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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between aerold firmeza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nonito Donaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). firmeza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is not afraid. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, aerold firmeza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nonito Donaire!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donaire's corner calls for a 1-2. Donaire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
firmeza tries a head kick but it misses.
Donaire thuds his right hand into firmeza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
firmeza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donaire with a hook.
Donaire misses with a takedown attempt - firmeza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
firmeza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donaire darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donaire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donaire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. firmeza doesn't seem bothered though.
Donaire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
firmeza is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Donaire.
firmeza on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donaire looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
aerold firmeza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nonito Donaire.
Donaire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
firmeza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Donaire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Donaire lands an impressive looking overhand right. firmeza doesn't seem phased though.
Donaire looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for firmeza!
firmeza is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
firmeza is working hard here to advance position.
firmeza wants to get back to his feet.
firmeza is trying desperately to improve position.
Donaire can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as firmeza is looking to escape.
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.
Donaire controlling the pace for now.
firmeza wants to hold on but Donaire pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
firmeza is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Donaire controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
firmeza tries to reverse the position but Donaire maintains control.
Donaire won't let firmeza get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Donaire sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Donaire can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as firmeza is looking to escape.
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.
firmeza really wants to buck Donaire off and get back to his feet.
Donaire avoids the attempt from firmeza to control.
firmeza is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
firmeza is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nonito Donaire dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donaire tests firmeza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
firmeza is looking to land body kicks.
firmeza tries to clinch but Donaire moves out of range.
firmeza takes one on the button.
Jab from Donaire.
firmeza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
firmeza is rocked!
Nonito Donaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donaire dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! firmeza has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nonito Donaire!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Fritz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fritz comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman . This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Fritz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimbo Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Fritz blocks the low kick.
Fritz closes the distance and clinches up with Jenkins, looking for a takedown. Fritz pushes Jenkins against the cage but Jenkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jenkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimbo Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fritz blocks a jab.
Fritz dodges the punch combination from Jenkins.
Fritz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jenkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fritz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fritz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jenkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fritz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fritz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jenkins, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins manages to get back to half guard.
Fritz is looking to advance position but Jenkins won't allow it.
Fritz throwing shots but Jenkins is blocking nicely.
Jenkins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jenkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Fritz trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Jenkins, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fritz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jenkins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fritz throws a big right hand that misses.
Jenkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fritz 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.
Jenkins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fritz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jenkins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fritz looks a forlorn figure.
Jenkins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jenkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fritz tries to reverse the position but Jenkins maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jenkins lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Fritz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jenkins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins prevents Fritz from getting the reversal.
Fritz is breathing heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jenkins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jenkins prevents Fritz from getting the reversal.
Jenkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fritz can't escape the position.
Jenkins raining down shots from the mount!
Fritz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jenkins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fritz looks a forlorn figure.
Fritz gets back to half guard.
Fritz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jenkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jenkins there.
Fritz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jenkins stands up and waves to Fritz to follow him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins wants to clinch.
Jenkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Fritz circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jenkins is looking to clinch.
A big right from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jenkins lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Jenkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jenkins swings for the body but Fritz moves out of range.
Jenkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fritz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jenkins throws a jab when Fritz was well out of range.
Fritz keeps the fight on the outside.
Fritz shoots in and drives through. Jenkins sprawls well.
Jenkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jenkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fritz.
Jenkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jenkins stalling the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkins manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins scores with a shot to the body.
Fritz moves out of range as Jenkins strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jenkins sprawls well. Jenkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fritz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Fritz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Fritz is having none of it.
Fritz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fritz keeps the fight on the outside.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Jenkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Fritz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fritz slips under a jab.
Fritz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fritz looking to pass the guard.
Jenkins wants to stand and escape but Fritz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz stopping the sweep attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins is adopting a defensive guard.
Jenkins trying to keep a closed guard but Fritz is proving a slippery customer.
Fritz wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fritz shoots in looking for a takedown. Jenkins tries to sprawl out of it but Fritz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jenkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fritz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jenkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Fritz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jenkins sprawls well. Jenkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fritz gets slowly back to his feet.
Jenkins swings for the body but Fritz moves out of range.
Jenkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jenkins lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Fritz slaps away a takedown attempt from Jenkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
Fritz scores with a takedown into Jenkins's guard.
Jenkins controls Fritz momentarily but Fritz frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fritz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fritz looking to sit in guard and control but Jenkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fritz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fritz staying out of range there.
Fritz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jenkins's guard.
Fritz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jenkins 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.
Fritz wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fritz.
Jenkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fritz is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to control the position but Fritz postures up.
Jenkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fritz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jenkins takes a swing at Fritz's ribcage but misses.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fritz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Jenkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Fritz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Fritz is having none of it.
Jenkins lands a slapping body shot.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Fritz avoids them all with ease.
Jenkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Fritz moves out of range.
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.
Fritz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkins.
Fritz shoots for a double leg takedown but Jenkins sprawls well. He's pushed Fritz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Fritz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fritz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jenkins as he avoids it easily.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jenkins tries to clinch up but Fritz circles away and keeps his distance.
Jenkins lands with a nice combination. Fritz backs away looking to recover.
Fritz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jenkins counters with a three punch combo that has Fritz backing up. Fritz nods at Jenkins to acknowledge the strikes.
Fritz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jenkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
Jenkins takes a swing at Fritz's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jenkins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jenkins can't do much from the bottom here.
Fritz looks up at the clock and then as Jenkins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fritz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fritz tries for a kimura but Jenkins is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Jenkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jimbo Jenkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fritz tries for a kimura but Jenkins is defending well.
Fritz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jenkins has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fritz's best efforts.
Fritz is thwarting Jenkins's attempts to control the position.
Fritz misses with a head shot. Jenkins uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jenkins wants to sweep here but Fritz controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jenkins pulls Fritz in close to his closed guard and prevents Fritz from doing any damage or advancing position.
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 Tom Fritz.
Well Jenkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimbo Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barrack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abuda Taruda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, USA!USA!USA!. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barrack Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abuda Taruda!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Taruda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Obama 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.
Obama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Taruda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Obama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Obama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Obama drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Obama seems to have locked his on tight now - Taruda screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Obama, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Barrack Obama!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tacit Duxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coraje Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tacit Duxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Coraje Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duxx misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rage dives in and grabs Duxx's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duxx pushes down on Rage's head and hops out.
Rage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Duxx displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rage.
Tacit Duxx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coraje Rage.
Rage closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Duxx.
Rage tries to throw a body punch but Duxx avoids it by throwing Rage back against the cage.
Rage looking to slow down the pace here.
Rage has a couple of punches blocked by Duxx.
Duxx looking to throw knees to the head but Rage is blocking nicely.
Rage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Duxx pulls his leg out and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duxx. Rage does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage misses with a takedown attempt - Duxx sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rage.
Rage shoots in but Duxx avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duxx lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Coraje Rage has been cut.
Rage looks gassed!
Rage doesn't manage to clinch there - Duxx circles away.
A left lands for Duxx.
Duxx lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duxx wants to clinch
and Rage counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Duxx's guard now.
Duxx trying to strike off his back.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Duxx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duxx looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duxx knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rage on the ground.
Rage looking to sit in guard and control but Duxx gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rage looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Duxx puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duxx thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duxx wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duxx fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Duxx tries to clinch up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rage.
Duxx parries the strikes from Rage easily there. Rage is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Duxx to escape.
Rage goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Duxx rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rage's guard! Nice work there by Duxx!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duxx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Duxx gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Duxx misses with a head kick.
Duxx drops Rage with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rage! Duxx dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Tacit Duxx!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Killstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killstein comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderella man - Eminem. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roy Killstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Tyler!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Killstein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Tyler.
Tyler throws a leg kick but Killstein checks it.
Killstein scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Killstein lands with a right hand.
Tyler fakes the leg kick and cracks Killstein in the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Killstein. That snapped Tyler's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tyler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Killstein.
Killstein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tyler moves out of range of the body kick from Killstein.
Killstein blocks a head kick by Tyler.
Killstein avoids the head kick by Tyler.
Tyler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tyler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tyler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Killstein takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Killstein is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyler misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tyler, right into the meat.
Tyler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyler scores with a spinning back kick!
Good work by Killstein as he checks the leg kick.
Killstein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyler.
Tyler throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler pushes Killstein away with a front kick.
Tyler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Killstein avoids the head kick by Tyler.
A head kick misses from Tyler.
Tyler throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyler throws a front kick aimed at Killstein's knee but Killstein avoids it well.
Tyler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tyler.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Killstein blocks a head kick by Tyler.
Tyler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyler cracks the inside of Killstein's front leg.
Tyler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Killstein missing with a left hand there. Tyler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyler misses with a low kick.
Sam Tyler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyler dodges the punch combination from Killstein.
Killstein throws a right and a left that Tyler avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throws a leg kick but Killstein checks it.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses.
Killstein gets a clinch.
Killstein has a couple of punches blocked by Tyler.
Killstein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Killstein misses with the head strike.
Killstein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyler avoids it.
Tyler manages to pull guard.
Tyler seems keen to control Killstein's posture.
Tyler looking for a guillotine here but Killstein defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tyler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tyler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killstein throwing strikes from guard but Tyler blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Killstein defends well.
Killstein drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tyler looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tyler looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tyler!
Killstein is looking to regain half guard here but Tyler keeps moving and retains side control.
Tyler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tyler has hold of Killstein's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Killstein seems comfortable defending it but Tyler has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Killstein is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Killstein is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Tyler couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Tyler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Agron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Leukakoukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leukakoukku is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: . Johnny Agron could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kari Leukakoukku's chin.
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171 lbs
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177 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Agron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kari Leukakoukku!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agron misses with a wild combination.
Agron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leukakoukku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leukakoukku drives through with a takedown into guard.
Agron keeping moving, preventing Leukakoukku from controlling successfully.
Leukakoukku might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Agron kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Leukakoukku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Agron is keeping the position for now.
Leukakoukku is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agron pushes Leukakoukku off and scrambles back to his feet.
Agron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leukakoukku manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnny Agron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leukakoukku moves away.
Agron throws the left hand but Leukakoukku avoids the punch easily.
Agron misses with a series of wild punches.
Leukakoukku is trying hard to land a takedown here. Agron sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Agron looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leukakoukku moves out of range as Agron strikes.
Agron throws a hook to the side of Leukakoukku's head but Leukakoukku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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.
Agron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leukakoukku.
Agron looks to land a right hand but Leukakoukku moved out of range.
Agron throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leukakoukku doesn't manage to clinch there - Agron circles away.
Agron throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leukakoukku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agron.
Leukakoukku clinches up with Agron and pushes him back against the cage.
Agron pulls guard effortlessly.
Leukakoukku wants to control from the top but Agron keeps moving.
Leukakoukku drops back looking for a leg! Agron is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Agron manages to kick Leukakoukku off! Leukakoukku jumps back into Agron's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leukakoukku tries to free his leg and advance position but Agron is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leukakoukku trying to control the position from guard on top but Agron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leukakoukku tries to free his leg and advance position but Agron is retaining full guard.
Leukakoukku trying to control the position from guard on top but Agron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Agron looks to land a left hand but Leukakoukku moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
No joy there for Agron, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leukakoukku moves in looking to clinch but Agron pushes him off.
Agron scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Agron takes a swing at Leukakoukku's ribcage but misses.
Leukakoukku doesn't manage to clinch there - Agron circles away.
Johnny Agron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leukakoukku circles away quickly and effectively.
Leukakoukku tries for a takedown but Agron sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Agron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leukakoukku moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Agron dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leukakoukku dodges the punch combination from Agron.
A swing and a miss from Agron.
Agron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leukakoukku tries to clinch but Agron is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leukakoukku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agron's corner calls for a 1-2. Agron obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Agron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Agron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leukakoukku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agron defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leukakoukku.
Agron throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Agron looks to land a combination but Leukakoukku avoids it well.
Leukakoukku tries to clinch up but Agron circles away and keeps his distance.
Leukakoukku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Agron.
A slow jab from Agron misses its intended target.
Agron throws a right hand that Leukakoukku ducks under and follows up with a left that Leukakoukku also avoids with ease.
Agron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leukakoukku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnny Agron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leukakoukku tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Agron swivels and escapes.
Leukakoukku darts in and clinches Agron up against the cage.
Leukakoukku jumps guard but Agron stands there with Leukakoukku around his waist. Leukakoukku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnny Agron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Leukakoukku.
Agron digs a right hand into Leukakoukku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leukakoukku's gas tank.
Leukakoukku tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leukakoukku tries to pull guard but Agron holds him up against the cage and eventually Leukakoukku drops back down to his feet.
Leukakoukku tries to pull guard but Agron holds him up against the cage and eventually Leukakoukku drops back down to his feet.
Leukakoukku tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leukakoukku jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Agron walks away with a smile on his face. Leukakoukku gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Agron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leukakoukku.
Leukakoukku fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Agron misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Agron looks to land a combination but Leukakoukku avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Agron throws a right and a left that Leukakoukku avoids nicely.
No joy there for Agron, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leukakoukku moves away from the strike by Agron.
Leukakoukku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agron misses with a body shot.
Agron keeps the fight on the outside.
Agron lands a glancing blow to the side of Leukakoukku's head.
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.
Leukakoukku tries to close the distance and clinch but Agron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leukakoukku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Agron.
Agron looks to score with a jab to the body but Leukakoukku is just out of range.
Agron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Agron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leukakoukku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Agron.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Agron throws a right and a left that Leukakoukku avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Agron dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Leukakoukku decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Leukakoukku seems to be working for a kimura but Agron defends the submission attempt.
Leukakoukku trying to control the action but Agron is working from the bottom.
Agron is trying to stand up here but Leukakoukku is controlling him well.
Leukakoukku is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Agron sees it coming and defends easily.
Leukakoukku is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Leukakoukku seems to be looking for submissions.
Leukakoukku not doing much here.
Leukakoukku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leukakoukku wants to free his trapped foot but Agron is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Leukakoukku stops Agron from getting back to his feet.
Agron is not content to let Leukakoukku control the position.
Leukakoukku works his way into full mount!
Agron defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Leukakoukku.
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.
Agron has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Leukakoukku looking to break Agron's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Agron remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Leukakoukku will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Leukakoukku tightening his grip on Agron, looking for the choke.
Agron is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Leukakoukku is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Agron has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Agron is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leukakoukku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leukakoukku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agron.
Agron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leukakoukku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Agron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leukakoukku circles away quickly and effectively.
Agron keeps the fight on the outside.
Agron throws a right hand that Leukakoukku ducks under and follows up with a left that Leukakoukku also avoids with ease.
Agron is looking to wear down Leukakoukku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leukakoukku closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Agron did well to prevent Leukakoukku getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agron is in trouble now - Leukakoukku has advanced to mount!
Leukakoukku moves to the back position.
Johnny Agron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
I really don't envy Agron right now.
Leukakoukku is looking to control Agron but Agron is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Agron defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Leukakoukku trying to control momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Leukakoukku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Agron 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... Johnny Agron!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner comes to the cage accompanied by xavier rudd - energy song. Craig Mason has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruce Banner's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Mason!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
Mason misses with a wild combination.
Mason avoids the body shot from Banner.
Banner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Banner.
Banner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mason tries to land a leg kick but Banner saw it coming and moves away.
Mason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mason slips under a jab from Banner.
Mason wants to clinch.
Banner misses with a body shot
and Mason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Banner as Mason shoots in.
A combination from Mason does no damage.
Banner throws a jab but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mason has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason tries for a kimura but Banner is defending well.
Banner sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner is looking to improve his position.
Banner is trying to control but can't.
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.
Mason is looking to take a break and control but Banner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banner holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Banner wants to improve his position but Mason is controlling well.
Mason is looking for a kimura here.
Banner is defending against the submission attempts here by Mason.
Banner is trying to maintain the position but Mason is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Mason moves away and avoids it.
Mason fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banner motions for Mason to come forward. Banner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Banner is controlling Mason's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason looking to sit in guard and control but Banner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mason working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banner.
Mason is trying to keep Banner in close.
Mason looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Banner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mason looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mason working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Banner has passed into half guard!
Nice strikes from Banner there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Mason dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Mason or perhaps it was just good defense by Banner which made him look bad.
Mason wants to clinch.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banner throws out the jab.
Mason tries to clinch but Banner is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mason.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Banner with that takedown attempt.
Mason throws a series of punches but Banner avoids them all with ease.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Banner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Mason saw that one coming.
Banner swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
Banner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Banner misses its intended target.
Mason misses with a low kick as Banner jumps back.
Mason staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Mason as Banner shoots in.
Mason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banner misses with a body shot.
Mason clinches but Banner breaks the clinch
and Banner counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner darts in trying to clinch
and Mason counters with a three punch combo that has Banner backing up. Banner nods at Mason to acknowledge the strikes.
Mason wants to clinch up but Banner keeps it at a distance.
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Mason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner.
Banner shoots in and bounces Mason off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mason being controlled here, momentarily.
Mason throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner preventing the sweep.
Banner is looking to work some ground and pound but Mason has wrist control.
Mason looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banner is one step ahead there.
Banner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mason is trying to keep Banner in close.
Banner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Banner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mason sprawls well. Mason wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Banner gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but Banner pushes him off.
Mason has his takedown stuffed
and Banner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mason!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Banner.
It looks like Craig Mason has been cut.
Banner with the ground and pound from mount.
Banner looking to control but Mason is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Banner lands a nice shot to the head.
Banner landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner has control of Mason's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mason regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Banner swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mason is now in Banner's guard. A big mistake from Banner there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Mason's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
Craig Mason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason looks to clinch
so Banner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Banner won't allow Mason to sweep him here.
Mason trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mason looking for a sweep. Not yet Mason, not yet.
Banner lands a couple of elbows.
Banner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mason has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Banner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Banner won't allow Mason to sweep him here.
Banner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mason lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Banner!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner gets back to half guard.
Banner gets back to full guard.
Mason trying to control but Banner is working from the bottom.
Mason with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mason is looking to work some ground and pound but Banner has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Banner controlling the position.
Banner wants to sweep here but Mason controlling him for the moment.
Mason tries to free his leg and advance position but Banner is retaining full guard.
Mason throws a strike but Banner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Banner looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mason is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Banner.
Banner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mason counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason clinches.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banner blocks a body shot from Mason.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason misses with some punches.
Banner blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Banner to work.
Mason lands a nice uppercut.
Mason tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Banner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Banner manages to break the clinch.
Banner misses with a body punch
and Mason counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banner misses with a straight left.
Mason paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mason tries to clinch but Banner moves away
and Banner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mason!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason working to try and regain half guard.
Mason wants to control but Banner is having none of it.
Banner looking to finish Mason with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mason!
Banner landing shots from mount.
Banner with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason is bucking up trying to escape but Banner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That has opened up Craig Mason's cut even more.
Mason takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Banner with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mason looks a forlorn figure.
Mason is looking to improve his position but Banner isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Mason that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Mason's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mason fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason wants to clinch but Banner slips to the side
and Banner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason fails with the takedown
and Banner counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Mason's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bruce Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banner wants to control but Mason is keeping him busy.
Mason is looking to regain half guard here but Banner keeps moving and retains side control.
Mason is working to avoid the ground and pound but Banner connects with a decent elbow.
The cut above Craig Mason's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Banner is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mason is looking to reverse the position.
Mason is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Craig Mason's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig Mason's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bruce Banner!
Bruce Banner is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Handcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cung Lau has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cung Lau seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cung Lau!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Handcock!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lau pushes Handcock up against the cage in a clinch.
Lau scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jason Handcock has been cut.
Handcock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lau misses with a knee strike.
Handcock is stalling here.
Lau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lau.
Nice body punch from Lau.
Lau stalling in the clinch but Handcock improves position.
Handcock lands a nice shot to the body.
Handcock pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Handcock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handcock manages to avoid it.
Handcock tries to clinch up
and Lau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Handcock drops his hands momentarily and Lau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Handcock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Handcock misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Handcock counter with a right hand.
Handcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Lau closes the distance looking to clinch
and Handcock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Lau.
Lau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lau.
Lau misses with a knee strike.
Lau digs a right hand into Handcock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Handcock's gas tank.
Lau content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lau tries to land knees in the clinch but Handcock avoids the damage to the body.
Handcock working hard to break the clinch.
Lau stalling the fight.
Lau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Handcock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Handcock is looking to clinch but Lau is avoiding it.
Handcock moves in looking to clinch but Lau pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Handcock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lau clinches but Handcock breaks the clinch
and Handcock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Handcock swings wildly with an uppercut but Lau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lau throws a punch but it's blocked by Handcock.
Lau pushes Handcock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lau keeps the fight on the outside.
Lau is looking to clinch.
Handcock moves into range and clinches up with Lau.
Handcock is trying to force a seperation but Lau has the dominant position.
Handcock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Handcock can't find room to land a body shot as Lau controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handcock.
Handcock misses with the head strike.
Lau is working Handcock over against the cage.
Handcock scores with a hook to the body.
Lau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Handcock backwards.
Lau prevents Handcock from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handcock stalling in the clinch but Lau improves position.
Handcock misses with a punch to the body.
Lau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Handcock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lau doesn't manage to clinch there - Handcock circles away.
Handcock misses with a two punch combination.
Lau cracks a nice hook into Handcock's ribs.
Handcock tries to clinch but Lau moves out of range.
Lau swats away the attempt to clinch by Handcock.
Handcock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lau tries to clinch but Handcock moves away
and Handcock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lau throws a hook but Handcock blocks it.
Lau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lau connects with a right hand. Handcock shakes it off.
Lau tries to clinch up
and Handcock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Handcock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lau lands an uppercut.
Lau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Handcock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lau is keeping busy.
Lau breaks the clinch.
Lau tries to clinch but Handcock is having none of it.
Handcock tries to clinch but Lau is having none of it.
Handcock looks to clinch
and Lau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lau.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Handcock.
Handcock misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Handcock tries to clinch up
and Lau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Handcock lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Lau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Handcock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Handcock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lau misses with a double jab
and Handcock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lau looks to clinch
and Handcock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Handcock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lau or not.
The referee calls for Handcock to work.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Handcock has a couple of punches blocked by Lau.
Handcock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but Handcock blocks with his arms.
Lau tries to land knees in the clinch but Handcock avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lau.
A nice right hand lands inside from Handcock.
Lau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lau tries to clinch
and Handcock counters with a left and a right that stings Lau.
Lau fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Handcock, pushing him back against the cage.
Lau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lau struggles to land a body shot inside as Handcock controls his hands.
Lau is looking to control Handcock's arms but Handcock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lau has his back to the cage.
Handcock is trying to break the clinch but Lau has him pressed against the cage.
Lau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau breaks from the clinch.
Cung Lau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Handcock rushes Lau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Lau - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lau misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Handcock as the two fighters clinch.
Handcock working aggressively here.
Handcock is looking to break free of the clinch but Lau has double underhooks.
Handcock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Handcock stalling in the clinch but Lau improves position.
Lau throws a head punch that misses.
Lau trying to stall but Handcock improves his position.
Lau pushes Handcock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Handcock tries to break free but Lau pushes him back against the cage.
Handcock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Handcock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lau throws a head punch that misses.
Handcock trying to stall but Lau improves his position.
Handcock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laus head.
Lau cracks Handcock with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau prevents a body shot from Handcock.
Lau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Handcocks head.
Lau cracks Handcock with a nice body shot.
Lau pushes Handcock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Handcock is trying to maintain a safe position but Lau gets an underhook and turns Handcock into the cage.
Handcock is trying to break the clinch but Lau has him pressed against the cage.
Handcock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Handcock lands a body punch.
Lau stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Lau.
Lau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lau closes the distance but Handcock moves to the side
and Handcock counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lau misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Lau.
Lau missing with knees to the body.
Lau pushes Handcock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lau.
Lau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A body shot lands from Handcock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau presses Handcock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Handcock tries to work over Lau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lau is working Handcock over against the cage.
Lau looking to throw knees to the head but Handcock is blocking nicely.
Lau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lau paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lau clinches but Handcock breaks the clinch
and Handcock counters by clinching up.
Handcock blocks a body shot from Lau.
Lau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Handcock misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Handcock on the inside.
Handcock pushes Lau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Handcock pressing his opponent against the cage.
Handcock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lau tries to clinch
and Handcock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Handcock wants to clinch
and Lau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handcock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cung Lau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lau wants to clinch
and Handcock counters by moving into the clinch.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Handcock blocks it with crossed arms.
Lau misses with some punches.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Handcock blocks it with crossed arms.
Handcock is looking to break free of the clinch but Lau has double underhooks.
Lau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Handcock just leaning against Lau, taking a breather.
Handcock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Handcock.
Lau lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lau.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lau tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Handcock counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Handcock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Handcock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Handcock tries to clinch there but Lau circles away.
Handcock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Handcock tries to clinch but Lau is having none of it.
Lau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Handcock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Handcock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lau missing with knees to the body.
Lau trying to land knees to the body.
Handcock cracks Lau with a nice body shot.
Lau tries to work over Handcock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lau.
Handcock misses with a punch on the inside.
Handcock gets through Lau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Handcock works on Lau's body with a couple of short punches.
Handcock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lau swings wildly with an uppercut but Handcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Handcock avoiding damage.
Handcock scores with a shot to the side of Lau's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau breaks the clinch.
Lau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lau defending well as Handcock loads up on a big left hand.
Lau lands a nice looking body shot.
Lau moves in looking to clinch but Handcock pushes him off.
Handcock closes the distance and pushes Lau back into the cage.
Handcock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lau lands a knee to the body.
Handcock is stalling here.
Lau lands a left hand.
Handcock tries to break the clinch but Lau is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Handcock.
Lau throws a head punch that misses.
Lau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Handcock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lau prevents a body shot from Handcock.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lau.
Handcock wants to stall.
Handcock is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lau lands a jab to Handcock's midsection.
Lau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Handcock swats away the attempt to clinch by Lau.
Handcock tries to clinch up
and Handcock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Handcock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cung Lau is winning the standup battle so far.
Handcock wants to clinch
and Lau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lau doesn't manage to clinch there - Handcock circles away.
Lau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lau lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau tries to clinch there but Handcock circles away.
Lau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lau staying out of range there.
Lau tries to clinch up but Handcock circles away and keeps his distance.
Lau tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Handcock moves into the clinch.
Lau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lau struggles to land a body shot inside as Handcock controls his hands.
Handcock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lau tries to work over Handcock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jason Handcock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Handcock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lau swings wildly with an uppercut but Handcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lau lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lau forces Handcock back against the cage and clinches.
Lau blocks a body shot from Handcock.
Handcock cracks Lau with a nice body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Handcock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Handcock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lau scores with a shot to the side of Handcock's head.
Lau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Handcock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Handcock tries a body shot but Lau blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Lau fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Handcock wants to break free but Lau has control.
Lau lands an uppercut.
Handcock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Lau tries to throw a body punch but Handcock avoids it by throwing Lau back against the cage.
Lau is trying to break the clinch but Handcock has him pressed against the cage.
Handcock digs a right hand underneath Lau's ribcage. Lau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Cung Lau did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jason Handcock's cut.
That's time! Lau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Handcock closes the distance and clinches.
Handcock digs a right hand into Lau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lau's gas tank.
Handcock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lau tries a body shot but Handcock blocks it.
Handcock is trying to stall.
Handcock lands a nice uppercut.
Handcock lands a hook that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Lau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Handcock.
Handcock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lau breaks from the clinch.
Handcock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Handcock scores with a hook to the body. Lau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Handcock clinches but Lau breaks the clinch
letting Lau counter with a right hand.
Lau throws a nice looking combination but Handcock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handcock tries to close the distance and clinch but Lau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Handcock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lau counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lau swats away the attempt to clinch by Handcock.
Lau has closed the distance and engaged Handcock in a clinch.
Lau misses with a knee to the head.
Handcock throws a head punch that misses.
Handcock gets through Lau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lau scores with a shoulder strike.
Lau is trying to maintain a safe position but Handcock gets an underhook and turns Lau into the cage.
Handcock is trying to maintain a safe position but Lau gets an underhook and turns Handcock into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Handcock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lau misses with a punch on the inside.
Lau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lau lands a glancing blow to the side of Handcock's head.
Handcock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Handcock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lau tries to clinch there but Handcock circles away.
Handcock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lau throws out the jab.
Lau wants to clinch up but Handcock keeps it at a distance.
Lau misses with a hook.
Handcock darts in and clinches Lau up against the cage.
Lau looking to stall.
Handcock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Handcock.
Lau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Handcock avoids it.
A short uppercut from Handcock.
Handcock blocks a body shot from Lau.
Lau misses with a body punch.
Handcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lau looks to land a combination but Handcock avoids it well.
Lau tries to clinch
and Handcock counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handcock pushes Lau up against the cage in a clinch.
Lau slows down the pace here.
Lau trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Handcock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Handcock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Handcock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Handcock avoiding damage.
Lau tries to stall but Handcock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Handcock.
Handcock has a couple of punches blocked by Lau.
Lau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Handcock blocking some punches.
Handcock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Handcock lands a shoulder strike.
Lau trying to control the position but instead, Handcock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lau into the cage.
Handcock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Handcock darts in trying to clinch
and Lau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Handcock thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau moves away from the strike by Handcock.
Lau throws a predictable looking body shot
and Handcock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Handcock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lau tries to throw a body punch but Handcock avoids it by throwing Lau back against the cage.
Handcock lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Handcock.
Handcock has had enough of the clinch but Lau keeps him there for the moment.
Handcock managing to block the knees to the body from Lau.
Handcock tries to circle away but Lau has him pinned against the cage.
Handcock working hard to break the clinch.
Handcock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Lau with a knee to the head.
Handcock prevents a body shot from Lau.
Lau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Handcock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Handcock dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jason Handcock's cut.
That's time! Lau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lau throws a series of punches but Handcock avoids them all with ease.
Lau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lau moves forwards but Handcock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Handcock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Handcock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lau trying to stall but Handcock improves his position.
Lau misses with a punch to the body.
Lau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lau wants to clinch but Handcock slips to the side
and Handcock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lau misses with a punch on the inside.
Lau with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lau.
Lau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Handcock gets through Lau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Handcock tries to break free but Lau pushes him back against the cage.
Handcock can't find room to land a body shot as Lau controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handcock's elbow.
Lau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lau circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handcock tries to clinch but Lau moves out of range.
Handcock throws a nice looking combination but Lau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lau circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lau moves into the clinch.
Lau scores with a shot to the side of Handcock's head.
Lau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handcock.
Lau throws a sloppy body shot
and Handcock counters with a straight right hand.
Lau misses with the combination.
Lau closes the distance looking to clinch
and Handcock counters with a straight right hand.
Lau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handcock instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Handcock as the two fighters clinch.
Handcock lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lau.
Handcock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Handcock on the inside.
Handcock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lau tries a knee to the head but Handcock blocks it.
Handcock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Handcock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Handcock is trying to break the clinch but Lau is controlling him.
Handcock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lau is trying to break the clinch but Handcock has him pressed against the cage.
Handcock avoiding damage as Lau throws knees to the body.
Handcock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lau misses with some punches.
Handcock cracks Lau with a nice body shot.
Handcock is leaning against Lau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Handcock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Handcock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handcock pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Handcock.
Handcock tries to break the clinch but Lau is controlling the position.
Lau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Handcock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Handcock.
A body shot lands from Handcock.
Lau being controlled against the cage.
Lau stalling in the clinch but Handcock improves position.
Good body shot from Handcock.
Come on Handcock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Handcock.
Handcock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Handcock.
Handcock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handcock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Handcock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Handcock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Handcock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Handcock digs a right hand into Lau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lau's gas tank.
The referee is keeping an eye on Handcock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Handcock lands a left hand.
A short left from Handcock.
Lau stalling in the clinch but Handcock improves position.
A frustrated look appears on Lau's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Handcock as the two fighters clinch.
Handcock stalling in the clinch.
Lau misses with some punches.
Handcock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lau throws a hook but Handcock blocks it.
Handcock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Handcock clinches but Lau breaks the clinch
and Lau counters with a three punch combo that has Handcock backing up. Handcock nods at Lau to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Handcock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Handcock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Handcock!
Jason Handcock is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barra Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christ comes into the arena with Everything in it's right place blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesus Christ!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barra Fire!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fire decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fire is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Christ is just riding it out for now. Fire eventually gives up the hold.
Fire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christ looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Christ tries to roll over but Fire keeps him under control.
Fire thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Christ's head.
Christ is trying to maintain the position but Fire is very close to passing his half guard.
Christ taking some punishment here, with Fire in his half guard.
Fire is trying to work for a kimura but Christ is defending well.
Christ trying to control but Fire postures up.
Fire working the head and body with strikes.
Fire is thwarting Christ's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ manages to get to full guard.
Christ looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fire is one step ahead there.
Christ working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fire doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fire manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fire pushing down on Christ's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Christ is trying to get back to full guard.
Fire is working for a kimura but Christ is defending it quite comfortably.
Fire is trying to work for a kimura but Christ is defending well.
Fire looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christ flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fire is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Christ shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fire thows a huge punch but Christ dodges it nicely.
Christ is looking to improve his position.
Christ slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fire working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fire got a little sloppy there for a moment and Christ has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fire has managed to get both his arms back between Christ's legs - danger averted.
Christ manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Christ lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire avoids a series of strikes thrown by Christ.
Fire is looking to get to half guard.
Fire wants to control but Christ is having none of it.
Christ lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fire is looking to get to half guard.
Christ with good strikes from the mount here!
Christ with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fire is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ punching from mount but Fire doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Christ lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fire hang on?
Fire wants to control but Christ is having none of it.
Christ prevents Fire from getting the reversal.
Christ looking to finish with strikes here!
Christ lands a big shot there that rocks Fire but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Christ with a couple of short strikes.
Fire wants to control but Christ is having none of it.
Christ 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.
Christ breaks from Fire's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Christ.
Christ lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Christ will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Christ doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fire counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fire.
Fire stopping the sweep attempt from Christ.
Fire missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fire drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Christ manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fire has Christ in his guard.
Fire is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Christ gets back to full guard.
Christ controls Fire momentarily but Fire frees himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Christ is looking for a triangle but Fire pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christ looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire being controlled here momentarily.
Christ had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fire defends it easily.
Fire drops back looking for a leg! Christ is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Christ manages to kick Fire off! Fire jumps back into Christ's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fire drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fire jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fire with a nice head shot there.
Fire has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Christ to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Fire is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Christ pulls down on the head and he's put Fire to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jesus Christ!
Jesus Christ retains his bantamweight title!
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