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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck StoRnsur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West's entrance music is Cee Lo Green - F-bomb. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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188 cm
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck StoRnsur!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
StoRnsur misses with a few strikes there.
StoRnsur misses with a double jab.
StoRnsur looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
StoRnsur misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for StoRnsur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
West dodges the punch combination from StoRnsur.
StoRnsur throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease.
West slips a jab and a cross from StoRnsur.
StoRnsur misses with a series of wild punches.
West shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. StoRnsur is trying to defend but West finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
West takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
West scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
West looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks StoRnsur with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
West scoring with strikes to the body and head.
West working StoRnsur over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. West connects with a nice short shot to StoRnsur's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
StoRnsur really wants to buck West off and get back to his feet.
West lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
West has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of StoRnsur's face.
West working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by West.
StoRnsur is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
StoRnsur looks gassed!
West lands with some vicious ground and pound - can StoRnsur hang on?
West landing strikes from the mount.
West is in the full mount, landing strikes.
West with shots to the head and body - StoRnsur looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by West.
StoRnsur wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West lands with some strikes.
West landing shots from mount.
StoRnsur really wants to buck West off and get back to his feet.
West with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
StoRnsur wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
West landing strikes from the mount and StoRnsur is in trouble!
West working StoRnsur over with strikes here.
West cracks StoRnsur with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
West working the ground and pound effectively.
You get the feeling that StoRnsur really doesn't like being in this position too much.
West landing strikes from the mount.
West is landing with some decent strikes but StoRnsur is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
West fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
You get the feeling that StoRnsur really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StoRnsur is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
West is in the full mount, landing strikes.
West connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
West punishing his opponent with strikes.
West looking to finish with strikes here!
West landing strikes, looking to finish!
West putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
StoRnsur wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
West has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of StoRnsur's face.
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.
West looking to finish StoRnsur with some ground and pound. This is bad for StoRnsur!
West landing strikes, looking to finish!
StoRnsur really wants to buck West off and get back to his feet.
West has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of StoRnsur's face.
The referee warns StoRnsur that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
StoRnsur really wants to buck West off and get back to his feet.
West knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for StoRnsur on the ground.
West pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by West.
West landing strikes from the mount.
StoRnsur is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
West really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
West raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert West dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
StoRnsur looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
StoRnsur misses with a double jab.
StoRnsur throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
West lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
West shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than West was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
StoRnsur in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
StoRnsur is bucking up trying to escape but West cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
West with the ground and pound from mount.
West landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
StoRnsur is trying to stand up.
West is landing with some decent strikes but StoRnsur is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
StoRnsur is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West dominating with strikes here.
StoRnsur is bucking up trying to escape but West cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
StoRnsur takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
West scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns StoRnsur that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
West scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish StoRnsur?
West lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
StoRnsur is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, West cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
West lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
West looking to finish StoRnsur with some ground and pound. This is bad for StoRnsur!
West lands a big elbow.
West scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
West landing strikes from the mount.
StoRnsur is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
West working StoRnsur over with strikes here.
West landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns StoRnsur that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
West putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
West lands a heavy elbow.
West dominating with strikes here.
StoRnsur is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
West raining down shots from the mount!
StoRnsur is trying to stand up.
West lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
West in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
West working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Robert West overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West is in the full mount, landing strikes.
West lands a nice shot to the head.
StoRnsur really wants to buck West off and get back to his feet.
West with shots to the head and body - StoRnsur looks very uncomfortable down there.
StoRnsur is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
West is landing with some decent strikes but StoRnsur is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
StoRnsur is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
West putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
StoRnsur is trying to stand up.
A nice elbow there by West.
StoRnsur squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
West scoring with strikes but StoRnsur is staying in there.
StoRnsur really wants to buck West off and get back to his feet.
West lands with some strikes.
You get the feeling that StoRnsur really doesn't like being in this position too much.
West lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
West lands a big shot there that rocks StoRnsur but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
West with the ground and pound from mount.
West looking to finish StoRnsur with some ground and pound. This is bad for StoRnsur!
West landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
StoRnsur wants to get back to his feet.
West lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert West dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
StoRnsur misses with a combination
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
StoRnsur throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
StoRnsur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and West counters with a shoot takedown. StoRnsur fights it but they end up in guard.
West scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
StoRnsur wants to stand up but West is controlling him.
West lands a couple of decent looking shots.
West postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
West wants to pass the guard but StoRnsur is keeping the position.
West connects with a couple of short punches.
StoRnsur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
West rushes StoRnsur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
StoRnsur wants to get back to striking at distance but West won't allow it.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
StoRnsur throws a combination that misses
and West counters with a nice double leg into side control. StoRnsur won't be happy with that.
West working the body and head with strikes.
StoRnsur is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, West asserts his dominance and retains side control.
West working the body and head with strikes.
StoRnsur taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
StoRnsur throws a left and a right that both miss
and West counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by West.
West with a nice head shot there.
StoRnsur is looking to stand up but West isn't so interested in that idea.
West scoring with some ground and pound.
StoRnsur is looking to stand up but West isn't so interested in that idea.
West pushing down on StoRnsur's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
West working the head and body with strikes.
StoRnsur has hold of West's hands but West slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
StoRnsur has hold of West's hands but West slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StoRnsur is looking to escape.
West slips a nice elbow through StoRnsur's hands, connecting with StoRnsur's forehead.
StoRnsur is looking to escape.
West is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
StoRnsur is trying to stand up here but West is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
StoRnsur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and West counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
StoRnsur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
West works over StoRnsur with some ground and pound from guard.
Chuck StoRnsur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West connects with a couple of short punches.
StoRnsur looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
StoRnsur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. West is aware though and is defending well.
West is working StoRnsur over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
StoRnsur has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but West can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
West content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
West lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
StoRnsur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
West makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
West stops StoRnsur from standing up.
StoRnsur has his foot on West's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. West works his way back into a safe position though.
StoRnsur trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells West's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
West cracks StoRnsur with a solid left hand.
StoRnsur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. West is aware though and is defending well.
Robert West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well West has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert West!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harding has chosen Hit 'em Up as his entrance music. Doug Harding has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 Hilo, Jake Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Doug Harding!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Wright blocks the leg kick.
Harding is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wright checks a low kick from Harding.
Wright closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright throwing shots but Harding is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Wright there.
Harding is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wright working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harding is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harding really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wright lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wright passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harding is in a horrible position here. Wright smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wright has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harding's face.
Harding working to try and regain half guard.
Harding is in a horrible position here. Wright smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wright lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wright is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harding is in a horrible position here. Wright smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to control but Harding wriggling away.
Wright lands a big elbow.
Harding taking shots to the head.
Wright pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wright looking to finish Harding with some ground and pound. This is bad for Harding!
Wright lands a big elbow.
Wright wants to control the pace but Harding is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wright landing strikes from the mount and Harding is in trouble!
Harding keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wright lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands with some strikes.
Harding is desperately trying to improve his position but Wright has a good base and remains in mount.
Wright trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wright 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.
Wright is landing with some decent strikes but Harding is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Harding looks gassed!
Wright breaks from Harding's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wright in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wright landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wright is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Harding can't escape the position.
Wright with good strikes from the mount here!
Wright is landing with some decent strikes but Harding is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright scoring with strikes but Harding is staying in there.
BOOM! Wright connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wright takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wright in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wright with shots to the head and body - Harding looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wright cracks Harding with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wright is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harding can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harding in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harding is in a horrible position here. Wright smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wright landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Wright dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harding with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wright postures up and lands a big shot to Harding's brow.
Wright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harding wants to sweep here but Wright controlling him for the moment.
Wright pushing down on Harding's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wright lands with a punch from half guard.
Jake Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harding keeps working.
Wright is thwarting Harding's attempts to control the position.
Wright scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright working over Harding with some ground and pound. Harding looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harding is breathing heavily.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harding keeps working.
Wright working over Harding with some ground and pound. Harding looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wright lands with a punch from half guard.
Harding on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wright seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wright looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wright drops an elbow to the side of Harding's head.
Wright winds up and cracks Harding with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wright is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wright lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harding has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wright is working away from the top position though.
Wright winds up and cracks Harding with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wright working the head and body with strikes.
Wright trying to control the action but Harding is working from the bottom.
Wright scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wright 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.
Harding is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wright lands a nice short elbow.
Wright slips a nice elbow through Harding's hands, connecting with Harding's forehead.
Wright landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wright lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wright lands a nice short elbow.
Wright works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Harding that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wright landing strikes from the mount and Harding is in trouble!
Wright scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harding?
Harding working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Wright.
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!
Wright lands a heavy elbow.
Wright lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wright raining down shots from the mount!
Wright punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harding can do to turn this around?
Wright fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright unloading with bombs!
Harding takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wright is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harding can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Wright dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wright closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wright lands in his opponent's guard.
Wright distracts Harding with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harding looking to control.
Wright postures up and lands a big shot to Harding's brow.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Harding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harding takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wright postures up and lands a big shot to Harding's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wright's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wright scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wright passes Harding's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright winds up and cracks Harding with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harding is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wright winds up and cracks Harding with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wright is nestled in close to Harding, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wright is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wright looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wright looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harding with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wright seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wright has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wright scoring with strikes but Harding is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright landing strikes from the mount.
Wright landing punches.
Wright with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright breaks from Harding's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wright lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harding is desperately trying to improve his position but Wright has a good base and remains in mount.
Wright lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Harding hang on?
Wright unloading with bombs!
Wright dominating with strikes here.
Harding tries to hold on but Wright postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wright with good strikes from the mount here!
Wright fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Wright.
Wright breaks from Harding's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wright landing strikes from the mount and Harding is in trouble!
Harding takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wright dominating with strikes here.
Wright with shots to the head and body - Harding looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wright lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wright landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
Wright scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harding?
Wright in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wright controlling from the full mount.
Wright raining down shots from the mount!
Wright landing shots from mount.
Jake Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright controlling his opponent.
Doug Harding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wright, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Wright!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kris Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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187 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kris Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Maia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maia at a distance.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
Young wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Young wants it to stay on the feet.
Maia tries to move into range but Young moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Young displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maia.
Young thuds his right hand into Maia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maia doesn't seem bothered though.
Young displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young lands a slapping body shot.
Young swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Young connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maia fails with the takedown.
Kris Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Maia.
Maia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maia is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia leaves his chin hanging out and Young seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Maia crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kris Young!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaimana Kahana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SKY MANA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahana's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hawai'i 78. MANA has chosen satisfy my soul as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaimana Kahana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, SKY MANA!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - MANA looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kahana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MANA.
MANA misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
MANA on the wrong end of a nice hook.
MANA is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kahana sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to de liver by Kahana. Beautiful body shot.
Kahana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MANA.
Kahana lands with a right hand.
MANA will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kaimana Kahana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of SKY MANA.
Kahana throws a nice looking combination but MANA bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
SKY MANA seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MANA doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kahana drops MANA with a beautiful combination! MANA stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kahana is looking for the KO!
It looks like SKY MANA has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahana scores with a decent looking hook.
MANA is rocked!
Kahana lands with a big left! MANA is wobbled badly! Kahana comes in with a flurry of punches and drops MANA to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kaimana Kahana!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between NESTA MARLEY (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrisi Kay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think MARLEY might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Twinkle Brothers - Never Get Burn. Chrisi Kay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, NESTA MARLEY!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrisi Kay!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MARLEY swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kay dodges the punch combination from MARLEY.
Kay closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. MARLEY did well to prevent Kay getting side control.
Kay scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kay is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. MARLEY doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kay.
Kay winds up and cracks MARLEY with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kay moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from MARLEY.
Kay wants to lay and pray for a moment but MARLEY keeps working.
MARLEY tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kay decides to stand back up.
NESTA MARLEY seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for MARLEY, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. MARLEY was covering up waiting for the punch and Kay finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kay advances position into side control!
MARLEY is not content to let Kay control the position.
MARLEY is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
MARLEY is working hard here to advance position.
Kay controls the position.
MARLEY is looking for a sweep.
Kay is chipping away with strikes.
Kay working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
MARLEY is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay landing strikes.
Kay lands a decent elbow from side control.
MARLEY manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kay's best efforts.
Kay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, MARLEY has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kay frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
MARLEY working to try and regain half guard.
MARLEY sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
MARLEY actively working from the bottom here.
Kay is looking for a kimura but MARLEY is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kay to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MARLEY blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kay.
MARLEY is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kay pulls his head out easily.
MARLEY looking for submissions off his back.
MARLEY is breathing heavily.
MARLEY is not content to let Kay control the position.
Kay seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
MARLEY actively working from the bottom here.
MARLEY is staying active underneath Kay, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kay seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kay lands strikes from half guard.
Kay perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
MARLEY is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kay pulls his head out easily.
Kay takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
MARLEY is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kay's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kay's back!
Kay is trying to stand back up.
Kay turns into MARLEY and is now in his guard.
Kay wants to control from the top but MARLEY keeps moving.
MARLEY is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kay working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chrisi Kay dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
MARLEY throws a right and a left that Kay avoids nicely.
Kay stuns MARLEY with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kay dodges the punch combination from MARLEY.
Kay gets the takedown into side control.
Kay scoring with punches and elbows.
Kay looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
MARLEY is looking for a sweep.
MARLEY is not content to let Kay control the position.
Kay working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kay trying to control the action but MARLEY is working from the bottom.
Kay in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chrisi Kay has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay tries for a kimura but MARLEY is defending well.
Kay is breathing heavily.
MARLEY is looking to regain half guard here but Kay keeps moving and retains side control.
Kay trying to control the position but MARLEY is working away.
Kay is working to tighten is grip on MARLEY's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. MARLEY has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kay is really squeezing tight and eventually MARLEY passes out! Kay breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chrisi Kay!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between chris stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lam Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, chris stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lam Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
stevens avoids the head kick by Nguyen.
Good exchange - stevens coming out on top.
stevens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nguyen on the side of the head.
stevens lands a right hook to the body.
Nguyen misses with the combination.
stevens displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Lam Nguyen has been cut.
stevens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nguyen but Nguyen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nguyen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
stevens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
stevens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
stevens managing to block the knees to the body from Nguyen.
stevens tries to score a body lock takedown but Nguyen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nguyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
stevens misses with a double jab.
stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nguyen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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 head kick misses from Nguyen.
Nguyen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
stevens is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a head kick but stevens moves out of range.
Nguyen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like chris stevens has been cut.
stevens tries to clinch there but Nguyen circles away.
A left and a right from stevens both land. Nice combination.
Nguyen lands a big head kick that sends stevens tumbling to the mat! Nguyen takes a step backwards and waves stevens back to his feet - he wants the finish!
stevens is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
stevens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh stevens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nguyen seems to be stalking stevens here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! stevens drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lam Nguyen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micky Mchugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski's entrance music is Onward to Victory. A fine choice. Andrei Arlovski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrei Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Micky Mchugh!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mchugh clinches up with Arlovski and pushes him back against the cage.
Arlovski wants to break free but Mchugh has control.
Arlovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Mchugh won't allow it.
Mchugh breaks the clinch.
Arlovski tries to bum rush Mchugh with a series of wild strikes but Mchugh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arlovski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mchugh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arlovski as he avoids it easily.
Mchugh takes a swing at Arlovski's ribcage but misses.
Arlovski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mchugh.
Mchugh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arlovski fails to land with a series of punches.
Arlovski tries to bum rush Mchugh with a series of wild strikes but Mchugh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arlovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mchugh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andrei Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arlovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovski misses with a two punch combination.
Arlovski looks to land a combination but Mchugh avoids it well.
A punch combination from Arlovski misses.
Mchugh misses with a looping right.
Mchugh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mchugh circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a combination. Mchugh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mchugh misses with a body kick.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arlovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arlovski misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Arlovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlovski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Arlovski scores with a one two! Mchugh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
Mchugh dodges the punch combination from Arlovski.
Arlovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arlovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Mchugh avoids them all with ease.
Arlovski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mchugh dodges the punch combination from Arlovski.
Arlovski misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mchugh circles away quickly and effectively.
Arlovski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arlovski blocks a head kick by Mchugh.
Mchugh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arlovski.
Arlovski misses with a series of wild punches.
Arlovski swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arlovski.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mchugh circles away quickly and effectively.
Arlovski looks to land a combination but Mchugh avoids it well.
Arlovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mchugh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mchugh moves into the clinch.
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mchugh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrei Arlovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mchugh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mchugh slips a jab and a cross from Arlovski.
Arlovski misses with a few strikes there.
Mchugh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arlovski.
Arlovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arlovski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mchugh looks gassed!
Arlovski wants to stand and escape but Mchugh is having none of it.
Arlovski pushes Mchugh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
Arlovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Arlovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mchugh dodges the punch combination from Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mchugh.
A punch combination from Arlovski misses.
Arlovski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mchugh.
Arlovski misses with a double jab.
Arlovski throws a right hand that Mchugh ducks under and follows up with a left that Mchugh also avoids with ease.
Mchugh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arlovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mchugh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arlovski tries to break free but Mchugh pushes him back against the cage.
Arlovski is looking to break free of the clinch but Mchugh has double underhooks.
Mchugh lands an elbow just above Arlovski 's eye.
It looks like Andrei Arlovski has been cut.
Mchugh prevents Arlovski from breaking the clinch.
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Arlovski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Arlovski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mchugh gets a clinch.
Mchugh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrei Arlovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arlovski throws a nice looking combination but Mchugh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arlovski misses with the combination.
Arlovski swinging wildly here.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mchugh circles away quickly and effectively.
Arlovski looks to land a combination but Mchugh avoids it well.
Mchugh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Mchugh is controlling him.
Mchugh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arlovski's efforts to push away.
Mchugh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arlovski's efforts to push away.
Mchugh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arlovski lands a jab-cross combination.
Arlovski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mchugh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
Mchugh misses with a looping left.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mchugh circles away quickly and effectively.
Mchugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Arlovski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arlovski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arlovski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Arlovski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arlovski looks to land a combination but Mchugh avoids it well.
Arlovski looks to land a combination but Mchugh avoids it well.
Arlovski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arlovski misses with a double jab.
Mchugh clinches.
Mchugh manages to pull guard.
Mchugh pushes Arlovski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mchugh dodges the punch combination from Arlovski.
Mchugh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arlovski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arlovski looks to land a combination but Mchugh avoids it well.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mchugh circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Arlovski misses.
Arlovski misses with a wild combination.
Arlovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mchugh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that Mchugh avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mchugh.
Arlovski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Arlovski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mchugh dodges the punch combination from Arlovski.
Arlovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mchugh.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Mchugh avoids them all with ease.
Arlovski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mchugh counters with a takedown into side control.
Mchugh is breathing heavily.
Mchugh working the body and head with strikes.
Arlovski is trying to get back to his feet.
Mchugh lands some shots froms side control.
Arlovski wants to get back to his feet.
Mchugh stands up and beckons Arlovski to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski stuffs the takedown attempt from Mchugh. Mchugh gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mchugh.
Arlovski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mchugh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arlovski manages to avoid it.
Arlovski works over Mchugh's head and body with a nice combination.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Mchugh moves out of range.
Arlovski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mchugh counters by clinching up.
Mchugh manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Arlovski does no damage.
Mchugh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arlovski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micky Mchugh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrei Arlovski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Arlovski tries to bum rush Mchugh with a series of wild strikes but Mchugh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mchugh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arlovski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mchugh.
Arlovski misses with a double jab.
Arlovski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch combination from Arlovski misses.
Mchugh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arlovski misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mchugh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mchugh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arlovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Arlovski misses.
Arlovski throws a nice looking combination but Mchugh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arlovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mchugh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Arlovski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski wants to get back to his feet but Mchugh drags him back down.
Mchugh in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mchugh wants to control but Arlovski is keeping him busy.
Mchugh prevents Arlovski from escaping the position.
Mchugh working the head and body with strikes.
Mchugh prevents Arlovski from escaping the position.
Mchugh landing a few strikes.
Mchugh stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mchugh counters with a nice body kick.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that Mchugh avoids nicely.
Arlovski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mchugh.
Arlovski moves out of range as Mchugh strikes.
Arlovski misses with a series of wild punches.
Arlovski throws a combination that misses
and Mchugh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arlovski won't be happy with that.
Mchugh scoring with punches and elbows.
Arlovski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mchugh has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mchugh decides to stand back up.
Arlovski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mchugh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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!
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch but Mchugh keeps him there for the moment.
Mchugh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a combination that misses
and Mchugh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mchugh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Arlovski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Arlovski lands with a nice combination. Mchugh backs away looking to recover.
Arlovski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mchugh shoots in for a takedown but Arlovski shows good takedown defense.
Arlovski looks to land a combination but Mchugh avoids it well.
Arlovski throws a combination that misses
and Mchugh counters by clinching up.
Mchugh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arlovski blocks it with crossed arms.
Arlovski is looking to break free of the clinch but Mchugh has double underhooks.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
Mchugh manages to break the clinch.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Mchugh moves out of range.
Arlovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arlovski misses with a few strikes there.
Arlovski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mchugh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arlovski lands with a nice combination. Mchugh backs away looking to recover.
Arlovski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mchugh counters with a stiff right hand.
Arlovski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mchugh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mchugh.
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mchugh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arlovski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Andrei Arlovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micky Mchugh.
Mchugh prevents Arlovski from breaking the clinch.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
Mchugh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arlovski's efforts to push away.
Mchugh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arlovski looks to land a combination but Mchugh avoids it well.
Arlovski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mchugh counters with a shoot takedown. Arlovski fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mchugh is stalling in the full guard.
Mchugh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micky Mchugh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mchugh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micky Mchugh!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ross Von Deusenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ross Von Deusenberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Pablo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch but Pablo moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pablo.
Pablo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Von Deusenberg.
It looks like Juan Pablo has been cut.
Pablo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pablo moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Deusenberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Von Deusenberg tries a knee to the head but Pablo blocks it.
Von Deusenberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Deusenberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pablo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Von Deusenberg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pablo fails to pull guard.
Ross Von Deusenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Pablo.
Von Deusenberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pablo avoids it.
Pablo looking for a takedown.
Pablo is trying to break the clinch but Von Deusenberg has him pressed against the cage.
Pablo breaks from the clinch.
Von Deusenberg closes the distance looking to clinch
so Pablo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pablo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pablo gets to his feet - Von Deusenberg follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pablo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Von Deusenberg wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pablo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Von Deusenberg looks a forlorn figure.
Pablo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Von Deusenberg tries to buck Pablo off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pablo can't control as he wanted to and Von Deusenberg manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Von Deusenberg pushes Pablo off looking to stand but Pablo dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pablo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pablo won't let Von Deusenberg get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo with the ground and pound from mount.
Pablo tries to control but Von Deusenberg wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Von Deusenberg is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pablo controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pablo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pablo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pablo stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pablo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Pablo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pablo has managed to clinch.
Von Deusenberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Deusenberg missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Pablo.
Von Deusenberg digs a right hand into Pablo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pablo's gas tank.
Von Deusenberg lands an elbow just above Pablo 's eye.
Pablo tries for a takedown but Von Deusenberg manages to get underhooks.
Pablo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Von Deusenberg pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ross Von Deusenberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Von Deusenberg wants to clinch
and Pablo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Von Deusenberg's guard now.
Pablo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Von Deusenberg's guard.
Von Deusenberg keeping moving, preventing Pablo from controlling successfully.
Von Deusenberg wriggles free and stands up.
Von Deusenberg clinches but Pablo breaks the clinch
and Pablo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Von Deusenberg!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Deusenberg's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pablo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Von Deusenberg wants to get back to his feet.
Pablo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Von Deusenberg squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pablo lands a nice shot to the head.
Pablo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Von Deusenberg has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Von Deusenberg!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Von Deusenberg manages to get himself to full guard.
Von Deusenberg scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Von Deusenberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pablo tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch up
and Pablo counters with a two punch combo.
Pablo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pablo is breathing heavily.
Von Deusenberg is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Von Deusenberg is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pablo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pablo advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Von Deusenberg is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Von Deusenberg has given up his back. Will we see Pablo going for some submissions?
Pablo has good solid back control here.
Pablo wants to control but Von Deusenberg is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pablo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Pablo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Von Deusenberg rushes Pablo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pablo tries to score a body lock takedown but Von Deusenberg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Von Deusenberg lands an elbow that stopped Pablo in his tracks for a moment.
Pablo looking for a takedown.
Von Deusenberg lands an elbow inside.
Von Deusenberg tries a knee to the head but Pablo blocks it.
Pablo managing to block the knees to the body from Von Deusenberg.
Von Deusenberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Pablo avoids the damage to the body.
Pablo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ross Von Deusenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Pablo.
Pablo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Von Deusenberg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Von Deusenberg instigates a clinch.
Pablo wants to stall.
Pablo avoiding damage as Von Deusenberg throws knees to the body.
Pablo is trying to break free.
Von Deusenberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pablo tries to score a body lock takedown but Von Deusenberg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pablo tries to break the clinch but Von Deusenberg is controlling the position.
Pablo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pablo has picked Von Deusenberg up - he's going for a ride! Pablo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Von Deusenberg is looking to escape.
Pablo is trying to control. Von Deusenberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pablo wants to stand up but Von Deusenberg has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Von Deusenberg is trying to stand up here but Pablo is controlling him well.
It looks like Pablo is going to stand back up.
Von Deusenberg has one foot on Pablo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Von Deusenberg sprawls well. Von Deusenberg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pablo gets slowly back to his feet.
Von Deusenberg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Von Deusenberg fakes the leg kick and cracks Pablo in the body.
Von Deusenberg wants to clinch but Pablo slips to the side
and Pablo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Von Deusenberg's guard now.
Pablo won't allow Von Deusenberg to get back to his feet.
Von Deusenberg pushes Pablo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch but Pablo is having none of it.
Von Deusenberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pablo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Deusenberg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Von Deusenberg moves in looking to clinch but Pablo pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Von Deusenberg.
A thudding body kick lands there by Von Deusenberg!
Von Deusenberg slips a jab and a cross from Pablo.
Von Deusenberg clinches with his opponent.
Pablo can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Von Deusenberg.
Von Deusenberg trying to land knees to the body.
Von Deusenberg lands a knee to the body.
Pablo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pablo avoiding damage as Von Deusenberg throws knees to the body.
Pablo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Von Deusenberg misses with a knee strike.
Pablo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pablo goes for a takedown attempt but Von Deusenberg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pablo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pablo.
Pablo throws a big right hand that misses.
Pablo gets to his feet - Von Deusenberg follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pablo counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pablo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Von Deusenberg to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Von Deusenberg as Pablo shoots in.
Von Deusenberg wants to clinch
so Pablo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pablo trying to control but Von Deusenberg is working from the bottom.
Von Deusenberg is looking to stand up but Pablo isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pablo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Pablo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pablo connects with a body shot.
Von Deusenberg dodges the punch combination from Pablo.
Von Deusenberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Pablo circles away.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Pablo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Von Deusenberg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pablo controls the pace.
Von Deusenberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pablo is controlling him.
Pablo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Deusenberg has momentary wrist control but Pablo slips an elbow through the middle.
Pablo throws a big right hand that misses.
Pablo throwing strikes but missing.
Von Deusenberg manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Pablo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pablo counters with a shoot takedown. Von Deusenberg fights it but they end up in guard.
Pablo trying to control but Von Deusenberg is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Deusenberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Von Deusenberg manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Von Deusenberg gets caught flat footed, as Pablo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Von Deusenberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pablo throws a big right hand that misses.
Pablo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Von Deusenberg looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Von Deusenberg looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Von Deusenberg!
Von Deusenberg stands up and beckons Pablo to his feet.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch
and Pablo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Von Deusenberg won't be happy with that.
Von Deusenberg is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pablo is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Von Deusenberg's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pablo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Von Deusenberg parries the strikes from Pablo easily there. Pablo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Von Deusenberg to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Deusenberg is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pablo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Von Deusenberg throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pablo dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Juan Pablo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Von Deusenberg looks to clinch
and Pablo counters with a shoot takedown. Von Deusenberg fights it but they end up in guard.
Pablo won't allow Von Deusenberg to get back to his feet.
Pablo wants to control from the top but Von Deusenberg keeps moving.
Pablo gets to his feet. Von Deusenberg looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pablo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pablo tries for a takedown but Von Deusenberg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Von Deusenberg clinches but Pablo breaks the clinch
and Pablo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pablo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Deusenberg kicks Pablo off and gets to his feet.
Pablo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch but Pablo is having none of it.
Von Deusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pablo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Deusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pablo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Deusenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch up.
Von Deusenberg on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Von Deusenberg throws a head kick that half lands.
Pablo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Von Deusenberg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pablo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pablo tries to get to his feet but Von Deusenberg is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Pablo in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Deusenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pablo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Von Deusenberg's head.
Pablo thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Deusenberg pushes Pablo off and gets back to his feet.
Von Deusenberg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pablo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Von Deusenberg has managed to free his arm - good work.
Von Deusenberg manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ross Von Deusenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Deusenberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pablo's calf.
Von Deusenberg tries to clinch up but Pablo circles away and keeps his distance.
Pablo swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Deusenberg.
Ross Von Deusenberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Deusenberg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Von Deusenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Pablo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Von Deusenberg closes the distance and pushes Pablo back into the cage.
Von Deusenberg is pressed up against the cage. Pablo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Von Deusenberg down to the mat. Von Deusenberg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ross Von Deusenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Pablo.
Pablo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pablo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Von Deusenberg wants to stand and escape but Pablo is having none of it.
Juan Pablo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pablo trying to control but Von Deusenberg is working from the bottom.
Von Deusenberg will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Pablo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pablo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Pablo!
Juan Pablo is the new lightweight champion!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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