CWC 29 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Roars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krundle Bunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roars
vs
Bunder

200 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

225 cm
19
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Johny Roars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krundle Bunder!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunder darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Johny Roars has been cut.
A lazy left from Bunder finds it's target.
Roars avoids the head kick by Bunder.
Roars shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bunder as he jumps to the side.
Roars takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bunder moves into range and clinches up with Roars.
Bunder lands a hook that snaps the head of Roars backwards.

Johny Roars's cut is getting worse.

Bunder breaks the clinch.

Bunder rushes Roars and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roars as Bunder tries to tie him up.
Bunder lands a nice uppercut.

Bunder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roars takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunder throws a head kick that misses.
Bunder tries to clinch up.
Bunder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunder throws a leg kick but Roars sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bunder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bunder lands with a straight right. Roars didn't see that one coming.

Johny Roars's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bunder lands a jab to Roars's midsection.
Roars is breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bunder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bunder gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bunder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunder has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roars on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Jeez, Johny Roars's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Roars circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunder cracks Roars with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johny Roars's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Krundle Bunder!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellison has chosen im bad as his entrance music. Antonio Ellison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Madison
vs
Ellison

200 cm
30
280 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

191 cm
25
281 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Ellison!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Madison lands a head shot.
Madison doesn't manage to clinch there - Ellison circles away.
Madison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ellisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ellison tries to clinch there but Madison circles away.
Some wild striking there from Ellison.

Madison moves into the clinch.
Ellison blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ellison.
Madison struggles to land a body shot inside as Ellison controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Madison.

Ellison manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Madison stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Madison jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madison connects with a nice looking jab.
Madison throws a sloppy head kick and Ellison moves out of range easily.
Madison lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Madison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Madison.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ellison.

Madison gets a clinch.
Madison lands a nice shot to the body.
Madison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ellison has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Madison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Madison.
Ellison tries for a takedown but Madison manages to get underhooks.
Billy Madison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Ellison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellison working hard to break the clinch.
Ellison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Madison just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ellison looks gassed!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Madison.
Madison digs a right hand into Ellison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ellison's gas tank.
A knee to the head by Madison.

It looks like Antonio Ellison has been cut.
Madison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Madison gets through Ellison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Madison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison pushes Ellison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Madison.
Madison scores with a knee to the head.
Madison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Madison dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ellison tries to pull guard but Madison holds him up against the cage and eventually Ellison drops back down to his feet.
Madison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ellison backwards.
A knee to the head by Madison.
Madison lands a hook that snaps the head of Ellison backwards.
Madison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ellison backwards.
Madison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Madison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Madison lands a shoulder strike.
Madison lands a left hand.
Madison pushes Ellison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madison scores with a shot to the side of Ellison's head.
Madison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Madison lands an elbow inside that Ellison shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Madison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Madison lands a shoulder strike.
Madison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Madison.

Ellison is rocked!
Madison lands with a short shot to the head.
Ellison is still on wobbly legs! Can Madison finish him?
Still in the clinch, Madison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Madison scores with a nice short uppercut.

Madison drops Ellison onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ellison is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Madison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Madison presses Ellison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Madison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Madison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ellison seems to have recovered his senses.
Madison lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Madison.

Madison drops Ellison onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ellison is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Madison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Madison lands a vicious elbow to the side of Ellison's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Madison tries to finish him with strikes but Ellison still seems able to defend himself so Madison steps back and lets Ellison get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Madison checks a leg kick.
Madison dances in with a quick combination. Ellison is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Madison snaps Ellison's head back. Ellison stumbles backwards against the cage. Madison steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Ellison's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Ellison just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Madison!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Shrimp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shrimp comes to the cage accompanied by drowning pool-step up. James Shrimp could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nicky Santoro's chin.

Shrimp
vs
Santoro

219 cm
30
276 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

190 cm
24
245 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Shrimp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicky Santoro!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santoro has a takedown stuffed.
Shrimp misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Santoro counters with a single leg into guard. Shrimp didn't expect that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Santoro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santoro looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shrimp working a defensive guard here.
Santoro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shrimp is trying to keep Santoro in close.
Shrimp keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
Shrimp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrimp throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Santoro is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Santoro throwing strikes from guard but Shrimp blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santoro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shrimp keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
Shrimp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro stopping the sweep attempt from Shrimp.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santoro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shrimp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santoro on the ground.
Shrimp keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.

Shrimp is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santoro defends well.
Santoro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shrimp wants to improve his position but instead Santoro has moved into half guard.
Shrimp trying to control here.
Shrimp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shrimp tries to get out of the position.
Shrimp tries to get to full guard but Santoro has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santoro in particular looking to stall.
Santoro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shrimp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shrimp wants to control but Santoro is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Santoro stands up out of the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Santoro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shrimp is fending him off so far but Santoro persists. Nope, Shrimp circles away and we're back to standing.
Shrimp stuffs the takedown attempt from Santoro. Santoro gets slowly back to his feet.
James Shrimp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Santoro.
Shrimp misses with an uppercut. Santoro saw that one coming.
Shrimp misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Shrimp gets caught napping as Santoro dives in and scores a takedown. Shrimp manages to retain guard.
Santoro is stalling in the full guard.
Santoro throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Santoro 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.

Shrimp takes a swing at Santoro's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santoro is defended easily by Shrimp.
Shrimp swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Santoro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shrimp lands a nice looking body kick.

Santoro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shrimp's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shrimp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santoro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santoro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shrimp keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Santoro. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nicky Santoro wasn't active enough on the ground.
Shrimp stuffs the takedown.
Shrimp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santoro was well out of range. Poor timing from Shrimp.
Santoro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shrimp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santoro's sensitive parts.
Shrimp misses with a body shot.
Shrimp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shrimp throws a solid leg kick but Santoro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shrimp.
Santoro lands a nice hook to Shrimp's body. Shrimp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santoro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shrimp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Shrimp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shrimp throws the left hand but Santoro avoids the punch easily.
Santoro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shrimp avoids it really well and circles away.
James Shrimp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Santoro.

Santoro feints and as Shrimp raises his hands in defense, Santoro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shrimp keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Santoro creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Shrimp sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Santoro wants to control but Shrimp is keeping him busy.
Santoro working the ground and pound but Shrimp is defending the strikes.
Shrimp is trying to control Santoro's posture but Santoro avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Santoro are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Shrimp wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Santoro working away.
Nicky Santoro has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shrimp seems a little lost for a moment, as Santoro dominates the positioning.
Shrimp on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santoro working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Santoro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Santoro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Shrimp. Beautiful body shot.
Shrimp slaps away a takedown attempt from Santoro, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Santoro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shrimp is looking to regain half guard here but Santoro keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Shrimp's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santoro in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Santoro creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Shrimp sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrimp is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Santoro has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Santoro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shrimp is looking for a sweep.
Shrimp is not content to let Santoro control the position.
Shrimp wants to control but Santoro postures up.
Santoro is looking to take a break and control but Shrimp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sloppy strikes there by Santoro.
Santoro takes a little break here. Shrimp wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Shrimp is looking to regain half guard here but Santoro keeps moving and retains side control.
Santoro grinds an elbow into Shrimp's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro scoring with punches and elbows.
Santoro working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Santoro landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Santoro takes a little break here. Shrimp wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Santoro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shrimp keeps working.
Shrimp is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santoro stands up and beckons Shrimp to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shrimp throws a jab but it's blocked by Santoro.
Shrimp misses with a low kick.

Santoro darts in and clinches Shrimp up against the cage.
Shrimp tries to land knees in the clinch but Santoro avoids the damage to the body.
Nicky Santoro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shrimp tries to throw a body punch but Santoro avoids it by throwing Shrimp back against the cage.
Santoro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shrimp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santoro prevents the takedown attempt.
James Shrimp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shrimp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky Santoro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santoro 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... Nicky Santoro!
Nicky Santoro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Jackhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackhammer comes to the cage accompanied by Whats up . The crowd seem to be enjoying Materla's choice of entrance music: Sobota feat. chór Montu - Do góry łeb (prod. Matheo) . Tim Jackhammer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jackhammer
vs
Materla

175 cm
20
183 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Jackhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materla tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackhammer swivels and escapes.

Materla shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Materla stops Jackhammer from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Materla wants to get up but he can't break Jackhammer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Materla trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackhammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackhammer pulls Materla in to control the position.
Materla trying to control but Jackhammer is working from the bottom.
Materla wants to pass the guard but Jackhammer is keeping the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michal Materla wasn't active enough on the ground.
Materla darts in trying to clinch
and Jackhammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Michal Materla has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackhammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Materla looks gassed!
Jackhammer misses with a looping left.
Materla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jackhammer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Materla napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jackhammer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Materla to see if he's OK.

Materla is rocked!

Jackhammer stands up and beckons Materla to his feet.

Jackhammer forces Materla back against the cage and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jackhammer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Materla is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackhammer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Materla uses from the top position.
Jackhammer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Jackhammer has his feet on Materla's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jackhammer feints and then cracks Materla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Materla down.

Jackhammer pushes Materla up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackhammer has Materla pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackhammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Materla has managed to clinch.

Jackhammer pulls Materla into guard.
Jackhammer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Materla drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jackhammer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jackhammer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jackhammer!
Jackhammer controls the position from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackhammer decides to stand back up.

Materla gets caught napping as Jackhammer dives in and scores a takedown. Materla manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Materla keeping full guard, as Jackhammer tries to pass.
Jackhammer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tim Jackhammer.
Materla misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackhammer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tim Jackhammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Materla.

Jackhammer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Jackhammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Materla's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Materla fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Materla shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackhammer rattles Materla with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Materla tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Jackhammer dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Materla stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tim Jackhammer!
Tim Jackhammer looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I would like to thank my opponet for a tough fight. Also Michael Smith and Cage Wars Challengers for this opportunity to show what I can do. And I cannot forget the fans, Thank you!!!!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Vilas Boas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bear (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!

Vilas Boas
vs
Bear

194 cm
23
217 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

189 cm
27
214 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Vilas Boas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Bear!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bear gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Bear to work.
Vilas Boas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Vilas Boas breaks from the clinch.
Vilas Boas lands a nice shot to the body.

Vilas Boas pushes Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
Vilas Boas is trying to break the clinch but Bear is controlling him.
Vilas Boas looking to throw knees to the head but Bear is blocking nicely.
Vilas Boas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vilas Boas .

Vilas Boas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vilas Boas wants to clinch but Bear slips to the side

so Bear counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Bear gets to his feet - Vilas Boas follows without any prompting.

Bear rushes Vilas Boas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vilas Boas landing knees to the head.

It looks like Bob Bear has been cut.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vilas Boas has him pressed against the cage.

Vilas Boas breaks the clinch.
Vilas Boas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilas Boas throws a good cross that connects.
Vilas Boas wants to clinch.
Vilas Boas works Bear's body with a nice hook.
Vilas Boas wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Vilas Boas misses.

Vilas Boas moves into the clinch.
Vilas Boas tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.

Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vilas Boas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucas Vilas Boas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vilas Boas connects with the punch.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch but Bear moves away

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is leaning against Vilas Boas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilas Boas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bear breaks from the clinch.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up.
Vilas Boas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vilas Boas tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.

Bear breaks from the clinch.
Lucas Vilas Boas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vilas Boas closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vilas Boas .
Bear leaning against his opponent.
Vilas Boas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vilas Boas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vilas Boas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bear is trying to maintain a safe position but Vilas Boas gets an underhook and turns Bear into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bear's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bear.
Bear landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vilas Boas is breathing heavily.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vilas Boas .

Bear breaks the clinch.
Vilas Boas wants to clinch

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch.
Bear slowing the pace effectively.
Bear lands an elbow inside that Vilas Boas shrugs off.

It looks like Lucas Vilas Boas has been cut.
Bear trying to control the position but instead, Vilas Boas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bear into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilas Boas swings wildly with an uppercut but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vilas Boas lands with a right to the head.
Vilas Boas misses with a knee strike.

Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch but Bear moves away

and Bear counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vilas Boas won't be happy with that.

Bear goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vilas Boas has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bear but great work by Vilas Boas .
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear is trying to buck Vilas Boas off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bear bucks up and tries to throw Vilas Boas off but instead Vilas Boas has got his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bob Bear will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vilas Boas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bear lands a good knee to the midsection. Vilas Boas won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bear pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vilas Boas tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
Vilas Boas avoids the elbow strike from Bear, against the cage.
Vilas Boas misses with a knee strike.

Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vilas Boas scores with a nice head shot.
Vilas Boas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bear.
Vilas Boas jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Vilas Boas gets tackled into the cage by Bear. Bear maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilas Boas tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.

Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vilas Boas avoids it really well and circles away.

Vilas Boas clinches up with Bear and pushes him back against the cage.
Vilas Boas swings wildly with an uppercut but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear misses with a knee to the head.
Vilas Boas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bear takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bear looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vilas Boas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Bear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Vilas Boas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up but Bear circles away and keeps his distance.
Bear shoots in for a double leg but Vilas Boas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lucas Vilas Boas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Bear.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.

Vilas Boas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Bear.
Vilas Boas prevents a body shot from Bear.
Vilas Boas connects with a knee to the head.
Vilas Boas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vilas Boas misses with a knee to the head.

Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vilas Boas lands with a straight right. Bear didn't see that one coming.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up but Bear circles away and keeps his distance.
Vilas Boas wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Vilas Boas scores with a jab to the head.

Bear takes the fight into the clinch.
Vilas Boas avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vilas Boas letting Bear take a breather here.
Vilas Boas blocks a body shot from Bear.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vilas Boas has him pressed against the cage.
Vilas Boas throws a punch but it's blocked by Bear.
Vilas Boas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vilas Boas has Bear pressed against the cage, preventing Bear from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vilas Boas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bear slips under a jab from Vilas Boas .

Vilas Boas closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vilas Boas 's brow.
Vilas Boas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vilas Boas tries to throw a body punch but Bear avoids it by throwing Vilas Boas back against the cage.
Bear working hard to break the clinch.
Vilas Boas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands with a short shot to the head.
Bear misses with an elbow over the top.

Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vilas Boas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bear.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vilas Boas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vilas Boas lands a glancing blow to the side of Bear's head.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch but Bear moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Vilas Boas there.
Bob Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vilas Boas closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Vilas Boas .

Vilas Boas manages to break the clinch.
Bear has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vilas Boas catches Bear with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vilas Boas tries to clinch

and Bear decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vilas Boas 's guard.
Bear lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bob Bear will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bear moves into range and clinches up with Vilas Boas .
Bear gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bear has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bear is trying to maintain a safe position but Vilas Boas gets an underhook and turns Bear into the cage.
Bear tries to break free but Vilas Boas pushes him back against the cage.
Vilas Boas misses with a knee strike.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vilas Boas avoids it.
Bear looking to stall.
Vilas Boas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vilas Boas scores with a knee to the head.
Bear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vilas Boas 's elbow.
Bear throws an elbow but it misses.
Vilas Boas lands with a light punch inside.
Vilas Boas prevents a body shot from Bear.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilas Boas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bear manages to break the clinch.

Bear moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vilas Boas is defending well for now.

Vilas Boas breaks from the clinch.
Vilas Boas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bear feints a jab promting Vilas Boas to slip. Bear then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vilas Boas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vilas Boas misses with an uppercut. Bear saw that one coming.
Vilas Boas lands with a hook. Bear tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bear shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vilas Boas pinned against the cage. Vilas Boas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bear's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vilas Boas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bear scrambles back to his feet.
Bear fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bears jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A cross from Vilas Boas lands.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilas Boas wants to clinch.

Bear has Vilas Boas up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear digs a right hand into Vilas Boas 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vilas Boas 's gas tank.
Vilas Boas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vilas Boas blocks a body shot from Bear.
Vilas Boas avoids a wild elbow strike from Bear.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but Vilas Boas has him pressed against the cage.
Vilas Boas with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas struggles to land a body shot inside as Bear controls his hands.
Vilas Boas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vilas Boas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Vilas Boas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Bear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bear feints and as Vilas Boas raises his hands in defense, Bear changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bear gets to his feet. Vilas Boas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lucas Vilas Boas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bear has closed the distance and engaged Vilas Boas in a clinch.
Vilas Boas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Bear lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Vilas Boas .

Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilas Boas wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Vilas Boas misses with a looping left.
Bear fails with the takedown.
Lucas Vilas Boas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Bear.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Vilas Boas .
Bear takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up but Bear circles away and keeps his distance.
Vilas Boas moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.
Bear misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Vilas Boas moves into range and clinches up with Bear.
Vilas Boas lands a left hand.

Vilas Boas 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bear throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vilas Boas 's waist but Vilas Boas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bear off to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bob Bear.
I've got Bear 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 29:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bear!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Haffa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haffa comes to the cage accompanied by Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire. Rand al Thor acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Haffa
vs
al Thor

200 cm
25
210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

194 cm
23
224 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Haffa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rand al Thor!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Thor misses with a hook
and Haffa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
al Thor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haffa thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haffa. al Thor does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Thor moves out of range as Haffa strikes.
al Thor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haffa.
Rand al Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haffa scores with a nice strike.
al Thor slips under a jab from Haffa.
al Thor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haffa throws a big shot that misses.
al Thor misses with a looping right.
Haffa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from al Thor.
A big right from al Thor misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor throws a shot from downtown. Haffa moves away and avoids it.
al Thor misses with a hook
and Haffa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haffa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Haffa misses.
A slow jab from al Thor misses its intended target.

Haffa tries to keep at a distance but al Thor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Haffa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
al Thor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haffa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
al Thor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haffa has him pressed against the cage.
Haffa throws a punch but it's blocked by al Thor.
Haffa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
al Thor leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffa scores with a shot to the side of al Thor's head.
Haffa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Haffa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haffa missing with a left hand there. al Thor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haffa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
al Thor throws a shot from downtown. Haffa moves away and avoids it.
Haffa sizes up al Thor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haffa misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haffa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by al Thor.
al Thor loads up on a big right hand but Haffa slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Haffa misses the target.
A cross from Haffa lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Haffa misses its intended target.
al Thor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
al Thor avoids the body shot from Haffa.
al Thor throws a poor cross that misses
letting Haffa counter with a right hand.
al Thor lands a really nice looking cross but Haffa seems unphased.
al Thor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Thor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
al Thor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haffa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Thor manages to avoid it.
Haffa throws a hook to the side of al Thor's head but al Thor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haffa misses with a wild body shot.
Haffa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Thor manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Thor misses with an uppercut
and Haffa counters with a straight right hand.

al Thor drives through and clinches with Haffa against the cage.
Haffa blocks an uppercut.
al Thor lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Thor throws a head punch that misses.
Haffa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
al Thor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haffa letting al Thor take a breather here.
Haffa misses with the head strike.
Haffa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haffa is working al Thor over against the cage.
al Thor looks gassed!
Haffa lands a shoulder strike.
Haffa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haffa throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Haffa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

al Thor moves out of range of the strikes.
Haffa lands a really nice looking cross but al Thor seems unphased.
al Thor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haffa.
A swing and a miss from Haffa.
al Thor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haffa.
Haffa takes a swing at al Thor's ribcage but misses.
al Thor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haffa.
Haffa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Thor manages to avoid it.
al Thor swings for the body but Haffa moves out of range.
Good shot there by Haffa.
A swing and a miss from Haffa.
Haffa lands a jab to al Thor's midsection.
Haffa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haffa takes a swing at al Thor's ribcage but misses.
al Thor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Haffa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck al Thor on the side of the head.
Haffa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donk. Haffa catches al Thor right on the button with a cross.
al Thor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Haffa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
al Thor throws a jab but it's blocked by Haffa.
al Thor motions for Haffa to come forward. al Thor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
al Thor misses with a looping right.
al Thor on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffa moves away from the strike by al Thor.
al Thor ducks under a wild hook from Haffa.
Haffa slips under a jab from al Thor.
Haffa throws out a powerful jab.
Haffa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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!
al Thor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Haffa misses the target.
al Thor misses with a hook
and Haffa counters with a nice body shot.
al Thor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haffa.
Haffa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Thor.
al Thor throws an off balance right hand
and al Thor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
al Thor avoids the body shot from Haffa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Thor throws out a loose jab but Haffa uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Thor avoids the body shot from Haffa.
al Thor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haffa lands a nice looking body shot.
al Thor throws a jab but it's blocked by Haffa.
Haffa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haffa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
al Thor misses with a right hand
and Haffa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haffa. al Thor does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Thor misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Haffa.
al Thor throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Haffa to counter with a crisp jab.
al Thor is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haffa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck al Thor on the side of the head.
al Thor lands with a nice body punch.
Haffa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haffa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Thor moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haffa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haffa misses with a body shot.
Haffa avoids the body shot from al Thor.
al Thor throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Haffa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Thor throws a big shot that misses.
Haffa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harry Haffa is winning the standup battle so far.
Haffa scores with a jab. al Thor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Haffa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Haffa digs a good body shot into al Thor's ribs.
al Thor misses with a lunging right hand
and Haffa counters with a right hand to the body.
al Thor swings widly with a right hand
and Haffa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haffa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches al Thor on the side of the head.

al Thor closes the distance and clinches.
al Thor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haffa.
al Thor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haffa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haffa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

al Thor is rocked!

It looks like Rand al Thor has been cut.
Haffa has al Thor pressed against the cage. He pushes al Thor back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Haffa throws a beautiful elbow that sends al Thor crashing to the floor! Haffa piles on the pressure with more strikes! al Thor is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Haffa!
Harry Haffa 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Collin Challis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao comes to the cage accompanied by "God's Gonna Cut You Down" by Johnny Cash. Collin Challis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cao
vs
Challis

170 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joao Cao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Collin Challis!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Cao as he checks the leg kick.
Challis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Challis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cao's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Cao misses the target.
Challis motions for Cao to come forward. Challis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Challis throws a head kick but Cao moves out of range.
Collin Challis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cao thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Cao.
Challis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cao's head.

Cao is rocked!
Cao misses with a lunging right hand
and Challis counters with an inside leg kick.
Oh Cao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Challis! Cao is out on his feet! Challis rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Cao is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Cao is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Collin Challis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Gener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gener
vs
Jones

180 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Gener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gener keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones stalls.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Gener breaks from the clinch.
Andrew Gener seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gener fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.

Gener's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gener will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gener looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones is looking to clinch but Gener is avoiding it.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gener is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Gener. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Gener. Those never looked like landing.
Gener doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Gener.
Gener tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones is looking to clinch but Gener is avoiding it.

Jones pushes Gener up against the cage in a clinch.
Gener tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Gener trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gener into the cage.
Gener jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Gener gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gener shoots in but no luck this time.
Gener tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gener is breathing heavily.
Gener circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones leaves Gener with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Gener circles away.
Gener misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Gener takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones gets a clinch.
Jones stalls.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Gener is out of range.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gener throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Gener keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones wants to clinch up but Gener keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gener.

Jones rushes Gener and presses him up against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Gener.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Gener has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gener swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Gener wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gener gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gener motions for Jones to come forward. Gener throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Marcus Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones scores with a one two! Gener had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gener drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gener paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gener lands an overhand right.
Gener lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gener manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gener fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gener.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Gener. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gener circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gener fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gener misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gener paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones avoids the head kick by Gener.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Gener on that attempt.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Gener circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones looks to land a combination but Gener avoids it well.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.

Gener manages to break the clinch.
Gener throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gener fails to land with a series of punches.

Gener tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gener's efforts to push away.
Gener is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gener has his back to the cage.
Gener gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones tries to circle away but Gener has him pinned against the cage.
Jones jumps guard but Gener stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gener circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gener. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A combination from Gener does no damage.
Gener lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Gener.
Gener fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones throws a series of punches but Gener avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gener tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gener's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Gener misses.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gener throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gener shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Gener's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gener takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marcus Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones tries to bum rush Gener with a series of wild strikes but Gener uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gener throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Gener takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gener, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gener uses from the top position.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Gener is proving a slippery customer.
Gener won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gener!
Gener holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gener wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jones misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones thowing shots but they're missing.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Gener wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gener is wriggling around trying to escape.

Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gener tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gener because Jones loaded up on that one.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Gener is blocking nicely.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Gener bucks and avoids them well.

Jones is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Gener circles away.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Gener pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gener throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.

Jones rushes Gener and presses him up against the cage.

Gener breaks the clinch.
Andrew Gener has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gener throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Gener backing up. Gener nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 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... Marcus Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Kikui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Funke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funke has chosen never gonna stop as his entrance music. Hiro Kikui could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cody Funke's chin.

Kikui
vs
Funke

178 cm
25
173 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

188 cm
28
184 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hiro Kikui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Funke!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funke looks to land a combination but Kikui avoids it well.
Cody Funke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kikui doesn't manage to clinch there - Funke circles away.
Funke stuffs the takedown attempt from Kikui. Kikui gets slowly back to his feet.
Kikui shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Funke shoots in but no luck this time.
Danga de danga de dang - Funke scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Hiro Kikui has been cut.
No luck for Kikui with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiro Kikui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kikui tries for a takedown but Funke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikui tries to clinch up.
Funke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kikui looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Kikui scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kikui trying to control but Funke is having none of it.
Funke is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikui looking to control and managing it successfully.
Funke trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kikui has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Funke's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funke is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Funke bucks Kikui off and manages to get back to his feet!
Funke wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Kikui. Those never looked like landing.
Kikui fails to land the takedown.
Kikui misses with a takedown attempt
and Funke counters with a three punch combo that has Kikui backing up. Kikui nods at Funke to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikui takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Funke cracks Kikui with a good jab.
Kikui wants to clinch up but Funke keeps it at a distance.
Funke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kikui circles away quickly and effectively.

Kikui clinches up with Funke and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Funke lands a takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kikui looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Funke is looking to work some ground and pound but Kikui has wrist control.
Funke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Funke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiro Kikui's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kikui checks a low kick from Funke.
Funke 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.
Kikui takes one on the button.
Funke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kikui.
Kikui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funke swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kikui moves into range and clinches up with Funke.

Kikui breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Kikui with that takedown attempt.
Funke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Funke.
Kikui fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cody Funke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Funke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kikui defends it nicely.
Kikui takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikui looks for a takedown but Funke sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiro Kikui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Funke misses.
Kikui tries to clinch but Funke moves away
and Funke counters with a two punch combo.
Funke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Kikui as Funke shoots in.

Kikui closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikui gets underhooks to prevent Funke's takedown attempt.
Kikui is trying to drag Funke to the mat but Funke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Funke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kikui fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kikui misses with the combination.
Kikui shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Funke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funke fails with the takedown.
Kikui changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Funke tries to avoid it but Kikui manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Funke to the ground. Funke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kikui shoots in but no luck this time.
Funke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hiro Kikui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kikui shoots for a double leg takedown but Funke sprawls well. He's pushed Kikui's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kikui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Funke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hiro Kikui'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!

Funke throws a right and a left that Kikui avoids nicely.
Kikui looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Funke is fending him off so far but Kikui persists. Nope, Funke circles away and we're back to standing.
Funke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kikui moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Funke gets a takedown into half guard.
Kikui is trying to maintain the position but Funke is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikui pushes Funke off looking to stand but Funke dives back in and keeps control.
Kikui tries to get to full guard but Funke has control of the leg.

Funke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Funke trying to pass the guard but Kikui defending well.
Kikui trying to hold on to Funke's head to control him but Funke postures up.
Funke tries to pass to full mount but Kikui defends it.

Funke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke lands with a punch from half guard.
Funke throwing shots but Kikui is blocking nicely.
Kikui wants to get back to his feet.
Funke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Funke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Funke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Funke slips a nice elbow through Kikui's hands, connecting with Kikui's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kikui is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funke moves nicely into side control.
Kikui knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Funke on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Funke grinds an elbow into Kikui's temple.
Kikui tries to buck Funke off but Funke is having none of it.
Kikui pushes Funke away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Funke gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funke lands some shots froms side control.
Funke lands an elbow.
Funke cracks Kikui with a big elbow.
Funke is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funke is chipping away with strikes.
Cody Funke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funke cracks Kikui with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Funke trying to control the position but Kikui is working away.
Kikui on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kikui tries to get out of the position.
Kikui is trying to buck Funke off.
Funke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Funke looks up at the clock and then as Kikui takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Funke smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Funke landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kikui bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Hiro Kikui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Funke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kikui's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Funke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Funke 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... Cody Funke!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

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