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ROF 21 - The Grind PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liibor Prohaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prohaska comes to the cage accompanied by I gotta feeling. Richardson has chosen Got 2 have it(Dupri) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liibor Prohaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blake Richardson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prohaska throws out the jab.
Richardson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prohaska 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.
Prohaska passes Richardson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Prohaska decides to return to a standing position.
The fighters circling - Prohaska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richardson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prohaska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prohaska shoots for a takedown but Richardson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Prohaska shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richardson pinned against the cage. Richardson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big right from Prohaska misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richardson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Richardson.
Richardson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richardson misses with a wild combination.
Prohaska misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Prohaska is defended easily by Richardson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liibor Prohaska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prohaska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Prohaska avoids them all with ease.
Richardson misses with a series of wild punches.
Richardson misses with the combination.
Prohaska shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Prohaska controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska is thwarting Richardson's attempts to control the position.
Richardson is looking to escape.
Richardson is looking to improve his position.
Richardson is looking to escape.
Prohaska stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Richardson to get to his feet.
Prohaska shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richardson sprawls well. Richardson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prohaska gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Richardson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Liibor Prohaska has been cut.
Richardson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prohaska moves away.
Richardson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Prohaska.
Richardson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richardson misses with a wild combination.
Richardson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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 Liibor Prohaska will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liibor Prohaska's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Prohaska loads up on a big right hand but Richardson slips the punch.
Prohaska misses with a jab to the body
and Richardson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Richardson.
Richardson breaks the clinch.
Prohaska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richardson.
Richardson fails to land with a series of punches.
Prohaska takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Richardson.
Prohaska misses with a body shot.
Richardson misses with a series of wild punches.
Richardson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prohaska.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prohaska shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richardson but Richardson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richardson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prohaska.
Prohaska misses the jab.
Richardson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prohaska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prohaska throws a jab but it's blocked by Richardson.
Richardson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Blake Richardson has been cut.
Good shot there by Prohaska.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska fails with a takedown attempt.
A shot to de liver by Prohaska. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richardson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Prohaska to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Prohaska sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richardson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Richardson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Richardson wants to hit a switch here but Prohaska passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Richardson there!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Prohaska controlling the pace for now.
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.
Prohaska seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Richardson for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richardson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Richardson is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liibor Prohaska dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Richardson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richardson.
Prohaska avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prohaska.
Richardson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Richardson throws a nice looking combination but Prohaska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prohaska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richardson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prohaska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prohaska scores with a nice right hand.
Richardson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Richardson misses.
Prohaska keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake Richardson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prohaska lands a with a good body shot.
Prohaska closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Prohaska perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Richardson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Prohaska decides to return to a standing position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prohaska lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That has opened up Blake Richardson's cut even more.
Richardson misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska shoots in but no luck this time.
Prohaska closes the distance and clinches up with Richardson, looking for a takedown. Prohaska pushes Richardson against the cage but Richardson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liibor Prohaska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prohaska.
Richardson works over Prohaska's head and body with a nice combination.
Richardson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prohaska circles away quickly and effectively.
Richardson leaves Prohaska with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Richardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson throws a right hand that Prohaska ducks under and follows up with a left that Prohaska also avoids with ease.
Prohaska throws a shot from downtown. Richardson moves away and avoids it.
Prohaska throws a shot from downtown. Richardson moves away and avoids it.
Prohaska misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Richardson.
Prohaska throws a big shot that misses.
Prohaska slips a jab from Richardson.
Richardson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prohaska. Prohaska circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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.
Prohaska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prohaska shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richardson but Richardson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richardson wants to clinch up but Prohaska keeps it at a distance.
Richardson slips under a jab.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch but Prohaska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richardson misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prohaska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richardson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liibor Prohaska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prohaska, 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... Liibor Prohaska!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ogden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Dam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Ogden!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dam closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ogden did well to prevent Dam getting side control.
Ogden is trying to control but can't.
Ogden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dam.
Ogden wants to control but Dam is keeping busy.
Dam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ogden is staying active underneath Dam, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dam is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ogden is just riding it out for now. Dam eventually gives up the hold.
Ogden keeping control of the position.
Dam thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dam looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ogden tries to keep at a distance but Dam has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dam wants a takedown but no success here.
Dam has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ogden regains guard immediately.
Ogden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dam drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ogden looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ogden looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ogden!
Ogden content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ogden working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dam tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ogden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dam is working hard here to advance position.
Dam is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ogden is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ogden in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dam is looking to improve his position.
Ogden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Ogden is trying to control. Dam wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ogden controlling the pace.
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 Dan Dam will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ogden rushes Dam and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ogden blocks it with crossed arms.
Ogden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dam goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ogden prevents it.
Ogden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ogden.
Dam misses with a knee strike.
Dam wants a takedown.
Ogden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dam wants the takedown. Ogden is fighting it off but Dam persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ogden's guard against the cage.
Dam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ogden is keeping the position for now.
Ogden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dam drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ogden looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ogden looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ogden!
Ogden moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogden wants to control but Dam is keeping him busy.
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.
Ogden is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Dam is trying to escape and Ogden transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Dam is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ogden! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Ogden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rodrigo silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, rodrigo silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva moves in looking to clinch but Bone pushes him off.
silva tries to clinch up.
Bone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bone working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
silva tries to hold on but Bone pushes him away.
Bone throws some wild stikes that silva manages to avoid easily.
silva wants to hold on but Bone pushes him away.
silva stops Bone from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
silva is trying to escape the mount but Bone keeps good control and instead manages to take silva's back.
Bone is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone throwing sloppy strikes.
Bone has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of silva's body.
Bone looking to break silva's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. silva remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bone will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Bone working for the choke.
Bone slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
silva looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bone.
silva preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva turns into Bone and is now in his guard.
silva stopping the sweep attempt from Bone.
silva wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for silva!
silva prevents Bone from taking his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone wants to control the pace but silva is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone takes silva's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, silva is in trouble.
silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
silva looks gassed!
silva is working to get back to half guard.
silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bone with good strikes from the mount here!
Bone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bone looking to control but silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bone jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bone is working to tighten is grip on silva's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. silva has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bone is really squeezing tight and eventually silva passes out! Bone breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jacob Bone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George St Ali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Ritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George St Ali!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritter fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ritter circles away quickly and effectively.
St Ali connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ritter's hands.
St Ali misses with a two punch combination.
St Ali 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 Hugo Ritter has been cut.
Ritter clinches up with St Ali and pushes him back against the cage.
St Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ritter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St Ali gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
St Ali wants to stall.
Ritter tries to score a body lock takedown but St Ali shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ritter lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St Ali gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Ritter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Ali is pressed up against the cage. Ritter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Ali down to the mat. St Ali avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
St Ali scores with a one two! Ritter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
St Ali tries to bum rush Ritter with a series of wild strikes but Ritter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
George St Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Ali throws a right hand that Ritter ducks under and follows up with a left that Ritter also avoids with ease.
St Ali throws a hook to the side of Ritter's head but Ritter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ritter checks a low kick from St Ali.
St Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Ritter's shoulder, as Ritter tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ritter.
Ritter moves out of range as St Ali strikes.
St Ali scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ritter misses with a combination
enabling St Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
St Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ritter circles away quickly and effectively.
St Ali throws a series of punches but Ritter moves out of range.
St Ali throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ritter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in St Ali's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritter 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.
St Ali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Ali looks gassed!
Ritter throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter thows a big elbow that misses.
St Ali wants to stand and escape but Ritter is having none of it.
Ritter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ritter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ritter is chipping away with strikes.
Ritter is putting a hurting on St Ali here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritter decides to stand up, so the ref orders St Ali to his feet.
St Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ritter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Ali counters with a one-two to the body.
St Ali slips under a jab.
St Ali gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ritter to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ritter trying to control the position from guard on top but St Ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ritter thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George St Ali will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hugo Ritter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ritter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. St Ali did well to prevent Ritter getting side control.
Ritter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ritter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so St Ali is just riding it out for now. Ritter eventually gives up the hold.
Ritter is just content to waste time from the top position. St Ali takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ritter postures up and lands a big shot to St Ali's brow.
St Ali is breathing heavily.
Ritter landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter 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.
Ritter passes St Ali's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ritter stands up out of the half guard.
St Ali swinging wilding here.
Ritter tries to close the distance and clinch but St Ali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ritter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ritter in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ritter trying to control from half guard but St Ali is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Ali taking some punishment here, with Ritter in his half guard.
Ritter lands strikes from half guard.
St Ali is refusing to be controlled, as Ritter sits in half guard.
Ritter stands up out of the half guard.
Ritter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Ali drops his hands momentarily and Ritter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ritter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St Ali was covering up waiting for the punch and Ritter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ritter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Ali keeping moving, preventing Ritter from controlling successfully.
Ritter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ritter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ritter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
St Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ritter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Ritter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Ritter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
St Ali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ritter.
St Ali falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ritter counters with a takedown into side control.
Ritter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ritter cracks St Ali with a big right hand but St Ali just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ritter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hugo Ritter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ritter wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Ali keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ritter tries to advance to mount but St Ali denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter cracks St Ali with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ritter is putting a hurting on St Ali here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ritter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ritter lands a nice forearm strike.
Ritter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St Ali some visible discomfort.
Ritter takes a little break here. St Ali wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
St Ali takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Ali taking a bit of punishment here - Ritter scoring with strikes.
Ritter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ritter is trying to get an arm triangle but St Ali is defending well.
Ritter is looking to take a break and control but St Ali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ritter cracks St Ali with a big right hand but St Ali just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ritter cracks St Ali with a big elbow.
Ritter advances to full mount.
Ritter looking for a guillotine from mount but St Ali is having none of it.
Ritter content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ritter has control of St Ali's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and St Ali regains control of the situation pretty easily.
St Ali is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Ritter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ritter 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 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Ritter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dung Pee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dung Pee!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Pee has managed to clinch.
Pee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pee missing with knees to the body.
Pee jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Pee around his waist. Pee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Dung Pee has been cut.
Pee should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Pee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz clobbers Pee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pee is rocked!
Diaz connects with a stiff jab that staggers Pee - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Manny Diaz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tay Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Let It Rock. Tay Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tay Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Harrison!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Tay Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Harrison.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Harrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tay Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Harrison persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrison looks gassed!
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tay Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
Smith cracks Harrison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith tries to bum rush Harrison with a series of wild strikes but Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
Harrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith throws a right and a left that Harrison avoids nicely.
Smith lands with a hook. Harrison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harrison's hands.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Harrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrison.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith looks to land a combination. Harrison sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harrison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Harrison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Smith looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Harrison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrison.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harrison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrison blocks a leg kick.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith with a hook.
Smith stalks Harrison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harrison's face. Harrison staggers backwards, shaken.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tay Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Harrison is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Harrison.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Harrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Harrison.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Harrison asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Harrison is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smith is trying to buck Harrison off.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Harrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith prevents Harrison from moving into mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Check out the look on Harrison's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smith is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Harrison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Harrison working the body and head with strikes.
Harrison is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Harrison drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Smith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Harrison is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison working the body and head with strikes.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Harrison asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Harrison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Harrison is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to bum rush Harrison with a series of wild strikes but Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws a series of punches but Harrison moves out of range.
Smith tests Harrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
Tay Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith leaves Harrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Harrison backs away looking to recover.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith works over Harrison's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tay Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Harrison.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrison. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith lands a high kick!
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith throws a series of punches but Harrison moves out of range.
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 Tay Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Harrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Harrison persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Harrison fails to land the takedown.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tay Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Harrison.
Harrison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith cracks Harrison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
Smith looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Harrison fails to land the takedown.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
Harrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of punches but Harrison avoids them all with ease.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Harrison backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harrison somewhat.
Harrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith with a nice cross.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Harrison fails to land the takedown.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harrison at a distance.
Harrison shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith throws a right and a left that Harrison avoids nicely.
Smith looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Smith tries a low kick but Harrison avoids it.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Harrison backpedaling.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith scores with a one two! Harrison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab from Smith.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrison.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith scores with a one two! Harrison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a right hand that Harrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrison also avoids with ease.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Harrison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harrison showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Mike Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tay Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith pushes Harrison off looking to stand but Harrison dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tay Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tay Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rory Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rory Gallagher has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rory Gallagher seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rory Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher avoids the head kick by Parker.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Gallagher misses
and Parker counters with a flying knee that drops Gallagher!
Gallagher is rocked!
Gallagher has a closed guard, preventing Parker from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker 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.
Parker won't allow Gallagher to get back to his feet.
Gallagher keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Gallagher wants to get back to his feet but Parker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gallagher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Parker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.
Parker tries to break free but Gallagher pushes him back against the cage.
Gallagher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallagher is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallagher won't allow it.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker wants to clinch up but Gallagher keeps it at a distance.
Gallagher throws a combination that misses
and Parker counters with a head kick. That will keep Gallagher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Parker throws a wild body kick that Gallagher sees coming a mile off.
Parker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker has managed to clinch.
Gallagher breaks the clinch.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick by Gallagher misses
and Parker counters with a big head kick but Gallagher shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gallagher darts in and clinches Parker up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker tries to clinch up but Gallagher circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Parker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Gallagher throws the kick towards the body but Parker avoids it.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Gallagher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Parker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gallagher is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gallagher tries to clinch up
and Parker counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick by Gallagher misses
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gallagher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gallagher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gallagher is breathing heavily.
Gallagher clinches but Parker breaks the clinch
and Parker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Parker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gallagher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gallagher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker clinches up with Gallagher and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher prevents Parker from breaking the clinch.
Gallagher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gallagher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parker has Gallagher pressed against the cage, preventing Gallagher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker prevents Gallagher from breaking the clinch.
Parker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Rory Gallagher has been cut.
Gallagher breaks from the clinch.
Parker clinches up with Gallagher and pushes him back against the cage.
Gallagher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Parker clinches up against the cage.
Gallagher wants to break free but Parker has control.
Parker lands an elbow inside.
Parker manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher throws a sloppy head kick
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Gallagher wants to clinch
and Parker counters with a head kick. That will keep Gallagher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Oh Gallagher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker lands a really nice looking cross but Gallagher seems unphased.
Gallagher wants to clinch
and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.
Parker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gallagher's defenses.
Parker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gallagher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Gallagher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gallagher seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker has Gallagher pressed against the cage, preventing Gallagher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parker has Gallagher pressed against the cage, preventing Gallagher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker lands a nice elbow.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Gallagher misses
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Gallagher misses
and Parker counters with a big head kick but Gallagher shrugs it off.
Rory Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gallagher blocks an elbow strike from Parker.
Gallagher breaks the clinch.
Gallagher misses with a double jab.
Parker lands a high kick to the side of Gallagher's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Parker dives into guard, looking to finish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gallagher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parker stands up from Gallagher's guard - Parker perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rory Gallagher's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gallagher misses with a double jab
and Parker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gallagher working hard to break the clinch.
Parker pushes Gallagher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gallagher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gallagher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gallagher wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gallagher wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
Gallagher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gallagher throws a head kick that Parker semi-blocks.
Parker blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
Gallagher wants to clinch but Parker slips to the side
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallagher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Parker counters with a body kick.
Parker clinches with his opponent.
Gallagher is trying to break the clinch but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Parker lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gallagher blocks an elbow strike from Parker.
Parker misses with a knee strike.
Gallagher tries to circle away but Parker has him pinned against the cage.
Gallagher has had enough of the clinch but Parker keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Gallagher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parker lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher tries to break the clinch but Parker is controlling the position.
Parker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gallagher blocks an elbow strike.
Gallagher is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker wants to clinch.
Gallagher wants to clinch but Parker slips to the side
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gallagher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rory Gallagher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Gallagher misses.
Parker keeps Gallagher at a distance using the push kick.
Jab by Parker.
Parker lands a head kick that stumbles Gallagher and the fighters go to the mat.
Parker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Parker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses
and Parker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gallagher's knee momentarily.
A big head kick from Parker and Gallagher is sent sprawling to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker stands and steps away. Gallagher gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gallagher throws a sloppy head kick
and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.
Parker lands a nice elbow.
Gallagher is trying to break free.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Parker has Gallagher up against the cage in a clinch.
Parker leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Parker.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Parker misses with a knee to the head.
Parker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gallagher is keeping busy.
Gallagher tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.
Gallagher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gallagher wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Parker throws an elbow but misses.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to maintain a safe position but Gallagher gets an underhook and turns Parker into the cage.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallagher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gallagher is trying to break the clinch but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Parker.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
Gallagher throws a lazy head kick
and Parker counters with a good, hard body kick but Gallagher shrugs it off.
Gallagher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parker throws a front kick that sends Gallagher stumbling back into the cage.
Gallagher avoids the head kick by Parker.
Parker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gallagher if he has to take too many more of those.
Parker lands a head kick. Gallagher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Parker rushes Gallagher and presses him up against the cage.
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick and Gallagher moves out of range easily.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a lazy head kick
and Parker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parker.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Gallagher will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Parker tries to clinch there but Gallagher circles away.
Gallagher throws a combination that misses
and Parker counters with a body kick that stops Gallagher in his tracks momentarily.
Parker closes the distance and pushes Gallagher back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it misses.
Parker has Gallagher pressed against the cage, preventing Gallagher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gallagher working hard to break the clinch.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick by Gallagher misses
and Parker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parker.
Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Gallagher circles away.
Parker clinches up against the cage.
Parker misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Gallagher tries to break the clinch but Parker is controlling the position.
Parker is trying to force a seperation but Gallagher has the dominant position.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker misses with an elbow strike.
Gallagher is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rory Gallagher's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gallagher misses with a double jab
and Parker counters with a big head kick but Gallagher shrugs it off.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gallagher.
Gallagher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Parker counters by clinching up.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Gallagher's head.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Parker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gallagher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallagher tries to clinch up
and Parker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gallagher wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
Parker is looking to control Gallagher's arms but Gallagher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parker has his back to the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Parker manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gallagher tries to clinch
and Parker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gallagher closes the distance but Parker moves to the side
and Parker counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parker manages to break the clinch.
Parker lands a high kick!
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gallagher looks to clinch
and Parker counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Gallagher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Gallagher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker darts in and clinches Gallagher up against the cage.
Parker lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Gallagher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parker manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher is looking to slow Parker down with leg kicks.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peter Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses
and Parker counters with an outside leg kick.
Gallagher tries to clinch
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Rory Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Gallagher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parker has managed to clinch.
Parker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker with a hook.
Parker throws a right hand that Gallagher ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallagher also avoids with ease.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick and Gallagher moves out of range easily.
Gallagher throws a lazy head kick
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Parker clinches up against the cage.
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Gallagher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parker doesn't seem phased though.
Gallagher misses with a series of wild punches.
Gallagher clinches but Parker breaks the clinch
and Parker counters with a nice body shot.
Parker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a lovely overhand right.
Parker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a combination
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Gallagher throws a lazy head kick
and Parker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick and Gallagher moves out of range easily.
Parker wants to clinch.
Parker lands with a cross.
Gallagher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gallagher closes the distance but Parker moves to the side
and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gallagher is trying to break free.
Gallagher tries to circle away but Parker has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker keeps control of Gallagher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gallagher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gallagher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parker moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Parker has managed to clinch.
Gallagher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Parker.
Gallagher manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gallagher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gallagher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Gallagher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gallagher is trying to force a seperation but Parker has the dominant position.
Gallagher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallagher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses
and Parker counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Parker looking to finish!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gallagher wants to stand up but Parker is controlling him.
Peter Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parker sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parker 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 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Parker!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong comes into the arena with Evil Scotsman blaring out of the sound system. Simmons comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Take A Ride On My Bologna Pony! ! ! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Paul Kong has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Simmons!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kong!
Simmons in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kong tries to hold on but Simmons pushes him away.
Kong flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Simmons avoids the attempt from Kong to control.
Simmons looking to finish Kong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kong!
Simmons lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Simmons scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kong?
Kong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kong is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Simmons's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Simmons!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Popeye Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Popeye Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DJ Nelson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion misses with a wild combination.
Orion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nelson sprawls well. Nelson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Orion gets slowly back to his feet.
Orion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Orion will feel that in the morning.
Orion misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Orion keeps it at a distance.
Nelson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Orion's guard.
Orion 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Orion controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Orion.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Orion holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nelson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Orion bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nelson's guard.
Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orion is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nelson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nelson has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Orion throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Orion won't be happy with that.
Orion wants to control but Nelson postures up.
Nelson controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion tries to bench press Nelson off him but Nelson keeps the position.
Nelson controls the position.
Orion manages to get back to half guard.
Nelson wants to free his trapped foot but Orion is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Orion wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Nelson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nelson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Orion is pulling down on Nelson's head to control his posture.
Orion throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nelson content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Nelson content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Let's hope that Nelson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nelson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Orion has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nelson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Orion.
Orion is looking for a sweep.
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.
Nelson happy to just control the position for now.
Nelson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Despite being in the dominant position, DJ Nelson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orion throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Orion's guard now.
Nelson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nelson won't allow Orion to sweep him here.
Orion pulls Nelson in close to prevent any damage.
Orion being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Orion won't allow Nelson to pass to mount.
Orion moves into full guard.
Nelson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Nelson postures up.
Orion is looking to sweep but instead, Nelson has passed into half guard.
Nelson works his way into side control.
Nelson controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion is looking to regain half guard here but Nelson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Orion can't do much from the bottom here.
Orion sneaks back into half guard.
Nelson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Nelson really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Orion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Orion!
Orion tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Orion regains half guard.
Orion is trying to maintain the position but Nelson is very close to passing his half guard.
Orion is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to pass to mount but Orion is defending the position.
Nelson stalling.
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.
Orion trying to control from the bottom.
Orion is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nelson moves into full mount! Orion won't be happy about that!
Orion is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Orion wants to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Nelson looking to control and managing it successfully.
DJ Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four 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.
Orion is trying to escape the mount.
Nelson controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Despite being in the dominant position, DJ Nelson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Nelson dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Orion throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Orion trying to control but Nelson postures up.
Orion is trying to get back to full guard.
Orion wants to get back to his feet.
Orion tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion is working hard here to advance position.
Nelson tries to stand and escape but Orion is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nelson in particular looking to stall.
Orion is trying to stand up here but Nelson is controlling him well.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nelson shoots in but Orion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Orion misses with a double jab
and Nelson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Orion's guard.
Nelson content to stall in guard here.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orion is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
Orion controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.
Nelson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Orion has his foot on Nelson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nelson works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nelson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Nelson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trace Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - 5 Minutes Alone. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shields's choice of entrance music: Bad Boyz do Bad Thingz. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trace Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Shields!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Shields or perhaps it was just good defense by Bradley which made him look bad.
Bradley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bradley stuffs the takedown.
Bradley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shields looks gassed!
Shields walks into a straight right hand from Bradley.
It looks like Peter Shields has been cut.
Trace Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crack! Bradley connects with the perfect overhand right and Shields falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Bradley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trace Bradley!
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