco!
Torco fails to land with a series of punches.
Torco lands with a right hand.
Torco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A left lands for Torco.
A punch combination from Torco misses.
Torco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cooper counters with a shoot takedown. Torco fights it but they end up in guard.
Cooper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torco striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Andrew Torco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torco looking for a sweep. Not yet Torco, not yet.
Torco wriggles free and stands up.
Cooper slaps away a takedown attempt from Torco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cooper is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cooper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Torco finds it's target.
Cooper has managed to clinch.
Torco throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper lands a takedown into guard.
Torco throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Torco lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Torco keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torco will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Torco lands an upkick as Cooper stands over him.
Cooper is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Torco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooper defends well.
Torco throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torco wants to sweep here but Cooper controlling him for the moment.
Torco wants to stand but Cooper is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that William Cooper will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Torco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cooper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cooper decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Torco misses with a series of wild punches.
Torco's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Torco duly obliges.
Some wild striking there from Torco.
Torco misses with a takedown
and Cooper counters with a shoot takedown. Torco fights it but they end up in guard.
Torco scores with a nice shot.
Torco striking off his back but it's not causing Cooper any problems.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torco wants to sweep here but Cooper controlling him for the moment.
Torco is looking to stand up but Cooper isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torco is looking for a triangle but Cooper pushes his legs off easily.
Cooper advances position into side control!
Torco is looking to get back to his feet here but Cooper is keeping cool and he's managed to take Torco's back.
Torco wants to escape the position.
Torco is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cooper tries to keep control of the position but Torco is staying busy.
Cooper throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Cooper doesn't have the hooks in and Torco manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Torco wants to stand and escape but instead Cooper has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torco is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torco lands with a right hand.
Torco misses with a combination
and Cooper counters with a left and a right that stings Torco.
Torco tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torco throws a series of punches but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper misses with a low kick.
Cooper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torco.
Torco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torco tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, jab by Torco - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torco's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Torco duly obliges.
Good standup being displayed there by Torco as he connects with a hook.
Torco stalks Cooper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cooper's face. Cooper staggers backwards, shaken.
Cooper throws a sloppy head kick and Torco moves out of range easily.
Cooper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Torco, pushing him back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Torco is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Torco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooper is trying to trip Torco. He has hold of a leg but Torco is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cooper persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Torco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Torco strikes from his own guard.
Cooper postures up in Torco's guard and throws a big left but Torco blocks it.
Torco striking from the bottom here.
Cooper won't allow Torco to get back to his feet.
Cooper trying to control but Torco is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Torco striking off his back but it's not causing Cooper any problems.
Cooper stands up over Torco, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Torco throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Torco.
Torco might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Torco fails with a takedown attempt.
Cooper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Torco's guard.
Cooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cooper wants to stand but Torco is controlling his posture from full guard.
Torco wants to get back to his feet but Cooper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cooper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Cooper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karpo Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenova Specimen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karpo Karelin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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209 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karpo Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jenova Specimen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Specimen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Specimen is looking to clinch but Karelin is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Specimen. No joy for Karelin on that attempt.
Specimen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Specimen scores with a decent looking hook.
Karelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Specimen.
Karelin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Specimen finds it's way round the side to connect with Karelin's head.
Specimen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Specimen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Specimen wants it to stay on the feet.
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karelin moves in looking to clinch but Specimen pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karelin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karpo Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Specimen tries to bum rush Karelin with a series of wild strikes but Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Specimen.
Specimen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Karpo Karelin has been cut.
Specimen leaves Karelin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Karelin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Specimen is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin tries to score with some ground and pound. Specimen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Specimen tries to improve position but can't.
Specimen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Specimen tries to pass to full mount but Karelin defends it.
Specimen seems to be working for a kimura but Karelin defends the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karelin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Specimen counters with a one-two to the body.
Karelin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karelin is breathing heavily.
Specimen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Karelin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Specimen wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
Specimen is desperately trying to improve his position but Karelin has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Karelin cracks Specimen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Specimen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Karelin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Specimen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Specimen wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Karelin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Specimen can't escape the position.
Karelin 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.
Karelin landing strikes from the mount.
Karelin cracks Specimen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin avoids the attempt from Specimen to control.
Karelin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Specimen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karelin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Specimen tries to hold on but Karelin postures up.
Karelin landing strikes from the mount and Specimen is in trouble!
Karelin looking to control but Specimen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karelin dominating with strikes here.
Karelin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Specimen is rocked!
Specimen is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin connects with a bit shot that sees Specimen covering up! More strikes from Karelin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Karelin is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karpo Karelin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fajtah Thaijtah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Umbogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fajtah Thaijtah could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dennis Umbogo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fajtah Thaijtah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Umbogo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thaijtah throws a sloppy head kick and Umbogo moves out of range easily.
Umbogo tries to clinch up but Thaijtah circles away and keeps his distance.
Umbogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Umbogo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thaijtah wants to clinch up but Umbogo keeps it at a distance.
Umbogo keeps the fight on the outside.
Thaijtah throws a sloppy head kick and Umbogo moves out of range easily.
Umbogo is looking to clinch.
Thaijtah tries to keep at a distance but Umbogo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thaijtah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaijtah looking to stall.
Thaijtah connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dennis Umbogo has been cut.
Umbogo wants to get back to striking at distance but Thaijtah won't allow it.
Thaijtah unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Umbogo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thaijtah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Umbogo is keeping busy.
Umbogo landing knees to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Umbogo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thaijtah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thaijtah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Umbogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thaijtah managing to block the knees to the body from Umbogo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thaijtah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaijtah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Umbogo lands a right hand.
Thaijtah blocks a body shot from Umbogo.
Thaijtah misses with a knee to the head.
Umbogo is trying to break the clinch but Thaijtah is controlling him.
Thaijtah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Umbogo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thaijtah swats away the attempt to clinch by Umbogo.
Thaijtah closes the distance and clinches.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.
Thaijtah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Umbogo's face.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thaijtah misses with a body punch.
Thaijtah looking to slow down the pace here.
Umbogo can't get the takedown.
Umbogo is trying to stall.
Thaijtah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaijtah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thaijtah lands a knee to the body.
Umbogo lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Fajtah Thaijtah has been cut.
Thaijtah is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umbogo tries a knee to the head but Thaijtah blocks it.
Umbogo tries to break free but Thaijtah pushes him back against the ropes.
Umbogo blocking some punches.
Thaijtah lands an elbow that stopped Umbogo in his tracks for a moment.
Umbogo misses with a punch on the inside.
Thaijtah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Umbogo's face.
Umbogo tries to land a knee to the head but Thaijtah blocks with his arms.
Umbogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Umbogo misses with a two punch combination.
Thaijtah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thaijtah tries to clinch but Umbogo is having none of it.
Umbogo keeps the fight on the outside.
Thaijtah connects with a high kick.
Umbogo moves into the clinch.
Umbogo misses with a knee strike.
Umbogo breaks the clinch.
Thaijtah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Umbogo fails with the takedown.
Umbogo darts in and clinches Thaijtah up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thaijtah taking a breather.
Thaijtah looking to throw knees to the head but Umbogo is blocking nicely.
Umbogo tries to break free but Thaijtah pushes him back against the ropes.
Umbogo tries to break the clinch but Thaijtah is controlling the position.
Umbogo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Umbogo lands a jab to Thaijtah's midsection.
Umbogo tries to clinch but Thaijtah moves away
and Thaijtah counters by clinching up.
Umbogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thaijtah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thaijtah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thaijtah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Umbogo tries to break the clinch but Thaijtah is controlling the position.
Umbogo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Thaijtah.
Umbogo misses with an elbow over the top.
Thaijtah lands a knee to the body.
Thaijtah struggles to land a body shot inside as Umbogo controls his hands.
Umbogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thaijtah's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Umbogo.
Umbogo misses with the head strike.
Thaijtah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thaijtah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.
Thaijtah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Umbogo tries to stall but Thaijtah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Umbogo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Umbogo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thaijtah up against the ropes.
Thaijtah looking to slow down the pace here.
Umbogo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thaijtah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Umbogo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thaijtah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Umbogo obliges.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Thaijtah misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thaijtah taking a breather.
Umbogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thaijtah blocks it with crossed arms.
Umbogo misses with a knee to the head.
Thaijtah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Umbogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thaijtah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fajtah Thaijtah dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Thaijtah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thaijtah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Umbogo's head.
Umbogo wants to clinch but Thaijtah slips to the side
and Thaijtah counters by moving into the clinch.
Umbogo tries a knee to the head but Thaijtah blocks it.
Umbogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thaijtah blocks it with crossed arms.
Umbogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thaijtah lands an elbow that stopped Umbogo in his tracks for a moment.
Umbogo pushes off an throws an elbow but Thaijtah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Umbogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Umbogo is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Thaijtah can't fight it off and eventually Umbogo manages to take the fight to the floor. Thaijtah looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thaijtah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Umbogo is controlling him.
Thaijtah trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Umbogo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umbogo tries to clinch up.
Dennis Umbogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umbogo lands a high kick!
Umbogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Umbogo tries to clinch there but Thaijtah circles away.
Thaijtah pushes Umbogo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thaijtah with a knee to the head.
Thaijtah looking to stall.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.
Thaijtah looking to throw knees to the head but Umbogo is blocking nicely.
Umbogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thaijtah tries to stall but Umbogo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thaijtah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Umbogo avoids it.
Umbogo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Umbogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thaijtah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thaijtah tries to land knees in the clinch but Umbogo avoids the damage to the body.
Umbogo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thaijtah has him pressed against the ropes.
Umbogo managing to block the knees to the body from Thaijtah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Umbogo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thaijtah misses with a body punch.
Umbogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Umbogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaijtah taking a breather.
Umbogo tries a knee to the head but Thaijtah blocks it.
Umbogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Umbogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thaijtah looking to stall.
Umbogo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thaijtah walks away with a smile on his face. Umbogo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thaijtah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thaijtah counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thaijtah.
Thaijtah swings wildly with an uppercut but Umbogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Umbogo.
Stalling in the clinch from Thaijtah.
Thaijtah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaijtah lands a nice elbow.
Umbogo manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Umbogo with that takedown attempt.
Thaijtah tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thaijtah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thaijtah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Umbogo. That one must have hurt.
Umbogo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Umbogo is looking to clinch.
Umbogo moves into the clinch successfully.
Thaijtah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Umbogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thaijtah looking to stall.
Umbogo tries to land a knee to the head but Thaijtah blocks with his arms.
Umbogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Umbogo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thaijtah stalling in the clinch but Umbogo improves position.
Umbogo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thaijtah slows down the pace here.
Thaijtah wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umbogo tries to circle away but Thaijtah has him pinned against the ropes.
Thaijtah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Umbogo tries a knee to the head but Thaijtah blocks it.
Umbogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thaijtah blocks an uppercut.
Thaijtah misses with a knee to the head.
Umbogo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Umbogo closes the distance and clinches.
Thaijtah misses with an elbow over the top.
Thaijtah tries a knee to the head but Umbogo blocks it.
A knee to the head by Umbogo.
Umbogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Umbogo trying to control the position but instead, Thaijtah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Umbogo into the ropes.
Thaijtah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Umbogo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thaijtah blocks an elbow strike from Umbogo.
Umbogo has a couple of punches blocked by Thaijtah.
Thaijtah tries to stall but Umbogo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Umbogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaijtah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Umbogo backwards.
Thaijtah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Umbogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thaijtah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Umbogo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Umbogo throws a series of punches but Thaijtah moves out of range.
Thaijtah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thaijtah wants to clinch.
Thaijtah is looking to clinch.
Thaijtah tries to clinch but Umbogo moves away
and Umbogo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Umbogo takes the fight into the clinch.
Thaijtah misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thaijtah.
Umbogo takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thaijtah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Umbogo wants to stall.
Thaijtah has a couple of punches blocked by Umbogo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.
Thaijtah looking to slow down the pace here.
Fajtah Thaijtah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thaijtah tries to work over Umbogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thaijtah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Umbogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thaijtah tries a knee to the head but Umbogo blocks it.
Umbogo tries to stall but Thaijtah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Umbogo is trying to break free.
Umbogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Thaijtah avoids the damage to the body.
Thaijtah trying to control the position but instead, Umbogo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thaijtah into the ropes.
Umbogo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Umbogo wants to clinch but Thaijtah slips to the side
and Thaijtah moves into the clinch.
Thaijtah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaijtah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thaijtah tries to land knees in the clinch but Umbogo avoids the damage to the body.
Umbogo is struggling to control the position.
Umbogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thaijtah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Umbogo looking to throw knees to the head but Thaijtah is blocking nicely.
Umbogo misses with a knee strike.
Umbogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaijtah wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thaijtah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Umbogo wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thaijtah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Umbogo backwards.
Thaijtah tries to work over Umbogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Umbogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thaijtah.
Umbogo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thaijtah misses with the head strike.
Umbogo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thaijtah is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Umbogo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thaijtah is keeping busy.
Thaijtah unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Thaijtah.
Thaijtah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Umbogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thaijtah trying to land knees to the body.
Umbogo wants a takedown.
Thaijtah wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umbogo is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Umbogo is trying to break the clinch but Thaijtah is controlling him.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.
Umbogo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Umbogo on the inside.
Umbogo breaks the clinch.
Umbogo moves in looking to clinch but Thaijtah pushes him off.
Thaijtah clinches but Umbogo breaks the clinch
and Umbogo counters by moving into the clinch.
Thaijtah landing knees to the head.
Umbogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thaijtah.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.
Umbogo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Umbogo clinches but Thaijtah breaks the clinch
and Thaijtah counters with a thumping low kick.
Umbogo scores with a head kick.
Thaijtah tries to clinch
and Umbogo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umbogo breaks the clinch.
Umbogo tries to keep at a distance but Thaijtah has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thaijtah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thaijtah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Umbogo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Umbogo trying to stall but Thaijtah improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thaijtah.
Thaijtah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Umbogo looking to throw knees to the head but Thaijtah is blocking nicely.
Thaijtah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Umbogo is trying to break the clinch but Thaijtah has him pressed against the ropes.
Thaijtah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Umbogo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thaijtah swings wildly with an uppercut but Umbogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Umbogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaijtah connects with a knee to the head.
Thaijtah keeps control of Umbogo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thaijtah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dennis Umbogo.
I think Umbogo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Umbogo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between malu munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sigic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Sigic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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213 lbs
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218 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, malu munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, James Sigic!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from munoz, right into the meat.
munoz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sigic.
munoz misses with the combination.
Sigic slips a jab from munoz.
munoz scores with a kick to the body.
munoz swings for the body but Sigic moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by munoz.
munoz throws a shot from downtown. Sigic moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
munoz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
munoz throws a right hand that Sigic ducks under and follows up with a left that Sigic also avoids with ease.
munoz connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Sigic to the floor! munoz dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like James Sigic has been cut.
munoz slows the pace down in half guard.
munoz is keen to just control but Sigic is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
munoz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
munoz throwing shots but Sigic is blocking nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
munoz throws a strike but Sigic avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sigic keeping moving, preventing munoz from controlling successfully.
munoz looking to sit in guard and control but Sigic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
munoz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sigic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. munoz is keeping the position for now.
munoz can't keep his opponent in guard - Sigic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sigic wants to free his trapped foot but munoz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sigic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sigic blocks a head kick by munoz.
munoz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sigic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
munoz is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
malu munoz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Sigic's cut.
That's time! munoz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
munoz throws a head kick but Sigic moves out of range.
munoz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
munoz throws a head kick but Sigic moves out of range.
munoz connects with a high kick.
malu munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Sigic or perhaps it was just good defense by munoz which made him look bad.
munoz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
munoz lands a jab-cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by munoz.
Sigic ducks under a wild hook from munoz.
munoz throws a nice outside leg kick.
munoz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sigic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
munoz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sigic blocks a low kick nicely.
Sigic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sigic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. munoz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
munoz stops Sigic from passing to mount.
munoz regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
munoz trying to hold on to Sigic's head to control him but Sigic postures up.
Sigic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
munoz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
munoz is trying to stand up here but Sigic is controlling him well.
Sigic thows a huge punch but munoz dodges it nicely.
munoz wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
munoz is trying to get back to full guard.
Sigic is pressing down on munoz's thigh, looking to free his foot. munoz is holding on for now.
Sigic is thwarting munoz's attempts to control the position.
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.
Sigic trying to mount his opponent but munoz defends it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
munoz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sigic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sigic shoots in and drives through. munoz sprawls well.
malu munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Sigic.
munoz throws a right hand that Sigic ducks under and follows up with a left that Sigic also avoids with ease.
munoz misses with a low kick.
malu munoz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
munoz motions for Sigic to come forward. munoz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
malu munoz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Sigic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
munoz throws a body punch but Sigic moves out of range.
munoz keeps Sigic at a distance using the push kick.
munoz scoring well with a low kick there.
Sigic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. munoz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
munoz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
munoz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sigic scores with a takedown into munoz's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
munoz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
munoz wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sigic passes into half guard.
munoz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
munoz is looking to control Sigic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can munoz avoid being mounted?
munoz looking for submissions off his back.
Sigic throws a strike but munoz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
munoz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sigic slips nicely into half guard.
Sigic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
munoz is looking for a sweep. Sigic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sigic is thwarting munoz's attempts to control the position.
Sigic is keen to just control but munoz is a slippery customer.
Sigic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James Sigic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
munoz is looking to control Sigic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can munoz avoid being mounted?
Sigic works his way into full mount!
Sigic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
munoz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sigic lands a nice shot to the head.
Sigic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
munoz wants to control but Sigic is having none of it.
Sigic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sigic looking to secure an arm triangle but munoz defends it well.
munoz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
munoz taking shots to the head.
munoz tries to lock up and control but Sigic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sigic breaks from munoz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
munoz is looking to get to half guard.
munoz wants to control but Sigic is having none of it.
Sigic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sigic goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now munoz is on top in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sigic is looking for a triangle here but munoz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
munoz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Sigic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think munoz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... malu munoz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinto Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dinky Dinosaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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24
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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19
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shinto Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dinky Dinosaur!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Rage does no damage.
Dinosaur misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dinosaur fails to land the takedown.
Dinosaur throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rage's waist but Rage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dinosaur off to one side.
Shinto Rage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dinky Dinosaur.
Dinosaur shoots in for a takedown but Rage shows good takedown defense.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dinosaur manages to avoid it.
Rage gets a 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.
Rage is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dinosaur defends it well.
Rage wants to pass the guard but Dinosaur is defending well.
Dinosaur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dinosaur!
Dinosaur is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dinosaur is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dinosaur is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rage working the ground and pound effectively.
Rage lands a big elbow.
Dinosaur takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dinosaur is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rage softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Dinosaur is out cold! Rage jumps to his feet and celebrates on the ropes with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinto Rage!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Morrison!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taiki lands with a kick to the temple. Morrison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
Taiki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
Taiki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morrison slips under a jab.
Taiki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taiki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taiki throws a head kick that Morrison semi-blocks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taiki. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taiki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taiki.
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
No joy there for Morrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taiki gets a clinch.
Taiki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taiki prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Morrison is rocked!
Taiki working Morrison over with knees to the body.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Taiki finish him?
Morrison looks gassed!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Morrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Taiki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Morrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
Taiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrison won't want to take too many of those.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Taiki lands a damaging elbow.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taiki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Taiki working Morrison over with knees to the body.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Morrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Taiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling the position.
Taiki lands an elbow that stopped Morrison in his tracks for a moment.
Taiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling the position.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Morrison is trying to break free.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morrison tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morrison avoids a wild elbow strike from Taiki.
Morrison avoids a wild elbow strike from Taiki.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taiki has Morrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrison avoids the damage to the body.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Morrison tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
Taiki prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Taiki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrison's efforts to push away.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Morrison is trying to break free.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Taiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrison's defenses.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Morrison tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Taiki stalling in the clinch but Morrison improves position.
Morrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Morrison wants to break free but Taiki has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Taiki.
Morrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Taiki lands a nice elbow.
Taiki connects with a knee to the head.
Taiki misses with a knee strike.
Morrison tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
Morrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrison is defending well for now.
Morrison avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Morrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Morrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morrison avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Morrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Morrison there.
Taiki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Taiki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Taiki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taiki drops his hands momentarily and Morrison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taiki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Taiki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taiki throws a leg kick which misses Morrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Morrison tries to avoid it.
Taiki lands a head kick!
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taiki pushes Morrison up against the ropes in a clinch.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Morrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Taiki working Morrison over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Yamada Taiki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Taiki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrison's efforts to push away.
Taiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrison won't want to take too many of those.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taiki has Morrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Morrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Morrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
Taiki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
Taiki prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
Taiki lands an elbow inside.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morrison avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morrison is trying to force a seperation but Taiki has the dominant position.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morrison's face.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrison avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morrison tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Morrison is trying to break free.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taiki looking to throw knees to the head but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taiki tries to stall but Morrison uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morrison tries to circle away but Taiki has him pinned against the ropes.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morrison's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Morrison is trying to force a seperation but Taiki has the dominant position.
Morrison tries to circle away but Taiki has him pinned against the ropes.
Morrison takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taiki has Morrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrison avoids the damage to the body.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrison is defending well for now.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Morrison tries to circle away but Taiki has him pinned against the ropes.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Morrison is trying to force a seperation but Taiki has the dominant position.
Taiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrison's defenses.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morrison's face.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Taiki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrison's efforts to push away.
Morrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Morrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling the position.
Taiki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morrison is trying to force a seperation but Taiki has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morrison as Taiki tries to tie him up.
Taiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrison's defenses.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling the position.
Morrison wants to break free but Taiki has control.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Taiki has Morrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Taiki working Morrison over with knees to the body.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrison won't want to take too many of those.
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Morrison.
Taiki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrison throws a hook but Taiki blocks it.
Morrison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Taiki. That one must have hurt.
Taiki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrison won't want to take too many of those.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taiki lands a nice elbow.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Nice elbow from Taiki.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taiki avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison is trying to force a seperation but Taiki has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrison's defenses.
Morrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morrison is trying to break free.
Taiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morrison tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
Morrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrison avoids the damage to the body.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Morrison is trying to break free.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morrison dodges an elbow strike from Taiki.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Morrison is trying to break free.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki working Morrison over with knees to the body.
Morrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Taiki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Tommy Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki has Morrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Morrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki working Morrison over with knees to the body.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Taiki.
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Taiki lands a damaging elbow.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Taiki is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrison's efforts to push away.
Morrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Morrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Taiki prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrison is defending well for now.
Taiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morrison avoids the elbow strike from Taiki, against the ropes.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Taiki.
Taiki has Morrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Morrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taiki lands a nice elbow.
Morrison tries to circle away but Taiki has him pinned against the ropes.
Morrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Taiki pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrison avoids it.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Taiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrison won't want to take too many of those.
Taiki misses with an elbow strike.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Taiki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamada Taiki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taiki 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... Yamada Taiki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between dwayne waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zimmerman has chosen The theme from Close encounters of the 3ed kind as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eric Zimmerman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, dwayne waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman is looking to clinch.
Zimmerman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
waters swats away the attempt to clinch by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman clinches.
Zimmerman is trying to stall.
waters blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zimmerman.
Zimmerman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
waters lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zimmerman is defending against the submission attempts here by waters.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zimmerman trying to control from the bottom.
Zimmerman is looking to get back to is feet but waters passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Zimmerman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
waters passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Zimmerman!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by waters.
waters blocks Zimmerman's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Zimmerman tries to hold on but waters pushes him away.
waters controlling the pace for now.
Zimmerman is trying to escape the mount.
waters wants to control the pace but Zimmerman is squirming around nicely.
waters with good strikes from the mount here!
waters controlling from the full mount.
waters wants to control the pace but Zimmerman is squirming around nicely.
waters 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.
waters with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
waters looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zimmerman is wriggling around trying to escape.
waters looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zimmerman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
waters content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Zimmerman looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
waters is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
waters looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zimmerman is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute waters jumps into side control!
waters misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
waters working the head and body with strikes.
Zimmerman struggling a bit here.
Zimmerman tries to bench press waters off him but waters keeps the position.
waters will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
waters is trying to get an arm triangle but Zimmerman is defending well.
Zimmerman is trying to work for a sweep but waters has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zimmerman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zimmerman is bucking up trying to escape but waters cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
waters can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zimmerman is looking to escape.
Zimmerman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Zimmerman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zimmerman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! waters connects with a massive shot to the dome!
waters can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zimmerman is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dwayne waters dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zimmerman tries to clinch up.
waters circles away from the clinch attempt.
waters checks the leg kick nicely there.
waters catches Zimmerman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
waters thuds a left hand into Zimmerman's body.
Zimmerman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from waters.
waters circles away from the clinch attempt.
waters closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zimmerman to the mat! Zimmerman manages to get full guard.
Zimmerman is working an open guard so waters takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zimmerman tries to score a power double leg takedown but waters sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zimmerman somewhat.
Zimmerman doesn't manage to clinch there - waters circles away.
Zimmerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but waters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
waters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zimmerman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with waters, pushing him back against the ropes.
Zimmerman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite waters's efforts to push away.
Zimmerman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman misses with the head strike.
Zimmerman misses with some punches.
waters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from waters does it's job there.
Zimmerman moves out of range of the strikes.
waters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman clinches.
Zimmerman tightens his grip and picks waters up, before dumping him to the ground. waters manages to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zimmerman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
waters pushes Zimmerman off and gets back to his feet.
Zimmerman misses with a takedown attempt
and waters counters with a two punch combo.
Zimmerman is breathing heavily.
waters lands a jab to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by waters.
waters connects with a jab.
Zimmerman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Eric Zimmerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
waters lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab lands there for waters.
dwayne waters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zimmerman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
waters clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
waters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zimmerman closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling waters to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by waters.
Jab, jab by waters - just one landing.
Zimmerman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and waters makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zimmerman really felt that one!
waters works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zimmerman wants to clinch but waters slips to the side
and waters counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
waters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
waters scores with a jab.
waters connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zimmerman momentarily.
Zimmerman looks to clinch
and waters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
waters slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
waters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
waters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zimmerman circles away quickly and effectively.
waters lands a nice looking body shot.
Zimmerman avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
waters scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
waters is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zimmerman slips a jab and a cross from waters.
waters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zimmerman with a lazy takedown attempt
and waters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dwayne waters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Zimmerman.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts waters, as that shot connected.
Zimmerman checks a low kick from waters.
waters lands a really nice looking cross but Zimmerman seems unphased.
waters's corner calls for a 1-2. waters obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zimmerman wants to clinch but waters slips to the side
and waters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zimmerman closes the distance looking to clinch
and waters counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zimmerman thinking.
Zimmerman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
waters closes the distance and lands a one-two.
waters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
waters bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zimmerman's head backwards.
Zimmerman darts in trying to clinch
and waters moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
waters gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Zimmerman regains guard.
waters drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and waters jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zimmerman scores with a short punch from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
waters trying to control but Zimmerman is working from the bottom.
waters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
waters postures up.
Zimmerman keeping moving, preventing waters from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
waters is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zimmerman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Zimmerman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as waters controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dwayne waters dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zimmerman wants to clinch but waters slips to the side
and waters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zimmerman tries to clinch up
and waters counters with a straight right hand.
Zimmerman avoids a punch combination nicely.
dwayne waters is winning the standup battle so far.
Zimmerman instigates a clinch.
waters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Zimmerman misses
letting waters counter with a right hand.
waters lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zimmerman's sensitive parts.
Zimmerman checks the leg kick.
Zimmerman closes the distance but waters moves to the side
and Zimmerman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zimmerman wants to clinch but waters slips to the side
and waters counters with a one-two to the body.
Zimmerman fails with the takedown.
waters takes a swing at Zimmerman's ribcage but misses.
Zimmerman takes one to the chin there.
waters's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and waters duly obliges.
Decent striking displayed by waters there.
waters is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman wants to clinch but waters slips to the side
and waters counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zimmerman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot to the body from Zimmerman misses
and waters counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zimmerman thinking.
waters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice straight punches there by Zimmerman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zimmerman.
Zimmerman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
waters lands a head shot.
Zimmerman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and waters counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zimmerman's guard now.
waters is looking to work some ground and pound but Zimmerman has wrist control.
waters preventing the sweep.
waters is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zimmerman keeping moving, preventing waters from controlling successfully.
waters sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zimmerman's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman trying to control but waters postures up.
Zimmerman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zimmerman trying to hold on to waters's head to control him but waters postures up.
waters lands with a punch from half guard.
Zimmerman is trying to maintain the position but waters is very close to passing his half guard.
waters passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zimmerman!
waters dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
waters goes for an armbar but Zimmerman turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Zimmerman.
waters is trying to keep Zimmerman in close.
Zimmerman prevents waters from getting back to his feet.
Zimmerman trying to control but waters is working from the bottom.
Zimmerman thows a big elbow that misses.
dwayne waters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zimmerman postures up.
waters keeping moving, preventing Zimmerman from controlling successfully.
waters is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zimmerman is looking for a sweep. waters is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zimmerman desperately trying to maintain half guard.
waters is trying to control. Zimmerman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Eric Zimmerman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
waters looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zimmerman wants to control but waters is keeping busy.
Zimmerman is looking to improve his position.
waters frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
dwayne waters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for waters, 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... dwayne waters!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ars Faglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the ring accompanied by Kanye West - Jesus Walks. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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193 lbs
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200 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ars Faglio!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faglio just misses with a punch to the body.
Paul Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Faglio on the side of the head.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faglio tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Faglio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faglio wants it to stay on the feet.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Faglio, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Faglio against the ropes but Faglio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Faglio scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Paul Harris has been cut.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faglio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Faglio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Faglio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
Faglio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harris's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faglio walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Faglio tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Faglio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Faglio.
Harris tries to pull guard but Faglio holds him up against the ropes and eventually Harris drops back down to his feet.
Faglio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Faglio prevents the takedown attempt.
Harris tightens his grip and picks Faglio up, before dumping him to the ground. Faglio manages to land in 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.
Faglio wants to stand and escape but Harris is having none of it.
Harris trying to control but Faglio is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Faglio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harris 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.
Harris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harris trying to control but Faglio is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.
Faglio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Faglio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Faglio's waist but Faglio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
Faglio tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - Faglio coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Faglio but Faglio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Faglio finds it's way through Harris's defenses.
Faglio closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the ropes.
Faglio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harris is keeping busy.
Harris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Faglio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris fails to pull guard.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Faglio.
Harris goes for a takedown attempt but Faglio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Faglio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faglio counters with a straight right hand.
Harris is rocked!
Faglio missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Faglio.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
Faglio tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Faglio cracks Harris on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Harris falls backwards against the ropes. Faglio follows up with more strikes that drop Harris to his knees. Faglio keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Harris! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ars Faglio!
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