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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Zinfandel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Simpson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zak Zinfandel!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson misses with a few strikes there.
Simpson misses with a two punch combination.
Simpson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simpson throws a series of punches but Zinfandel avoids them all with ease.
Simpson looks to land a combination but Zinfandel avoids it well.
Simpson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richard Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson misses with a few strikes there.
Zinfandel slips a jab and a cross from Simpson.
Simpson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simpson throws a right and a left that Zinfandel avoids nicely.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Simpson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, jab by Zinfandel - just one landing.
It looks like Richard Simpson has been cut.
Simpson throws a series of punches but Zinfandel avoids them all with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zinfandel.
Simpson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zinfandel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zinfandel. That's going to slow Simpson down.
Zinfandel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Simpson is trying to defend but Zinfandel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zinfandel thows a huge punch but Simpson dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinfandel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zinfandel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Simpson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zinfandel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zinfandel has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinfandel controlling the pace for now.
Zinfandel wants to finish this one by submission but Simpson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Zinfandel.
Zinfandel looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zinfandel landing shots from mount.
Zinfandel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinfandel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Simpson is rocked!
Zinfandel controlling the pace for now.
Simpson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Zinfandel landing strikes from the mount and Simpson is in trouble!
Oh Simpson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zinfandel lands a big elbow - Simpson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Simpson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zak Zinfandel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lui Passaglia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lui Passaglia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Nunes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes blocks a head kick by Passaglia.
Passaglia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Passaglia wants to sweep but no luck.
Nunes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Passaglia wants to sweep but no luck.
Nunes throwing strikes from guard but Passaglia blocks nicely.
Nunes stands up and waves to Passaglia to follow him.
Passaglia lands a big head kick that sends Nunes tumbling to the mat! Passaglia takes a step backwards and waves Nunes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nunes is rocked!
It looks like Antonio Nunes has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Passaglia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nunes's calf.
Nunes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Passaglia gets back to half guard.
Passaglia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nunes on the ground.
Passaglia is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passaglia is pressing down on Nunes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nunes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nunes looks gassed!
Passaglia can't keep his opponent in guard - Nunes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nunes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Passaglia gets back to full guard.
Passaglia doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Passaglia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Passaglia wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passaglia is working hard here to advance position.
Passaglia keeping moving, preventing Nunes from controlling successfully.
Passaglia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nunes's guard.
Passaglia with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Passaglia trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Passaglia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nunes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Passaglia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Passaglia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nunes is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passaglia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nunes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Passaglia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nunes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
An inside leg kick from Passaglia misses.
A punch combination from Nunes misses.
Nunes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Passaglia moves into full guard.
Nunes is looking to work some ground and pound but Passaglia has wrist control.
Passaglia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nunes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passaglia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nunes because Passaglia loaded up on that one.
Nunes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nunes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Passaglia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Passaglia looking to finish with strikes here!
Nunes tries to reverse the position but Passaglia maintains control.
Nunes blocking the ground and pound.
Nunes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Passaglia.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Passaglia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nunes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Passaglia.
Passaglia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lui Passaglia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Nunes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Passaglia throws a nice head kick!
Nunes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Passaglia gets back to full guard.
Passaglia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nunes manages to get himself to full guard.
Passaglia wants to stand but Nunes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Passaglia stopping the sweep attempt from Nunes.
Nunes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Passaglia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nunes is breathing heavily.
Passaglia throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passaglia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Passaglia misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Passaglia seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Passaglia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nunes is not content to let Passaglia control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Passaglia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Passaglia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Passaglia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lui Passaglia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes avoids the head kick by Passaglia.
Passaglia thows a body kick. Nunes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good leg kick by Passaglia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Passaglia scores with a leg kick.
Passaglia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Passaglia scores with a push kick.
Nunes blocks a head kick by Passaglia.
Passaglia scores with a push kick.
Nunes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Passaglia. Passaglia obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Passaglia.
Lui Passaglia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Passaglia feints and then cracks Nunes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nunes down.
Passaglia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Passaglia throws a wild body kick that Nunes sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Passaglia. That one must have hurt.
Passaglia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nunes shoots in and drives through. Passaglia sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Passaglia.
Nunes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Antonio Nunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Passaglia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Passaglia throws a sloppy head kick and Nunes moves out of range easily.
Passaglia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Passaglia manages to avoid it.
Nunes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nunes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Passaglia.
Nunes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nunes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Passaglia can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passaglia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Passaglia.
Passaglia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nunes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Passaglia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nunes if he has to take too many more of those.
Passaglia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Passaglia thuds his shin into the meat of Nunes's side.
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!
Passaglia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Passaglia.
Passaglia looks for the body kick but Nunes saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Passaglia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Passaglia throws a front kick that sends Nunes stumbling back into the cage.
Nunes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lui Passaglia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Nunes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Passaglia scores with a kick to the body.
Nunes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nunes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Passaglia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Passaglia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nunes shoots for a takedown but Passaglia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Passaglia lands a front kick.
Passaglia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nunes.
Passaglia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nunes will feel that in the morning.
Passaglia has a takedown stuffed.
Passaglia thuds his shin into the meat of Nunes's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Passaglia!
Nunes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Passaglia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passaglia pushes Nunes away with a front kick.
Passaglia throws a head kick that misses.
Passaglia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nunes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Passaglia connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Passaglia.
Nunes blocks a head kick by Passaglia.
Nunes misses with a takedown attempt - Passaglia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lui Passaglia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Nunes.
Passaglia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Passaglia misses with a head kick.
Nunes blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nunes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nunes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Passaglia - the referee stops the clock and Nunes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Passaglia. Nunes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Passaglia. Nunes shrugs it off though.
Passaglia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Passaglia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Passaglia lands a head kick!
Danga de danga de dang - Nunes scores with a four punch combination!
Passaglia scores with a spinning back kick!
Lui Passaglia is winning the standup battle so far.
Passaglia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Passaglia but Passaglia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Passaglia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes takes a swing at Passaglia's ribcage but misses.
Passaglia scores with a kick to the body.
Passaglia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nunes can do to turn this around?
Passaglia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nunes takes a step back to recover.
Passaglia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Passaglia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nunes shoots in but no luck this time.
Passaglia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Passaglia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Passaglia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nunes.
Passaglia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Passaglia connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passaglia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Passaglia throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Passaglia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nunes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Passaglia throws a leg kick which misses Nunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Nunes tries to avoid it.
Passaglia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Passaglia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nunes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nunes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Passaglia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Antonio Nunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nunes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Passaglia sprawls well. Passaglia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nunes gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lui Passaglia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Passaglia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lui Passaglia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viher Peukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Van Halen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Halen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here I Go Again kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viher Peukku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Van Halen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peukku fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peukku stuffs the takedown.
Van Halen fails to land the takedown.
Peukku is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Peukku as Van Halen shoots in.
Viher Peukku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Van Halen.
Van Halen tries to clinch but Peukku moves away
and Peukku counters by clinching up.
A knee to the head by Peukku.
Peukku with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jon Van Halen has been cut.
Peukku scores with a knee to the head.
Van Halen is working for takedown but Peukku is calmly controlling the position for now.
Van Halen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peukku connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Halen's face.
Peukku misses with an elbow strike.
Peukku lands an elbow just above Van Halen 's eye.
Peukku scores with a knee to the head.
Van Halen has had enough of the clinch but Peukku keeps him there for the moment.
Peukku misses with a knee to the head.
Peukku lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peukku lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Halen looking to throw knees to the head but Peukku is blocking nicely.
Peukku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peukku tries a knee to the head but Van Halen blocks it.
Peukku lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peukku lands an elbow inside that Van Halen shrugs off.
Van Halen is trying to drag Peukku to the mat but Peukku just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van Halen looks gassed!
Van Halen avoiding damage as Peukku throws knees to the body.
Peukku lands a nice elbow.
Peukku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Halen blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Halen avoids a wild elbow strike from Peukku.
Van Halen takes an elbow to the temple.
Peukku tries a knee to the head but Van Halen blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peukku throws an elbow but misses.
Van Halen jumps guard but Peukku stands there with Van Halen around his waist. Van Halen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Halen scores with a shot to the side of Peukku's head.
Van Halen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Van Halen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Van Halen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Halen trying to advance position but Peukku counters by regaining guard.
Van Halen thows a big elbow that misses.
Van Halen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen trying to control but Peukku is working from the bottom.
Peukku keeping full guard, as Van Halen tries to pass.
Van Halen trying to control the position from guard on top but Peukku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Halen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen wants to stand but Peukku is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Halen shoots and misses
and Peukku counters by clinching up.
Nice elbow from Peukku.
Peukku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Halen blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Halen manages to pull guard.
Van Halen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Van Halen holds on and takes a little breather.
Van Halen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peukku gets to his feet. Van Halen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Van Halen throws a head kick but Peukku moves out of range.
Van Halen shoots in and bounces Peukku off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Van Halen tries to free his leg and advance position but Peukku is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viher Peukku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Van Halen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Halen shoots in for a takedown but Peukku shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Halen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Peukku avoids it really well and circles away.
Van Halen checks a leg kick.
Peukku wants to clinch.
Van Halen tries for a takedown but Peukku sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Viher Peukku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Van Halen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Halen looks to clinch
and Peukku counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Peukku lands an elbow inside.
Peukku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Halen blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Halen looking for a takedown.
Van Halen takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peukku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Halen blocks it with crossed arms.
Peukku lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peukku trying to land knees to the body.
Van Halen blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peukku.
Peukku gets underhooks to prevent Van Halen's takedown attempt.
Peukku lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Halen takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peukku throws an elbow but misses.
Peukku lands an elbow that stopped Van Halen in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Halen throws an elbow but misses.
Peukku misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peukku looking to throw knees to the head but Van Halen is blocking nicely.
Van Halen taking a breather.
Peukku with a knee to the head.
Van Halen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Peukku misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Halen dodges an elbow strike from Peukku.
Peukku looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Halen can't get the takedown.
Van Halen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peukku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Halen tries to break the clinch but Peukku is controlling the position.
Van Halen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Halen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peukku wants to slow Van Halen down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Peukku leaves Van Halen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jon Van Halen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Halen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Halen fails to land the takedown.
Peukku tries to clinch up.
Van Halen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Peukku counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Halen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peukku has him pressed against the cage.
Van Halen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peukku has him pressed against the cage.
Peukku creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Halen missing with knees to the body.
Van Halen goes for a takedown attempt but Peukku pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Peukku has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Peukku.
Van Halen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Halen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Van Halen prevents Peukku from getting back to his feet.
Van Halen throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Halen trying to control the position from guard on top but Peukku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peukku is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen wants to control from the top but Peukku keeps moving.
Van Halen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Van Halen trying to control but Peukku is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Halen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viher Peukku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Van Halen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Peukku throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Halen fails with the takedown
and Peukku moves into the clinch.
Van Halen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Peukku working Van Halen over with knees to the body.
Van Halen swings wildly with an uppercut but Peukku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Halen avoids the elbow strike from Peukku, against the cage.
Van Halen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Viher Peukku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Van Halen.
Peukku lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Halen takes an elbow to the temple.
Peukku lands an elbow just above Van Halen 's eye.
Van Halen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Peukku pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jon Van Halen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peukku wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peukku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peukku tries a low kick but Van Halen avoids it.
Van Halen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Peukku napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Peukku defending against the ground and pound.
Van Halen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Peukku is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Van Halen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peukku keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen misses with the ground and pound.
Peukku wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Van Halen decides to stand back up.
Van Halen tries for a takedown but Peukku circles away easily
and Peukku counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jon Van Halen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peukku lands an elbow inside.
Van Halen has Peukku pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peukku manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peukku crunches a lovely knee into Van Halen's ribcage.
Peukku stops a takedown attempt from Van Halen.
Peukku connects with a knee to the head.
Peukku lands a damaging elbow.
Peukku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peukku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peukku gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van Halen.
Van Halen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peukku just stands there and leans against the cage.
Peukku connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Halen's face.
Van Halen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Peukku pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Peukku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peukku obliges.
Van Halen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Halen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peukku fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peukku scoring well with a low kick there.
Viher Peukku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peukku moves in looking to clinch but Van Halen pushes him off.
Van Halen throws a series of punches but Peukku avoids them all with ease.
Van Halen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peukku's waist but Peukku gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Halen off to one side.
Van Halen swats away the attempt to clinch by Peukku.
Peukku throws a leg kick but Van Halen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Viher Peukku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peukku displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Halen.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Halen blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viher Peukku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peukku, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viher Peukku!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeffson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vance Voltron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voltron comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeffson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vance Voltron!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Voltron's guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Voltron keeps moving.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Voltron manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Voltron not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Voltron wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Voltron defends easily.
Voltron trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Voltron has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gracie to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Voltron is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gracie pulls down on the head and he's put Voltron to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jeffson Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shui Kan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Liston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny Liston acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shui Kan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sonny Liston!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kan misses with a takedown attempt - Liston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liston throws a lazy right hand but Kan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Liston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kan manages to break the clinch.
Liston misses with a double jab.
Kan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kan misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kan is looking to clinch.
Kan tries to clinch but Liston moves out of range.
Liston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liston but Liston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kan throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liston. Kan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonny Liston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kan misses with the combination.
Kan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Liston blocks an elbow strike.
Kan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kan fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shui Kan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liston throws a series of punches but Kan moves out of range.
Liston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kan has managed to clinch.
Liston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kan lands a knee to the body.
Kan tries to stall but Liston uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Liston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kan lands a nice elbow.
Kan tries a knee to the head but Liston blocks it.
Liston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Liston is trying to break free.
Liston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liston tries to break free but Kan pushes him back against the cage.
Liston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liston wants to get back to striking at distance but Kan won't allow it.
Liston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kan manages to break the clinch.
Kan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liston throws a looping overhand right but Kan ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kan can pounce on him.
Kan shoots for a takedown but Liston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kan fails with a takedown attempt.
Kan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liston's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Liston duly obliges.
It looks like Shui Kan has been cut.
Liston lands a jab to Kan's midsection.
Sonny Liston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kan is breathing heavily.
Kan moves in looking to clinch but Liston pushes him off.
Liston cracks Kan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kan on the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Liston - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Liston misses.
Kan fails with a takedown attempt.
Liston throws a body punch but Kan moves out of range.
Liston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kan counters with a left to the body.
Liston circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Liston.
Kan ducks under a wild hook from Liston.
Liston throws a series of punches but Kan moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liston misses with a wild combination.
Liston throws a right and a left that Kan avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Liston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shui Kan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Liston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kan's head.
Liston takes a swing at Kan's ribcage but misses.
Liston misses the shot to the body.
Kan moves forwards but Liston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liston is fending him off so far but Kan persists. Nope, Liston circles away and we're back to standing.
Liston blocks a head kick by Kan.
Kan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liston.
Kan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Liston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kan wants to clinch.
Kan shoots for a takedown but Liston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shui Kan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kan wants to clinch.
Kan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liston.
Liston blocks a head kick by Kan.
Liston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kan fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liston but Liston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Liston throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liston misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Liston.
Liston dodges the punch combination from Kan.
Liston takes a swing at Kan's ribcage but misses.
Kan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Liston lands a nice hook to Kan's body. Kan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Liston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kan walks into a straight right hand from Liston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Liston does no damage.
Liston thows a body shot but no joy.
Kan shoots in but no luck this time.
Liston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kan.
Kan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kan wants to clinch.
Liston tries to bum rush Kan with a series of wild strikes but Kan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liston misses with a wild body shot.
Kan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liston as he avoids it easily.
Kan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice jab there from Liston.
Kan shoots in but no luck this time.
A combination from Liston does no damage.
Liston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kan momentarily.
Liston lands a left and a right that send Kan crashing to the mat, dazed. Liston thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kan is rocked!
Liston misses with a two punch combination.
Kan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liston.
Liston lands with a nice combination. Kan backs away looking to recover.
Sonny Liston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Liston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Liston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shui Kan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kan avoids the body shot from Liston.
Kan scores with a kick to the body.
Liston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kan slips a straight right by Liston.
Kan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shui Kan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liston throws a combination that misses
and Kan counters with a head kick.
Liston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kan dodges the punch combination from Liston.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liston!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kan looks for a takedown but Liston sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kan dives in and grabs Liston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liston pushes down on Kan's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shui Kan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kan shoots in but no luck this time.
Liston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kan.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Horrible takedown by Kan or perhaps it was just good defense by Liston which made him look bad.
Kan moves into range and clinches up with Liston.
Kan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Liston is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Liston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kan has him pressed against the cage.
Kan prevents Liston from breaking the clinch.
Liston tries to break free but Kan pushes him back against the cage.
Liston wants to break free but Kan has control.
Liston wants to get back to striking at distance but Kan won't allow it.
Kan misses with an elbow over the top.
Liston wants to get back to striking at distance but Kan won't allow it.
Kan misses with a knee strike.
Liston tries to break the clinch but Kan is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Liston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kan trying to land knees to the body.
Kan has Liston pressed against the cage, preventing Liston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Liston tries to break free but Kan pushes him back against the cage.
Liston wants to break free but Kan has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Liston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kan is trying to stall.
Liston wants to get back to striking at distance but Kan won't allow it.
Kan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kan manages to break the clinch.
Liston throws a right and a left that Kan avoids nicely.
No joy there for Liston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kan is looking to clinch.
Liston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liston lands a glancing blow to the side of Kan's head.
Sonny Liston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liston!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Liston.
Kan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liston!
Liston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liston looks to land a combination but Kan avoids it well.
Shui Kan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liston lands a nice looking body shot.
Kan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liston scores with a one two! Kan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Liston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kan misses with a combination
and Liston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Liston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Liston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Liston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Goldbergsteinman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel delos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldbergsteinman comes into the arena with Young blaring out of the sound system. David Goldbergsteinman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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153 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Goldbergsteinman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel delos Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldbergsteinman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but delos Santos manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from delos Santos misses.
Goldbergsteinman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goldbergsteinman slips a jab and a cross from delos Santos.
Goldbergsteinman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but delos Santos manages to avoid it.
delos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a straight right.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from delos Santos.
Goldbergsteinman scores with a hook to the body. delos Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
delos Santos throws a right hand that Goldbergsteinman ducks under and follows up with a left that Goldbergsteinman also avoids with ease.
delos Santos lands a jab to Goldbergsteinman's midsection.
A jab from Goldbergsteinman misses.
A jab from Goldbergsteinman misses.
delos Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
delos Santos throws a series of punches but Goldbergsteinman avoids them all with ease.
delos Santos walks into a left hand.
Miguel delos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a straight left.
Left hook, right uppercut from delos Santos.
Goldbergsteinman looks to score with a jab to the body but delos Santos is just out of range.
Goldbergsteinman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Horrible takedown by Goldbergsteinman or perhaps it was just good defense by delos Santos which made him look bad.
delos Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goldbergsteinman throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldbergsteinman looks to throw the jab but delos Santos is out of range.
A combination from delos Santos does no damage.
delos Santos cracks Goldbergsteinman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
delos Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and delos Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
delos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
delos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from delos Santos both land. Nice combination.
Miguel delos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
delos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldbergsteinman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but delos Santos manages to avoid it.
Goldbergsteinman fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Goldbergsteinman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
delos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goldbergsteinman.
delos Santos misses with an uppercut.
delos Santos misses with the combination.
Goldbergsteinman slips a jab and a cross from delos Santos.
Goldbergsteinman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldbergsteinman connects with a good right hand that stumbles delos Santos. delos Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
delos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Goldbergsteinman.
delos Santos tests Goldbergsteinman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Goldbergsteinman misses.
delos Santos swinging wildly here.
delos Santos misses with a wild combination.
delos Santos throws a series of punches but Goldbergsteinman avoids them all with ease.
Goldbergsteinman throws a lazy right hand but delos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goldbergsteinman throws a series of punches but delos Santos avoids them all with ease.
delos Santos moves out of range as Goldbergsteinman strikes.
A big right from Goldbergsteinman misses.
delos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goldbergsteinman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in delos Santos's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
delos Santos is looking to stand up but Goldbergsteinman isn't so interested in that idea.
delos Santos looks gassed!
Goldbergsteinman forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldbergsteinman is nestled in close to delos Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
delos Santos is looking to escape.
delos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goldbergsteinman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goldbergsteinman lands strikes from half guard.
delos Santos makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
delos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldbergsteinman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Goldbergsteinman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldbergsteinman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Goldbergsteinman 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.
Goldbergsteinman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Goldbergsteinman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goldbergsteinman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Goldbergsteinman lands a big shot there that rocks delos Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Goldbergsteinman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldbergsteinman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
delos Santos trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goldbergsteinman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldbergsteinman breaks from delos Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Goldbergsteinman landing strikes from the mount and delos Santos is in trouble!
Goldbergsteinman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Goldbergsteinman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Goldbergsteinman punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldbergsteinman landing strikes from the mount and delos Santos is in trouble!
Goldbergsteinman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
delos Santos is in a horrible position here. Goldbergsteinman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Goldbergsteinman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Goldbergsteinman looks for a takedown but delos Santos sprawls well.
delos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
delos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
delos Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Goldbergsteinman counters with a stiff right hand.
Goldbergsteinman loads up on a big right hand but delos Santos slips the punch.
delos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldbergsteinman is just out of range.
delos Santos misses with a double jab
and Goldbergsteinman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miguel delos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goldbergsteinman closes this distance looking for a takedown but delos Santos circles away.
Goldbergsteinman moves out of range as delos Santos strikes.
Goldbergsteinman swinging wildly here.
delos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
delos Santos is breathing heavily.
delos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a few strikes there.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and delos Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Goldbergsteinman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
delos Santos slips a jab from Goldbergsteinman.
Goldbergsteinman tries to score a power double leg takedown but delos Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Goldbergsteinman somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Goldbergsteinman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
delos Santos slips a straight right by Goldbergsteinman.
delos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
delos Santos dips to his left and cracks Goldbergsteinman with an uppercut!
delos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
delos Santos misses with the combination.
delos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Goldbergsteinman digs a good hook to delos Santos's body.
Goldbergsteinman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
delos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goldbergsteinman counters with a nice body shot.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a two punch combination.
Goldbergsteinman throws a looping overhand right but delos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
delos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goldbergsteinman scores with a jab.
delos Santos throws a series of punches but Goldbergsteinman avoids them all with ease.
Goldbergsteinman scores with a jab to the jaw.
delos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goldbergsteinman.
Goldbergsteinman lands a jab-cross combination.
Goldbergsteinman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from delos Santos misses.
Goldbergsteinman thuds his right hand into delos Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Goldbergsteinman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with delos Santos but delos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
delos Santos misses with a double jab
and Goldbergsteinman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
delos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
delos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goldbergsteinman misses the jab.
Goldbergsteinman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
delos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goldbergsteinman counters with a nice double leg into side control. delos Santos won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldbergsteinman works to advance to full mount. delos Santos defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Goldbergsteinman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
delos Santos is trying to stand up.
Goldbergsteinman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
David Goldbergsteinman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goldbergsteinman is landing with some decent strikes but delos Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
delos Santos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Goldbergsteinman lands with some strikes.
Goldbergsteinman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Goldbergsteinman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos wants to try and get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if delos Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Goldbergsteinman is landing with some decent strikes but delos Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Goldbergsteinman lands a heavy elbow.
delos Santos tries to buck Goldbergsteinman off but he can't manage it.
Goldbergsteinman landing punches.
Goldbergsteinman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish delos Santos?
Goldbergsteinman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Goldbergsteinman landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldbergsteinman with shots to the head and body - delos Santos looks very uncomfortable down there.
delos Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goldbergsteinman lands a big shot there that rocks delos Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Goldbergsteinman dominated that second round.
That's time! Goldbergsteinman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Goldbergsteinman misses with a hook. delos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Goldbergsteinman thows a body shot but no joy.
Goldbergsteinman throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goldbergsteinman. delos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
delos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goldbergsteinman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a straight left.
delos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Goldbergsteinman.
Goldbergsteinman shoots in for a takedown but delos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from delos Santos.
delos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goldbergsteinman counters with a straight right hand.
Goldbergsteinman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a two punch combination.
David Goldbergsteinman is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
delos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Goldbergsteinman looks to land a right hand but delos Santos moved out of range.
Nice cross by delos Santos.
Goldbergsteinman slips a jab and a cross from delos Santos.
delos Santos dodges the punch combination from Goldbergsteinman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
delos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Goldbergsteinman fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Goldbergsteinman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
delos Santos dips to his left and cracks Goldbergsteinman with an uppercut!
Goldbergsteinman takes one to the side of the head.
delos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
delos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
delos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Goldbergsteinman throws a hook but delos Santos avoids it easily.
delos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
delos Santos looks to land a combination but Goldbergsteinman avoids it well.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a combination
and delos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
delos Santos stuffs the takedown.
A left and a right from delos Santos both land. Nice combination.
delos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goldbergsteinman counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from delos Santos.
delos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Goldbergsteinman misses.
delos Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Goldbergsteinman to score with a decent uppercut.
Goldbergsteinman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping delos Santos at a distance.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a looping right.
delos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from delos Santos. No joy for Goldbergsteinman on that attempt.
delos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goldbergsteinman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goldbergsteinman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Goldbergsteinman shoots in for a takedown but delos Santos shows good takedown defense.
Goldbergsteinman avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for delos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from delos Santos.
delos Santos looks to land a combination but Goldbergsteinman avoids it well.
Goldbergsteinman works the jab nicely.
Goldbergsteinman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
delos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Goldbergsteinman. Goldbergsteinman gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from delos Santos misses.
Goldbergsteinman throws a jab when delos Santos was well out of range.
Goldbergsteinman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goldbergsteinman throws the left hand but delos Santos avoids the punch easily.
delos Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a straight right.
David Goldbergsteinman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
delos Santos tries to bum rush Goldbergsteinman with a series of wild strikes but Goldbergsteinman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goldbergsteinman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goldbergsteinman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Goldbergsteinman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Goldbergsteinman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Goldbergsteinman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
delos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Goldbergsteinman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Goldbergsteinman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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 David Goldbergsteinman.
Well Goldbergsteinman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Goldbergsteinman!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buck Shmuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buck Shmuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Travis Greene!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shmuck's corner calls for a 1-2. Shmuck obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Greene is looking to clinch but Shmuck is avoiding it.
Greene misses with a head kick.
Greene closes the distance and pushes Shmuck back into the cage.
Shmuck is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Greene pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shmuck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Greene throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shmuck blocks it with crossed arms.
Greene is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shmuck is defending well for now.
Greene misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shmuck.
Shmuck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shmuck goes for a takedown attempt but Greene pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shmuck gets the takedown into side control.
Shmuck is working to tighten is grip on Greene's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Greene has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Shmuck is really squeezing tight and eventually Greene passes out! Shmuck breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Buck Shmuck!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iokua Mikala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesly Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Iokua Mikala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wesly Correa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mikala.
Mikala throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Correa's waist but Correa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mikala off to one side.
Correa misses with a double jab.
Mikala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mikala fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Correa sprawls well initially but Mikala persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mikala wants to work for an arm triangle but Correa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mikala is working for a kimura but Correa is defending it quite comfortably.
Mikala works his way into side control.
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!
Correa keeping his opponent close.
Correa can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikala is looking to take a break and control but Correa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Correa tries to bench press Mikala off him but Mikala keeps the position.
Mikala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Correa keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Correa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mikala tries for a kimura but Correa is defending well.
Mikala throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mikala is working to tighten is grip on Correa's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Correa has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mikala is really squeezing tight and eventually Correa passes out! Mikala breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Iokua Mikala!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Manuawill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Manuawill's choice of entrance music: Israel Kamakawiwo' Ole - Hawaii 78. Alvin Campos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alvin Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Manuawill!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuawill cracks Campos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Campos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Campos missing with a left hand there. Manuawill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Campos misses with a series of wild punches.
Manuawill rushes Campos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Manuawill throws a head punch that misses.
Campos wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Manuawill.
Manuawill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manuawill lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Alvin Campos has been cut.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Manuawill is controlling him.
Manuawill working aggressively here.
Manuawill swings wildly with an uppercut but Campos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Manuawill is struggling to control the position.
Manuawill has a couple of punches blocked by Campos.
Manuawill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manuawill throws a punch but it's blocked by Campos.
Manuawill avoiding damage.
Campos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manuawill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Campos.
Campos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campos misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos sends Manuawill crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Campos is motioning to the referee to let Manuawill up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Manuawill is rocked!
It looks like Willie Manuawill has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manuawill instigates a clinch.
Campos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campos looks to clinch
and Manuawill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manuawill slips under a jab from Campos.
A slow jab from Campos misses its intended target.
Manuawill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manuawill blocks a jab.
Campos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvin Campos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manuawill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Campos takes one on the button.
Campos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manuawill.
A slow jab from Campos misses its intended target.
Manuawill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos's corner calls for a 1-2. Campos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Manuawill looks to throw the jab but Campos is out of range.
Manuawill clinches with his opponent.
Campos can't break the clinch.
Manuawill throws a head punch that misses.
Manuawill tries to work over Campos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Campos is looking to break free of the clinch but Manuawill has double underhooks.
Manuawill misses with the head strike.
Campos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Campos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manuawill misses with a punch on the inside.
Manuawill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campos's elbow.
Manuawill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Campos is keeping busy.
Campos wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvin Campos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manuawill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manuawill tries to keep at a distance but Campos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Campos has had enough of the clinch but Manuawill keeps him there for the moment.
Manuawill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campos's elbow.
Manuawill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manuawill misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuawill lands with a light punch inside.
Manuawill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manuawill misses with a punch on the inside.
Campos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Campos as Manuawill tries to tie him up.
Campos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manuawill has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Campos.
Campos misses with a knee to the head.
Manuawill can't find room to land a body shot as Campos controls the action.
Campos wants a takedown.
Campos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Manuawill pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Campos blocking some punches.
Manuawill stalling in the clinch.
Manuawill stops a takedown attempt from Campos.
Manuawill swings wildly with an uppercut but Campos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Manuawill.
Campos is breathing heavily.
Campos blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campos.
Campos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manuawill has Campos pressed against the cage, preventing Campos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manuawill misses with the head strike.
Manuawill scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuawill is stalling here.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Manuawill has him pressed against the cage.
Manuawill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manuawill misses with a punch on the inside.
Campos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manuawill has a couple of punches blocked by Campos.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Campos wants to break free but Manuawill has control.
Manuawill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manuawill lands an uppercut.
Campos prevents a body shot from Manuawill.
Campos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campos throws a combination that misses
and Manuawill makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Campos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Campos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manuawill finds it's way round the side to connect with Campos's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campos takes a swing at Manuawill's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manuawill.
Manuawill displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Manuawill looks to score with a jab to the body but Campos is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Willie Manuawill will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manuawill misses with a double jab
and Campos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Campos misses with a double jab
and Manuawill counters with a stiff right hand.
Manuawill tries to close the distance and clinch but Campos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campos throws a looping overhand right but Manuawill ducks down to avoid it.
Manuawill pushes Campos up against the cage in a clinch.
Campos tries to break the clinch but Manuawill is controlling the position.
Campos trying to stall but Manuawill improves his position.
Campos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Manuawill in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Manuawill taking a breather.
Campos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Campos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Manuawill prevents it.
Campos tries to circle away but Manuawill has him pinned against the cage.
Manuawill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Campos looking to stall.
Manuawill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Manuawill - that landed with a thud.
Campos is looking to break free of the clinch but Manuawill has double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Manuawill fails to land.
Manuawill is trying to stall.
Manuawill swings wildly with an uppercut but Campos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manuawill struggles to land a body shot inside as Campos controls his hands.
Campos blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Manuawill.
Manuawill trying to control the position but instead, Campos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manuawill into the cage.
Manuawill prevents Campos from breaking the clinch.
Manuawill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Campos is looking to break free of the clinch but Manuawill has double underhooks.
Manuawill gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Campos.
Manuawill stalling against the cage.
Manuawill throws a head punch that misses.
Manuawill lands an uppercut.
Manuawill swings wildly with an uppercut but Campos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuawill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Manuawill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawill trying to stall but Campos improves his position.
Campos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Manuawill prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvin Campos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Manuawill.
Campos can't get the takedown.
Willie Manuawill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Campos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manuawill.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Campos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manuawill is keeping busy.
Manuawill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manuawill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manuawill's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Manuawill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camposs head.
Campos tries to land a knee to the head but Manuawill blocks with his arms.
Manuawill swings wildly with an uppercut but Campos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Manuawill.
Campos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Campos as Manuawill tries to tie him up.
Manuawill throws a head punch that misses.
Campos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manuawill has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuawill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camposs head.
Manuawill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
Manuawill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Campos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Manuawill.
Manuawill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manuawill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campos's efforts to push away.
Campos working hard to break the clinch.
Manuawill slows down the pace here.
Manuawill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manuawill lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Manuawill lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Manuawill.
Manuawill digs a right hand into Campos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campos's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Manuawill lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manuawill.
Manuawill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manuawill has a couple of punches blocked by Campos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuawill scores with a shoulder strike.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Manuawill has him pressed against the cage.
Manuawill pushes Campos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manuawill has a couple of punches blocked by Campos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campos.
Manuawill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manuawill pushes Campos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Campos can't break the clinch.
Manuawill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manuawill swings wildly with an uppercut but Campos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuawill prevents the takedown attempt.
Manuawill scores with a hook to the body.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Manuawill is controlling him.
A short right from Manuawill on the inside.
Manuawill throws a punch but it's blocked by Campos.
Manuawill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manuawill misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campos is trying to force a seperation but Manuawill has the dominant position.
Manuawill is trying to maintain a safe position but Campos gets an underhook and turns Manuawill into the cage.
Campos letting Manuawill take a breather here.
Manuawill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manuawill is looking to control Campos's arms but Campos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manuawill has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Manuawill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Campos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Campos misses the body punch
and Manuawill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Campos thinking.
Manuawill looks to land a right hand but Campos moved out of range.
Campos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campos clinches but Manuawill breaks the clinch
and Manuawill counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Campos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Manuawill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab by Campos.
Campos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Campos wants to clinch
and Manuawill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campos clinches but Manuawill breaks the clinch
and Manuawill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Manuawill lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Campos backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Manuawill.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campos misses with a hook. Manuawill ducked under it nicely.
Campos avoids the head kick by Manuawill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos avoids a kick to the body.
Manuawill throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Manuawill misses with a body kick.
Manuawill takes one to the chin there.
Manuawill throws a right and a left that Campos avoids nicely.
Campos misses with an uppercut. Manuawill saw that one coming.
Manuawill misses with a hook. Campos ducked under it nicely.
Campos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Campos tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Manuawill to counter with a crisp jab.
Campos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Campos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manuawill missing with a left hand there. Campos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Campos lands a nice looking body shot.
Manuawill throws a body punch but Campos moves out of range.
Campos darts in trying to clinch
and Manuawill counters with a leg kick.
Alvin Campos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawill misses with a body shot.
Campos looks to land a combination but Manuawill avoids it well.
Manuawill blocks a jab.
Campos is looking to clinch but Manuawill is avoiding it.
Manuawill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campos.
Campos closes the distance but Manuawill moves to the side
and Manuawill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Campos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Manuawill pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Campos digs a right hand underneath Manuawill's ribcage. Manuawill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campos misses with an elbow over the top.
Campos tries to score a body lock takedown but Manuawill shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Manuawill has him pressed against the cage.
Campos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manuawill has him pressed against the cage.
Manuawill misses with the head strike.
Manuawill gets through Campos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manuawill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
Manuawill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Campos tries to circle away but Manuawill has him pinned against the cage.
Manuawill lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos wants to get back to striking at distance but Manuawill won't allow it.
Campos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manuawill pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvin Campos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manuawill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campos.
Campos clinches but Manuawill breaks the clinch
and Manuawill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Campos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manuawill lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Campos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campos is looking to break free of the clinch but Manuawill has double underhooks.
Campos tries to score a body lock takedown but Manuawill shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Manuawill stops a takedown attempt from Campos.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Manuawill is controlling him.
Stalling in the clinch from Manuawill.
A right hand to the body from Manuawill.
Manuawill pushes Campos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Manuawill on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Manuawill as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Manuawill on the inside.
Manuawill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manuawill is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuawill tries to stall but Campos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Campos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manuawill lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Campos scores with a hook to the body.
Campos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manuawill is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manuawill.
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!
A frustrated look appears on Campos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manuawill lands a hook that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
Manuawill prevents a takedown attempt there.
Campos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Willie Manuawill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manuawill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campos.
Manuawill gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Campos.
Manuawill stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Campos misses with a body punch.
Manuawill blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Manuawill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manuawill has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Manuawill!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kekoa Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Willis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kekoa Kai!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai misses with a wild body shot.
Willis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Willis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Willis misses with a hook to the body
and Kai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willis misses with a wild combination.
Kai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Willis throws a series of punches but Kai moves out of range.
Willis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Willis swinging wildly here.
Kai misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Willis misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Willis.
Willis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Willis rushes Kai with punches - Kai moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Kai goes down! Willis follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Willis!
Cody Willis retains his lightweight title!
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