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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiyoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kim Jo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiyoshi Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jo Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Kim Jo Lee has been cut.
Matsumoto lands with a straight right. Jo Lee didn't see that one coming.
Jo Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jo Lee tries to pass to full mount but Matsumoto defends it.
Matsumoto is defending against the submission attempts here by Jo Lee.
Jo Lee wants to take a breather but Matsumoto is having none of it.
Matsumoto is positioning himself well to prevent Jo Lee advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto tries to kick Jo Lee off but Jo Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jo Lee wants to pass to mount but Matsumoto is defending the position.
Jo Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matsumoto lands a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Matsumoto. No joy for Jo Lee on that attempt.
Jo Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Matsumoto circles away.
Jo Lee misses with a wild combination.
Jo Lee shoots in and drives through. Matsumoto sprawls well.
Jo Lee is breathing heavily.
Matsumoto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jo Lee gets a takedown into half guard.
Matsumoto tries to kick Jo Lee off but Jo Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo Lee wants to control but Matsumoto is keeping him busy.
Jo Lee with the ground and pound but Matsumoto uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jo Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jo Lee trying to move into half guard but instead Matsumoto has managed to sweep!
Matsumoto stands and steps away. Jo Lee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jo Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jo Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsumoto throws a left that rocks Jo Lee and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Matsumoto dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Jo Lee regain composure!
Jo Lee is rocked!
Kim Jo Lee's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Matsumoto keeps moving and retains side control.
Oh Jo Lee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matsumoto decides to stand back up. Matsumoto steps back and let's Jo Lee get back to his feet.
Matsumoto steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Jo Lee is out on his feet! Matsumoto sets himself and nearly takes Jo Lee's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kiyoshi Matsumoto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sosa Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Dee Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chant and E Ala E kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sosa Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Dee Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn looks for a takedown but Escobar sprawls well.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sosa Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar throws a combination. Penn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Escobar scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Escobar does no damage.
Penn looks to land a body kick but Escobar moved away.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Escobar. No joy for Penn on that attempt.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Escobar cracks Penn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Escobar.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Escobar tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Escobar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sosa Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Dee Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Escobar swivels and escapes.
Penn looks for a takedown but Escobar sprawls well.
Penn looks gassed!
Escobar throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Escobar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Escobar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Penn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Escobar decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn needs to keep his hands up - Escobar had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Escobar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Escobar fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penn feints and as Escobar raises his hands in defense, Penn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar wants to stand up but Penn is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn stands up over Escobar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Escobar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Escobar controls Penn momentarily but Penn frees himself.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn works over Escobar with some ground and pound from guard.
Escobar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Escobar dives on top into guard.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Escobar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Penn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Escobar trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
Penn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Escobar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Penn doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Penn had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Escobar is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Penn Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Escobar's back instead.
Escobar showing good submission defense here.
Penn thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn has Escobar flattened out and is raining down punches.
Escobar turns into Penn and is now in his guard.
Penn throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sosa Escobar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Escobar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Escobar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Escobar chips away with some ground and pound.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Escobar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escobar is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Penn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Escobar's face.
BOOM! Penn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Escobar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Escobar is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
Penn misses with a head shot.
Penn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Penn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Escobar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
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.
Penn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Escobar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Escobar.
Penn lands a couple of elbows.
Penn preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Penn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Escobar has his hands on Penn's head, controlling the position.
Penn wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Escobar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looking for a sweep. Not yet Escobar, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Penn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Escobar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Escobar is trying to maintain the position but Penn is very close to passing his half guard.
Escobar manages to get to full guard.
Penn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Escobar is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.
Penn wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Escobar misses.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn shoots in but Escobar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sosa Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Dee Penn.
Escobar stuffs the takedown attempt from Penn. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Escobar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sosa Escobar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Penn feints and as Escobar raises his hands in defense, Penn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Escobar wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.
Penn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Penn is in close to Escobar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.
Escobar had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Penn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Escobar Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Penn's back instead.
Escobar doesn't have the hooks in and Penn manages to turn into his guard.
Penn won't allow Escobar to sweep him here.
Escobar controls Penn momentarily but Penn frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Escobar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penn checks it well.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Escobar counters with a three punch combo that has Penn backing up. Penn nods at Escobar to acknowledge the strikes.
Escobar swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Penn trying to pass the guard but Escobar defending well.
Escobar wants to control but Penn is keeping busy.
Penn is looking for a kimura but Escobar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penn to get the leverage.
Penn tries to pass to full mount but Escobar defends it.
Escobar trying to hold on to Penn's head to control him but Penn postures up.
Escobar tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn thows a huge punch but Escobar dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Escobar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escobar as he jumps to the side.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Penn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
Escobar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Escobar tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escobar's waist but Escobar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
Sosa Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Dee Penn.
Escobar scores with a jab to the head.
Escobar thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penn's sensitive parts.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Escobar pinned against the cage. Escobar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Escobar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Escobar tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Escobar to the ground. Escobar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Escobar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Escobar duly obliges.
Escobar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Escobar, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Escobar against the cage but Escobar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Escobar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penn's waist but Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Escobar off to one side.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escobar's waist but Escobar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sosa Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn blocks a low kick nicely.
Penn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn seems to be looking for submissions.
Penn lands with a punch from half guard.
Penn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Penn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Escobar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Penn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jay Dee Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Penn passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Dee Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Escobar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Sosa Escobar!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Sosa Escobar!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Sosa Escobar!
Sosa Escobar wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Shevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Potku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shevchenko comes to the cage accompanied by SMC Hoodrats. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roman Shevchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jorma Potku!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shevchenko throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Potku.
A head kick misses from Shevchenko.
Potku throws a lazy head kick
and Shevchenko counters with a head kick. That will keep Potku thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Potku moves into the clinch.
Shevchenko tries to break the clinch but Potku is controlling the position.
Potku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shevchenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Roman Shevchenko has been cut.
Shevchenko wants a takedown but no success here.
Shevchenko is trying to break free.
Potku keeps control of Shevchenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Potku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shevchenko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Potku is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Potku tries a knee to the head but Shevchenko blocks it.
Potku comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Potku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shevchenko lands with a slapping head kick.
Shevchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Potku moves out of range easily.
Potku wants to clinch.
Potku doesn't manage to clinch there - Shevchenko circles away.
Potku is looking to land body kicks.
Shevchenko drops his hands momentarily and Potku needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Shevchenko just on the top of the head. Shevchenko drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Shevchenko - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jorma Potku!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seven Duece (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerson Cordeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seven Duece!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerson Cordeiro!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duece shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cordeiro slips a jab and a cross from Duece.
Cordeiro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cordeiro trying to advance position but Duece counters by regaining guard.
Cordeiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cordeiro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cordeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Duece is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duece on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duece tries to get out of the position.
Cordeiro controlling from the top position.
Duece keeping full guard, as Cordeiro tries to pass.
Duece can't keep his opponent in guard - Cordeiro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordeiro trying to mount his opponent but Duece defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cordeiro is trying to control the action in half guard but Duece is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cordeiro prevents Duece from improving his position.
Cordeiro tries to pass to full mount but Duece defends it.
Cordeiro prevents Duece from improving his position.
Cordeiro trying to control from half guard but Duece is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Duece fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Duece scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Jerson Cordeiro has been cut.
Duece throws out a powerful jab.
Cordeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duece pinned against the cage. Duece gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cordeiro looks gassed!
Duece drives through and clinches with Cordeiro against the cage.
Cordeiro is trying to drag Duece to the mat but Duece just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cordeiro is trying to drag Duece to the mat but Duece just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Seven Duece has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerson Cordeiro.
A body shot lands from Duece.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duece can't break the clinch.
Duece scores with a shoulder strike.
Cordeiro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Duece gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Duece stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Duece lands an uppercut.
Duece wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cordeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Duece is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cordeiro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cordeiro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duece jumps guard and drags Cordeiro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Duece wants to get back to his feet but Cordeiro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cordeiro trying to control but Duece is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duece manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duece tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cordeiro tries to lock up and control but Duece gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duece controlling the position easily from mount.
Cordeiro working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seven Duece dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerson Cordeiro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice cross by Duece.
Cordeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duece pinned against the cage. Duece gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cordeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cordeiro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That has opened up Jerson Cordeiro's cut even more.
Duece changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cordeiro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cordeiro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cordeiro gets back to full guard.
Duece wants to stand but Cordeiro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Duece has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cordeiro wants to stand but Duece is controlling the position.
Duece looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duece postures up.
Duece stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cordeiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cordeiro trying to keep a closed guard but Duece is proving a slippery customer.
Duece has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cordeiro is proving hard to escape from.
Duece stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cordeiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cordeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duece.
Duece gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cordeiro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Duece's guard now.
Duece is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Duece can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cordeiro controls the pace.
Duece keeping moving, preventing Cordeiro from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordeiro stops Duece from standing up.
Cordeiro wants to control from the top but Duece keeps moving.
Cordeiro stops Duece from standing up.
Cordeiro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cordeiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duece as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Cordeiro. No joy for Duece on that attempt.
Cordeiro with a poor takedown
and Duece counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Seven Duece has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerson Cordeiro.
Duece getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cordeiro fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Duece misses with a series of wild punches.
Cordeiro misses with a takedown attempt - Duece sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Duece scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Duece connects with a crisp jab.
Cordeiro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Seven Duece is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Duece throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duece tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cordeiro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Duece!
Cordeiro trying to control but Duece is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duece is desperately trying to improve his position but Cordeiro has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jerson Cordeiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jerson Cordeiro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Duece throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duece lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Duece scores with a hook to the body. Cordeiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cordeiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duece finds it's way round the side to connect with Cordeiro's head.
Cordeiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duece as he avoids it easily.
Duece moves into the clinch.
Duece prevents a takedown attempt there.
Duece stops a takedown attempt from Cordeiro.
Seven Duece has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerson Cordeiro.
Duece presses Cordeiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duece presses Cordeiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duece is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Duece - that landed with a thud.
Cordeiro keeps control of Duece as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Duece as the two fighters clinch.
Duece gets underhooks to prevent Cordeiro's takedown attempt.
Duece gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cordeiro.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duece wants to break free but Cordeiro has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duece lands a nice shot to the body.
Cordeiro keeps control of Duece as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cordeiro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Duece gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Duece.
A short body shot lands from Duece as the two fighters clinch.
Duece is looking to break free of the clinch but Cordeiro has double underhooks.
Cordeiro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Duece is struggling to control the position.
Duece pulls Cordeiro into guard.
Duece keeping full guard, as Cordeiro tries to pass.
Duece is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cordeiro is controlling him.
Cordeiro wants to control from the top but Duece keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duece wants to stand up but Cordeiro is controlling him.
Cordeiro wants to control from the top but Duece keeps moving.
Cordeiro looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cordeiro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duece.
Cordeiro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cordeiro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duece misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cordeiro.
Duece ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duece moves in looking to clinch but Cordeiro pushes him off.
Duece tries to clinch there but Cordeiro circles away.
Cordeiro shoots and misses
and Cordeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duece throws the left hand but Cordeiro avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Duece as Cordeiro shoots in.
Duece gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Cordeiro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cordeiro trying to control but Duece is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordeiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duece swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cordeiro trying to control but Duece is working from the bottom.
Cordeiro stops Duece from standing up.
Cordeiro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duece has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cordeiro off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Duece throws a hook but Cordeiro avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seven Duece showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Duece has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Seven Duece!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Seven Duece!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Seven Duece!
Seven Duece wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Monson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauko Kaarna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaarna has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it black as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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216 lbs
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206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Monson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kauko Kaarna!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaarna doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kaarna blocks a head kick by Monson.
Kaarna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monson tries to clinch up
so Kaarna counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kaarna slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kaarna trying to control but Monson is working from the bottom.
Kaarna wants to pass the guard but Monson is keeping the position.
Kaarna trying to control but Monson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaarna postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kaarna's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Monson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kaarna doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kaarna manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kaarna loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kaarna fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Monson sprawls well initially but Kaarna persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Monson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kaarna.
Kaarna has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Monson won't allow Kaarna to pass to mount.
Kaarna trying to control from half guard but Monson is working away.
Monson trying to control from the bottom.
Monson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kaarna seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monson wants to get back to full guard.
Monson is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kaarna avoids the head kick by Monson.
Monson closes the distance but Kaarna moves to the side
and Kaarna counters with a shoot takedown. Monson fights it but they end up in guard.
Kaarna sitting in guard here, content to control.
Monson trying to strike off his back.
Monson keeping moving, preventing Kaarna from controlling successfully.
Kaarna loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaarna pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monson is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaarna is looking to advance position but Monson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kaarna can't escape the position.
Kaarna flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Monson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kaarna manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monson is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Monson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kaarna counters with a takedown into side control.
Kaarna throws an elbow but Monson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kaarna looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloppy strikes there by Kaarna.
Monson is not content to let Kaarna control the position.
Monson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kaarna wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaarna taking a breather here.
Monson is not content to let Kaarna control the position.
Kaarna scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kaarna lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaarna cracks Monson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Monson struggling a bit here.
Monson taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauko Kaarna dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Monson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Monson looks to clinch
and Kaarna counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaarna.
Monson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kaarna counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kaarna sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kaarna scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaarna passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kaarna working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaarna advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaarna pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kaarna throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
A nice elbow there by Kaarna.
Kaarna is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Kaarna gets a takedown into half guard.
Kauko Kaarna has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaarna is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kaarna works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaarna looking to control but Monson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kaarna connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kaarna fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kaarna tries to control but Monson wriggling away.
Kaarna is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Monson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaarna wants to control the pace but Monson is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaarna connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kaarna wants to finish this one by submission but Monson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kaarna.
Monson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kaarna is landing with some decent strikes but Monson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kaarna working for a submission but Monson is keeping him at bay.
Kaarna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaarna is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Monson is surviving well by controlling Kaarna's body position as best he can.
Monson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaarna looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kaarna looking to control but Monson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kaarna has hold of Monson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Monson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kaarna lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaarna lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauko Kaarna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kaarna decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kaarna has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kaarna goes for an armbar but Monson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Monson.
Monson is pushing down on Kaarna's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kaarna is fighting to maintain full guard but Monson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kaarna trying to get back to full guard but Monson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kaarna tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaarna wants to control but Monson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaarna is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Monson is staying active.
Kaarna working to try and regain half guard.
Kaarna is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kaarna tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kaarna tries to lock up and control but Monson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Kauko Kaarna just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monson has closed the distance and engaged Kaarna in a clinch.
Kaarna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kaarna counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaarna.
Kaarna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kaarna counters with a series of strikes. Monson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice takedown defense from Monson. No joy for Kaarna on that attempt.
Monson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kaarna shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Monson as he avoids it easily.
Peter Monson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kauko Kaarna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaarna shoots in looking for a takedown. Monson tries to sprawl out of it but Kaarna keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Monson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Monson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kaarna counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Monson trying to control here.
Monson wants to get back to his feet.
Kaarna not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kaarna trying to mount his opponent but Monson defends it.
Kaarna seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Monson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kaarna not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monson is trying to stand.
Kaarna is trying to control the action in half guard but Monson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Monson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kaarna is pushing down on Monson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Monson is fighting to maintain full guard but Kaarna has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kauko Kaarna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaarna is stalling here. Monson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kaarna seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Monson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kaarna manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kaarna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Monson is working away from the top position though.
Peter Monson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kauko Kaarna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kaarna 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 for Kauko Kaarna!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Kauko Kaarna!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Kauko Kaarna!
Kauko Kaarna wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brad Fickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Lovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Legend Of Zelda. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
156 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Fickett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mac Lovin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovin staying out of range there.
Fickett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lovin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lovin tries to close the distance and clinch but Fickett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lovin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lovin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fickett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lovin is fending him off so far but Fickett persists. Nope, Lovin circles away and we're back to standing.
Lovin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lovin doesn't manage to clinch there - Fickett circles away.
Fickett shoots for a double leg takedown but Lovin sprawls well. He's pushed Fickett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lovin tries for a takedown but Fickett circles away easily
and Fickett counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lovin won't be happy with that.
Fickett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lovin manages to get back to half guard.
Lovin gets full guard.
Lovin trying to control the position.
Fickett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lovin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fickett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fickett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lovin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fickett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fickett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovin working for a triangle but Fickett defends it easily.
Lovin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fickett.
Lovin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fickett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lovin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lovin trying to control the position.
Lovin tries to strike from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fickett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lovin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fickett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Lovin as he checks the leg kick.
Fickett looks to land a left hand but Lovin moved out of range nicely.
Fickett throws out a leg kick but Lovin moves out of range and Fickett only half commits.
Lovin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lovin tries to clinch up.
Fickett doesn't manage to clinch there - Lovin circles away.
Fickett wants to land a leg kick but Lovin is out of range.
Lovin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lovin lands a high kick!
Fickett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lovin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fickett is breathing heavily.
Fickett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lovin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Fickett gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Fickett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Fickett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lovin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lovin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fickett.
Fickett is rocked!
Lovin scores with a nice strike.
Oh Fickett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lovin lands an uppercut, right on the button! Fickett tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mac Lovin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blitzkrieg Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Baley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blitzkrieg Rage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Baley's chin.
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blitzkrieg Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Baley!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rage.
Baley circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Baley does no damage.
Rage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baley scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Blitzkrieg Rage has been cut.
Rage misses with a wild body shot.
Baley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baley fails to land with a series of punches.
Rage wants to clinch up but Baley keeps it at a distance.
Rage takes a swing at Baley's ribcage but misses.
Baley clinches.
Rage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baley.
Rage prevents Baley from breaking the clinch.
Baley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rage shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rage lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is trying to work for a kimura but Baley is defending well.
Rage is controlling the pace.
Rage prevents Baley from standing back up.
Rage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rage prevents Baley from standing back up.
Rage looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rage wants to control but Baley is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baley stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Baley misses.
Baley throws a nice looking combination but Rage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rage moves into range and clinches up with Baley.
Baley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rage tries for a takedown but Baley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rage is looking to clinch.
Baley closes the distance and clinches.
Rage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baley.
Baley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baley misses with a two punch combination.
Baley looks gassed!
Baley fails to land with a series of punches.
Rage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baley swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blitzkrieg Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage tries to clinch there but Baley circles away.
Baley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baley pushes Rage up against the cage in a clinch.
Baley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baley wants to clinch.
Baley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rage.
Baley misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baley misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rage.
Baley misses the shot to the body.
Rage throws a right and a left that Baley avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Baley as Rage shoots in.
Rage tries to clinch there but Baley circles away.
Paul Baley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rage has a takedown stuffed.
Baley cracks Rage with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Baley finds it's way through Rage's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Baley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blitzkrieg Rage'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.
Baley loads up on a big right hand but Rage slips the punch.
Rage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rage.
Paul Baley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage throws a sloppy head kick and Baley moves out of range easily.
Baley throws a series of punches but Rage avoids them all with ease.
Baley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blitzkrieg Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baley thows a body kick. Rage tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Baley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rage closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rage is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Baley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rage.
Baley pushes Rage off looking to stand but Rage dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage passes the guard and advances to mount!
Baley is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Rage has taken his back!
I would not like to be Baley right now.
Baley is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rage scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Baley is trying to get back to his feet.
Rage in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rage throws a strike aimed at the side of Baley's head but Baley avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rage tries to advance to mount but Baley denies him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rage misses with a wild body shot.
Baley swinging wilding here.
Baley misses with a double jab
and Rage counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rage seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage is looking to take a break and control but Baley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baley is trying to stand back up but Rage is controlling him
Baley kicks Rage off and gets back to his feet.
Baley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
Baley tries to clinch but Rage is having none of it.
Baley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Baley to the mat! Baley manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blitzkrieg Rage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blitzkrieg Rage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rage wants to clinch up but Baley keeps it at a distance.
Baley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rage counters with a nice body kick.
Rage shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baley's guard.
Rage stays in close to Baley's body and controls the position.
Baley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rage sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rage works over Baley with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage won't allow Baley to get back to his feet.
Rage trying to control but Baley is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rage.
Baley tries to clinch there but Rage circles away.
Rage shoots in and drives through. Baley sprawls well.
Baley throws a nice looking combination but Rage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rage feints and as Baley raises his hands in defense, Rage changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rage content to stall in guard here.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Baley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baley has his feet on Rage's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rage changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Baley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blitzkrieg Rage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baley pushes Rage away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rage gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rage is looking to take a break and control but Baley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rage taking a breather here.
Rage trying to control the action but Baley is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage prevents Baley from escaping the position.
Rage is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Baley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rage connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baley some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rage is trying to get an arm triangle but Baley is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baley throws Rage to one side and escapes!
Baley tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Baley.
Rage scores a takedown into full mount!
Rage controlling the pace for now.
Rage with good strikes from the mount here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Blitzkrieg Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rage has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Blitzkrieg Rage!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Paul Baley!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Calvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave O Connor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Theodore Calvin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Calvin.
O Connor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Calvin counters with a series of strikes. O Connor will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Connor thows a body shot but no joy.
Calvin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calvin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Dave O Connor has been cut.
Calvin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calvin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calvin misses with a series of wild punches.
O Connor throws a push kick but Calvin slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor misses with a series of wild punches.
Calvin misses with an uppercut. O Connor saw that one coming.
O Connor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Calvin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Connor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calvin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Connor scores with a leg kick.
Calvin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Calvin misses.
O Connor staying out of range there.
Dave O Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calvin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Connor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calvin throws a hook to the side of O Connor's head but O Connor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calvin throws a jab when O Connor was well out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvin throws a right and a left that O Connor avoids nicely.
O Connor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Calvin counters with a two punch combo.
O Connor tries to clinch up.
O Connor slips a jab from Calvin.
O Connor 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.
O Connor misses with a double jab.
Calvin throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Connor counters with a good low kick that Calvin was not able to check.
Calvin looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calvin throws a right and a left that O Connor avoids nicely.
O Connor moves in looking to clinch but Calvin pushes him off.
Calvin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
O Connor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Connor is looking to clinch.
Calvin works over O Connor's head and body with a nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calvin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Connor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Calvin really felt that one!
O Connor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Dave O Connor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave O Connor'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.
O Connor doesn't manage to clinch there - Calvin circles away.
O Connor closes the distance and clinches up with Calvin, looking for a takedown. O Connor pushes Calvin against the cage but Calvin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Calvin blocks a head kick by O Connor.
Calvin misses the shot to the body.
Calvin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Connor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calvin thinking.
Calvin is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Calvin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calvin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Connor.
O Connor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Calvin as O Connor shoots in.
O Connor is looking to clinch but Calvin is avoiding it.
Calvin throws a series of strikes that have O Connor backpedaling.
Calvin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Connor moves away.
Calvin throws a combination that misses
and O Connor counters with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Connor. Calvin shrugs it off though.
O Connor throws a head kick but Calvin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor lands with a slapping head kick.
O Connor fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave O Connor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Connor throws a nice head kick!
A left and a right from Calvin both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calvin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
O Connor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Calvin to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Calvin.
Calvin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Calvin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Connor moves away.
O Connor staying out of range there.
Calvin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting O Connor counter with a right hand.
O Connor misses with the combination.
O Connor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Calvin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calvin.
Calvin throws a right hand that O Connor ducks under and follows up with a left that O Connor also avoids with ease.
Calvin throws out a loose jab but O Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Connor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Connor avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calvin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Theodore Calvin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dave O Connor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Connor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calvin.
Some wild striking there from Calvin.
Calvin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Connor throws out the jab.
O Connor misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calvin takes a swing at O Connor's ribcage but misses.
Calvin throws a hook but O Connor avoids it easily.
O Connor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calvin.
Calvin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Connor's corner calls for a 1-2. O Connor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Connor lands a nice shot that snaps Calvin's head back.
O Connor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Connor tries to close the distance and clinch but Calvin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Connor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Connor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Calvin misses.
Calvin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calvin moves out of range of the strikes.
O Connor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Calvin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Connor takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvin lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calvin throws a nice looking combination but O Connor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dave O Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Connor wants to clinch up but Calvin keeps it at a distance.
Calvin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Theodore Calvin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Connor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
O Connor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Connor slips a jab from Calvin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calvin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Connor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calvin fails to land with a series of punches.
Calvin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Connor's hands.
Calvin misses with a two punch combination.
O Connor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Connor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Calvin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave O Connor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Calvin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Connor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calvin.
Calvin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
O Connor moves away from the strike by Calvin.
Calvin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Connor's head.
O Connor dodges the punch combination from Calvin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Calvin misses.
A big left from Calvin misses.
Calvin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Connor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Connor throws a sloppy head kick and Calvin moves out of range easily.
Calvin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Connor tries to close the distance and clinch but Calvin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Connor fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
O Connor wants to clinch up but Calvin keeps it at a distance.
Calvin throws out a loose jab but O Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calvin works over O Connor's head and body with a nice combination.
Dave O Connor's cut is getting worse.
O Connor fails with a takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
O Connor fails with the takedown
and Calvin counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvin misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Connor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Calvin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Calvin misses the target.
Theodore Calvin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Calvin misses.
Calvin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Connor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Calvin counters with a three punch combo that has O Connor backing up. O Connor nods at Calvin to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor defending well as Calvin loads up on a big left hand.
Calvin throws a hook but O Connor blocks it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Calvin!
Calvin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Connor counters with a head kick. That will keep Calvin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Calvin throws a combination that misses
and O Connor counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Connor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Connor.
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!
Calvin throws a series of punches but O Connor avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Calvin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dave O Connor's cut.
That's time! O Connor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
O Connor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Connor tries to close the distance and clinch but Calvin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calvin lands with a nice body punch.
O Connor lands a jab.
O Connor fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calvin throws a shot from downtown. O Connor moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calvin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calvin swats away the attempt to clinch by O Connor.
Nice jab there from Calvin.
Calvin fails to land with a series of punches.
O Connor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Calvin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
O Connor misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from O Connor.
Calvin circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Calvin counter with a right hand.
O Connor slips a jab and a cross from Calvin.
Calvin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
O Connor has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Calvin.
Calvin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Connor throws a nice looking combination but Calvin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calvin throws a combination that misses
and O Connor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Calvin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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.
Calvin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract O Connor.
Calvin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O Connor fails to land with a series of punches.
Calvin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and O Connor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Connor sizes up Calvin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Calvin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Calvin misses its intended target.
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 Dave O Connor.
Well Calvin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Theodore Calvin!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Theodore Calvin!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Theodore Calvin!
Theodore Calvin wins by unanimous decision!
Theodore Calvin is the new welterweight champion!
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