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EFC 45 - Perspective PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Naulapyssy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miquel Felix da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naulapyssy comes to the cage accompanied by Raised Hammerfist. Miquel Felix da Costa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Naulapyssy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miquel Felix da Costa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Felix da Costa.
Naulapyssy misses with a hook.
Felix da Costa tests Naulapyssy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Naulapyssy walks into a jab.
Naulapyssy throws a low kick, looking for Felix da Costa's leg but Felix da Costa calmly moves out of range.
Felix da Costa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Felix da Costa connects with a crisp jab.
Naulapyssy misses with a hook. Felix da Costa ducked under it nicely.
Naulapyssy tries to clinch but Felix da Costa moves out of range.
Naulapyssy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Felix da Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Felix da Costa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Naulapyssy in his tracks.
Miquel Felix da Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naulapyssy wants to clinch.
Felix da Costa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Felix da Costa is looking to take a break and control but Naulapyssy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Felix da Costa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naulapyssy is pushing Felix da Costa's head away, looking to escape. Felix da Costa manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Felix da Costa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Naulapyssy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Felix da Costa prevents Naulapyssy from escaping the position.
Felix da Costa is looking to take a break and control but Naulapyssy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Felix da Costa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Felix da Costa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good exchange - Felix da Costa coming out on top.
Naulapyssy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Felix da Costa breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naulapyssy takes one on the button.
Felix da Costa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Naulapyssy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Felix da Costa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Naulapyssy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Felix da Costa dodges the punch combination from Naulapyssy.
Naulapyssy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Felix da Costa misses with a combination
and Naulapyssy counters by moving into the clinch.
Naulapyssy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Naulapyssy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Felix da Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Felix da Costa tries to keep at a distance but Naulapyssy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Naulapyssy breaks from the clinch.
Naulapyssy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Naulapyssy misses with a straight right.
Felix da Costa has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Felix da Costa misses with a two punch combination.
Felix da Costa has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naulapyssy is trying to break the clinch but Felix da Costa is controlling him.
Naulapyssy is trying to break the clinch but Felix da Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Felix da Costa lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Felix da Costa.
Naulapyssy is trying to force a seperation but Felix da Costa has the dominant position.
Felix da Costa breaks from the clinch.
Felix da Costa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naulapyssy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Naulapyssy misses with a two punch combination.
Felix da Costa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Naulapyssy moves in looking to clinch but Felix da Costa pushes him off.
Felix da Costa feints and as Naulapyssy raises his hands in defense, Felix da Costa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Felix da Costa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Felix da Costa stops Naulapyssy from standing up.
Naulapyssy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Naulapyssy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Naulapyssy wants to stand but Felix da Costa is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miquel Felix da Costa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Felix da Costa dodges the punch combination from Naulapyssy.
Naulapyssy needs to keep his hands up - Felix da Costa had a free shot at his head there.
Felix da Costa has Naulapyssy up against the cage in a clinch.
Naulapyssy breaks from the clinch.
Felix da Costa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Felix da Costa 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.
Felix da Costa cracks Naulapyssy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Felix da Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naulapyssy throws a right and a left that Felix da Costa avoids nicely.
Felix da Costa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Naulapyssy.
Felix da Costa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Naulapyssy misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naulapyssy swats away the attempt to clinch by Felix da Costa.
Naulapyssy throws the left hand but Felix da Costa avoids the punch easily.
Felix da Costa scores with a body shot.
Felix da Costa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Felix da Costa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Naulapyssy sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix da Costa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Naulapyssy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Naulapyssy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Felix da Costa on the ground.
Felix da Costa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Naulapyssy sees it coming and defends easily.
Felix da Costa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Naulapyssy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Naulapyssy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Felix da Costa moves away.
Naulapyssy swings for the body but Felix da Costa moves out of range.
Felix da Costa tries to clinch up but Naulapyssy circles away and keeps his distance.
Naulapyssy cracks the inside of Felix da Costa's front leg.
Felix da Costa is breathing heavily.
Naulapyssy tries to clinch up but Felix da Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
Felix da Costa slips a straight right by Naulapyssy.
Naulapyssy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Felix da Costa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Naulapyssy's guard.
Felix da Costa wants to control from the top but Naulapyssy keeps moving.
Felix da Costa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Felix da Costa stops Naulapyssy from standing up.
Naulapyssy pushes Felix da Costa off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naulapyssy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Felix da Costa tries to keep at a distance but Naulapyssy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Naulapyssy wants to break free but Felix da Costa has control.
Felix da Costa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Felix da Costa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Naulapyssy doesn't manage to clinch there - Felix da Costa circles away.
Naulapyssy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Naulapyssy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Naulapyssy wants to stand up but Felix da Costa is controlling him.
Felix da Costa 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.
Felix da Costa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix da Costa wants to control from the top but Naulapyssy keeps moving.
Naulapyssy wants to stand but Felix da Costa is controlling the position.
Felix da Costa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Naulapyssy can't keep his opponent in guard - Felix da Costa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Naulapyssy is trying to stand up here but Felix da Costa is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miquel Felix da Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Naulapyssy throws a right hand that Felix da Costa ducks under and follows up with a left that Felix da Costa also avoids with ease.
Felix da Costa lands with an overhand left.
Felix da Costa lands with a hook. Naulapyssy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Naulapyssy swings for the body but Felix da Costa moves out of range.
Naulapyssy throws a right hand that Felix da Costa ducks under and follows up with a left that Felix da Costa also avoids with ease.
A combination from Naulapyssy does no damage.
Naulapyssy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Felix da Costa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Felix da Costa fails to land with a series of punches.
Felix da Costa pushes Naulapyssy up against the cage in a clinch.
Naulapyssy is trying to force a seperation but Felix da Costa has the dominant position.
Naulapyssy breaks from the clinch.
Naulapyssy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Felix da Costa scores with a body shot.
Felix da Costa cracks Naulapyssy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Felix da Costa instigates a clinch.
Felix da Costa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Naulapyssy backwards.
Felix da Costa lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Felix da Costa - that landed with a thud.
Naulapyssy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Naulapyssy looks to score with a jab to the body but Felix da Costa is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix da Costa scores with a decent looking hook.
Felix da Costa clinches.
Felix da Costa manages to break the clinch.
Felix da Costa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Felix da Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Naulapyssy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Naulapyssy is looking to stand up but Felix da Costa isn't so interested in that idea.
Felix da Costa drops back looking for a leg! Naulapyssy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Naulapyssy manages to kick Felix da Costa off! Felix da Costa jumps back into Naulapyssy's guard.
Felix da Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Naulapyssy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naulapyssy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Felix da Costa lands with a good body shot.
A cross from Felix da Costa lands.
Naulapyssy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Felix da Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naulapyssy.
Naulapyssy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naulapyssy throws a low kick, looking for Felix da Costa's leg but Felix da Costa calmly moves out of range.
Felix da Costa lands a slapping body shot.
Naulapyssy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felix da Costa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Naulapyssy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Felix da Costa is controlling him well.
Frank Naulapyssy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felix da Costa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Naulapyssy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Naulapyssy is trying to buck Felix da Costa off.
Felix da Costa is working to tighten is grip on Naulapyssy's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Naulapyssy has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Felix da Costa is really squeezing tight and eventually Naulapyssy passes out! Felix da Costa breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Miquel Felix da Costa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George St Tierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morris McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris McDonald has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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167 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George St Tierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morris McDonald!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Tierre cracks McDonald with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
St Tierre throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Tierre misses with a two punch combination.
St Tierre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McDonald is defended easily by St Tierre.
McDonald lands with a slapping head kick.
St Tierre moves out of range of the body kick from McDonald.
McDonald smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McDonald looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Tierre is fending him off so far but McDonald persists. Nope, St Tierre circles away and we're back to standing.
McDonald bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
St Tierre wants to control but McDonald postures up.
St Tierre managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McDonald.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Tierre keeps working.
McDonald has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Tierre gets back to half guard.
McDonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Tierre wants to improve his position but McDonald is controlling well.
McDonald throws a strike but St Tierre avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
St Tierre is trying to control the position but McDonald postures up.
McDonald stopping the sweep attempt from St Tierre.
McDonald throws and elbow that misses. St Tierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McDonald's guard. Nice move by St Tierre!
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.
St Tierre looking to pass the guard.
McDonald is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Tierre.
St Tierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Tierre.
McDonald moves out of range as St Tierre strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Tierre throws a leg kick
and McDonald counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McDonald is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McDonald tries to control but St Tierre wriggling away.
St Tierre taking shots to the head.
McDonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Tierre is desperately trying to improve his position but McDonald has a good base and remains in mount.
McDonald with shots to the head and body - St Tierre looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Tierre is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald unloading with bombs!
St Tierre is rocked!
McDonald landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh St Tierre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have St Tierre in real trouble here! The ref calls for St Tierre to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morris McDonald!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayburn Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hilton's choice of entrance music: Scotland the Brave . Wayburn Hilton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Harrison's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayburn Hilton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilton.
Wayburn Hilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harrison.
Hilton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hilton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hilton pinned against the cage. Hilton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harrison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilton.
Hilton moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hilton circles away.
Hilton throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Hilton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Mike Harrison has been cut.
Wayburn Hilton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hilton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Hilton.
Hilton keeps Harrison at a distance using the push kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Harrison. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hilton lands a big head kick that sends Harrison tumbling to the mat! Hilton takes a step backwards and waves Harrison back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harrison is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Harrison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hilton breaks from the clinch.
Harrison seems to have got his legs back now.
Hilton misses with a head kick.
Hilton gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hilton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hilton lands a front kick.
Hilton scoring well with a low kick there.
Hilton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hilton throws a push kick but Harrison slaps the foot to one side.
Hilton moves into the clinch.
Hilton has Harrison pressed against the cage.
Hilton is working Harrison over against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hilton.
Harrison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike Harrison's cut is getting worse.
Hilton lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Hilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hilton tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
Hilton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harrison.
Harrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hilton. Hilton obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hilton misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harrison.
Hilton scores with a nice body kick.
Hilton moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Hilton is looking to clinch but Harrison is avoiding it.
Hilton throws the left hand but Harrison avoids the punch easily.
Harrison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hilton rushes Harrison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Hilton.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - Hilton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hilton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hilton tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Harrison moves out of range of the body kick.
Hilton has closed the distance and engaged Harrison in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison tries to score a body lock takedown but Hilton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hilton is looking to control Harrison's arms but Harrison gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hilton has his back to the cage.
Hilton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harrison has him pressed against the cage.
Hilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hilton misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayburn Hilton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Harrison's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hilton tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Hilton misses with a low kick.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilton.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hilton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hilton scores with a leg kick.
Harrison shoots in and bounces Hilton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harrison prevents Hilton from getting back to his feet.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Hilton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hilton wants to sweep here but Harrison controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hilton has momentary wrist control but Harrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harrison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hilton dives on top into guard.
Harrison wants to improve his position but instead Hilton has moved into half guard.
Harrison wants to control but Hilton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hilton is looking to stand but Hilton has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Harrison is trying to escape the mount.
Harrison is squirming around, avoiding Hilton's attempts to control the action.
Harrison wants to hold on but Hilton pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Harrison is looking to get to half guard.
Hilton is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Hilton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilton.
Hilton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton is looking to clinch.
Hilton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hilton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hilton misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Harrison blocks the leg kick.
Hilton looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
Hilton misses with a body kick.
Hilton wants to land a leg kick but Harrison is out of range.
Harrison decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayburn Hilton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Harrison's cut.
That's time! Harrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hilton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harrison somewhat.
Hilton tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Hilton.
Hilton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hilton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilton breaks from the clinch.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Hilton.
Harrison looks for a takedown but Hilton sprawls well.
Hilton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Hilton shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hilton cracks the inside of Harrison's front leg.
Hilton scores with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hilton - that will leave a mark!
Hilton is looking to slow Harrison down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilton throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harrison checks a leg kick.
Harrison slips a jab from Hilton.
Hilton throws a jab when Harrison was well out of range.
Hilton throws and low kick but Harrison moves out of range easily.
Hilton tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hilton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hilton tries to clinch up.
Hilton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hilton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hilton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Hilton.
Hilton throws a body kick that misses.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Hilton.
Wayburn Hilton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hilton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hilton but Hilton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hilton is trying to defend but Harrison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hilton pushes Harrison off looking to stand but Harrison dives back in and keeps control.
Harrison throwing shots but Hilton is blocking nicely.
Hilton kicks off Harrison and gets to his feet.
Harrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hilton moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hilton throws an overhand right that lands on Harrison's shoulder, as Harrison tries to avoid the shot.
Harrison fails with the takedown.
Hilton is looking to clinch.
Hilton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harrison is out of range.
Hilton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harrison.
Wayburn Hilton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Harrison 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Hilton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayburn Hilton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hilton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayburn Hilton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Janson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aengus O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janson comes to the cage accompanied by warren peace raps. O Donnell has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Worker's Song as his entrance music. Jan Janson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aengus O Donnell's chin.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Janson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aengus O Donnell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janson throws a hook to the side of O Donnell's head but O Donnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Janson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Donnell sprawls well. O Donnell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Janson gets slowly back to his feet.
Janson scores a takedown into full mount!
Janson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, O Donnell has worked his arm free - good work by O Donnell!
Janson looks up at the clock and then as O Donnell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Janson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on O Donnell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janson is putting a hurting on O Donnell here, landing some big shots from side control.
O Donnell taking punishment in the form of punches.
O Donnell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Janson off and has taken his back!
O Donnell is looking to control Janson but Janson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Janson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Janson holding both O Donnell 's hands and preventing any damage.
O Donnell looking to hold on to the position here but Janson rolls and ends up regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janson has control of O Donnell's left arm, preventing O Donnell from doing any damage.
O Donnell wants to control from the top but Janson keeps moving.
O Donnell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Janson wants to control but O Donnell passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
O Donnell tries to clinch up.
O Donnell has Janson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Janson trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O Donnell as Janson tries to tie him up.
O Donnell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Janson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
O Donnell tries to clinch but Janson is having none of it.
O Donnell tries to clinch there but Janson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Janson dominated that round.
That's time! Janson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Donnell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Janson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Janson trying to control the position from guard on top but O Donnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Donnell trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Janson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Janson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Janson scoring with some ground and pound.
Janson lands a couple of digs.
Janson postures up and lands a big shot to O Donnell's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janson scoring with punches to the head and body.
O Donnell working a defensive guard here.
Janson got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Donnell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Janson has managed to get both his arms back between O Donnell's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Janson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Janson cracks O Donnell with a solid left hand.
Janson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
O Donnell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Janson defends it easily.
Janson throwing strikes but missing.
Janson lands a couple of elbows.
Janson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Janson forces his way into half guard.
Janson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
O Donnell is rocked!
Janson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
O Donnell wants to control but Janson is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Janson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of O Donnell's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Donnell looking to control.
Jan Janson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Janson postures up in O Donnell's guard and throws a big left but O Donnell blocks it.
Janson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Donnell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Janson distracts O Donnell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
O Donnell keeping moving, preventing Janson from controlling successfully.
Janson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Donnell looking for a guillotine here but Janson defends easily.
O Donnell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Janson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Donnell is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janson thows a big elbow that misses.
O Donnell keeping moving, preventing Janson from controlling successfully.
Janson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Janson trying to control but O Donnell is working from the bottom.
Janson postures up.
Janson connects with a couple of short punches.
Janson got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Donnell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Janson has managed to get both his arms back between O Donnell's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Janson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Janson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Janson working some strikes from top position.
O Donnell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
O Donnell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Janson.
Janson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Donnell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Janson landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Janson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
O Donnell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Janson is aware though and is defending well.
Janson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Janson cracks O Donnell with a solid left hand.
O Donnell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Janson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
O Donnell closes the distance but Janson moves to the side
and Janson counters with a shoot takedown. O Donnell fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
O Donnell isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Janson stacks O Donnell on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Janson!
O Donnell is looking to regain half guard here but Janson keeps moving and retains side control.
O Donnell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Janson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Donnell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Janson staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell wants to control but Janson postures up.
Janson working the ground and pound from side control.
Janson working the head and body with strikes.
O Donnell is still in real trouble! Can Janson finish him?
Janson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh O Donnell is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Janson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Janson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Napiera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kris Napiera will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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157 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rumina Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kris Napiera!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napiera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato staying out of range there.
Napiera looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sato is holding on to half guard well.
Sato trying to hold on to Napiera's head to control him but Napiera postures up.
Sato is looking to improve his position.
Sato works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato has a closed guard, preventing Napiera from standing up.
Sato looking for a sweep. Not yet Sato, not yet.
Napiera trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
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.
Sato is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Napiera is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Napiera throws a series of punches but Sato avoids them all with ease.
Sato needs to keep his hands up - Napiera had a free shot at his head there.
Sato thows a body shot but no joy.
Napiera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sato swivels and escapes.
Sato looks to land a combination but Napiera avoids it well.
Napiera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Napiera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Napiera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Napiera to the mat! Napiera manages to get full guard.
Napiera keeping full guard, as Sato tries to pass.
Sato thows a big elbow that misses.
Sato is sitting in close to Napiera's body. Napiera has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sato is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sato is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Napiera.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kris Napiera!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vick Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Satriani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satriani has chosen Satch Boogie as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vick Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Satriani!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satriani throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
Satriani misses with a head kick.
Satriani lands with an uppercut that bounces Armstrong off the cage and back into rage.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Armstrong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Satriani's guard.
Armstrong seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Satriani can do anything to dispel that myth.
Satriani is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Armstrong is controlling him.
Armstrong throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satriani kicks Armstrong off and gets to his feet.
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick and Satriani moves out of range easily.
Satriani connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick from Armstrong misses.
Satriani scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a right hand that Satriani ducks under and follows up with a left that Satriani also avoids with ease.
Armstrong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Satriani checks it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Satriani as he connects with a hook.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satriani moves away.
Satriani throws out a loose jab but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Satriani throws a body kick that misses.
Satriani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armstrong.
Satriani throws a solid leg kick but Armstrong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Satriani.
The fighters circling - Armstrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armstrong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Satriani circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong feints and as Satriani raises his hands in defense, Armstrong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Satriani wants to stand but Armstrong is controlling the position.
Armstrong throws a big right hand that misses.
Armstrong throws a strike but Satriani rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Satriani wanted to stand there but Armstrong had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is controlling Satriani's posture.
Armstrong is working an open guard so Satriani takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Satriani cracks a nice hook into Armstrong's ribs.
Armstrong has closed the distance and engaged Satriani in a clinch.
Armstrong pulls Satriani into guard.
Armstrong looking for a sweep. Not yet Armstrong, not yet.
Armstrong lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Satriani!
Satriani is squirming around, avoiding Armstrong's attempts to control the action.
Armstrong 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Satriani turns into him and now he's in Armstrong's guard.
Armstrong has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Satriani has passed into side control.
Satriani decides to stand back up. Satriani steps back and let's Armstrong get back to his feet.
Satriani on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Armstrong. Armstrong obviously looking to wear him down.
Armstrong misses with a looping left.
Armstrong misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satriani scoring well with a low kick there.
Satriani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Satriani throws a combination. Armstrong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Armstrong looks to land a body kick but Satriani moved away.
Satriani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Satriani.
Armstrong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Satriani is looking to slow Armstrong down with leg kicks.
Satriani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong just misses with a punch to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Armstrong.
Satriani is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ground and pound from Armstrong seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Satriani dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Satriani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Armstrong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Satriani shows good takedown defense.
Satriani throws a sloppy head kick and Armstrong moves out of range easily.
Armstrong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Satriani goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Satriani thumps Armstrong with a low kick.
Satriani with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crunch! Satriani slams his shin into Armstrong's torso.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the body
and Satriani counters with an inside leg kick.
Armstrong throws a hook but Satriani blocks it.
Armstrong misses with a combination
and Satriani counters with an inside leg kick.
Armstrong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Armstrong throws a body kick the misses
and Satriani counters with a leg kick.
Jab by Satriani.
Vick Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Satriani, right into the meat.
Satriani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armstrong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Satriani finds it's way round the side to connect with Armstrong's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satriani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Satriani scores with a leg kick.
Armstrong is looking to wear down Satriani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Satriani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satriani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Armstrong. That did some damage!
Joe Satriani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Satriani lands a glancing blow to the side of Armstrong's head.
Satriani works over Armstrong's head and body with a nice combination.
Armstrong takes a swing at Satriani's ribcage but misses.
Vick Armstrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Satriani throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Armstrong is rocked!
Satriani thows a body kick. Armstrong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oh Armstrong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe Satriani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Satriani.
Look low, kick high! Satriani uses the oldest trick in the book to send Armstrong tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Satriani is absolutely delighted - when Armstrong wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Satriani!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bako King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bako King will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Psycho Shaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bako King!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaman takes the fight into the clinch.
King stalling in the clinch but Shaman improves position.
Shaman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shaman just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
King dodges an elbow strike from Shaman.
Shaman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
King breaks from the clinch.
Shaman jabs at King's body.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shaman.
Shaman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from King.
Shaman tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Shaman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shaman scores with a shot to the body.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
King avoids the body shot from Shaman.
Shaman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Shaman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King avoids the head kick by Shaman.
Shaman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King blocks a head kick by Shaman.
King tries to clinch up.
Shaman closes the distance but King moves to the side
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King checks the leg kick.
Shaman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King slips a jab from Shaman.
King circles away from the clinch attempt
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King slips a jab and a cross from Shaman.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King looks to throw the jab but Shaman is out of range.
King loads up on a big right hand but Shaman slips the punch.
King lands with a hook. Shaman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Psycho Shaman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman misses with a kick to the body.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
King swinging wildly here.
Shaman takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
King circles away from the clinch attempt
and King holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shaman lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shaman.
King blocks an elbow strike.
Shaman with a knee to the head.
Shaman misses with an elbow over the top.
Shaman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman blocks an uppercut.
Shaman throws an elbow that misses.
Shaman lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Shaman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
Shaman lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shaman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shaman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shaman just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
King blocks an elbow strike from Shaman.
Shaman looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
Shaman connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Shaman tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
Shaman tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
Shaman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shaman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shaman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shaman lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Psycho Shaman dominated that round.
That's time! Shaman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shaman throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Shaman wants to clinch but King slips to the side
letting King counter with a right hand.
Psycho Shaman is winning the standup battle so far.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Shaman is not content to let King control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Shaman is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shaman avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
King sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shaman wants to control but King is keeping busy and won't allow it.
King trying to control from half guard but Shaman is working away.
Well, if King is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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.
Shaman gets full guard.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Shaman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shaman working a defensive guard here.
Shaman wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shaman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but King does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Shaman controlling the action here.
Shaman wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bako King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shaman swivels and escapes.
Shaman misses the body punch
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Psycho Shaman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shaman throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Shaman misses the shot to the body.
Shaman darts in trying to clinch
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King 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.
King lands with a right hand.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shaman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaman closes the distance looking to clinch
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shaman closes the distance looking to clinch
and King counters with a left to the body.
King blocks a head kick by Shaman.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shaman misses with a shot to the body
and King counters by moving into the clinch.
A short uppercut from King.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
Shaman throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shaman throws an elbow but misses.
King pushes Shaman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shaman.
Shaman has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King blocks the elbow strike.
Shaman tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
A short right from King on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shaman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
King performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman trying to get back to full guard but King takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
King throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Shaman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
King content just to control the position here.
King wants to control the pace but Shaman is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
King controlling from mount.
Shaman tries to reverse the position but King maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bako King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King 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... Bako King!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kara Hiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. Edgar Robinson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kara Hiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edgar Robinson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiri jabs at Robinson's body.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hiri.
Robinson throws a jab when Hiri was well out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Hiri. No joy for Robinson on that attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Hiri. That snapped Robinson's head back.
Robinson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hiri as he jumps to the side.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hiri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Hiri misses with a double jab.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiri manages to avoid it.
Robinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hiri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kara Hiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Robinson.
Hiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hiri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Robinson on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Hiri.
Robinson lands a nice hook to Hiri's body. Hiri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robinson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice straight punches there by Hiri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hiri.
Some wild striking there from Hiri.
Hiri lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Hiri shows good takedown defense.
Hiri lands a jab.
Robinson drops his hands momentarily and Hiri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robinson is rocked!
Hiri missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hiri finish him?
Hiri throws a hook but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kara Hiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hiri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hiri misses with a wild combination.
Robinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Hiri lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Robinson can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Hiri and Robinson drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Hiri.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kara Hiri!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between marlo froch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Paninii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). froch comes into the arena with Can't be touched blaring out of the sound system. BJ Paninii will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, marlo froch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Paninii!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paninii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
froch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
froch slips a straight right by Paninii.
Paninii throws a one two combo.
It looks like marlo froch has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paninii. froch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paninii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. froch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
froch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paninii forces froch back against the cage and clinches.
Paninii fails to pull guard.
Paninii pulls guard.
froch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Paninii is proving hard to escape from.
Paninii has froch pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
froch stands up and waves to Paninii to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paninii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but froch manages to avoid it.
Paninii looks to land a left hand but froch moved out of range nicely.
Paninii wants to clinch up but froch keeps it at a distance.
froch throws a series of punches but Paninii avoids them all with ease.
Paninii connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paninii throws a jab but it's blocked by froch.
froch thows a body shot but no joy.
froch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paninii throws a left and a right that both miss
and froch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paninii darts in trying to clinch
and froch counters with a series of strikes. Paninii will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paninii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but froch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paninii misses with a wild combination.
Paninii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
BJ Paninii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
froch lands a jab-cross combination.
froch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paninii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paninii lands a glancing blow to the side of froch's head.
Paninii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
froch missing with a left hand there. Paninii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paninii clinches but froch breaks the clinch
and froch moves into the clinch.
froch lands a body punch in the clinch.
froch trying to control the position but instead, Paninii has worked for underhooks and has pushed froch into the cage.
froch is struggling to control the position.
Paninii jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as froch walks away with a smile on his face. Paninii gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
froch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paninii.
froch scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paninii misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Paninii.
froch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paninii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
froch walks into a straight right hand from Paninii.
Paninii missing with a left hand there. froch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paninii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
froch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paninii.
A telegraphed right hand from Paninii misses the target.
froch avoids a punch combination nicely.
froch circles away from the clinch attempt
and froch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by froch.
Paninii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paninii swinging wildly here.
froch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paninii circles away quickly and effectively.
Paninii tries to clinch there but froch circles away.
Paninii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab lands there for froch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
froch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Paninii.
Paninii tries to clinch
and froch counters with a straight right hand.
Paninii scores with a shot to the body.
Paninii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and froch counters with a series of strikes. Paninii will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paninii is rocked!
Paninii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paninii is still on wobbly legs! Can froch finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paninii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as froch throws out the jab.
Paninii seems to have recovered his senses.
Paninii throws a series of punches but froch moves out of range.
Paninii dodges the punch combination from froch.
froch walks into a stiff left hand from Paninii.
froch looks to score with a jab to the body but Paninii is just out of range.
Paninii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
froch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
froch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paninii is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
froch clinches up with Paninii and pushes him back against the cage.
froch breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
marlo froch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on marlo froch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
froch thows a body shot but no joy.
Paninii ducks under a wild hook from froch.
froch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paninii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Paninii looks to land a left hand but froch moved out of range nicely.
Paninii thows a left - swing and a miss!
froch throws a lazy right hand but Paninii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paninii throws a jab when froch was well out of range.
Paninii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paninii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and froch counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paninii!
Paninii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paninii is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Paninii looks to score with a jab to the body but froch is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paninii. froch does a little dance to reset his feet.
froch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paninii throws a left and a right that both miss
and froch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
marlo froch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paninii throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
froch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paninii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paninii there as he acknowledges the shot.
froch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for froch. That snapped Paninii's head back.
froch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paninii circles away quickly and effectively.
Paninii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and froch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Paninii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
froch tries to clinch there but Paninii circles away.
Paninii throws a hook to the side of froch's head but froch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
froch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
froch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
froch ducks under a wild hook from Paninii.
froch staying out of range there.
Paninii goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paninii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
froch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and froch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paninii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
froch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paninii.
Paninii tries to clinch
and froch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paninii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
froch throws a nice looking combination but Paninii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Paninii misses.
Paninii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
froch misses with a straight left.
Paninii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and froch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
froch looks to score with a jab to the body but Paninii is just out of range.
Paninii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
froch misses with a body shot.
Paninii throws a jab but it's blocked by froch.
Paninii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
froch cracks Paninii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
froch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
froch clinches up against the cage.
froch breaks the clinch.
froch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paninii is out of range and froch settles back down.
froch throws a hook to the side of Paninii's head but Paninii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paninii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
froch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Paninii avoids the body shot from froch.
Paninii wants to clinch but froch slips to the side
and froch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paninii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
froch thows a body shot but no joy.
Paninii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but froch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paninii stalks froch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into froch's face. froch staggers backwards, shaken.
Paninii misses with the combination.
froch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paninii throws a nice looking combination but froch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Paninii misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
froch darts in trying to clinch
and Paninii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paninii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paninii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. froch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paninii scores with the left hand. froch knows he should have avoided that one.
froch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
froch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paninii.
Paninii misses the jab.
Paninii fails to land with a series of punches.
froch looks to land a right hand but Paninii moved out of range.
Paninii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
froch throws an overhand right that lands on Paninii's shoulder, as Paninii tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from froch.
Paninii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
froch connects with a right hand. Paninii shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
marlo froch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on marlo froch's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A big left from froch misses.
Paninii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
froch misses with a hook. Paninii ducked under it nicely.
froch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
froch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from froch there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paninii takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paninii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from froch.
froch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Paninii there.
Paninii scores with a nice strike.
froch defending well as Paninii loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for froch. That snapped Paninii's head back.
froch throws the left hand but Paninii avoids the punch easily.
Paninii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract froch.
froch drops his hands momentarily and Paninii takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
froch circles away from the clinch attempt
and froch counters with a left to the body.
Paninii dips to his left and cracks froch with an uppercut!
Paninii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paninii misses the body punch
and froch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
froch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
froch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paninii.
Paninii wants to clinch
enabling froch to counter with a crisp jab.
froch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paninii in his tracks.
Paninii darts in and clinches froch up against the cage.
Paninii fails to pull guard.
Paninii jumps guard but froch stands there with Paninii around his waist. Paninii gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paninii tries to pull guard but froch won't allow it.
marlo froch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Paninii.
froch stalling in the clinch but Paninii improves position.
Paninii tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. froch smiles and moves away.
froch wants to clinch up but Paninii keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paninii misses with a two punch combination.
froch throws out a loose jab but Paninii uses good head movement to avoid it.
froch throws the left hand but Paninii avoids the punch easily.
Paninii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from froch.
Paninii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
froch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paninii misses with an uppercut.
Paninii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
froch loads up on a big right hand but Paninii slips the punch.
froch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paninii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from froch.
Paninii swinging wildly here.
froch missing with a left hand there. Paninii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paninii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
froch tries to clinch but Paninii is having none of it.
Paninii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
froch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paninii circles away quickly and effectively.
froch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paninii.
Paninii fails to land with a series of punches.
froch tries to bum rush Paninii with a series of wild strikes but Paninii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
froch ducks under a wild hook from Paninii.
Paninii is looking to clinch but froch is avoiding it.
marlo froch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paninii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
froch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paninii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but froch manages to avoid it.
froch missing with a left hand there. Paninii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
froch just misses with a punch to the body.
froch lands a two punch combo.
Paninii throws an overhand right that lands on froch's shoulder, as froch tries to avoid the shot.
Paninii misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paninii misses with a looping right.
Paninii misses with a looping left.
Paninii tries to clinch up but froch circles away and keeps his distance.
Paninii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and froch counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by froch.
Paninii jumps guard but froch stands there with Paninii around his waist. Paninii gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paninii successfully pulls guard.
BJ Paninii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
froch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paninii's guard.
Paninii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
froch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paninii's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
marlo froch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for froch, 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... marlo froch!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts has chosen Aint That A Kick In The Head as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Batts!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins shoots in but no luck this time.
Dawkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Batts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Batts sprawls well. Batts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dawkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Batts throws a hook but Dawkins blocks it.
Batts clobbers Dawkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Batts connects with a single shot there.
Dawkins shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batts lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Batts.
Batts connects with a jab.
Nice jab there from Batts.
Dawkins is rocked!
Dawkins tries to clinch but Batts is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins misses with an uppercut. Batts saw that one coming.
Batts scores with the left hand. Dawkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Dawkins takes one to the chin there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Batts, as that shot connected.
Oh Dawkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Batts scores with a jab. Dawkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Batts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Dawkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Batts finds it's way round the side to connect with Dawkins's head.
Batts cracks Dawkins with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Batts has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dawkins to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batts cracks Dawkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Billy Batts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batts throws a monster overhand right that drops Dawkins! Batts follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Batts!
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