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TDC 28: McPunches vs. Fu PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Natonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Natonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Castro!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natonni shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castro as he avoids it easily.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Natonni.
Natonni takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Natonni fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Castro sprawls well initially but Natonni persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natonni not doing much here.
Natonni prevents Castro from improving his position.
Natonni is working for a submission of some sort.
Castro pushes Natonni off looking to stand but Natonni dives back in and keeps control.
Castro is refusing to be controlled, as Natonni sits in half guard.
Natonni trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Natonni swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Natonni bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Castro tries to bench press Natonni off him but Natonni keeps the position.
Natonni is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Castro's shoulder. That is not cool.
Natonni decides to stand up, so the ref orders Castro to his feet.
Natonni lands a jab to Castro's midsection.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Natonni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Castro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Natonni.
Natonni fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Castro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Natonni moves out of range easily.
Castro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Natonni throws a jab when Castro was well out of range.
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Natonni circles away quickly and effectively.
Castro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Natonni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Natonni lands a nice shot to the body.
Castro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Natonni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Castro looks gassed!
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Natonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Castro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Natonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castro moves away.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Natonni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castro but Castro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Natonni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natonni tries for a takedown but Castro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Randy Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natonni shoots in looking for a takedown. Castro tries to sprawl out of it but Natonni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Randy Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castro tries to clinch up but Natonni circles away and keeps his distance.
Castro throws a series of punches but Natonni avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
Castro tries to clinch up but Natonni circles away and keeps his distance.
Natonni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castro lands a left hand.
Castro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Natonni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Natonni.
Natonni lands a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Castro fails to land.
Castro tries to break the clinch but Natonni is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Natonni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Natonni.
Natonni tries to pull guard but Castro holds him up against the cage and eventually Natonni drops back down to his feet.
Natonni lands with a short shot to the head.
Natonni keeps control of Castro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Natonni.
Natonni is looking to control Castro's arms but Castro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Natonni has his back to the cage.
Castro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Natonni can't get the takedown.
Natonni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Natonni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Natonni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Natonni lands a left hand.
Natonni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natonni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good shot there by Natonni.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castro 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.
Paul Natonni dominated that round.
That's time! Natonni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natonni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randy Castro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Natonni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Natonni tries to clinch there but Castro circles away.
Castro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Natonni's head.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natonni.
Natonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Natonni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castro.
Natonni blocks a head kick by Castro.
Castro closes the distance but Natonni moves to the side
and Castro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Natonni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castro tries to clinch there but Natonni circles away.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Natonni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castro misses with some punches.
Castro misses with some punches.
Natonni is trying to stall.
Castro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Natonni pulls Castro into guard.
Natonni is trying to keep Castro in close.
Castro wants to pass the guard but Natonni is keeping the position.
Natonni looking to control.
Natonni seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castro stopping the sweep attempt from Natonni.
Castro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natonni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Natonni trying to control the position here.
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.
Castro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Natonni looking for a sweep. Not yet Natonni, not yet.
Castro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castro decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Natonni, up you get!
Castro tries to clinch but Natonni moves out of range.
Natonni pushes Castro up against the cage in a clinch.
Castro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Natonni is pushing Castro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Natonni.
A right-left combo lands from Castro.
Natonni closes this distance looking for a takedown but Castro circles away.
Natonni is looking to wear down Castro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Castro throws a series of punches but Natonni moves out of range.
Castro misses with a double jab.
Castro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Natonni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castro wants to clinch up but Natonni keeps it at a distance.
Natonni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castro pinned against the cage. Castro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good shot there by Natonni.
Natonni misses with a wild body shot.
Castro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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.
No joy there for Castro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Natonni circles away quickly and effectively.
Natonni scores a takedown into full mount!
Castro trying desperately to get to his feet.
Natonni trying to control but Castro is having none of it.
Natonni controlling the pace for now.
Castro is looking to improve his position but Natonni isn't that keen on the idea.
Castro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Natonni dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Castro is looking to clinch.
Castro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Castro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Natonni misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Castro misses
and Natonni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castro is looking to clinch but Natonni is avoiding it.
Castro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Natonni counters with a single leg into guard. Castro didn't expect that.
Castro wants to stand but Natonni is controlling the position.
Natonni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Natonni passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Natonni looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Natonni is looking to take a break and control but Castro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Natonni wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Castro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Natonni manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Natonni has his foot on Castro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Castro works his way back into a safe position though.
Castro passes into half guard.
Natonni is looking to improve his position.
Natonni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Natonni is pressing down on Castro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro tries to free his leg and advance position but Natonni is retaining full guard.
Natonni controlling the position.
Castro distracts Natonni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Natonni keeping full guard, as Castro tries to pass.
Natonni has his foot on Castro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Castro works his way back into a safe position though.
Natonni controls Castro momentarily but Castro frees himself.
Castro won't allow Natonni to sweep him here.
Castro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Natonni is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Natonni pushes Castro up against the cage in a clinch.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Natonni.
Castro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Natonni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Natonni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Castro is keeping busy.
Castro working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Natonni.
Nice body punch from Natonni - that landed with a thud.
Natonni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Natonni is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Castro works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Castro wants to get up but he can't break Natonni's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Natonni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Castro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Paul Natonni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Natonni not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro is not content to let Natonni control the position.
Natonni is looking to advance position but Castro won't allow it.
Castro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Castro wants to get back to full guard.
Natonni sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Castro is looking for a sweep. Natonni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Randy Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Castro throws a right hand that Natonni ducks under and follows up with a left that Natonni also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Natonni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Natonni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Natonni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex (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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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fairtex as he jumps to the side.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Spencer is having none of it.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Spencer is having none of it.
Fairtex tries to clinch up but Spencer circles away and keeps his distance.
Spencer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fairtex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fairtex goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Frank Spencer has been cut.
Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairtex is looking to clinch.
Fairtex is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Spencer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Spencer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer shoots in looking for a takedown. Fairtex tries to sprawl out of it but Spencer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fairtex manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spencer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Spencer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer tries to free his leg and advance position but Fairtex is retaining full guard.
Spenceris looking to pass into half guard but Fairtex pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fairtex is in guard.
Fairtex's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Spencer looking to control.
Fairtex trying to stand up but can't free himself from Spencer's guard.
Spencer wants to sweep but no luck.
Spencer wants to improve his position but instead Fairtex has moved into half guard.
Fairtex stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fairtex as he jumps to the side.
Spencer blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
Spencer shoots for a double leg takedown but Fairtex sprawls well. He's pushed Spencer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spencer shoots for a takedown but Fairtex saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spencer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
Spencer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fairtex moves in looking to clinch but Spencer pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Spencer is having none of it.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch but Spencer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fairtex tries to clinch up.
Spencer swats away the attempt to clinch by Fairtex.
Fairtex wants to clinch.
Spencer misses with a takedown attempt - Fairtex sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fairtex stuffs the takedown.
Fairtex wants to clinch.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 shoots for a double leg takedown but Fairtex sprawls well. He's pushed Spencer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spencer shoots for a takedown but Fairtex saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fairtex doesn't manage to clinch there - Spencer circles away.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fairtex as he jumps to the side.
Fairtex wants to clinch up but Spencer keeps it at a distance.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
Fairtex lands a head kick!
Spencer shoots for a takedown but Fairtex saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fairtex feints a jab and as Spencer dips his head, Fairtex unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Spencer right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Spencer falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Fairtex smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Rapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rapp has chosen How bout you as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edgar Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Rapp!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rapp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reynolds is looking to clinch.
Reynolds tries to clinch up.
Rapp swats away the attempt to clinch by Reynolds.
Reynolds doesn't manage to clinch there - Rapp circles away.
Rapp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds tries to clinch up but Rapp circles away and keeps his distance.
Rapp misses with a low kick.
Rapp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reynolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reynolds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rapp swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds is looking to clinch but Rapp is avoiding it.
Edgar Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reynolds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reynolds keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rapp keeps the fight on the outside.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rapp stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reynolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reynolds tries to clinch there but Rapp circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reynolds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reynolds tries to clinch there but Rapp circles away.
Reynolds tries a head kick but it misses.
Reynolds is looking to clinch but Rapp is avoiding it.
Rapp keeps the fight on the outside.
Rapp keeps the fight on the outside.
Reynolds wants to clinch.
Rapp swats away the attempt to clinch by Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Rapp is having none of it.
Rapp lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rapp.
Rapp scores with a hook to the body.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Rapp.
Rapp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reynoldss head.
Rapp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rapp lands an uppercut.
Rapp just leaning against Reynolds, taking a breather.
A short right from Rapp.
Reynolds is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Rapp.
Oh Reynolds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for Rapp.
Rapp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reynolds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Rapp - that landed with a thud.
Rapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reynolds seems to have got his legs back now.
Rapp closes the distance and clinches.
Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rapp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.
Rapp missing with knees to the body.
Rapp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rapp!
Jab, jab by Rapp - just one landing.
Reynolds clinches but Rapp breaks the clinch
and Rapp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapp drives through and clinches with Reynolds against the cage.
Reynolds is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rapp.
Rapp is leaning against Reynolds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rapp lands a shot to the body.
Rapp digs a right hand underneath Reynolds's ribcage. Reynolds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rapp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rapp cracks Reynolds with a nice body shot.
Rapp lands a shot to the body.
Rapp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rapp throws a nice looking combination but Reynolds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rapp throws a series of strikes that have Reynolds backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rapp. Rapp obviously looking to wear him down.
Reynolds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rapp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reynolds tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rapp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Rapp dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rapp lands a nice looking body shot.
Reynolds tries for a takedown but Rapp circles away easily
and Rapp counters by moving into the clinch.
Rapp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rapp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rapp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reynolds or not.
Rapp is leaning against Reynolds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reynolds has picked Rapp up - he's going for a ride! Reynolds dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Reynolds controlling the action here.
Rapp regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Reynolds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds wants to control from the top but Rapp keeps moving.
Reynolds pushes down on Rapp's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Reynolds is looking for a kimura here.
Reynolds looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reynolds is looking to pass Rapp's guard but actually Rapp recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds looking to pass the guard.
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.
Reynolds trying to control but Rapp is working from the bottom.
Rapp is looking to stand up but Reynolds isn't so interested in that idea.
Rapp keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Reynolds 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!
Rapp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rapp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rapp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reynoldss head.
Rapp blocks an elbow strike from Reynolds.
Rapp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reynolds or not.
Reynolds trying to control the position but instead, Rapp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reynolds into the cage.
Rapp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reynolds fails to pull guard.
Reynolds stalling in the clinch but Rapp improves position.
Rapp pushes Reynolds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rapp.
Reynolds trying to control the position but instead, Rapp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reynolds into the cage.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rapp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rapp blocks it with crossed arms.
Rapp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reynolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rapp avoiding damage as Reynolds throws knees to the body.
Rapp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.
Rapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reynolds.
Good body shot from Rapp.
Rapp is leaning against Reynolds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rapp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rapp works on Reynolds's body with a couple of short punches.
Reynolds misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rapp.
Rapp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rapp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Rapp on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Rapp.
Rapp presses Reynolds against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rapp gets through Reynolds's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Rapp.
Rapp lands a body shot.
Rapp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reynolds is trying to stall.
Rapp lands a nice shot to the body.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Rapp blocks with his arms.
Rapp managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Rapp stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rapp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Rapp.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rapp.
Rapp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Rapp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rapp wants to break free but Reynolds has control.
Reynolds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rapp presses Reynolds against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rapp gets underhooks to prevent Reynolds's takedown attempt.
Rapp scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rapp.
Reynolds throws an elbow but it misses.
Rapp lands an uppercut.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Reynolds throws an elbow that misses.
Rapp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rapp moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Rapp.
Reynolds throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reynolds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rapp taking a breather.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Rapp.
Rapp blocks an elbow strike.
Rapp lands with a light punch inside.
Rapp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reynolds lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rapp tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds trying to stall but Rapp improves his position.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Rapp blocks with his arms.
Rapp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rapp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reynoldss head.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Rapp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Reynolds won't allow it.
Rapp digs a right hand underneath Reynolds's ribcage. Reynolds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reynolds can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Rapp as the two fighters clinch.
Rapp lands a nice shot to the body.
Reynolds taking a breather.
Rapp lands a hook that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Reynolds looking for a takedown.
Rapp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rapp lands with a light punch inside.
Rapp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Rapp works on Reynolds's body with a couple of short punches.
Rapp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rapp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reynolds is looking to control Rapp's arms but Rapp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reynolds has his back to the cage.
Reynolds jumps guard but Rapp stands there with Reynolds around his waist. Reynolds gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reynolds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rapp backwards.
Reynolds throws an elbow but it misses.
Rapp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reynolds lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
A right handed body shot lands from Rapp.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Rapp avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Rapp on the inside.
Rapp is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Rapp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rapp has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Rapp!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliza Marie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Stevie Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eliza Marie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marie.
Marie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hill's hands.
Marie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.
Hill blocks a jab.
Marie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marie avoids the body shot from Hill.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Marie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marie throws a shot to the body.
Marie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marie looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Marie throws a hook but Hill avoids it easily.
Marie is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marie looks to land a right hand but Hill moved out of range.
Hill moves away from the strike by Marie.
Marie missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Marie comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Hill falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Hill was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eliza Marie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cal Gehrig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cal Gehrig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elvis Bika!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gehrig misses with a few strikes there.
Bika tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gehrig swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gehrig throws a right and a left that Bika avoids nicely.
Gehrig showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bika.
Gehrig throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gehrig moves forwards but Bika connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bika looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gehrig throws a combination that misses
and Bika counters with a one-two to the body.
Cal Gehrig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gehrig throws a hook but Bika blocks it.
Bika will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Gehrig.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bika is looking to clinch but Gehrig is avoiding it.
No joy there for Bika, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika misses with a double jab
and Gehrig counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gehrig tries to bum rush Bika with a series of wild strikes but Bika uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gehrig throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bika counters with a one-two to the body.
Gehrig misses with a shot to the body
and Bika counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gehrig keeps the fight on the outside.
Gehrig scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Gehrig.
Some wild striking there from Gehrig.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gehrig misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Bika dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bika misses with a combination
and Gehrig counters with a three punch combo that has Bika backing up. Bika nods at Gehrig to acknowledge the strikes.
Bika swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gehrig moves away from the strike by Bika.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bika avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bika moves in looking to clinch but Gehrig pushes him off.
Decent striking displayed by Gehrig there.
Gehrig ducks under a wild hook from Bika.
Gehrig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bika throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gehrig counters with a series of strikes. Bika will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bika throws a low kick but Gehrig avoids it.
Bika stalks Gehrig and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gehrig's face. Gehrig staggers backwards, shaken.
Gehrig swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bika cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bika tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gehrig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gehrig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gehrig misses with a head kick.
Cal Gehrig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bika misses with a combination
and Gehrig counters with a series of strikes. Bika will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Bika does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gehrig throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bika tries to clinch but Gehrig moves out of range.
Gehrig misses with a double jab
and Bika counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bika throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Gehrig dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gehrig misses with a double jab.
Bika lands with a cross.
Gehrig thows a body shot but no joy.
Bika shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bika has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bika looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bika controlling from mount.
Bika unloads with some shots from mount but Gehrig bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bika looking to finish Gehrig with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gehrig!
Gehrig is rocked!
Bika loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Gehrig scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bika land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bika stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Bika!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Sponseller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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225 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Sponseller!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Sponseller should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sponseller looks to clinch
and Henderson counters with a two punch combo.
Sponseller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sponseller counters with a single leg into guard. Henderson didn't expect that.
Sponseller has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Henderson is proving hard to escape from.
Henderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sponseller is one step ahead there.
Henderson looking to control.
Sponseller gets to his feet - Henderson follows without any prompting.
Henderson tries to clinch
and Sponseller counters by clinching up.
Sponseller misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sponseller misses with a knee strike.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sponseller misses with a knee to the head.
Sponseller misses with a knee to the head.
Sponseller misses with a knee strike.
Sponseller connects with a knee to the head.
Sponseller landing knees to the body.
Sponseller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sponseller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sponseller looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Sponseller looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Sponseller looks gassed!
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Sponseller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sponseller misses with a knee strike.
Sponseller looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sponseller.
Sponseller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sponseller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Sponseller shrugs off.
Henderson wants the takedown. Sponseller is fighting it off but Henderson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sponseller's guard against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sponseller keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Henderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
Sponseller wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sponseller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sponseller wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sponseller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henderson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henderson has his takedown stuffed
and Sponseller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sponseller is looking to stand up but Henderson won't let him.
Sponseller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sponseller is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson trying to control the position.
Sponseller wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sponseller closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Sponseller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sponseller throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sponseller tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Sponseller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sponseller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Sponseller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Henderson wants to clinch
and Sponseller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sponseller misses with a knee to the head.
Sponseller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sponseller.
Sponseller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into Sponseller's ribcage.
Henderson pulls guard successfully.
Sponseller would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Henderson looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson is really struggling to control Sponseller but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sponseller wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sponseller postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sponseller tries to clinch up
and Henderson counters by clinching up.
Sponseller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sponseller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
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.
Henderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sponseller. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Henderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sponseller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sponseller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Sponseller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Sponseller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sponseller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sponseller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sponseller landing knees to the head.
Sponseller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Sponseller.
Sponseller scores with a knee to the head.
Sponseller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sponseller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson successfully pulls guard.
Sponseller postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sponseller decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Paul Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sponseller clinches but Henderson breaks the clinch
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sponseller misses with a knee strike.
Sponseller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Sponseller misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sponseller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sponseller tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Sponseller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sponseller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sponseller scores with a knee to the head.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Sponseller landing knees to the head.
Sponseller managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Sponseller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Sponseller is blocking nicely.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Sponseller avoids a wild elbow strike from Henderson.
Sponseller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Henderson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Henderson tries to clinch but Sponseller moves away
and Sponseller counters by moving into the clinch.
Sponseller looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Sponseller blocks it.
Sponseller lands a nice knee to the body.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Sponseller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sponseller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Sponseller shrugs off.
Sponseller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Sponseller shrugs off.
Sponseller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Sponseller misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sponseller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sponseller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sponseller managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Sponseller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Sponseller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sponseller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Sponseller landing knees to the body.
Sponseller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sponseller tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Sponseller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sponseller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sponseller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sponseller's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Sponseller misses with a knee to the head.
Sponseller tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Sponseller looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sponseller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Sponseller misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson is trying to drag Sponseller to the mat but Sponseller just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sponseller misses with a knee strike.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Sponseller blocks it.
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.
Sponseller misses with a knee strike.
Sponseller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sponseller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Sponseller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sponseller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sponseller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sponseller tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sponseller's face.
Sponseller misses with a knee strike.
Sponseller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sponseller's defenses.
Sponseller misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Sponseller trying to land knees to the body.
Sponseller blocks an elbow strike from Henderson.
Sponseller misses with a knee strike.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Sponseller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sponseller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sponseller.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sponseller misses with a knee strike.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sponseller's face.
Sponseller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sponseller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sponseller just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Sponseller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Sponseller is blocking nicely.
Sponseller tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sponseller prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sponseller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Sponseller avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Sponseller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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.
Sponseller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sponseller avoids the damage to the body.
Sponseller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sponseller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sponseller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sponseller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sponseller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Henderson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sponseller trying to stand up but can't free himself from Henderson's guard.
Sponseller postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henderson is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Sponseller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sponseller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Sponseller!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Tittles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Fury could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Timmy Tittles's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Timmy Tittles!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tittles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tittles flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tittles throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tittles is looking to improve his position.
Fury is looking to take a break and control but Tittles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tittles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fury is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tittles sees it coming and defends easily.
Tittles is pressing down on Fury's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fury working some strikes from top position.
Tittles wants to sweep here but Fury controlling him for the moment.
Fury looking to pass the guard.
Tittles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fury throwing strikes from guard but Tittles blocks nicely.
Fury won't allow Tittles to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury throws a big right hand that misses.
Fury passes into half guard.
Tittles wants to improve his position but Fury is controlling well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch lands to the side of Fury 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tittles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fury. Fury circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fury shoots in looking for a takedown. Tittles tries to sprawl out of it but Fury keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tittles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fury takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tittles lands a lovely overhand right.
Fury moves forwards but Tittles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fury takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice takedown defense from Tittles. No joy for Fury on that attempt.
Fury is breathing heavily.
Fury fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tittles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tittles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fury there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tittles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fury stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tittles lands a nice hook to Fury's body. Fury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tittles scores with a one two! Fury had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tittles connects with a nice looking jab.
Tittles lands a glancing blow to the side of Fury's head.
Fury changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tittles tries to avoid it but Fury manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tittles to the ground. Tittles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tittles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tittles is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Fury had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tittles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tittles with a jab.
Fury takes one to the side of the head.
Fury walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tittles throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Fury colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Tittles as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Fury is left battered and dazed whilst Tittles and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timmy Tittles!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Pasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Nappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pat Pasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirk Nappa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Pasi.
Pasi throws a leg kick which misses Nappa's front leg but catches the back leg as Nappa tries to avoid it.
Nappa avoids the head kick by Pasi.
Pasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Nappa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pasi gets caught flat footed, as Nappa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nappa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nappa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pasi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pasi stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pasi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pasi.
Pat Pasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasi lands a nice looking body kick.
Nappa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pasi manages to avoid it.
Pasi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pat Pasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pasi!
Nappa looks gassed!
Pasi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Nappa circles away.
Nappa moves out of range of the body kick from Pasi.
Pasi moves in looking to clinch but Nappa pushes him off.
Pasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nappa.
Pasi is looking to clinch but Nappa is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasi misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pasi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nappa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nappa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pasi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nappa.
Pasi misses with a kick to the body.
Pasi is looking to clinch.
Nappa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nappa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pasi.
Pasi wants to clinch.
Pasi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pasi throws a series of punches but Nappa moves out of range.
Pasi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pasi.
Nappa keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Pasi. That snapped Nappa's head back.
Pasi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nappa is able to avoid easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pasi tries to land a front kick but Nappa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pasi is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nappa throws a lazy right hand but Pasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pasi throws a push kick but Nappa slaps the foot to one side.
Pasi throws a sloppy head kick and Nappa moves out of range easily.
Pasi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nappa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nappa throws a hook but Pasi avoids it easily.
Nappa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pasi keeping moving, preventing Nappa from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nappa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pasi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Pasi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nappa moves out of range as Pasi throws a body kick.
Pasi throws a sloppy head kick and Nappa moves out of range easily.
Pasi moves in looking to clinch but Nappa pushes him off.
Pat Pasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pasi.
Pasi misses with a low kick.
Nappa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pasi is looking for a triangle but Nappa pushes his legs off easily.
Nappa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nappa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nappa is pushing down on Pasi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pasi is fighting to maintain full guard but Nappa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nappa is pressing down on Pasi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pasi is holding on for now.
Pasi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nappa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nappa chips away with some ground and pound.
Pasi is looking to stand up but Nappa isn't so interested in that idea.
Nappa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pasi is keeping the position for now.
Nappa pushing down on Pasi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nappa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nappa is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nappa.
Pasi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pasi pushes Nappa off looking to stand but Nappa dives back in and keeps control.
Nappa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pasi gets full guard.
Nappa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nappa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pasi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nappa preventing the sweep.
Nappa is looking to work some ground and pound but Pasi has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pasi looking to control.
Pasi keeping full guard, as Nappa tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Nappa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pasi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A clash of legs there as Nappa blocks the low kick.
Pasi tries to clinch there but Nappa circles away.
Pasi misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nappa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pasi.
Nappa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nappa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pasi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Nappa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pasi hang on?
Nappa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nappa lands with some strikes.
Nappa landing strikes from the mount.
Nappa with a couple of short strikes.
Nappa lands a big elbow.
Pasi wants to control but Nappa is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Nappa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick from Pasi lands but Nappa takes it in his stride.
Pasi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pasi lands with a nice body kick.
Nappa keeps the fight on the outside.
Nappa blocks a head kick by Pasi.
Pasi moves in looking to clinch but Nappa pushes him off.
Pasi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nappa. That did some damage!
Nappa missing with a left hand there. Pasi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Nappa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pasi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pasi.
Nappa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasi pushes Nappa away with a front kick.
Pasi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pasi feints and then cracks Nappa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nappa down.
Nappa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pasi.
Pasi scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pasi is looking to clinch but Nappa is avoiding it.
Pasi is looking to clinch but Nappa is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nappa.
Nappa thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pasi.
Nappa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pasi moves in looking to clinch but Nappa pushes him off.
Nappa dodges the punch combination from Pasi.
Nappa checks a low kick from Pasi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasi misses with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nappa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pasi - the referee stops the clock and Nappa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pasi. Nappa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice body kick there by Pasi.
Nappa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pat Pasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Pasi tries to clinch up.
Pasi connects with a solid leg kick.
Pasi throws a sloppy head kick and Nappa moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pasi tries to clinch up but Nappa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nappa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pasi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pasi tries to clinch there but Nappa circles away.
Nappa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pasi connects with a high kick.
Pasi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pasi throws a leg kick but Nappa moved away.
Pasi lands a head kick. Nappa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nappa blocks a head kick by Pasi.
Nappa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pasi.
Pasi tries to clinch up but Nappa circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Pasi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pasi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Pasi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roco de Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and damian bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roco de Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roco de Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, damian bain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bain shoots in but de Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for bain with that takedown attempt.
de Cruz throws an overhand right that has bain reeling! de Cruz follows up with more punches and bain is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roco de Cruz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punchy McPunches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu has chosen Everything in its right place- Radio Head as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Punchy McPunches!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Fu!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McPunches but McPunches pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fu fails with a takedown attempt.
McPunches takes a swing at Fu's ribcage but misses.
Fu scores with a takedown into McPunches's guard.
McPunches wants to stand but Fu is controlling the position.
McPunches throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
McPunches throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Fu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fu tries to free his leg and advance position but McPunches is retaining full guard.
McPunches trying to strike off his back.
Fu tries to free his leg and advance position but McPunches is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McPunches throws a right and a left that Fu avoids nicely.
McPunches missing with a left hand there. Fu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McPunches throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fu.
Fu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPunches avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fu.
Fu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McPunches throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Fu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McPunches gets back to half guard.
McPunches flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
McPunches gets full guard.
McPunches keeping full guard, as Fu tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McPunches is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McPunches pushes Fu off and scrambles back to his feet.
A lazy left from McPunches finds it's target.
It looks like Master Fu has been cut.
Fu looks gassed!
McPunches ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McPunches waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Fu.
A shot to de liver by McPunches. Beautiful body shot.
McPunches drops Fu with a naaaaasty hook - Fu is in real trouble here! McPunches dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Punchy McPunches!
Punchy McPunches retains his super heavyweight title!
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