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HBB 5 - Glory PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Collin Challis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moby Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Collin Challis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Moby Dick!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dick. Challis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dick lands with a right hand.
Challis misses with a low kick.
Challis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Dick blocks the low kick.
Challis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Challis throws a leg kick but Dick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dick checks a leg kick.
Challis tried to score with a low kick but Dick checks it.
Challis misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick blocks the body kick.
Challis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Challis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Challis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Challis misses with a hook to the body
and Dick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Challis can pounce on him.
Challis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dick is out of range.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
Challis throws a head kick that misses.
Challis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Challis tried to score with a low kick but Dick checks it.
Challis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Challis misses with a head kick.
Challis throws a head kick that half lands.
Challis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Dick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick shoots in for a takedown but Challis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Challis thows a leg kick but Dick checks it
and Dick counters with a left and a right that stings Challis.
Challis throws a chopping leg kick but Dick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Challis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dick.
Challis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dick.
Dick blocks a leg kick.
Dick checks the leg kick.
Dick throws a jab but it's blocked by Challis.
Challis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Challis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Challis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Challis thinking.
Challis misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick misses with a wild body shot.
Challis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dick's sensitive parts.
Challis throws a sloppy head kick and Dick moves out of range easily.
Dick moves out of range of the leg kick from Challis.
Challis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Challis throws a head kick that Dick semi-blocks.
Challis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Challis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dick is able to avoid easily.
Challis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Challis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dick scores with a sloppy right hand. Challis should have avoided that one.
Collin Challis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Challis as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis throws a leg kick but Dick checks it.
Dick moves out of range as Challis throws a body kick.
Dick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Challis misses with a head kick.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
Challis throws a sloppy head kick and Dick moves out of range easily.
Challis throws a leg kick but Dick checks it.
Challis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dick.
Challis misses with a low kick.
Challis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Challis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Collin Challis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Challis misses.
Dick clobbers Challis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Challis misses the shot to the body.
Dick throws out a powerful jab.
Challis thows a leg kick but Dick checks it
and Challis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Challis.
Challis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Challis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Challis throws a sloppy head kick and Dick moves out of range easily.
Challis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Challis, right into the meat.
Collin Challis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dick moves out of range of the leg kick from Challis.
Challis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Challis misses.
Challis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Challis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dick.
Dick moves away from the strike by Challis.
Collin Challis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Challis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Challis in his tracks.
Challis misses with a left hand
and Dick counters with a nice uppercut.
Dick misses the jab.
Challis tries a low kick but Dick avoids it.
Challis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Challis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Challis throws a leg kick but Dick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Challis keeps Dick at a distance using the push kick.
Challis misses with a low kick as Dick jumps back.
Challis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Challis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Challis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Challis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dick is out of range and Challis settles back down.
Dick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Challis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Some bone on bone action there as Dick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Challis throws a lazy uppercut
and Dick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Challis connects with a leg kick. Dick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Challis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Challis feints and then cracks Dick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dick down.
Challis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Challis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dick lunges at Challis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Challis's hand.
Challis swings widly with a right hand
and Dick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dick.
Challis throws out a leg kick but Dick moves out of range and Challis only half commits.
A leg kick checked by Dick.
Dick has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dick.
Challis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Challis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dick's calf.
Challis throws a leg kick
and Dick counters with a straight right hand.
Challis throws a solid leg kick but Dick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Challis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Challis.
Challis throws an off balance right hand
and Dick counters with a stiff right hand.
Dick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Challis as he avoids it easily.
Collin Challis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moby Dick.
Challis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dick is out of range and Challis settles back down.
Collin Challis is winning the standup battle so far.
Dick scores with a shot to the body.
Dick blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Moby Dick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Challis throws a leg kick but Dick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Challis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Challis throws a head kick but Dick moves out of range.
Dick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Challis sprawls well. Challis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dick gets slowly back to his feet.
Challis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dick is out of range and Challis settles back down.
Challis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Challis takes one to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dick checks a leg kick.
Dick checks a leg kick nicely.
Challis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Challis.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
Challis lands a head kick. Dick smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dick avoids the head kick by Challis.
Challis throws the kick towards the body but Dick avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Challis.
Challis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dick's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Challis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Challis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dick.
Challis throws a sloppy head kick and Dick moves out of range easily.
Dick tries to bum rush Challis with a series of wild strikes but Challis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Challis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Challis.
Dick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Challis misses.
Challis scores with a leg kick.
Challis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Dick scores with a four punch combination!
Challis misses with a hook
and Dick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Challis wants to land a leg kick but Dick is out of range.
Dick lands with an overhand left.
Challis throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Dick to counter with a crisp jab.
Challis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Challis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dick counters with a stiff right hand.
Dick moves out of range of the leg kick from Challis.
Challis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dick's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Challis swings widly with a right hand
and Dick counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Challis misses.
Challis tries to work over Dick's front leg with a kick but Dick checks it.
Dick might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Challis throws a head kick but Dick moves out of range.
Challis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Challis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dick moves out of range as Challis throws a body kick.
Challis throws a right hand that Dick ducks under and follows up with a left that Dick also avoids with ease.
Dick checks a low kick from Challis.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Challis tries to score with a low kick but Dick moves his leg out of the way.
Challis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dick's calf.
Challis misses the body punch
and Dick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dick, as that shot connected.
Challis connects with an inside leg kick.
Dick lunges at Challis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Challis's hand.
A clash of legs there as Dick blocks the low kick.
Challis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Challis throws a leg kick
and Dick counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Challis misses with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Challis. That's going to slow Dick down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Collin Challis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Challis 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 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Collin Challis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anders Fenris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Make Me a Sandwich Trick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenris comes to the cage accompanied by Mecha Love. Michael Make Me a Sandwich Trick looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anders Fenris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Make Me a Sandwich Trick!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenris 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.
Fenris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fenris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fenris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fenris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Make Me a Sandwich Trick's guard.
Fenris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Make Me a Sandwich Trick keeps working.
Make Me a Sandwich Trick is trying to maintain the position but Fenris is very close to passing his half guard.
Fenris is looking for a kimura here.
Fenris controlling the pace.
Make Me a Sandwich Trick is in trouble now - Fenris has advanced to mount!
Fenris working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenris lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fenris lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fenris lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Make Me a Sandwich Trick hang on?
Make Me a Sandwich Trick really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fenris looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Make Me a Sandwich Trick is bucking up trying to escape but Fenris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fenris is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Make Me a Sandwich Trick is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anders Fenris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jia Le Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hon The Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jia Le Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hon The Ninja!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Ninja changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Li looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Ninja trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
The Ninja seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Li is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hon The Ninja!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Naglis Kaunietis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varric Tethras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tethras has chosen Light It Up as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Naglis Kaunietis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Varric Tethras!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaunietis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kaunietis stands up.
Tethras tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kaunietis counters by moving into the clinch.
Kaunietis breaks from the clinch.
Kaunietis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Varric Tethras has been cut.
Kaunietis misses with the combination.
Varric Tethras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tethras looks to clinch
and Kaunietis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kaunietis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tethras can't break the clinch.
Tethras is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kaunietis has clasped his hands together around Tethras's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunietis decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tethras to his feet.
Tethras tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaunietis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tethras closes the distance looking to clinch
so Kaunietis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunietis throws a big right hand that misses.
Tethras is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kaunietis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kaunietis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kaunietis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kaunietis advances position into side control!
Kaunietis stands up and beckons Tethras to his feet.
Tethras connects with a solid leg kick.
Tethras tries to clinch but Kaunietis moves away
and Kaunietis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tethras tries to kick Kaunietis off but Kaunietis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kaunietis decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Tethras fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kaunietis has closed the distance and engaged Tethras in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunietis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaunietis takes a jab right on the kisser.
A right-left combo lands from Tethras.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tethras throws a head kick that misses.
Kaunietis misses with the combination.
Kaunietis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaunietis is breathing heavily.
Kaunietis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kaunietis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tethras sprawls well initially but Kaunietis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tethras wants to get back to his feet.
Kaunietis moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tethras seems a little lost for a moment, as Kaunietis dominates the positioning.
Tethras is trying to get back to his feet.
Kaunietis stands up and beckons Tethras to his feet.
Tethras wants to clinch but Kaunietis slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tethras stalks Kaunietis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kaunietis's face. Kaunietis staggers backwards, shaken.
Tethras tries to clinch up but Kaunietis circles away and keeps his distance.
Tethras takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tethras wants to clinch
and Kaunietis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Tethras there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tethras chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tethras tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kaunietis moves into the clinch.
Tethras lands a good knee to the midsection. Kaunietis won't want to take too many of those.
Tethras crunches a lovely knee into Kaunietis's ribcage.
Kaunietis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaunietis misses with a two punch combination.
Kaunietis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tethras tries to clinch up.
Varric Tethras is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tethras throws a front kick that sends Kaunietis stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tethras is looking to clinch but Kaunietis is avoiding it.
Tethras tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tethras tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaunietis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tethras thuds his right hand into Kaunietis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tethras digs a good body shot into Kaunietis's ribs.
Tethras's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tethras duly obliges.
Tethras moves in looking to clinch but Kaunietis pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tethras rushes Kaunietis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Tethras.
Kaunietis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tethras keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaunietis's efforts to push away.
Tethras stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tethras.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaunietis has Tethras pressed against the cage, preventing Tethras from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tethras tries to break free but Kaunietis pushes him back against the cage.
Tethras is trying to push Kaunietis away but Kaunietis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kaunietis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naglis Kaunietis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Varric Tethras's cut.
That's time! Kaunietis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kaunietis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tethras.
Tethras connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaunietis misses with a straight right.
Kaunietis takes the fight into the clinch.
Tethras looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tethras landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tethras scores with a knee to the head.
Kaunietis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaunietis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tethras stuffs the takedown.
Tethras goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tethras looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naglis Kaunietis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tethras, right into the meat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tethras misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danga de danga de dang - Tethras scores with a four punch combination!
Tethras scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tethras wants to clinch
and Kaunietis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tethras with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaunietis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tethras up against the cage.
Kaunietis breaks from the clinch.
Kaunietis keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaunietis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tethras tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tethras tries to clinch
and Kaunietis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tethras's guard.
Tethras keeping moving, preventing Kaunietis from controlling successfully.
Kaunietis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kaunietis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tethras wants to stand and escape but Kaunietis is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Naglis Kaunietis.
Tethras throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tethras lands with a good body shot.
Tethras tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaunietis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tethras lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tethras tries to clinch up
and Kaunietis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaunietis.
Kaunietis prevents Tethras from breaking the clinch.
Tethras wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaunietis won't allow it.
Tethras is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaunietis has double underhooks.
Kaunietis misses with a body punch.
Kaunietis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tethras tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kaunietis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tethras fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaunietis throws a sloppy head kick and Tethras moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tethras goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tethras scores with a three punch combo!
Tethras moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tethras looks to clinch
and Kaunietis counters with a takedown into side control.
Tethras is trying to get back to his feet.
Kaunietis taking a breather here.
Sloppy strikes there by Kaunietis.
Tethras is pushing Kaunietis's head away, looking to escape. Kaunietis manages to hold on to the position though.
Kaunietis stands up and beckons Tethras to his feet.
Kaunietis misses with a wild combination.
Tethras tries to clinch but Kaunietis is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tethras fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tethras wants to clinch but Kaunietis slips to the side
and Kaunietis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tethras is trying to stand back up but Kaunietis is controlling him
Tethras really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaunietis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kaunietis gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kaunietis throws a sloppy head kick and Tethras moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tethras looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaunietis keeps the fight on the outside.
Tethras lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tethras tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaunietis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tethras throws a series of strikes that have Kaunietis backpedaling.
Kaunietis tries a head kick but it misses.
Tethras tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tethras looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naglis Kaunietis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Varric Tethras's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tethras tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaunietis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaunietis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kaunietis.
Kaunietis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaunietis 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.
Tethras is working an open guard so Kaunietis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tethras wants to clinch up but Kaunietis keeps it at a distance.
Tethras lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tethras stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tethras wants it to stay on the feet.
Tethras throws a good cross that connects.
Tethras throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tethras scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kaunietis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tethras's waist but Tethras gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kaunietis off to one side.
Kaunietis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tethras can do to turn this around?
Kaunietis blocks a head kick by Tethras.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Kaunietis. Those never looked like landing.
Tethras tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaunietis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tethras connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kaunietis throws a poor cross that misses
and Tethras counters with a left and a right that stings Kaunietis.
Tethras lands with a right hand.
Kaunietis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kaunietis working Tethras over with strikes.
Kaunietis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kaunietis prevents Tethras from standing back up.
Kaunietis throwing shots but Tethras is blocking nicely.
Kaunietis gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Tethras scores with a leg kick.
Tethras throws a right hand that Kaunietis ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaunietis also avoids with ease.
Tethras falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaunietis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaunietis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tethras stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kaunietis tries to break the clinch but Tethras is controlling the position.
Tethras lands a good knee to the midsection. Kaunietis won't want to take too many of those.
Tethras breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaunietis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naglis Kaunietis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tethras looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tethras looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaunietis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch combination from Kaunietis misses.
Tethras tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kaunietis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tethras is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kaunietis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tethras counters with a one-two to the body.
Kaunietis moves out of range as Tethras throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tethras looks to clinch
and Kaunietis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tethras is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tethras fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaunietis throws a body kick the misses
and Tethras counters with a two punch combo.
Tethras feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kaunietiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kaunietis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tethras tries to clinch up
and Kaunietis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tethras tries to clinch
and Kaunietis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kaunietis.
Kaunietis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tethras, up you get!
Tethras throws a series of punches but Kaunietis avoids them all with ease.
Kaunietis 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.
Kaunietis gets to his feet - Tethras follows without any prompting.
Tethras tries to clinch up
and Kaunietis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kaunietis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunietis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Varric Tethras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunietis trying to control the position from guard on top but Tethras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaunietis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kaunietis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tethras, up you get!
Kaunietis keeps the fight on the outside.
Tethras closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kaunietis clinches with his opponent.
Tethras trying to control the position but instead, Kaunietis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tethras into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Tethras's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Naglis Kaunietis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tethras tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaunietis avoids the damage to the body.
Kaunietis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naglis Kaunietis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kaunietis, 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... Naglis Kaunietis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle McDougall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rawh Poherduex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle McDougall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle McDougall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rawh Poherduex!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poherduex misses with a combination
and McDougall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poherduex works McDougall's body with a nice hook.
Poherduex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poherduex throws a head kick but McDougall moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from McDougall.
McDougall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poherduex.
A combination from Poherduex does no damage.
McDougall looks to throw the jab but Poherduex is out of range.
Poherduex lands with a nice body punch.
McDougall avoids the head kick by Poherduex.
A head kick misses from Poherduex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougall misses with a double jab
and Poherduex counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDougall pushes Poherduex up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McDougall tries to circle away but Poherduex has him pinned against the cage.
McDougall is working Poherduex over against the cage.
McDougall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDougall feints a jab promting Poherduex to slip. McDougall then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Poherduex slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Poherduex misses with a double jab
and McDougall counters with a left and a right that stings Poherduex.
Poherduex tries to land a front kick but McDougall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poherduex misses with a double jab.
McDougall slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poherduex counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poherduex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poherduex throws a head kick that misses.
Poherduex wants to slow McDougall down by chopping away at his legs.
Poherduex swings widly with a right hand
letting McDougall counter with a right hand.
Poherduex throws a head kick but McDougall moves out of range.
McDougall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poherduex throws a right hand that McDougall ducks under and follows up with a left that McDougall also avoids with ease.
McDougall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poherduex counters with a one-two to the body.
McDougall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Poherduex swings away with a body shot that misses
and McDougall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poherduex throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDougall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poherduex throws a sloppy head kick and McDougall moves out of range easily.
McDougall misses with the combination.
Poherduex connects with a single shot there.
McDougall moves out of range of the body kick.
Poherduex throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McDougall counters with a one-two to the body.
Poherduex avoids the head kick by McDougall.
Poherduex throws a right hand that misses
and McDougall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDougall is looking to clinch but Poherduex is avoiding it.
Poherduex tries a head kick but it misses.
Poherduex throws a head kick that misses.
McDougall wants to clinch but Poherduex slips to the side
and Poherduex counters with an outside leg kick.
McDougall doesn't manage to clinch there - Poherduex circles away.
Poherduex misses with a hook to the body
and McDougall counters with a right hand to the body.
Poherduex jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poherduex.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from McDougall both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Rawh Poherduex has been cut.
Poherduex misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Poherduex there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle McDougall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rawh Poherduex'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.
A shot to the body from Poherduex misses
and McDougall counters with a three punch combo that has Poherduex backing up. Poherduex nods at McDougall to acknowledge the strikes.
McDougall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poherduex counters with a straight right hand.
Poherduex misses with a left hand
and McDougall counters with a series of strikes. Poherduex will be more careful next time no doubt.
Poherduex is rocked!
McDougall misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Poherduex.
A combination from McDougall does no damage.
Poherduex swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDougall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poherduex throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McDougall's head.
McDougall misses with a looping left.
McDougall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Poherduex counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McDougall.
McDougall tries a head kick but it misses.
McDougall scores with a three punch combo!
McDougall wants to clinch.
McDougall is working the combinations to good effect here.
Poherduex throws a sloppy head kick and McDougall moves out of range easily.
Kyle McDougall is winning the standup battle so far.
McDougall has Poherduex up against the cage in a clinch.
Poherduex drops down looking for an ankle pick but McDougall pulls his leg out and moves away.
McDougall tries to clinch up but Poherduex circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poherduex tried to score with a low kick but McDougall checks it.
McDougall throws a combination that misses
and Poherduex counters with a straight right hand.
Poherduex throws a combination that misses
and McDougall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Poherduex tries a head kick but it misses.
Poherduex misses with a right hand
and McDougall counters with a left and a right... And another left! Poherduex is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle McDougall!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunks Jucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buck Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hunks Jucci!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jucci fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jucci defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rogers.
Jucci fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
Rogers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rogers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jucci.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jucci dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Oooooh!!! Jucci has knocked Rogers down with a huge combo! Jucci steps away and waves a wobbly Rogers back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rogers is rocked!
Jucci jabs Rogers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Rogers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jucci connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Rogers out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hunks Jucci!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Ernst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Do!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Ernst!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do shoots in for a takedown but Ernst shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Do tries for a takedown but Ernst sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Do drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ernst moves into range and clinches up with Do.
Ernst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ernst landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Do is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ernst comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like John Do has been cut.
Ernst breaks from the clinch.
A solid body kick from Ernst.
Ernst gets a clinch.
Ernst digs a right hand into Do's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Do's gas tank.
Ernst lands an elbow that stopped Do in his tracks for a moment.
Ernst connects with a knee to the head.
Ernst lands a nice shot to the body.
Ernst connects with a nasty looking knee right to Do's face.
Nice body punch from Ernst - that landed with a thud.
Ernst gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ernst escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ernst pushes Do up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ernst.
Ernst lands a damaging elbow.
Ernst landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernst manages to break the clinch.
A big head kick from Ernst and Do is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Do is rocked!
John Do's cut is getting worse.
Ernst slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oh Do is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ernst pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Do is keeping the position for now.
Do seems to have got his legs back now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Ernst hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ernst.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ernst throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Do on the side of the head.
Ernst wants to clinch.
Ernst gets a clinch.
Ernst throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ernst connects with a knee to the head.
Ernst stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ernst scores a nice knee to the body.
Ernst breaks the clinch.
Ernst lands the left hand.
Ernst gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ernst displaying some good clinch control by pressing Do up against the cage.
Ernst putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Do in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernst breaks from the clinch.
Ernst pushes Do up against the cage in a clinch.
Ernst stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ernst just leaning against Do, taking a breather.
Ernst connects with a nasty looking knee right to Do's face.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ernst makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Ernst.
Ernst lands a knee to the head.
John Do's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ernst with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ernst.
Ernst connects with a knee to the head.
Ernst stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ernst landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Ernst.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernst lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Ernst on the inside.
Ernst creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Do's defenses.
A knee to the head by Ernst.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ernst.
Ernst lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ernst with a knee to the head.
Ernst lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ernst lands a knee to the head.
Ernst lands a nice knee to the body.
Ernst unloads a knee to the mid-section. Do lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ernst scores with a knee to the head.
Do takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ernst breaks from the clinch.
Ernst takes the fight into the clinch.
Ernst stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Ernst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Do's cut.
That's time! Do's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Do shoots in looking for a takedown but Ernst manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Do's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ernst wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Ernst as Do shoots in.
Ernst tries to clinch up but Do circles away and keeps his distance.
Ernst moves in looking to clinch but Do pushes him off.
Ernst tries to clinch but Do is having none of it.
Do throws a head kick but Ernst moves out of range.
Ernst slaps away a takedown attempt from Do, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Do. 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.
Ernst tries to close the distance and clinch up but Do swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ernst tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Do bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ernst tries to bench press Do off him but Do keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do wants to control but Ernst is keeping him busy.
Ernst avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Do.
Do throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Do in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Ernst's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Ernst is looking to reverse the position.
Do postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ernst tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Do landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ernst has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Do trying to control the position but Ernst is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Do seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Do looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ernst is avoiding damage well.
Ernst struggling a bit here.
Do trying to control the position but Ernst is working away.
Ernst tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ernst really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Do. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Do tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ernst defending against the ground and pound.
Ernst avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Do.
Do looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Do tries for a kimura but Ernst is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Do dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Do's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Do has his takedown stuffed
and Ernst moves into the clinch.
Ernst just leaning against Do, taking a breather.
Do takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ernst lands an elbow just above Do 's eye.
Ernst misses with a knee strike.
Ernst stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ernst stops a takedown attempt from Do.
Do takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ernst.
Ernst scores with a shoulder strike.
Ernst unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ernst lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ernst.
Ernst with a knee to the head.
Do takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ernst unloads a knee to the mid-section. Do lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernst's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ernst doesn't manage to clinch there - Do circles away.
Ernst has closed the distance and engaged Do in a clinch.
Ernst landing knees to the head.
Paul Ernst seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ernst connects with a knee to the head.
Do takes an elbow to the temple.
Ernst breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Do circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ernst tries to clinch up
and Do counters with a single leg into guard. Ernst didn't expect that.
Ernst is pulling down on Do's head. It's preventing any offense from Do, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Ernst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ernst trying to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ernst can do anything to dispel that myth.
Do wants to control from the top but Ernst keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ernst tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ernst as he avoids it easily.
Do fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ernst thumps Do with a low kick.
Ernst darts in and clinches Do up against the cage.
Ernst lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ernst lands an elbow inside that Do shrugs off.
Ernst landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Do takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Ernst.
Ernst landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ernst scores a nice knee to the body.
Ernst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ernst is looking to clinch but Do is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernst thuds his shin into the meat of Do's side.
Ernst closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ernst lands a nice knee to the body.
Do goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ernst prevents it.
Do takes an elbow to the temple.
Ernst landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ernst landing knees to the body.
Ernst scores with a shot to the side of Do's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ernst.
Ernst working Do over with knees to the body.
Ernst lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do jumps guard but Ernst stands there with Do around his waist. Do gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Do really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice elbow from Ernst.
Ernst displaying some good clinch control by pressing Do up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Ernst comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ernst has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Ernst!
Paul Ernst is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grimly Fiendish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezio Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fiendish comes to the cage accompanied by Grimly Fiendish- The Damned. Grimly Fiendish is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grimly Fiendish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ezio Castillo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiendish closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Castillo quickly recovers to half guard.
Castillo looking for submissions off his back.
Fiendish working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fiendish lands with a punch from half guard.
Fiendish winds up and cracks Castillo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fiendish missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fiendish is looking to take a break and control but Castillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fiendish performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fiendish working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fiendish wants to pass the guard but Castillo is defending well.
Castillo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiendish takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Castillo is trying to control but can't.
Castillo is not content to let Fiendish control the position.
Still in half guard, Fiendish seems content to control.
Castillo wants to control but Fiendish is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Castillo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fiendish missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fiendish is thwarting Castillo's attempts to control the position.
Fiendish not doing much here.
Castillo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Castillo.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fiendish's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish landing with the ground and pound.
Fiendishis looking to pass into half guard but Castillo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Castillo is in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fiendish looking for a sweep. Not yet Fiendish, not yet.
Fiendish keeping full guard, as Castillo tries to pass.
Fiendish throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Castillo pushing down on Fiendish's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Castillo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fiendish is looking to improve his position.
Castillo trying to pass the guard but Fiendish defending well.
Fiendish slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Castillo is now in half guard.
Fiendish wants to improve his position but Castillo is controlling well.
Castillo is trying to control. Fiendish wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Castillo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fiendish kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fiendish tries to get to full guard but Castillo has control of the leg.
Fiendish is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Castillo jumps into side control!
Castillo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fiendish, who protects the arm well.
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.
Castillo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Castillo looks gassed!
Fiendish sneaks back into half guard.
Castillo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Castillo wants to pass to mount but Fiendish is defending the position.
Fiendish throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Castillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiendish keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimly Fiendish dominated that round.
That's time! Fiendish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fiendish closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fiendish lands in his opponent's guard.
Castillo is trying to control the position but Fiendish postures up.
Fiendish scoring with some ground and pound.
Fiendish makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fiendish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Castillo on the ground.
Fiendish throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fiendish is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fiendish loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fiendish distracts Castillo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fiendish trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Castillo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Castillo trying to control but Fiendish is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiendish manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fiendish closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fiendish in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fiendish misses with the ground and pound.
Castillo can't do much from the bottom here.
Castillo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
Castillo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fiendish is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fiendish scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Fiendish there.
Ground and pound from Fiendish.
Fiendish scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Castillo trying to hold on to Fiendish's head to control him but Fiendish postures up.
Fiendish sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castillo defending well though.
Fiendish scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fiendish trying to pass the guard but Castillo defending well.
Fiendish drops an elbow to the side of Castillo's head.
Fiendish lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fiendish lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Castillo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fiendish working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fiendish lands strikes from half guard.
Castillo trying to control but Fiendish postures up.
Fiendish working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Fiendish there.
Fiendish is keen to just control but Castillo is a slippery customer.
Fiendish lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Castillo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fiendish's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fiendish's back!
Castillo gets his hands free as Fiendish looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish turns into Castillo and is now in his guard.
Fiendish trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Fiendish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fiendish trying to control the position from guard on top but Castillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fiendish 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Grimly Fiendish wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fiendish shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimly Fiendish 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fiendish darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Castillo actively working from the bottom here.
Fiendish slips a nice elbow through Castillo's hands, connecting with Castillo's forehead.
Fiendish throws a strike but Castillo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fiendish with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fiendish postures up.
Castillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Castillo, not yet.
Fiendish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castillo is keeping the position for now.
Fiendish preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiendish works over Castillo with some ground and pound from guard.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing Fiendish from controlling successfully.
Fiendish might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Castillo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fiendish is aware though and is defending well.
Fiendish stands up over Castillo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fiendish with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fiendish cracks Castillo with a solid left hand.
Fiendish cracks Castillo with a solid left hand.
Fiendish has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fiendish's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Castillo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fiendish gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fiendish is looking to work some ground and pound but Castillo has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing Fiendish from controlling successfully.
Fiendish got a little sloppy there for a moment and Castillo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fiendish has managed to get both his arms back between Castillo's legs - danger averted.
Fiendish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castillo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fiendish.
Fiendish not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fiendish scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fiendish distracts Castillo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fiendish trying to control the position from guard on top but Castillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish lands a couple of elbows.
Fiendish trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Castillo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fiendish doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fiendish manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fiendish landing with the ground and pound.
Fiendish trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Fiendish scoring with some ground and pound.
Fiendish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castillo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fiendish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish is in close to Castillo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fiendish lands a couple of digs.
Castillo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fiendish trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Ezio Castillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fiendish stands up over Castillo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fiendish stays in close to Castillo's body and controls the position.
Fiendish keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Castillo's head.
Fiendish trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Fiendish postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fiendish with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grimly Fiendish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fiendish 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... Grimly Fiendish!
Grimly Fiendish is the new bantamweight champion!
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