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EFC 9 - Cole vs. Zombie PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Upda Japseye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaviao MuayThai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaviao MuayThai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Upda Japseye's chin.
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300 lbs
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250 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
Solid 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Upda Japseye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gaviao MuayThai!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Japseye looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from MuayThai. No joy for Japseye on that attempt.
MuayThai stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Upda Japseye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MuayThai wants to clinch.
MuayThai throws a head kick but Japseye moves out of range.
Japseye moves into the clinch.
Japseye lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Japseye is pressed up against the cage. MuayThai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Japseye down to the mat. Japseye avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
MuayThai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
MuayThai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
MuayThai looks for a takedown but Japseye sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Japseye or perhaps it was just good defense by MuayThai which made him look bad.
MuayThai throws a head kick that Japseye semi-blocks.
It looks like Upda Japseye has been cut.
Japseye is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Japseye fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MuayThai looks for a takedown but Japseye sprawls well.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - MuayThai has eaten all the pies!
MuayThai fails in his attempt to clinch.
MuayThai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Japseye circles away quickly and effectively.
Gaviao MuayThai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Japseye fails with a takedown attempt.
MuayThai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
MuayThai misses with a double jab.
Japseye slips a jab and a cross from MuayThai.
MuayThai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Japseye but Japseye pushes him off and we're back to square one.
MuayThai rushes Japseye and presses him up against the cage.
MuayThai wants to get back to striking at distance but Japseye won't allow it.
MuayThai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MuayThai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MuayThai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
MuayThai wants a takedown.
MuayThai tries to pull guard but Japseye holds him up against the cage and eventually MuayThai drops back down to his feet.
MuayThai breaks the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Japseye. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Japseye is looking to clinch.
MuayThai fails with a takedown attempt.
MuayThai is looking to clinch but Japseye is avoiding it.
Japseye works MuayThai's body with a nice hook.
MuayThai wants to clinch but Japseye slips to the side
and Japseye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MuayThai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Japseye takes the fight into the clinch.
MuayThai tries to break the clinch but Japseye is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Japseye pushes off an throws an elbow but MuayThai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
MuayThai keeps control of Japseye as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Japseye tries to pull guard but MuayThai won't allow it.
MuayThai wants to break free but Japseye has control.
Japseye is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Japseye goes for a takedown in the clinch but MuayThai prevents it.
MuayThai lands a body punch in the clinch.
MuayThai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Japseye tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. MuayThai smiles and moves away.
Japseye shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts MuayThai as he jumps to the side.
Japseye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MuayThai to score with a decent uppercut.
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.
Japseye fails with the takedown.
MuayThai darts in trying to clinch
and Japseye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MuayThai misses with a double jab.
MuayThai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice takedown defense from MuayThai. No joy for Japseye on that attempt.
MuayThai wants to clinch.
MuayThai tries to clinch there but Japseye circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Japseye throws a body kick the misses
and MuayThai counters with a good, hard body kick but Japseye shrugs it off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Japseye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaviao MuayThai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Upda Japseye's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Japseye closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Japseye throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MuayThai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
MuayThai trying to control the position but instead, Japseye has worked for underhooks and has pushed MuayThai into the cage.
MuayThai can't break the clinch.
MuayThai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MuayThai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Japseye.
MuayThai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Japseye swivels and escapes.
MuayThai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Japseye misses with a takedown attempt - MuayThai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Japseye shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Upda Japseye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MuayThai misses with the combination.
Japseye closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming MuayThai to the mat! MuayThai manages to get full guard.
Japseye has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Japseye controls from within his opponent's guard.
MuayThai scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Japseye fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
MuayThai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Japseye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Japseye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Japseye scores a takedown into full mount!
Japseye throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
MuayThai really wants to buck Japseye off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Japseye avoids the attempt from MuayThai to control.
Japseye looking for a guillotine from mount but MuayThai is having none of it.
MuayThai tries to buck Japseye off but he can't manage it.
Japseye controlling from the full mount.
Japseye will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four 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.
MuayThai is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Japseye controlling from the full mount.
Japseye landing strikes from the mount.
Japseye controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Upda Japseye dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Upda Japseye's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Japseye shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says MuayThai as he avoids it easily.
MuayThai moves into the clinch successfully.
Japseye wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
MuayThai looking for a takedown.
Japseye pulls guard effortlessly.
MuayThai would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Japseye is adopting a defensive guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MuayThai stopping the sweep attempt from Japseye.
Japseye has his foot on MuayThai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. MuayThai works his way back into a safe position though.
Japseye on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Japseye tries to get out of the position.
Japseye controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
MuayThai trying to control the position from guard on top but Japseye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Japseye looking for a guillotine here but MuayThai defends easily.
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.
Japseye avoids the head kick by MuayThai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Japseye gets a clinch.
MuayThai landing knees to the body.
Japseye stalls.
Japseye fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Japseye tries to pull guard but MuayThai holds him up against the cage and eventually Japseye drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Upda Japseye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MuayThai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Japseye is keeping busy.
Japseye blocking some punches.
Japseye gets control of MuayThai's arms and successfully pulls guard. Japseye will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
MuayThai trying to control but Japseye is working from the bottom.
Japseye had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. MuayThai is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Japseye Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take MuayThai's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MuayThai looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Japseye really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for MuayThai.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Japseye avoiding MuayThai 's attempts to control his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Upda Japseye showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Japseye 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Upda Japseye!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franscois Coetzee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Aerts (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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206 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franscois Coetzee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Aerts!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aerts tries to clinch up.
Aerts takes the fight into the clinch.
Aerts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Franscois Coetzee has been cut.
Aerts crunches a lovely knee into Coetzee's ribcage.
Coetzee could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Coetzee can't break the clinch.
Aerts is trying to maintain a safe position but Coetzee gets an underhook and turns Aerts into the cage.
Coetzee fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by Aerts.
Coetzee is breathing heavily.
Coetzee wants to break free but Aerts has control.
Coetzee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aerts walks away with a smile on his face. Coetzee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Coetzee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aerts's waist but Aerts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coetzee off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franscois Coetzee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aerts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aerts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aerts is looking to clinch but Coetzee is avoiding it.
Coetzee shoots in for a double leg but Aerts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aerts darts in and clinches Coetzee up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aerts lands an elbow inside.
Coetzee takes an elbow to the temple.
Aerts stalling.
Aerts with a knee to the head.
Franscois Coetzee's cut is getting worse.
Aerts with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Aerts.
Aerts scores with a knee to the head.
Aerts lands a knee to the head.
Aerts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aerts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coetzee's face.
Aerts crunches a lovely knee into Coetzee's ribcage.
Aerts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coetzee's face.
A bit of stalling here from Aerts.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aerts.
Aerts landing knees to the head.
Aerts scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Aerts.
Aerts lands a knee to the body.
Aerts stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aerts missing with knees to the body.
Coetzee presses Aerts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coetzee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coetzee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aerts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coetzee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coetzee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coetzee misses with a straight left.
Coetzee swats away the attempt to clinch by Aerts.
Aerts drives through and clinches with Coetzee against the cage.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coetzee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aerts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aerts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coetzee's face.
Coetzee misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aerts.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Coetzee can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aerts lands an elbow inside.
Coetzee looking for a takedown.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coetzee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coetzee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Aerts scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Aerts.
Aerts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coetzee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Coetzee is trying to break the clinch but Aerts has him pressed against the cage.
Coetzee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aerts just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aerts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aerts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coetzee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Coetzee tries to stall but Aerts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coetzee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coetzee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coetzee takes an elbow to the temple.
Coetzee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aerts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aerts lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Coetzee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aerts walks away with a smile on his face. Coetzee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Coetzee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coetzee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Coetzee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coetzee won't let Aerts get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Coetzee thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Coetzee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Coetzee looking to ground and pound but Aerts is blocking nicely.
Coetzee wants to control the action but instead Aerts gets a body lock and reverses into Coetzee's guard! Nice work!
Aerts gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Aerts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franscois Coetzee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aerts tries to clinch there but Coetzee circles away.
Aerts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Coetzee throws a head kick that misses.
Coetzee keeps the fight on the outside.
Aerts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aerts is looking to clinch but Coetzee is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aerts wants to clinch up but Coetzee keeps it at a distance.
Aerts tries to clinch but Coetzee moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aerts wants to clinch up but Coetzee keeps it at a distance.
Coetzee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts is looking to clinch but Coetzee is avoiding it.
Aerts moves into range and clinches up with Coetzee.
Aerts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coetzee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aerts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coetzee being controlled against the cage.
Aerts landing knees to the head.
Aerts crunches a lovely knee into Coetzee's ribcage.
Aerts lands a knee to the head.
Coetzee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franscois Coetzee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aerts with a knee to the head.
Aerts lands a knee to the head.
Aerts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coetzee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aerts connects with a knee to the head.
Aerts lands an elbow inside that Coetzee shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Coetzee is looking to break free of the clinch but Aerts has double underhooks.
Aerts crunches a lovely knee into Coetzee's ribcage.
Aerts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aerts throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aerts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coetzee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coetzee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aerts has him pressed against the cage.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coetzee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aerts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aerts missing with knees to the body.
Coetzee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aerts pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aerts lands a nice elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aerts.
Coetzee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Coetzee.
Aerts connects with a knee to the head.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coetzee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aerts tries a knee to the head but Coetzee blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coetzee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aerts fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Coetzee looks to land a combination but Aerts avoids it well.
Coetzee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aerts circles away quickly and effectively.
Aerts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aerts moves in looking to clinch but Coetzee pushes him off.
Coetzee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coetzee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aerts.
Aerts rushes Coetzee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coetzee takes an elbow to the forehead.
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.
Aerts landing knees to the head.
Aerts lands a knee to the head.
Aerts with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aerts.
Aerts connects with a knee to the head.
Coetzee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aerts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Aerts.
Aerts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aerts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aerts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aerts looking to throw knees to the head but Coetzee is blocking nicely.
Aerts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aerts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coetzee is working for takedown but Aerts is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coetzee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coetzee. Aerts does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Coetzee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aerts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Coetzee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Aerts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franscois Coetzee's cut.
That's time! Coetzee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Coetzee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franscois Coetzee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coetzee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aerts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coetzee throws a series of punches but Aerts moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coetzee tries to keep at a distance but Aerts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aerts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aerts crunches a lovely knee into Coetzee's ribcage.
Aerts with a knee to the head.
Aerts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coetzee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aerts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aerts gets underhooks to prevent Coetzee's takedown attempt.
Coetzee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aerts lands a nice elbow.
Aerts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aerts crunches a lovely knee into Coetzee's ribcage.
Aerts lands an elbow that stopped Coetzee in his tracks for a moment.
Coetzee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aerts has him pressed against the cage.
Coetzee has Aerts pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aerts manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franscois Coetzee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aerts with a knee to the head.
Aerts misses with a knee to the head.
Coetzee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coetzee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aerts landing knees to the head.
Dean Aerts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aerts landing knees to the body.
Aerts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coetzee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aerts just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aerts scores a nice knee to the body.
Coetzee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aerts scores with a knee to the head.
Aerts misses with a knee to the head.
Coetzee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Aerts avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
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.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aerts tries to land knees in the clinch but Coetzee avoids the damage to the body.
Coetzee can't break the clinch.
Coetzee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coetzee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coetzee tries to pull guard but Aerts won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Aerts.
Coetzee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aerts lands a knee to the head.
Aerts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coetzee backwards.
Aerts has a couple of punches blocked by Coetzee.
Aerts misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aerts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coetzee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aerts.
Aerts scores a nice knee to the body.
Aerts lands a nice knee to the body.
Aerts stalling in the clinch but Coetzee improves position.
Coetzee wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coetzee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aerts is keeping busy.
Coetzee scores with a hook to the body.
Aerts lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aerts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aerts landing knees to the body.
Aerts lands an elbow that stopped Coetzee in his tracks for a moment.
Aerts prevents the takedown attempt.
Aerts crunches a lovely knee into Coetzee's ribcage.
Coetzee is trying to break free.
Coetzee wants to break the clinch but can't.
The is referee keeping an eye on Aerts - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Coetzee looking to slow down the pace here.
Aerts prevents Coetzee from breaking the clinch.
Coetzee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coetzee jumps guard but Aerts stands there with Coetzee around his waist. Coetzee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aerts scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four 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.
Coetzee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aerts fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aerts tries to clinch but Coetzee moves out of range.
Aerts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coetzee.
Coetzee swats away the attempt to clinch by Aerts.
Aerts tries to clinch up
and Coetzee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aerts's guard.
Aerts uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Franscois Coetzee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean Aerts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coetzee throws a sloppy head kick and Aerts moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Aerts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aerts winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Aerts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adamska Richek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Jenkins (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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275 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adamska Richek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leeroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Richek checks it.
Richek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
Richek could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Richek feints and as Jenkins raises his hands in defense, Richek changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jenkins wants to stand and escape but Richek is having none of it.
Richek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richek throws and elbow that misses. Jenkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Richek's guard. Nice move by Jenkins!
Richek trying to control the position.
Richek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Richek tries to get out of the position.
Richek throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Richek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richek lands with a nice combination. Jenkins backs away looking to recover.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leeroy Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins throws a low kick but Richek avoids it.
Richek fails to land the takedown.
Adamska Richek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richek shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins shows good takedown defense.
Richek tries to land a leg kick but Jenkins saw it coming and moves away.
Richek shoots for a double leg takedown but Jenkins sprawls well. He's pushed Richek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adamska Richek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Richek.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richek.
Jenkins throws a right hand that Richek ducks under and follows up with a left that Richek also avoids with ease.
Richek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jenkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Richek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Richek is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jenkins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jenkins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Richek is breathing heavily.
Jenkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
Richek shoots in looking for a takedown. Jenkins tries to sprawl out of it but Richek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jenkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Richek slips a jab and a cross from Jenkins.
Richek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jenkins wants to stand up but Richek is controlling him.
Richek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Richek pushing down on Jenkins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Richek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jenkins is trying to stand.
Richek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jenkins defending well though.
Richek working Jenkins over with strikes.
Jenkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Richek.
Richek wants to pass to mount but Jenkins is defending the position.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Richek thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four 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.
Richek feints and as Jenkins raises his hands in defense, Richek changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Richek advances position into side control!
Richek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jenkins keeps working.
Richek is working Jenkins over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jenkins is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adamska Richek dominated that round.
That's time! Richek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Richek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richek shoots in looking for a takedown. Jenkins tries to sprawl out of it but Richek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jenkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adamska Richek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jenkins.
Richek shoots in but no luck this time.
Jenkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Richek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jenkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jenkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenkins scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richek.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jenkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richek's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Richek avoids them all with ease.
Richek bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jenkins tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richek lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jenkins tries to buck Richek off but he can't manage it.
Richek controlling his opponent.
Richek landing strikes from the mount and Jenkins is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richek with good strikes from the mount here!
Richek lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jenkins hang on?
Jenkins avoids a series of strikes thrown by Richek.
Richek throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Richek has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jenkins's face.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet.
Richek wants to control the pace but Jenkins is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richek landing shots from mount.
Richek scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Richek connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Richek lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Richek scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jenkins?
Jenkins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Richek is landing with some decent strikes but Jenkins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Richek working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Richek.
Richek lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jenkins hang on?
Richek lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins is trying to stand up.
Jenkins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richek lands a big elbow.
Richek dominating with strikes here.
Richek landing punches.
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 Adamska Richek 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Richek has managed to clinch.
Richek keeps control of Jenkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richek ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Richek no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jenkins stopping the sweep attempt from Richek.
Jenkins wants to get up but he can't break Richek's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Richek looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jenkins puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richek gets full guard.
Richek throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jenkins is looking to stand up but Richek won't let him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Richek is on top in guard.
Richek connects with a couple of short punches.
Richek is standing up over Jenkins. Jenkins looks to escape but Richek dives into side control.
An elbow from Richek crashes against the mat.
Richek looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jenkins is avoiding damage well.
Jenkins is trying to buck Richek off.
Richek in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins parries the strikes from Richek easily there. Richek is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jenkins to escape.
An elbow from Richek crashes against the mat.
Richek throws an elbow but Jenkins slips to the side and avoids it well.
Richek is putting a hurting on Jenkins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Richek working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jenkins is pushing Richek's head away, looking to escape. Richek manages to hold on to the position though.
Richek looks up at the clock and then as Jenkins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Richek smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ground and pound from Richek seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Richek in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richek lands an elbow.
Richek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jenkins, who protects the arm well.
Richek cracks Jenkins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Richek misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Adamska Richek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkins seems a little lost for a moment, as Richek dominates the positioning.
Richek has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richek punishing his opponent with strikes.
Richek takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Richek putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Richek in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Richek.
Jenkins squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Leeroy Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richek controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adamska Richek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Richek, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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... Adamska Richek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Zane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Zane is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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22
156 lbs
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23
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Zane!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zane throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson slips a jab from Zane.
Zane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zane misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Zane misses its intended target.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Zane misses.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zane.
Zane cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zane blocks the body kick.
Zane misses with a wild combination.
Zane throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two 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.
Zane staying out of range there.
Zane cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zane looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Zane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zane throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Zane.
Zane lands with a big right hook that stumbles Johnson - he's out on his feet here! Zane follows up with another monster hook that separates Johnson from consciousness! Johnson falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Zane stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Zane!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Drover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Drover!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart throws a right and a left that Drover avoids nicely.
Drover shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stewart.
Stewart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drover moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stewart lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drover closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stewart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Drover using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drover connects with a knee to the head.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stewart misses with an elbow strike.
Stewart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Drover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drover pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stewart looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drover scores with a knee to the head.
Drover goes for a takedown attempt but Stewart pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Drover closes the distance but Stewart moves to the side
and Stewart counters with a one-two to the body.
Stewart is looking to clinch.
Stewart lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drover tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stewart counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stewart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stewart counters with a one-two to the body.
Drover tries to clinch up but Stewart circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drover clinches.
Stewart is pushing Drover up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drover pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Drover won't allow it.
Drover blocks an elbow strike from Stewart.
Stewart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stewart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Drover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drover tries to land knees in the clinch but Stewart avoids the damage to the body.
Stewart pushes off an throws an elbow but Drover leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stewart managing to block the knees to the body from Drover.
Stewart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stewart dodges an elbow strike from Drover.
A short uppercut from Stewart.
Drover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stewart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stewart throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stewart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drover tries to pull guard but Stewart won't allow it.
Nathan Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Drover.
Stewart is trying to maintain a safe position but Drover gets an underhook and turns Stewart into the cage.
The referee calls for Stewart to work.
Stewart gets underhooks to prevent Drover's takedown attempt.
Drover avoids the elbow strike from Stewart, against the cage.
Drover throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drover has him pressed against the cage.
Drover landing knees to the body.
Drover wants a takedown but no success here.
Drover wants a takedown.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stewart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drover.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Drover is controlling the position.
Stewart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drover lands a nice knee to the body.
Stewart wants to break free but Drover has control.
Stewart is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stewart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drover has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drover has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart avoids the elbow strike from Drover, against the cage.
Drover missing with knees to the body.
Drover prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stewart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stewart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stewart lands a nice shot to the body.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drover has him pressed against the cage.
Drover crunches a lovely knee into Stewart's ribcage.
Stewart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stewart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drover up against the cage.
Drover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stewart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stewart tries to stall but Drover uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Stewart dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stewart lands an overhand right.
Stewart clinches but Drover breaks the clinch
and Drover counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drover wants a takedown.
A knee to the head by Drover.
Drover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stewart.
Stewart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stewart looking to stall.
Drover lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drover tries for a takedown but Stewart manages to get underhooks.
Drover looking to throw knees to the head but Stewart is blocking nicely.
Stewart trying to stall but Drover improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stewart.
Drover blocks an elbow strike from Stewart.
Stewart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drover.
Stewart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drovers head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drover taking a breather.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Drover keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Drover has double underhooks.
Stewart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stewart tries to land knees in the clinch but Drover avoids the damage to the body.
Stewart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stewart presses Drover against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stewart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drover avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stewart throws an elbow but misses.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stewart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stewart scores with a shot to the side of Drover's head.
Stewart manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Drover is controlling the position.
Stewart scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two 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.
Drover landing knees to the body.
Drover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drover is working for takedown but Stewart is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nathan Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Drover.
Stewart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drover backwards.
Drover lands an elbow that stopped Stewart in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Stewart.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Drover is controlling the position.
Stewart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drover.
Stewart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drover jumps guard and drags Stewart to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but Drover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stewart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stewart looking to sit in guard and control but Drover gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stewart trying to keep a closed guard but Drover is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drover is one step ahead there.
Drover slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stewart can't do much from the bottom here.
Stewart is looking to reverse the position.
Stewart struggling a bit here.
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.
Drover looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stewart is looking to reverse the position.
Drover working the head with strikes.
Stewart misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Drover is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stewart knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stewart can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Drover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stewart catches Drover with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch combination from Stewart misses.
Stewart tries to clinch up
and Drover counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Drover has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stewart trying to stall but Drover improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Drover won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stewart takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stewart lands a hook that snaps the head of Drover backwards.
Drover can't get the takedown.
Stewart is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drover gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart misses with an elbow over the top.
Drover stalling against the cage.
Stewart lands a left hand.
Drover using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stewart pushes Drover back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stewart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drover tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stewart taking a breather.
Drover lands a damaging elbow.
Stewart gets through Drover's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drover keeps control of Stewart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Stewart is looking to control Drover's arms but Drover gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stewart has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Drover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drover lands a knee to the head.
Stewart tries to stall but Drover uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Drover scores with a knee to the head.
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.
Stewart is pressed up against the cage. Drover has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stewart down to the mat. Stewart avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stewart fails to land with a series of punches.
Stewart wants to clinch but Drover slips to the side
and Drover counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stewart is struggling to control the position.
Drover has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stewart is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nathan Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Drover.
Drover lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drover tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stewart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drover up against the cage.
Stewart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drover or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drover lands an elbow that stopped Stewart in his tracks for a moment.
Drover misses with a knee to the head.
Drover avoids the elbow strike from Stewart, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drover as Stewart tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Drover keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Drover has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Drover is controlling the position.
Stewart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drover pulls his leg out and moves away.
Drover tries to clinch up but Stewart circles away and keeps his distance.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drover doesn't manage to clinch there - Stewart circles away.
Stewart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drover circles away quickly and effectively.
Drover tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stewart counters with a two punch combo.
Stewart throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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.
Stewart moves into the clinch successfully.
Drover is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Drover lands an elbow that stopped Stewart in his tracks for a moment.
Drover can't get the takedown.
Stewart trying to stall but Drover improves his position.
Stewart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stewart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stewart prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stewart lands a hook that snaps the head of Drover backwards.
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stewart lands a shot to the body.
Stewart is struggling to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stewart throws an elbow but misses.
Stewart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stewart pulls Drover into guard.
Stewart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drover manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Stewart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stewart 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Stewart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Noisewater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Noisewater might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Keine Lust. Kenneth Noisewater could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Jones's chin.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenneth Noisewater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noisewater shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Noisewater is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is staying active underneath Noisewater, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Noisewater seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Noisewater is controlling him well.
Noisewater trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Noisewater wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Noisewater is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Noisewater eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Noisewater sees coming a mile off.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Noisewater has picked Jones up - he's going for a ride! Noisewater dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Noisewater is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Noisewater is going to stand back up.
Noisewater is breathing heavily.
Noisewater seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to kick Noisewater off but Noisewater keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Noisewater postures up.
Noisewater stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noisewater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noisewater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Noisewater blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Noisewater counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Noisewater.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Noisewater moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jones has worked his arm free - good work by Jones!
Jones struggling a bit here.
Noisewater tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jones's legs.
Jones regains half guard.
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.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Noisewater is controlling him
Noisewater 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.
Jones wants to control but Noisewater is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones keeping hold of Noisewater's head, controlling as best he can.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Noisewater connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Noisewater dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones feints and as Noisewater raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Noisewater uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Noisewater!
Jones looking to control.
Jones is pulling down on Noisewater's head to control his posture.
Noisewater won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Noisewater is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!
Noisewater has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Noisewater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Noisewater is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Noisewater manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Noisewater's guard.
Noisewater working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noisewater is keeping the position for now.
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.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Noisewater looking for a sweep. Not yet Noisewater, not yet.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Noisewater looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jones passes into side control.
Noisewater tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones decides to stand up, so the ref orders Noisewater to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Noisewater pushes him off.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noisewater.
Jones is looking to clinch but Noisewater is avoiding it.
Jones tries for a takedown but Noisewater circles away easily
and Noisewater counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Noisewater slips nicely into half guard.
Noisewater is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Noisewater has control of the leg.
Jones pushes Noisewater off looking to stand but Noisewater dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Jones has hold of Noisewater's hands but Noisewater slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Noisewater.
Noisewater is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Noisewater is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
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 Kenneth Noisewater will probably get the nod.
That's time! Noisewater's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Noisewater counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones trying to control but Noisewater postures up.
Noisewater is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Noisewater is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones trying to control here.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noisewater trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
Jones 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Noisewater swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Noisewater circles away.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Noisewater counters with a takedown into side control.
Jones tries to buck Noisewater off but Noisewater is having none of it.
Noisewater tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Noisewater has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Noisewater looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Noisewater throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones's head but Jones avoids it well.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Noisewater working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Noisewater ducks down to avoid it.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
so Noisewater counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noisewater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones trying to control the position here.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones wants to stand up but Noisewater is controlling him.
Kenneth Noisewater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to hold Noisewater in close to prevent damage but Noisewater has managed to pass into half guard.
Noisewater is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Noisewater to get the leverage.
Jones tries to kick Noisewater off but Noisewater keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Noisewater is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones clinches but Noisewater breaks the clinch
and Noisewater counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Noisewater.
Noisewater won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Noisewater trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Ben Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noisewater postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Noisewater, into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Noisewater showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Noisewater, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Noisewater!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and thomas mundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rubber Chicken by Caspa. thomas mundy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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22
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, thomas mundy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Douglas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but mundy swivels and escapes.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as mundy throws out the jab.
mundy dodges the punch combination from Douglas.
mundy drives through with a takedown into guard.
mundy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
mundy postures up.
Douglas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Douglas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douglas pushes a forearm under mundy's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, mundy is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Douglas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nick diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Good chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, nick diaz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for diaz!
Thomas controlling from mount.
Thomas prevents diaz from getting the reversal.
diaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thomas could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thomas controlling from the full mount.
Thomas prevents diaz from getting the reversal.
Thomas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for diaz on the ground.
diaz is looking to improve his position but Thomas isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
diaz is working to get back to half guard.
diaz gets back to half guard.
diaz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Thomas passes to full mount!
diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thomas controlling his opponent.
diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
diaz is in all sorts of trouble here.
diaz wants to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Urijah Thomas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
diaz lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from diaz.
Thomas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thomas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
diaz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. diaz is keeping the position for now.
Thomas wants to control from the top but diaz keeps moving.
diaz looking for a guillotine here but Thomas defends easily.
diaz looks gassed!
diaz has his foot on Thomas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thomas works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas passes into half guard.
Thomas passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thomas prevents diaz from getting the reversal.
Thomas controlling the position easily from mount.
Thomas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
diaz had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Thomas is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. diaz Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Thomas's back instead.
Thomas wants to escape the position.
diaz punches the canvas rather than the man.
diaz gets his hands free as Thomas looks to control.
diaz is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Thomas is defending well though. diaz let's go of the attempt for now.
diaz missing with strikes from the back.
diaz is breathing heavily.
diaz is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Thomas knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Thomas for a finish.
Thomas wants to control his opponent's hands but diaz gets his hands free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy Thomas right now.
Thomas needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Thomas breaks diaz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Thomas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thomas won't allow diaz to sweep him here.
diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thomas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thomas won't allow diaz to sweep him here.
That's two 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.
Thomas is pushing down on diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Thomas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Thomas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Urijah Thomas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thomas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Urijah Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
diaz keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
diaz working for a triangle but Thomas defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas content to stall in guard here.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
diaz wants to stand but Thomas is controlling the position.
Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thomas sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four 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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Urijah Thomas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
diaz throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
diaz keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Thomas dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
diaz is staying active underneath Thomas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
diaz wants to get back to full guard.
diaz is pressing down on Thomas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
diaz working for a triangle but Thomas defends it easily.
diaz working for a triangle but Thomas defends it easily.
Thomas is pushing down on diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Thomas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas works his way into side control.
Thomas staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
diaz is trying to improve his position.
Thomas is staying tight to diaz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
diaz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Thomas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
diaz wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thomas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Thomas seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down diaz for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Urijah Thomas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Thomas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
diaz is looking for a sweep.
Thomas trying to control the action but diaz is working from the bottom.
diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
diaz throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Thomas is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt diaz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
diaz is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thomas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
diaz being controlled here, momentarily.
Thomas preventing the sweep.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but diaz is retaining full guard.
diaz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Thomas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
diaz working for a triangle but Thomas defends it easily.
nick diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
diaz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thomas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
diaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thomas passes into half guard.
Thomas passes to side control.
diaz regains half guard.
Thomas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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... Urijah Thomas!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luta Livre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mia has chosen It's a Fight as his entrance music. Gavin Mia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luta Livre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gavin Mia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Livre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Gavin Mia has been cut.
Livre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Livre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mia thows a big elbow that misses.
Mia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mia is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Livre is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Livre has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia trying to strike off his back.
Livre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Livre tries to bum rush Mia with a series of wild strikes but Mia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for Mia.
Luta Livre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mia has a takedown stuffed.
Livre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Livre backs up against the cage.
Livre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A right-left combo lands from Livre.
Livre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mia circles away quickly and effectively.
Livre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Livre walks into a jab.
Livre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mia with a hook.
Mia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Livre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia looks to land a strike but Livre avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mia throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Livre trying to keep a closed guard but Mia is proving a slippery customer.
Mia throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four 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.
Mia with a nice head shot there.
Livre wants to stand up but Mia is controlling him.
Livre has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mia off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gavin Mia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gavin Mia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Livre looks to land a left hand but Mia moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Mia.
Mia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Livre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Livre throws a combination that misses
and Mia counters with a shoot takedown. Livre fights it but they end up in guard.
Mia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Livre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mia on the ground.
Mia throws a big right hand that misses.
Mia throwing strikes but missing.
Mia postures up in Livre's guard and throws a big left but Livre blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mia throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Livre 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.
Mia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Livre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mia's corner calls for a 1-2. Mia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Livre's head.
Mia lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mia throws out the jab.
Livre misses with a body shot.
Livre misses with a combination
and Mia counters with a body kick that stops Livre in his tracks momentarily.
Livre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mia counters with a shoot takedown. Livre fights it but they end up in guard.
Mia trying to control the position from guard on top but Livre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Livre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Livre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mia.
Mia throwing strikes but missing.
Mia throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Livre is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mia dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Mia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gavin Mia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Livre.
Mia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mia jabs at Livre's body.
Livre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Luta Livre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Mia there.
Mia throws a series of punches but Livre avoids them all with ease.
Livre throws a series of punches but Mia avoids them all with ease.
Mia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mia showed some decent athleticism there.
Mia misses with a head shot. Livre uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livre wants to stand and escape but Mia is having none of it.
Mia throwing strikes but missing.
Mia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luta Livre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Livre wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mia manages to pass to side control.
Gavin Mia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mia is looking to advance position but Livre won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia throwing shots but Livre is blocking nicely.
Mia thows a huge punch but Livre dodges it nicely.
Mia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Livre tries a head kick but it misses.
Mia lands a really nice looking cross but Livre seems unphased.
Mia connects with a nice looking jab.
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.
Mia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mia wants to control but Livre is keeping him busy.
Mia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gavin Mia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mia stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gavin Mia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavin Mia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by Boom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Cole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Zombie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Zombie.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Zombie.
Zombie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zombie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Zombie.
A good leg kick by Zombie.
Cole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole fails to land the takedown.
Zombie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cole has Zombie up against the cage in a clinch.
Cole jumps guard but Zombie stands there with Cole around his waist. Cole gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zombie wants the takedown. Cole is fighting it off but Zombie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cole's guard against the cage.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Zombie from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zombie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zombie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zombie wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Zombie won't allow Cole to sweep him here.
Cole is working hard here to advance position.
Zombie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cole working for a triangle but Zombie defends it easily.
Cole doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Zombie from controlling successfully.
Zombie with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zombie scores with a one two! Cole had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cole scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zombie is trying to get back to half guard.
Cole working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Cole are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole in side control, throwing shots but Zombie defends.
Cole is putting a hurting on Zombie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cole laying and praying for a moment but Zombie takes advantage and regains half guard.
Zombie tries to kick Cole off but Cole keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cole is pressing down on Zombie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zombie is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zombie misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from Cole.
Zombie lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Cole wants to pass the guard but Zombie is defending well.
Cole throwing shots but Zombie is blocking nicely.
Cole lands with a punch from half guard.
Zombie is looking to control Cole's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zombie avoid being mounted?
Zombie is looking to improve his position.
Zombie moves into full guard.
Zombie can't keep his opponent in guard - Cole advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie has hold of Cole's hands but Cole slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cole landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cole is just content to waste time from the top position. Zombie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cole lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cole postures up.
Cole cracks Zombie with a solid left hand.
Zombie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zombie looks gassed!
Cole looking to pass the guard.
Zombie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cole's guard.
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 Joe Cole will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zombie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zombie swivels and escapes.
Zombie misses with a double jab.
Zombie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cole clinches but Zombie breaks the clinch
and Zombie counters with a stiff right hand.
Zombie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cole gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cole is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zombie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cole gets underhooks to prevent Zombie's takedown attempt.
Zombie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cole is working for takedown but Zombie is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zombie tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - Zombie circles away.
Zombie has his takedown stuffed
and Cole counters with a nice body kick.
Zombie is breathing heavily.
Cole tries to clinch up but Zombie circles away and keeps his distance.
Cole has Zombie up against the cage in a clinch.
Zombie has had enough of the clinch but Cole keeps him there for the moment.
Cole wants a takedown but no success here.
Zombie manages to break the clinch.
Cole shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice takedown defense from Cole. No joy for Zombie on that attempt.
Cole scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cole looks up at the clock and then as Zombie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cole smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cole working the head with strikes.
Cole scoring with punches and elbows.
Zombie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cole has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cole.
Cole pushes Zombie up against the cage in a clinch.
Zombie prevents a takedown attempt there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zombie goes for a takedown attempt but Cole pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zombie tries to clinch but Cole is having none of it.
John Zombie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zombie looks to throw the jab but Cole is out of range.
Zombie throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cole feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cole has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zombie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cole stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zombie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cole scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cole scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zombie is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joe Cole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cole works over Zombie with some ground and pound from guard.
Cole is working Zombie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cole scoring with some ground and pound.
Cole wants to control from the top but Zombie keeps moving.
Cole distracts Zombie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cole landing with the ground and pound.
Cole makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole landing some decent shots from guard.
Cole is in close to Zombie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Cole dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cole tries for a takedown but Zombie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cole tries to clinch there but Zombie circles away.
Zombie looks for a takedown but Cole sprawls well.
Zombie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zombie shoots for a double leg takedown but Cole sprawls well. He's pushed Zombie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zombie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.
Cole shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zombie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cole wants to control from the top but Zombie keeps moving.
Cole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cole throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole chips away with some ground and pound.
Zombie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cole is one step ahead there.
Cole wants to pass the guard but Zombie is keeping the position.
Cole passes Zombie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zombie wants to control but Cole is keeping busy.
Cole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zombie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cole working Zombie over with strikes.
Zombie wants to control but Cole is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cole scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cole prevents Zombie from improving his position.
Cole winds up and cracks Zombie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cole is working for a submission of some sort.
Cole is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cole working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zombie is looking to control Cole's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zombie avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zombie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cole.
Zombie kicks Cole off and gets back to his feet.
Cole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zombie wants a takedown.
Joe Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Zombie.
Cole tightens his grip and picks Zombie up, before dumping him to the ground. Zombie manages to land in guard.
Cole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zombie can't keep his opponent in guard - Cole advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zombie defends it well.
Ground and pound from Cole.
Cole prevents Zombie from improving his position.
Cole slips a nice elbow through Zombie's hands, connecting with Zombie's forehead.
Cole is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zombie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cole.
Cole is trying to control. Zombie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Cole clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cole wants to clinch.
Jab, jab by Cole - just one landing.
Cole stuffs the takedown.
Cole closes the distance and clinches.
Zombie pulls guard successfully.
Zombie managing to control the position.
Zombie trying to keep a closed guard but Cole is proving a slippery customer.
Cole postures up in Zombie's guard and throws a big left but Zombie blocks it.
Zombie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cole landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cole wants to stand but Zombie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zombie is keeping the position for now.
Cole postures up and lands a big shot to Zombie's brow.
Zombie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cole gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cole clinches up with Zombie and pushes him back against the cage.
Zombie taking a breather.
Cole wants a takedown but no success here.
Zombie is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie looking to throw knees to the head but Cole is blocking nicely.
Zombie stops a takedown attempt from Cole.
Cole goes for a takedown attempt but Zombie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole is looking to clinch but Zombie is avoiding it.
Zombie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zombie darts in trying to clinch
and Cole counters with a shoot takedown. Zombie fights it but they end up in guard.
Cole postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cole with a nice head shot there.
Cole trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole distracts Zombie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cole avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cole lands a couple of digs.
Cole gets to his feet - Zombie follows without any prompting.
Cole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zombie, pushing him back against the cage.
Cole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zombie walks into a stiff left hand from Cole.
Zombie looks to clinch
and Cole holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zombie gets underhooks to prevent Cole's takedown attempt.
Cole tightens his grip and picks Zombie up, before dumping him to the ground. Zombie manages to land in guard.
Cole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zombie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Zombie wants to get back to his feet but Cole is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cole landing some decent shots from guard.
Zombie is pulling down on Cole's head to control his posture.
Cole makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cole won't allow Zombie to sweep him here.
Zombie trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zombie tries to clinch there but Cole circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Cole had his way with John Zombie in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cole throws a head kick that misses.
Cole drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cole cracks Zombie with a big right hand but Zombie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Zombie struggling a bit here.
Zombie is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cole asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Zombie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zombie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Check out the look on Cole's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cole landing a few strikes.
Cole working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cole working the body and head with strikes.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zombie can do to turn this around?
Zombie taking a bit of punishment here - Cole scoring with strikes.
Zombie taking a bit of punishment here - Cole scoring with strikes.
Cole is working Zombie over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cole working away.
Zombie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zombie tries to improve position but can't.
Cole lands a few punches from side control.
Zombie sneaks back into half guard.
Cole has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cole connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole avoids the attempt from Zombie to control.
Cole unloading with bombs!
Zombie tries to lock up and control but Cole gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cole unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Cole.
Cole scoring with strikes but Zombie is staying in there.
Cole avoids the attempt from Zombie to control.
Cole scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zombie?
Cole is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zombie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a heavy elbow.
Cole lands a nice shot to the head.
Cole landing strikes from the mount and Zombie is in trouble!
Zombie is looking to get to half guard.
Cole landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cole dominating with strikes here.
Cole prevents Zombie from getting the reversal.
Cole lands a nice shot to the head.
Cole cracks Zombie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zombie tries to lock up and control but Cole gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Joe Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cole landing strikes from the mount and Zombie is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zombie hang on?
Cole lands a heavy elbow.
Cole has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zombie's face.
Cole sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cole with shots to the head and body - Zombie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cole putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cole content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John Zombie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cole, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Cole!
Joe Cole retains his light heavyweight title!
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