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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Inoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Spencer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pat Inoke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Spencer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spencer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch but Inoke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Inoke.
Inoke blocks a head kick by Spencer.
Spencer wants to clinch.
Inoke misses with a wild combination.
Inoke throws a hook but Spencer blocks it.
A punch combination from Spencer misses.
Inoke dodges the punch combination from Spencer.
Inoke looks to clinch
and Spencer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Inoke thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer clinches up with Inoke and pushes him back against the cage.
Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Inoke instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Inoke fails to land.
Spencer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Pat Inoke has been cut.
Inoke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inoke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoke tries to score a body lock takedown but Spencer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Spencer is pressed up against the cage. Inoke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spencer down to the mat. Spencer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Spencer clinches.
Inoke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Spencer just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Inoke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Inoke fails to land.
Spencer breaks the clinch.
Inoke fails with the takedown
and Spencer counters with a solid body kick.
Spencer instigates a clinch.
Spencer breaks from the clinch.
Spencer tries to clinch up.
Inoke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spencer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Inoke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Inoke tries to clinch
and Spencer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Inoke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spencer.
Spencer clinches with his opponent.
Inoke has had enough of the clinch but Spencer keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer manages to break the clinch.
Inoke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spencer counters with a low kick, right behind Inoke 's knee.
Inoke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spencer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spencer clinches with his opponent.
Spencer breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inoke misses with an uppercut.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Inoke.
Inoke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spencer but Spencer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Inoke throws a hook but Spencer avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spencer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Inoke can't get the takedown.
Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Inoke misses with the combination.
Inoke is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Inoke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spencer's guard.
Inoke trying to control the position from guard on top but Spencer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inoke prevents Spencer from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inoke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spencer is keeping the position for now.
Spencer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Inoke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Inoke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spencer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spencer is looking to stand up but Inoke isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Spencer moves out of range as Inoke strikes.
Inoke just misses with a punch to the body.
Inoke fails with the takedown
and Spencer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Inoke fails to land.
Spencer manages to break the clinch.
Spencer tries to clinch but Inoke is having none of it.
Inoke looks to land a left hand but Spencer moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Spencer.
Spencer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inoke circles away quickly and effectively.
Inoke drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inoke won't allow Spencer to get back to his feet.
Inoke wants to control from the top but Spencer keeps moving.
Spencer wants to stand but Inoke is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Spencer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Inoke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Inoke tries to clinch up
and Spencer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spencer breaks from the clinch.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch but Inoke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inoke.
Spencer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spencer throws a leg kick which misses Inoke's front leg but catches the back leg as Inoke tries to avoid it.
Spencer swats away the attempt to clinch by Inoke.
Spencer clinches.
Inoke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spencer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Spencer gets underhooks to prevent Inoke's takedown attempt.
Inoke is trying to break the clinch but Spencer has him pressed against the cage.
Inoke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Spencer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Inoke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer is pressed up against the cage. Inoke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spencer down to the mat. Spencer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer tries to clinch but Inoke moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spencer moves into the clinch.
Spencer stalls.
Inoke has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Spencer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Inoke misses with a hook.
Inoke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inoke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Inoke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spencer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spencer misses with a few strikes there.
Spencer misses with a two punch combination.
Spencer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spencer lands a nice knee to the body.
Inoke misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spencer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Inoke shoots and misses
and Spencer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spencer gets a clinch.
Spencer just leaning against Inoke, taking a breather.
Spencer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Inoke is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Spencer to the mat. Spencer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spencer manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Spencer wants to clinch up but Inoke keeps it at a distance.
Spencer scores with a one two! Inoke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spencer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pat Inoke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer closes the distance but Inoke moves to the side
and Inoke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Spencer wants to stand but Inoke is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spencer's head.
Inoke passes into half guard.
Spencer is trying to stand up here but Inoke is controlling him well.
Inoke takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Inoke passes the guard and advances to mount!
Spencer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Inoke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Inoke with shots to the head and body - Spencer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Inoke wants to control the pace but Spencer is squirming around nicely.
Inoke landing punches.
Inoke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Spencer really wants to buck Inoke off and get back to his feet.
Inoke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Inoke cracks Spencer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inoke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Spencer wants to try and get back to his feet.
Inoke lands with some strikes.
Inoke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Spencer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pat Inoke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Inoke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spencer counters by clinching up.
Inoke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Inoke is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spencer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inoke.
Inoke misses with a looping left.
Spencer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spencer is looking to clinch but Inoke is avoiding it.
Inoke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Inoke looks to land a right hand but Spencer moved out of range.
Frank Spencer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spencer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frank Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inoke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Inoke swats away the attempt to clinch by Spencer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoke looks to land a left hand but Spencer moved out of range nicely.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inoke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frank Spencer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Inoke.
Inoke has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Inoke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Inoke wants to clinch up but Spencer keeps it at a distance.
Spencer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Inoke fails with the takedown.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Inoke.
Inoke misses with a hook.
Inoke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spencer pinned against the cage. Spencer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Inoke throws a lazy right hand but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
Spencer throws a leg kick but Inoke moved away.
Spencer blocks a jab.
Inoke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Spencer cracks the inside of Inoke's front leg.
Spencer swinging wilding here.
Spencer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Spencer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Inoke swats away the attempt to clinch by Spencer.
Inoke keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Spencer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Inoke shoots in for a double leg but Spencer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Inoke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer rushes Inoke and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spencer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spencer clinches.
Spencer breaks from the clinch.
Spencer closes the distance and clinches.
Spencer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Inoke has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Inoke breaks the clinch.
Spencer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spencer lands a nice shot to the body.
Spencer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Inoke counters with a shoot takedown. Spencer fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoke won't allow Spencer to get back to his feet.
Inoke cracks Spencer with a solid left hand.
Inoke 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.
Inoke won't allow Spencer to get back to his feet.
Inoke is pushing down on Spencer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Spencer is fighting to maintain full guard but Inoke has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pat Inoke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spencer is staying active underneath Inoke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spencer is trying to stand up here but Inoke is controlling him well.
Inoke is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Spencer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inoke scoring with strikes but Spencer is staying in there.
Inoke lands a nice shot to the head.
Spencer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Spencer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inoke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spencer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Spencer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Inoke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Inoke tries to clinch up
and Spencer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spencer crunches a lovely knee into Inoke's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Inoke fails to land.
Inoke can't break the clinch.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inoke jumps guard.
Spencer stands up and waves to Inoke to follow him.
Spencer has Inoke up against the cage in a clinch.
Inoke is looking to break free of the clinch but Spencer has double underhooks.
Inoke working aggressively here.
Inoke is trying to drag Spencer to the mat but Spencer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Spencer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer tries to land a knee to the head but Inoke blocks with his arms.
Inoke tries for a takedown. No joy.
Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spencer tries to clinch up.
Inoke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Inoke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spencer, right into the meat.
Inoke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Spencer.
Inoke swats away the attempt to clinch by Spencer.
Spencer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spencer.
Inoke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spencer.
Spencer rushes Inoke and presses him up against the cage.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Inoke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer tries to clinch up
and Inoke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Spencer wants to stand and escape but Inoke is having none of it.
Inoke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Inoke is pushing down on Spencer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Spencer is fighting to maintain full guard but Inoke has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inoke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Inoke is working for a kimura but Spencer is defending it quite comfortably.
Inoke wants to pass to mount but Spencer is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Inoke lands a nice short elbow.
Inoke stops Spencer from getting back to his feet.
Spencer is trying to escape back to his feet but Inoke uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Inoke controlling the position.
Spencer pushes Inoke away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Inoke gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Spencer taking punishment in the form of punches.
Inoke cracks Spencer with a big right hand but Spencer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Inoke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spencer keeps working.
Inoke scores with punches from side control.
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.
Spencer is not content to let Inoke control the position.
Inoke working the ground and pound.
Spencer is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Inoke scores with a couple of short elbows.
Inoke is working to tighten is grip on Spencer's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Spencer has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Inoke is really squeezing tight and eventually Spencer passes out! Inoke breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pat Inoke!
Pat Inoke retains his middleweight title!
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