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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rawjon Rondough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamal Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rawjon Rondough!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rondough shoots in but no luck this time.
Owen throws a series of punches but Rondough moves out of range.
Rondough is trying hard to land a takedown here. Owen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Owen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Owen throws a right and a left that Rondough avoids nicely.
Rondough is looking to clinch but Owen is avoiding it.
Rondough doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Owen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jamal Owen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rawjon Rondough.
Rondough changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Owen tries to avoid it but Rondough manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Owen to the ground. Owen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Owen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rondough tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Owen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rondough has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Owen regains guard immediately.
Rondough tries to free his leg and advance position but Owen is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen pulls Rondough in close to prevent any damage.
Rondough advances to half guard.
Owen is refusing to be controlled, as Rondough sits in half guard.
Owen won't allow Rondough to pass to mount.
Owen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rondough on the ground.
Rondough moves into full mount! Owen won't be happy about that!
Owen tries to reverse the position but Rondough maintains control.
Owen tries to lock up and control but Rondough gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rondough wants to finish this one by submission but Owen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rondough.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen is working to get back to half guard.
Rondough throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Owen because Rondough loaded up on that one.
Rondough looking to control but Owen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rondough has control of Owen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Owen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rondough thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondough trying to control but Owen is having none of it.
Owen can't escape the position.
Rondough wants to control the pace but Owen is squirming around nicely.
Rondough raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondough trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rondough wants to stand but Owen is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Rondough looking to control but Owen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rondough tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rawjon Rondough 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.
Owen lands with a nice combination. Rondough backs away looking to recover.
Rondough misses with a takedown
and Owen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rondough closes the distance and clinches up with Owen, looking for a takedown. Rondough pushes Owen against the cage but Owen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rondough shoots in looking for a takedown but Owen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rondough's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jamal Owen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rawjon Rondough.
Rondough misses with the combination.
Owen scores with a shot to the body.
Rondough throws a sloppy head kick and Owen moves out of range easily.
Owen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rondough.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondough has his takedown stuffed
and Owen counters with a three punch combo that has Rondough backing up. Rondough nods at Owen to acknowledge the strikes.
Owen lands with a hook. Rondough tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rondough throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Owen's waist but Owen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rondough off to one side.
Owen with a nice cross.
Rondough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Owen moves away.
Rondough seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Owen shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Rondough is backing up but Owen catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Rondough covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Owen Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Owen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremi Kasliwy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jeremi Kasliwy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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276 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremi Kasliwy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasliwy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Ortiz.
Kasliwy slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Kasliwy moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Kasliwy moves out of range.
Kasliwy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Kasliwy misses.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Kasliwy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kasliwy blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Kasliwy avoids it well.
Ortiz looks to land a body kick but Kasliwy moved away.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Kasliwy. Kasliwy gets slowly back to his feet.
Ortiz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a double jab.
Ortiz misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Ortiz as Kasliwy shoots in.
Kevin Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremi Kasliwy.
Kasliwy throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Kasliwy wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.
Ortiz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kasliwy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz throws a series of strikes that have Kasliwy backpedaling.
Ortiz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasliwy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasliwy dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
Ortiz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Kasliwy avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kevin Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasliwy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kasliwy dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
Kevin Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasliwy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz leaves Kasliwy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ortiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Kasliwy avoids them all with ease.
Kasliwy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ortiz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kasliwy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ortiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Kasliwy fails with the takedown.
Kasliwy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ortiz swivels and escapes.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kasliwy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ortiz counters with a body kick that stops Kasliwy in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasliwy circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz leaves Kasliwy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ortiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ortiz has a closed guard, preventing Kasliwy from standing up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kasliwy is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kasliwy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Ortiz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kasliwy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kasliwy slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz.
Ortiz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ortiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasliwy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ortiz but Ortiz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Kasliwy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kasliwy also avoids with ease.
Ortiz misses with the combination.
Kasliwy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ortiz counters with an outside leg kick.
Kasliwy tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasliwy is breathing heavily.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kasliwy.
Kasliwy avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kasliwy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kevin Ortiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz lands a head kick. Kasliwy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Kasliwy avoids it well.
Kasliwy misses with a takedown
and Ortiz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kevin Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremi Kasliwy.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortiz misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz misses with a two punch combination.
Kasliwy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown.
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasliwy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kasliwy misses with a takedown attempt - Ortiz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kevin Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kasliwy with a poor takedown
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kasliwy back to the cage. Ortiz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Ortiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasliwy misses with a low kick.
Ortiz misses with a two punch combination.
Kasliwy fails with a takedown attempt.
Ortiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasliwy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kasliwy misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kasliwy.
Ortiz throws a push kick but Kasliwy slaps the foot to one side.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kasliwy shoots for a double leg takedown but Ortiz sprawls well. He's pushed Kasliwy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kasliwy avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws the kick towards the body but Kasliwy avoids it.
Kasliwy wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.
Kasliwy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ortiz counters with a series of strikes. Kasliwy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Kasliwy dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasliwy. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Kasliwy moves out of range.
Kasliwy shoots in but Ortiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kasliwy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Ortiz dominated that second round.
That's time! Ortiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Kasliwy moves out of range easily.
Kasliwy moves out of range of the leg kick from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kasliwy is looking to clinch.
Kasliwy blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortiz throws a low kick but Kasliwy moves out of range easily.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kasliwy shoots in looking for a takedown but Ortiz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kasliwy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kasliwy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kasliwy with a poor takedown
and Ortiz counters with a left and a right that stings Kasliwy.
Kevin Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremi Kasliwy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kasliwy.
Ortiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kasliwy tries for a takedown but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Kasliwy moves out of range.
Kasliwy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kasliwy tries for a takedown but Ortiz circles away easily
and Ortiz counters with a left and a right that stings Kasliwy.
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kasliwy wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.
Kasliwy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kasliwy shoots in for a double leg but Ortiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kasliwy is looking to clinch but Ortiz is avoiding it.
Ortiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz misses with the combination.
Kasliwy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ortiz circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kasliwy.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
Kasliwy shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Kasliwy checks a low kick from Ortiz.
Kasliwy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ortiz swivels and escapes.
Ortiz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasliwy tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Kasliwy shoots and misses
and Ortiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kasliwy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kasliwy shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kasliwy fails to land the takedown.
Ortiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasliwy slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Kasliwy.
Jeremi Kasliwy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kasliwy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ortiz, 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... Kevin Ortiz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddox Monson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Yamokivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maddox Monson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Maddox Monson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronan Yamokivic!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamokivic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yamokivic cracks Monson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yamokivic cracks Monson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maddox Monson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamokivic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yamokivic throws a series of punches but Monson avoids them all with ease.
Monson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamokivic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yamokivic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yamokivic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamokivic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monson at a distance.
Yamokivic stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Yamokivic as Monson shoots in.
Yamokivic lands a nice looking body shot.
Monson is breathing heavily.
Monson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monson is rocked!
Yamokivic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Monson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Yamokivic moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Monson! Yamokivic continues to tee off on Monson, landing with a left and a right! Yamokivic connects with a right hand that leaves Monson sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Yamokivic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ronan Yamokivic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koss Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Stooges- The Passenger. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koss Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JP Romero!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rivers.
Romero decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Romero seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. JP Romero was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romero.
Rivers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rivers.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koss Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Romero but Romero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero shoots for a takedown but Rivers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Romero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivers circles away.
Rivers moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romero.
Romero slaps away a takedown attempt from Rivers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Romero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown. Rivers tries to sprawl out of it but Romero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rivers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
JP Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rivers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Romero happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers wants to control but Romero postures up.
Romero happy to just control the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Romero is controlling him well.
Romero staying calm.
A control attempt from Rivers but he's now mounted!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Romero controlling the pace for now.
Rivers regains half guard.
Romero keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rivers scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Romero manages to mount him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Romero's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rivers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Romero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rivers looks for a takedown but Romero sprawls well.
Rivers tries to clinch up but Romero circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romero.
Romero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivers drives through and clinches with Romero against the cage.
Rivers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romero defends it nicely.
Romero shoots in and drives through. Rivers sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Rivers. No joy for Romero on that attempt.
Koss Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JP Romero.
Rivers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rivers wants it to stay on the feet.
Romero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivers's waist but Rivers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romero off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Romero with that takedown attempt.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Rivers tries to clinch but Romero moves out of range.
Rivers moves in looking to clinch but Romero pushes him off.
Rivers shoots in and drives through. Romero sprawls well.
Koss Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romero fails to land the takedown.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romero as he jumps to the side.
Rivers stuffs the takedown attempt from Romero. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.
Romero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rivers defends it nicely.
Rivers slaps away a takedown attempt from Romero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Romero stuffs the takedown.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rivers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romero leaves Rivers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Romero tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivers swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rivers scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Rivers.
Rivers closes the distance and clinches.
Romero wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers jumps guard and drags Romero to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Rivers is keeping the position.
Rivers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rivers keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Rivers 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.
Romero passes into half guard.
Romero passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rivers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Romero avoids the attempt from Rivers to control.
Romero controlling his opponent.
Rivers is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koss Rivers dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rivers stuffs the takedown.
Rivers moves in looking to clinch but Romero pushes him off.
No luck for Rivers with that takedown attempt.
Rivers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koss Rivers is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivers sprawls well. Rivers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.
Romero looks for a takedown but Rivers sprawls well.
Koss Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JP Romero.
Romero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rivers.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romero.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivers wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers lands with a slapping head kick.
Romero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romero slaps away a takedown attempt from Rivers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Romero drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rivers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Romero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rivers wants to control but Romero passes easily into half guard.
Rivers is trying to maintain the position but Romero is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero controlling the pace.
Rivers is trying to stand back up but Romero is controlling him
Rivers trying to get back to full guard but Romero takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Romero looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero controlling from the full mount.
Rivers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rivers has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rivers is looking to improve his position but Romero isn't that keen on the idea.
Rivers'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.
Rivers is wriggling around trying to escape.
Romero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rivers tries to hold on but Romero postures up.
Romero content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
JP Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romero 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... JP Romero!
After winning the bout, JP Romero thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirby Jay Navarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Woodhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Navarro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Knock you OUT. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kirby Jay Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Woodhouse!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro dives in and scores a takedown into Woodhouse's guard.
Woodhouse looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Navarro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Navarro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Navarro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Woodhouse looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Woodhouse looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Woodhouse!
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Navarro pushes Woodhouse away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Woodhouse gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Navarro regains half guard.
Navarro could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Navarro looking for submissions off his back.
Navarro is trying to maintain the position but Woodhouse is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Navarro wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro trying to control but Woodhouse postures up.
Woodhouse throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Navarro gets full guard.
Navarro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Woodhouse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Navarro wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woodhouse wants to get up but he can't break Navarro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Woodhouse is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Woodhouse scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Woodhouse looks gassed!
Navarro controls Woodhouse momentarily but Woodhouse frees himself.
Woodhouse trying to control the position from guard on top but Navarro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woodhouse postures up.
Navarro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Woodhouse is one step ahead there.
Woodhouse really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Navarro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Woodhouse trying to control but Navarro is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kirby Jay Navarro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Navarro shoots in and bounces Woodhouse off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Navarro drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Woodhouse manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Navarro has Woodhouse in his guard.
Navarro is pulling down on Woodhouse's head to control his posture.
Navarro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodhouse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Navarro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Navarro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Navarro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Navarro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Navarro pushes a forearm under Woodhouse's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Woodhouse is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kirby Jay Navarro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tragon Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux comes into the arena with Countdown to Extinction blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dean's choice of entrance music: You're the Best. The key to victory for Tragon Dux has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tragon Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Dean!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux scores with a push kick.
Dean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dux digs a good hook to Dean's body.
Dux delivers a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dux fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dean.
Dean shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dux pinned against the cage. Dux gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dean on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dux. Dux obviously looking to wear him down.
Dean scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dean is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dux pushes Dean off looking to stand but Dean dives back in and keeps control.
Dux might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean stalling.
Dean passes to side control.
Dean landing strikes.
Dean controlling the position from side mount.
Dean landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dux's face as Dean controls the position.
Dean is trying to get an arm triangle but Dux is defending well.
Dean is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dux will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean advances to full mount.
Dean sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean looking to finish Dux with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dux!
Dean controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dux to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dux shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dean with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dean pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dean tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dean dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dean closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dux did well to prevent Dean getting side control.
Dean has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Dux defend it? Dean steps over the head and cranks it - Dux is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Dean!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Dean!
Bobby Dean decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berto Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Chance has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oliver Chance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Berto Dimagiba!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chance thuds his right hand into Dimagiba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dimagiba looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chance!
Dimagiba thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dimagiba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chance is in a horrible position here. Dimagiba smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dimagiba takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chance tries to lock up and control but Dimagiba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chance tries to reverse the position but Dimagiba maintains control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimagiba with good strikes from the mount here!
Chance can't escape the position.
Chance wants to hold on but Dimagiba pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba punching from mount but Chance doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chance tries to lock up and control but Dimagiba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dimagiba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chance is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chance really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chance is desperately trying to improve his position but Dimagiba has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Dimagiba connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Dimagiba! Chance is hurt baaadly! Dimagiba is firing away with more strikes - Chance is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Berto Dimagiba!
Berto Dimagiba decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rachid Hadji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wonder is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nine Inch Nails The Perfect Drug. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rachid Hadji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Wonder!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hadji sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wonder somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from Hadji as Wonder shoots in.
Wonder defending well as Hadji loads up on a big left hand.
Wonder dives in and scores a takedown into Hadji's guard.
Hadji pushes Wonder off and scrambles back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Wonder blocks the leg kick.
Wonder swinging wildly here.
Wonder shoots in for a takedown but Hadji shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rachid Hadji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonder.
Wonder shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hadji napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder staying calm.
Hadji is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wonder has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hadji is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Hadji's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wonder stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadji tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hadji with a nice cross.
Hadji loads up on a big right hand but Wonder slips the punch.
Wonder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hadji, pushing him back against the cage.
Wonder looking for a takedown.
Hadji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wonder has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hadji avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wonder is working for takedown but Hadji is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hadji leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hadji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hadji trying to control the position but instead, Wonder has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hadji into the cage.
Hadji is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hadji throws an elbow that misses.
Hadji misses with a punch to the body.
Wonder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonder takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hadji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wonder.
Wonder blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wonder as Hadji tries to tie him up.
Hadji stalling the fight.
Wonder managing to block the knees to the body from Hadji.
Wonder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hadji lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wonder is trying to pull guard but Hadji turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rachid Hadji will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Hadji misses the target.
Hadji rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wonder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wonder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hadji defends it nicely.
Hadji displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Willy Wonder has been cut.
Hadji smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hadji tries a low kick but Wonder avoids it.
Wonder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hadji closes the distance and pushes Wonder back into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hadji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wonder's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji trying to land knees to the body.
Hadji trying to stall but Wonder improves his position.
Hadji missing with knees to the body.
Hadji struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonder controls his hands.
Hadji lands a damaging elbow.
Hadji is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wonder is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hadji.
Wonder goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hadji prevents it.
Rachid Hadji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonder.
Wonder goes for a takedown attempt but Hadji pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rachid Hadji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hadji looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadji smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hadji throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wonder.
Hadji misses with a body shot.
Hadji wants to clinch but Wonder slips to the side
and Wonder counters with a nice uppercut.
Hadji misses with a straight left.
Wonder shoots in but Hadji avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wonder throws a right and a left that Hadji avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadji forces Wonder back against the cage and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Hadji.
Hadji is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wonder is keeping busy.
Wonder tries for a takedown but Hadji manages to get underhooks.
Wonder blocks the elbow strike.
Wonder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hadji creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wonder's defenses.
Wonder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hadji is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonder takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hadji throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hadji effectively controlling the action here.
Hadji tries to land knees in the clinch but Wonder avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hadji throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hadji has Wonder pushed against the cage.
Hadji working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rachid Hadji dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Willy Wonder's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hadji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wonder misses with a body kick.
Hadji misses with a double jab
and Wonder counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hadji!
Wonder misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wonder unloading with bombs!
Hadji really wants to buck Wonder off and get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Wonder there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wonder pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hadji tries to hold on but Wonder postures up.
Hadji is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hadji is surviving well by controlling Wonder's body position as best he can.
Hadji sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wonder controlling the action here.
Wonder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hadji gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonder stopping the sweep attempt from Hadji.
Hadji wants to get back to his feet but Wonder is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hadji trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Wonder wanted to stand there but Hadji had control of the position.
Hadji is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadji is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wonder is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rachid Hadji.
Wonder moves out of range as Hadji strikes.
Rachid Hadji is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wonder blocks the body kick.
Wonder blocks a jab.
Wonder keeps the fight on the outside.
Hadji rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wonder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hadji misses with a hook.
Wonder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hadji doesn't manage to clinch there - Wonder circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadji throws a right hand that Wonder ducks under and follows up with a left that Wonder also avoids with ease.
Hadji stuffs the takedown attempt from Wonder. Wonder gets slowly back to his feet.
Wonder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hadji is fending him off so far but Wonder persists. Nope, Hadji circles away and we're back to standing.
Rachid Hadji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonder.
Wonder closes the distance and clinches.
Rachid Hadji is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hadji lands a damaging elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hadji.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hadji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wonder's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Willy Wonder.
I think Hadji has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rachid Hadji!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guy Kopec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franck Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopec comes into the arena with Boats 'N Hoes blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Kopec!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franck Peters!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopec lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peters circles away quickly and effectively.
Kopec really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kopec fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peters bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kopec's head.
It looks like Guy Kopec has been cut.
Kopec waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peters.
Kopec misses with a wild combination.
Kopec misses with a few strikes there.
Kopec uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peters.
Peters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Peters can't break the clinch.
Peters has clasped his hands together around Kopec's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Peters trying to control the action but Kopec is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peters prevents Kopec from escaping the position.
Peters looks up at the clock and then as Kopec takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Peters smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kopec is trying to buck Peters off.
Kopec gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters trying to control but Kopec is having none of it.
Kopec is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Peters trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Peters throwing strikes here but Kopec is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kopec squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kopec trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kopec on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kopec tries to get out of the position.
Peters unloading with bombs!
Peters landing strikes from the mount.
Peters lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peters is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Peters goes for an armbar but Kopec turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kopec.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopec stands up and waves to Peters to follow him.
Guy Kopec is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kopec looks to land a combination but Peters avoids it well.
Kopec lands a two punch combo.
Peters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Peters wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peters gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kopec.
Kopec is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kopec changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peters fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Kopec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters dodges the punch combination from Kopec.
Kopec scores with the left hand. Peters knows he should have avoided that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peters.
Kopec misses with a few strikes there.
Peters closes the distance and clinches.
Peters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kopec falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peters counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kopec thinking.
Kopec moves out of range of the strikes.
Peters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopec lands with a nice body punch.
Kopec throws a combination that misses
and Peters counters with a nice uppercut.
Kopec lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peters circles away quickly and effectively.
Peters looks to land a combination. Kopec sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Kopec throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peters darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kopec takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kopec is rocked!
Peters steps in with a hook that catches Kopec right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Peters follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kopec looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franck Peters!
Franck Peters is the new lightweight champion!
Franck Peters really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 - Green Bay Packer's 13-0 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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