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Prestige FC 54: Hilo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Grzesiuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grzesiuk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by PSY - Gangnam Style. Andrzej Grzesiuk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good kicks
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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
23 - 73 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Goran Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrzej Grzesiuk!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grzesiuk defends it nicely.
Grzesiuk moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grzesiuk obliges.
Grzesiuk gets underhooks to prevent Schwarzeneg's takedown attempt.
Grzesiuk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grzesiuk has Schwarzeneg pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Schwarzeneg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Grzesiuk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzeneg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Grzesiuk has picked Schwarzeneg up - he's going for a ride! Grzesiuk dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Grzesiuk is looking for a kimura but Schwarzeneg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grzesiuk to get the leverage.
Grzesiuk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grzesiuk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grzesiuk lands a nice short elbow.
Grzesiuk seems to be looking for submissions.
Grzesiuk is looking for a kimura but Schwarzeneg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grzesiuk to get the leverage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schwarzeneg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grzesiuk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schwarzeneg is trying to stand back up but Grzesiuk is controlling him
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Grzesiuk working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Grzesiuk thows a huge punch but Schwarzeneg dodges it nicely.
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.
Grzesiuk throwing shots but Schwarzeneg is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schwarzeneg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grzesiuk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grzesiuk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grzesiuk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Schwarzeneg dives on top into guard.
Schwarzeneg stands up and waves to Grzesiuk to follow him.
Grzesiuk rushes Schwarzeneg and presses him up against the ropes.
Grzesiuk scores with a shoulder strike.
Grzesiuk wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but Grzesiuk holds him up against the ropes and eventually Schwarzeneg drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goran Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grzesiuk with a knee to the head.
Grzesiuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schwarzeneg lands a jab to the nose.
Schwarzeneg throws a head kick that misses.
Schwarzeneg closes the distance and clinches.
Grzesiuk has Schwarzeneg pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Grzesiuk pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Schwarzeneg tumbling to the mat - Grzesiuk dives into Schwarzeneg's guard.
Grzesiuk with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schwarzeneg is on top in guard.
Grzesiuk keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneg from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grzesiuk wants to sweep but no luck.
Grzesiuk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grzesiuk is pulling down on Schwarzeneg's head. It's preventing any offense from Schwarzeneg, at least for the moment.
Grzesiuk is trying to hold Schwarzeneg in close to prevent damage but Schwarzeneg has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Grzesiuk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grzesiuk clinches with his opponent.
Schwarzeneg misses with a punch on the inside.
Schwarzeneg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grzesiuk decides to pull guard.
Schwarzeneg being controlled here momentarily.
Grzesiuk is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grzesiuk 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is pushing down on Grzesiuk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grzesiuk is fighting to maintain full guard but Schwarzeneg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grzesiuk looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grzesiuk is trying to control but can't.
Grzesiuk kicks Schwarzeneg off and gets back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grzesiuk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Schwarzeneg has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Grzesiuk is on him like a limpet, forcing Schwarzeneg back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grzesiuk decides to pull guard.
Grzesiuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grzesiuk is trying to control the position but Schwarzeneg postures up.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but Grzesiuk is working from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Goran Schwarzeneg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grzesiuk clinches up with Schwarzeneg and pushes him back against the ropes.
Schwarzeneg has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grzesiuk after a bit of a struggle.
Grzesiuk is trying to drag Schwarzeneg to the mat but Schwarzeneg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzesiuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goran Schwarzeneg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grzesiuk has managed to clinch.
Andrzej Grzesiuk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grzesiuk lands with a right to the head.
Schwarzeneg lands a good knee to the midsection. Grzesiuk won't want to take too many of those.
Schwarzeneg jumps into guard, dragging Grzesiuk to the mat.
Grzesiuk throws a big right hand that misses.
Schwarzeneg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grzesiuk's guard.
Grzesiuk wants to stand up but Schwarzeneg is controlling him.
Schwarzeneg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grzesiuk is looking to stand up but Schwarzeneg isn't so interested in that idea.
Schwarzeneg looking to pass the guard.
Grzesiuk wants to sweep here but Schwarzeneg controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grzesiuk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrzej Grzesiuk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grzesiuk dives in and grabs Schwarzeneg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schwarzeneg pushes down on Grzesiuk's head and hops out.
Grzesiuk gets tackled into the ropes by Schwarzeneg. Schwarzeneg maintains the clinch.
Grzesiuk decides to pull guard.
Grzesiuk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Schwarzeneg won't allow Grzesiuk to sweep him here.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but Grzesiuk is working from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grzesiuk keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneg from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzesiuk wants to sweep but no luck.
Schwarzeneg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Grzesiuk forces Schwarzeneg back against the ropes and clinches.
Schwarzeneg looking for a takedown.
Schwarzeneg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Schwarzeneg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grzesiuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schwarzeneg swats away the attempt to clinch by Grzesiuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grzesiuk counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Schwarzeneg!
Grzesiuk lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Schwarzeneg down.
Andrzej Grzesiuk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sloppy strikes there by Grzesiuk.
Grzesiuk working the ground and pound.
Grzesiuk goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Schwarzeneg rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Grzesiuk's guard! Nice work there by Schwarzeneg!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grzesiuk is trying to control the position but Schwarzeneg postures up.
Grzesiuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position from guard on top but Grzesiuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grzesiuk trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg throwing strikes but missing.
Schwarzeneg lands a couple of elbows.
Goran Schwarzeneg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grzesiuk wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Schwarzeneg manages to pass to side control.
Schwarzeneg content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grzesiuk wants to get back to full guard.
Schwarzeneg slows the pace down in half guard.
Grzesiuk controlling the position well.
Andrzej Grzesiuk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schwarzeneg looks to land a strike but Grzesiuk avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Goran Schwarzeneg.
I think Grzesiuk 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrzej Grzesiuk!
Andrzej Grzesiuk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samir Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Erschov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahric comes into the arena with When I Die - Genocide(Jusuf Dzilic) blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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191 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
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180 lbs
13 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samir Kahric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Erschov!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Kahric. No joy for Erschov on that attempt.
Erschov moves in looking to clinch but Kahric pushes him off.
Kahric keeps the fight on the outside.
Kahric closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Erschov to the mat! Erschov manages to get full guard.
Kahric scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kahric stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Erschov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kahric throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kahric passes Erschov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kahric will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kahric seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Erschov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Erschov wants to improve his position but Kahric is controlling well.
Kahric working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kahric is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Erschov is looking to escape.
Kahric seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erschov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kahric working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Erschov wants to improve his position but Kahric is controlling well.
Kahric slips a nice elbow through Erschov's hands, connecting with Erschov's forehead.
Kahric lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Erschov is trying to stand up here but Kahric is controlling him well.
Kahric lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kahric lands with a punch from half guard.
Kahric is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Erschov sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kahric lands a nice short elbow.
Erschov has hold of Kahric's hands but Kahric slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Erschov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kahric scores with a couple of nice shots.
Erschov is rocked!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kahric lands a nice short elbow.
Erschov is still in real trouble! Can Kahric finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erschov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kahric is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Erschov is hurt! He's hurt bad - Kahric fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Erschov from any more punishment! Congratulations to Kahric! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samir Kahric!
Samir Kahric seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares has chosen Devour the Day - Get Out of My Way as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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210 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henrique Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares with a hook.
We've been hearing reports that Souza has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tavares lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Gabriel Souza has been cut.
Tavares lands a big head kick that sends Souza tumbling to the mat! Tavares takes a step backwards and waves Souza back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Souza is rocked!
Souza circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Tavares. Souza falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Tavares!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henrique Tavares!
Henrique Tavares spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Hadjiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
15 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Valentin Hadjiev!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hadjiev sprawls well. Hadjiev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pablos gets slowly back to his feet.
Hadjiev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pablos pinned against the ropes. Pablos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Hadjiev with that takedown attempt.
Pablos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hadjiev gets caught flat footed, as Pablos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadjiev wants to stand up but Pablos is controlling him.
Pablos wants to control from the top but Hadjiev keeps moving.
Hadjiev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pablos is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos looking to pass the guard.
Pablos trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadjiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hadjiev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pablos is controlling him.
Pablos trying to control but Hadjiev is working from the bottom.
Hadjiev wants to stand but Pablos is controlling the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hadjiev scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Pablos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hadjiev fails with the takedown
and Pablos counters with a straight right hand.
Pablo Pablos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentin Hadjiev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pablos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pablos leaves Hadjiev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pablos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hadjiev as he avoids it easily.
Hadjiev slaps away a takedown attempt from Pablos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pablos goes for a double leg but Hadjiev avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Hadjiev continues to drive forward.
And Hadjiev tries to counter it with a takedown but Pablos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hadjiev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pablos sprawls well. Pablos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hadjiev gets slowly back to his feet.
Pablos shoots in for a takedown but Hadjiev shows good takedown defense.
Hadjiev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pablos defends it well.
Hadjiev closes the distance and clinches up with Pablos, looking for a takedown. Hadjiev pushes Pablos against the ropes but Pablos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hadjiev gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadjiev drops an elbow to the side of Pablos's head.
Hadjiev seems to be working for a kimura but Pablos defends the submission attempt.
Pablos works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hadjiev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pablos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hadjiev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pablos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pablos looking for a sweep. Not yet Pablos, not yet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hadjiev working his ground and pound in the gym.
Hadjiev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hadjiev defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hadjiev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hadjiev works over Pablos with some ground and pound from guard.
Hadjiev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pablos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hadjiev is one step ahead there.
Hadjiev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pablos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hadjiev postures up and lands a big shot to Pablos's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hadjiev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hadjiev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Hadjiev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pablos or perhaps it was just good defense by Hadjiev, which made it look bad.
Hadjiev fails with a takedown attempt.
Pablos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pablos dives in and grabs Hadjiev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hadjiev pushes down on Pablos's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Pablos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hadjiev closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pablos did well to prevent Hadjiev getting side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablos is looking to improve his position.
Pablos is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Barbell Brigade, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hadjiev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hadjiev is thwarting Pablos's attempts to control the position.
Hadjiev is nestled in close to Pablos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadjiev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pablos is rocked!
Hadjiev seems to be working for a kimura but Pablos defends the submission attempt.
Oh Pablos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pablos is trying to get back to full guard.
Hadjiev is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Pablos is hurt! He's hurt bad - Hadjiev fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Pablos from any more punishment! Congratulations to Hadjiev! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentin Hadjiev!
After the fight, Valentin Hadjiev was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Pablo Pablos was interviewed post fight and said 'thanks my sponsors and fans!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Von Cranial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento has chosen Psirico - Lepo Lepo as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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285 lbs
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274 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Cranial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Flavio Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento connects with an inside leg kick.
Cranial throws a hook to the side of Nascimento's head but Nascimento sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nascimento takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cranial crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nascimento - the referee stops the clock and Cranial gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nascimento. Cranial manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cranial rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nascimento counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cranial connects with a nice looking jab.
Nascimento steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cranial.
Cranial has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cranial dodges the punch combination from Nascimento.
Cranial misses with a left hand
and Nascimento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nascimento staying out of range there.
Nascimento defending well as Cranial loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Cranial as he connects with a hook.
Cranial throws a looping overhand right but Nascimento ducks down to avoid it.
Cranial misses with a hook.
Nascimento lands with a shot to the body.
Cranial gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nascimento makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nascimento lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cranial throws a punch but it's blocked by Nascimento.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nascimento lands with a left to the head.
Nascimento throws a head punch that misses.
Nascimento pushes Cranial back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cranial fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial misses with the head strike.
Nascimento stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cranial is breathing heavily.
Nascimento lands with a right to the head.
Cranial tries to throw a body punch but Nascimento avoids it by throwing Cranial back against the ropes.
Cranial misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Nascimento - that landed with a thud.
Nascimento lands a nice uppercut.
Nascimento lands a hook that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
Nascimento scores with a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Nascimento.
Cranial prevents a body shot from Nascimento.
A right hook to the body lands for Nascimento.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cranial's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nascimento lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls for Nascimento to work.
Cranial blocks an uppercut.
Nascimento goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cranial misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Nascimento on the inside.
Nascimento swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nascimento.
Nascimento presses Cranial against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nascimento misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nascimento misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cranial misses with a punch on the inside.
Nascimento has a couple of punches blocked by Cranial.
Nascimento swings wildly with an uppercut but Cranial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cranial blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
A short right from Nascimento.
Nascimento lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
Cranial has a couple of punches blocked by Nascimento.
Nascimento tries to throw a body punch but Cranial avoids it by throwing Nascimento back against the ropes.
Nascimento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nascimento.
Cranial misses with some punches.
Nascimento is leaning against Cranial and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nascimento lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nascimento gets through Cranial's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nascimento lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
Nascimento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cranial takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nascimento lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nascimento steps in with a hook that catches Cranial right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nascimento follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Cranial looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flavio Nascimento!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Great Cornholio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornholio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cornholio MegaMix. Taisumov has chosen My World- Kid Cudi as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
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159 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Great Cornholio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslan Taisumov!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornholio tries to clinch but Taisumov moves out of range.
Taisumov misses with a series of wild punches.
Taisumov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cornholio is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Taisumov swings for the body but Cornholio moves out of range.
Taisumov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cornholio counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taisumov.
Taisumov avoiding damage as Cornholio throws knees to the body.
Taisumov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornholio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taisumov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cornholio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taisumov.
Cornholio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taisumov.
Cornholio scores a nice knee to the body.
Cornholio prevents Taisumov from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cornholio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cornholio tries to score a body lock takedown but Taisumov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cornholio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taisumov avoids it.
Taisumov is trying to push Cornholio away but Cornholio has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cornholio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taisumov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio lands an elbow inside.
Taisumov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taisumov wants to break free but Cornholio has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taisumov.
Cornholio misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Cornholio.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cornholio obliges.
Taisumov wants to get back to striking at distance but Cornholio won't allow it.
Cornholio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taisumov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cornholio lands a right hand.
Cornholio has a couple of punches blocked by Taisumov.
Cornholio breaks from the clinch.
Cornholio lands a head kick!
Cornholio swings for the body but Taisumov moves out of range.
Taisumov throws a counter combo.
Taisumov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taisumov!
Taisumov stuffs the takedown attempt from Cornholio. Cornholio gets slowly back to his feet.
Taisumov throws a counter combo.
Cornholio seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cornholio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cornholio shoots in but Taisumov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cornholio - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taisumov throws an off balance right hand
and Cornholio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taisumov thinking.
Cornholio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cornholio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Taisumov counters with a left and a right that stings Cornholio.
Cornholio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cornholio throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Cornholio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cornholio dodges the punch combination from Taisumov.
Sloppy strikes from Cornholio. Those never looked like landing.
Cornholio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taisumov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taisumov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Great Cornholio has been cut.
Great Cornholio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cornholio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taisumov manages to avoid it.
Cornholio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taisumov can do to turn this around?
Cornholio scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornholio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taisumov defends it nicely.
Cornholio lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornholio tries a head kick but it misses.
Taisumov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cornholio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cornholio throws a head kick that misses
and Cornholio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cornholio dives in for a single leg takedown but Taisumov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Cornholio doesn't manage to clinch there - Taisumov circles away.
Taisumov throws a counter combo.
Taisumov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taisumov misses with a two punch combination.
Cornholio throws a head kick but Taisumov moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Taisumov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taisumov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aslan Taisumov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Taisumov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cornholio throws a nice head kick!
Cornholio throws a sloppy head kick and Taisumov moves out of range easily.
Cornholio misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Taisumov does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cornholio.
Cornholio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taisumov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taisumov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cornholio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cornholio misses with a takedown attempt - Taisumov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taisumov counters with a left and a right that stings Cornholio.
Taisumov keeps the fight on the outside.
Taisumov throws a series of punches but Cornholio avoids them all with ease.
Cornholio tries a head kick but it misses.
Cornholio lands with a right hand.
Taisumov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cornholio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taisumov but Taisumov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taisumov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cornholio circles away quickly and effectively.
Cornholio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cornholio fails with the takedown.
Taisumov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cornholio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taisumov unleashes a big counter combination but Cornholio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cornholio cracks a nice hook into Taisumov's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taisumov tries to bum rush Cornholio with a series of wild strikes but Cornholio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taisumov misses with a double jab.
Aslan Taisumov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cornholio takes a swing at Taisumov's ribcage but misses.
Taisumov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aslan Taisumov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Great Cornholio's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cornholio swinging wildly here.
Cornholio misses with a body punch
and Taisumov counters with a three punch combo that has Cornholio backing up. Cornholio nods at Taisumov to acknowledge the strikes.
Cornholio closes the distance and clinches up with Taisumov, looking for a takedown. Cornholio pushes Taisumov against the ropes but Taisumov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taisumov unleashes a big counter combination but Cornholio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cornholio shoots for a double leg takedown but Taisumov sprawls well. He's pushed Cornholio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cornholio misses with a double jab.
Taisumov misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taisumov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cornholio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taisumov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taisumov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cornholio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cornholio looks for the body kick but Taisumov saw that one coming.
Taisumov lands with a nice combination. Cornholio backs away looking to recover.
Taisumov keeps the fight on the outside.
Cornholio just misses with a punch to the body.
Cornholio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cornholio misses with a hook
and Taisumov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taisumov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cornholio clinches with his opponent.
Taisumov blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cornholio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taisumovs head.
Cornholio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cornholio keeps control of Taisumov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cornholio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Taisumov to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cornholio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cornholio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taisumov just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Taisumov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taisumov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cornholio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio closes the distance and clinches.
Taisumov blocking some punches.
Cornholio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taisumov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taisumov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taisumov misses with a series of wild punches.
Cornholio cracks Taisumov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cornholio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cornholio takes a swing at Taisumov's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio lands with a good body shot.
Cornholio throws a head kick but Taisumov moves out of range.
Taisumov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cornholio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taisumov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Taisumov scores with a four punch combination!
Cornholio misses with a body shot
and Taisumov counters with a three punch combo that has Cornholio backing up. Cornholio nods at Taisumov to acknowledge the strikes.
Cornholio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taisumov blocks a head kick by Cornholio.
Cornholio misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Taisumov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cornholio scores with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aslan Taisumov.
I think Taisumov 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aslan Taisumov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Aslan Taisumov waved his t-shirt featuring Machiavelli Boutique's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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22
166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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29
160 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brendan Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Duff.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duff throws a head kick that half lands.
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It appears Duff was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hardy throws a lazy uppercut
and Duff counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Hardy finds it's way through Duff's defenses.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duff.
Duff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hardy.
Duff throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hardy avoids it.
Duff blocks a low kick nicely.
Vince Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Duff's head but Duff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Duff is just out of range.
Duff throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hardy avoids it.
Duff throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duff with a body shot.
Duff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Duff staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Duff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy dives in and grabs Duff's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duff pushes down on Hardy's head and hops out.
A big left from Hardy misses.
We've been told by Duff's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Duff circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duff moves away.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Duff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duff throws a big counter combination but Hardy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hardy avoids a kick to the body.
Hardy throws a poor cross that misses
and Duff counters with a good low kick that Hardy was not able to check.
Duff clobbers Hardy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Duff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Duff lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duff slips under a jab.
Duff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice side step and Hardy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Duff just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Duff takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duff slips a jab from Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duff appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duff counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy throws an off balance right hand
and Duff makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duff throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hardy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Duff counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardy's knee momentarily.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Duff.
Hardy misses with a hook
and Duff counters with a nice uppercut.
Duff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Duff tries to bum rush Hardy with a series of wild strikes but Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Duff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy moves out of range as Duff strikes.
Hardy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Duff ducks down to avoid it.
Duff throws a big counter combination but Hardy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duff.
Hardy rushes Duff and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hardy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hardy throws a strike but Duff rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duff stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Duff.
Duff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Duff dominated that round.
That's time! Duff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Duff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duff ducks right into an uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duff.
Hardy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duff's waist but Duff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hardy off to one side.
Duff is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Duff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
It looked like Duff was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Duff connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice sprawl there from Duff as Hardy shoots in.
Hardy pushes Duff up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Duff.
Duff is looking to control Hardy's arms but Hardy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duff has his back to the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Duff throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duff backwards.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duff has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hardy after a bit of a struggle.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy lands a shot to the body.
Duff looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy is working Duff over against the ropes.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Duff's head.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Duff.
Hardy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Duff.
Duff looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendan Duff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Duff.
Hardy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duff's efforts to push away.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duff's elbow.
Vince Hardy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duff backwards.
A short right from Hardy on the inside.
Duff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Brendan Duff is winning the standup battle so far.
Duff lands a head kick!
Hardy moves forwards but Duff connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardy scores with a jab to the head.
Duff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Duff.
It seemed like Hardy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardy lands with a cross.
Hardy misses the body punch
and Duff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brendan Duff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duff moves away.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duff sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hardy somewhat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hardy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Duff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Duff.
Duff misses with a knee to the head.
Duff goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hardy prevents it.
Duff blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Duff tries to stall but Hardy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Duff has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hardy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duff throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Duff 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.
Hardy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Duff's guard. Nice work there by Hardy.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Hardy 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hardy throws a body punch but Duff moves out of range.
Hardy misses with a hook. Duff ducked under it nicely.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Duff moved out of range nicely.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duff.
Hardy lunges at Duff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duff's hand.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
and Duff counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardy thinking.
Duff misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Duff misses.
Duff misses with a shot to the body
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy misses with a body punch
and Duff counters with an inside leg kick.
Duff tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duff counters with a solid body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Duff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy takes a swing at Duff's ribcage but misses.
Duff looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Duff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Duff does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hardy swings widly with a right hand
enabling Duff to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duff blocks a jab.
Hardy throws a hook but Duff avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardy throws a lazy uppercut
and Duff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Duff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy throws a hook but Duff blocks it.
A left lands for Duff.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duff avoids it really well and circles away.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches up with Duff, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes Duff against the ropes but Duff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duff.
Duff throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff misses with a kick to the body.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duff.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duff moves away.
Hardy takes one on the button.
Hardy works over Duff's head and body with a nice combination.
Duff throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Duff getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Duff.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Duff moves away and avoids it.
Duff scores with a kick to the body.
Hardy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Duff was covering up waiting for the punch and Hardy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Duff is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Duff makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Duff from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Duff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Duff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Duff!
Vince Hardy was interviewed post fight and said 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Metsa Aff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Zarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Metsa Aff has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Metsa Aff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Zarco!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zarco scores with a hook to the body. Aff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aff rushes Zarco and presses him up against the ropes.
Zarco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aff's elbow.
Aff looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Aff.
Aff avoiding damage as Zarco throws knees to the body.
Zarco blocks a body shot from Aff.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zarco.
Zarco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zarco blocks a body shot from Aff.
Zarco cracks Aff with a nice body shot.
Zarco working Aff over with knees to the body.
Zarco is working Aff over against the ropes.
Aff is trying to stall.
Zarco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aff misses with a punch to the body.
Aff can't find room to land a body shot as Zarco controls the action.
Aff misses with some punches.
Zarco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zarco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aff is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zarco scores a nice knee to the body.
Aff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zarco blocks a body shot from Aff.
Zarco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aff tries to throw a body punch but Zarco avoids it by throwing Aff back against the ropes.
Zarco misses with a body punch.
Zarco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Aff.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zarco as Aff tries to tie him up.
Zarco scores with a hook to the body.
Zarco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aff in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zarco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aff tries to stall but Zarco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aff tries to work over Zarco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Aff.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zarco missing with knees to the body.
Aff can't find room to land a body shot as Zarco controls the action.
A short uppercut from Zarco.
Zarco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aff is defending well for now.
Zarco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aff taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zarco is leaning against Aff and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aff is breathing heavily.
Aff throws a punch but it's blocked by Zarco.
Aff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zarco avoids it.
Zarco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zarco is leaning against Aff and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aff scores with a hook to the body.
Zarco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zarco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aff in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zarco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Metsa Aff has been cut.
Aff working aggressively here.
Zarco connects with a knee to the head.
Aff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zarco scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Zarco.
Zarco lands a good knee to the midsection. Aff won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zarco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zarco.
A hook to the body from Zarco.
Zarco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zarco's coach down at Highland Brawl Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zarco's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zarco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Zarco - that landed with a thud.
Zarco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Zarco.
Aff takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zarco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aff backwards.
Zarco lands with a left to the head.
Aff is rocked!
Zarco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Zarco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Metsa Aff'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.
Aff on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zarco connects with a looping right hand.
Aff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zarco. Zarco obviously looking to wear him down.
Zarco scores with a leg kick.
Zarco lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Aff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Aff misses.
Zarco looks to throw a body kick
and Zarco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aff seems to have got his legs back now.
Antonio Zarco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zarco slips a straight right by Aff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zarco connects with the punch.
Zarco scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle, before Zarco throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Aff's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Zarco lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Antonio Zarco!
Antonio Zarco bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoover comes into the arena with Godsmack - I Stand Alone blaring out of the sound system. Poe has chosen How it is done as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cameron Poe was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominic Hoover!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cameron Poe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoover throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoover misses with the body kick
and Poe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poe tries to score with a low kick but Hoover moves his leg out of the way.
Poe lands a jab.
Hoover catches Poe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Poe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poe misses with a hook.
Poe looks for the body kick but Hoover saw that one coming.
Poe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoover sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Poe looks to move away, Hoover throws a big counter combo but Poe just gets out of the way.
Hoover ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoover drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poe is trying to get back to half guard.
Poe is not content to let Hoover control the position.
Poe wants to control but Hoover postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover is looking to take a break and control but Poe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoover fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hoover sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Poe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Poe is not content to let Hoover control the position.
Hoover tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hoover has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hoover creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Poe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hoover trying to control the position but Poe is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe sneaks back into half guard.
Hoover missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoover is pressing down on Poe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Poe is holding on for now.
Hoover wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poe keeps working.
Hoover 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.
Hoover tries to pass the half guard into mount. Poe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Poe preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hoover thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Poe wants to improve his position but Hoover is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Poe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hoover.
Hoover is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hoover is trying to control. Poe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hoover looks to land a strike but Poe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Poe can't keep his opponent in guard - Hoover advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hoover is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoover seems to be looking for submissions.
Hoover seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Poe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hoover wants to pass to mount but Poe is defending the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Poe is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hoover sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Poe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoover.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoover wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poe keeps working.
Poe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hoover.
Hoover controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Hoover dominated that round.
That's time! Hoover's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Poe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poe can do to turn this around?
Hoover steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Hoover throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoover throws a body kick that misses.
Poe catches Hoover with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Poe throws a leg kick but Hoover sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Hoover there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hoover is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoover closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hoover lands in his opponent's guard.
Hoover might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Poe trying to control the position here.
Hoover with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoover is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Poe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Poe has escaped and now he's on top!
Hoover tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover working a defensive guard but Poe passes into half guard.
Poe is looking to take a break and control but Hoover is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like Poe is going to stand back up.
Hoover tries to roll over but Poe keeps him under control.
Poe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hoover tries to kick Poe off but Poe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hoover wants to control but Poe is keeping busy.
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.
Hoover looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hoover is looking to improve his position.
Hoover is working hard here to advance position.
Hoover trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Poe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hoover is looking to improve his position.
Hoover is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cameron Poe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poe misses with a straight left.
Poe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoover appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hoover throws a one two combo.
Hoover fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoover misses with a double jab
and Poe counters with a leg kick.
Hoover ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoover throws a body punch but Poe moves out of range.
Poe cracks Hoover with a good jab.
Hoover is looking to wear down Poe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoover lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoover was well out of range. Poor timing from Poe.
Hoover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poe.
Hoover appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hoover scores with a takedown into Poe's guard.
Hoover working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hoover stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poe is trying to control the position but Hoover postures up.
Poe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoover trying to control the position from guard on top but Poe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoover engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Poe looking to control.
Hoover wants to control from the top but Poe keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Hoover dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Poe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoover staying out of range there.
Hoover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poe was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoover.
Hoover has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hoover there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hoover throws a right hand that Poe ducks under and follows up with a left that Poe also avoids with ease.
Poe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoover drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoover takes one on the button.
Hoover fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoover closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoover passes to side control.
Poe is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe is not content to let Hoover control the position.
The strikes coming from Hoover are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hoover wants to control but Poe is keeping him busy.
Hoover staying calm.
Poe can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Hoover is staying tight to Poe's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hoover advances to full mount.
Poe is working to get back to half guard.
Poe tries to hold on but Hoover pushes him away.
Poe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hoover landing shots from mount.
Poe tries to hold on but Hoover postures up.
Hoover is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover is looking to work his way around to Poe's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Hoover is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Poe has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dominic Hoover overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hoover wants to control the pace but Poe is squirming around nicely.
Hoover pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Poe tries to hold on but Hoover pushes him away.
Hoover wants to control the pace but Poe is squirming around nicely.
Hoover goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Poe turns into him and now he's in Hoover's guard.
Hoover is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoover looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Poe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hoover 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.
Poe stays in close to Hoover's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoover trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Hoover clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Poe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoover lands a jab to Poe's midsection.
Hoover shoots for a takedown but Poe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hoover misses with a combination
and Poe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poe throws a body punch but Hoover moves out of range.
Poe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Poe throws a shot from downtown. Hoover moves away and avoids it.
Poe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominic Hoover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poe lands a nice shot to the body.
Dominic Hoover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Hoover scores with a four punch combination!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoover. That's going to slow Poe down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoover misses with a double jab
and Poe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoover misses with a head kick.
Hoover misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Poe counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover checks a low kick from Poe.
Poe avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Hoover.
Poe looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoover is just out of range.
Hoover throws a head kick but Poe moves out of range.
Hoover listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Poe blocks a head kick by Hoover.
Hoover shoots in but no luck this time.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Poe swings for the body but Hoover moves out of range.
Poe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoover ducks under a wild hook from Poe.
A jab lands there for Hoover.
Poe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cameron Poe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoover slips under a jab.
Poe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hoover misses with a double jab.
Poe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe delivers a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoover blocks a jab.
Poe moves out of range as Hoover throws a body kick.
Poe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poe scores with a nice strike.
Hoover thuds a left hand into Poe's body.
Poe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoover on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hoover tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poe takes a swing at Hoover's ribcage but misses.
Poe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab from Poe misses.
Hoover misses with a looping right.
Hoover connects with a body shot that sends Poe's belly button to the back.
Hoover slips under a jab from Poe.
Poe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hoover looks to score with a jab to the body but Poe is just out of range.
Hoover backing away here, and Poe unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Poe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoover.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Hoover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe misses with an uppercut. Hoover saw that one coming.
Hoover fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Poe.
Hoover throws a series of punches but Poe moves out of range.
Poe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Poe.
Hoover shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Poe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoover throws a sloppy head kick
and Poe counters with a stiff right hand.
Poe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoover's hands.
No luck for Hoover with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoover misses with a hook.
Hoover defending well as Poe loads up on a big left hand.
Poe is looking to slow Hoover down with leg kicks.
Hoover throws a head kick that Poe semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poe throws a shot from downtown. Hoover moves away and avoids it.
Poe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hoover stopping the sweep attempt from Poe.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoover accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hoover wants to control from the top but Poe keeps moving.
Poe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Poe dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Poe connects with a leg kick. Hoover looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoover throws a nice looking combination but Poe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poe staying out of range there.
Hoover bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poe misses with a wild combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hoover!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoover.
Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoover manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoover gets a takedown into half guard.
Poe wants to get back to full guard.
Hoover wants to control but Poe is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe gets back to full guard.
Hoover loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoover controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hoover trying to control but Poe is working from the bottom.
Poe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poe keeping moving, preventing Hoover from controlling successfully.
Hoover stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dominic Hoover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poe is trying to keep Hoover in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Poe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoover throws a nice head kick!
Hoover swinging wildly here.
Hoover lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Poe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Poe throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoover.
Hoover takes a swing at Poe's ribcage but misses.
Hoover tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hoover is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poe throws out a powerful jab.
Hoover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poe was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoover.
Hoover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poe is looking to land body kicks.
Hoover steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Hoover drops down looking for a counter takedown but Poe sprawls and moves away.
Hoover throws a hook but Poe blocks it.
Poe slips a straight right by Hoover.
Hoover throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poe counters with a low kick, right behind Hoover 's knee.
Poe leaves Hoover with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoover.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Hoover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoover tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoover steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Hoover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poe misses with a looping left.
Cameron Poe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoover avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoover throws a chopping leg kick but Poe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hoover throws a nice looking combination but Poe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poe unleashes a big counter combination but Hoover bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Poe misses.
Hoover takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Poe missing with a left hand there. Hoover was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Poe misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poe misses with a low kick.
Hoover goes for a double leg but Poe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Poe continues to drive forward.
Poe throws a hook to the side of Hoover's head but Hoover sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poe throws a body punch but Hoover moves out of range.
Hoover keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hoover throws a head kick but Poe moves out of range.
Poe avoids the body shot from Hoover.
Poe lands with a right hand.
Poe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poe stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cameron Poe.
I think Hoover has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Hoover!
Dominic Hoover is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Dominic Hoover started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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