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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eyesometimes Blackchicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackchicks's entrance music is call to prayer. A fine choice. Powers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: We Run This - Missy Elliot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eyesometimes Blackchicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerome Powers!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blackchicks as he avoids it easily.
Powers shoots in but Blackchicks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blackchicks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Powers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Powers lands in his opponent's guard.
Blackchicks is trying to keep Powers in close.
Blackchicks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Powers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blackchicks is working hard here to advance position.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackchicks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powers slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powers wants to pass the guard but Blackchicks is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackchicks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blackchicks is not content to let Powers control the position.
Blackchicks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackchicks is looking for a sweep. Powers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Powers wants to control but Blackchicks is keeping him busy.
Blackchicks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Powers wants to control from the top but Blackchicks keeps moving.
Blackchicks trying to keep a closed guard but Powers is proving a slippery customer.
Powers advances to half guard.
Blackchicks trying to hold on to Powers's head to control him but Powers postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackchicks wants to get back to his feet.
Powers is trying to control. Blackchicks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Powers prevents Blackchicks from improving his position.
Powers wants to pass the guard but Blackchicks is defending well.
Powers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Powers prevents Blackchicks from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackchicks is trying to maintain the position but Powers is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Powers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eyesometimes Blackchicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Powers.
Powers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Powers shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blackchicks is trying to defend but Powers finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Powers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blackchicks is looking to improve his position.
Blackchicks gets back to full guard.
Powers wants to pass the guard but Blackchicks is keeping the position.
Powers wants to control from the top but Blackchicks keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blackchicks wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Powers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Powers preventing the sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackchicks working for a triangle but Powers defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blackchicks is on top in guard.
Powers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackchicks trying to control but Powers is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jerome Powers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Powers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blackchicks's waist but Blackchicks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Powers off to one side.
Blackchicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powers moves out of range of the body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Powers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blackchicks - the referee stops the clock and Powers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blackchicks. Powers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackchicks circles away quickly and effectively.
Powers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blackchicks.
Blackchicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Powers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blackchicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powers.
Blackchicks throws a head kick that misses.
Powers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Powers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blackchicks defends it nicely.
A cross from Blackchicks lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Blackchicks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blackchicks stuns Powers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Powers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eyesometimes Blackchicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powers thuds his right hand into Blackchicks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blackchicks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Powers tries for a takedown but Blackchicks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eyesometimes Blackchicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Powers.
Nice cross by Blackchicks.
The fighters circling - Blackchicks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blackchicks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Blackchicks.
No luck for Powers with that takedown attempt.
Powers lands a nice hook to Blackchicks's body. Blackchicks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Powers dives in and grabs Blackchicks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blackchicks pushes down on Powers's head and hops out.
Powers is breathing heavily.
Powers misses with a looping right.
Blackchicks connects with an inside leg kick.
Blackchicks moves out of range of the leg kick from Powers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers fails with a takedown attempt.
Powers avoids the head kick by Blackchicks.
Eyesometimes Blackchicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers dives in and grabs Blackchicks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blackchicks pushes down on Powers's head and hops out.
Powers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackchicks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Powers.
Powers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Powers dodges the punch combination from Blackchicks.
Powers defending well as Blackchicks loads up on a big left hand.
Blackchicks connects with a solid leg kick.
Powers avoids the head kick by Blackchicks.
Powers misses with the combination.
Blackchicks dips to his left and cracks Powers with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Blackchicks.
Powers shoots in for a takedown but Blackchicks shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers misses the shot to the body.
Powers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powers looks for a takedown but Blackchicks sprawls well.
Powers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blackchicks tries to avoid it but Powers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blackchicks to the ground. Blackchicks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Powers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blackchicks tries to avoid it but Powers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blackchicks to the ground. Blackchicks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blackchicks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blackchicks's waist but Blackchicks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Powers off to one side.
Powers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blackchicks scores with a punch to the head.
Powers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Powers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blackchicks thumps Powers with a low kick.
Blackchicks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blackchicks.
Powers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Powers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eyesometimes Blackchicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Powers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blackchicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blackchicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Powers.
Powers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blackchicks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Powers on the side of the head.
Powers fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackchicks slips under a jab from Powers.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blackchicks.
Powers throws a jab when Blackchicks was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackchicks lands a slapping body shot.
Powers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blackchicks.
Blackchicks connects with a looping right hand.
Blackchicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eyesometimes Blackchicks dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Blackchicks. That's going to slow Powers down.
Blackchicks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Powers blocks a head kick by Blackchicks.
A combination from Powers does no damage.
Good work by Powers as he checks the leg kick.
Blackchicks leaves Powers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Blackchicks finds it's target.
Blackchicks throws a body punch but Powers moves out of range.
Powers misses with a looping left.
Powers throws a right and a left that Blackchicks avoids nicely.
Powers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eyesometimes Blackchicks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackchicks throws a right and a left that Powers avoids nicely.
Blackchicks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
Blackchicks misses with a series of wild punches.
Powers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackchicks. Powers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Blackchicks coming out on top.
Powers takes one to the side of the head.
Blackchicks throws a leg kick which misses Powers's front leg but catches the back leg as Powers tries to avoid it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Powers.
Blackchicks manages to get back to half guard.
Powers thows a huge punch but Blackchicks dodges it nicely.
Blackchicks tries to roll over but Powers keeps him under control.
Blackchicks is in trouble now - Powers has advanced to mount!
Powers avoids the attempt from Blackchicks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blackchicks is looking to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powers prevents Blackchicks from getting the reversal.
Jerome Powers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powers thowing shots but they're missing.
Blackchicks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Powers is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Blackchicks is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerome Powers!
Our winner, Jerome Powers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bada Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bing has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricardo Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bada Bing!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bing circles away.
Bing closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bing lands in his opponent's guard.
Mitchell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bing defends well.
Bing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bing passes into half guard.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing not doing much here.
Mitchell is trying to control but Bing manages to pass to mount!
Mitchell tries to hold on but Bing postures up.
Mitchell is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mitchell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bing sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bada Bing!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Fuavai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuavai comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ Is Here (ROH Mix). Warrior has chosen Power Rangers theme song by CANNIBAL CORPSE as his entrance music. Ultimate Warrior will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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235 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremiah Fuavai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ultimate Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuavai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Warrior tries to avoid it but Fuavai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Warrior to the ground. Warrior escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Warrior wants to clinch up but Fuavai keeps it at a distance.
Fuavai moves in looking to clinch but Warrior pushes him off.
Fuavai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Warrior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuavai fails with the takedown
and Warrior counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Warrior.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremiah Fuavai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuavai can't get the takedown.
Warrior lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jeremiah Fuavai has been cut.
Fuavai tries for a takedown. No joy.
Warrior is struggling to control the position.
Warrior landing knees to the head.
Fuavai is breathing heavily.
Warrior jerks Fuavai to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Fuavai's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Warrior steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ultimate Warrior!
Ultimate Warrior decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Sinisalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Kolec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinisalo comes to the cage accompanied by Jos rakastat. Kolec has chosen Piona as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taisto Sinisalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marek Kolec!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinisalo scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Marek Kolec has been cut.
Kolec misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinisalo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sinisalo crunches a lovely knee into Kolec's ribcage.
Sinisalo working Kolec over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sinisalo obliges.
Sinisalo stops a takedown attempt from Kolec.
Kolec looks gassed!
A left hand lands to the body for Sinisalo.
Kolec takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sinisalo scores a nice knee to the body.
Sinisalo lands a knee to the head.
Sinisalo lands a good knee to the midsection. Kolec won't want to take too many of those.
Sinisalo landing knees to the body.
Sinisalo landing knees to the head.
Kolec takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sinisalo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kolec takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sinisalo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sinisalo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinisalo lands a knee to the head.
Sinisalo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sinisalo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kolecs head.
Sinisalo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kolec's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sinisalo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinisalo crunches a lovely knee into Kolec's ribcage.
Sinisalo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sinisalo is working Kolec over against the cage.
Sinisalo landing knees to the head.
Sinisalo lands with a left to the head.
Sinisalo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolec lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sinisalo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolec lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sinisalo.
Sinisalo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sinisalo pushes Kolec back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinisalo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Taisto Sinisalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marek Kolec.
Sinisalo drops Kolec with a big knee straight up the middle! Kolec is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kolec is rocked!
Kolec tries to keep at a distance but Sinisalo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kolec is still on wobbly legs! Can Sinisalo finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sinisalo.
Sinisalo cracks Kolec with an upwards elbow that sends him tumbling backwards, out cold! Kolec is rigid against the cage, staring into space! Ouch, that was brutal, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Taisto Sinisalo!
A very excited looking Taisto Sinisalo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakitu Michichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pantera . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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245 lbs
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265 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nakitu Michichi!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michichi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Michichi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fernandez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Michichi is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michichi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Michichi working over Fernandez with some ground and pound. Fernandez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Michichi seems to be working for a kimura but Fernandez defends the submission attempt.
Michichi prevents Fernandez from improving his position.
Fernandez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michichi wants to control but Fernandez is keeping him busy.
Fernandez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Michichi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fernandez taking some punishment here, with Michichi in his half guard.
Michichi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Michichi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fernandez gets full guard.
Michichi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fernandez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Michichi is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michichi won't allow Fernandez to sweep him here.
Michichi tries to free his leg and advance position but Fernandez is retaining full guard.
Michichi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Michichi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fernandez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michichi throws a big right hand that misses.
Michichi postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Michichi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fernandez keeping moving, preventing Michichi from controlling successfully.
Michichi forces his way into half guard.
Michichi passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michichi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Michichi controls the position from side control.
Michichi advances nicely into full mount.
Fernandez is squirming around, avoiding Michichi's attempts to control the action.
Michichi with good strikes from the mount here!
Fernandez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Michichi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Michichi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fernandez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandez is squirming around, avoiding Michichi's attempts to control the action.
Michichi working for a submission but Fernandez is keeping him at bay.
Michichi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fernandez is looking to escape.
Fernandez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fernandez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michichi unloading with bombs!
Fernandez working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Michichi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakitu Michichi dominated that round.
That's time! Fernandez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fernandez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Michichi dives in and scores a takedown into Fernandez's guard.
Michichi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Michichi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Michichi trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandez has an active guard here but Michichi has managed to pass into half guard.
Michichi trying to control the action but Fernandez is working from the bottom.
Fernandez is trying to maintain the position but Michichi is very close to passing his half guard.
Michichi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fernandez regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fernandez is keeping the position for now.
Fernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fernandez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Michichi content to stall in guard here.
Fernandez is looking for a triangle but Michichi pushes his legs off easily.
Fernandez looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michichi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Michichi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Michichi trying to control but Fernandez is working from the bottom.
Michichi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Michichi passes Fernandez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Michichi trying to control from half guard but Fernandez is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michichi winds up and cracks Fernandez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fernandez looking for submissions off his back.
Michichi slips a nice elbow through Fernandez's hands, connecting with Fernandez's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michichi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Michichi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Michichi is looking to advance position but Fernandez won't allow it.
Michichi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Michichi trying to control from half guard but Fernandez is working away.
Michichi content to control rather than advance.
Michichi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Michichi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fernandez wants to control but Michichi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez missing with punches from the bottom.
Michichi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Michichi is looking for a kimura but Fernandez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Michichi to get the leverage.
Fernandez tries to kick Michichi off but Michichi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Michichi trying to mount his opponent but Fernandez defends it.
Michichi thows a huge punch but Fernandez dodges it nicely.
Michichi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michichi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandez is looking for a sweep. Michichi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakitu Michichi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fernandez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michichi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michichi shoots in but no luck this time.
Michichi fails with a takedown attempt.
Fernandez throws a low kick but Michichi avoids it.
Michichi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ray Fernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nakitu Michichi.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but Michichi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fernandez looks to land a combination. Michichi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Michichi is defended easily by Fernandez.
Fernandez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Michichi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fernandez scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michichi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fernandez swivels and escapes.
Michichi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Michichi tries to clinch up.
Michichi fails with the takedown
and Fernandez counters with a one-two to the body.
Fernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michichi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michichi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fernandez tries to clinch there but Michichi circles away.
Fernandez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Michichi counters with a shoot takedown. Fernandez fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fernandez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Michichi is aware though and is defending well.
Michichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fernandez is keeping the position for now.
Fernandez looking for a sweep. Not yet Fernandez, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michichi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fernandez wants to stand and escape but Michichi is having none of it.
Michichi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Michichi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Michichi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fernandez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Michichi has Fernandez in his guard.
Michichi has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Fernandez doesn't defend quickly enough and Michichi has managed to lock this one up! Can Fernandez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Michichi on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nakitu Michichi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hermanni Holopainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Owth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holopainen's entrance music is Black&Yellow. A fine choice. Hermanni Holopainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
280 lbs
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296 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hermanni Holopainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Owth!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holopainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Owth looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Holopainen!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Holopainen wants to hold on but Owth pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owth punching from mount but Holopainen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Holopainen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Owth.
Holopainen'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.
Owth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Owth unloads with some shots from mount but Holopainen bucks and avoids them well.
Owth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Hermanni Holopainen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Holopainen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Owth wants to control the pace but Holopainen is squirming around nicely.
Holopainen blocking the ground and pound.
Holopainen tries to hold on but Owth postures up.
Owth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hermanni Holopainen's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hermanni Holopainen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ruben Owth!
Ruben Owth bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamikazee Blitzkrieg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blitzkrieg's entrance music is The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop. A fine choice. Kamikazee Blitzkrieg has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
183 lbs
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177 lbs
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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
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kamikazee Blitzkrieg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blitzkrieg.
Kamikazee Blitzkrieg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blitzkrieg moves away.
Blitzkrieg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khan defends it nicely.
Blitzkrieg closes the distance and clinches up with Khan, looking for a takedown. Blitzkrieg pushes Khan against the cage but Khan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamikazee Blitzkrieg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blitzkrieg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
Blitzkrieg shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
Khan clinches up against the cage.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Blitzkrieg shrugs off.
It looks like Kamikazee Blitzkrieg has been cut.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Blitzkrieg controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blitzkrieg backwards.
Khan lands a right hand.
Khan taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan is pressed up against the cage. Blitzkrieg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khan down to the mat. Khan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with the punch.
Blitzkrieg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blitzkrieg off to one side.
Khan cracks Blitzkrieg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blitzkrieg manages to avoid it.
Blitzkrieg fails with a takedown attempt.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan cracks Blitzkrieg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan forces Blitzkrieg back against the cage and clinches.
Khan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blitzkrieg can't get the takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kamikazee Blitzkrieg's cut is getting worse.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blitzkrieg backwards.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blitzkrieg's efforts to push away.
Blitzkrieg is trying to stall.
Blitzkrieg goes for a takedown attempt but Khan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Blitzkrieg's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamikazee Blitzkrieg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blitzkrieg pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blitzkrieg is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Khan is stalling here.
Khan misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Khan.
A short right from Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan stalling.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blitzkrieg is looking for a takedown.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blitzkrieg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamikazee Blitzkrieg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamikazee Blitzkrieg's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Khan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blitzkrieg blocks a body shot from Khan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blitzkrieg working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Amir Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Blitzkrieg.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Jeez, Kamikazee Blitzkrieg's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Blitzkrieg avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Blitzkrieg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Blitzkrieg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khan tries to avoid it but Blitzkrieg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khan to the ground. Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blitzkrieg shoots for a double leg takedown but Khan sprawls well. He's pushed Blitzkrieg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blitzkrieg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blitzkrieg is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kamikazee Blitzkrieg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Amir Khan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Collin Challis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stryker's choice of entrance music: Go To Sleep. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
145 lbs
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23
147 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Collin Challis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Stryker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Challis avoids a kick to the body.
Challis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
Challis lands a high kick!
It looks like Billy Stryker has been cut.
Stryker throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick by Stryker misses
and Challis counters with a nice leg kick.
Stryker looks for the body kick but Challis saw that one coming.
Stryker gets a clinch.
Stryker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stryker tries a body shot but Challis blocks it.
Stryker misses with some punches.
Challis tries to break free but Stryker pushes him back against the cage.
Stryker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Challis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Challis misses with a body shot.
Stryker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Challis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Challis misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker just misses with a punch to the body.
Challis throws a wild body kick that Stryker sees coming a mile off.
Stryker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Challis breaks from the clinch.
Challis slips under a jab from Stryker.
Stryker tests Challis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Challis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stryker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Challis checks the leg kick.
Challis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stryker will feel that in the morning.
Challis takes a swing at Stryker's ribcage but misses.
Challis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stryker is out of range and Challis settles back down.
Stryker checks a low kick from Challis.
Stryker moves out of range of the body kick from Challis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stryker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Challis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Challis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Challis throws a chopping leg kick but Stryker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stryker checks a low kick from Challis.
A jab from Stryker does it's job there.
Stryker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Challis lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Challis moves out of range of the body kick.
Stryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Challis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Challis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stryker throws a right hand that Challis ducks under and follows up with a left that Challis also avoids with ease.
Challis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stryker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stryker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stryker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Challis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Stryker misses.
Challis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strykers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis moves forwards but Stryker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Stryker.
Stryker darts in and clinches Challis up against the cage.
Stryker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Challis's efforts to push away.
Challis blocking some punches.
Stryker prevents Challis from breaking the clinch.
Challis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Challis. That's going to slow Stryker down.
Challis throws a front kick aimed at Stryker's knee but Stryker avoids it well.
Stryker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Challis connects with the punch.
Stryker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Challis pinned against the cage. Challis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stryker blocks a head kick by Challis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Challis scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Stryker misses.
Stryker lands a nice hook to Challis's body. Challis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Challis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stryker is able to avoid easily.
Challis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid body kick from Challis.
Stryker clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stryker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stryker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Challis tries to break the clinch but Stryker is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Challis.
Challis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stryker's calf.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Challis. Stryker shrugs it off though.
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 Collin Challis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Stryker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Challis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stryker.
Challis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Challis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Challis throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stryker. Challis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stryker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Challis throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Challis finds it's way through Stryker's defenses.
Challis looks for the body kick but Stryker saw that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stryker.
Challis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab from Stryker.
Stryker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stryker misses with an uppercut.
Collin Challis is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Challis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stryker misses with a body kick.
Stryker lands a glancing blow to the side of Challis's head.
Sloppy strikes from Stryker. Those never looked like landing.
Challis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stryker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Challis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stryker has him pressed against the cage.
Challis blocking some punches.
Challis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stryker has him pressed against the cage.
Challis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Challis avoids a wild elbow strike from Stryker.
Challis avoids the elbow strike from Stryker, against the cage.
Challis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Challis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Challis lands with a hook. Stryker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stryker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Challis. That's going to slow Stryker down.
Stryker moves out of range of the body kick from Challis.
Challis misses with a hook. Stryker ducked under it nicely.
Challis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stryker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Challis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Challis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Challis ducks under a wild hook from Stryker.
Challis tries to land a front kick but Stryker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Challis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Collin Challis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Challis throws a sloppy head kick and Stryker moves out of range easily.
Stryker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Challis is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Stryker jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stryker taking a breather here.
Challis gets back to half guard.
Challis tries to kick Stryker off but Stryker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Challis is not content to let Stryker control the position.
Stryker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Challis tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Stryker has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Challis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Challis tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker looking to control but Challis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Stryker there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stryker wants to control the pace but Challis is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stryker throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Stryker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Billy Stryker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stryker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stryker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Challis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Challis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Challis throws a body kick that misses.
Challis lands with a kick to the temple. Stryker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stryker checks a leg kick.
Challis tries to land a leg kick but Stryker saw it coming and moves away.
Stryker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stryker blocks a jab.
Challis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stryker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Challis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stryker's head.
Challis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Challis throws a head kick but Stryker moves out of range.
Challis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Challis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stryker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Challis can pounce on him.
Stryker wants to clinch up but Challis keeps it at a distance.
Stryker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Challis can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Challis misses.
Stryker throws a head kick but Challis moves out of range.
Challis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice jab there from Stryker.
Stryker misses with a straight left.
Challis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stryker.
Stryker moves into range and clinches up with Challis.
Stryker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Challis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stryker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Challis backwards.
Stryker lands a hook that snaps the head of Challis backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker pushes Challis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Challis manages to break the clinch.
Challis fakes the leg kick and cracks Stryker in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stryker tries a low kick but Challis avoids it.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
Stryker looks to score with a jab to the body but Challis is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Challis.
Challis moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Stryker blocks the low kick.
Challis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Challis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stryker. That did some damage!
Challis looks to score with a jab to the body but Stryker is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Challis.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stryker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis checks a leg kick nicely.
Stryker motions for Challis to come forward. Stryker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stryker avoids the head kick by Challis.
Stryker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A big left from Challis misses.
Stryker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Challis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stryker somewhat.
Stryker is looking to score with low kicks.
Challis throws an overhand right that lands on Stryker's shoulder, as Stryker tries to avoid the shot.
Stryker throws a front kick aimed at Challis's knee but Challis avoids it well.
A big left from Stryker misses.
Challis throws a head kick but Stryker moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker swings for the body but Challis moves out of range.
Stryker looks to score with a jab to the body but Challis is just out of range.
Stryker tries a head kick but it misses.
Stryker wants to clinch up but Challis keeps it at a distance.
Stryker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Challis.
Challis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Challis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stryker lands a lovely overhand right.
Challis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Challis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challis throws a low kick but Stryker avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stryker wants to land a leg kick but Challis is out of range.
Stryker shoots in and drives through. Challis sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Collin Challis clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Stryker's cut.
That's time! Challis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stryker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Challis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Challis throws a solid leg kick but Stryker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Challis.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stryker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Challis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Challis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Challis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Challis lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Stryker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Challis. Stryker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Challis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Stryker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stryker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stryker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Challis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Challis connects with a leg kick. Stryker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker avoids the head kick by Challis.
Nice shot by Stryker.
Challis avoids the head kick by Stryker.
Stryker tries to clinch there but Challis circles away.
Challis delivers a nice body kick.
Challis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stryker lands a jab to the head.
Stryker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stryker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Challis misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Challis.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
Stryker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Challis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker throws a hook to the side of Challis's head but Challis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Challis thumps Stryker with a low kick.
Stryker checks a low kick from Challis.
Stryker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Stryker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stryker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Challis tries to avoid it but Stryker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Challis to the ground. Challis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stryker tries to clinch up.
Stryker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Challis.
A head kick misses from Challis.
Stryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Challis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Challis moves out of range as Stryker strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stryker throws a lazy body kick
and Challis counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Stryker is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis tries to land a front kick but Stryker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Challis slips under a jab from Stryker.
Stryker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Challis misses with a low kick.
Challis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Challis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stryker.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
Stryker scores with a jab to the head.
Stryker is looking to clinch.
Challis throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Challis.
Nice takedown defense from Challis. No joy for Stryker on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis is looking to slow Stryker down with leg kicks.
Crunch! Challis slams his shin into Stryker's torso.
Stryker cracks Challis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stryker tests Challis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stryker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Challis moves away.
Challis lands the left hand.
Stryker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Challis manages to avoid it.
Stryker slips a straight right by Challis.
Nice takedown defense from Challis. No joy for Stryker on that attempt.
Collin Challis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Stryker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challis blocks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Challis, right into the meat.
Challis throws a body punch but Stryker moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Collin Challis had his way with Billy Stryker in that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Stryker's cut.
That's time! Challis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Stryker throws a push kick but Challis slaps the foot to one side.
Billy Stryker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Challis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stryker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Challis.
Stryker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Challis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Challis moves out of range as Stryker throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by Challis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stryker tried to score with a low kick but Challis checks it.
Challis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strykers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Challis moves out of range of the body kick.
Stryker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stryker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Challis can't break the clinch.
Stryker tries a body shot but Challis blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Challis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Challis is trying to break free.
Stryker lands with a light punch inside.
Stryker has Challis pressed against the cage, preventing Challis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Challis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stryker tries to work over Challis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Challis has had enough of the clinch but Stryker keeps him there for the moment.
Stryker digs a right hand into Challis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Challis's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stryker.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stryker throws an elbow but misses.
Challis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Challis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stryker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stryker tries to clinch there but Challis circles away.
Challis defending well as Stryker loads up on a big left hand.
Stryker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Challis misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Stryker misses its intended target.
Challis blocks a head kick by Stryker.
Challis with a hook.
Stryker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Challis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stryker lands an uppercut.
Stryker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Stryker.
Challis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Challis tries to break free but Stryker pushes him back against the cage.
Challis takes a shot to the head.
Stryker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Challis has had enough of the clinch but Stryker keeps him there for the moment.
Challis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stryker has him pressed against the cage.
Challis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Challis wants to break free but Stryker has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis wants to break free but Stryker has control.
Stryker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stryker gets through Challis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stryker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Challis tries to break the clinch but Stryker is controlling the position.
Stryker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stryker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Challis backwards.
Stryker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stryker throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stryker.
Challis breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Stryker.
Challis throws out a leg kick but Stryker moves out of range and Challis only half commits.
Stryker throws a head kick that misses.
Challis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Challis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stryker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker working aggressively here.
Challis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Challis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stryker swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Challis is looking to slow Stryker down with leg kicks.
Challis keeps Stryker at a distance using the push kick.
Challis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stryker misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Challis.
The fighters circling - Challis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Collin Challis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Challis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Stryker.
I think Challis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Collin Challis!
Collin Challis is the new featherweight champion!
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