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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel delos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blanco kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In The Air Tonight . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel delos Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
delos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from delos Santos.
delos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blanco moves away.
delos Santos staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Blanco.
Blanco lands a jab to the nose.
Blanco shoots in looking for a takedown. delos Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Blanco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. delos Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from delos Santos does no damage.
delos Santos misses with a combination
and Blanco counters with a series of strikes. delos Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blanco throws a left and a right that both miss
and delos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blanco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
delos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Blanco misses with a double jab.
delos Santos moves out of range as Blanco throws a body kick.
Jose Blanco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from delos Santos.
Nice shot lands for Blanco.
delos Santos cracks Blanco with a right hand to the side of the head.
delos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Blanco.
delos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blanco.
Blanco's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Blanco duly obliges.
Blanco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blanco takes a swing at delos Santos's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco shoots in for a double leg but delos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A leg kick checked by delos Santos.
Blanco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and delos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blanco tries to clinch there but delos Santos circles away.
Blanco shoots in looking for a takedown. delos Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Blanco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. delos Santos 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 Jose Blanco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
delos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blanco lands with a nice combination. delos Santos backs away looking to recover.
delos Santos misses with the combination.
Blanco falls off balance throwing a combination
and delos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco misses with a double jab
and delos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
delos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blanco was well out of range. Poor timing from delos Santos.
Blanco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but delos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Blanco.
delos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Blanco falls off balance throwing a combination
and delos Santos counters with a huge left! Blanco is in big trouble! He's backing up but delos Santos isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Blanco from any more damage. A dominating finish by delos Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel delos Santos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and La Fin Du Monde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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275 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, La Fin Du Monde!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Monde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Du Monde.
Carwin ducks under a wild hook from Du Monde.
Carwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Du Monde scores with a hook to the body. Carwin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carwin throws a body punch but Du Monde moves out of range.
Du Monde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carwin.
A shot to the liver by Du Monde. Beautiful body shot.
Du Monde swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Carwin fails to land the takedown.
Carwin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Shane Carwin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carwin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Monde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Du Monde backing up. Du Monde nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Carwin lands with a cross.
Du Monde throws a right hand that misses
and Carwin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carwin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Du Monde controlling Carwin's posture.
Carwin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin wants to control from the top but Du Monde keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shane Carwin.
Carwin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Du Monde can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carwin controls the pace.
Du Monde wants to get back to his feet but Carwin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Monde keeping moving, preventing Carwin from controlling successfully.
Carwin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Carwin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Du Monde is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Carwin yanks on the arm and Du Monde is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Carwin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shane Carwin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelemi Kakuno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelemi Kakuno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Castle!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle throws a combination that misses
and Kakuno counters with a straight right hand.
Castle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kakuno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kakuno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kakuno counters with a straight right hand.
Castle misses with a combination
and Kakuno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castle closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Kakuno to counter with a crisp jab.
Castle wants to clinch but Kakuno slips to the side
and Kakuno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kakuno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kakuno counters with a stiff right hand.
Castle misses with a double jab
and Kakuno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kakuno scoring well with a low kick there.
Castle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kakuno counters with a left to the body.
Castle looks gassed!
Kakuno with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle wants to clinch but Kakuno slips to the side
and Kakuno counters with a straight right hand.
Castle throws a combination that misses
and Kakuno counters with a nice body kick.
Kakuno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kakuno lands a head shot.
Kakuno lands a high kick!
Kakuno connects with a high kick.
Kakuno scores with a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakuno. That's going to slow Castle down.
Good exchange - Kakuno coming out on top.
Kakuno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kakuno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castle's hands.
Kakuno's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kakuno duly obliges.
Kakuno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kakuno lands a jab to the nose.
Kakuno is looking to slow Castle down with leg kicks.
Kakuno connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakuno drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kakuno lands a couple of digs.
Kakuno is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno is pushing down on Castle's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castle is fighting to maintain full guard but Kakuno has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kakuno seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kakuno has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Castle taking shots to the head.
Kakuno landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kakuno landing shots from mount.
Kakuno breaks from Castle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Castle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Castle taking shots to the head.
Castle is rocked!
Kakuno fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kakuno landing strikes, looking to finish!
Castle is still in real trouble! Can Kakuno finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakuno looking to finish Castle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Castle!
Kakuno working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno with the ground and pound from mount.
Kakuno postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Castle looks a forlorn figure.
Castle seems to have recovered his senses.
Kakuno landing strikes from the mount.
Kakuno unloading with bombs!
Kakuno is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Castle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kakuno takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kakuno landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelemi Kakuno dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kakuno throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Castle throws a sloppy head kick
and Kakuno counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kakuno clinches.
Castle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kakuno has him pressed against the cage.
Castle is trying to break free.
Kakuno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castle tries to break free but Kakuno pushes him back against the cage.
Kakuno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castle can do to turn this around?
Kakuno has Castle pressed against the cage, preventing Castle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A bit of stalling here from Kakuno.
Kakuno turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kakuno just content to control the position.
Kakuno in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Castle is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle is being controlled here.
Kakuno scoring with punches and elbows.
Kakuno is putting a hurting on Castle here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kakuno advances nicely into full mount.
Kakuno cracks Castle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kakuno punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kakuno has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Castle's face.
Kakuno with shots to the head and body - Castle looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno cracks Castle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Castle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kakuno scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castle is bucking up trying to escape but Kakuno cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakuno in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kakuno has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Castle's face.
Kakuno landing strikes, looking to finish!
Castle is in a horrible position here. Kakuno smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kakuno sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno with shots to the head and body - Castle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kakuno scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kakuno controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Castle for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kakuno cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kakuno postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Castle looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kakuno lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castle hang on?
Kakuno landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelemi Kakuno dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Castle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kakuno stalks Castle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Castle's face. Castle staggers backwards, shaken.
Castle misses with a combination
and Kakuno makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Castle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kakuno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kakuno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castle's hands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Castle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kakuno - the referee stops the clock and Castle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kakuno. Castle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Castle throws a combination that misses
and Kakuno counters with a good, hard body kick but Castle shrugs it off.
Kakuno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kakuno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A left lands for Kakuno.
The crowd cheers as Kakuno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castle doesn't seem phased though.
Kakuno lands a really nice looking cross but Castle seems unphased.
Kakuno thuds his shin into the meat of Castle's side.
Kakuno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kakuno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kakuno counters with a good, hard body kick but Castle shrugs it off.
Castle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kakuno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Max Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuno lands with a hook. Castle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kakuno cracks a nice hook into Castle's ribs.
Kakuno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kakuno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kakuno scores with a kick to the body.
Castle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kakuno 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.
Kakuno is standing up over Castle. Castle looks to escape but Kakuno dives into side control.
Kakuno landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kakuno just content to control the position.
Kakuno lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Castle down.
Kelemi Kakuno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Castle tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelemi Kakuno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kakuno 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 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelemi Kakuno!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enzo The Little Italian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikal Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Little Italian comes to the cage accompanied by la dibla. The key to victory for Enzo The Little Italian has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enzo The Little Italian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikal Helio!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Little Italian tries to clinch up
and Helio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Helio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Helio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Helio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Helio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Little Italian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Helio lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Little Italian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Helio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Helio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Helio lands with a short shot to the head.
Helio blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Helio scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Little Italian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Helio digs a right hand underneath The Little Italian's ribcage. The Little Italian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Little Italian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Helio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Little Italian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Helio lands a shot to the body.
Helio lands a shoulder strike.
Helio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Little Italian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Helio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Helio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice right hand lands inside from Helio.
Helio pushes The Little Italian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Little Italian tries to land a knee to the head but Helio blocks with his arms.
The Little Italian tries a knee to the head but Helio blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Little Italian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Helio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Little Italian throws an elbow but misses.
Helio dodges an elbow strike from The Little Italian.
A short body shot lands from Helio as the two fighters clinch.
Helio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Little Italian gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helio.
Good body shot from Helio.
The Little Italian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Little Italian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Helio pushes The Little Italian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Helio lands a nice shot to the body.
Helio can't get the takedown.
Enzo The Little Italian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikal Helio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Helio.
The Little Italian is breathing heavily.
Helio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Helio.
Helio lands a body shot.
The Little Italian misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Helio.
Helio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Helio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Helio leaning against his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Helio.
A body shot lands from Helio.
Helio digs a right hand into The Little Italian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Little Italian's gas tank.
The Little Italian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Helio lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Helio pushes The Little Italian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Helio.
The Little Italian pushes off an throws an elbow but Helio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Helio.
Helio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Helio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Little Italian backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Little Italian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Helio's brow.
Helio works on The Little Italian's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Little Italian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Helio's brow.
The Little Italian throws an elbow but it misses.
Helio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Helio scores with a shot to the side of The Little Italian's head.
Helio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Helio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikal Helio dominated that round.
That's time! The Little Italian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Helio does it's job there.
The Little Italian tries to clinch up
letting Helio counter with a right hand.
Helio throws out a loose jab but The Little Italian uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Little Italian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Helio delivers a nice body kick.
Helio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Helio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Little Italian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helio connects with a crisp jab.
Helio is looking to slow The Little Italian down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helio lands a jab to The Little Italian's midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helio.
Helio scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Helio looks to score with a jab to the body but The Little Italian is just out of range.
Mikal Helio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Helio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Helio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Little Italian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Helio scores with a leg kick.
Helio thows a body kick. The Little Italian tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The Little Italian throws a sloppy head kick and Helio moves out of range easily.
Helio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Helio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Helio thuds a left hand into The Little Italian's body.
Helio looks for the body kick but The Little Italian saw that one coming.
Helio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Little Italian momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Helio. Those never looked like landing.
Helio throws a chopping leg kick but The Little Italian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Helio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio gets a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice strikes from Helio there.
Helio is nestled in close to The Little Italian, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The Little Italian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Helio on the ground.
The Little Italian tries to roll over but Helio keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Helio connects with a nice short shot to The Little Italian's temple.
Helio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Helio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Helio is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Helio connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of The Little Italian's face.
Helio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Helio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Helio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Helio is landing with some decent strikes but The Little Italian is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Helio controlling from mount.
The Little Italian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Little Italian tries to get out of the position.
Helio landing shots from mount.
Helio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Little Italian can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The Little Italian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Helio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Helio raining down hammerfists from mount.
Helio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Little Italian can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Helio cracks The Little Italian with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Helio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Helio controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helio's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helio working The Little Italian over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikal Helio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! The Little Italian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The Little Italian closes the distance looking to clinch
and Helio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Little Italian drops his hands momentarily and Helio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Helio!
The Little Italian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Helio counter with a right hand.
The Little Italian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Helio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mikal Helio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Little Italian wants to clinch
and Helio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Little Italian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Helio tests The Little Italian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Helio tests The Little Italian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Little Italian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Little Italian tries to clinch
and Helio counters with a stiff right hand.
Helio thows a body shot but no joy.
The Little Italian darts in trying to clinch
and Helio counters with a shoot takedown. The Little Italian fights it but they end up in guard.
The Little Italian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Helio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Helio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Helio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Little Italian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mikal Helio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Helio has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Enzo The Little Italian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mikal Helio wasn't active enough on the ground.
The Little Italian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Helio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Little Italian walks into a left hand.
Helio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Little Italian.
The Little Italian moves to clinch but Helio breaks away
and Helio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Little Italian thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Helio.
Nice shot by Helio.
The Little Italian looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Helio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Little Italian.
The Little Italian looks to clinch
and Helio counters with a right hand to the body.
Good exchange - Helio coming out on top.
Helio throws a shot to the body.
Enzo The Little Italian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Little Italian tries to clinch
and Helio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Helio throws a body kick that misses.
The Little Italian throws a head kick that misses.
The Little Italian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Helio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Little Italian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Helio scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Little Italian in his tracks.
The Little Italian 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.
Helio lands a nice hook to The Little Italian's body. The Little Italian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Helio stalks The Little Italian and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Little Italian's face. The Little Italian staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Little Italian darts in trying to clinch
and Helio counters with a leg kick.
The Little Italian misses with a hook
and Helio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Helio lands a body shot.
Helio avoids a wild elbow strike from The Little Italian.
Helio digs a right hand underneath The Little Italian's ribcage. The Little Italian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Little Italian misses with a knee to the head.
Mikal Helio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Little Italian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Helio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Little Italian throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Little Italian misses with an elbow strike.
The Little Italian pushes off an throws an elbow but Helio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Helio lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikal Helio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Helio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikal Helio!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kristoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Kristoff has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Kristoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao misses with a hook to the body
and Kristoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Kristoff dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Kristoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Kristoff.
Pacquiao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kristoff tried to score with a low kick but Pacquiao checks it.
Oooooh!!! Kristoff has knocked Pacquiao down with a huge combo! Kristoff steps away and waves a wobbly Pacquiao back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pacquiao is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao is still on wobbly legs! Can Kristoff finish him?
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the head.
Kristoff throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao seems to have recovered his senses.
Pacquiao throws a combination that misses
and Kristoff counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Pacquiao to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Kristoff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sam Kristoff!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuyo Hayate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tatsuyo Hayate!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayate shoots and misses
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Hayate misses with a takedown attempt
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
Hayate tries for a takedown but Steele circles away easily
and Steele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
George Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuyo Hayate.
Hayate misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Hayate tries for a takedown but Steele circles away easily
and Steele counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayate looks gassed!
Hayate doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steele counters with a beautiful punch that sends Hayate to the canvas!
Hayate is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Hayate covers up, he's hurt! Steele keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Steele and the ref steps in to end the fight! Steele can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Steele!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danneskjold's entrance music is Dragonforce - Operation Ground and Pound. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kid's choice of entrance music: You're The Best. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karate Kid!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid darts in trying to clinch
and Danneskjold counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Karate Kid has been cut.
Danneskjold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kid counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Danneskjold is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danneskjold misses with a double jab
and Kid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kid tries a knee to the head but Danneskjold blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Danneskjold's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Danneskjold is struggling to control the position.
Kid takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kid connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ragnar Danneskjold has been cut.
Danneskjold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kid closes the distance but Danneskjold moves to the side
and Danneskjold counters with a low kick, right behind Kid 's knee.
Danneskjold misses with a double jab
and Kid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danneskjold misses with a two punch combination.
Kid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Danneskjold checks it well.
Danneskjold changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kid tries to avoid it but Danneskjold manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kid to the ground. Kid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Kid blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karate Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kid tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Danneskjold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danneskjold misses with a double jab.
Kid looks to clinch
and Danneskjold counters with a nice body shot.
Danneskjold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danneskjold connects with a right that clearly hurt Kid. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Danneskjold proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Kid collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Danneskjold!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bada Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calle Pajander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bing kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Pajander is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Giorgio Moroder - The Chase. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bada Bing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Calle Pajander!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bing checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good standup being displayed there by Bing as he connects with a hook.
Bing tests Pajander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pajander throws an off balance right hand
and Bing counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bing.
Bing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pajander is trying to keep Bing in close.
Bing throwing strikes but missing.
Pajander looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bing with a nice head shot there.
Bing won't allow Pajander to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing thows a big elbow that misses.
Bing is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Pajander has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bing is looking to defend but Pajander has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bing! Pajander pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bing taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Calle Pajander!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smokudju Womba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Womba has chosen Ludacris - Blueberry Yum Yum as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vlad Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Smokudju Womba!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin cracks Womba with an open hand slap.
Rasputin scores with a hook.
Rasputin throws a hook but Womba blocks it.
Womba tries to clinch up
and Rasputin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rasputin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Womba's sensitive parts.
A nice combination there by Rasputin.
Womba misses with a hook
and Rasputin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Womba misses with a takedown attempt
and Rasputin counters with a stiff right hand.
Womba misses with a hook to the body
and Rasputin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Womba thinking.
Womba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Womba swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rasputin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rasputin is looking to slow Womba down with leg kicks.
Rasputin cracks the inside of Womba's front leg.
Womba with a poor takedown
and Rasputin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Womba looks gassed!
Womba misses with an uppercut
and Rasputin counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin throws an overhand right that lands on Womba's shoulder, as Womba tries to avoid the shot.
Womba defending well as Rasputin loads up on a big left hand.
Rasputin cracks a nice hook into Womba's ribs.
Rasputin misses with a low kick as Womba jumps back.
Rasputin works Womba's body with a nice hook.
Rasputin dips to his left and cracks Womba with an uppercut!
Rasputin throws a shot to the body.
Womba walks into a jab.
Rasputin connects with a nice looking jab.
Rasputin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin dips to his left and cracks Womba with an uppercut!
Rasputin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Womba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Rasputin does it's job there.
Rasputin throws a hook but Womba avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rasputin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vlad Rasputin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smokudju Womba.
Womba throws a leg kick
and Rasputin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rasputin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rasputin feints a jab promting Womba to slip. Rasputin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Womba slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rasputin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rasputin connects with a body shot that sends Womba's belly button to the back.
Womba throws a sloppy body shot
and Rasputin counters with a stiff right hand.
Rasputin scores with a hook.
Rasputin throws a shot from downtown. Womba moves away and avoids it.
Rasputin with a jab.
Rasputin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses the shot to the body.
Rasputin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wombas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rasputin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Rasputin.
Womba is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rasputin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Womba.
Womba blocks a jab.
Womba throws a combination that misses
and Rasputin counters with a one-two to the body.
Womba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rasputin counters with an inside leg kick.
Womba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rasputin is out of range.
Womba misses with a straight right.
Womba with a poor takedown
and Rasputin counters with a three punch combo that has Womba backing up. Womba nods at Rasputin to acknowledge the strikes.
Rasputin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Womba.
Rasputin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Womba doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Rasputin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womba misses with an uppercut
and Womba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Womba throws a poor cross that misses
and Womba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rasputin avoids the body shot from Womba.
Womba avoids the body shot from Rasputin.
Womba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rasputin.
Rasputin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Womba manages to avoid it.
Smokudju Womba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Womba misses with a combination
and Rasputin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin throws out a loose jab but Womba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin lands a jab to the head.
Rasputin works Womba's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Womba misses
and Rasputin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Rasputin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Womba misses with a wild combination.
Womba throws a right hand that Rasputin ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasputin also avoids with ease.
Womba closes the distance but Rasputin moves to the side
and Rasputin counters with a nice body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Womba might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rasputin has got the better of the exchanges.
Womba throws a poor cross that misses
and Rasputin counters with a nice uppercut.
Womba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rasputin back to the cage. Womba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Womba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rasputin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rasputin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Womba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Womba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the body from Womba misses
and Rasputin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Womba thinking.
Womba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vlad Rasputin is winning the standup battle so far.
Womba jabs Rasputin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rasputin misses with a hook
and Womba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rasputin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Womba can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womba has his takedown stuffed
and Rasputin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Womba is breathing heavily.
Rasputin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Womba checks a low kick from Rasputin.
Womba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Womba is looking to clinch.
Womba scores with the left hand. Rasputin knows he should have avoided that one.
Rasputin lands a nice shot to the body.
Rasputin loads up on a big right hand but Womba slips the punch.
Rasputin drops his hands momentarily and Womba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Womba scores a takedown into full mount!
Womba with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Womba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rasputin?
Womba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Womba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rasputin is rocked!
Womba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rasputin looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Rasputin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Womba unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Rasputin wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Womba celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Smokudju Womba!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Guns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Kopite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Guns might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to diamonds and guns. Rudi Guns had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rudi Guns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roberto Kopite!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kopite throws out the jab.
Guns has his takedown stuffed
and Guns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kopite counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guns shoots and misses
and Kopite counters with a series of strikes. Guns will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Guns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guns shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guns scores with a takedown into Kopite's guard.
Guns looking to pass the guard.
Kopite is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guns might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kopite is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopite can't keep his opponent in guard - Guns advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Guns is looking for a kimura but Kopite is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Guns to get the leverage.
Kopite is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Guns seems to be looking for submissions.
Guns is trying to control the action in half guard but Kopite is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Guns is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Kopite to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guns drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kopite dives on top into guard.
Kopite controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kopite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guns is keeping the position for now.
Kopite must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guns throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kopite trying to control but Guns is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopite thows a big elbow that misses.
Kopite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kopite passes Guns's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kopite really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kopite wants to control but Guns is keeping him busy.
Kopite looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Guns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Kopite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guns keeps working.
Guns looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Guns blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kopite.
Kopite is looking to take a break and control but Guns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guns blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kopite.
Guns is staying active underneath Kopite, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kopite not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Guns trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Kopite dominated that round.
That's time! Guns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Guns shoots and misses
and Kopite counters with a left and a right that stings Guns.
Guns tries for a takedown but Kopite circles away easily
and Kopite connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guns moves forwards but Kopite connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kopite misses with a double jab.
Guns scores with a nice head shot.
Guns misses with a takedown attempt - Kopite sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Guns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guns ducks under a wild hook from Kopite.
Guns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kopite cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guns misses with a takedown
and Kopite counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guns throws a hook but Kopite avoids it easily.
Guns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kopite counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guns has his takedown stuffed
and Kopite counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopite throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Kopite. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kopite.
Guns ducks under a wild hook from Kopite.
Roberto Kopite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kopite.
Nice uppercut there from Kopite.
Kopite misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Kopite.
Guns dodges the punch combination from Kopite.
Guns has his takedown stuffed
letting Kopite counter with a right hand.
Guns takes one on the button.
Rudi Guns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopite misses with a looping right.
Kopite throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guns misses with a hook
and Kopite makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopite throws a low kick, looking for Guns's leg but Guns calmly moves out of range.
Guns misses with a takedown attempt
and Kopite counters with a straight right hand.
Kopite throws out a leg kick but Guns moves out of range and Kopite only half commits.
Kopite lands a jab.
Kopite cracks Guns with a good jab.
Guns misses with a takedown
and Kopite counters with a three punch combo that has Guns backing up. Guns nods at Kopite to acknowledge the strikes.
Kopite with a hook.
Kopite scores with a jab. Guns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roberto Kopite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kopite counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guns has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kopite throws a right and a left that Guns avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kopite counters with a straight right hand.
Roberto Kopite seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guns walks into a straight right hand from Kopite.
Guns with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Kopite counter with a right hand.
Kopite thuds his shin into the meat of Guns's side.
Kopite lands a glancing blow to the side of Guns's head.
Guns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kopite can pounce on him.
Kopite has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kopite throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kopite, right into the meat.
Guns takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Guns's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kopite connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guns scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guns with a poor takedown
and Kopite counters with a straight right hand.
Kopite lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Guns is rocked!
Kopite is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopite throws a series of punches but Guns moves out of range.
Kopite throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guns.
A punch lands to the side of Guns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Kopite, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kopite stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Guns blocks a leg kick.
Kopite fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guns on the side of the head.
Kopite is looking to chop away at Guns's legs.
Guns avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kopite connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Guns fails with the takedown
and Kopite counters with a three punch combo that has Guns backing up. Guns nods at Kopite to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kopite rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kopite defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Kopite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Guns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kopite throws a jab but it's blocked by Guns.
Guns shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Guns misses with a takedown attempt
and Kopite counters with a two punch combo.
Decent striking displayed by Kopite there.
Guns shoots and misses
and Kopite counters with a one-two to the body.
Oh Guns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Guns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Kopite misses.
Kopite scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kopite throws a one two combo.
Kopite has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kopite.
Kopite throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guns.
Guns seems to have got his legs back now.
Guns misses with a takedown
and Kopite counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kopite scores with a one two! Guns had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Guns slips a straight right by Kopite.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Kopite to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Kopite.
Kopite scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Guns shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kopite makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kopite.
Guns fails with the takedown
and Kopite counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kopite connects with a right hand. Guns shakes it off.
Kopite sizes up Guns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Guns misses with a takedown attempt
and Guns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Kopite catches Guns right on the button with a cross.
Kopite lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kopite throws out a powerful jab.
Roberto Kopite is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns has his takedown stuffed
and Kopite counters with a nice uppercut.
Guns has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kopite finds it's way round the side to connect with Guns's head.
Some wild striking there from Kopite.
Guns takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Guns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kopite stalks Guns and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guns's face. Guns staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guns doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kopite connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kopite lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kopite lunges at Guns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guns's hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kopite, as that shot connected.
Kopite is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guns.
Kopite is working the combinations to good effect here.
Guns tries for a takedown but Kopite circles away easily
and Kopite counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns fails with the takedown
and Kopite counters with a stiff right hand.
Guns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kopite counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kopite throws the kick towards the body but Guns avoids it.
Guns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guns shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kopite counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kopite feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gunss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Guns moves forwards but Kopite connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kopite slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kopite lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guns backs up against the cage.
Guns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Kopite to counter with a crisp jab.
Guns with a poor takedown
and Kopite counters with a series of strikes. Guns will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kopite throws out a powerful jab.
Kopite misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kopite cracks Guns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guns on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guns has his takedown stuffed
letting Kopite counter with a right hand.
Kopite throws a good cross that connects.
Kopite is looking to land body kicks.
Guns misses with a takedown attempt
and Kopite counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kopite connects with a looping right hand.
Guns with a poor takedown
and Kopite counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guns tries to move into range but Kopite moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rudi Guns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kopite dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guns. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Kopite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kopite winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Kopite!
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