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TDF 5: Birth Of A Champion PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris The Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hammer has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Chris The Hammer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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, Antonio Ellison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris The Hammer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellison tries to clinch but The Hammer is having none of it.
Ellison moves into the clinch successfully.
The Hammer manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from The Hammer misses.
The Hammer throws a series of punches but Ellison moves out of range.
The Hammer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ellison.
The Hammer scores with a spinning back kick!
Ellison is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Hammer misses with the combination.
A punch combination from The Hammer misses.
A head kick misses from The Hammer.
The Hammer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellison. That did some damage!
Ellison checks a leg kick nicely.
Ellison avoids a punch combination nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Ellison blocks the leg kick.
The Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Hammer throws a wild body kick that Ellison sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hammer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Hammer throws a head kick that Ellison semi-blocks.
It looks like Antonio Ellison has been cut.
Chris The Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Ellison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Hammer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ellison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chris The Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Hammer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ellison shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Hammer's guard.
Ellison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Hammer is looking to stand up but Ellison isn't so interested in that idea.
Ellison 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.
Ellison trying to control the position from guard on top but The Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison prevents The Hammer from getting back to his feet.
Ellison thows a big elbow that misses.
The Hammer wants to stand but Ellison is controlling the position.
Ellison trying to control but The Hammer is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ellison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ellison moves into the clinch successfully.
Ellison tries to land knees in the clinch but The Hammer avoids the damage to the body.
Ellison fails to pull guard.
The Hammer prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Ellison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer lands a two punch combo.
The Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ellison shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Hammer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ellison wants to pass the guard but The Hammer is keeping the position.
Ellison won't allow The Hammer to get back to his feet.
Ellison wants to control from the top but The Hammer keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Hammer can do anything to dispel that myth.
The Hammer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ellison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Hammer is keeping the position for now.
Ellison stops The Hammer from standing up.
Ellison tries to free his leg and advance position but The Hammer is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer wants to stand up but Ellison is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Hammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Hammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ellison tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Hammer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ellison somewhat.
The Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Ellison is looking to clinch but The Hammer is avoiding it.
Ellison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellison wants a takedown.
The Hammer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Hammer misses with a head kick.
The Hammer misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris The Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Ellison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ellison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Hammer is trying to defend but Ellison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ellison is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, The Hammer has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Hammer is looking to escape.
The Hammer is looking to get back to is feet but Ellison passes into side control.
The Hammer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ellison is controlling him well.
Ellison moves into full mount!
The Hammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ellison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Hammer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ellison looking for a guillotine from mount but The Hammer is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellison punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but The Hammer is surviving well by controlling Ellison's body position as best he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Hammer is trying to stand.
Ellison stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
The Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from The Hammer.
Ellison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Hammer momentarily.
Ellison avoids the head kick by The Hammer.
Ellison dives in and grabs The Hammer's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Hammer pushes down on Ellison's head and hops out.
The Hammer scores with a one two! Ellison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison closes the distance and clinches.
The Hammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Hammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ellison shoots in for a double leg but The Hammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ellison fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Ellison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Hammer cracks the inside of Ellison's front leg.
The Hammer throws a solid leg kick but Ellison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Hammer.
Some wild striking there from The Hammer.
Ellison could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ellison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Ellison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Ellison moves out of range easily.
The Hammer stuffs the takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as The Hammer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ellison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Hammer misses with a low kick.
Ellison closes the distance and clinches up with The Hammer, looking for a takedown. Ellison pushes The Hammer against the cage but The Hammer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Hammer misses with a head kick.
Ellison tries to clinch but The Hammer moves out of range.
Ellison shoots in looking for a takedown. The Hammer tries to sprawl out of it but Ellison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Hammer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Hammer throws a series of punches but Ellison avoids them all with ease.
Antonio Ellison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ellison.
The Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Ellison or perhaps it was just good defense by The Hammer which made him look bad.
The Hammer throws a right hand that Ellison ducks under and follows up with a left that Ellison also avoids with ease.
No joy there for The Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ellison 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.
Ellison might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ellison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ellison won't allow The Hammer to get back to his feet.
Ellison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Hammer pushes Ellison off and gets back to his feet.
The Hammer looks to land a combination. Ellison sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ellison shoots for a double leg takedown but The Hammer sprawls well. He's pushed Ellison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Ellison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Ellison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The Hammer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ellison backs up against the cage.
The Hammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Ellison with that takedown attempt.
The Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Ellison moves out of range easily.
The Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Ellison moves out of range easily.
Ellison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches The Hammer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The Hammer wants to get back to his feet but Ellison drags him back down.
Ellison trying to control the position but The Hammer is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hammer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ellison asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ellison is looking to take a break and control but The Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Hammer connects with a high kick.
The Hammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Ellison shoots in looking for a takedown. The Hammer tries to sprawl out of it but Ellison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Hammer 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 Antonio Ellison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Hammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from The Hammer misses.
Ellison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Hammer is fending him off so far but Ellison persists. Nope, The Hammer circles away and we're back to standing.
A right-left combo lands from The Hammer.
The Hammer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and The Hammer duly obliges.
The Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ellison gets the takedown into side control.
The Hammer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ellison asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The Hammer taking punishment in the form of punches.
The Hammer is trying to buck Ellison off.
Ellison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Hammer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison is trying to get an arm triangle but The Hammer is defending well.
The Hammer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The Hammer taking punishment in the form of punches.
The Hammer tries to escape but Ellison is in control.
Ellison trying to control the position but The Hammer is working away.
The Hammer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ellison is controlling him well.
The Hammer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Hammer bucks up and throws Ellison to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
The Hammer slaps away a takedown attempt from Ellison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ellison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Hammer is fending him off so far but Ellison persists. Nope, The Hammer circles away and we're back to standing.
The Hammer misses with a double jab.
Ellison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Hammer is fending him off so far but Ellison persists. Nope, The Hammer circles away and we're back to standing.
The Hammer throws and low kick but Ellison moves out of range easily.
Ellison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Hammer avoids it really well and circles away.
The Hammer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ellison will feel that in the morning.
The Hammer throws a right and a left that Ellison avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ellison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ellison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Hammer sprawls well initially but Ellison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Ellison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ellison 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... Antonio Ellison!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Naulapyssy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravy Brunow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ravy Brunow will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Naulapyssy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ravy Brunow!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naulapyssy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brunow circles away.
Brunow tries to clinch up.
Brunow wants to clinch.
Naulapyssy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brunow as he avoids it easily.
Brunow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Naulapyssy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Naulapyssy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naulapyssy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Brunow as Naulapyssy shoots in.
Ravy Brunow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunow wants to clinch.
Naulapyssy keeps the fight on the outside.
Naulapyssy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brunow moves in looking to clinch but Naulapyssy pushes him off.
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.
Brunow tries to clinch up but Naulapyssy circles away and keeps his distance.
Naulapyssy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brunow!
Brunow wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Brunow takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Naulapyssy.
Brunow is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Naulapyssy lands a nice shot to the head.
Brunow is rocked!
Brunow is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Naulapyssy locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Brunow is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Naulapyssy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Koholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McLaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koholic comes to the cage accompanied by The Distance by Cake. James McLaren will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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, Al Koholic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James McLaren!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLaren swats away the attempt to clinch by Koholic.
McLaren connects with a right hand. Koholic shakes it off.
McLaren tries to keep at a distance but Koholic has taken the fight into the clinch.
McLaren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLaren lands a with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koholic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koholic tries to close the distance and clinch up but McLaren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koholic tries to clinch there but McLaren circles away.
Koholic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by McLaren there.
Koholic gets a clinch.
A short right from Koholic on the inside.
McLaren tries to break the clinch but Koholic is controlling the position.
Koholic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McLaren is trying to break free.
Koholic has McLaren pressed against the cage, preventing McLaren from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koholic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Koholic misses with a knee strike.
Koholic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from McLaren.
McLaren wants to break free but Koholic has control.
Koholic struggles to land a body shot inside as McLaren controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koholic breaks the clinch.
Koholic slips a jab and a cross from McLaren.
McLaren lands with an uppercut that bounces Koholic off the cage and back into rage.
McLaren stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McLaren clinches.
Koholic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koholic doesn't manage to clinch there - McLaren circles away.
Koholic pushes McLaren up against the cage in a clinch.
Koholic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koholic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Koholic fails to land.
Koholic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koholic goes for a takedown attempt but McLaren pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McLaren is looking to clinch but Koholic is avoiding it.
Koholic wants to clinch.
McLaren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McLaren throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaren lands a high kick!
Koholic moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McLaren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koholic breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McLaren, as that shot connected.
Al Koholic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koholic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling McLaren to counter with a crisp jab.
McLaren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koholic.
McLaren doesn't manage to clinch there - Koholic circles away.
Koholic is looking to clinch but McLaren is avoiding it.
Koholic is looking to clinch but McLaren is avoiding it.
McLaren clinches.
Koholic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koholic prevents the takedown attempt.
McLaren is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koholic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McLaren looks gassed!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koholic.
McLaren wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koholic breaks the clinch.
Koholic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McLaren, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koholic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koholic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McLaren napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McLaren is trying to buck Koholic off.
McLaren trying to remain calm as Koholic controls from the top position.
Koholic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Koholic controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koholic'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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Koholic doesn't manage to clinch there - McLaren circles away.
McLaren moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koholic lands an elbow inside.
Koholic wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Koholic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koholic.
McLaren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James McLaren 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.
McLaren gets caught flat footed, as Koholic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Koholic wants to control from the top but McLaren keeps moving.
Koholic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Koholic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McLaren for as long as he can get away with.
McLaren is looking to stand up but Koholic isn't so interested in that idea.
Koholic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McLaren is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koholic passes McLaren's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Koholic has closed the distance and engaged McLaren in a clinch.
Koholic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McLaren swats away the attempt to clinch by Koholic.
Koholic moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koholic is leaning against McLaren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koholic digs a right hand underneath McLaren's ribcage. McLaren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koholic.
Come on Koholic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koholic has McLaren pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Koholic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McLaren tumbling to the mat - Koholic dives into McLaren's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koholic is working McLaren over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Koholic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Koholic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Koholic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Koholic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koholic tries to clinch there but McLaren circles away.
Koholic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koholic clinches up against the cage.
Koholic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koholic wants to stall.
Koholic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Koholic lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLaren backwards.
McLaren wants a takedown.
Koholic pulls McLaren into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Koholic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Koholic closes the distance and clinches.
McLaren is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Koholic misses with a knee to the head.
Koholic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Al Koholic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McLaren misses with a few strikes there.
Koholic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koholic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McLaren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koholic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koholic wants to clinch up but McLaren keeps it at a distance.
McLaren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McLaren misses with a hook. Koholic ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koholic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koholic wants to clinch up but McLaren keeps it at a distance.
Koholic moves into range and clinches up with McLaren.
McLaren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McLaren breaks the clinch.
Koholic tries to clinch but McLaren is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koholic clinches up with McLaren and pushes him back against the cage.
Koholic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McLaren up against the cage.
Koholic breaks from the clinch.
McLaren lands a body shot.
Koholic instigates a clinch.
McLaren prevents a takedown attempt there.
Koholic gets underhooks to prevent McLaren's takedown attempt.
Koholic goes for a takedown attempt but McLaren pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Koholic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koholic lands with a shot to the body.
Koholic moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koholic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koholic is looking to clinch but McLaren is avoiding it.
McLaren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koholic swats away the attempt to clinch by McLaren.
Koholic looks for a takedown but McLaren sprawls well.
Koholic tries to clinch but McLaren is having none of it.
McLaren missing with a left hand there. Koholic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McLaren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLaren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koholic circles away.
Koholic clinches with his opponent.
Koholic breaks the clinch.
Koholic instigates a clinch.
Koholic can't get the takedown.
Koholic gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
McLaren can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Koholic controls the pace.
McLaren keeping moving, preventing Koholic from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koholic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McLaren can do anything to dispel that myth.
McLaren is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
McLaren keeping moving, preventing Koholic from controlling successfully.
Koholic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Koholic.
Koholic is looking to clinch but McLaren is avoiding it.
Koholic fails in his attempt to clinch.
McLaren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koholic tries to close the distance and clinch up but McLaren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koholic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koholic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McLaren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koholic feints and as McLaren raises his hands in defense, Koholic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Koholic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koholic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Koholic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deis Knutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy's entrance music is Ant WILD's Takeover. A fine choice. Deis Knutz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harold Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deis Knutz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knutz moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Knutz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knutz moves into the clinch.
Hardy trying to control the position but instead, Knutz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardy into the cage.
Knutz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knutz.
Hardy ducks right into an uppercut from Knutz.
It looks like Harold Hardy has been cut.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy controlling the action here.
Hardy prevents Knutz from improving his position.
Knutz trying to control from the bottom.
Knutz is positioning himself well to prevent Hardy advancing to mount.
Hardy controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knutz wants to control but Hardy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Knutz is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Knutz is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knutz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Knutz is trying to maintain the position but Hardy is very close to passing his half guard.
Knutz wants to get back to full guard.
Hardy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knutz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hardy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knutz misses with a low kick as Hardy jumps back.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Knutz. Knutz gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
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.
Knutz fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy slips a jab and a cross from Knutz.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knutz was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hardy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Knutz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hardy's guard! Nice work there by Knutz!
Knutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knutz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knutz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knutz.
Knutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Knutz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hardy's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy can't keep his opponent in guard - Knutz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Knutz stands up from half guard.
Knutz shoots in and bounces Hardy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Knutz looks gassed!
Hardy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Knutz passes into side control.
Hardy wants to control but Knutz postures up.
Knutz stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Knutz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the cage. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knutz shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Knutz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harold Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deis Knutz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Knutz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy slaps away a takedown attempt from Knutz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knutz.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knutz moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Knutz throws a shot to the body.
Knutz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardy. Hardy obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardy stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Knutz misses with a takedown attempt - Hardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Knutz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deis Knutz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Hardy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knutz tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Knutz scores with a four punch combination!
Knutz misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Knutz.
Hardy throws a push kick but Knutz slaps the foot to one side.
Knutz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Knutz misses.
Hardy throws a hook but Knutz blocks it.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Knutz.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Knutz moves away and avoids it.
Hardy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knutz.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hardy!
It looks like Deis Knutz has been cut.
Knutz swinging wilding here.
Knutz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the cage. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knutz circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Knutz's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy misses the jab.
Hardy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Knutz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Knutz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knutz pulls Hardy in close to prevent any damage.
Hardy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knutz keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Knutz is pulling down on Hardy's head to control his posture.
Hardy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hardy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hardy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hardy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hardy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knutz wants to stand up but Hardy is controlling him.
Knutz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knutz lands a head shot.
Knutz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardy defends it nicely.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Knutz ducks down to avoid it.
Knutz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knutz misses with a low kick.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Knutz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hardy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Knutz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harold Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deis Knutz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hardy trying to control but Knutz is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knutz is controlling Hardy's posture.
Hardy won't allow Knutz to sweep him here.
Knutz controlling Hardy's posture.
Hardy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Knutz wants to sweep but no luck.
Knutz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hardy 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.
Hardy won't allow Knutz to sweep him here.
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.
Knutz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knutz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hardy controls the pace.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Knutz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Knutz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hardy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knutz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Knutz fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knutz moves away.
Hardy wants to clinch.
Hardy has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Hardy dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardy tries to work over Knutz's front leg with a kick but Knutz checks it.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Knutz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knutz.
Knutz is looking to score with low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hardy.
Deis Knutz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knutz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knutz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardy.
Knutz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left and a right from Knutz both land. Nice combination.
Hardy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Knutz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Knutz keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Harold Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Knutz is pulling down on Hardy's head to control his posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knutz pushes Hardy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Knutz looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
Knutz slips a straight right by Hardy.
Knutz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knutz slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Knutz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knutz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy tries to bum rush Knutz with a series of wild strikes but Knutz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knutz scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hardy throws a sloppy body shot
and Knutz counters with a three punch combo that has Hardy backing up. Hardy nods at Knutz to acknowledge the strikes.
Hardy takes a swing at Knutz's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knutz feints and as Hardy raises his hands in defense, Knutz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardy is trying to keep Knutz in close.
Hardy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knutz is aware though and is defending well.
Hardy looking for a guillotine here but Knutz defends easily.
Knutz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Knutz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hardy is trying to control the position but Knutz postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knutz gets to his feet - Hardy follows without any prompting.
Hardy throws a body kick that misses.
Knutz thuds a left hand into Hardy's body.
Knutz misses with a double jab.
Knutz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Knutz moved out of range.
Knutz moves into range and clinches up with Hardy.
Knutz has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knutz's elbow.
Knutz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knutz.
Knutz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hardy is looking to wear down Knutz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knutz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Some wild striking there from Knutz.
Knutz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy misses the jab.
Knutz throws a series of strikes that have Hardy backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knutz misses with the combination.
Knutz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Knutz misses
so Hardy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knutz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hardy 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.
Knutz looking for a sweep. Not yet Knutz, not yet.
Hardy gets to his feet. Knutz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hardy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knutz counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knutz blocks the body kick.
Hardy thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Knutz.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Deis Knutz.
I think Knutz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmie Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon. Jimmie Johns has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ White 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmie Johns!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Taylor.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Johns.
Taylor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johns swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor scores with a nice strike.
Chuck Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johns backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Johns circles away.
Johns is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Taylor rather than just go for the knockout.
Johns swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor tries to clinch but Johns is having none of it.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johns misses the body punch
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Johns.
Johns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Johns.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johns misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Johns.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johns as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Johns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johns dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chuck Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Johns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Johns avoids it well.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Johns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johns slips a straight right by Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johns in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Johns misses the shot to the body.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Johns slaps away a takedown attempt from Taylor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Taylor throws a sloppy body shot
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Taylor dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Taylor looks to throw a body kick
and Johns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johns thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Johns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Johns avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Johns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns just misses with a punch to the body.
Johns misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has Johns backing up. Johns nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Johns.
Johns circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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.
Johns throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Johns swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws a push kick but Johns slaps the foot to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor throws a head kick but Johns moves out of range.
Johns moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.
Johns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johns.
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.
Johns misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has Johns backing up. Johns nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
Johns misses with a jab to the body
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johns takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Jimmie Johns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chuck Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johns stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chuck Taylor.
Well Taylor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Taylor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Em Cee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liu Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Williamson's choice of entrance music: Kings and Queesn - Aerosmith. Liu Williamson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Em Cee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liu Williamson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cee postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williamson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Cee from controlling successfully.
Williamson controls Cee momentarily but Cee frees himself.
Williamson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williamson is trying to control the position but Cee postures up.
Cee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cee trying to control the position from guard on top but Williamson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williamson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cee counters with a single leg into guard. Williamson didn't expect that.
Williamson looks gassed!
Cee preventing the sweep.
Cee works over Williamson with some ground and pound from guard.
Williamson keeping full guard, as Cee tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cee trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom.
Cee tries to free his leg and advance position but Williamson is retaining full guard.
Williamson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williamson's head.
Cee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Williamson, up you get!
Cee feints and as Williamson raises his hands in defense, Cee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cee is looking to work some ground and pound but Williamson has wrist control.
Cee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Williamson's guard.
Cee landing with the ground and pound.
Cee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williamson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cee trying to control the position from guard on top but Williamson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williamson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cee throws a sloppy head kick and Williamson moves out of range easily.
Cee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cee is trying to control the action in half guard but Williamson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is trying to maintain the position but Cee is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cee working over Williamson with some ground and pound. Williamson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Williamson wants to get back to his feet.
Cee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cee is nestled in close to Williamson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cee is looking to take a break and control but Williamson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williamson punching from the bottom.
Williamson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williamson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cee is trying to control. Williamson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williamson taking some punishment here, with Cee in his half guard.
Williamson punching from the bottom.
Cee stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cee lands a nice short elbow.
Williamson wants to improve his position but Cee is controlling well.
Cee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Williamson tries to roll over but Cee keeps him under control.
Cee wants to take a breather but Williamson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Em Cee dominated that round.
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.
Cee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cee is trying to control. Williamson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williamson won't allow Cee to pass to mount.
Cee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williamson is breathing heavily.
Cee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Williamson is trying to maintain the position but Cee is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cee winds up and cracks Williamson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cee lands strikes from half guard.
Cee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williamson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cee wants to pass the guard but Williamson is defending well.
Williamson wants to get back to full guard.
Cee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Williamson tries to hold on but Cee pushes him away.
Cee controlling from the full mount.
Cee working the ground and pound effectively.
Cee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williamson on the ground.
Cee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Em Cee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cee landing strikes from the mount and Williamson is in trouble!
Cee trying to control but Williamson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is looking to improve his position but Cee isn't that keen on the idea.
Cee working Williamson over with strikes here.
Cee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cee landing strikes from the mount.
Cee lands a big elbow.
Cee lands a nice shot to the head.
Cee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williamson hang on?
Cee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cee looking to finish Williamson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williamson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson working to try and regain half guard.
Cee tries to control but Williamson wriggling away.
Cee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Williamson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Williamson wants to hold on but Cee pushes him away.
Cee working Williamson over with strikes here.
Cee controlling the pace for now.
Cee dominating with strikes here.
Cee lands a big shot there that rocks Williamson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Em Cee dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williamson was covering up waiting for the punch and Cee finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Williamson looking for a sweep. Not yet Williamson, not yet.
Cee looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cee tries to stand but Williamson is controlling from the bottom.
Cee scoring with some ground and pound.
Cee stands up from Williamson's guard - Cee perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williamson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williamson is keeping the position for now.
Cee is working hard here to advance position.
Williamson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Williamson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cee controls the pace.
Williamson is looking to stand up but Cee isn't so interested in that idea.
Williamson has momentary wrist control but Cee slips an elbow through the middle.
Williamson controls Cee momentarily but Cee frees himself.
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.
Cee feints and as Williamson raises his hands in defense, Cee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williamson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cee has managed to get both his arms back between Williamson's legs - danger averted.
Williamson is trying to keep Cee in close.
Cee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williamson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williamson is keeping the position for now.
Williamson controls Cee momentarily but Cee frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cee lands a couple of elbows.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Williamson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cee connects with a decent elbow.
Williamson is trying to get back to his feet.
Williamson tries to bench press Cee off him but Cee keeps the position.
Cee working the head with strikes.
Cee working away.
Williamson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Williamson is looking to reverse the position.
Cee staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Liu Williamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Em Cee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williamson actively working from the bottom here.
Cee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Williamson is looking to improve his position.
Cee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Em Cee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Em Cee!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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22
295 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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19
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Martin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
moore looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Martin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from moore.
moore throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
moore scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martin is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
moore thows a huge punch but Martin dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. moore lands a nice short elbow.
moore prevents Martin from standing back up.
moore working Martin over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
moore is nestled in close to Martin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Martin looks gassed!
moore working the head and body with strikes.
moore lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
moore scores with a big shot! Martin's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Martin! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario moore!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezio Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ezio Castillo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ezio Castillo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the cage. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Castillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Penn avoids it really well and circles away.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Castillo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Castillo wants to take Penn's back here but Penn is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Castillo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Castillo controlling the position easily from mount.
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Penn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Castillo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Castillo looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Castillo wants to take Penn's back but he can't do it this time.
Penn tries to lock up and control but Castillo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Castillo throws some wild stikes that Penn manages to avoid easily.
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
Castillo looking to secure an arm triangle but Penn defends it well.
Penn tries to hold on but Castillo postures up.
Castillo controlling the pace 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.
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Penn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Castillo.
Castillo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Penn manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Castillo looks gassed!
You can see the frustration on Penn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Penn is looking to regain half guard here but Castillo keeps moving and retains side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castillo's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn blocks the strikes from Castillo.
Penn trying to control from half guard but Castillo is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Penn in particular looking to stall.
Penn trying to pass the guard but Castillo defending well.
Castillo tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Penn wants to control from the top but Castillo keeps moving.
Penn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Castillo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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.
Penn wants to get up but he can't break Castillo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Castillo working for a triangle but Penn defends it easily.
Castillo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Penn is aware though and is defending well.
Penn wants to control from the top but Castillo keeps moving.
Castillo has his hands on Penn's head, controlling the position.
Castillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Castillo, not yet.
Castillo controlling Penn's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezio Castillo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Castillo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Castillo fails with the takedown
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Castillo won't be happy with that.
Castillo is not content to let Penn control the position.
You can see the frustration on Castillo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Castillo tries to bench press Penn off him but Penn keeps the position.
Castillo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Penn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Castillo wants to improve his position but Penn is controlling well.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Castillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castillo is pressing down on Penn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Penn wants to stand but Castillo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Castillo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Castillo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Penn kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Penn wants to control from the top but Castillo keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castillo looking for a guillotine here but Penn defends easily.
Castillo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Penn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Castillo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Penn's back instead.
Penn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Castillo's guard. Nice work there by Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Penn trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Penn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castillo but Castillo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Penn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Castillo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Castillo postures up.
Castillo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Castillo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Penn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Castillo stays in close to Penn's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ezio Castillo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Castillo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Penn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Castillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Penn!
Penn taking shots to the head.
Castillo working for a guillotine from mount but Penn is in no mood to give up.
Penn tries to hold on but Castillo postures up.
Castillo looking to control but Penn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Penn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Castillo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Penn tries to roll over but Castillo keeps him under control.
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 BJ Penn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Castillo with a poor takedown
and Penn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Castillo is looking to improve his position.
Penn wants to stand up but Castillo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Penn trying to mount his opponent but Castillo defends it.
Castillo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Penn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Castillo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Penn has managed to get both his arms back between Castillo's legs - danger averted.
Penn wanted to stand there but Castillo had control of the position.
Castillo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Penn has his hands clasped together but Castillo extends an breaks Penn's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Castillo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ezio Castillo!
Ezio Castillo is the new featherweight champion!
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