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BFC 75: PI vs Yokohama II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Des Perado (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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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Des Perado!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perado was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinclair.
Perado throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sinclair.
Sinclair looks to score with a jab to the body but Perado is just out of range.
Perado scores with a leg kick.
Perado throws a low kick but Sinclair avoids it.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perado but Perado pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sinclair swats away the attempt to clinch by Perado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sinclair takes a swing at Perado's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perado.
Perado doesn't manage to clinch there - Sinclair circles away.
Sinclair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Perado avoids the body shot from Sinclair.
Sinclair moves out of range as Perado strikes.
Sinclair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perado stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perado wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinclair stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Perado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perado cracks the inside of Sinclair's front leg.
Perado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sinclair swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perado staying out of range there.
Sinclair is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sinclair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sinclair gets a takedown into half guard.
Perado on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Perado is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sinclair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throwing shots but Perado is blocking nicely.
Sinclair 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.
Perado is trying to stand up here but Sinclair is controlling him well.
Sinclair is looking to take a break and control but Perado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sinclair missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sinclair passes to full mount!
Sinclair is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sinclair with shots to the head and body - Perado looks very uncomfortable down there.
Perado working to try and regain half guard.
Perado looks gassed!
Perado bucks Sinclair off and manages to get back to his feet!
Sinclair throws a looping overhand right but Perado ducks down to avoid it.
Tony Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sinclair just misses with a punch to the body.
Perado loads up on a big right hand but Sinclair slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sinclair darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sinclair scores with a shot to the body.
Sinclair fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinclair is looking to wear down Perado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sinclair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perado.
Sinclair closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sinclair lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Sinclair dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perado displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sinclair.
Perado lands a two punch combo.
Perado tries to move into range but Sinclair moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perado is breathing heavily.
Perado avoids the body shot from Sinclair.
Sinclair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perado.
Sinclair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sinclair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perado.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sinclair.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perado takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Perado is pushing Sinclair's head away, looking to escape. Sinclair manages to hold on to the position though.
Sinclair has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Perado!
Sinclair working the ground and pound effectively.
Perado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sinclair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sinclair lands a big elbow.
Sinclair working the ground and pound effectively.
Perado tries to reverse the position but Sinclair maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Sinclair connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sinclair landing strikes from the mount.
Perado is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Perado can't escape the position.
Sinclair scoring with strikes but Perado is staying in there.
Perado is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinclair postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Perado out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Sinclair goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Sinclair!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Machuchin Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Machuchin Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gaia Ky!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dillon ducks under a wild hook from Ky.
Dillon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dillon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ky thows a body shot but no joy.
Ky avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Dillon misses the target.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillon looks to land a combination but Ky avoids it well.
No joy there for Dillon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machuchin Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky scores with a jab to the body.
Dillon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ky.
Dillon swinging wildly here.
A jab from Ky finds it's way through Dillon's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Dillon misses with a wild combination.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dillon swinging wildly here.
Dillon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ky circles away quickly and effectively.
Ky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ky slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Dillon throws a nice looking combination but Ky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Dillon.
Ky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Dillon misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dillon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dillon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dillon throws a nice looking combination but Ky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ky throws a body punch but Dillon moves out of range.
Ky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dillon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ky is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dillon rather than just go for the knockout.
Dillon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dillon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillon.
Dillon misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ky misses.
A left and a right from Dillon both land. Nice combination.
A slow jab from Ky misses its intended target.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
Dillon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ky circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab lands there for Ky.
No joy there for Dillon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Ky moves out of range.
Ky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Ky avoids them all with ease.
Dillon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ky.
Ky swings for the body but Dillon moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ky slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Dillon misses with a double jab.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillon looks to land a combination but Ky avoids it well.
Dillon swinging wildly here.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ky dodges the punch combination from Dillon.
Dillon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A leg kick checked by Ky.
Dillon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaia Ky dominated that 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.
Ky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dillon misses with a series of wild punches.
Dillon throws a right and a left that Ky avoids nicely.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
Dillon throws a leg kick but Ky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dillon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dillon misses with the combination.
Ky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillon.
A telegraphed right hand from Dillon misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Ky misses.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ky lands a jab.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
Dillon misses with a wild combination.
Ky thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Ky.
Ky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dillon misses with a two punch combination.
Ky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dillon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillon misses with a two punch combination.
Ky dodges the punch combination from Dillon.
Dillon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dillon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dillon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ky throws the left hand but Dillon avoids the punch easily.
Dillon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillon.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dillon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ky dodges the punch combination from Dillon.
A punch combination from Dillon misses.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Ky avoids them all with ease.
Dillon misses with a wild combination.
Dillon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dillon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Dillon does no damage.
Machuchin Dillon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Ky misses its intended target.
Ky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ky throws a hook but Dillon avoids it easily.
Ky slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Dillon throws a right and a left that Ky avoids nicely.
Dillon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillon dips to his left and cracks Ky with an uppercut!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ky slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
A right-left combo lands from Ky.
Dillon misses with a double jab
and Ky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaia Ky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ky counters with a stiff right hand.
Ky loads up on a big right hand but Dillon slips the punch.
Ky misses the jab.
Dillon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dillon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ky misses the target.
Dillon misses with a wild combination.
Dillon misses with a combination
and Ky counters with a series of strikes. Dillon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dillon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillon blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Dillon.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ky to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Ky counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky misses with a series of wild punches.
Dillon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ky counters with a stiff right hand.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ky to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ky counters with a straight right hand.
Dillon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ky counters with a nice body shot.
Dillon misses with a double jab
and Ky counters with a stiff right hand.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Ky.
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Ky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dillon thinking.
Ky connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dillon. Dillon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky dips to his left and cracks Dillon with an uppercut!
Dillon misses with a double jab
and Ky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dillon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ky.
Dillon misses with a combination
letting Ky counter with a right hand.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ky counters with a nice uppercut.
Dillon falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Ky to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Dillon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dillon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ky counters with a nice body shot.
Dillon seems to have got his legs back now.
Dillon misses with a double jab
and Ky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Ky misses.
Dillon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dillon slips a straight right by Ky.
Ky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillon moves away.
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Ky counters with a nice uppercut.
Dillon drops his hands momentarily and Ky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gaia Ky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from Ky both land. Nice combination.
Ky loads up on a big right hand but Dillon slips the punch.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dillon misses with a double jab
and Ky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dillon thinking.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ky counters with a right hand to the body.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ky counters with a nice body shot.
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Ky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machuchin Dillon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillon is just out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dillon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dillon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dillon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dillon thinking.
Dillon misses with a double jab
and Ky counters with a one-two to the body.
Dillon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ky misses with a wild body shot.
Ky misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Ky counters with a left to the body.
Dillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaia Ky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Ky counters with a left and a right that stings Dillon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaia Ky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ky 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaia Ky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Keen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauga Manuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keen comes to the cage accompanied by Round One. Justin Keen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mauga Manuma's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Keen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mauga Manuma!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuma scores with a jab to the head.
Manuma misses with a low kick.
Manuma slips a straight right by Keen.
Keen blocks a head kick by Manuma.
Manuma misses with a body kick.
Keen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manuma.
Nice defenses there by Keen.
Manuma lands a head kick!
It looks like Justin Keen has been cut.
Keen feints and as Manuma raises his hands in defense, Keen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manuma keeping moving, preventing Keen from controlling successfully.
Keen is looking to work some ground and pound but Manuma has wrist control.
Keen trying to control but Manuma is working from the bottom.
Manuma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Keen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Keen wants to control from the top but Manuma keeps moving.
Manuma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Keen.
Keen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Keen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manuma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Keen tries to free his leg and advance position but Manuma is retaining full guard.
Manuma seems keen to control Keen's posture.
Keen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Keen throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Keen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manuma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keen prevents Manuma from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Manuma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manuma throws a shot from downtown. Keen moves away and avoids it.
Manuma lands a body shot.
Keen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Manuma to the mat! Manuma manages to get full guard.
Keen wants to control from the top but Manuma keeps moving.
Keen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Manuma is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Keen, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manuma trying to stand up but can't free himself from Keen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keen tries to strike from the bottom.
Keen is working an open guard so Manuma takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Keen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manuma swivels and escapes.
Manuma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manuma was well out of range. Poor timing from Keen.
Manuma thumps Keen with a low kick.
Manuma with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mauga Manuma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keen throws out a loose jab but Manuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manuma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manuma can pounce on him.
Keen is breathing heavily.
Manuma leaves Keen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manuma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manuma.
Manuma stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Keen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manuma tries to keep at a distance but Keen has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Keen controls his hands.
Keen blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauga Manuma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Keen's cut.
That's time! Keen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Keen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manuma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keen.
Manuma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Manuma.
Keen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manuma.
Keen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manuma but Manuma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manuma throws out the jab.
Mauga Manuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manuma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Manuma moves away from the strike by Keen.
Keen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keen connects with a single shot there.
Keen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manuma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Manuma slams his shin into Keen's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manuma jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manuma feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Keen sprawling to the canvas! Keen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Manuma finish him?!
Keen is rocked!
Manuma throws a hook but Keen blocks it.
Oh Keen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Justin Keen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Manuma.
Keen seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuma throws a hook to the side of Keen's head but Keen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keen moves out of range as Manuma throws a body kick.
Manuma cracks the inside of Keen's front leg.
Manuma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Manuma tries a head kick but it misses.
Keen moves out of range as Manuma strikes.
Manuma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Keen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manuma as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Keen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Manuma misses.
Manuma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manuma throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Manuma misses.
A swing and a miss from Manuma.
Manuma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manuma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manuma lets loose with a powerful body kick. Keen will feel that in the morning.
A slow jab from Manuma misses its intended target.
Manuma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manuma with a nice cross.
Manuma clobbers Keen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Manuma throws a sloppy head kick and Keen moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Justin Keen's cut is getting worse.
Manuma cracks the inside of Keen's front leg.
Keen staying out of range there.
Keen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manuma.
Manuma throws a predictable looking body shot
and Keen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Manuma!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manuma wants to get back to his feet.
Manuma is trying desperately to improve position.
Keen 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.
Manuma tries to hold on but Keen postures up.
Manuma tries to reverse the position but Keen maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuma's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Manuma flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Manuma is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Keen has control of Manuma's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Manuma regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Keen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauga Manuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justin Keen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Manuma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keen blocks a head kick by Manuma.
Manuma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manuma is looking to land body kicks.
Manuma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manuma throws a looping overhand right but Keen ducks down to avoid it.
Keen tries to bum rush Manuma with a series of wild strikes but Manuma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick from Manuma lands but Keen takes it in his stride.
Keen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manuma throws the left hand but Keen avoids the punch easily.
Manuma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manuma at a distance.
Keen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manuma.
Keen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keen moves into the clinch.
Manuma trying to control the position but instead, Keen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manuma into the cage.
Keen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manuma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keen slips under a jab.
Keen throws a looping overhand right but Manuma ducks down to avoid it.
Manuma lands a glancing blow to the side of Keen's head.
Manuma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Keen throws a right hand that Manuma ducks under and follows up with a left that Manuma also avoids with ease.
Manuma tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manuma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keen on the side of the head.
Keen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keen scores with a jab to the head.
Keen lands a jab.
Keen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mauga Manuma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Keen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manuma's waist but Manuma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Keen off to one side.
Manuma misses with a hook.
Manuma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuma misses with a straight right.
Manuma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manuma pinned against the cage. Manuma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Keen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manuma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keen.
Keen throws a series of punches but Manuma avoids them all with ease.
Manuma cracks Keen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manuma misses with a straight right.
Manuma misses with a head kick.
Manuma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Keen dives in and grabs Manuma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manuma pushes down on Keen's head and hops out.
Manuma defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Keen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuma plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Manuma connects with a high kick.
Manuma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuma manages to avoid it.
Keen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manuma.
Manuma loads up on a big right hand but Keen slips the punch.
Keen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manuma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mauga Manuma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Keen looks to land a right hand but Manuma moved out of range.
Keen blocks a head kick by Manuma.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keen moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Manuma misses the target.
Justin Keen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manuma throws a hook but Keen blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauga Manuma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manuma winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauga Manuma!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pointek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pointek kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sevendust - Enemy. This should be a great matchup!
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199 lbs
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196 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pointek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Maia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pointek stuffs the takedown.
Maia shoots in but Pointek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pointek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pointek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pointek sprawls well. Pointek wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maia gets slowly back to his feet.
Mike Pointek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Maia.
Maia tries to clinch up but Pointek circles away and keeps his distance.
Damian Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pointek's waist but Pointek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maia off to one side.
Maia throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Pointek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pointek. Pointek obviously looking to wear him down.
Pointek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maia looks gassed!
Pointek throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
Pointek lunges at Maia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maia's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Pointek! Maia is out on his feet! Pointek rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Maia is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Maia is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Pointek!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reeves Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dag Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dag Luther acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reeves Lawal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dag Luther!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawal tries to clinch up.
Luther shoots in and bounces Lawal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Luther tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawal is retaining full guard.
Lawal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Luther is controlling him.
Luther is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawal has wrist control.
Luther trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Luther controls the pace.
Lawal keeping moving, preventing Luther from controlling successfully.
Luther throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lawal wants to clinch up but Luther keeps it at a distance.
Lawal tries to clinch but Luther is having none of it.
Lawal is looking to clinch.
Lawal tries to clinch up but Luther circles away and keeps his distance.
A leg kick checked by Luther.
Luther keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawal tries to clinch up.
Lawal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lawal tries to clinch there but Luther circles away.
Lawal doesn't manage to clinch there - Luther circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawal dodges an elbow strike from Luther.
Luther has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lawal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Luther works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Luther advances position into side control!
Lawal manages to get back to half guard.
Lawal is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luther is looking to take a break and control but Lawal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lawal tries to kick Luther off but Luther keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Luther lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal is staying active underneath Luther, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Luther thows a huge punch but Lawal dodges it nicely.
Lawal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Luther.
Luther sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lawal defending well though.
Still in half guard, Luther seems content to control.
Luther looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Luther is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lawal wants to improve his position but Luther is controlling well.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Luther tries to clinch there but Lawal circles away.
Lawal misses with a body shot.
Lawal clinches but Luther breaks the clinch
and Luther counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lawal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Luther tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawal is retaining full guard.
Lawal is pulling down on Luther's head. It's preventing any offense from Luther, at least for the moment.
Luther is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Luther dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Luther has taken the fight to the clinch.
Luther pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lawal lands a hook that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Luther misses with an elbow strike.
Luther trying to stall but Lawal improves his position.
Lawal stalling in the clinch.
Luther comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luther lands an elbow inside that Lawal shrugs off.
Lawal stalling in the clinch but Luther improves position.
Lawal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Lawal swings wildly with an uppercut but Luther uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Lawal.
Luther stalling against the cage.
Luther misses with an elbow over the top.
Luther misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawal swings wildly with an uppercut but Luther uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawal lands a left hand.
Luther tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawal avoids the damage to the body.
Luther lands an elbow inside that Lawal shrugs off.
It looks like Reeves Lawal has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal looking to slow down the pace here.
Luther drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lawal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Luther is breathing heavily.
Luther tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lawal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Luther pushes off an throws an elbow but Lawal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Luther tries a knee to the head but Lawal blocks it.
Lawal scores with a shoulder strike.
Luther using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lawal works on Luther's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Luther throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Lawal.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lawal.
Lawal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luther lands a takedown into guard.
Lawal is pulling down on Luther's head. It's preventing any offense from Luther, at least for the moment.
Lawal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luther manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawal decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Luther, up you get!
Lawal wants to clinch
and Luther counters with a series of strikes. Lawal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lawal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Luther counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Luther counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther is putting a hurting on Lawal here, landing some big shots from side control.
Luther creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lawal sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lawal tries to bench press Luther off him but Luther keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Lawal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Luther throwing strikes but Lawal manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lawal working away.
Luther tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Lawal presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Luther wants to hold on but Lawal pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Luther is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lawal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Luther is desperately trying to improve his position but Lawal has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Luther showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reeves Lawal'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. This is the final round!
Luther fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lawal avoids it really well and circles away.
Lawal clinches but Luther breaks the clinch
and Luther counters by moving into the clinch.
Lawal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Luther up against the cage.
Lawal lands a body punch.
Lawal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luther.
Lawal gets through Luther's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luther tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawal avoids it.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Luther trying to land knees to the body.
Lawal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luther takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right handed body shot lands from Lawal.
Lawal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Luther goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luther is trying to maintain a safe position but Lawal gets an underhook and turns Luther into the cage.
Luther is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawal is defending well for now.
Lawal avoiding damage as Luther throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lawal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Luther is keeping busy.
Luther is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lawal is keeping busy.
A right hook to the body lands for Lawal.
A body shot lands from Lawal.
Lawal misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lawal.
Lawal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luthers head.
Lawal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lawal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lawal has Luther pressed against the cage.
Lawal gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Luther misses with the head strike.
Lawal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lawal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luther trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lawal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lawal's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lawal lands with a light punch inside.
Lawal stalling the fight.
Luther is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lawal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reeves Lawal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dag Luther.
Stalling in the clinch from Lawal.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Reeves Lawal.
Luther stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lawal.
Lawal clinches up with Luther and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Luther goes for a takedown attempt but Lawal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lawal has closed the distance and engaged Luther in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal blocks an elbow strike from Luther.
Lawal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lawal is stalling here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Luther throws an elbow but misses.
Lawal scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Lawal to work.
Lawal blocks the elbow strike.
Dag Luther is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawal is stalling here.
Luther misses with a punch to the body.
Lawal throws a punch but it's blocked by Luther.
Lawal wants to stall.
Reeves Lawal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luther throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lawal.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Reeves Lawal.
Luther tries to clinch up
and Lawal counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lawal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Lawal blocks the elbow strike.
Lawal lands with a light punch inside.
Luther looking to throw knees to the head but Lawal is blocking nicely.
Lawal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luthers head.
Nice body punch from Lawal - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Lawal as the two fighters clinch.
Lawal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luther or not.
Lawal is pushing Luther up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hook to the body lands for Lawal.
Lawal controlling the action here for a moment.
Lawal lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reeves Lawal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Luther 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dag Luther!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clay Rawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Rudirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rudirez's choice of entrance music: "Bulls on parade" Rage Against The Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clay Rawls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Rudirez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawls moves out of range of the body kick.
Rudirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rudirez misses the jab.
Rudirez throws a front kick aimed at Rawls's knee but Rawls avoids it well.
Rudirez throws a front kick that sends Rawls stumbling back into the cage.
Rawls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rudirez.
Rawls jabs at Rudirez's body.
Rudirez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Rawls.
Clay Rawls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rawls misses the jab.
Rudirez throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rudirez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rawls circles away quickly and effectively.
Rawls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rudirez manages to avoid it.
Rawls throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rawls misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawls looks to score with a jab to the body but Rudirez is just out of range.
Rawls with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rudirez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rudirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rawls.
Rawls throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rudirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rawls checks the leg kick.
Rawls throws a combination that misses
and Rudirez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rudirez ducks under a wild hook from Rawls.
Rawls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rudirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Rawls.
Rudirez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rawls thows a body shot but no joy.
Rawls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rawls is looking to wear down Rudirez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Rawls does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rudirez avoids the body shot from Rawls.
Rudirez looks to land a body kick but Rawls moved away.
Rawls misses with a straight left.
Rawls scores with a nice head shot.
Rawls misses with a hook to the body
and Rudirez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rawls scores with a nice right hand.
Rudirez staying out of range there.
Rudirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rawls throws a hook but Rudirez blocks it.
Rawls ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rudirez moves away.
Rawls throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawls just misses with a punch to the body.
Rudirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rudirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rudirez throws out a leg kick but Rawls moves out of range and Rudirez only half commits.
Rawls throws a body punch but Rudirez moves out of range.
Rudirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rawls darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rawls misses with a shot to the body
and Rudirez counters with a nice body kick.
Rawls is breathing heavily.
Rudirez throws a series of punches but Rawls moves out of range.
Rawls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rawls looks to score with a jab to the body but Rudirez is just out of range.
Rudirez moves out of range as Rawls strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rudirez manages to avoid it.
Rawls swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rudirez with a nice cross.
Rawls throws a lazy right hand but Rudirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rudirez misses with a body kick.
Rawls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rudirez motions for Rawls to come forward. Rudirez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rawls misses with a body shot.
Rawls swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Rudirez.
Rudirez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rawls.
Rawls misses with a combination
and Rudirez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Rudirez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rudirez.
Rawls waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rudirez.
Rawls thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rawls throws the left hand but Rudirez avoids the punch easily.
Marco Rudirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rudirez connects with a solid leg kick.
Rudirez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Rudirez.
Rudirez walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rawls. Rudirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rawls misses with an uppercut.
Marco Rudirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rawls tries to keep at a distance but Rudirez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rawls avoiding damage as Rudirez throws knees to the body.
Rudirez prevents Rawls from breaking the clinch.
Rudirez scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawls wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rawls blocks an elbow strike from Rudirez.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rudirez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rudirez scores a nice knee to the body.
Rawls blocks the elbow strike.
Rudirez landing knees to the head.
Rudirez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Clay Rawls has been cut.
Rudirez landing knees to the body.
Rawls blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rudirez lands a knee to the head.
Rawls is rocked!
Rawls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Rawls is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rawls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rawls dodges an elbow strike from Rudirez.
Rawls seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rudirez.
Knees to the body from Rudirez.
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!
Rudirez landing knees to the body.
Rudirez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rudirez lands an elbow just above Rawls 's eye.
Rawls is looking to break free of the clinch but Rudirez has double underhooks.
Rudirez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rudirez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rawls is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rudirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rawls is looking to break free of the clinch but Rudirez has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawls is trying to break free.
Rudirez lands an elbow inside that Rawls shrugs off.
Rawls managing to block the knees to the body from Rudirez.
Rawls wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Rudirez on the inside.
A hook to the body from Rawls.
Rawls has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rawls escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rawls throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rudirez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rudirez scores with a leg kick.
Rudirez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rudirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rudirez scores with a kick to the body.
Rawls moves out of range of the body kick.
Rudirez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawls paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rawls swings for the body but Rudirez moves out of range.
Rawls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rudirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rawls wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rawls jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Rawls.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rawls. Rudirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rudirez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rudirez tries to clinch but Rawls moves out of range.
Rawls takes a swing at Rudirez's ribcage but 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.
Rawls scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rawls just misses with a punch to the body.
Rudirez cracks the inside of Rawls's front leg.
Rawls lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rawls misses with a straight left.
Rawls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rawls misses with a looping right.
Rawls slips a jab and a cross from Rudirez.
Rudirez throws a body punch but Rawls moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rudirez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rawls stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Rudirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clay Rawls's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rawls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rawls uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rudirez has time to react.
Rawls 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.
Rudirez is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Rawls engages and cracks Rudirez with a massive lead left hook - Rudirez tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Rawls is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clay Rawls!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Purjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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25
163 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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24
166 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vernon Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jukka Purjo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turner.
Turner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Purjo was covering up waiting for the punch and Turner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Turner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Turner stops Purjo from standing up.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
Turner lands a couple of elbows.
Purjo wants to stand and escape but Turner is having none of it.
Purjo can't keep his opponent in guard - Turner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turner is pressing down on Purjo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Purjo is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Turner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Turner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Turner throwing shots but Purjo is blocking nicely.
Turner 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.
Purjo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Turner avoids the head kick by Purjo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Purjo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purjo throws a head kick that misses.
Purjo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jukka Purjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Purjo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turner slips a jab from Purjo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Purjo. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Purjo looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Purjo swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Purjo stuffs the takedown attempt from Turner. Turner gets slowly back to his feet.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purjo lands a body shot.
Purjo takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Purjo just misses with a punch to the body.
Purjo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Purjo.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Purjo moved out of range.
Turner moves away from the strike by Purjo.
Purjo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Purjo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Purjo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turner rather than just go for the knockout.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purjo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Purjo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Purjo is fending him off so far but Turner persists. Nope, Purjo circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vernon Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Purjo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Turner won't be happy with that.
Turner gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner wants to improve his position but Purjo is controlling well.
Turner is not content to let Purjo control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Turner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Turner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Purjo clinches up against the cage.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Purjo throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner blocks a head kick by Purjo.
Purjo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Turner avoids the body shot from Purjo.
Turner blocks a jab.
Purjo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Purjo misses
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
Purjo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
Purjo takes one on the button.
Purjo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turner's sensitive parts.
A combination from Turner does no damage.
Turner jabs at Purjo's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo just misses with a punch to the body.
Purjo is breathing heavily.
Purjo closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
Turner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Purjo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner defending well as Purjo loads up on a big left hand.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Purjo avoids the body shot from Turner.
Purjo tries to score with a low kick but Turner moves his leg out of the way.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Purjo manages to avoid it.
A big left from Purjo misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Purjo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Purjo stuffs the takedown attempt from Turner. Turner gets slowly back to his feet.
Purjo takes one on the button.
Purjo throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Purjo misses with a two punch combination.
Purjo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Purjo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Turner misses
enabling Purjo to counter with a crisp jab.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purjo misses with a straight right.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Purjo.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Purjo.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Purjo.
Purjo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Purjo.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Purjo.
Purjo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Purjo ducks down to avoid it.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Purjo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Purjo's corner calls for a 1-2. Purjo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Purjo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jukka Purjo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Purjo to score with a decent uppercut.
Turner avoids the body shot from Purjo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Purjo is defended easily by Turner.
Purjo has his takedown stuffed
and Turner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Purjo won't be happy with that.
Vernon Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Purjo taking a bit of punishment here - Turner scoring with strikes.
The ground and pound from Turner seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner lands some shots froms side control.
Turner looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Purjo is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Turner dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Purjo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Purjo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Purjo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Purjo throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Vernon Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Turner.
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
Purjo is rocked!
Purjo slips a straight right by Turner.
Turner moves out of range as Purjo strikes.
Purjo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Purjo misses the jab.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Purjo.
Purjo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Purjo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Purjo misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Purjo.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Purjo's hands.
An inside leg kick from Purjo misses.
Turner lands a right hook to the body.
Purjo missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Purjo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Turner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Turner thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner forces his way into half guard.
Turner thows a huge punch but Purjo dodges it nicely.
Turner lands with a punch from half guard.
Turner working the head and body with strikes.
Turner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vernon Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turner is taking a breather. Purjo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jukka Purjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Purjo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Turner wants to pass the guard but Purjo is defending well.
Turner stops Purjo from getting back to his feet.
Turner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Purjo is not content to let Turner control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Turner controlling the pace.
Turner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Vernon Turner just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A big right from Purjo misses.
Purjo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Purjo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Purjo does no damage.
Turner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Purjo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vernon Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turner, 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... Vernon Turner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shonie Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
154 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shonie Carter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
Doyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle slips under a jab.
Greg Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Doyle lands but Carter takes it in his stride.
Doyle tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt - Doyle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Carter is trying to control. Doyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Carter.
Carter is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter trying to advance position but Doyle counters by regaining guard.
Carter looking to pass the guard.
Doyle trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Carter throws and elbow that misses. Doyle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carter's guard. Nice move by Doyle!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Doyle preventing the sweep.
Carter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doyle is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Doyle working hard to break the clinch.
Doyle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doyle manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter blocks a jab.
Doyle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Doyle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doyle throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter works Doyle's body with a nice hook.
Doyle misses with a wild combination.
Doyle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doyle is fending him off so far but Carter persists. Nope, Doyle circles away and we're back to standing.
Greg Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shonie Carter.
Doyle misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter slips a jab from Doyle.
Carter wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter shoots for a double leg takedown but Doyle sprawls well. He's pushed Carter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Doyle works over Carter's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice straight punches there by Doyle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doyle.
Carter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doyle wants to land a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Doyle lands with an uppercut that bounces Carter off the cage and back into rage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Greg Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Doyle dominated that round.
That's time! Doyle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carter showed some decent athleticism there.
Carter is working for a submission of some sort.
Doyle is concentrating on defense, preventing Carter from advancing position.
Doyle is trying to stand up here but Carter is controlling him well.
Carter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Doyle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carter is working for a submission of some sort.
Carter is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Doyle reverses the position - he's now on top in Carter's guard.
Doyle postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carter wants to sweep here but Doyle controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Doyle throws a low kick, looking for Carter's leg but Carter calmly moves out of range.
Doyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Doyle.
Doyle lands a jab to the head.
Carter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doyle. Doyle obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Doyle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doyle throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Doyle.
Carter lands with a straight right. Doyle didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doyle in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carter stands and throws Doyle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Doyle sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Doyle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
An elbow from Carter crashes against the mat.
Doyle parries the strikes from Carter easily there. Carter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Doyle to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shonie Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carter misses with a takedown attempt - Doyle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Doyle misses the jab.
Doyle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doyle misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Carter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Doyle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carter somewhat.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doyle is fending him off so far but Carter persists. Nope, Doyle circles away and we're back to standing.
Greg Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shonie Carter.
Doyle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carter works Doyle's body with a nice hook.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doyle.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Carter tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle scores with a hook.
Doyle moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carter slips a jab from Doyle.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick.
Doyle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Carter throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Greg Doyle is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Doyle misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doyle lands a jab.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Doyle shows good takedown defense.
Carter cracks a nice hook into Doyle's ribs.
A shot to the body from Doyle misses
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Doyle throws a sloppy body shot
and Carter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Doyle's guard now.
Doyle wants to get back to his feet but Carter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doyle looking to control.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking to pass the guard.
Carter wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Doyle is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doyle misses with a double jab
and Carter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Doyle!
Doyle trying desperately to get to his feet.
Carter takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter missing with strikes from the back.
Carter has got his arm under Doyle's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Doyle has spun round into Carter's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Carter is looking to sweep but instead, Doyle has passed into half guard.
Carter wants to improve his position but Doyle is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shonie Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carter 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shonie Carter!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bring Da Ruckus. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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296 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Santiago Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with a leg kick.
Da Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franklin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Da Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Franklin scores with the left hand. Da Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franklin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franklin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Silva instigates a clinch.
Franklin throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Da Silva.
Franklin working hard to break the clinch.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franklin tries to pull guard but Da Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Franklin drops back down to his feet.
Franklin tries to break the clinch but Da Silva is controlling the position.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Franklin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Da Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franklin tries to pull guard but Da Silva won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Franklin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Franklin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Da Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Franklin misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Da Silva swivels and escapes.
Da Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Franklin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Da Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Franklin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Franklin throws a big right hand that misses.
Da Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Da Silva wants to stand up but Franklin is controlling him.
Franklin throws a big right hand that misses.
Da Silva wants to stand and escape but Franklin is having none of it.
Franklin has gone for a leg lock! Da Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Franklin's guard.
Da Silva stands up from Franklin's guard - Da Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Da Silva.
It looks like John Franklin has been cut.
Franklin misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Silva.
Franklin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franklin.
Franklin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santiago Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Franklin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Franklin showed some decent athleticism there.
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Franklin is looking for a kimura but Da Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Franklin to get the leverage.
Da Silva is trying to stand back up but Franklin is controlling him
Da Silva kicks off Franklin and gets to his feet.
Da Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Da Silva misses.
Da Silva is looking to chop away at Franklin's legs.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Silva misses with a leg kick.
Franklin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Da Silva swivels and escapes.
Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva slips under a jab from Franklin.
Da Silva throws a leg kick which misses Franklin's front leg but catches the back leg as Franklin tries to avoid it.
Franklin throws a hook but Da Silva blocks it.
Franklin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Franklin misses with a straight left.
Da Silva throws a head kick but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin misses with a wild combination.
Da Silva looks to land a left hand but Franklin moved out of range nicely.
Franklin throws a hook to the side of Da Silva's head but Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Da Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
John Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Da Silva.
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!
Da Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Franklin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A left and a right from Da Silva both land. Nice combination.
Franklin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva misses the jab.
Da Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franklin's sensitive parts.
Da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Da Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Da Silva duly obliges.
John Franklin's cut is getting worse.
Da Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Da Silva lands a big head kick that sends Franklin tumbling to the mat! Da Silva takes a step backwards and waves Franklin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franklin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Silva throws a good cross that connects.
John Franklin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A lazy left from Da Silva finds it's target.
Jeez, John Franklin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Da Silva instigates a clinch.
Da Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A hook to the body from Da Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Da Silva drops Franklin with a big knee straight up the middle! Franklin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Franklin is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Franklin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Santiago Da Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnum P I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulohot Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yokohama has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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177 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Magnum P I!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hulohot Yokohama!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
P I fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yokohama, pushing him back against the cage.
Yokohama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yokohama takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
P I moves in looking to clinch but Yokohama pushes him off.
Yokohama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
P I wants to clinch.
Jab from P I.
Yokohama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
P I is looking to clinch.
Yokohama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and P I decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yokohama's guard.
P I throwing strikes from guard but Yokohama blocks nicely.
Yokohama wants to stand and escape but P I is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P I postures up and lands a big shot to Yokohama's brow.
P I is looking to advance position but Yokohama has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
P I is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
P I tries to control Yokohama's body but Yokohama pushes him off. P I squirms to his side and now Yokohama has his back!
P I tries to escape but Yokohama has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yokohama is riding his opponent, not letting P I buck him off.
Yokohama is trying to stick to P I's back but P I is turning into Yokohama. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Yokohama's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by P I.
Yokohama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yokohama controlling P I's posture.
P I throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P I tries to free his leg and advance position but Yokohama is retaining full guard.
P I throwing strikes from guard but Yokohama blocks nicely.
P I wants to control from the top but Yokohama keeps moving.
P I working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yokohama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yokohama throws a head kick that misses.
Yokohama tries to clinch but P I moves out of range.
P I tries to clinch
and Yokohama counters with a body kick.
Hulohot Yokohama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
P I keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yokohama.
P I misses the jab.
P I swings and misses with a hook to the body.
P I blocks the body kick.
P I clinches.
Yokohama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but P I blocks it with crossed arms.
P I tries a body shot but Yokohama blocks it.
P I tries a body shot but Yokohama blocks it.
P I jumps into guard, dragging Yokohama to the mat.
P I escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yokohama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
P I wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Yokohama is now in half guard.
P I has a hand on Yokohama's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Yokohama takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnum P I dominated that round.
That's time! P I's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yokohama moves into the clinch successfully.
Yokohama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. P I catches Yokohama right on the button with a cross.
P I chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yokohama can pounce on him.
Yokohama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
P I misses with a wild body shot.
Yokohama takes a swing at P I's ribcage but misses.
P I takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yokohama misses with a body punch
and P I counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yokohama throws a series of punches but P I avoids them all with ease.
P I circles away from the clinch attempt
and P I counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yokohama thinking.
Yokohama tries to clinch
and P I counters with a shoot takedown. Yokohama fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P I pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yokohama is keeping the position for now.
Yokohama keeping moving, preventing P I from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
P I in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
P I stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yokohama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yokohama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yokohama pulls P I in close to prevent any damage.
P I throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yokohama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yokohama throws a sloppy head kick and P I moves out of range easily.
Yokohama throws a combination that misses
and P I counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yokohama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from P I.
Hulohot Yokohama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Yokohama misses the target.
Yokohama looks to clinch
and P I counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yokohama misses with a double jab
and P I counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yokohama throws a body punch but P I moves out of range.
Yokohama throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling P I to counter with a crisp jab.
Yokohama tries to land a body kick
and P I counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yokohama thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama looks to clinch
and P I counters with a takedown into side control.
Yokohama dodges the ground and pound from P I.
Yokohama is trying to control P I's posture but P I avoids it.
P I in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
P I lands a nice forearm strike.
P I throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
P I 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.
P I swings around for an armbar but Yokohama sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into P I's guard.
P I throws his legs up looking for a submission but Yokohama uses it to pass to side control.
Yokohama decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama clinches but P I breaks the clinch
and P I counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yokohama!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yokohama avoids a strike by P I and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in P I's guard! Fantastic escape!
P I bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yokohama's guard.
P I in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as P I accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yokohama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
P I is looking to get back to full guard here but Yokohama has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnum P I dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
P I tries to move into range but Yokohama moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as P I checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
P I shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Yokohama regains half guard.
P I is looking for a kimura but Yokohama is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for P I to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yokohama manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yokohama is trying to control the position but P I postures up.
P I throws a strike but Yokohama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
P I has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yokohama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokohama looking to pass the guard.
P I escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yokohama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
P I has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yokohama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
P I has an active guard here but Yokohama has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
P I regains full guard. Nicely done.
P I looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yokohama is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P I looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yokohama passes into side control.
Yokohama decides to stand back up. Yokohama steps back and let's P I get back to his feet.
P I takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Magnum P I has been cut.
P I circles away from the clinch attempt.
P I misses with a takedown attempt - Yokohama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
P I slips under a jab from Yokohama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
P I staying out of range there.
P I takes one on the button.
Yokohama misses with a wild body shot.
Yokohama throws a hook to the side of P I's head but P I sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yokohama throws a leg kick that misses.
P I moves out of range of the strikes.
Yokohama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to de liver by Yokohama. Beautiful body shot.
Yokohama tries to clinch but P I is having none of it.
P I with a poor takedown
and Yokohama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yokohama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and P I counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulohot Yokohama really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnum P I's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yokohama throws the left hand but P I avoids the punch easily.
Yokohama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yokohama loads up on a big right hand but P I slips the punch.
P I throws a big shot that misses.
Yokohama throws out a loose jab but P I uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yokohama shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hulohot Yokohama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
P I keeps the fight on the outside.
Yokohama tries to clinch up but P I circles away and keeps his distance.
P I tries to close the distance and clinch but Yokohama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yokohama throws a series of punches but P I avoids them all with ease.
Yokohama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
P I misses with an uppercut. Yokohama saw that one coming.
P I circles away from the clinch attempt
and P I counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokohama tries to clinch but P I is having none of it.
Yokohama misses with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Yokohama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yokohama drives through and clinches with P I against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for P I.
P I throws a punch but it's blocked by Yokohama.
Yokohama connects with a knee to the head.
P I tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
P I lands a body punch.
Yokohama can't break the clinch.
P I scores with a hook to the body.
Yokohama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yokohama swings and misses with a shot to the body
and P I makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
P I tries to keep at a distance but Yokohama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yokohama blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P I misses with a body punch.
Yokohama wants to break the clinch but can't.
P I fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch on the inside from P I fails to land.
P I is leaning against Yokohama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
P I misses with a punch to the body.
Yokohama wants to get back to striking at distance but P I won't allow it.
P I misses with a punch to the body.
P I misses with a hook to the ribs.
P I misses with a shot to the kidneys.
P I scores with an uppercut up the middle.
P I digs a right hand underneath Yokohama's ribcage. Yokohama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
P I has a couple of punches blocked by Yokohama.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yokohama.
Yokohama blocks an uppercut.
Yokohama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
P I scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
P I blocks a jab.
P I on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yokohama fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P I tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yokohama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yokohama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yokohama has had enough of the clinch but P I keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Yokohama.
P I tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yokohama just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnum P I. That's going to take a lot out of him.
P I throws a head punch that misses.
Yokohama breaks from the clinch.
P I looks to clinch
and Yokohama holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yokohama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but P I blocks it with crossed arms.
P I lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
P I tries to pull guard but Yokohama holds him up against the cage and eventually P I drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Yokohama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yokohama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
P I tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yokohama just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yokohama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yokohama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
P I dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yokohama throws a leg kick that is checked
and P I counters by moving into the clinch.
Yokohama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
P I tries to pull guard but Yokohama won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Yokohama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
P I lands a body punch.
Yokohama is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Yokohama blocks a body shot from P I.
P I tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yokohama's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Yokohama scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from P I.
P I struggles to land a body shot inside as Yokohama controls his hands.
Yokohama breaks the clinch.
P I fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yokohama avoids it really well and circles away.
P I uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yokohama.
Yokohama wants to clinch
and P I counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by P I.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hulohot Yokohama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Magnum P I's cut.
That's time! P I's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yokohama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yokohama throws a lazy head kick
and P I connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Yokohama.
Yokohama throws a big shot that misses.
Yokohama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
P I tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from P I on the inside.
P I digs a right hand underneath Yokohama's ribcage. Yokohama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yokohama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
P I thuds his right hand into Yokohama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yokohama thows a leg kick but P I checks it
and P I counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yokohama!
P I landing shots from mount.
P I goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Yokohama turns into him and now he's in P I's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
P I looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokohama trying to stand up but can't free himself from P I's guard.
P I is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yokohama defends well.
Magnum P I overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yokohama slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yokohama wants to stand but P I is controlling his posture from full guard.
P I looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
P I looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yokohama passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P I gets back to full guard.
P I looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yokohama passes into half guard.
Yokohama seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
P I looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
P I works his way to full guard. Good work.
P I throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yokohama stands and steps away. P I gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A combination from P I does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnum P I showed his dominance in that final round.
I think P I has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:47
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnum P I!
Magnum P I retains his welterweight title!
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