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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Klopotek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes to the ring accompanied by Macho Man Theme. Klopotek has chosen Nas ft Puff Daddy Hate Me Now as his entrance music. 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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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pawel Klopotek!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage misses with an uppercut. Klopotek saw that one coming.
Savage fails with the takedown.
Klopotek lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Randy Savage has been cut.
Savage tries to clinch but Klopotek moves out of range.
Savage scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Klopotek is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Klopotek really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Savage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Savage looking for a guillotine from mount but Klopotek is having none of it.
Savage throwing strikes here but Klopotek is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Savage misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Savage thowing shots but they're missing.
Savage sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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.
Savage misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Savage is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Klopotek to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Klopotek shrugs it off.
Savage landing punches.
Savage is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Klopotek is surviving well by controlling Savage's body position as best he can.
Klopotek tries to buck Savage off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Savage putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Savage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Klopotek is looking to escape.
Klopotek takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Savage's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Savage!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Regan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Regan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Pan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Regan pinned against the cage. Regan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Regan. No joy for Pan on that attempt.
Pan leaves Regan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Regan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Regan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Regan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Regan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Regan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Regan.
Pan with a poor takedown
and Regan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pan's guard.
Joe Regan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Pan.
Regan is looking to work some ground and pound but Pan has wrist control.
Regan forces his way into half guard.
Pan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Regan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regan content to control rather than advance.
Regan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Regan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Regan slips a nice elbow through Pan's hands, connecting with Pan's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Regan is controlling the pace.
Regan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pan for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Regan.
Pan misses with a takedown
and Regan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Regan.
Pan looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Regan controls the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Regan is looking to work some ground and pound but Pan has wrist control.
Regan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Regan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pan has his takedown stuffed
and Regan counters with a takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Regan.
Regan slows the pace down.
Joe Regan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Regan.
Regan shoots in and bounces Pan off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Regan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Regan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Regan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Regan 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.
Regan passes Pan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Regan seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Regan.
Regan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Regan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Regan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Pan parries the strikes from Regan easily there. Regan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pan to escape.
Regan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan is being controlled here.
Regan has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pan!
Regan controlling from the full mount.
Regan lands a heavy elbow.
Regan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pan hang on?
Regan controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Regan 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. This is the final round!
Pan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peter Pan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pan throws a head kick that misses
and Regan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pan won't be happy with that.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Regan.
Regan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Regan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Regan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regan connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Regan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Regan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Regan.
Pan misses with a head kick.
Regan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pan's guard.
Regan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Regan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Regan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pan can do to turn this around?
Regan is pushing down on Pan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pan is fighting to maintain full guard but Regan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Peter Pan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Regan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Regan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Regan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Regan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Regan.
Pan throws a sloppy head kick and Regan moves out of range easily.
Regan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Regan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regan lands a couple of elbows.
Regan is pushing down on Pan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pan is fighting to maintain full guard but Regan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Regan drops an elbow to the side of Pan's head.
Regan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Regan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Regan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Regan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markku Alarinne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ming Ong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alarinne's entrance music is Chiquita Ska Band - American Jesus. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Markku Alarinne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ming Ong!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Alarinne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danga de danga de dang - Ong scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Markku Alarinne has been cut.
Ong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alarinne tries to avoid it but Ong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alarinne to the ground. Alarinne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ong punishes Alarinne's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Ong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ong.
Alarinne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ong as he jumps to the side.
Ong tries to clinch but Alarinne moves away
and Alarinne counters with a right hand to the body.
Ming Ong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alarinne darts in trying to clinch
and Ong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Ong does no damage.
Ong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alarinne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alarinne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ong to score with a decent uppercut.
Ong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ong gets the takedown into side control.
Ong tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Alarinne tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ong gets to mount! Alarinne was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Alarinne wants to hold on but Ong pushes him away.
Ong throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ong landing strikes from the mount and Alarinne is in trouble!
Ong swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Alarinne is now in Ong's guard. A big mistake from Ong there, giving up the dominant position!
Ong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Ong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alarinne is looking to work some ground and pound but Ong has wrist control.
Ong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alarinne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alarinne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ong wants to sweep here but Alarinne controlling him for the moment.
Alarinne controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ong misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ong thuds his right hand into Alarinne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ong stuns Alarinne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alarinne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ong avoids it really well and circles away.
Alarinne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ong throws a right and a left that Alarinne avoids nicely.
Ong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ong lands a lovely overhand right.
Ong swinging wildly here.
Ong lands with a nice combination. Alarinne backs away looking to recover.
Ong scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ong landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ong is working for a guillotine from mount but Alarinne frees his head quite easily.
Ong looks gassed!
Alarinne gets back to half guard.
Alarinne is holding on to half guard well.
Alarinne regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ong.
Alarinne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ong is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alarinne keeping full guard, as Ong tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Ong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Markku Alarinne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ong tries to clinch there but Alarinne circles away.
Alarinne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ong.
A lazy left from Ong finds it's target.
Ong tries to bum rush Alarinne with a series of wild strikes but Alarinne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ong throws a lazy right hand but Alarinne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ong lunges at Alarinne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alarinne's hand.
Good exchange - Ong coming out on top.
Ong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alarinne circles away quickly and effectively.
Alarinne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alarinne connects with a high kick.
Alarinne fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ong sprawls well initially but Alarinne persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ong is looking to improve his position.
Alarinne is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarinne is nestled in close to Ong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ong tries to roll over but Alarinne keeps him under control.
Alarinne is looking to stall here but Ong recovers full guard.
Alarinne prevents Ong from getting back to his feet.
Ong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alarinne is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alarinne wants to pass the guard but Ong is keeping the position.
Ong wants to stand up but Alarinne is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ong scores with a takedown into Alarinne's guard.
Ong being controlled here momentarily.
Alarinne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ong trying to control the position from guard on top but Alarinne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ong slips nicely into half guard.
Alarinne moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alarinne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alarinne wants to get back to his feet but Ong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alarinne keeping moving, preventing Ong from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alarinne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ong preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ming Ong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Markku Alarinne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ong misses with a few strikes there.
Ong is looking to clinch.
Ong looks for a takedown but Alarinne sprawls well.
Alarinne throws a hook to the side of Ong's head but Ong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ong scores with a hook to the body. Alarinne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alarinne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alarinne takes one on the button.
Ong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alarinne in his tracks.
Ong tries to close the distance and clinch but Alarinne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ong lands with a nice combination. Alarinne backs away looking to recover.
Ong misses with a two punch combination.
Ong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ong lands a slapping body shot.
Ong lands with an uppercut that bounces Alarinne off the ropes and back into rage.
Some wild striking there from Ong.
Ong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alarinne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ong working away.
Alarinne is looking to reverse the position.
Alarinne is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alarinne is looking to improve his position.
Alarinne gets full guard.
Ong throwing strikes from guard but Alarinne blocks nicely.
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.
Alarinne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alarinne is working an open guard so Ong takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alarinne.
Ong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ong tries to clinch there but Alarinne circles away.
Alarinne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ming Ong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ong misses with an uppercut. Alarinne saw that one coming.
Ong has closed the distance and engaged Alarinne in a clinch.
Alarinne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alarinne.
Ong works Alarinne's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarinne slips a jab from Ong.
Nice straight punches there by Ong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ong.
Ong tries to clinch up but Alarinne circles away and keeps his distance.
Alarinne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alarinne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ong.
Alarinne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ong circles away.
Alarinne tries to clinch but Ong is having none of it.
Alarinne misses with a kick to the body.
Markku Alarinne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ong stuffs the takedown attempt from Alarinne. Alarinne gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markku Alarinne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ong stalks Alarinne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alarinne's face. Alarinne staggers backwards, shaken.
Alarinne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alarinne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ong misses with a few strikes there.
Alarinne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ong scores with a nice right hand.
Ong closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alarinne tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ong wants to control but Alarinne is keeping him busy.
Ong working the ground and pound.
Alarinne throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Ong cracks Alarinne with a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ong lands some shots froms side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ming Ong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ong 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ming Ong!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baku Bolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Aaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron has chosen Gucci Mane - It's Over as his entrance music. Christian Aaron will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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138 lbs
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baku Bolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Aaron!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolo throws the left hand but Aaron avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Aaron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aaron throws a big shot that misses.
Baku Bolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolo throws a leg kick that misses.
Bolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aaron bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bolo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Bolo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bolo misses with an uppercut. Aaron saw that one coming.
Bolo throws a hook to the side of Aaron's head but Aaron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aaron blocks the body kick.
Aaron lands with a good body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Bolo.
Aaron loads up on a big right hand but Bolo slips the punch.
Aaron slips a jab and a cross from Bolo.
A slow jab from Bolo misses its intended target.
Bolo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Aaron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bolo misses with a looping right.
Bolo throws the left hand but Aaron avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolo misses with a body shot
and Aaron counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aaron.
Aaron scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aaron.
Aaron landing knees to the head.
Bolo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Aaron's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Aaron tries a knee to the head but Bolo blocks it.
Aaron lands a good knee to the midsection. Bolo won't want to take too many of those.
Bolo lands with a short shot to the head.
Aaron utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aaron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolo is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aaron.
Aaron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aaron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolo tries to break free but Aaron pushes him back against the ropes.
Aaron lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bolo fails to land.
Aaron tries to land a knee to the head but Bolo blocks with his arms.
Aaron landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aaron scores with a knee to the head.
Aaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolo is rocked!
Aaron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oh Bolo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolo has had enough of the clinch but Aaron keeps him there for the moment.
Aaron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aaron tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolo seems to have got his legs back now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aaron.
Bolo is trying to force a seperation but Aaron has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aaron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolo's face.
Aaron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bolo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aaron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolo is trying to break the clinch but Aaron is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Aaron.
Bolo can't break the clinch.
Aaron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolo tries to circle away but Aaron has him pinned against the ropes.
Aaron stalls.
Aaron lands with a right to the head.
Aaron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bolo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aaron is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Aaron won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Aaron.
Bolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Aaron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aaron with a knee to the head.
Aaron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bolo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolo is trying to break the clinch but Aaron is controlling him.
Aaron landing knees to the head.
Aaron landing knees to the head.
Bolo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bolo as Aaron tries to tie him up.
Bolo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo tries to break the clinch but Aaron is controlling the position.
Aaron misses with a knee strike.
Bolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bolo misses with a shot to the body
and Aaron counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bolo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aaron backwards.
Bolo breaks the clinch.
Aaron moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aaron is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aaron avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Aaron.
Bolo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bolo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aaron counters by clinching up.
A short body shot lands from Aaron as the two fighters clinch.
Aaron lands a good knee to the midsection. Bolo won't want to take too many of those.
Bolo is trying to force a seperation but Aaron has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Aaron.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aaron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolo's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolo.
Bolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bolo tries to circle away but Aaron has him pinned against the ropes.
Aaron misses with a knee strike.
Bolo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Aaron has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Aaron.
Bolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bolo tries to break free but Aaron pushes him back against the ropes.
Aaron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aaron lands with a short shot to the head.
Aaron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aaron pushes Bolo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bolo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aaron misses with a knee to the head.
Bolo working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aaron looking to throw knees to the head but Bolo is blocking nicely.
Bolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aaron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolo's face.
Bolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Aaron dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Aaron 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baku Bolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bolo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aaron darts in and clinches Bolo up against the ropes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Aaron in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Aaron misses with a knee strike.
Bolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Aaron won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Aaron.
Aaron with a knee to the head.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Aaron won't allow it.
Aaron lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolo misses with the head strike.
Bolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aaron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch but Aaron keeps him there for the moment.
Aaron tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Aaron has double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolo wants to break free but Aaron has control.
Bolo is trying to force a seperation but Aaron has the dominant position.
Bolo tries to break free but Aaron pushes him back against the ropes.
Aaron keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bolo's efforts to push away.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch but Aaron keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaron is leaning against Bolo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aaron landing knees to the body.
Bolo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolo is trying to force a seperation but Aaron has the dominant position.
Aaron landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Aaron.
A knee to the head by Aaron.
Aaron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bolo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolo breaks the clinch.
Aaron tries to clinch but Bolo moves out of range.
Aaron lands with an uppercut that bounces Bolo off the ropes and back into rage.
Bolo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aaron backs up against the ropes.
Aaron clinches with his opponent.
Bolo tries to circle away but Aaron has him pinned against the ropes.
Aaron has Bolo pressed against the ropes, preventing Bolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aaron misses with a knee strike.
Bolo misses with some punches.
Bolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bolo working hard to break the clinch.
Bolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aaron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aaron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolo is trying to force a seperation but Aaron has the dominant position.
Aaron scores with a knee to the head.
Bolo wants to break free but Aaron has control.
Bolo throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolo.
Bolo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aaron missing with knees to the body.
Bolo breaks from the clinch.
Aaron moves out of range as Bolo strikes.
Aaron changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolo stalks Aaron and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aaron's face. Aaron staggers backwards, shaken.
Bolo looks to land a left hand but Aaron moved out of range nicely.
Aaron clinches.
Aaron stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Bolo fails to land.
Bolo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aaron keeps control of Bolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aaron obliges.
Aaron lands a knee to the head.
Bolo wants to break free but Aaron has control.
Bolo breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aaron counters with a stiff right hand.
Aaron has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bolo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aaron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bolo throws a lazy right hand but Aaron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolo misses with a series of wild punches.
Aaron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolo was well out of range. Poor timing from Aaron.
Bolo throws a big shot that misses.
Aaron lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Bolo.
Aaron keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bolo misses with a double jab
and Bolo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bolo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aaron counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A knee to the head by Aaron.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aaron using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aaron misses with a knee to the head.
Aaron landing knees to the body.
Bolo managing to block the knees to the body from Aaron.
Aaron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolo's face.
Aaron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aaron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bolo is trying to break the clinch but Aaron is controlling him.
Bolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Aaron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aaron scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Aaron.
Aaron keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bolo's efforts to push away.
Bolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bolo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolo is trying to break free.
Aaron lands a nice knee to the body.
Aaron gets through Bolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Aaron.
Aaron lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolo backwards.
Aaron looking to throw knees to the head but Bolo is blocking nicely.
Aaron keeps control of Bolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Aaron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aaron takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bolo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aaron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aaron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aaron scores with a decent looking hook.
Aaron tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bolo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aaron holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Aaron won't allow it.
Bolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bolo is trying to break free.
Aaron lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolo working hard to break the clinch.
Aaron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Christian Aaron seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aaron landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aaron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aaron looking to throw knees to the head but Bolo is blocking nicely.
Aaron lands an uppercut.
Aaron landing knees to the head.
Aaron has Bolo pressed against the ropes, preventing Bolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaron lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aaron looking to throw knees to the head but Bolo is blocking nicely.
Bolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aaron connects with a knee to the head.
Aaron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Aaron has double underhooks.
Aaron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aaron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aaron misses with a knee strike.
Bolo tries to break free but Aaron pushes him back against the ropes.
Bolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolo lands a body shot.
Aaron lands a nice uppercut.
Aaron throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolo blocks it with crossed arms.
Aaron scores with a knee to the head.
Bolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aaron is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aaron gets a clinch.
Bolo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Aaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bolo tries to break free but Aaron pushes him back against the ropes.
Aaron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolo is trying to break free.
Bolo wants to break free but Aaron has control.
Aaron misses with a knee to the head.
Aaron misses with a knee to the head.
Aaron tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolo avoids the damage to the body.
Bolo is trying to force a seperation but Aaron has the dominant position.
Aaron has Bolo pressed against the ropes, preventing Bolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aaron connects with a knee to the head.
Bolo is trying to break the clinch but Aaron is controlling him.
Aaron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolo wants to break free but Aaron has control.
Bolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Aaron won't allow it.
Bolo wants to break free but Aaron has control.
Aaron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bolo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolo tried to score with a low kick but Aaron checks it.
Bolo misses with a kick to the body.
Bolo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bolo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aaron throws a shot from downtown. Bolo moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Bolo misses its intended target.
Aaron is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bolo misses with a low kick.
Aaron misses with a body shot.
Aaron misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bolo.
A big right from Bolo misses.
Bolo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolo swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Aaron to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolo scores with a nice head shot.
Bolo misses with a double jab
and Aaron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baku Bolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bolo misses the body punch
and Aaron holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aaron misses with a knee strike.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aaron lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aaron.
Aaron landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aaron tries to land a knee to the head but Bolo blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Bolo fails to land.
Bolo throws a head punch that misses.
Bolo tries to break the clinch but Aaron is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bolo as Aaron tries to tie him up.
Aaron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aaron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aaron.
Aaron has Bolo pressed against the ropes, preventing Bolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aaron scores with a knee to the head.
Aaron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aaron looking to throw knees to the head but Bolo is blocking nicely.
Bolo manages to break the clinch.
Aaron misses with a looping left.
Aaron checks a low kick from Bolo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Aaron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aaron winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Aaron!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric DeSimone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitchell Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric DeSimone!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSimone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joseph sprawls well. Joseph wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. DeSimone gets slowly back to his feet.
Joseph misses with a double jab.
Joseph takes a swing at DeSimone's ribcage but misses.
DeSimone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
No luck with that takedown attempt from DeSimone.
Joseph gets in close and instigates a clinch.
DeSimone takes a knee to the side of the body.
DeSimone looks gassed!
DeSimone avoids a wild elbow strike from Joseph.
Joseph has DeSimone pushed against the ropes.
Joseph breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSimone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
DeSimone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joseph's head.
DeSimone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
DeSimone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Joseph defending well though.
DeSimone is looking to advance position but Joseph won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph is looking to control DeSimone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Joseph avoid being mounted?
Joseph tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Joseph makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Joseph.
DeSimone preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Joseph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeSimone manages to avoid it.
Joseph rushes DeSimone and presses him up against the ropes.
Joseph manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from DeSimone is defended easily by Joseph.
Mitchell Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric DeSimone.
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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from DeSimone.
Joseph throws a leg kick which misses DeSimone's front leg but catches the back leg as DeSimone tries to avoid it.
Joseph lands a left and a right that send DeSimone crashing to the mat, dazed. Joseph thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Eric DeSimone has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joseph pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeSimone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joseph swings for the body but DeSimone moves out of range.
DeSimone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
DeSimone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joseph decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
DeSimone trying to control here.
Joseph stops DeSimone from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSimone is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Joseph decides to stand up.
DeSimone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joseph counters with a huge head kick that drops DeSimone! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchell Joseph!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Higham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Fuschini (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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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
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Higham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alessio Fuschini!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuschini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Higham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Higham or perhaps it was just good defense by Fuschini which made him look bad.
Higham looks for a takedown but Fuschini sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Higham is defended easily by Fuschini.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Higham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Higham.
Fuschini misses with a straight right.
Fuschini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Higham.
Fuschini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Higham tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuschini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fuschini sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fuschini swinging wildly here.
Higham throws a leg kick but Fuschini checks it.
Fuschini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuschini misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higham shoots in for a double leg but Fuschini sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fuschini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Higham circles away quickly and effectively.
Higham feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Higham drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fuschini looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fuschini looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fuschini!
Fuschini throws a strike aimed at the side of Higham's head but Higham avoids it well.
Fuschini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Higham keeps working.
Higham gets back to half guard.
Higham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini looks to land a strike but Higham avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fuschini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Higham looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fuschini passes into side control.
Fuschini throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Higham works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Higham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higham throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fuschini throwing shots but Higham is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fuschini thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Higham is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fuschini's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fuschini's back!
Fuschini has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Higham is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Fuschini knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Fuschini for a finish.
Higham has the hooks in. Fuschini is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Higham is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Fuschini is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Higham gets his way!
Higham is trying to stick to Fuschini's back but Fuschini is turning into Higham. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Higham's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fuschini.
Fuschini throwing strikes but missing.
Higham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Higham isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fuschini stacks Higham on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fuschini!
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 Keith Higham will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Higham fails with the takedown.
Fuschini displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Higham.
Fuschini throws a right and a left that Higham avoids nicely.
Fuschini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Higham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fuschini defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Higham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Fuschini as Higham shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuschini scores with a body shot.
Alessio Fuschini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Higham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fuschini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Fuschini as Higham shoots in.
Keith Higham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fuschini swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fuschini lands a big head kick that sends Higham to the canvas! Fuschini follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessio Fuschini!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Alves is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Powers!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powers takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Alves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Powers doesn't seem phased though.
Powers fails with the takedown.
Powers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alves is pulling down on Powers's head to control his posture.
Alves being controlled here, momentarily.
Alves is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Powers controlling from the top position.
Powers postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powers wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alves throws a series of punches but Powers avoids them all with ease.
Powers shoots for a takedown but Alves saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alves scores with a three punch combo!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Powers is defended easily by Alves.
Bo Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Powers.
Powers walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Powers looks gassed!
Alves moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Powers tries to move into range but Alves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alves!
Alves clobbers Powers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alves drops Powers with a big left hand! Powers is injured, injured bad! Alves jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Alves!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toki Wartooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jag Smits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wartooth comes to the ring accompanied by Murmaider. Smits has chosen Kanye West - Amazing as his entrance music. Toki Wartooth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toki Wartooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jag Smits!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wartooth pushes Smits up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wartooth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smits tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smits goes for a takedown attempt but Wartooth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wartooth moves into the clinch.
Wartooth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smits controlling the action here for a moment.
Smits has a couple of punches blocked by Wartooth.
A hook to the body from Smits.
Smits trying to control the position but instead, Wartooth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smits into the ropes.
Smits throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wartooth blocks it with crossed arms.
Wartooth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toki Wartooth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smits closes the distance and clinches up with Wartooth, looking for a takedown. Smits pushes Wartooth against the ropes but Wartooth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Toki Wartooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jag Smits.
Wartooth throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wartooth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smits's head.
Wartooth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smits looks gassed!
Smits takes one to the side of the head.
Wartooth throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smits's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wartooth. That's going to slow Smits down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wartooth misses with a wild body shot.
Wartooth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wartooth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smits's calf.
A slow jab from Smits misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Smits.
Smits keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smits with a jab.
Wartooth takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wartooth.
Wartooth presses Smits against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smits misses with a punch on the inside.
Wartooth pulls guard.
Wartooth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wartooth is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smits defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wartooth trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wartooth looking for a sweep. Not yet Wartooth, not yet.
Smits stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wartooth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wartooth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wartooth wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Smits throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wartooth.
Smits tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wartooth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Wartooth misses.
Smits feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Smits drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wartooth manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smits has Wartooth in his guard.
Smits has a closed guard, preventing Wartooth from standing up.
Smits keeping moving, preventing Wartooth from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth passes into half guard.
Wartooth moves into full mount! Smits won't be happy about that!
Smits keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Smits regains half guard.
Smits is refusing to be controlled, as Wartooth sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wartooth is really struggling to control Smits but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toki Wartooth dominated that round.
That's time! Wartooth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smits takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smits is rocked!
Wartooth lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Smits - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Wartooth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toki Wartooth!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moorehead comes into the arena with Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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192 lbs
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193 lbs
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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 Hilo, Craven Moorehead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taiki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taiki is looking to slow Moorehead down with leg kicks.
Taiki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moorehead motions for Taiki to come forward. Moorehead throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taiki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moorehead.
Taiki takes a swing at Moorehead's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moorehead.
A right-left combo lands from Moorehead.
Moorehead fails with a takedown attempt.
Taiki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taiki throws a leg kick which misses Moorehead's front leg but catches the back leg as Moorehead tries to avoid it.
Moorehead looks to land a combination but Taiki avoids it well.
Moorehead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taiki wants to clinch.
Taiki thows a leg kick but Moorehead checks it
and Moorehead counters with an outside leg kick.
Moorehead looks to land a combination. Taiki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taiki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moorehead's calf.
Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch but Moorehead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moorehead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moorehead lands with a nice combination. Taiki backs away looking to recover.
Taiki throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki darts in and clinches Moorehead up against the ropes.
Taiki stops a takedown attempt from Moorehead.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
It looks like Craven Moorehead has been cut.
Moorehead managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moorehead in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moorehead is breathing heavily.
Moorehead is trying to drag Taiki to the mat but Taiki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craven Moorehead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moorehead fails to pull guard.
Taiki working Moorehead over with knees to the body.
Moorehead goes for a takedown attempt but Taiki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taiki is looking to slow Moorehead down with leg kicks.
Moorehead tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taiki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moorehead counters with a left and a right that stings Taiki.
Taiki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moorehead drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taiki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moorehead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taiki moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but Moorehead blocks it.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Moorehead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but Moorehead blocks it.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Moorehead goes for a takedown attempt but Taiki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taiki tries a head kick but it misses.
Taiki digs a good body shot into Moorehead's ribs.
Moorehead misses with a head kick.
Taiki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moorehead shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taiki defends it nicely.
Taiki misses with a wild combination.
Taiki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taiki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moorehead moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead scoring well with a low kick there.
Taiki forces Moorehead back against the ropes and clinches.
Moorehead drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moorehead tries to pull guard but Taiki won't allow it.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moorehead avoids it.
Taiki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moorehead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moorehead avoids it.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Moorehead tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moorehead looking for a takedown.
Moorehead gets control of Taiki's arms and successfully pulls guard. Moorehead will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Taiki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moorehead is keeping the position for now.
Moorehead controls Taiki momentarily but Taiki frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taiki manages to get himself to full guard.
Moorehead thows a big elbow that misses.
Moorehead trying to control the position from guard on top but Taiki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taiki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moorehead. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taiki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moorehead trying to control but Taiki is working from the bottom.
Taiki is pulling down on Moorehead's head. It's preventing any offense from Moorehead, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craven Moorehead's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moorehead shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taiki as he jumps to the side.
Moorehead lands a nice looking body shot.
Moorehead looks to land a combination but Taiki avoids it well.
Taiki tries to clinch up but Moorehead circles away and keeps his distance.
Moorehead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick from Taiki misses.
Craven Moorehead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taiki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moorehead misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taiki throws a head kick but Moorehead moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taiki.
Good leg kick by Moorehead there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moorehead misses with a takedown attempt - Taiki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taiki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Moorehead chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taiki can pounce on him.
Moorehead swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses.
Taiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Craven Moorehead is winning the standup battle so far.
Taiki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Taiki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moorehead throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taiki counters with a nice leg kick.
Taiki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Taiki moves out of range.
Taiki misses with a leg kick
and Moorehead counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Moorehead.
Taiki doesn't manage to clinch there - Moorehead circles away.
Taiki scores with a leg kick.
Moorehead checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taiki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moorehead takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Taiki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moorehead manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taiki, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Taiki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taiki tries to clinch but Moorehead moves out of range.
Taiki tries to clinch
and Moorehead counters with a nice body kick.
Taiki throws a series of punches but Moorehead avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Moorehead misses.
Some wild striking there from Moorehead.
Taiki staying out of range there.
Moorehead lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Taiki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taiki wants to clinch up but Moorehead keeps it at a distance.
Moorehead scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Taiki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taiki doesn't manage to clinch there - Moorehead circles away.
Moorehead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taiki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moorehead lands with a nice combination. Taiki backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Danga de danga de dang - Taiki scores with a four punch combination!
Moorehead misses with a double jab
and Taiki counters with a low kick, right behind Moorehead 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taiki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moorehead is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moorehead smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taiki avoids the body shot from Moorehead.
Moorehead pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taiki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moorehead.
Taiki throws a leg kick but Moorehead sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moorehead looks to land a right hand but Taiki moved out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Taiki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taiki moves into the clinch.
Taiki prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craven Moorehead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Moorehead avoids the damage to the body.
Taiki has Moorehead pressed against the ropes.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moorehead tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taiki just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Moorehead jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taiki walks away with a smile on his face. Moorehead gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moorehead lands a nice hook to Taiki's body. Taiki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taiki tries to work over Moorehead's front leg with a kick but Moorehead checks it.
Taiki throws a head kick but Moorehead moves out of range.
Yamada Taiki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taiki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taiki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moorehead scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taiki in his tracks.
Taiki connects with a high kick.
Moorehead throws a right hand that Taiki ducks under and follows up with a left that Taiki also avoids with ease.
Taiki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moorehead misses with a series of wild punches.
Moorehead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taiki counters with a thumping low kick.
Moorehead feints and as Taiki raises his hands in defense, Moorehead changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moorehead drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Taiki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Moorehead has Taiki in his guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moorehead is trying to control the position but Taiki postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craven Moorehead's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Taiki.
Taiki closes the distance but Moorehead moves to the side
and Moorehead makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Moorehead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taiki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taiki moves into range and clinches up with Moorehead.
Moorehead tries to pull guard but Taiki holds him up against the ropes and eventually Moorehead drops back down to his feet.
Moorehead is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taiki working Moorehead over with knees to the body.
Moorehead is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Taiki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craven Moorehead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moorehead lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moorehead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taiki working Moorehead over with knees to the body.
Moorehead tries to pull guard but Taiki holds him up against the ropes and eventually Moorehead drops back down to his feet.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taiki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moorehead avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moorehead tries to pull guard but Taiki holds him up against the ropes and eventually Moorehead drops back down to his feet.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moorehead blocks it with crossed arms.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Moorehead avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moorehead drags the fight down to the ground.
Taiki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taiki preventing the sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moorehead holds on and takes a little breather.
Moorehead wants to sweep here but Taiki controlling him for the moment.
Moorehead wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moorehead looking to control.
Moorehead tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moorehead connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Moorehead.
Moorehead circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taiki closes the distance but Moorehead moves to the side
and Moorehead counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moorehead not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taiki controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead prevents Taiki from standing back up.
Moorehead is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Taiki sees it coming and defends easily.
Moorehead content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Moorehead throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moorehead is keen to just control but Taiki is a slippery customer.
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.
Moorehead throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moorehead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moorehead motions for Taiki to come forward. Moorehead throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moorehead scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Moorehead looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taiki thumps Moorehead with a low kick.
Moorehead throws a sloppy head kick
and Taiki counters with a good low kick that Moorehead was not able to check.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taiki, right into the meat.
Taiki gets a clinch.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Moorehead's ribcage.
Taiki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yamada Taiki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moorehead drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taiki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Taiki fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moorehead fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craven Moorehead's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taiki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Moorehead tries to pull guard but Taiki holds him up against the ropes and eventually Moorehead drops back down to his feet.
Moorehead is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Taiki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Moorehead drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taiki pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craven Moorehead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moorehead swinging wildly here.
Moorehead keeps the fight on the outside.
Taiki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moorehead misses with a low kick.
Moorehead dives in and grabs Taiki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taiki pushes down on Moorehead's head and hops out.
Taiki closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Moorehead fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taiki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moorehead's face.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moorehead's face.
Moorehead managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taiki trying to stall but Moorehead improves his position.
Moorehead avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Moorehead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki is stalling here.
Moorehead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taiki scoring well with a low kick there.
Taiki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moorehead.
Taiki lands with a slapping head kick.
Taiki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taiki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Taiki misses with a wild combination.
Taiki tries to clinch but Moorehead moves out of range.
A combination from Moorehead does no damage.
Moorehead throws a solid leg kick but Taiki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moorehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiki is looking to score with low kicks.
Moorehead shoots and misses
and Taiki counters by clinching up.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moorehead tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moorehead looking for a takedown.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moorehead avoids it.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moorehead avoids it.
Moorehead tries to pull guard but Taiki holds him up against the ropes and eventually Moorehead drops back down to his feet.
Moorehead pulls guard.
Moorehead is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Taiki stopping the sweep attempt from Moorehead.
Moorehead is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead looking for a sweep. Not yet Moorehead, not yet.
Moorehead is trying to keep Taiki in close.
Moorehead wants to sweep here but Taiki controlling him for the moment.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moorehead misses with a takedown
and Taiki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moorehead's knee momentarily.
Taiki lands a slapping body shot.
Taiki lands with a kick to the temple. Moorehead shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taiki misses with a low kick.
Moorehead with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taiki counters with a big head kick but Moorehead shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taiki, right into the meat.
Taiki scores with a head kick.
Taiki wants to slow Moorehead down by chopping away at his legs.
Moorehead throws a right hand that Taiki ducks under and follows up with a left that Taiki also avoids with ease.
Taiki is looking to slow Moorehead down with leg kicks.
Moorehead steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Taiki. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taiki closes the distance and clinches.
Moorehead is trying to break free.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moorehead blocks it with crossed arms.
Moorehead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moorehead has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Craven Moorehead's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taiki is looking to slow Moorehead down with leg kicks.
Taiki misses the shot to the body.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moorehead shoots in but no luck this time.
Taiki moves into the clinch.
Taiki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taiki misses with a knee strike.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moorehead.
Moorehead fails to pull guard.
Taiki gets underhooks to prevent Moorehead's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craven Moorehead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taiki lands an elbow just above Moorehead 's eye.
Moorehead jumps guard but Taiki stands there with Moorehead around his waist. Moorehead gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moorehead.
Moorehead jumps into guard, dragging Taiki to the mat.
Moorehead managing to control the position.
Taiki postures up.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Taiki!
Moorehead throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Moorehead looking to finish with strikes here!
Taiki working to try and regain half guard.
Moorehead lands a big elbow.
Craven Moorehead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taiki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Moorehead.
Moorehead working for a submission but Taiki is keeping him at bay.
Moorehead throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Taiki is squirming around, avoiding Moorehead's attempts to control the action.
Moorehead throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead throwing strikes here but Taiki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Moorehead can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taiki is looking to escape.
Moorehead has control of Taiki's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Taiki regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Moorehead looking to ground and pound but Taiki is blocking nicely.
Taiki wants to control but Moorehead is having none of it.
Moorehead trying to control but Taiki is having none of it.
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.
Moorehead moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Taiki has worked his arm free - good work by Taiki!
Moorehead tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Taiki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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 Craven Moorehead.
I think Taiki 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 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamada Taiki!
Yamada Taiki is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Marroquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Marroquin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marroquin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Knox backs up against the ropes.
Knox misses with a low kick.
Knox misses with a double jab
and Marroquin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox misses the body punch
and Marroquin counters with a nice uppercut.
Marroquin scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marroquin.
Knox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Marroquin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marroquin lands with a shot to the body.
Knox walks into a stiff left hand from Marroquin.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marroquin counters with a straight right hand.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Marroquin - just one landing.
Knox lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Knox staying out of range there.
David Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marroquin lands a nice shot to the body.
Marroquin misses the shot to the body.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Marroquin had a free shot at his head there.
Knox takes one on the button.
Marroquin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marroquin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Marroquin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marroquin catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox catches Marroquin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab, jab by Marroquin - just one landing.
Marroquin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marroquin throws a one two combo.
Marroquin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Marroquin.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Marroquin! Knox is backing up but he can't get away as Marroquin lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Knox and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mario Marroquin!
Mario Marroquin is the new heavyweight champion!
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