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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bakkis Pienarr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sika Niska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sika Niska will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bakkis Pienarr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sika Niska! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pienarr has closed the distance and engaged Niska in a clinch.
Pienarr wants to get back to striking at distance but Niska won't allow it.
Pienarr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Niska up against the cage. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pienarr as Niska tries to tie him up. Pienarr can't break the clinch.
Niska throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pienarr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Niska misses with a knee strike.
Pienarr wants to get back to striking at distance but Niska won't allow it.
Pienarr wants to get back to striking at distance but Niska won't allow it.
Niska keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pienarr's efforts to push away. Niska trying to control the position but instead, Pienarr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niska into the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Niska manages to break the clinch.
Pienarr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Niska wants to clinch. Pienarr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pienarr misses with the combination.
Niska throws a big shot that misses. Pienarr looks for the body kick but Niska saw that one coming. Bakkis Pienarr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Pienarr swats away the attempt to clinch by Niska. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Pienarr closes the distance and clinches. Pienarr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Niska has him pressed against the cage. Pienarr wants to get back to striking at distance but Niska won't allow it.
Niska with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pienarr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pienarr stalling.
Pienarr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Niska has him pressed against the cage. Niska tries to land knees in the clinch but Pienarr avoids the damage to the body. A nice left hand lands by Pienarr.
Pienarr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pienarr taking a breather. Pienarr can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Pienarr tries to break free but Niska pushes him back against the cage. Niska trying to control the position but instead, Pienarr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niska into the cage. Niska prevents Pienarr from breaking the clinch. Pienarr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Pienarr.
Niska is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pienarr pulls him back up using the underhooks. Niska is working for takedown but Pienarr is calmly controlling the position for now. Pienarr is trying to break the clinch but Niska has him pressed against the cage. Niska prevents Pienarr from breaking the clinch. Niska has Pienarr pressed against the cage, preventing Pienarr from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Niska keeps control of Pienarr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Pienarr is looking to break free of the clinch but Niska has double underhooks. Pienarr misses with a knee strike.
Pienarr has had enough of the clinch but Niska keeps him there for the moment. Pienarr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pienarr working hard to break the clinch. Pienarr is trying to break the clinch but Niska is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Niska using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pienarr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Pienarr's face as he tries to break the clinch. Pienarr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pienarr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pienarr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Niska, pushing him back against the cage. Niska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pienarr scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Sika Niska has been cut. Niska misses with a takedown attempt - Pienarr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Bakkis Pienarr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sika Niska. Pienarr throws a push kick but Niska slaps the foot to one side. Niska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pienarr swats him away and circles back towards the center. Pienarr throws a series of punches but Niska moves out of range. Pienarr throws a head kick but Niska moves out of range.
Pienarr misses with a two punch combination.
Pienarr throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Pienarr moves out of range of the strikes. Pienarr clinches up with Niska and pushes him back against the cage. Niska stalling in the clinch but Pienarr improves position. Niska is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Pienarr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pienarr tries to circle away but Niska has him pinned against the cage. Pienarr scores with an uppercut up the middle. Niska throws a knee to the head but misses.
Niska keeps control of Pienarr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Niska has a couple of punches blocked by Pienarr.
Niska manages to break the clinch.
Pienarr moves out of range of the strikes. A left and a right from Pienarr both land. Nice combination. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pienarr closes the distance and clinches. Pienarr wants to get back to striking at distance but Niska won't allow it.
Pienarr tries to circle away but Niska has him pinned against the cage. Niska throws a punch but it's blocked by Pienarr. Pienarr wants to break free but Niska has control.
Pienarr lands on the inside with an uppercut. Pienarr tries to break the clinch but Niska is controlling the position. Pienarr is looking to break free of the clinch but Niska has double underhooks. Niska keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pienarr's efforts to push away. Pienarr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bakkis Pienarr dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sika Niska's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A cross from Pienarr lands. Pienarr misses with a hook. Pienarr lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Niska avoids a kick to the body.
Crack! Pienarr connects with the perfect overhand right and Niska falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Pienarr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bakkis Pienarr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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274 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Hughes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arnold Wright! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A bone on bone clash there as Hughes blocks the leg kick.
Hughes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.
Hughes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hughes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hughes. Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes checks it. Wright throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright. Hughes checks the leg kick. Hughes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wright momentarily.
Hughes checks the leg kick. Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Arnold Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Hughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Wright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Hughes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Wright tried to score with a low kick but Hughes checks it. A clash of legs there as Hughes blocks the low kick. Hughes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Wright misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. A leg kick checked by Hughes. Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hughes. Wright looks gassed! Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Good work by Hughes as he checks the leg kick. Hughes throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it. Jab from Hughes. Wright misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes lands with an uppercut that bounces Wright off the cage and back into rage. Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wright tries to keep at a distance but Hughes has taken the fight into the clinch. Wright manages to break the clinch.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughes tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Wright throws a leg kick that misses. Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Wright is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hughes. Hughes avoids a low kick by using good footwork. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hughes checks a leg kick. Hughes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily. Wright tries to land a leg kick but Hughes saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A right-left combo lands from Hughes. Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Wright throws a front kick aimed at Hughes's knee but Hughes avoids it well. Hughes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hughes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wright's head backwards. Good shot there by Hughes. Hughes lands a two punch combo.
Hughes cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs. Hughes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Wright misses with a low kick.
Hughes moves into range and clinches up with Wright. Wright manages to break the clinch.
Hughes lands a jab-cross combination. A right-left combo lands from Hughes. Hughes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wright checks a leg kick nicely. Wright tried to score with a low kick but Hughes checks it. Hughes throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hughes moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright. Hughes connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hughes checks a leg kick nicely. Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright misses with a low kick as Hughes jumps back. Hughes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wright is looking to chop away at Hughes's legs. Hughes checks a low kick from Wright. Hughes throws a good cross that connects.
Hughes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Hughes blocks a low kick nicely. Wright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright. Wright should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch. Hughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes moved away. The fighters circle momentarily. Hughes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Hughes is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Hughes wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance. Wright misses with a low kick. Wright throws and low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily. Hughes lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head. Wright tries to land a leg kick but Hughes saw it coming and moves away.
Hughes has closed the distance and engaged Wright in a clinch.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage. Hughes is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position. Wright has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment. Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away. Hughes goes for a takedown attempt but Wright pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wright tries a low kick but Hughes avoids it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Some wild striking there from Hughes.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and moves out of range. Hughes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hughes dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Hughes. Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Hughes throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it. Wright wants to land a leg kick but Hughes is out of range. Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Hughes thows a body shot but no joy. A combination from Hughes does no damage. Marcus Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hughes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A bone on bone clash there as Hughes blocks the leg kick.
Wright throws a low kick but Hughes avoids it. Wright is looking to score with low kicks. Wright misses with a low kick. Wright misses with a leg kick. Wright misses with a low kick.
Hughes thows a body shot but no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wright walks into a left hand. Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright checks a low kick from Hughes. Hughes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hughes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Marcus Hughes is winning the standup battle so far. Jab from Hughes. Hughes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A right-left combo lands from Hughes. Hughes is looking to clinch. Wright drops his hands momentarily and Hughes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright. Hughes wants to clinch. Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hughes scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughes checks it well. A clash of legs there as Hughes blocks the low kick. Hughes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Hughes lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head. Hughes lands with a cross. Hughes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Hughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hughes is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A combination from Hughes does no damage. Hughes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hughes checks a leg kick. A nice combination there by Hughes.
Hughes blocks a leg kick. Hughes punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch. Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughes checks it well. Hughes lands a jab to the head.
Wright misses with a low kick. Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Wright wants to land a leg kick but Hughes is out of range. Wright throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright. Hughes throws a one two combo.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hughes checks a leg kick. Hughes catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Hughes throws a right and a left that both miss. Wright throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wright lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Wright blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hughes. Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hughes is out of range and Wright settles back down. Hughes stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Hughes throws a right and a left that both miss. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hughes checks a leg kick. Wright throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Wright takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hughes checks a leg kick. Wright throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright. Wright on the wrong end of a nice jab. Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes checks it. Hughes checks a low kick from Wright. Wright on the wrong end of a nice hook. Hughes catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Hughes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wright doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four 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. Wright throws and low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily. Wright attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Wright misses with a low kick.
Hughes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Hughes blocks a low kick nicely. Hughes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Hughes saw it coming and moves away.
Wright throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wright throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Hughes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wright backs up against the cage.
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hughes checks the leg kick. Wright throws and low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily. Wright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Hughes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wright misses with a low kick as Hughes jumps back. Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch. Jab from Hughes. A right-left combo lands from Hughes. Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Hughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hughes dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hughes tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Wright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wright lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Hughes blocks a leg kick. Hughes misses with a wild combination.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and checks it nicely. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wright lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Some bone on bone action there as Hughes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Wright avoids it well. Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and moves out of range. Hughes checks a low kick from Wright. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wright throws and low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily. Hughes scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hughes swinging wildly here.
Wright throws a low kick but Hughes avoids it. Hughes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Hughes scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wright tries a low kick but Hughes avoids it. Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright walks into a jab. Hughes thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Hughes looks to land a combination but Wright avoids it well. Hughes checks a low kick from Wright. Hughes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughes checks it well. Hughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Wright tries to work over Hughes's front leg with a kick but Hughes checks it. The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A right-left combo lands from Hughes. Hughes swinging wildly here.
Wright tries a low kick but Hughes avoids it. Wright dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
Wright wants to slow Hughes down by chopping away at his legs. Marcus Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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. Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Hughes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A lazy left from Hughes finds it's target. Hughes throws a head kick that misses. Hughes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around? Hughes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively. Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Wright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughes.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Hughes digs a good hook to Wright's body.
Hughes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hughes. Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes moved away. Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright. Wright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hughes. Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses. Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Wright takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hughes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hughes duly obliges. A leg kick checked by Hughes. Hughes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Hughes looks to land a combination. Wright sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. A left and a right from Hughes both land. Nice combination. Wright is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hughes. Hughes stalks Wright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wright's face. Wright staggers backwards, shaken. Hughes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. A nice combination there by Hughes.
Hughes throws a shot to the body.
Hughes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wright backs up against the cage.
Wright finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hughes works over Wright's head and body with a nice combination. Hughes throws a shot to the body.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hughes throws a series of strikes that have Wright backpedaling.
Wright takes one on the button. Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughes checks it well. A punch lands to the side of Wright 's head but he takes it in his stride. Hughes lands with a good body shot. A nice combination there by Hughes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wright avoids a kick to the body.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Hughes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright. Hughes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wright in his tracks. Hughes lands a head shot. Hughes closes the distance and lands a one-two. Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Hughes wants to clinch. Wright throws a leg kick but Hughes checks it. Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Wright tries to land a leg kick but Hughes saw it coming and moves away.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hughes is out of range and Wright settles back down. Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Arnold Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hughes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hughes catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight! Marcus Hughes showed his dominance in that final round. Well Hughes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hughes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doc Holliday has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doc Holliday! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Sullivan! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sullivan tries to clinch there but Holliday circles away.
Holliday misses the shot to the body. Sullivan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Holliday's guard. Sullivan has gone for a leg lock! Holliday slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sullivan's guard. Holliday stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sullivan swivels though and keeps the full guard. Holliday drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Holliday jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Holliday thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Holliday thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Sullivan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sullivan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Holliday passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Holliday prevents Sullivan from improving his position. Holliday is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sullivan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Holliday. Sullivan trying to control here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Holliday throwing shots but Sullivan is blocking nicely. Holliday is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sullivan has managed to free his arm - good work. Sullivan looking for submissions off his back.
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. Sullivan looking for submissions off his back. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Holliday content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Holliday is looking for a kimura but Sullivan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holliday to get the leverage. Sullivan is refusing to be controlled, as Holliday sits in half guard. Holliday is working for a submission of some sort.
Sullivan looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sullivan wants to control but Holliday is keeping busy.
Holliday is keen to just control but Sullivan is a slippery customer. Holliday is thwarting Sullivan's attempts to control the position. Holliday is looking to take a break and control but Sullivan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Holliday missing with a left hand there. Sullivan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sullivan. Holliday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan manages to avoid it. Sullivan slips a jab from Holliday.
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. Sullivan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Holliday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holliday works Sullivan's body with a nice hook. Holliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sullivan. Holliday takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses. Sullivan looks to land a left hand but Holliday moved out of range nicely. A decent looking cross lands there for Sullivan. Holliday lands with a straight right. Sullivan didn't see that one coming. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Sullivan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holliday tries to avoid it but Sullivan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holliday to the ground. Holliday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Doc Holliday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Sullivan. Sullivan fails with the takedown. Holliday scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Holliday dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holliday fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sullivan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Holliday throws a looping overhand right but Sullivan ducks down to avoid it. Holliday throws a body punch but Sullivan moves out of range. Holliday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doc Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Holliday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holliday misses the shot to the body. Holliday scores with a jab. Holliday throws out a loose jab but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it. Holliday slips a jab from Sullivan. Holliday lands a nice hook to Sullivan's body. Sullivan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Sullivan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.
Holliday misses with a hook. Holliday misses with a straight right. Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Holliday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sullivan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Sullivan shoots in for a double leg but Holliday sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Doc Holliday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sullivan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holliday's waist but Holliday gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sullivan off to one side. Doc Holliday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Sullivan. Holliday looks to land a right hand but Sullivan moved out of range. Sullivan moves away from the strike by Holliday. Holliday scores with a hook to the body. Sullivan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Holliday takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses. Holliday just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holliday swivels and escapes. Holliday is looking to wear down Sullivan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Sullivan is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jab from Holliday. Sullivan moves out of range as Holliday strikes. Holliday is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Sullivan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holliday swivels and escapes. Holliday gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sullivan to score an easy takedown into full guard. Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Holliday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Holliday is retaining full guard. Holliday looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sullivan is one step ahead there.
That's four 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. Holliday has control of Sullivan's left arm, preventing Sullivan from doing any damage. Holliday is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Holliday dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sullivan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Holliday's half guard. Sullivan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Holliday tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sullivan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's one minute gone in the round. Holliday is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sullivan trying to control but Holliday is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Sullivan avoids the attempt from Holliday to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Holliday has left one of his arms exposed and Sullivan doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Holliday screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Sullivan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koss Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CM Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 CM Punk was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koss Greco! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, CM Punk! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Greco closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Punk did well to prevent Greco getting side control. Greco is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Greco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Punk punching from the bottom.
Punk misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Greco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Punk's head. Punk won't allow Greco to pass to mount. Punk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Punk looking for submissions off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Greco looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Punk looking to control.
Greco has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Greco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Punk's head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Greco wants to control from the top but Punk keeps moving. Punk trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Punk will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Greco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Greco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Punk's head. Greco postures up and lands a big shot to Punk's brow. Greco lands a couple of digs. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Greco connects with a couple of short punches. Greco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Punk's head. Punk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greco defends it easily. Greco working some strikes from top position. Greco with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Greco distracts Punk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Greco scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Punk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Punk will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Greco cracks Punk with a solid left hand. Greco wants to control from the top but Punk keeps moving. Greco works over Punk with some ground and pound from guard. Punk should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Punk keeping moving, preventing Greco from controlling successfully. Greco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Greco scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Greco trying to control but Punk is working from the bottom. Greco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Greco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Punk looking to control.
Greco landing with the ground and pound. Punk doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Greco is in close to Punk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Greco lands a couple of digs. Greco wants to control from the top but Punk keeps moving. Greco lands a couple of elbows. Greco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Punk trying to strike off his back.
Punk looks gassed! Greco distracts Punk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Greco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Punk swivels though and keeps the full guard. Greco works over Punk with some ground and pound from guard. Greco with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Greco works over Punk with some ground and pound from guard. Greco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Punk on the ground. Greco trying to control but Punk is working from the bottom. Punk keeping full guard, as Greco tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Greco scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Greco controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Punk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greco is one step ahead there. Greco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Punk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greco is one step ahead there. Greco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Punk 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. Greco landing with the ground and pound. Greco content to stall in guard here. 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.
Koss Greco dominated that 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.
A big left from Punk misses. Greco scores a takedown into full mount! Punk is in a horrible position here. Greco smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Greco scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Punk?
Greco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Punk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Greco is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Punk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Punk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Greco lands a big elbow. Greco raining down shots from the mount! Greco controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greco is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Punk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Punk is breathing heavily. Greco putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Greco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Greco trying to control but Punk is having none of it. Greco landing shots from mount. Greco lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. A nice elbow there by Greco. Greco raining down shots from the mount! The referee warns Punk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Greco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punk can do to turn this around? Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Greco unloading with bombs! A nice elbow there by Greco.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee warns Punk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Greco with the ground and pound from mount. Punk tries to get back to half guard but can't. BOOM! Greco connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Punk is rocked! Greco connects with a bit shot that sees Punk covering up! More strikes from Greco and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Greco is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koss Greco!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Rando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rudy Dog! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Rando! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dog misses with a two punch combination.
Rando stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rando wants it to stay on the feet. Dog shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rando as he jumps to the side. Rando tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Rando stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rando wants it to stay on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dog fails with a takedown attempt. Dog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Dog shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rando pinned against the cage. Rando gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Rando misses with an uppercut. Dog saw that one coming. Dog shoots in for a takedown but Rando shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dog shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rando sprawls well. Rando wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dog gets slowly back to his feet. Rando fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Dog is breathing heavily. Rando connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dog's hands.
It looks like Rudy Dog has been cut. Dog tries to close the distance and clinch but Rando swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dog fails to land the takedown. Rando throws a head kick but Dog moves out of range.
Rando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Rando keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Rando throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rando cracks Dog with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Dog shoots in looking for a takedown. Rando tries to sprawl out of it but Dog keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rando manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Rando lands with a good body shot. A head kick from Rando lands but Dog takes it in his stride. Rando scores with a nice strike.
Rudy Dog's cut is getting worse. Dog shoots in for a takedown but Rando shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Dan Rando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Dog takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Dog throws out a loose jab but Rando uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rando lands a high kick!
Dog is looking to clinch. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dog. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Rando throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dog.
Rudy Dog's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Dog looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Rando lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jeez, Rudy Dog's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rando goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rudy Dog's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dan Rando!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Capwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Luv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russ Luv will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Mason Capwell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russ Luv! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Luv gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Capwell. Capwell leaves Luv with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Capwell throws out a leg kick but Luv moves out of range and Capwell only half commits. Capwell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Luv on the side of the head. Luv blocks a low kick nicely. Luv looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Luv fails with the takedown. Mason Capwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russ Luv. Luv shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Capwell defends it nicely. Luv ducks right into an uppercut from Capwell. Luv shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Capwell but Capwell pushes him off and we're back to square one. Capwell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Capwell is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Luv wants to get back to his feet. Luv taking a bit of punishment here - Capwell scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Luv pushes Capwell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Capwell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Capwell grinds an elbow into Luv's temple. Luv wants to get back to his feet but Capwell drags him back down. Luv bucks up and tries to throw Capwell off but instead Capwell has got his back! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Will Capwell go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Capwell is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Capwell gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Capwell gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Capwell apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Capwell stuns Luv with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Luv looks gassed! Capwell lands a right hook to the body.
Capwell lands a nice looking body shot.
Capwell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Capwell scores with a shot to the body.
Capwell lands a right hook to the body.
Capwell jabs at Luv's body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Capwell scores with a jab to the jaw. Capwell lands a glancing blow to the side of Luv's head. Capwell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Luv's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Capwell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Luv is rocked! Luv wants to get back to his feet. Capwell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Luv with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Capwell trying to control the action but Luv is working from the bottom. Capwell scoring with strikes to the body and head. Capwell scoring with strikes to the body and head. Luv wants to get back to his feet. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Capwell lands a nice short elbow. Luv has hold of Capwell's hands but Capwell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Capwell is trying to control. Luv wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Capwell lands strikes from half guard. Capwell lands strikes from half guard. Capwell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Luv is trying to stand back up but Capwell is controlling him
Capwell working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Luv tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Capwell manages to move to mount!
Capwell postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Luv bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Capwell and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Capwell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Lashley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Carter! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Carter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lashley's guard. Lashley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Lashley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Lashley is keeping the position. Carter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Carter postures up in Lashley's guard and throws a big left but Lashley blocks it. Lashley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lashley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Carter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Carter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Carter throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Lashley has an active guard here but Carter has managed to pass into half guard.
Carter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Lashley looking for submissions from an awkward position here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Carter trying to pass the guard but Lashley defending well. Lashley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Lashley is breathing heavily. Lashley has hold of Carter's hands but Carter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two 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. Lashley actively working from the bottom here. Carter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Carter looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Carter with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Carter is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lashley can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Carter controlling his opponent. Carter is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lashley is surviving well by controlling Carter's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carter looking to isolate an arm here. Lashley doesn't see it coming and as Carter extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Carter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Carter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drake Muncie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artiom Nevar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muncie's entrance music is Eminem - The way i am. A fine choice. The key to victory for Drake Muncie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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181 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drake Muncie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Artiom Nevar! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The crowd cheers as Muncie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nevar doesn't seem phased though. Muncie looks to land a right hand but Nevar moved out of range. Muncie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Drake Muncie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Muncie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muncie cracks Nevar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Muncie swings for the body but Nevar moves out of range.
Muncie misses the shot to the body. Nevar throws a low kick but Muncie avoids it. Muncie darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Nevar tries to clinch up but Muncie circles away and keeps his distance. Nevar moves in looking to clinch but Muncie pushes him off. Nevar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Nevar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muncie pinned against the cage. Muncie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Nevar shoots for a takedown but Muncie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Muncie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nevar shoots for a takedown but Muncie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Drake Muncie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artiom Nevar. Muncie lands the left hand. Muncie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Muncie lands with a straight right. Nevar didn't see that one coming. Muncie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nevar moves in looking to clinch but Muncie pushes him off. Muncie leaves Nevar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Muncie thuds his right hand into Nevar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Muncie ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Muncie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nevar circles away quickly and effectively. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muncie. Muncie getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Muncie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nevar at a distance.
Muncie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nevar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nevar throws a hook but Muncie blocks it. Muncie sizes up Nevar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Muncie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Nevar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Muncie! Nevar won't let Muncie get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Nevar looking to secure an arm triangle but Muncie defends it well. Nevar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nevar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Muncie looks a forlorn figure.
Nevar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Muncie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nevar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Muncie wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nevar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nevar trying to control but Muncie is having none of it. Nevar controlling the position easily from mount. Muncie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Muncie tries to get out of the position. Nevar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Muncie because Nevar loaded up on that one. Nevar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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. Nevar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Muncie is looking to escape. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Muncie is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nevar controlling from the full mount. Nevar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Muncie dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nevar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nevar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Muncie wants to get back to his feet. Nevar is trying to control the action in half guard but Muncie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Nevar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Muncie has managed to free his arm - good work. Nevar trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nevar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Muncie has managed to free his arm - good work. Nevar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Nevar thows a huge punch but Muncie dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Muncie scores with a body shot.
Muncie lands with a cross. Muncie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nevar doesn't seem bothered though. Nevar doesn't manage to clinch there - Muncie circles away.
Nevar walks into a straight right hand from Muncie. Nevar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muncie.
Muncie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Muncie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Nevar takes a shot right to the bread basket. Nevar fails with a takedown attempt. Muncie lands a nice looking body shot.
Nevar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muncie paws at him with a jab and circles away. Muncie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nevar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Nevar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Muncie connects with a right hand. Nevar shakes it off. Drake Muncie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Muncie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Muncie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Nevar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Muncie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nevar moves away. Decent striking displayed by Muncie there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jab, jab by Muncie - just one landing. Nevar fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Nevar is breathing heavily. Muncie scores with a decent looking hook. Nevar throws a nice outside leg kick. Nevar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Muncie lands a jab to Nevar's midsection. Muncie digs a good body shot into Nevar's ribs. Muncie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Muncie lands a body shot.
Nevar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Muncie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Muncie jabs at Nevar's body. Muncie lands a nice looking body shot.
Muncie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Muncie dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Muncie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Muncie with a body punch. A glancing blow. Muncie stuns Nevar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Muncie lands the left hand. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Muncie!
Nevar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Muncie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nevar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Nevar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Drake Muncie is winning the standup battle so far. Nevar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nevar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Muncie lands a nice shot to the body.
Muncie scores with a jab. Nevar acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Muncie stuns Nevar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Muncie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muncie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nevar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Muncie with a body punch. A glancing blow. Muncie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Muncie lands a nice hook to Nevar's body. Nevar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Muncie digs a good body shot into Nevar's ribs. Muncie lands a slapping body shot.
Muncie lands a right hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Muncie thuds his right hand into Nevar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Nevar moves forwards but Muncie connects with a nice, crisp jab. Donk. Muncie catches Nevar right on the button with a cross. Muncie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Nice body punch from Muncie. Muncie connects with a body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Muncie dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Muncie lands a jab to Nevar's midsection. Horrible takedown by Nevar or perhaps it was just good defense by Muncie which made him look bad. Nevar wants to clinch up but Muncie keeps it at a distance. Muncie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Muncie dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Muncie lands a body shot.
Muncie digs a good hook to Nevar's body.
Muncie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Muncie lands with an overhand left. Muncie lands with an overhand left. Muncie dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Nice body punch from Muncie. Muncie throws a right and a left that Nevar avoids nicely. Donk. Muncie catches Nevar right on the button with a cross. Muncie lands with a nice body punch. Muncie lands with a shot to the body. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Muncie, as that shot connected.
Nevar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Nevar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Muncie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Muncie works over Nevar's head and body with a nice combination. This has been an exciting period of action! Muncie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Muncie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nevar doesn't seem bothered though. Muncie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nevar has time to react. Muncie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Muncie. Nevar walks into a jab. Muncie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Muncie lands a really nice looking cross but Nevar seems unphased.
Muncie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Muncie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Muncie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Muncie lands a right hook to the body.
Muncie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nevar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Nevar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Muncie lands a nice shot to the body.
Muncie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Muncie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nevar can do to turn this around? Muncie digs a good body shot into Nevar's ribs. Nevar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Muncie cracks a nice hook into Nevar's ribs. Muncie connects with the punch. Nevar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Artiom Nevar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Muncie scores with a body shot.
Muncie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nevar at a distance.
Muncie throws a series of punches but Nevar moves out of range. Muncie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Nevar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Muncie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Nevar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Nevar on the wrong end of a nice jab. Muncie is looking to wear down Nevar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Muncie scores with a hook to the body. Nevar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Muncie jabs at Nevar's body. Muncie lands with an uppercut that bounces Nevar off the cage and back into rage. Muncie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Muncie lands a nice hook to Nevar's body. Nevar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Nevar takes a body punch but keeps moving. Muncie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Muncie catches Nevar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Muncie tests Nevar's chin there with a solid looking shot. Muncie connects with the punch. Muncie thuds his right hand into Nevar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Drake Muncie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Muncie digs a good hook to Nevar's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muncie. Muncie cracks Nevar with an open hand slap. Nevar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Muncie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Muncie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nevar's head. Nevar tries to clinch but Muncie is having none of it. Muncie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Muncie lands a really nice looking cross but Nevar seems unphased.
Muncie with a body punch. A glancing blow. Muncie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Muncie lands a head shot. Muncie scores with a nice strike. Muncie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Muncie digs a good body shot into Nevar's ribs. Muncie lands a nice looking body shot.
Muncie lands with a nice combination. Nevar backs away looking to recover. Nevar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Muncie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A jab from Muncie does it's job there. Muncie lands with a shot to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nevar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Muncie digs a good body shot into Nevar's ribs. Jab by Muncie. Muncie lands with a good body shot. Nevar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Nice body punch from Muncie. Muncie scores with a jab to the body. Muncie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Muncie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Muncie. Muncie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Muncie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nevar on the side of the head. Nevar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Muncie lands a nice hook to Nevar's body. Nevar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Muncie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Muncie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Muncie scores with a hook to the body. Nevar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Muncie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight! Drake Muncie showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muncie, 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 30:26 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Muncie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between MR STEEL PENN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MR STEEL PENN! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Sanchez! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice takedown defense from STEEL PENN. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt. STEEL PENN swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
STEEL PENN looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range. STEEL PENN sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. STEEL PENN takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. STEEL PENN leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from STEEL PENN. Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. STEEL PENN tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. STEEL PENN manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. MR STEEL PENN has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Sanchez. STEEL PENN lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
Sanchez looks gassed! STEEL PENN lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. STEEL PENN fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. STEEL PENN keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. STEEL PENN throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez is rocked! Sanchez is holding his hands too far apart here. STEEL PENN throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sanchez is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). MR STEEL PENN!
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