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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Draught Papillia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papillia comes to the cage accompanied by I dont know what those two ladies were singing about that day. Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fatboy Slim - Right Here Right Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Draught Papillia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papillia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
A telegraphed right hand from Papillia misses the target.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Papillia's knee but Papillia avoids it well.
Papillia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Papillia scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Papillia misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Papillia cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papillia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Papillia throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A shot to the body from Papillia misses
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lee is controlling the pace.
Papillia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papillia trying to control but Lee postures up.
Lee seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Lee seems content to control.
Papillia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Papillia is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papillia is trying to stand back up but Lee is controlling him
Lee maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Papillia could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Lee has cracked it and Papillia is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Lee!
After the fight, Dave Lee was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Aguri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uisce uisce beag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). uisce beag has chosen Watermark by Enya as his entrance music. Ethan Aguri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ethan Aguri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uisce uisce beag!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as uisce beag checks a leg kick.
uisce beag checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
uisce beag ducks right into an uppercut from Aguri.
Crunch! Aguri slams his shin into uisce beag's torso.
uisce beag checks a low kick from Aguri.
Danga de danga de dang - Aguri scores with a four punch combination!
uisce beag lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
uisce beag scores with a decent looking hook.
Aguri throws a leg kick which misses uisce beag's front leg but catches the back leg as uisce beag tries to avoid it.
uisce beag misses with a jab, cross combination.
uisce beag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
uisce beag misses with a wild body shot.
uisce beag takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aguri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but uisce beag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
uisce beag scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aguri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
uisce beag misses with a head kick.
uisce beag misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from uisce beag.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aguri connects with a crisp jab.
uisce beag misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aguri.
uisce beag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aguri defends well against a solid takedown attempt from uisce beag.
Ethan Aguri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
uisce beag throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
uisce beag tries a head kick but it misses.
Aguri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
uisce beag uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aguri.
Aguri misses with a straight left.
uisce beag throws a looping overhand right but Aguri ducks down to avoid it.
Aguri moves out of range of the body kick.
Aguri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for uisce beag. That snapped Aguri's head back.
uisce beag avoids the body shot from Aguri.
Aguri swings for the body but uisce beag moves out of range.
Aguri throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
uisce beag moves out of range of the leg kick from Aguri.
uisce beag keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
uisce beag lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aguri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
uisce beag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
uisce beag tries a head kick but it misses.
Aguri throws a leg kick but uisce beag sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aguri 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 uisce beag has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from uisce beag and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aguri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
uisce beag drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
uisce beag is looking to work some ground and pound but Aguri has wrist control.
uisce beag wants to control from the top but Aguri keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
uisce beag is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Aguri is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Aguri has escaped and now he's on top!
uisce beag not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
uisce beag looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aguri is one step ahead there.
uisce beag had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aguri defends it easily.
uisce beag is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Aguri frees his head nicely. Oh but uisce beag has switched to an armbar! Aguri is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Uisce uisce beag!
Uisce uisce beag decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Maycock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny B Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maycock comes to the cage accompanied by GG Allin - Hard Candy Cock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Maycock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny B Good!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
B Good dives in and scores a takedown into Maycock's guard.
Maycock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from B Good.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
B Good postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maycock looking for a guillotine here but B Good defends easily.
B Good got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maycock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, B Good has managed to get both his arms back between Maycock's legs - danger averted.
B Good postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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!
B Good throwing strikes but missing.
Maycock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maycock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. B Good gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maycock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
B Good connects with a couple of short punches.
Maycock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and B Good defends well.
B Good is looking to work some ground and pound but Maycock has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maycock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maycock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. B Good doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. B Good manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maycock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. B Good defends it easily.
B Good makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
B Good avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maycock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. B Good defends it easily.
Maycock has his foot on B Good's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. B Good works his way back into a safe position though.
B Good working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maycock's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
B Good working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maycock's head.
B Good must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maycock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. B Good gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
B Good content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maycock is breathing heavily.
B Good lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
B Good scoring with punches to the head and body.
B Good is working Maycock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
B Good scoring with some ground and pound.
B Good makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maycock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
B Good working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maycock's head.
B Good postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
B Good works over Maycock with some ground and pound from guard.
Maycock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. B Good defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
B Good works over Maycock with some ground and pound from guard.
B Good advances position into side control!
B Good working the ground and pound from side control.
Maycock manages to work his way to half guard, despite B Good's best efforts.
Maycock looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. B Good lands a nice short elbow.
B Good seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maycock actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
B Good scoring with strikes to the body and head.
B Good landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maycock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. B Good lands a nice short elbow.
Maycock looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
B Good working over Maycock with some ground and pound. Maycock looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maycock is rocked!
It looks like Phil Maycock has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
B Good lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Maycock quite badly. Maycock pulls B Good in close trying to recover. B Good postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Maycock on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Maycock doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny B Good!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hometown Hero. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Francisco !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis misses with a shot to the body
and Francisco counters with a shoot takedown. Willis fights it but they end up in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Willis looking for a sweep. Not yet Willis, not yet.
Willis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Willis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Willis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willis wants to control from the top but Francisco keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willis lands a couple of elbows.
Willis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Francisco looking for a guillotine here but Willis defends easily.
Willis is looking to work some ground and pound but Francisco has wrist control.
Willis wants to control from the top but Francisco keeps moving.
Francisco trying to keep a closed guard but Willis is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis forces his way into half guard.
Francisco actively working from the bottom here.
Willis working the head and body with strikes.
Willis prevents Francisco from improving his position.
Francisco gets back to full guard.
Francisco is looking for a triangle but Willis pushes his legs off easily.
Francisco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Francisco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Willis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Francisco 's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Francisco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francisco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Willis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Willis tries to free his leg and advance position but Francisco is retaining full guard.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Willis lands a couple of elbows.
Francisco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Francisco is trying to control the position but Willis postures up.
Francisco is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Willis frees his head nicely. Oh but Francisco has switched to an armbar! Willis is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Gabriel Francisco !
A very excited looking Gabriel Francisco rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Moneybags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Sawyer. Tyler Brooks is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Moneybags!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moneybags swinging wildly here.
Brooks clinches with his opponent.
Brooks wants to get back to striking at distance but Moneybags won't allow it.
Moneybags lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brooks jumps into guard, dragging Moneybags to the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brooks is looking to sinch up a triangle. Moneybags throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Brooks's body to avoid the submission. Brooks has instead reached around Moneybags's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Brooks arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyler Brooks!
An out of breath Tyler Brooks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jokke Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ketsuno Anajo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mela comes to the cage accompanied by Da Rockwilder . Anajo has chosen Ghostbusters as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ketsuno Anajo enters the cage!
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137 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jokke Mela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ketsuno Anajo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mela. Anajo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mela paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mela decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Anajo is not content to let Mela control the position.
Anajo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mela is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anajo is looking for a sweep. Mela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mela is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mela working Anajo over with strikes.
Anajo wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anajo won't allow Mela to pass to mount.
Anajo wants to improve his position but Mela is controlling well.
Anajo moves into full guard.
Anajo keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully.
Anajo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mela thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anajo managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mela trying to control but Anajo is working from the bottom.
Anajo trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anajo wants to sweep but no luck.
Anajo keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully.
Anajo wants to stand and escape but Mela is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anajo.
Anajo throws a poor cross that misses
and Mela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mela throws a shot from downtown. Anajo moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anajo scores with a body shot.
Anajo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anajo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mela closes the distance and clinches up with Anajo, looking for a takedown. Mela pushes Anajo against the cage but Anajo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anajo scores with a jab to the head.
Anajo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anajo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mela.
Anajo throws a head kick but Mela moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Decent striking displayed by Mela there.
Anajo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mela thows a body shot but no joy.
Anajo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mela changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anajo tries to avoid it but Mela manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anajo to the ground. Anajo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokke Mela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anajo misses the shot to the body.
Ketsuno Anajo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anajo scores with a three punch combo!
Mela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anajo slips under a jab from Mela.
Mela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mela jabs at Anajo's body.
Anajo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mela. That did some damage!
Anajo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mela.
Mela changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anajo tries to avoid it but Mela manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anajo to the ground. Anajo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anajo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mela's sensitive parts.
Anajo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anajo throws a right and a left that Mela avoids nicely.
Mela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mela closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Anajo quickly recovers to half guard.
Anajo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mela stalling.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anajo tries to roll over but Mela keeps him under control.
Anajo trying to control from the bottom.
Mela missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mela is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anajo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mela.
Anajo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Mela throwing strikes here but Anajo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mela can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anajo is looking to escape.
Anajo tries to hold on but Mela pushes him away.
Mela throws some wild stikes that Anajo manages to avoid easily.
Anajo is desperately trying to improve his position but Mela has a good base and remains in mount.
Mela wants to control the pace but Anajo is squirming around nicely.
Mela wants to take Anajo's back but he can't do it this time.
Anajo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Anajo wants to control but Mela is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anajo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mela connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anajo is trying desperately to improve position.
Mela can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anajo is looking to escape.
Anajo tries to reverse the position but Mela maintains control.
Anajo is trying to reverse the position but instead Mela has taken his back - oops!
Mela is working the ground and pound. Can Anajo escape?
Anajo is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Mela off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Mela working for a choke but Anajo is defending well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mela patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mela struggling to land strikes to the head as Anajo covers up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anajo trying to control but not successfully.
Anajo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mela's arms.
Mela is looking for a rear naked choke here but Anajo reverses the position brilliantly into Mela's guard!
Anajo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anajo is pushing down on Mela's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mela is fighting to maintain full guard but Anajo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mela is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anajo pulls his head out easily.
Anajo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mela is refusing to be controlled, as Anajo sits in half guard.
Anajo wants to free his trapped foot but Mela is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anajo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mela keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mela looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mela looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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 Jokke Mela will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Anajo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mela throws a hook but Anajo avoids it easily.
Mela blocks a low kick nicely.
Anajo moves into the clinch.
Mela is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anajo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anajo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anajo breaks from the clinch.
Anajo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mela takes a swing at Anajo's ribcage but misses.
Mela decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anajo keeps working.
Mela seems to be looking for submissions.
Jokke Mela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anajo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela trying to control from half guard but Anajo is working away.
Anajo is looking for a sweep. Mela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anajo wants to control but Mela is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anajo tries to roll over but Mela keeps him under control.
Anajo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anajo.
Anajo keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mela tries to free his leg and advance position but Anajo is retaining full guard.
Anajo trying to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anajo connects with a body shot that sends Mela's belly button to the back.
Anajo takes a swing at Mela's ribcage but misses.
Ketsuno Anajo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mela takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Mela misses.
Mela looks to score with a jab to the body but Anajo is just out of range.
Mela throws a big shot that misses.
Anajo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mela fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anajo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anajo misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anajo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anajo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anajo wants it to stay on the feet.
Anajo scores with a body shot.
Anajo throws a body punch but Mela moves out of range.
Anajo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mela counters with a right hand to the body.
Anajo throws a body punch but Mela moves out of range.
Anajo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mela. That did some damage!
Mela shoots in for a takedown but Anajo shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokke Mela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anajo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mela misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mela crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anajo - the referee stops the clock and Mela gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anajo. Mela manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sloppy strikes from Anajo. Those never looked like landing.
Mela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ketsuno Anajo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mela closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anajo circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anajo.
Mela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anajo.
Mela on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anajo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mela will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
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!
Anajo misses with a jab to the body
and Mela counters with a left to the body.
Mela throws a body punch but Anajo moves out of range.
Anajo slips under a jab from Mela.
Anajo with a hook.
Anajo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anajo manages to avoid it.
Mela connects with a nice looking jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anajo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anajo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mela rather than just go for the knockout.
Mela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mela shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anajo sprawls well. Anajo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mela gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mela takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anajo.
Anajo throws a series of strikes that have Mela backpedaling.
Mela walks forward, straight into a front kick from Anajo.
Anajo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anajo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mela misses with an uppercut.
Anajo is looking to chop away at Mela's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anajo misses with a looping right.
Anajo throws a lazy right hand but Mela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mela.
Mela staying calm.
Mela's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Anajo sneaks back into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anajo wants to get back to his feet.
Anajo is trying to get back to full guard.
Anajo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mela is working away from the top position though.
Mela working over Anajo with some ground and pound. Anajo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mela trying to mount his opponent but Anajo defends it.
Mela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anajo keeps working.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Anajo wants to improve his position but Mela is controlling well.
Anajo is trying to control but can't.
Mela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anajo keeps working.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anajo ducks under a wild hook from Mela.
Anajo misses with a wild body shot.
Mela lands with a shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mela misses with a left hand
and Anajo counters with a nice body shot.
Mela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anajo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mela thinking.
Mela takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anajo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anajo lands a nice hook to Mela's body. Mela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mela is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mela takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mela looks to score with a jab to the body but Anajo is just out of range.
Mela shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anajo as he jumps to the side.
Anajo misses with a hook.
Anajo tries to clinch but Mela is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anajo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anajo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mela moves out of range as Anajo strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ketsuno Anajo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Ketsuno Anajo!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Ketsuno Anajo!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Ketsuno Anajo!
Ketsuno Anajo wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Ketsuno Anajo 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 Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano de Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Luciano de Oliveira was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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265 lbs
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24
282 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Stoppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luciano de Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoppers drops his hands momentarily and de Oliveira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
de Oliveira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stoppers thows a body shot but no joy.
Stoppers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by de Oliveira.
de Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoppers.
Stoppers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stoppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but de Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoppers.
Nice uppercut there from Stoppers.
It looks like Luciano de Oliveira has been cut.
de Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on Stoppers's shoulder, as Stoppers tries to avoid the shot.
Stoppers misses with a looping left.
Stoppers digs a good hook to de Oliveira's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
de Oliveira tries to clinch but Stoppers moves out of range.
de Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stoppers misses with a wild body shot.
Stoppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but de Oliveira moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - de Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but de Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoppers.
de Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoppers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Oliveira tries to clinch but Stoppers moves out of range.
de Oliveira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stoppers takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Willy Stoppers has been cut.
Stoppers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stoppers lands with a left to the head.
de Oliveira tries to stall but Stoppers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
de Oliveira blocking some punches.
de Oliveira tries a knee to the head but Stoppers blocks it.
A knee to the head by de Oliveira.
A head punch on the inside from Stoppers fails to land.
de Oliveira misses with a knee to the head.
de Oliveira blocks an uppercut.
de Oliveira throws an elbow that misses.
de Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stoppers throws a punch but it's blocked by de Oliveira.
Stoppers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with de Oliveira's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Oliveira has Stoppers pushed against the cage.
de Oliveira misses with an elbow over the top.
de Oliveira throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Oliveira throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stoppers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stoppers lands a left hand that snaps the head of de Oliveira backwards.
de Oliveira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
de Oliveira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Stoppers.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stoppers breaks from the clinch.
Stoppers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoppers keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoppers just misses with a punch to the body.
de Oliveira moves out of range as Stoppers strikes.
de Oliveira tries to clinch but Stoppers is having none of it.
Stoppers throws a right and a left that de Oliveira avoids nicely.
Stoppers keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoppers tries to score with a low kick but de Oliveira moves his leg out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - de Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoppers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Luciano de Oliveira's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Oliveira tries to clinch but Stoppers is having none of it.
de Oliveira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
de Oliveira has Stoppers up against the cage in a clinch.
Stoppers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of de Oliveira backwards.
Stoppers is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Stoppers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
de Oliveira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stoppers dodges an elbow strike from de Oliveira.
Stoppers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stoppers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stoppers thows a body shot but no joy.
Stoppers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stoppers misses with a wild body shot.
Stoppers cracks de Oliveira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Stoppers throws a sloppy body shot
and de Oliveira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stoppers misses with a body shot.
Stoppers blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Stoppers.
Oooh a lovely combination from Stoppers sends de Oliveira down but not out. Stoppers dives into side control looking to finish.
de Oliveira is rocked!
The cut above Luciano de Oliveira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sloppy strikes there by Stoppers.
de Oliveira is still in real trouble! Can Stoppers finish him?
Stoppers tries to score with some ground and pound. de Oliveira controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stoppers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
de Oliveira is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stoppers has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Oliveira is letting Stoppers control him for a moment.
de Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Stoppers postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stoppers cracks de Oliveira with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luciano de Oliveira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Willy Stoppers!
A very excited looking Willy Stoppers 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 Fancy Nancy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobuhiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura has chosen Breathe as his entrance music. Nobuhiro Nakamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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259 lbs
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291 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fancy Nancy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nobuhiro Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nancy lands a nice shot that snaps Nakamura's head back.
Nancy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakamura wants to clinch.
Nakamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nancy.
Good exchange - Nancy coming out on top.
Nakamura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nancy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nancy is looking to control Nakamura's arms but Nakamura gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nancy has his back to the cage.
Nancy struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakamura controls his hands.
Nakamura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nakamura jumps guard but Nancy stands there with Nakamura around his waist. Nakamura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nakamura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nancy lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Nancy. That snapped Nakamura's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nancy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nancy misses with a hook.
Nancy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nancy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Nancy.
Nancy misses with a double jab.
Nakamura tries to clinch there but Nancy circles away.
Nancy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
Nancy misses with a right hand
and Nancy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakamura slips under a jab.
Nakamura avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nancy. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nancy throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nancy avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
Nakamura avoids the body shot from Nancy.
Nancy throws a nice looking combination but Nakamura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nancy throws a series of strikes that have Nakamura backpedaling.
Nancy misses with a combination
and Nakamura counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nancy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nancy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nancy trying to control the position but instead, Nakamura has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nancy into the cage.
Nakamura blocks a body shot from Nancy.
Nancy lands a right hand.
Nancy stalls.
Nakamura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nancy's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nancy tries to work over Nakamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakamura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Nakamura as Nancy shoots in.
Donk. Nancy catches Nakamura right on the button with a cross.
Nakamura takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Nancy.
Nakamura successfully pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nancy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nakamura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nancy 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.
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!
Nakamura trying to keep a closed guard but Nancy is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura has control of Nancy's left arm, preventing Nancy from doing any damage.
Fancy Nancy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nakamura shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nancy's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nancy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nancy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nakamura manages to get himself to full guard.
Nancy being controlled here momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Nancy from controlling successfully.
Nakamura looking for a guillotine here but Nancy defends easily.
Nancy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakamura is keeping the position for now.
Nakamura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nancy manages to get himself to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
Nancy has control of Nakamura's left arm, preventing Nakamura from doing any damage.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nancy working a defensive guard here.
Nancy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nakamura.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Nancy has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nancy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakamura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Nancy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura wants to pass the guard but Nancy is keeping the position.
Nancy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nancy keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Nakamura is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nancy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakamura.
Nakamura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nancy looks to throw the jab but Nakamura is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nancy.
Nakamura looks to throw the jab but Nancy is out of range.
Nakamura throws a hook but Nancy avoids it easily.
Nakamura works over Nancy's head and body with a nice combination.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nancy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nakamura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nancy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nancy lands a jab to the head.
Nancy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Nancy.
Nakamura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nakamura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakamura moves in looking to clinch but Nancy pushes him off.
Nakamura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura slips under a jab.
Fancy Nancy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakamura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nakamura changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nancy tries to avoid it but Nakamura manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nancy to the ground. Nancy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fancy Nancy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nancy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nancy throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
Nancy throws an overhand right that lands on Nakamura's shoulder, as Nakamura tries to avoid the shot.
Nakamura tries to clinch up.
Nakamura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nakamura moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Nancy misses.
Nancy takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Nancy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nancy misses with a hook. Nakamura ducked under it nicely.
Nakamura slips a straight right by Nancy.
Fancy Nancy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nakamura tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nancy counters with a good low kick that Nakamura was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nancy, pushing him back against the cage.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Nancy leaning against his opponent.
Nakamura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nancy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nancy is trying to maintain a safe position but Nakamura gets an underhook and turns Nancy into the cage.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Nancy uses good head movement to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nancy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nancy can't find room to land a body shot as Nakamura controls the action.
Nakamura is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Nancy can't fight it off and eventually Nakamura manages to take the fight to the floor. Nancy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nakamura connects with a couple of short punches.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nancy is pulling down on Nakamura's head. It's preventing any offense from Nakamura, at least for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nancy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nancy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nakamura is one step ahead there.
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nancy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakamura's guard.
Nancy being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Nakamura has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nancy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakamura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakamura has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nobuhiro Nakamura.
Nancy cracks Nakamura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nakamura defending well as Nancy loads up on a big left hand.
Fancy Nancy is winning the standup battle so far.
Nancy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nancy loads up on a big right hand but Nakamura slips the punch.
Nakamura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nancy trying to control the position but instead, Nakamura has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nancy into the cage.
Nakamura pushes Nancy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nancy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nancy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nancy tries to work over Nakamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakamura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nancy avoiding damage.
Nancy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Nancy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakamura's elbow.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Nancy won't allow it.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Nancy holds him up against the cage and eventually Nakamura drops back down to his feet.
Fancy Nancy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobuhiro Nakamura.
Nancy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nakamura tries to work over Nancy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakamura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nancy throws a right and a left that Nakamura avoids nicely.
Nancy circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nancy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Nancy.
Nancy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakamura slips a jab from Nancy.
Nancy misses with a low kick.
Nancy throws a series of punches but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nancy swings widly with a right hand
and Nakamura counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nancy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nancy.
Nancy throws a leg kick
and Nakamura decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nancy's guard.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakamura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throwing strikes from guard but Nancy blocks nicely.
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Nancy has wrist control.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakamura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but Nancy is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura trying to control but Nancy is working from the bottom.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Nancy has wrist control.
Nakamura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nancy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nobuhiro Nakamura has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Nancy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
Nakamura is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nancy keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nakamura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nancy is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nancy wants to clinch up but Nakamura keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nobuhiro Nakamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Nobuhiro Nakamura!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Nobuhiro Nakamura!
Nobuhiro Nakamura wins by majority decision!
Nobuhiro Nakamura managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cajun Xander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pritchard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by English Blood, Irish Heart - By Morrissey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cajun Xander!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Randal Pritchard!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xander misses with a hook.
Pritchard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Xander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cajun Xander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pritchard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pritchard has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xander.
Xander lands a nice uppercut.
Pritchard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pritchard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Xander working aggressively here.
Xander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xander misses with a body punch.
Xander lands a shoulder strike.
Pritchard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pritchard.
A short uppercut from Xander.
Xander misses with some punches.
Xander misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xander.
Pritchard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xander.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pritchard trying to land knees to the body.
Xander blocking some punches.
Xander lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Cajun Xander has been cut.
Pritchard swings wildly with an uppercut but Xander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xander misses with a punch on the inside.
Pritchard throws a head punch that misses.
Pritchard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pritchard's elbow.
Pritchard misses with an elbow over the top.
Xander working aggressively here.
Xander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xander tries to work over Pritchard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pritchard lands an elbow just above Xander 's eye.
Pritchard blocks a body shot from Xander.
Xander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xander misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Xander.
Pritchard manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pritchard.
Pritchard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Xander doesn't manage to clinch there - Pritchard circles away.
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!
Xander misses the jab.
Xander gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pritchard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xander is leaning against Pritchard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Xander lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pritchard blocking some punches.
Pritchard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pritchard lands an elbow that stopped Xander in his tracks for a moment.
Pritchard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xander misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pritchard.
Xander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pritchard backwards.
Xander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xander misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xander.
Xander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xander tries to work over Pritchard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Xander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xander throws a punch but it's blocked by Pritchard.
Pritchard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pritchard misses with a body punch.
Pritchard lands an elbow just above Xander 's eye.
Pritchard misses with a body punch.
Pritchard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Xander up against the cage.
Pritchard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pritchard.
Pritchard working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pritchard throws an elbow but misses.
Pritchard blocks an uppercut.
Xander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pritchards head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Xander.
Pritchard misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pritchard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pritchard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pritchard backwards.
Pritchard misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Xander.
Pritchard has a couple of punches blocked by Xander.
Xander misses with a punch on the inside.
Xander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xander throws a head punch that misses.
Xander lands with a left to the head.
Pritchard throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Xander on the inside.
Pritchard is rocked!
Xander misses with the head strike.
Pritchard is still on wobbly legs! Can Xander finish him?
Xander misses with the head strike.
Pritchard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xander pushes Pritchard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pritchard seems to have recovered his senses.
Pritchard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pritchard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Xander lands with a right to the head.
Xander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pritchard blocks a body shot from Xander.
Pritchard blocks a body shot from Xander.
Xander pushes Pritchard against the cage. Xander is working some dirty boxing. Xander pushes off with a quick right hook! Pritchard goes down! Pritchard tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Xander moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cajun Xander!
Cajun Xander retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes into the arena with Mama said knock you out blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Torres!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Couture is out of range.
Torres takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Torres staying out of range there.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Couture closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Couture throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Couture thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Couture.
Couture closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torres.
Torres lands an elbow inside.
Couture breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres slips under a jab from Couture.
Couture moves out of range of the strikes.
Couture on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Couture.
Torres looks to land a left hand but Couture moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture has managed to clinch.
Couture breaks the clinch.
Torres with a nice cross.
Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.
Torres stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Torres drops his hands momentarily and Couture takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Couture has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Couture there as he acknowledges the shot.
Torres chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Couture can pounce on him.
Couture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couture lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torres's sensitive parts.
Couture catches Torres with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Couture ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Torres slips under a jab.
Torres lands a leg kick that knocks Couture off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
Couture lands with a kick to the ribs.
Torres pivots, looking for a leg kick but Couture is out of range and Torres settles back down.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hugo Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
Couture throws a hook to the side of Torres's head but Torres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Couture looks for the body kick but Torres saw that one coming.
Couture tries to land a leg kick but Torres saw it coming and moves away.
Torres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torres misses with a straight right.
Couture takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Couture jabs at Torres's body.
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture slips a straight right by Torres.
Couture throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Couture tries to move into range but Torres moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Torres moves out of range of the body kick from Couture.
Brandon Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture misses with an uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Couture or perhaps it was just good defense by Torres which made him look bad.
Torres takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Torres jabs Couture to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torres thuds his right hand into Couture's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Torres throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Couture throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Torres throws out a leg kick but Couture moves out of range and Torres only half commits.
Couture clinches up with Torres and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres tries to work over Couture's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres stalling the fight.
Couture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torres throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Couture is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torres gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Couture misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torres leaning his opponent against the cage.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Couture struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Couture's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Torres.
Couture uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torres.
Couture has closed the distance and engaged Torres in a clinch.
Couture tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Couture back against the cage.
Couture is trying to push Torres away but Torres has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Torres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torres.
Couture throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
Torres gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Couture.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Couture blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Torres slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Couture.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres lands an elbow inside that Couture shrugs off.
Couture taking a breather.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Couture's elbow.
Torres scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Couture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres wants to stall.
Torres lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torres stalling in the clinch but Couture improves position.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Couture attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by Couture.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Couture throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Couture swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
Couture throws a shot from downtown. Torres moves away and avoids it.
Couture tries to score with a low kick but Torres moves his leg out of the way.
Torres cracks Couture with a good jab.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Torres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Couture tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Couture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torres walks into a straight right hand from Couture.
Torres is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Couture had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Couture uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Torres is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Couture defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Couture closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Torres quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture trying to control the pace.
Couture trying to mount his opponent but Torres defends it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to stand back up but Couture is controlling him
Couture is keen to just control but Torres is a slippery customer.
Torres moves into full guard.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Couture controls the pace.
Couture prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hugo Torres will probably get the nod.
That's time! Couture's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Couture throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torres, right into the meat.
Couture slips under a jab from Torres.
Couture loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Couture.
Couture throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Couture 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.
Torres misses with a jab to the body
and Couture counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torres thinking.
Torres lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Torres lands a jab to the head.
Couture closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Couture remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture trying to control the position but Torres is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Couture is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Couture laying and praying for a moment but Torres takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Couture tries to pass to full mount but Torres defends it.
Torres blocking the ground and pound attempt from Couture.
Couture slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Couture is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Couture tries to advance to mount but Torres instead regains half guard.
Torres is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture trying to control from Torres's half guard. Torres has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Couture is controlling him.
Couture looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Couture is fighting to break Torres's control of his arms but Torres is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Couture trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brandon Couture.
Couture ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torres takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands with a hook. Couture tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Couture.
Torres throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Torres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Couture's sensitive parts.
Couture throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torres connects with a single shot there.
Torres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torres dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
Torres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres throws a low kick but Couture moves out of range easily.
Couture moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Couture fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Couture dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torres. That did some damage!
Torres lands with an overhand left.
Torres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Couture has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torres.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torres, right into the meat.
Couture misses with a body shot.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torres lunges at Couture with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Couture's hand.
Couture throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torres's head.
Torres connects with an inside leg kick.
Couture is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Torres on the side of the head.
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!
Couture throws a hook to the side of Torres's head but Torres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Couture throws a wild body kick that Torres sees coming a mile off.
Torres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Couture.
Couture checks a low kick from Torres.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Couture motions for Torres to come forward. Couture throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Couture lands a body shot.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Torres fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Couture on the side of the head.
Torres gets caught flat footed, as Couture shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture won't allow Torres to sweep him here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Couture looking to pass the guard.
Couture is working hard here to advance position.
Couture controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Torres is trying to keep Couture in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Brandon Couture wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Torres chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Couture connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Couture dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Couture slips under a jab from Torres.
Torres tries to land a leg kick but Couture saw it coming and moves away.
Couture throws a front kick that sends Torres stumbling back into the cage.
Couture avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Hugo Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Couture.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Torres saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big right from Couture misses.
Torres moves out of range as Couture strikes.
Torres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Couture sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Couture looks for a takedown but Torres sprawls well.
Couture goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture misses with a kick to the body.
Couture throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torres fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Couture throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Couture scores with a sloppy right hand. Torres should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Torres as he connects with a hook.
Couture lands a slapping body shot.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Couture is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Couture looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Couture closes the distance and clinches up with Torres, looking for a takedown. Couture pushes Torres against the cage but Torres circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Torres blocks a jab.
Couture lands with an overhand left.
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!
Torres misses with an uppercut. Couture saw that one coming.
Couture goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.
Torres throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Couture on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Torres avoids the body shot from Couture.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Couture swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Torres bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Couture misses with a hook.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Couture throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torres.
Jab by Torres.
Couture misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Couture moved out of range.
Torres's jab looks to have found its range, popping Couture under the eye.
Couture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Couture jabs Torres to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Couture fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couture slips a straight right by Torres.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Couture manages to avoid it.
Couture is looking to slow Torres down with leg kicks.
Torres looks to land a left hand but Couture moved out of range nicely.
No luck for Couture with that takedown attempt.
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!
Torres connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands an overhand right.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
Couture lets loose with a powerful body kick. Torres will feel that in the morning.
Torres lands a slapping body shot.
Couture uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Couture sizes up Torres with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Torres scores with a hook to the body. Couture takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Couture throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torres's head.
Torres takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
Couture stalks Torres and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Torres's face. Torres staggers backwards, shaken.
Torres avoids the body shot from Couture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Couture shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Couture closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Torres quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres is looking for a sweep. Couture is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Couture controlling the pace.
Torres is staying active underneath Couture, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Torres gets full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Couture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brandon Couture has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Torres stuffs the takedown.
Couture takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Couture has a takedown stuffed.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Couture's head but Couture sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture misses with a body kick.
Couture throws a shot from downtown. Torres moves away and avoids it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Couture.
Couture looks to throw a body kick
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Couture.
Couture is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torres.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
Couture misses with an uppercut.
Couture takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That kick from Torres tenderised Couture's leg. Couture is trying to keep his angry face on.
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Couture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture moves out of range as Torres strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Couture avoids the body shot from Torres.
Couture throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Couture misses.
Torres avoids a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torres checks a leg kick.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by Couture.
A big right from Torres misses.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Couture saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Couture slips a jab from Torres.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brandon Couture.
I think Couture has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Brandon Couture!
Judge Josh West scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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