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Reach 5 - Punches in Paradise PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Monson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Moore (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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265 lbs
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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, Jeff Monson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Moore!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Monson avoids it really well and circles away.
Moore throws a head kick but Monson moves out of range.
Moore tries a head kick but it misses.
Moore scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Monson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Monson 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.
Monson tries to roll over but Moore keeps him under control.
Monson is looking to escape.
Monson is looking for a sweep. Moore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moore stops Monson from getting back to his feet.
Monson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Monson is controlling Moore's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Moore tries to pass to full mount but Monson defends it.
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.
Moore drives through with a takedown into guard.
Monson keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Monson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Monson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a big right hand that misses.
Monson looking for subs off his back but Moore has passed one foot through into half guard.
Monson moves into full guard.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Monson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to control but Monson is working from the bottom.
Monson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Monson wants to sweep but no luck.
Moore looking to sit in guard and control but Monson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Monson drops back looking for a leg! Moore is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Moore manages to kick Monson off! Monson jumps back into Moore's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moore pushes Monson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Monson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Monson walks away with a smile on his face. Moore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Monson with a poor takedown
and Moore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Monson lands a takedown into guard.
Monson forces his way into half guard.
Moore is looking to control Monson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moore avoid being mounted?
Moore regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Monson.
Monson wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Moore will probably get the nod.
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.
Monson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Moore was covering up waiting for the punch and Monson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Moore keeping full guard, as Monson tries to pass.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Monson from controlling successfully.
Moore trying to keep a closed guard but Monson is proving a slippery customer.
Moore throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Monson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Monson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore trying to control the position here.
Monson looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Monson with a poor takedown
and Moore counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Monson throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Moore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Monson can't keep his opponent in guard - Moore advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Monson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Moore is keen to just control but Monson is a slippery customer.
Monson is looking to improve his position.
Monson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Monson tries to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
Moore jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Monson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Monson and Moore has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Monson tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Monson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Monson sneaks back into half guard.
Moore prevents Monson from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson trying to hold on to Moore's head to control him but Moore postures up.
Monson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Monson is looking to escape.
Moore passes to full mount!
Moore jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Monson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Monson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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.
Moore thows a huge punch but Monson dodges it nicely.
Moore is keen to just control but Monson is a slippery customer.
Moore is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Monson is trying to control but can't.
Monson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Monson is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.
Monson trying to strike off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moore is looking to chop away at Monson's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Moore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Monson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moore counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moore seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Monson is trying to maintain the position but Moore is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Monson.
Monson is looking for a sweep. Moore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Monson is trying to maintain the position but Moore is very close to passing his half guard.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Monson is looking to control Moore's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Monson avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore thows a huge punch but Monson dodges it nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Monson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Moore can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Monson controls the pace.
Moore looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Monson has picked Moore up and slammed him! Moore can't keep hold of the triangle and Monson manages to pass to side control!
Tommy Moore has got the better of the ground game so far.
Monson taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monson throws a strike aimed at the side of Moore's head but Moore avoids it well.
Moore can't do much from the bottom here.
Moore is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Monson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Monson just content to control the position.
Monson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Moore is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Monson yanks on the arm and Moore is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Monson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeff Monson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kova is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jääkärimarssi. Seppo Kova will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seppo Kova!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grace manages to avoid it.
Grace drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Grace stopping the sweep attempt from Kova.
Grace trying to control but Kova is working from the bottom.
Graceis looking to pass into half guard but Kova pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kova is in guard.
Kova throws a big right hand that misses.
Kova throwing strikes from guard but Grace blocks nicely.
Kova tries to free his leg and advance position but Grace is retaining full guard.
Kova wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grace shoots in and bounces Kova off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kova is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kova throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kova has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kova scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kova thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grace's head.
Kova is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kova on the ground.
Kova is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kova throwing shots but Grace is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kova not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kova throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kova seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grace does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kova thows a huge punch but Grace dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grace closes the distance and clinches up with Kova, looking for a takedown. Grace pushes Kova against the cage but Kova circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kova moves in looking to clinch but Grace pushes him off.
Kova misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kova tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grace swivels and escapes.
Kova takes a swing at Grace's ribcage but misses.
Kova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grace shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kova's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kova looking to control.
Kova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kova is looking for a triangle but Grace pushes his legs off easily.
Kova looks gassed!
Grace landing with the ground and pound.
Grace drops back looking for a leg! Kova is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kova manages to kick Grace off! Grace jumps back into Kova's guard.
Grace tries to free his leg and advance position but Kova is retaining full guard.
Grace drops back looking for a leg! Kova is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kova manages to kick Grace off! Grace jumps back into Kova's guard.
Kova looking for a sweep. Not yet Kova, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grace with a nice head shot there.
Grace postures up.
Grace preventing the sweep.
Kova bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grace's guard.
Kova wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
Kova with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kova throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Grace dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Grace closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Grace is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kova is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grace pulls his head out easily.
Grace is trying to control. Kova wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kova avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grace.
Kova works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kova working a defensive guard here.
Kova has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grace can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grace tries to free his leg and advance position but Kova is retaining full guard.
Grace got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kova has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grace has managed to get both his arms back between Kova's legs - danger averted.
Kova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kova is breathing heavily.
Kova is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kova missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kova thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kova not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kova.
Kova not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kova.
Kova is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kova sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grace defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grace closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kova did well to prevent Grace getting side control.
Kova slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kova working a defensive guard here.
Kova working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grace manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grace working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grace with a nice head shot there.
Kova manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grace manages to get himself to full guard.
Grace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kova loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kova loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kova thows a big elbow that misses.
Grace 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.
Kova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kova is looking to work some ground and pound but Grace has wrist control.
Grace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kova tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kova scores with a hook to the body. Grace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grace fails with the takedown
and Kova counters with a nice leg kick.
Kova ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kova throws a right and a left that Grace avoids nicely.
Kova ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kova scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Grace is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kova scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kova throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kova missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grace trying to control from the bottom.
Kova landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grace tries to get to full guard but Kova has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Kova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kova will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grace with a poor takedown
and Kova counters with a single leg into guard. Grace didn't expect that.
Kova is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grace keeping full guard, as Kova tries to pass.
Kova working some strikes from top position.
Grace on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grace tries to get out of the position.
Grace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kova thows a big elbow that misses.
Grace is trying to keep Kova in close.
Kova trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kova.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kova.
Kova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kova with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kova misses with a body shot.
Kova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kova lands a body shot.
Kova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grace.
Grace misses with a takedown attempt
and Kova counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Kova scores with a four punch combination!
Grace takes one on the button.
Grace scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kova is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Grace off and has taken his back!
Grace is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Grace preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kova.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kova throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Kova is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Grace covering up well and avoiding damage.
Kova missing with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kova misses with punches from the back.
Kova is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kova 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. Kova gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kova apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Grace looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kova!
Kova tries to reverse the position but Grace maintains control.
Kova regains half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kova gets back to full guard.
Kova is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Grace has his hands clasped together but Kova extends an breaks Grace's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kova.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seppo Kova!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CJ Eagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitrij Markus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markus has chosen Billy Talent- Rusted from the Rain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, CJ Eagen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dimitrij Markus!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Eagen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Markus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eagen pinned against the cage. Eagen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Markus slips a jab and a cross from Eagen.
Eagen misses with a wild combination.
Markus shoots in but Eagen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eagen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Eagen throws a front kick aimed at Markus's knee but Markus avoids it well.
Markus circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eagen is trying to break the clinch but Markus is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eagen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagen tries to clinch up.
Eagen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Eagen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eagen is looking to clinch.
Markus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Markus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Eagen is trying to stand.
Eagen is looking to get to half guard.
Markus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eagen's face.
Markus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Eagen taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eagen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Markus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Eagen hang on?
Markus landing strikes from the mount and Eagen is in trouble!
Markus landing strikes from the mount and Eagen is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagen really wants to buck Markus off and get back to his feet.
Markus lands a big elbow.
Markus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
You get the feeling that Eagen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Markus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Eagen wants to try and get back to his feet.
Eagen is breathing heavily.
Eagen is bucking up trying to escape but Markus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Markus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Markus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Markus dominating with strikes here.
Markus unloading with bombs!
Eagen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Eagen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Eagen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Markus on the ground.
Markus landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Eagen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markus with a couple of short strikes.
Eagen can't escape the position.
Eagen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Markus raining down shots from the mount!
Eagen is bucking up trying to escape but Markus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Markus cracks Eagen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Eagen bucks up and throws Markus to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Eagen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eagen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eagen misses with the combination.
Markus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eagen defends it nicely.
CJ Eagen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimitrij Markus.
Eagen 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.
Markus looking for a guillotine here but Eagen defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eagen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Markus, up you get!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eagen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Eagen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Markus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eagen has managed to get both his arms back between Markus's legs - danger averted.
Eagen passes Markus's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Markus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eagen pulls his head out easily.
Markus looking for submissions off his back.
Eagen throwing shots but Markus is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eagen postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Markus to stand up.
Eagen scores with a nice strike.
Eagen scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitrij Markus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Eagen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Eagen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Markus is proving hard to escape from.
Markus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Eagen stands up from Markus's guard - Eagen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Markus throws a sloppy head kick and Eagen moves out of range easily.
Eagen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Markus shoots for a double leg takedown but Eagen sprawls well. He's pushed Markus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eagen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Markus is breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Eagen scores with a four punch combination!
CJ Eagen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eagen throws a leg kick but Markus checks it.
Eagen throws a series of strikes that have Markus backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markus closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Eagen to the mat! Eagen manages to get full guard.
Eagen wants to stand but Markus is controlling the position.
Eagen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Eagen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eagen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Eagen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Markus.
A left and a right from Eagen both land. Nice combination.
Eagen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagen moves out of range of the leg kick from Markus.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eagen!
Eagen scores with a three punch combo!
Markus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Eagen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Markus is controlling him.
Markus with a nice head shot there.
Eagen wants to stand and escape but Markus is having none of it.
Markus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Markus stops Eagen from standing up.
Markus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eagen's head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Markus checks the leg kick.
Markus throws a leg kick but Eagen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eagen is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markus misses with a takedown attempt
and Eagen counters with a nice leg kick.
Markus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eagen.
Markus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Horrible takedown by Markus or perhaps it was just good defense by Eagen which made him look bad.
CJ Eagen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimitrij Markus.
Markus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eagen misses with a wild combination.
Markus fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eagen!
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.
Some wild striking there from Eagen.
Nice takedown defense from Markus. No joy for Eagen on that attempt.
Eagen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eagen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eagen.
Eagen looks to land a combination. Markus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Eagen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Eagen duly obliges.
Eagen throws a combination. Markus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Eagen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eagen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Markus.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Markus avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Eagen 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!
Eagen digs a good body shot into Markus's ribs.
Eagen tries to land a front kick but Markus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eagen lands a really nice looking cross but Markus seems unphased.
Eagen misses with a wild combination.
Eagen tries to clinch up but Markus circles away and keeps his distance.
CJ Eagen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eagen misses with a two punch combination.
Markus misses with a takedown
and Eagen counters with a one-two to the body.
Eagen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Markus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eagen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Markus.
Eagen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Markus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eagen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Markus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagen is trying to stand back up but Markus is controlling him
Eagen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Markus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eagen is looking to improve his position.
Markus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Eagen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Markus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Eagen tries to kick Markus off but Markus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eagen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eagen tries to bum rush Markus with a series of wild strikes but Markus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eagen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Eagen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Markus working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagen get's back to his feet.
Eagen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Markus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Markus has a closed guard, preventing Eagen from standing up.
Dimitrij Markus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Markus has his foot on Eagen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eagen works his way back into a safe position though.
Markus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eagen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eagen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eagen is looking to stand up but Markus won't let him.
Eagen postures up in Markus's guard and throws a big left but Markus blocks it.
Eagen gets to his feet. Markus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagen misses with the combination.
Markus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Markus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Markus unloading with bombs!
You get the feeling that Eagen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Markus with shots to the head and body - Eagen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Eagen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Eagen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Markus landing punches.
Eagen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Markus lands a big elbow.
Eagen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Markus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Eagen hang on?
Eagen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Eagen taking shots to the head.
Markus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Markus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Markus looking to ground and pound but Eagen is blocking nicely.
Markus throws some wild stikes that Eagen manages to avoid easily.
Eagen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Markus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eagen looks a forlorn figure.
Eagen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Eagen regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to CJ Eagen.
I think Eagen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... CJ Eagen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between song endance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caiden Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). endance comes to the cage accompanied by song and dance. song endance has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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268 lbs
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213 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, song endance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caiden Cross!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
endance cracks Cross with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
endance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
endance fails with the takedown.
endance thuds a left hand into Cross's body.
Cross is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
endance avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
endance keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by endance.
Cross is looking to clinch but endance is avoiding it.
Cross is looking to clinch.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up but endance swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
endance misses with a wild body shot.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by endance.
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.
A big right from endance misses.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
endance misses with a body shot.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but endance paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cross tries to clinch up but endance circles away and keeps his distance.
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
endance is looking to wear down Cross with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cross tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from endance. Cross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cross tries to clinch but endance moves out of range.
endance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cross moves out of range as endance strikes.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but endance paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cross tries to clinch but endance is having none of it.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up but endance swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Cross tries to clinch but endance moves out of range.
Cross is looking to clinch but endance is avoiding it.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cross avoids the body shot from endance.
endance rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by endance.
endance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from endance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
song endance dominated that round.
That's time! endance's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
endance throws an overhand right that lands on Cross's shoulder, as Cross tries to avoid the shot.
endance misses with a straight left.
endance throws a jab but it's blocked by Cross.
endance swats away the attempt to clinch by Cross.
Cross tries to clinch but endance is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross tries to clinch up but endance circles away and keeps his distance.
Cross is looking to clinch but endance is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from endance.
Cross is looking to clinch but endance is avoiding it.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by endance.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
endance avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from endance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
endance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross moves away.
Cross tries to clinch but endance moves out of range.
Cross tries to clinch up.
endance scores with a jab to the head.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up but endance swats him away and circles back towards the center.
endance swats away the attempt to clinch by Cross.
endance bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cross's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
endance throws a big shot that misses.
Cross checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
endance swings for the body but Cross moves out of range.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but endance paws at him with a jab and circles away.
endance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cross tries to clinch there but endance circles away.
endance swings for the body but Cross moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
endance avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caiden Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cross tries to clinch up.
endance swats away the attempt to clinch by Cross.
Cross checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
endance misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for endance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
song endance dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
endance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cross tries to clinch up.
endance throws an overhand right that lands on Cross's shoulder, as Cross tries to avoid the shot.
endance throws out a loose jab but Cross uses good head movement to avoid it.
endance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross tries to clinch but endance moves out of range.
Cross tries to clinch but endance is having none of it.
endance misses with a low kick as Cross jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries to clinch but endance is having none of it.
endance connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cross avoids the body shot from endance.
endance looks to score with a jab to the body but Cross is just out of range.
Cross is looking to clinch but endance is avoiding it.
endance throws a big shot that misses.
Cross wants to clinch.
Caiden Cross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
endance throws a jab when Cross was well out of range.
Cross tries to clinch but endance moves out of range.
endance misses with a wild body shot.
Cross doesn't manage to clinch there - endance circles away.
endance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
endance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross wants to clinch.
Cross takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by endance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
endance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
endance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from endance.
Decent striking displayed by endance there.
Cross moves in looking to clinch but endance pushes him off.
endance looks to land a right hand but Cross moved out of range.
Cross wants to clinch up but endance keeps it at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch but endance swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
song endance showed his dominance in that final round.
Well endance 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... song endance!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manjinder Dhaliwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ass has chosen Cinderella Man as his entrance music. Manjinder Dhaliwal has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Manjinder Dhaliwal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Ass!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ass walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ass shoots in but Dhaliwal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Dhaliwal. No joy for Ass on that attempt.
Ass shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dhaliwal sprawls well. Dhaliwal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ass gets slowly back to his feet.
Manjinder Dhaliwal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Ass.
Dhaliwal cracks Ass with an open hand slap.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ass.
Donk. Dhaliwal catches Ass right on the button with a cross.
Ass misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dhaliwal is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ass is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dhaliwal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ass fails with a takedown attempt.
Dhaliwal lands a jab.
Ass staying out of range there.
Dhaliwal thuds his right hand into Ass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dhaliwal gets caught flat footed, as Ass shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dhaliwal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhaliwal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ass doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ass manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dhaliwal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dhaliwal is nestled in close to Ass, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ass wants to get back to full guard.
Dhaliwal works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dhaliwal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ass hang on?
Dhaliwal is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ass to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ass shrugs it off.
Dhaliwal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ass's face.
Ass tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dhaliwal unloading with bombs!
Ass is looking to improve his position but Dhaliwal isn't that keen on the idea.
Ass avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dhaliwal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ass working to try and regain half guard.
Ass is bucking up trying to escape but Dhaliwal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dhaliwal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ass regains half guard.
Ass gets full guard.
Dhaliwal works over Ass with some ground and pound from guard.
Ass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ass looks gassed!
Dhaliwal scoring with some ground and pound.
Ass keeping full guard, as Dhaliwal tries to pass.
Ass wants to hit a switch here but Dhaliwal passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ass there!
Dhaliwal landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal lands a nice shot to the head.
Dhaliwal tries to control but Ass wriggling away.
Ass takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dhaliwal is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ass can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dhaliwal unloads with some shots from mount but Ass bucks and avoids them well.
Dhaliwal trying to control but Ass is having none of it.
Ass is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ass holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dhaliwal tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ass is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ass is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ass is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ass takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ass slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dhaliwal is looking for a kimura but Ass is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dhaliwal to get the leverage.
Dhaliwal tries to pass to full mount but Ass defends it.
Ass is trying to get back to full guard.
Dhaliwal drops an elbow to the side of Ass's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ass moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ass keeping moving, preventing Dhaliwal from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dhaliwal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ass is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manjinder Dhaliwal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dhaliwal gets caught flat footed, as Ass shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dhaliwal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ass throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dhaliwal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dhaliwal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dhaliwal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ass works over Dhaliwal with some ground and pound from guard.
Dhaliwal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ass!
Dhaliwal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ass is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ass throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ass is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ass bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhaliwal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ass is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ass working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dhaliwal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ass defends well.
Dhaliwal has momentary wrist control but Ass slips an elbow through the middle.
Ass throws a big right hand that misses.
Dhaliwal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ass is aware though and is defending well.
Ass cracks Dhaliwal with a solid left hand.
Dhaliwal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ass sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dhaliwal's guard.
Ass uses his free foot to push down on Dhaliwal's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ass landing shots from mount.
Ass lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dhaliwal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ass lands a big shot there that rocks Dhaliwal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ass is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dhaliwal tries to reverse the position but Ass maintains control.
Ass with good strikes from the mount here!
Ass fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ass has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dhaliwal's face.
Dhaliwal tries to hold on but Ass postures up.
Dhaliwal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ass thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ass throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dhaliwal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dhaliwal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ass defends well.
Ass avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ass can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ass works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dhaliwal wants to control but Ass is keeping busy.
Ass is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dhaliwal trying to hold on to Ass's head to control him but Ass postures up.
Ass drops an elbow to the side of Dhaliwal's head.
Dhaliwal is in trouble now - Ass has advanced to mount!
Dhaliwal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ass landing strikes from the mount and Dhaliwal is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Ass.
Ass scoring with strikes but Dhaliwal is staying in there.
Ass avoids the attempt from Dhaliwal to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ass breaks from Dhaliwal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ass lands a heavy elbow.
Dhaliwal is looking to get to half guard.
Ass with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ass dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ass is landing with some decent strikes but Dhaliwal is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dhaliwal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ass looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ass tries for a takedown but Dhaliwal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dhaliwal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dhaliwal throws a jab but it's blocked by Ass.
Dhaliwal cracks Ass with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ass fails with a takedown attempt.
Manjinder Dhaliwal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Ass.
Ass misses with a takedown attempt - Dhaliwal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ass changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dhaliwal tries to avoid it but Ass manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dhaliwal to the ground. Dhaliwal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dhaliwal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dhaliwal scores with a jab.
Dhaliwal misses with a low kick.
Dhaliwal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dhaliwal sizes up Ass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dhaliwal cracks Ass with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Dhaliwal lands.
Dhaliwal lands a jab to the nose.
Dhaliwal sizes up Ass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ass on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ass needs to keep his hands up - Dhaliwal had a free shot at his head there.
Ass changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dhaliwal tries to avoid it but Ass manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dhaliwal to the ground. Dhaliwal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ass takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Dhaliwal. That snapped Ass's head back.
Dhaliwal throws a shot to the body.
Dhaliwal throws a leg kick but Ass sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dhaliwal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dhaliwal lands a jab.
Dhaliwal lands an overhand right.
Dhaliwal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dhaliwal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dhaliwal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ass is rocked!
Dhaliwal scores with the left hand. Ass knows he should have avoided that one.
Ass is still on wobbly legs! Can Dhaliwal finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal misses with a straight left.
Dhaliwal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dhaliwal Rushes Ass and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Ass is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Dhaliwal Piles on the pressure and Ass crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manjinder Dhaliwal!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Beatdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has chosen Mama said "Knock You Out" as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Beatdown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Alves!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves wants to slow Beatdown down by chopping away at his legs.
Alves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alves lands a nice shot that snaps Beatdown's head back.
It looks like Barry Beatdown has been cut.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt.
Beatdown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barry Beatdown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvador Alves.
Beatdown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alves lands a jab.
Beatdown moves away from the strike by Alves.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Beatdown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Beatdown looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beatdown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves lands a left and a right that send Beatdown crashing to the mat, dazed. Alves thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Alves misses with an uppercut. Beatdown saw that one coming.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beatdown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barry Beatdown's cut is getting worse.
Alves punishes Beatdown's body with a nice straight punch.
Salvador Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beatdown counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Salvador Alves has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beatdown checks a leg kick nicely.
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beatdown counters with a leg kick.
Alves looks gassed!
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Beatdown throws a shot from downtown. Alves moves away and avoids it.
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alves lands a jab.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beatdown.
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beatdown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beatdown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beatdown has him pressed against the cage.
Beatdown misses with a knee to the head.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Beatdown is controlling him.
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Beatdown keeps him there for the moment.
Alves is trying to break free.
Alves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beatdown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
Nice elbow from Beatdown.
Beatdown lands a damaging elbow.
Beatdown throws an elbow that misses.
Beatdown has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beatdown with a knee to the head.
Beatdown effectively controlling the action here.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beatdown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Beatdown.
Alves avoiding damage as Beatdown throws knees to the body.
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Beatdown keeps him there for the moment.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beatdown prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.
Beatdown tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
Beatdown has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beatdown misses with an elbow strike.
Beatdown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beatdown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alves's defenses.
Alves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Beatdown won't allow it.
Alves can't break the clinch.
Alves avoids the elbow strike from Beatdown, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beatdown throws an elbow that misses.
Beatdown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Beatdown has the dominant position.
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beatdown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beatdown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beatdown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves throws a series of punches but Beatdown moves out of range.
Alves scores with the left hand. Beatdown knows he should have avoided that one.
Alves throws a leg kick
and Beatdown counters by moving into the clinch.
Beatdown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beatdown gets through Alves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Beatdown has him pressed against the cage.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beatdown working Alves over with knees to the body.
Beatdown tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Beatdown lands an uppercut.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beatdown tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
Alves tries to break free but Beatdown pushes him back against the cage.
Beatdown landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beatdown lands a right hand.
Alves wants to break free but Beatdown has control.
Beatdown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beatdown misses with a body kick.
Beatdown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beatdown moves away.
Alves misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beatdown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beatdown.
Alves misses with a leg kick
and Beatdown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alves tries to break free but Beatdown pushes him back against the cage.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Beatdown is controlling the position.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Beatdown on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves avoids a wild elbow strike from Beatdown.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Beatdown has double underhooks.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Beatdown has double underhooks.
Beatdown lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Salvador Alves's cut even more.
Beatdown lands an elbow inside.
Beatdown missing with knees to the body.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from Beatdown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Salvador Alves will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Beatdown moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Alves throws a body punch but Beatdown moves out of range.
Alves throws a lazy head kick
and Beatdown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beatdown takes the fight into the clinch.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from Beatdown.
Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alves avoids the elbow strike from Beatdown, against the cage.
Alves avoids the elbow strike from Beatdown, against the cage.
Beatdown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alves takes an elbow to the temple.
Beatdown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beatdown lands a nice elbow.
Beatdown lands a hook that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Beatdown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beatdown.
Beatdown with a knee to the head.
The cut above Salvador Alves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Beatdown gets through Alves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beatdown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves blocks an elbow strike from Beatdown.
Alves tries to break free but Beatdown pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beatdown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Beatdown.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Beatdown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beatdown with a knee to the head.
Alves tries to break free but Beatdown pushes him back against the cage.
Beatdown lands a hook that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alves can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Beatdown.
Beatdown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Beatdown won't allow it.
Beatdown pushes off an throws an elbow but Alves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beatdown lands a nice shot to the body.
Alves blocks an elbow strike.
Beatdown keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beatdown prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Beatdown.
Beatdown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Beatdown has the dominant position.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Beatdown has the dominant position.
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beatdown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alves tries to circle away but Beatdown has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Beatdown has him pressed against the cage.
Beatdown working Alves over with knees to the body.
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alves avoids the elbow strike from Beatdown, against the cage.
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beatdown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beatdown.
Beatdown misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beatdown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beatdown lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Beatdown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beatdown landing knees to the body.
Beatdown keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barry Beatdown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alves can't break the clinch.
Alves takes a shot to the head.
Beatdown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alves tries to circle away but Beatdown has him pinned against the cage.
Beatdown lands with a right to the head.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Beatdown won't allow it.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alves tries to break free but Beatdown pushes him back against the cage.
Beatdown lands with a light punch inside.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beatdown has him pressed against the cage.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beatdown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from Beatdown.
Beatdown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beatdown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alves's defenses.
Beatdown missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alves tries to break free but Beatdown pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Beatdown.
Beatdown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Beatdown lands with a short shot to the head.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Beatdown has double underhooks.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Beatdown has double underhooks.
Beatdown pushes off an throws an elbow but Alves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beatdown keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beatdown looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Alves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beatdown lands a shoulder strike.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Beatdown has double underhooks.
Beatdown tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Beatdown keeps him there for the moment.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Beatdown is controlling the position.
Beatdown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beatdown has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alves dodges an elbow strike from Beatdown.
Beatdown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves's efforts to push away.
Beatdown pushes off an throws an elbow but Alves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beatdown keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beatdown has him pressed against the cage.
Alves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Beatdown is controlling the position.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Beatdown is controlling him.
Beatdown misses with an elbow over the top.
Beatdown has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beatdown lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Beatdown is controlling the position.
Alves blocks the elbow strike.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Beatdown has double underhooks.
Beatdown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Beatdown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Beatdown keeps him there for the moment.
Beatdown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beatdown lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
Beatdown trying to land knees to the body.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beatdown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alves walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beatdown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Beatdown dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alves scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beatdown just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beatdown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves missing with a left hand there. Beatdown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beatdown tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Beatdown throws the left hand but Alves avoids the punch easily.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beatdown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beatdown rushes Alves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beatdown with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Beatdown is controlling the position.
Beatdown scores with a knee to the head.
Beatdown lands an elbow inside that Alves shrugs off.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Beatdown is controlling him.
Beatdown slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from Beatdown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beatdown.
Beatdown controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice elbow from Beatdown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Beatdown obliges.
Beatdown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beatdown.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beatdown prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.
Beatdown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Beatdown is controlling the position.
Beatdown tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Beatdown has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beatdown throws an elbow that misses.
Alves wants to break free but Beatdown has control.
Beatdown is trying to stall.
Beatdown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Beatdown has him pressed against the cage.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beatdown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beatdown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up with Beatdown, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes Beatdown against the cage but Beatdown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beatdown lands with a nice combination. Alves backs away looking to recover.
Salvador Alves's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Barry Beatdown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beatdown has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
Beatdown misses with an elbow strike.
Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alves tries to stall but Beatdown uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Beatdown.
Beatdown lands an elbow just above Alves 's eye.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Beatdown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beatdown lands a nice knee to the body.
Beatdown lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
Beatdown misses with a knee to the head.
Alves takes an elbow to the temple.
Beatdown has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alves tries to circle away but Beatdown has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves breaks from the clinch.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Beatdown explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Beatdown has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
Beatdown tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beatdown has him pressed against the cage.
Beatdown has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beatdown looking to stall.
Alves tries to break free but Beatdown pushes him back against the cage.
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Alves can't break the clinch.
Beatdown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beatdown.
Alves breaks from the clinch.
Beatdown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beatdown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beatdown gets a clinch.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Beatdown is controlling him.
Beatdown lands a nice uppercut.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Beatdown won't allow it.
Beatdown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Beatdown is controlling the position.
Beatdown tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Beatdown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves's efforts to push away.
Beatdown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Beatdown digs a right hand into Alves's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alves's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Beatdown.
Beatdown misses with a knee to the head.
Beatdown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beatdown has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alves wants to break free but Beatdown has control.
Beatdown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Beatdown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beatdown throws an elbow that misses.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beatdown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Beatdown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beatdown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Beatdown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew McIlhone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McIlhone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Set the World Afire. 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 Matthew McIlhone was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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246 lbs
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175 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matthew McIlhone!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McIlhone manages to avoid it.
McIlhone misses with a hook.
McIlhone lands with a straight right. Villa didn't see that one coming.
Villa connects with the punch.
Matthew McIlhone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McIlhone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Villa.
McIlhone tries to clinch up.
Villa drops McIlhone with a beautiful combination! McIlhone stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Villa is looking for the KO!
McIlhone is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villa connects with a body shot.
Villa drops McIlhone with a huge uppercut! McIlhone drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Villa is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Villa!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaimana Kalainawai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itamar Colaiuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalainawai comes to the cage accompanied by Collie Buddz - She Gimme Love. Colaiuta has chosen Metallica-Battery as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Itamar Colaiuta enters the cage!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaimana Kalainawai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Itamar Colaiuta!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colaiuta is looking to clinch but Kalainawai is avoiding it.
Kalainawai stalks Colaiuta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Colaiuta's face. Colaiuta staggers backwards, shaken.
Kalainawai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Colaiuta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kalainawai scores with a one two! Colaiuta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Colaiuta tries to clinch but Kalainawai is having none of it.
Kaimana Kalainawai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colaiuta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kalainawai throws out a powerful jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kalainawai.
Kalainawai checks a leg kick.
Colaiuta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalainawai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Colaiuta crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kalainawai - the referee stops the clock and Colaiuta gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kalainawai. Colaiuta manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kalainawai closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Colaiuta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kalainawai swings around for an armbar but Colaiuta sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kalainawai's guard.
Colaiuta stopping the sweep attempt from Kalainawai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalainawai isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Colaiuta stacks Kalainawai on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Colaiuta!
Kalainawai is trying to improve his position.
Colaiuta has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Colaiuta throws a head kick but Kalainawai moves out of range.
Colaiuta moves in looking to clinch but Kalainawai pushes him off.
Kalainawai closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kalainawai lands in his opponent's guard.
Kalainawai wants to control from the top but Colaiuta keeps moving.
Kalainawai stops Colaiuta from standing up.
Kalainawai wants to pass the guard but Colaiuta is keeping the position.
Kalainawai is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kalainawai trying to control the position from guard on top but Colaiuta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalainawai works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kalainawai is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kalainawai looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kalainawai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Colaiuta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kalainawai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kalainawai passes Colaiuta's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Colaiuta tries to kick Kalainawai off but Kalainawai keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kalainawai is looking to take a break and control but Colaiuta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kalainawai wants to pass the guard but Colaiuta is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Colaiuta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Colaiuta wants to clinch.
Colaiuta fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalainawai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Colaiuta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Colaiuta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Colaiuta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaimana Kalainawai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kalainawai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Colaiuta momentarily.
Colaiuta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalainawai throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Colaiuta was covering up waiting for the punch and Kalainawai finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Colaiuta keeping moving, preventing Kalainawai from controlling successfully.
Kalainawai slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Kalainawai is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Colaiuta is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colaiuta pushes Kalainawai off looking to stand but Kalainawai dives back in and keeps control.
Kalainawai works his way into full mount!
Kalainawai is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Kalainawai sizes up Colaiuta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kalainawai bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kalainawai throws a strike aimed at the side of Colaiuta's head but Colaiuta avoids it well.
Kalainawai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kalainawai tries to move to mount but Colaiuta blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalainawai wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Colaiuta, who protects the arm well.
Kalainawai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Colaiuta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colaiuta stops Kalainawai from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Colaiuta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kalainawai wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Colaiuta, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalainawai working away.
Colaiuta prevents Kalainawai from improving position.
Kalainawai is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Colaiuta has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kalainawai tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Colaiuta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Colaiuta is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kalainawai is controlling him well.
Kalainawai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colaiuta keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kalainawai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Colaiuta in his tracks.
Kalainawai lands the left hand.
Kalainawai lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaimana Kalainawai dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kalainawai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kalainawai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colaiuta throws a wild body kick that Kalainawai sees coming a mile off.
Kalainawai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Colaiuta's head backwards.
Kalainawai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danga de danga de dang - Kalainawai scores with a four punch combination!
Colaiuta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Colaiuta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Kalainawai scores with a four punch combination!
Colaiuta is rocked!
Colaiuta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Colaiuta is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalainawai finish him?
Kalainawai lands a glancing blow to the side of Colaiuta's head.
Colaiuta tries to clinch but Kalainawai moves out of range.
Kalainawai connects with a nice cross there... Colaiuta is looking wobbly and Kalainawai recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Colaiuta to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Kalainawai jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kaimana Kalainawai!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bambooo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Zerka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zerka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by mc circulaire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
215 lbs
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205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bambooo Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicolas Zerka!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zerka pinned against the cage. Zerka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zerka lands a high kick to the side of Man's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Zerka dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Bambooo Man has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zerka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zerka looking to pass the guard.
Man on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Man tries to get out of the position.
Zerka trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Man managing to control the position.
Zerka stopping the sweep attempt from Man.
Man keeping moving, preventing Zerka from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zerka throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zerka circles away.
Zerka works over Man's head and body with a nice combination.
Man closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zerka to the mat! Zerka manages to get full guard.
Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zerka on the ground.
Zerka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zerka is keeping the position for now.
Zerka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Man defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws and elbow that misses. Zerka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Man's guard. Nice move by Zerka!
Man managing to control the position.
Zerka is looking to stand up but Man won't let him.
Man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zerka is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zerka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zerka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zerka manages to get himself to full guard.
Man throws a strike but Zerka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zerka postures up.
Zerka preventing the sweep.
Zerka gets to his feet - Man follows without any prompting.
Man shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zerka is trying to defend but Man finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Man has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Man landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man dominating with strikes here.
Man landing strikes from the mount and Zerka is in trouble!
Man punching from mount but Zerka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Man punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zerka tries to lock up and control but Man gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zerka regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nicolas Zerka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bambooo Man's cut.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zerka misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Zerka.
Zerka throws a big shot that misses.
Zerka misses with a takedown attempt
and Man counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Man pushes down on Zerka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zerka's head.
Man looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Man looks to land a strike but Zerka avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zerka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Man trying to move into half guard but instead Zerka has managed to sweep!
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Man keeping moving, preventing Zerka from controlling successfully.
Zerka is fighting to break Man's control of his arms but Man is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Zerka looking to pass the guard.
Zerka wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Man shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zerka is trying to defend but Man finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Man is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Man throws a strike but Zerka avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zerka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Man manages to get himself to full guard.
Man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zerka is one step ahead there.
Man is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zerka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zerka wants to stand but Man is controlling his posture from full guard.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Zerka tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
Bambooo Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zerka trying to stand up but can't free himself from Man's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zerka throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Zerka is breathing heavily.
Man displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zerka moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
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.
Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Man is thwarting Zerka's attempts to control the position.
Zerka has hold of Man's hands but Man slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Man seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zerka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Man.
Man missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bambooo Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bambooo Man'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. This is the final round!
Man bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zerka pushes Man away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Man gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ground and pound from Man seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Man throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Man lands a few punches from side control.
Zerka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Man.
Man tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Man throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Zerka works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Man sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zerka defending well though.
Man is thwarting Zerka's attempts to control the position.
Zerka regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zerka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Zerka has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Zerka throws a body kick that misses.
Nicolas Zerka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Zerka.
Man throws a series of strikes that have Zerka backpedaling.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zerka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice sprawl there from Zerka as Man shoots in.
Zerka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zerka misses with a hook.
Man connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zerka momentarily.
Man scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zerka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zerka can't do much from the bottom here.
Man throws a strike aimed at the side of Zerka's head but Zerka avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to advance to mount but Zerka denies him.
Man throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Man postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Man cracks Zerka with a big right hand but Zerka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Man working the strikes but Zerka uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Zerka manages to get to full guard.
Man throwing strikes from guard but Zerka blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bambooo Man showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Man has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bambooo Man!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bowman Dell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and fetty mockenmaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dell comes to the cage accompanied by UnDead. mockenmaker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: break ya fu**ing neck. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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6 - 1 - 0 |
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bowman Dell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, fetty mockenmaker!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mockenmaker shoots in for a takedown but Dell shows good takedown defense.
mockenmaker works Dell's body with a nice hook.
Dell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Dell as mockenmaker shoots in.
mockenmaker misses with a looping right.
Dell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
mockenmaker slips a jab and a cross from Dell.
Dell throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
mockenmaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
fetty mockenmaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mockenmaker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
mockenmaker fails to land the takedown.
Bowman Dell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of fetty mockenmaker.
Dell throws a low kick but mockenmaker avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell stuffs the takedown.
mockenmaker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dell's waist but Dell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing mockenmaker off to one side.
A swing and a miss from mockenmaker.
Dell stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
mockenmaker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
mockenmaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dell manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
mockenmaker misses with a shot to the body
and Dell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Dell 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.
Dell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dell lands with a nice body punch.
mockenmaker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dell has his hands clasped together around mockenmaker's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell is trying to maintain the position but mockenmaker is very close to passing his half guard.
Dell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dell tries to get out of the position.
Dell is concentrating on defense, preventing mockenmaker from advancing position.
Dell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from mockenmaker.
Dell is trying to stand back up but mockenmaker is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. mockenmaker is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dell tries to roll over but mockenmaker keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by mockenmaker.
mockenmaker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mockenmaker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dell is fending him off so far but mockenmaker persists. Nope, Dell circles away and we're back to standing.
Good exchange - mockenmaker coming out on top.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
mockenmaker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell misses with a head kick.
mockenmaker misses with a looping left.
mockenmaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dell lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Dell dominated that second 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.
Dell moves out of range as mockenmaker strikes.
mockenmaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dell.
mockenmaker misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dell.
A looping hook to the body misses from mockenmaker. Dell does a little dance to reset his feet.
mockenmaker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dell as he avoids it easily.
Dell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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.
mockenmaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dell but Dell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
mockenmaker scores with a hook.
Dell throws a jab when mockenmaker was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mockenmaker misses with a takedown
letting Dell counter with a right hand.
Bowman Dell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of fetty mockenmaker.
Dell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by mockenmaker.
mockenmaker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mockenmaker shoots in and drives through. Dell sprawls well.
mockenmaker has his takedown stuffed
and Dell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. mockenmaker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bowman Dell is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dell defending well as mockenmaker loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Dell clearly takes 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.
mockenmaker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
mockenmaker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
mockenmaker misses with an uppercut.
A jab from mockenmaker misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mockenmaker tries for a takedown but Dell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
mockenmaker misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bowman Dell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of fetty mockenmaker.
No luck with that takedown attempt from mockenmaker.
mockenmaker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
mockenmaker shoots for a takedown but Dell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
mockenmaker fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from mockenmaker.
Dell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dell lands a nice leg kick that just misses mockenmaker's sensitive parts.
mockenmaker misses with a body punch
and Dell counters with a nice uppercut.
Bowman Dell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
mockenmaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dell doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Dell had his way with fetty mockenmaker in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dell fails to land with a series of punches.
mockenmaker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dell swivels and escapes.
mockenmaker misses with a takedown attempt
and Dell counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from mockenmaker.
Bowman Dell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of fetty mockenmaker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell avoids the body shot from mockenmaker.
Dell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dell throws a shot from downtown. mockenmaker moves away and avoids it.
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.
mockenmaker throws the left hand but Dell avoids the punch easily.
mockenmaker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
mockenmaker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dell's waist but Dell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing mockenmaker off to one side.
mockenmaker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dell's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mockenmaker throwing strikes from guard but Dell blocks nicely.
Dell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
mockenmaker throws a big right hand that misses.
Dell wants to get back to his feet but mockenmaker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from mockenmaker.
Dell wants to stand and escape but mockenmaker is having none of it.
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.
Dell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dell seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
mockenmaker works his way to full guard. Good work.
mockenmaker has a closed guard, preventing Dell from standing up.
Bowman Dell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mockenmaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
fetty mockenmaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
mockenmaker 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bowman Dell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dell, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowman Dell!
Bowman Dell retains his light heavyweight title!
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