The Island Season 11, 205 lbs, Round 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Lucroy (ranked 1348 p4p, 1182 weight class) and John Rodd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lucroy
vs
Rodd

182 cm
27
206
6 - 0 - 0

191 cm
27
210
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Lucroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Rodd!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Rodd. Those never looked like landing.
Lucroy tries to counter with a takedown but Rodd is quick to defend against it.

Lucroy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rodd did well to prevent Lucroy getting side control.
Lucroy is pressing down on Rodd's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodd is holding on for now.
Ground and pound from Lucroy.
Lucroy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've been hearing that Lucroy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucroy prevents Rodd from standing back up.
Rodd wants to improve his position but Lucroy is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodd is staying active underneath Lucroy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lucroy prevents Rodd from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy drops an elbow to the side of Rodd's head.
Rodd is trying to get back to full guard.
Lucroy winds up and cracks Rodd with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rodd has hold of Lucroy's hands but Lucroy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lucroy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rodd moves into full guard.
Rodd trying to control the position.
Rodd 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.
Rodd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lucroy won't allow Rodd to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodd looking to control but Lucroy passes into half guard.
Well, if Lucroy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rodd misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lucroy is nestled in close to Rodd, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lucroy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rodd wants to improve his position but Lucroy is controlling well.
Rodd is doing well to control the position and prevent Lucroy from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodd is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lucroy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lucroy wants to take a breather but Rodd is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucroy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lucroy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lucroy is looking to take a break and control but Rodd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lucroy drops an elbow to the side of Rodd's head.
Lucroy working the head and body with strikes.
Rodd has hold of Lucroy's hands but Lucroy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rodd keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lucroy is working away from the top position though.
Rodd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lucroy stopping the sweep attempt from Rodd.
Lucroy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lucroy wants to control from the top but Rodd keeps moving.
Rodd will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodd keeping moving, preventing Lucroy from controlling successfully.
Lucroy won't allow Rodd to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Lucroy 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.

Lucroy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rodd did well to prevent Lucroy getting side control.
Lucroy lands strikes from half guard.
Lucroy slips a nice elbow through Rodd's hands, connecting with Rodd's forehead.
Rodd wants to get back to full guard.
Rodd makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rodd.
Lucroy preventing the sweep.
Lucroy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lucroy with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lucroy is controlling him.
Lucroy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rodd looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodd, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy scoring with some ground and pound.
Lucroy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodd 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.
Rodd wants to get back to his feet but Lucroy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lucroy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lucroy wants to control from the top but Rodd keeps moving.
Lucroy prevents Rodd from getting back to his feet.
Rodd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lucroy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lucroy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lucroy won't allow Rodd to get back to his feet.
Rodd keeping moving, preventing Lucroy from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodd is on top in guard.

Lucroy trying to keep a closed guard but Rodd is proving a slippery customer.
Rodd throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodd throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodd trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lucroy looking for a guillotine here but Rodd defends easily.
Lucroy working a defensive guard here.
Rodd trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodd looking to sit in guard and control but Lucroy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Rodd looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodd, not yet.

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.
Lucroy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lucroy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lucroy chips away with some ground and pound.
Jean Lucroy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodd looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodd, not yet.
Lucroy stands up over Rodd, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lucroy stopping the sweep attempt from Rodd.
Lucroy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lucroy's guard.

Lucroy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lucroy wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Lucroy 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. And we move into the final round!

Rodd throws a lazy head kick

and Lucroy counters with a shoot takedown. Rodd fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lucroy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lucroy with a nice head shot there.
Rodd wants to get back to his feet but Lucroy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lucroy landing with the ground and pound.
Lucroy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucroy is in close to Rodd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lucroy scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lucroy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodd has momentary wrist control but Lucroy slips an elbow through the middle.

Rodd is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodd's head.
Rodd is still in real trouble! Can Lucroy finish him?
Lucroy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodd's head.
Rodd is trying to control the position but Lucroy postures up.
Lucroy wants to control from the top but Rodd keeps moving.
Lucroy postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Rodd's head off the mat! Rodd is out! He's out! Lucroy jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jean Lucroy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Jackson (ranked 561 p4p, 2225 weight class) and Boxing Man (ranked 87 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Undisputed Champion. Dwayne Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boxing Man's chin.

Jackson
vs
Man

192 cm
27
210
12 - 5 - 0

188 cm
27
213
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boxing Man!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dwayne Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson misses the body punch
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Boxing Man has been cut.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at Gladius Elite Facilities that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Dwayne Jackson has been cut.
Man lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson cracks Man with an open hand slap.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Man slips under a jab.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips under a jab from Man.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Man looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Man drops Jackson with a big left hand! Jackson is injured, injured bad! Man jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boxing Man!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Don (ranked 677 p4p, 228 weight class) and John Ishmael (ranked 98 p4p, 39 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Don
vs
Ishmael

185 cm
27
219
8 - 2 - 0

192 cm
27
205
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Monty Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Ishmael!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Don scores with a jab.
Ishmael misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Don counters by clinching up.
Ishmael is trying to break the clinch but Don is controlling him.
Don has Ishmael pressed against the cage, preventing Ishmael from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Don has Ishmael pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Don pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ishmael tumbling to the mat - Don dives into Ishmael's guard.
Don throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ishmael works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Don working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Don 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.
Don not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ishmael really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Don. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Don advances to half guard.
Ishmael is trying to stand up here but Don is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Don is nestled in close to Ishmael, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ishmael looks like he's trying to stand up.
Don thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Don wants to pass to mount but Ishmael is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Don throwing shots but Ishmael is blocking nicely.
Don tries to pass to full mount but Ishmael defends it.
Ishmael on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ishmael blocking the ground and pound attempt from Don.
Don passes to side control.
Don tries to advance to mount but Ishmael denies him.
Ishmael regains half guard, as Don was trying to land strikes.
Don missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've been hearing that Don has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Don wants to free his trapped foot but Ishmael is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Don is taking a breather. Ishmael says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Don throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Don connects with a nice short shot to Ishmael's temple.
Don throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Don.
Ishmael on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ishmael has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Don throwing shots but Ishmael is blocking nicely.
Don trying to mount his opponent but Ishmael defends it.

Don is working for a kimura but Ishmael is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Don sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ishmael defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Don connects with a nice short shot to Ishmael's temple.
Ishmael taking some punishment here, with Don in his half guard.
Don trying to control from half guard but Ishmael is working away.
Don is really struggling to control Ishmael but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ishmael on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Don thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ishmael's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Don thows a huge punch but Ishmael dodges it nicely.
Ishmael won't allow Don to pass to mount.

Ishmael is defending against the submission attempts here by Don.
Ground and pound from Don.
Don is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Don has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ishmael's face.
Ishmael avoids a series of strikes thrown by Don.
Ishmael avoids a series of strikes thrown by Don.
Don thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Don swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Monty Don!
After winning the bout, Monty Don thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tapu Koko (ranked 150 p4p, 1221 weight class) and Bill Hilly (ranked 26 p4p, 177 weight class). Koko comes to the cage accompanied by Aotearoa. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hilly's choice of entrance music: Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10]. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Koko
vs
Hilly

187 cm
27
213
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
210
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapu Koko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Hilly!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hilly.
Koko wants to clinch.
Hilly tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hilly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Tapu Koko has been cut.
The fighters circling - Hilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Koko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bill Hilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko is looking to clinch but Hilly is avoiding it.
Hilly misses with a hook
letting Koko counter with a right hand.
Hilly lands with a hook. Koko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hilly throws an off balance right hand
and Koko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koko moves in looking to clinch but Hilly pushes him off.
Koko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koko is looking to counter the offense by Hilly and move into the clinch.
Hilly throws a poor cross that misses
and Koko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Hilly misses.
Hilly keeps the fight on the outside.
Koko slips a jab from Hilly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly scores with the left hand. Koko knows he should have avoided that one.
Hilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koko.
Hilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hilly throws a lazy right hand but Koko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koko tries to clinch there but Hilly circles away.
Koko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hilly throws out the jab.
Hilly throws out a loose jab but Koko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koko walks into a straight right hand from Hilly.
Hilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koko.
Hilly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Hilly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koko blocks a jab.
Koko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Hilly misses.
Koko tries to clinch there but Hilly circles away.
Hilly misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hilly.
Hilly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hilly looks to land a right hand but Koko moved out of range.
Hilly misses with a body shot.
Koko tries to clinch but Hilly is having none of it.
Koko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hilly.
Koko throwing a counter right hand but Hilly manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hilly throws a jab when Koko was well out of range.
Koko blocks a jab.
Koko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hilly misses with a straight left.
Koko is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hilly throws out a loose jab but Koko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hilly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koko ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
A swing and a miss from Hilly.
Hilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koko seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Koko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hilly wants to counter with a clinch but Koko pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hilly.
Sloppy strikes from Hilly. Those never looked like landing.
Koko tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hilly manages to circle out of the way.
Hilly throws a hook but Koko blocks it.
Koko tries to clinch but Hilly is having none of it.
Hilly might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Koko is looking to clinch but Hilly is avoiding it.
Hilly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koko doesn't manage to clinch there - Hilly circles away.
Hilly misses the shot to the body.

Koko moves into range and clinches up with Hilly.
A nice left hand lands by Koko.
Hilly wants to get back to striking at distance but Koko won't allow it.
Hilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koko gets through Hilly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hilly is trying to force a seperation but Koko has the dominant position.
Koko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hilly takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koko scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hilly.
Koko misses with a punch on the inside.
Hilly blocks a body shot from Koko.
Koko tries to work over Hilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Koko on the inside.
Koko slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koko.
Koko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hilly.
Koko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hilly or not.
Koko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hilly's elbow.
Hilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koko is defending well for now.
Koko working aggressively here.
Hilly scores with a shot to the side of Koko's head.
Hilly throws a head punch that misses.
Koko can't find room to land a body shot as Hilly controls the action.
Koko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Koko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Koko for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A head punch on the inside from Koko fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Hilly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tapu Koko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Koko is looking to clinch but Hilly is avoiding it.
Hilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hilly misses with a straight right.
Koko tries to clinch but Hilly is having none of it.
Hilly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hilly stuns Koko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hilly misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Koko misses the target.
Koko wants to clinch up but Hilly keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hilly connects with a right hand. Koko shakes it off.
Bill Hilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Hilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hilly misses the target.
Koko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Hilly does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Koko is just out of range.
Koko moves in looking to clinch but Hilly pushes him off.
Hilly misses with the combination.
Koko wants to clinch up but Hilly keeps it at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Hilly there.
Koko tries to clinch but Hilly moves out of range.

Koko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Koko.
Hilly takes a shot to the head.
Hilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Koko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koko lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hilly is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilly tries to work over Koko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hilly or not.
Koko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hilly backwards.
Koko tries to work over Hilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Koko on the inside.
Koko tries a body shot but Hilly blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koko.
Koko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koko lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Koko.
Koko lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee calls for Koko to work.
Koko avoiding damage.
Hilly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko can't find room to land a body shot as Hilly controls the action.
Koko tries to throw a body punch but Hilly avoids it by throwing Koko back against the cage.
Hilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koko slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hilly throws a head punch that misses.
Hilly misses with the head strike.
Koko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Koko presses Hilly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Koko.
Tapu Koko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hilly tries to land knees in the clinch but Koko avoids the damage to the body.
Koko throws a punch but it's blocked by Hilly.
Koko tries to throw a body punch but Hilly avoids it by throwing Koko back against the cage.
Koko tries to work over Hilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koko scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koko can't find room to land a body shot as Hilly controls the action.
Koko pushes Hilly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Koko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Koko.
Koko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Koko just leaning against Hilly, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hilly as Koko tries to tie him up.
Koko digs a right hand into Hilly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hilly's gas tank.
Koko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hilly backwards.
Koko tries to throw a body punch but Hilly avoids it by throwing Koko back against the cage.
Koko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tapu Koko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tapu Koko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Koko tries to clinch up.
Hilly tries to counter with a clinch but Koko shakes him off and moves away.
Koko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koko moves out of range as Hilly strikes.
Hilly scores with a nice right hand.
Koko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koko slips a straight right by Hilly.
Koko moves out of range of the leg kick from Hilly.
Hilly throws a lazy right hand but Koko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hilly cracks Koko with a good jab.
No joy there for Hilly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koko wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko tries to clinch there but Hilly circles away.
Koko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koko takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko moves in looking to clinch but Hilly pushes him off.
Hilly misses with a jab to the body
and Koko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koko wants to clinch.
Hilly throws a hook but Koko avoids it easily.
Hilly has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hilly throws a hook but Koko blocks it.
Hilly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koko's head.
Koko tries to clinch up.
Hilly throws a combination that misses
enabling Koko to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Bill Hilly has been cut.
Hilly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koko tries to clinch but Hilly is having none of it.
Koko wants to clinch up but Hilly keeps it at a distance.
Koko ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Koko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hilly thuds his right hand into Koko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Koko clinches up against the cage.
Koko lands an uppercut.
Hilly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koko taking a breather.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koko lands a shot to the body.
Koko stalling.
A short uppercut from Hilly.
Hilly gets through Koko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hilly blocks an uppercut.
Hilly missing with knees to the body.
Koko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koko tries to work over Hilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hilly.
Tapu Koko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko trying to control the position but instead, Hilly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koko into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koko.
Koko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hilly tries a body shot but Koko blocks it.
Koko scores with a hook to the body.
Koko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koko stalling in the clinch but Hilly improves position.
Koko tries to work over Hilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koko lands a body punch.
Koko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hillys head.
Koko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hilly.
Koko lands a left hand.
Koko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Koko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koko can't find room to land a body shot as Hilly controls the action.
Koko has Hilly pushed against the cage.
Koko swings wildly with an uppercut but Hilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koko lands a shoulder strike.
Hilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koko lands an uppercut.
Hilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Koko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hillys head.
Koko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hilly blocks a body shot from Koko.
Koko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hilly up against the cage.
Hilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Koko uses good head movement to avoid it.

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 Tapu Koko.
I think Koko 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Tapu Koko!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Tapu Koko!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Tapu Koko!

Tapu Koko wins by unanimous decision!
Tapu Koko took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.