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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nickolas Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Sobberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickolas Diaz had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Henry Sobberman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nickolas Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Sobberman!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sobberman's guard.
Sobberman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
Sobberman managing to control the position.
Sobberman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz won't allow Sobberman to sweep him here.
Sobberman seems keen to control Diaz's posture.
Diaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sobberman is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sobberman is on top in guard.
Sobberman postures up.
Sobberman wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Sobberman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sobberman has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Sobberman wants to get up but he can't break Diaz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sobberman wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Sobberman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to strike off his back.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sobberman is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Sobberman from controlling successfully.
Sobberman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sobberman tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Henry Sobberman.
Sobberman gets the takedown into side control.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Sobberman tries to stand but Diaz is controlling his head.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sobberman has eaten all the pies!
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sobberman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Sobberman is very close to passing his half guard.
Sobberman wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Sobberman not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sobberman is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sobberman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sobberman is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sobberman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Still in half guard, Diaz seems content to control.
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sobberman is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Sobberman tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sobberman is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sobberman wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz controlling the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diaz is thwarting Sobberman's attempts to control the position.
Diaz wants to stand but Sobberman has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nickolas Diaz just wasn't active enough.
Sobberman stuffs the takedown.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Sobberman, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Sobberman against the ropes but Sobberman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Sobberman sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nickolas Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sobberman swivels and escapes.
Sobberman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diaz is trying to defend but Sobberman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sobberman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sobberman wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.
Sobberman throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sobberman is looking to stall here but Diaz recovers full guard.
Sobberman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sobberman trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobberman lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz wants to stand but Sobberman is controlling the position.
Sobberman tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sobberman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Henry Sobberman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Sobberman counters with a takedown into side control.
Diaz is trying to control Sobberman's posture but Sobberman avoids it.
Diaz tries to escape but Sobberman is in control.
Sobberman controls the position.
Diaz is pushing Sobberman's head away, looking to escape. Sobberman manages to hold on to the position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobberman taking a breather here.
Sobberman advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Sobberman 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sobberman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
Sobberman fails with the takedown.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sobberman counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sobberman avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nickolas Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobberman misses with a head kick.
Sobberman takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sobberman is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobberman trying to control from the bottom.
Sobberman is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
Sobberman trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Diaz manages to pass to mount!
Diaz breaks from Sobberman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Diaz tries to control but Sobberman wriggling away.
Sobberman is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobberman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sobberman is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz landing shots from mount.
Sobberman wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobberman is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.
Diaz lands a big shot there that rocks Sobberman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diaz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sobberman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Diaz.
Sobberman tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz wants to finish this one by submission but Sobberman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Diaz.
Sobberman is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobberman wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diaz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz scoring with strikes but Sobberman is staying in there.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diaz stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sobberman dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Sobberman's head and hops out.
Diaz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sobberman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sobberman wants to sweep but no luck.
Sobberman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nickolas Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz wants to stand but Sobberman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobberman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz is in close to Sobberman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sobberman can't keep his opponent in guard - Diaz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sobberman wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
Diaz stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Diaz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sobberman to the mat! Sobberman manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobberman wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sobberman wants to improve his position but instead Diaz has moved into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Sobberman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sobberman wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sobberman is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Sobberman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diaz is controlling the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Diaz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Diaz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sobberman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diaz with a couple of short strikes.
Diaz tries to control but Sobberman wriggling away.
Diaz lands with some strikes.
Sobberman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Diaz content just to control the position here.
Diaz is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Sobberman which made him look bad.
Sobberman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diaz postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickolas Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Nickolas Diaz!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Nickolas Diaz!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Nickolas Diaz!
Nickolas Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Wait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finnick Odair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wait comes to the ring accompanied by Times Up. Finnick Odair has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stevie Wait's chin.
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142 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Wait!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Finnick Odair!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wait fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Odair manages to avoid it.
Odair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wait sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Odair wants to clinch
and Wait counters with a takedown into side control.
Odair trying to control but Wait flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Wait gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Wait gets his hands free as Odair looks to control.
Wait softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Wait throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odair tries to escape but Wait has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Odair is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wait is not going to allow Odair to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wait's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wait is landing with strikes. Odair can't take much more of this.
Wait misses with a punch to the head.
Wait misses with a punch to the head.
Wait is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wait struggling to land strikes to the head as Odair covers up.
Odair fending off the submission attempt from Wait.
Wait gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Odair turns into Wait and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wait seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Odair must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wait throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Odair avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wait is trying to hold Odair in close to prevent damage but Odair has managed to pass into half guard.
Wait 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.
Wait is refusing to be controlled, as Odair sits in half guard.
Wait missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odair is stalling here. Wait is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Odair seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wait has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wait looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wait trying to control the position but Odair is working away.
Odair is trying to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wait misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Odair looking for a sweep but Wait has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wait lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Odair hang on?
Wait cracks Odair with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wait landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wait punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wait lands a couple of good shots and Odair has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Odair is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wait landing with strikes.
Odair is still in real trouble! Can Wait finish him?
Wait throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Odair!
Wait is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Odair up.
Odair is trapped and Wait is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Wait.
Wait scores with punches to the body.
Wait is striking well from the back but Odair escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Wait missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wait trying to control the action but Odair is working from the bottom.
Odair seems to have recovered his senses.
Odair blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wait.
Wait throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wait not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wait is trying to control. Odair wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Odair wants to get back to full guard.
Odair is looking to control Wait's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Odair avoid being mounted?
Wait trying to control from half guard but Odair is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stevie Wait.
Wait misses with a straight right.
Wait throws a right hand that misses
letting Odair counter with a right hand.
Odair moves to clinch but Wait breaks away
and Wait counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Odair really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wait. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wait stands up over Odair, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Odair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wait postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Odair trying to keep a closed guard but Wait is proving a slippery customer.
Wait throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wait trying to control the position from guard on top but Odair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Wait 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wait pivots, looking for a leg kick but Odair is out of range and Wait settles back down.
Odair looks to clinch
and Wait counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wait.
Wait connects with a couple of short punches.
Wait wants to pass the guard but Odair is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wait accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wait throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Odair works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Odair working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wait looking to sit in guard and control but Odair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wait trying to keep a closed guard but Odair is proving a slippery customer.
Wait looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wait is looking for a triangle but Odair pushes his legs off easily.
Wait is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Odair defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wait has his foot on Odair's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Odair works his way back into a safe position though.
Wait looking for a guillotine here but Odair defends easily.
Stevie Wait overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Odair wants to control from the top but Wait keeps moving.
Wait is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wait wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wait keeping moving, preventing Odair from controlling successfully.
Odair got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wait has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Odair has managed to get both his arms back between Wait's legs - danger averted.
Wait striking off his back but it's not causing Odair any problems.
Wait is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wait looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wait looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odair trying to control but Wait is working from the bottom.
Wait on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wait tries to get out of the position.
Odair passes into half guard.
Wait wants to control but Odair is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wait is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Odair's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Odair's back!
Odair defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Wait's arms.
Wait trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Odair doesn't escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wait is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Odair covering up well and avoiding damage.
Wait scores with punches and elbows.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Odair is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Odair trying to control but not successfully.
Wait misses with a punch to the head.
Odair is keeping busy.
Finnick Odair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wait missing with punches from the back.
Wait is looking to control Odair but Odair is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Wait is persistently looking for the submission but Odair is defending it well.
Wait scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Odair just trying to survive but Wait is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Odair covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wait's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wait looking to break Odair's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Odair remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Wait will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Wait missing with strikes from the back.
Odair just trying to survive but Wait is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wait's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Odair tries to roll but Wait sticks to his back.
Stevie Wait is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wait throwing damaging strikes from the back! Odair could be in trouble here!
Odair tries to escape but Wait has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wait is punishing Odair with some ground and pound.
Wait lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Wait showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wait has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Stevie Wait!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Stevie Wait!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Stevie Wait!
Stevie Wait wins by unanimous decision!
Stevie Wait seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Garretty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Claude Van Damme has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Garretty!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Damme lands a head kick. Garretty smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van Damme throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garretty.
Van Damme lands with a hook. Garretty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That kick from Van Damme tenderised Garretty's leg. Garretty is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Damme digs a good hook to Garretty's body.
Garretty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garretty fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Damme lands a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Van Damme scores with a four punch combination!
Van Damme works Garretty's body with a nice hook.
Garretty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Garretty misses with the combination.
Van Damme misses with a series of wild punches.
Garretty throws a series of punches but Van Damme moves out of range.
Garretty pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Damme back to the ropes. Garretty follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme tests Garretty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Damme blocks a head kick by Garretty.
Garretty throws a shot from downtown. Van Damme moves away and avoids it.
Garretty walks into a straight right hand from Van Damme.
Nice straight punches there by Garretty. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garretty.
Van Damme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garretty.
Garretty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Garretty does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Garretty. Those never looked like landing.
Garretty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Damme moves away.
Garretty throws a nice looking combination but Van Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garretty throws an off balance right hand
and Van Damme cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garretty thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Damme slips a jab and a cross from Garretty.
Jean Claude Van Damme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garretty tries to bum rush Van Damme with a series of wild strikes but Van Damme uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garretty looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Damme.
Garretty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Damme scores with a jab. Garretty acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garretty is rocked!
Tyler Garretty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damme throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garretty on the side of the head.
Garretty is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Damme finish him?
Van Damme is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garretty drops his hands for a split second and Van Damme immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Garretty face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Van Damme follows up with a right hand that knocks Garretty into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jean Claude Van Damme!
Jean Claude Van Damme managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Pirates Powder, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lloyd Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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20
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lloyd Conan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conan lands with a nice body punch.
Clark feints and as Conan raises his hands in defense, Clark changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Clark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Conan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Clark trying to control but Conan is working from the bottom.
Conan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Clark passes into half guard.
Clark wants to stand up but Conan manages to regain full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clark trying to control but Conan is working from the bottom.
Conan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clark's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan stands up over Clark, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Clark looking to control.
Clark is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clark is on top in guard.
Conan pulls Clark in close to prevent any damage.
Clark trying to control the position from guard on top but Conan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conan wants to stand and escape but Clark is having none of it.
Clark wants to stand and escape but instead Conan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Conan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Clark, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark gets a double leg takedown into Conan's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conan looking for a sweep. Not yet Conan, not yet.
Conan wants to stand up but Clark is controlling him.
Conan looks winded!
Conan pushes Clark off and scrambles back to his feet.
Conan misses with a straight right.
Clark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clark takes one to the side of the head.
Conan closes the distance and clinches.
Clark breaks from the clinch.
Clark closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Clark has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan throws a sloppy head kick and Clark moves out of range easily.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Conan.
Clark fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Conan sprawls well initially but Clark persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Clark seems to be working for a kimura but Conan defends the submission attempt.
Clark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Conan's head.
Clark wants to control but Conan is keeping him busy.
Conan trying to control but Clark postures up.
Clark keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Clark trying to control the action but Conan is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Matt Clark has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Conan. No joy for Clark on that attempt.
Clark shoots in but no luck this time.
Conan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clark but Clark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Conan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Clark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conan forces Clark back against the ropes and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark missing with knees to the body.
Conan gets underhooks to prevent Clark's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Conan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clark gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clark stops Conan from getting back to his feet.
Clark prevents Conan from improving his position.
Clark wants to take a breather but Conan is having none of it.
Clark trying to pass the guard but Conan defending well.
Clark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Conan's head.
Clark trying to control from half guard but Conan is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Clark is really struggling to control Conan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Clark.
Conan throws a head kick that misses.
Conan shoots in looking for a takedown but Clark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Conan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Conan or perhaps it was just good defense by Clark which made him look bad.
A big left from Conan misses.
Conan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clark controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Clark wants to control from the top but Conan keeps moving.
Clark looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Conan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Conan has a closed guard, preventing Clark from standing up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Conan wants to get back to his feet but Clark is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Matt Clark has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Clark shoots in for a takedown but Conan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conan is fending him off so far but Clark persists. Nope, Conan circles away and we're back to standing.
Conan tries to clinch there but Clark circles away.
Conan looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Conan shoots for a double leg takedown but Clark sprawls well. He's pushed Conan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clark shoots in for a takedown but Conan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Conan misses with a hook.
Conan tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clark.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clark fails with the takedown.
Conan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Conan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clark looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Clark blocks the leg kick.
Clark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Conan lands a body shot.
Conan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Clark counters with a two punch combo.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Conan tries to clinch up
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conan misses with a looping left.
Clark shoots for a double leg takedown but Conan sprawls well. He's pushed Clark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Conan misses with an uppercut. Clark saw that one coming.
Clark tries for a takedown but Conan circles away easily
and Conan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Conan swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Clark as Conan shoots in.
Clark circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clark counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Clark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Clark shoots in and drives through. Conan sprawls well.
Conan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conan defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Conan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clark somewhat.
Clark tries for a takedown but Conan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conan shoots in looking for a takedown but Clark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Conan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Clark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conan.
Nice shot lands for Conan.
Clark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Conan tries to avoid it but Clark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Conan to the ground. Conan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conan.
Conan doesn't manage to clinch there - Clark circles away.
Conan stuffs the takedown.
Clark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Conan can pounce on him.
Conan lands with a right hand.
Conan misses with a wild body shot.
Clark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conan defends it nicely.
Conan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conan.
Conan scores with a nice strike.
Conan looking to score a takedown here. Clark is defending well but Conan drives through and ends up in Clark's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Conan prevents Clark from getting back to his feet.
Clark lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Conan!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Conan is looking to escape.
Clark has control of Conan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Conan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Conan tries to hold on but Clark pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Conan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Clark looking to control but Conan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Matt Clark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clark wants to control the pace but Conan is squirming around nicely.
Conan tries to hold on but Clark postures up.
Clark with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conan is in a horrible position here. Clark smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Clark looking to control but Conan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Conan really wants to buck Clark off and get back to his feet.
Clark connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Conan is trying desperately to improve position.
Clark looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Conan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Clark lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clark wants to stand but Conan is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Clark trying to control but Conan is having none of it.
Conan is trying desperately to improve position.
Conan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Clark lands a nice shot to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Conan is squirming around, avoiding Clark's attempts to control the action.
Conan is trying desperately to improve position.
Clark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clark raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Conan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Conan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clark dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark tries to control but Conan wriggling away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Conan is in a horrible position here. Clark smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Clark controlling his opponent.
Clark tries to control but Conan wriggling away.
Clark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Clark trying to control but Conan is having none of it.
Conan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clark landing shots from mount.
Clark wants to control the pace but Conan is squirming around nicely.
Conan is desperately trying to improve his position but Clark has a good base and remains in mount.
Conan is bucking up trying to escape but Clark cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Conan working to try and regain half guard.
Clark in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark controlling from mount.
Lloyd Conan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Conan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Clark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Conan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Conan tries to reverse the position but Clark maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clark has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Matt Clark!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Matt Clark!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Matt Clark!
Matt Clark wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chappa Chippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Koff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
185 lbs
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21
186 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chappa Chippa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Koff!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chippa with a jab.
Chippa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koff.
Koff darts in and clinches Chippa up against the ropes.
Koff has Chippa pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Chippa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Koff has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chippa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Koff manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chippa trying to control the position from guard on top but Koff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chippa throwing strikes from guard but Koff blocks nicely.
Chippa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Koff has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Chippa doesn't defend quickly enough and Koff has managed to lock this one up! Can Chippa escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Koff on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bob Koff!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lord Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Arabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arabi has chosen Genesis - Justice as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lord Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaius Arabi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steel Penn defending well as Arabi loads up on a big left hand.
Gaius Arabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arabi blocks a low kick nicely.
Arabi scores with a hook.
Arabi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel Penn.
Arabi throws a leg kick but Steel Penn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Steel Penn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arabi on the side of the head.
Steel Penn tries to clinch but Arabi moves out of range.
Arabi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arabi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steel Penn wants to clinch up but Arabi keeps it at a distance.
Arabi swats away the attempt to clinch by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arabi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steel Penn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Arabi swings for the body but Steel Penn moves out of range.
Arabi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arabi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arabi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arabi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel Penn moves away.
Steel Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arabi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Arabi finds it's way through Steel Penn's defenses.
Arabi misses with an uppercut.
Steel Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Steel Penn tries to clinch but Arabi is having none of it.
Steel Penn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arabi but Arabi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steel Penn slips a jab and a cross from Arabi.
Gaius Arabi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Arabi misses with a left hand
and Steel Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Arabi misses with an uppercut.
Steel Penn stuns Arabi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arabi throws a body punch but Steel Penn moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Arabi finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel Penn gets a clinch.
Arabi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arabi has clasped his hands together around Steel Penn's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Steel Penn is not content to let Arabi control the position.
Arabi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Steel Penn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Arabi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arabi tries to pass to full mount but Steel Penn defends it.
Arabi trying to control from half guard but Steel Penn is working away.
Steel Penn is defending against the submission attempts here by Arabi.
Steel Penn wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is defending against the submission attempts here by Arabi.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arabi is trying to control the action in half guard but Steel Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arabi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Arabi prevents Steel Penn from standing back up.
Arabi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Steel Penn is just riding it out for now. Arabi eventually gives up the hold.
Arabi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Arabi is trying to work for a kimura but Steel Penn is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is trying to stand back up but Arabi is controlling him
Arabi wants to work for an arm triangle but Steel Penn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Arabi is trying to work for a kimura but Steel Penn is defending well.
Steel Penn wants to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Arabi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Arabi trying to control from Steel Penn's half guard. Steel Penn has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Arabi looking to sit in guard and control but Steel Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn wants to stand but Arabi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Arabi looking for subs off his back but Steel Penn has passed one foot through into half guard.
Arabi wants to improve his position but Steel Penn is controlling well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Arabi is still trying to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arabi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Arabi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Arabi lands a right hook to the body.
Steel Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel Penn. Arabi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arabi throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arabi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steel Penn misses with a head kick.
Arabi misses the jab.
Arabi looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel Penn is just out of range.
Arabi misses with a low kick.
Steel Penn cracks the inside of Arabi's front leg.
Arabi loads up on a big right hand but Steel Penn slips the punch.
Arabi lands with a slapping head kick.
Steel Penn cracks Arabi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steel Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Arabi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arabi scores with a punch to the head.
Steel Penn clinches up with Arabi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Arabi is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Steel Penn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Steel Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Arabi won't allow it.
Arabi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arabi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lord Steel Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Arabi.
Steel Penn is trying to break free.
Arabi is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Steel Penn can't fight it off and eventually Arabi manages to take the fight to the floor. Steel Penn looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Arabi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Steel Penn dives on top into guard.
Steel Penn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Arabi is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn preventing the sweep.
Arabi looking to control.
Steel Penn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Arabi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arabi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Steel Penn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn postures up.
Arabi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Steel Penn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Steel Penn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Steel Penn wants to stand but Arabi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Arabi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arabi is trying to control the position but Steel Penn postures up.
Arabi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Steel Penn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arabi is on top in guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Arabi tries to free his leg and advance position but Steel Penn is retaining full guard.
Steel Penn working a defensive guard here.
Arabi looking to sit in guard and control but Steel Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Steel Penn wants to get up but he can't break Arabi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Arabi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steel Penn is one step ahead there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Arabi has control of Steel Penn's left arm, preventing Steel Penn from doing any damage.
Steel Penn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arabi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Steel Penn has managed to get both his arms back between Arabi's legs - danger averted.
Arabi trying to control the position.
Arabi is looking for a triangle but Steel Penn pushes his legs off easily.
Gaius Arabi has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Arabi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steel Penn is one step ahead there.
Arabi is pulling down on Steel Penn's head. It's preventing any offense from Steel Penn, at least for the moment.
Steel Penn advances to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Arabi trying to control here.
It looks like Steel Penn is going to stand back up.
Steel Penn wants to take a breather but Arabi is having none of it.
Arabi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steel Penn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steel Penn's back!
Arabi is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Steel Penn has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Arabi has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Steel Penn is in real trouble here. Arabi gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Steel Penn is tapping out! Arabi wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gaius Arabi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evil Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Evil Ryu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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148 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Evil Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryu clinches up against the ropes.
Ryu lands an elbow inside that Roach shrugs off.
Ryu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryu manages to break the clinch.
Roach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryu moves away.
Ryu avoids the body shot from Roach.
Roach throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ryu counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryu wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roach is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ryu to keep the fight standing.
Ryu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Roach misses its intended target.
Ryu closes the distance but Roach moves to the side
so Roach counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Roach trying to control but Ryu is working from the bottom.
Roach sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ryu wants to stand up but Roach is controlling him.
Ryu keeping moving, preventing Roach from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Roach throws a strike but Ryu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roach is on top in guard.
Ryu keeping full guard, as Roach tries to pass.
Roach won't allow Ryu to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu keeping moving, preventing Roach from controlling successfully.
Ryu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roach. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roach is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ryu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ryu has escaped and now he's on top!
Roach looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roach controls Ryu momentarily but Ryu frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Roach is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Roach is pulling down on Ryu's head. It's preventing any offense from Ryu, at least for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bobby Roach.
Ryu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roach tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ryu smiles and moves away.
Ryu lands a head kick!
Roach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Ryu.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ryu wants to clinch
and Roach counters with a single leg into guard. Ryu didn't expect that.
Roach throwing strikes from guard but Ryu blocks nicely.
Roach slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roach is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ryu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Roach tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roach has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roach wants to control for a moment but Ryu uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Roach wants to pass the guard but Ryu is defending well.
Roach takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ryu pushes Roach off and gets back to his feet.
Roach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryu moves into the clinch.
Roach tries to pull guard but Ryu forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Roach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryu tries to clinch up
and Roach counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ryu!
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!
Roach in side control, throwing shots but Ryu defends.
Roach is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ryu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ryu is trying to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roach trying to control the action but Ryu is working from the bottom.
Roach is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ryu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roach looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ryu is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Roach dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Roach throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryu.
Roach thows a leg kick but Ryu checks it
and Ryu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Roach!
Ryu stands up and beckons Roach to his feet.
Ryu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryu tries to clinch there but Roach circles away.
Ryu misses with a head kick.
Ryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryu wants to clinch
and Roach counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roach 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roach is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Roach thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Roach wants to work for an arm triangle but Ryu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Roach throwing shots but Ryu is blocking nicely.
Roach works his way into side control.
Ryu wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach taking a break here but Ryu is having none of it and regains half guard.
Roach is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bobby Roach overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roach is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ryu sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ryu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roach.
Roach missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roach stops Ryu from getting back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roach trying to pass the guard but Ryu defending well.
Roach thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ryu's head.
Ground and pound from Roach.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roach looks to land a strike but Ryu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Roach tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryu is retaining full guard.
Roach trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roach wants to pass the guard but Ryu is keeping the position.
Roach in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roach wants to control from the top but Ryu keeps moving.
Roach postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ryu keeping full guard, as Roach tries to pass.
Roach throwing strikes but missing.
Roach tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryu is retaining full guard.
Roach trying to control but Ryu is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Roach wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ryu moves into the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ryu lands a knee to the head.
Ryu lands a knee to the head.
Roach jumps guard but Ryu stands there with Roach around his waist. Roach gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ryu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ryu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evil Ryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryu looks to land a body kick but Roach moved away.
Ryu slaps away a takedown attempt from Roach, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roach darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roach thows a huge punch but Ryu dodges it nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ryu is looking to escape.
Roach trying to control the action but Ryu is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Roach wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Roach tries to score with a low kick but Ryu moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Roach showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roach has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Bobby Roach!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Bobby Roach!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Bobby Roach!
Bobby Roach wins by unanimous decision!
Bobby Roach took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pirates Powder for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solofa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Fittz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad Man. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Markus Fittz enters the ring!
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220 lbs
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Solofa Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Fittz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu fails with a takedown attempt.
Fatu misses with a combination
and Fittz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fittz tries to stall but Fatu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fittz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fatu scores with a jab. Fittz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fatu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fatu won't allow Fittz to get back to his feet.
Fatu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fatu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fatu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fittz is keeping the position for now.
Fatu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fatu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fatu connects with a couple of short punches.
Fatu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fittz is looking to stand up but Fatu isn't so interested in that idea.
Fatu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fittz's head.
Fatu tries to free his leg and advance position but Fittz is retaining full guard.
Fittz looking for a sweep. Not yet Fittz, not yet.
Fatu stands up over Fittz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fatu is working Fittz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fatu trying to control but Fittz is working from the bottom.
Fittz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fatu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fittz is keeping the position for now.
Fittz punching from the bottom.
Fittz wants to stand up but Fatu is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fatu throws a big elbow that misses.
Fatu 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.
Fittz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fatu stops Fittz from standing up.
Fittz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fatu.
Fatu stops Fittz from standing up.
Fatu trying to control the position from guard on top but Fittz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fatu throws a big right hand that misses.
Fatu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fittz's head.
Fatu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fatu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fatu won't allow Fittz to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu throws a strike but Fittz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fittz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fatu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fittz passes into half guard.
Fittz tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fatu controls his leg.
Fatu has one foot on Fittz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A combination from Fittz does no damage.
Fatu swinging wildly here.
Fatu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fittz to the ground. Fatu is now in Fittz's guard.
Fittz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fatu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fittz wants to get back to his feet but Fatu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fittz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fittz keeping full guard, as Fatu tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fittz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fatu throws a strike but Fittz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fatu wants to get back to his feet but Fittz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fittz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fatu is proving hard to escape from.
Fatu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fittz tries to stand but Fatu is controlling from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fatu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fittz defends it easily.
Fittz has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Fatu to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Fittz is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Fatu pulls down on the head and he's put Fittz to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Solofa Fatu!
Solofa Fatu very nearly forgot to thank Sydney BEAST Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michak Ropuia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ropuia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Here comes the pain - Slayer. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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152 lbs
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156 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michak Ropuia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Ropuia moves away and avoids it.
Ropuia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stevenson to the mat! Stevenson manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ropuia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stevenson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ropuia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stevenson is proving hard to escape from.
Ropuia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ropuia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stevenson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ropuia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stevenson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ropuia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stevenson is looking for a triangle but Ropuia pushes his legs off easily.
Stevenson looking for a guillotine here but Ropuia defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ropuia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stevenson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ropuia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ropuia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stevenson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ropuia wants to stand but Stevenson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ropuia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ropuia preventing the sweep.
Stevenson is trying to control the position but Ropuia postures up.
Stevenson is looking for a triangle but Ropuia pushes his legs off easily.
Ropuia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ropuia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stevenson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stevenson is trying to keep Ropuia in close.
Ropuia drops back looking for a leg! Stevenson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stevenson manages to kick Ropuia off! Ropuia jumps back into Stevenson's guard.
Stevenson trying to control the position.
Ropuia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stevenson is trying to keep Ropuia in close.
Ropuia preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ropuia pushes down on Stevenson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ropuia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stevenson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stevenson is defending against the submission attempts here by Ropuia.
Ropuia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stevenson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ropuia.
Stevenson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ropuia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ropuia's back!
Stevenson is hanging on to Ropuia's back as he tries to escape.
Stevenson working for a choke but Ropuia is defending well.
Stevenson has the hooks in. Ropuia is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ropuia is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The referee is taking a good look at Ropuia as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Stevenson!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ropuia is in bad spot here.
Stevenson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ropuia knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ropuia for a finish.
Stevenson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ropuia is trying to stand back up.
Stevenson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ropuia knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ropuia for a finish.
Ropuia rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking to advance position but Ropuia won't allow it.
Stevenson wants to control but Ropuia is keeping him busy.
Ropuia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ropuia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stevenson pulls his head out easily.
Stevenson is keen to just control but Ropuia is a slippery customer.
Stevenson is looking for a kimura but Ropuia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stevenson to get the leverage.
Ropuia is trying to stand back up but Stevenson is controlling him
Ropuia actively working from the bottom here.
Stevenson 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.
Stevenson 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ropuia is refusing to be controlled, as Stevenson sits in half guard.
Stevenson 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.
Ropuia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stevenson wants to control from the top but Ropuia keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ropuia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stevenson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stevenson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ropuia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stevenson looking to pass the guard.
Ropuia keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
Stevenson pushing down on Ropuia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stevenson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ropuia wants to get back to full guard.
Stevenson wants to control but Ropuia is keeping him busy.
Ropuia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stevenson pulls his head out easily.
Ropuia is looking for a sweep. Stevenson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson drops an elbow to the side of Ropuia's head.
Ropuia is trying to stand up here but Stevenson is controlling him well.
Stevenson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson is working for a kimura but Ropuia is defending it quite comfortably.
Ropuia is looking to improve his position.
Stevenson works his way into full mount!
Stevenson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ropuia?
Stevenson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ropuia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stevenson tries to control but Ropuia wriggling away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ropuia has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ropuia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ropuia really wants to buck Stevenson off and get back to his feet.
Stevenson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Stevenson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stevenson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ropuia is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Stevenson trying to control but Ropuia is having none of it.
Stevenson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ropuia to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ropuia shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson with good strikes from the mount here!
Ropuia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stevenson 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stevenson scores with a takedown into Ropuia's guard.
Ropuia keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
Ropuia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stevenson trying to control but Ropuia is working from the bottom.
Ropuia keeping full guard, as Stevenson tries to pass.
Ropuia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stevenson defends well.
Ropuia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stevenson is aware though and is defending well.
Ropuia wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson distracts Ropuia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ropuia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevenson is working Ropuia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ropuia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stevenson defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ropuia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stevenson is aware though and is defending well.
Stevenson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ropuia's head.
Stevenson trying to control but Ropuia is working from the bottom.
Ropuia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stevenson is aware though and is defending well.
Stevenson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stevenson lands a couple of digs.
Stevenson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ropuia is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stevenson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson just content to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ropuia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stevenson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stevenson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ropuia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stevenson staying calm.
Ropuia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stevenson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ropuia wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Stevenson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ropuia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stevenson taking a breather here.
Ropuia tries to buck Stevenson off but Stevenson is having none of it.
Stevenson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ropuia some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to control but Ropuia is keeping him busy.
Ropuia on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ropuia is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Stevenson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ropuia regains half guard.
Ropuia is trying to stand up here but Stevenson is controlling him well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson seems to be working for a kimura but Ropuia defends the submission attempt.
Ropuia looking for submissions off his back.
Ropuia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Steve Stevenson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is trying to control. Ropuia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stevenson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ropuia wants to get back to full guard.
Ropuia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stevenson is looking to take a break and control but Ropuia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stevenson is working for a submission of some sort.
Stevenson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ropuia is just riding it out for now. Stevenson eventually gives up the hold.
Stevenson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ropuia defends it well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to take a breather but Ropuia is having none of it.
Stevenson prevents Ropuia from standing back up.
Stevenson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ropuia!
Stevenson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ropuia sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ropuia actively working from the bottom here.
Ropuia manages to get to full guard.
Stevenson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stevenson is pushing down on Ropuia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ropuia is fighting to maintain full guard but Stevenson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stevenson working Ropuia over with strikes.
Ropuia looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stevenson is working for a submission of some sort.
Stevenson working the head and body with strikes.
Stevenson stops Ropuia from getting back to his feet.
Stevenson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ropuia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stevenson.
Stevenson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ropuia keeps working.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ropuia moves into full guard.
Stevenson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stevenson lands a couple of digs.
Ropuia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ropuia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stevenson wants to pass the guard but Ropuia is keeping the position.
Ropuia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to control from the top but Ropuia keeps moving.
Stevenson cracks Ropuia with a solid left hand.
Ropuia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stevenson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stevenson postures up in Ropuia's guard and throws a big left but Ropuia blocks it.
Stevenson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ropuia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stevenson has managed to get both his arms back between Ropuia's legs - danger averted.
Stevenson pushing down on Ropuia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stevenson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ropuia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson trying to control the action but Ropuia is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Stevenson.
Well Stevenson 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Steve Stevenson!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Steve Stevenson!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Steve Stevenson!
Steve Stevenson wins by unanimous decision!
Steve Stevenson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kraal The Bouncer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Bouncer has chosen WHERE THE SLIME LIVES as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike OMalley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kraal The Bouncer!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bouncer thuds his right hand into OMalley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Bouncer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kraal The Bouncer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Bouncer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
OMalley ducks under a wild hook from The Bouncer.
OMalley scores with a takedown into The Bouncer's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The Bouncer keeping moving, preventing OMalley from controlling successfully.
The Bouncer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
OMalley trying to control but The Bouncer is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We're going to have a standup here because Mike OMalley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The Bouncer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Bouncer connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Bouncer thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws an overhand right that lands on OMalley's shoulder, as OMalley tries to avoid the shot.
OMalley throws a right hand that The Bouncer ducks under and follows up with a left that The Bouncer also avoids with ease.
OMalley ducks under a wild hook from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws a series of punches but OMalley avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Bouncer.
OMalley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Bouncer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of OMalley's head.
The Bouncer lands a slapping body shot.
The Bouncer throws an overhand right that lands on OMalley's shoulder, as OMalley tries to avoid the shot.
The Bouncer stuns OMalley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Bouncer lands the left hand.
The Bouncer thuds his right hand into OMalley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Bouncer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Bouncer missing with a left hand there. OMalley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Bouncer looks to land a combination but OMalley avoids it well.
OMalley drops his hands momentarily and The Bouncer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from OMalley.
The Bouncer misses with a jab, cross combination.
OMalley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OMalley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.
Horrible takedown by OMalley or perhaps it was just good defense by The Bouncer which made him look bad.
OMalley slips under a jab.
The Bouncer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Bouncer stuffs the takedown attempt from OMalley. OMalley gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike OMalley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Bouncer misses with a few strikes there.
The Bouncer looks to score with a jab to the body but OMalley is just out of range.
Good exchange - The Bouncer coming out on top.
The Bouncer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between OMalley's hands.
The Bouncer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from The Bouncer finds it's target.
Nice sprawl there from The Bouncer as OMalley shoots in.
Kraal The Bouncer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Bouncer scores with a jab to the head.
No luck for OMalley with that takedown attempt.
OMalley shoots in for a takedown but The Bouncer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Bouncer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
OMalley moves away from the strike by The Bouncer.
OMalley looks for a takedown but The Bouncer sprawls well.
The Bouncer throws a hook but OMalley avoids it easily.
OMalley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Bouncer sprawls well initially but OMalley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
OMalley stops The Bouncer from getting back to his feet.
The Bouncer is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OMalley thows a huge punch but The Bouncer dodges it nicely.
The Bouncer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with OMalley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
OMalley is trying to control. The Bouncer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OMalley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Bouncer tries to kick OMalley off but OMalley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
OMalley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
OMalley tries to stand but can't do so whilst The Bouncer controls his leg.
The Bouncer tries to kick OMalley off in order to stand up. OMalley Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
OMalley trying to control the position but The Bouncer is working away.
The Bouncer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
OMalley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Bouncer has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Bouncer is trying to buck OMalley off.
OMalley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Bouncer wants to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer dodges the ground and pound from OMalley.
The Bouncer tries to escape but OMalley is in control.
OMalley stands up and beckons The Bouncer to his feet.
OMalley wants to clinch.
The Bouncer lands a really nice looking cross but OMalley seems unphased.
OMalley fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Bouncer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice straight punches there by The Bouncer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Bouncer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws a hook but OMalley blocks it.
Horrible takedown by OMalley or perhaps it was just good defense by The Bouncer which made him look bad.
The Bouncer throws a big shot that misses.
OMalley shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot by The Bouncer.
OMalley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Bouncer circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Bouncer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from OMalley.
A punch combination from The Bouncer misses.
The Bouncer tests OMalley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Bouncer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
OMalley is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
OMalley is looking to clinch but The Bouncer is avoiding it.
OMalley lands a right hook to the body.
The Bouncer scores with the left hand. OMalley knows he should have avoided that one.
OMalley slips under a jab from The Bouncer.
OMalley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. OMalley showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Bouncer looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer is refusing to be controlled, as OMalley sits in half guard.
The Bouncer wants to get back to his feet.
OMalley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
OMalley tries to pass to full mount but The Bouncer defends it.
The Bouncer is trying to stand.
OMalley is looking to take a break and control but The Bouncer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Bouncer tries to kick OMalley off but OMalley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
OMalley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Bouncer is just riding it out for now. OMalley eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kraal The Bouncer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big right from The Bouncer misses.
OMalley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Bouncer as he jumps to the side.
OMalley shoots in for a takedown but The Bouncer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheers as The Bouncer lands an impressive looking overhand right. OMalley doesn't seem phased though.
The Bouncer lands with a good body shot.
Kraal The Bouncer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
OMalley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Bouncer defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike OMalley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Bouncer lands with a straight right. OMalley didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. The Bouncer catches OMalley right on the button with a cross.
OMalley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from The Bouncer does it's job there.
The Bouncer throws a series of punches but OMalley avoids them all with ease.
Mike OMalley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OMalley ducks right into an uppercut from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer looks to throw the jab but OMalley is out of range.
OMalley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Bouncer cracks OMalley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
OMalley has his takedown stuffed
and OMalley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Bouncer scores with a nice right hand.
The Bouncer throws a right hand that OMalley ducks under and follows up with a left that OMalley also avoids with ease.
OMalley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Bouncer.
OMalley walks into a straight right hand from The Bouncer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMalley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer cracks OMalley with a good jab.
Jab, jab by The Bouncer - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Bouncer throws a right and a left that OMalley avoids nicely.
OMalley feints a jab promting The Bouncer to slip. OMalley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Bouncer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Kraal The Bouncer has been cut.
The Bouncer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Bouncer lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from The Bouncer misses its intended target.
The Bouncer throws a shot from downtown. OMalley moves away and avoids it.
OMalley looks for a takedown but The Bouncer sprawls well.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Bouncer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer lands the left hand.
A slow jab from The Bouncer misses its intended target.
OMalley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
OMalley closes the distance and clinches.
OMalley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Bouncer moves into range and connects with a jab.
OMalley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
OMalley ducks under a wild hook from The Bouncer.
A cross from The Bouncer lands.
OMalley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Bouncer circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for OMalley with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Bouncer throws a poor cross that misses
and OMalley counters with a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut lands for The Bouncer. That snapped OMalley's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OMalley looks for a takedown but The Bouncer sprawls well.
The Bouncer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook 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!
OMalley needs to keep his hands up - The Bouncer had a free shot at his head there.
OMalley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Bouncer lands with a straight right. OMalley didn't see that one coming.
The Bouncer throws a lazy uppercut
and OMalley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Bouncer tests OMalley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Bouncer, as that shot connected.
OMalley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Bouncer loads up on a big right hand but OMalley slips the punch.
OMalley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Bouncer fails to land with a series of punches.
OMalley tries to clinch but The Bouncer is having none of it.
The Bouncer lands a jab-cross combination.
The Bouncer misses with a hook. OMalley ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Bouncer. OMalley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by OMalley or perhaps it was just good defense by The Bouncer which made him look bad.
OMalley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from The Bouncer.
OMalley moves in looking to clinch but The Bouncer pushes him off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer clobbers OMalley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Bouncer throws a jab when OMalley was well out of range.
OMalley shoots for a takedown but The Bouncer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Bouncer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from OMalley. The Bouncer does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Bouncer with a nice cross.
OMalley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
The Bouncer lunges at OMalley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by OMalley's hand.
The Bouncer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Bouncer wants it to stay on the feet.
The Bouncer throws a hook but OMalley blocks it.
OMalley misses with the combination.
The Bouncer throws a hook but OMalley blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
OMalley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from The Bouncer misses.
A right-left combo lands from The Bouncer.
OMalley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
OMalley wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Bouncer keeps working.
The Bouncer pushes OMalley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, OMalley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
OMalley controlling from side mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer tries to escape but OMalley is in control.
OMalley is working The Bouncer over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OMalley decides to stand back up. OMalley steps back and let's The Bouncer get back to his feet.
The Bouncer throws a series of punches but OMalley avoids them all with ease.
The Bouncer lands a lovely overhand right.
OMalley throws a series of punches but The Bouncer avoids them all with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by OMalley.
A lull in the action here.
The Bouncer wants to get back to his feet but OMalley drags him back down.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
OMalley wants to control but The Bouncer is keeping him busy.
The Bouncer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, OMalley asserts his dominance and retains side control.
OMalley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Bouncer has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Bouncer tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Bouncer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kraal The Bouncer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kraal The Bouncer'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. This is the final round!
OMalley moves away from the strike by The Bouncer.
OMalley misses with a wild combination.
The Bouncer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and OMalley counters with a left to the body.
The Bouncer lands a head shot.
The Bouncer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Bouncer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from The Bouncer misses.
The Bouncer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as OMalley backs up against the ropes.
Nice shot lands for The Bouncer.
The Bouncer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Bouncer. OMalley does a little dance to reset his feet.
OMalley is looking to wear down The Bouncer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Bouncer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Bouncer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
OMalley slips a jab from The Bouncer.
OMalley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer scores with a jab to the jaw.
OMalley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Bouncer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Bouncer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Bouncer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from The Bouncer does it's job there.
The Bouncer lands a jab to OMalley's midsection.
OMalley darts in and clinches The Bouncer up against the ropes.
OMalley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by The Bouncer. Beautiful body shot.
The Bouncer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
OMalley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Bouncer did well to prevent OMalley getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bouncer is looking to escape.
OMalley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Bouncer has one foot on OMalley's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The Bouncer looks to land a combination but OMalley avoids it well.
OMalley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut.
The Bouncer cracks OMalley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Bouncer avoids a punch combination nicely.
OMalley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Bouncer as he avoids it easily.
OMalley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
OMalley is looking to clinch but The Bouncer is avoiding it.
OMalley dodges the punch combination from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer jabs OMalley right on the nose. OMalley blinks but takes it well.
The Bouncer loads up on a big right hand but OMalley slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for The Bouncer. That snapped OMalley's head back.
The Bouncer throws an off balance right hand
and OMalley counters with a right hand to the body.
OMalley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.
OMalley slips under a jab from The Bouncer.
A jab from OMalley finds it's way through The Bouncer's defenses.
The Bouncer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Bouncer throws a right and a left that OMalley avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OMalley looks for a takedown but The Bouncer sprawls well.
The Bouncer swinging wildly here.
The Bouncer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. OMalley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
OMalley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Bouncer but The Bouncer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike OMalley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OMalley closes the distance and clinches up with The Bouncer, looking for a takedown. OMalley pushes The Bouncer against the ropes but The Bouncer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Bouncer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the side of OMalley's head but OMalley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Bouncer thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Bouncer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Bouncer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut
and OMalley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by OMalley.
The Bouncer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Bouncer slaps away a takedown attempt from OMalley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Bouncer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Bouncer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
OMalley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer looks to land a left hand but OMalley moved out of range nicely.
The Bouncer lands a jab to OMalley's midsection.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
OMalley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
OMalley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Bouncer throws the left hand but OMalley avoids the punch easily.
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!
OMalley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Bouncer avoids it really well and circles away.
OMalley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Bouncer stalks OMalley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into OMalley's face. OMalley staggers backwards, shaken.
OMalley moves into the clinch.
The Bouncer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Bouncer misses with a series of wild punches.
OMalley ducks under a wild hook from The Bouncer.
Mike OMalley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
OMalley is looking to clinch but The Bouncer is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - The Bouncer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
OMalley misses the shot to the body.
The Bouncer throws out a loose jab but OMalley uses good head movement to avoid it.
OMalley moves out of range as The Bouncer strikes.
OMalley shoots in looking for a takedown but The Bouncer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing OMalley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
OMalley tries to close the distance and clinch but The Bouncer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
OMalley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer dips to his left and cracks OMalley with an uppercut!
The Bouncer looks to land a right hand but OMalley moved out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer moves into range and connects with a jab.
OMalley clinches with his opponent.
The Bouncer manages to break the clinch.
The Bouncer misses with a hook. OMalley ducked under it nicely.
The Bouncer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from OMalley.
The Bouncer scores with a one two! OMalley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut. OMalley saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from The Bouncer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bouncer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
OMalley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer misses with a double jab
and OMalley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kraal The Bouncer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from OMalley.
The Bouncer lands a jab to the head.
The Bouncer lands with a straight right. OMalley didn't see that one coming.
OMalley looks to land a right hand but The Bouncer moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Bouncer, as that shot connected.
Nice sprawl there from The Bouncer as OMalley shoots in.
The Bouncer scores with a jab.
OMalley shoots in for a takedown but The Bouncer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Bouncer avoids a punch combination nicely.
OMalley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kraal The Bouncer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Bouncer 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Kraal The Bouncer!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Kraal The Bouncer!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Kraal The Bouncer!
Kraal The Bouncer wins by unanimous decision!
Kraal The Bouncer is the new featherweight champion!
Kraal The Bouncer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pirates Powder logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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