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DCF Fight Night #5 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Coles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Filakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dennis Coles has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dennis Coles seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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206 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mateusz Filakis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Coles.
Filakis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Filakis misses with a head kick.
Coles scores with a leg kick.
Filakis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coles drops down looking for a counter takedown but Filakis sprawls and moves away.
Filakis looks to land a combination but Coles avoids it well.
Coles lands a big head kick that sends Filakis to the canvas! Coles follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Coles!
An out of breath Dennis Coles thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Greiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greiner has chosen August Burns Red - Spirit Breaker as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matt Greiner has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
213 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Greiner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids the head kick by Greiner.
Greiner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brutal Force Training in the buildup to the fight.
Greiner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones sizes up Greiner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Greiner scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Greiner.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Greiner's head back.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Greiner at a distance.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up but Greiner circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Greiner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Greiner. That did some damage!
Greiner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Greiner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Greiner lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Greiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones wants to stall.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greiners head.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Greiner drags the fight down to the ground.
Greiner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Greiner has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Greiner has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jones is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Greiner.
Jones wants to stand but Greiner is controlling his arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greiner is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greiner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Greiner gets back to full guard.
Greiner has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jones is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Greiner.
Greiner is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jones is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greiner bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jones looking to control.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Greiner wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Greiner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Greiner postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Greiner pushes his legs off easily.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Greiner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Greiner is proving a slippery customer.
Greiner wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Greiner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Greiner working some strikes from top position.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greiner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Henry Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones dips to his left and cracks Greiner with an uppercut!
Greiner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Greiner tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Greiner drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Greiner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Greiner wants a takedown.
Greiner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Greiner is breathing heavily.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greiner can do to turn this around?
Jones gets through Greiner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Greiner's ribcage. Greiner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greiner manages to pull guard.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones trying to control but Greiner is working from the bottom.
Greiner is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Greiner has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jones has passed into side control.
Greiner tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working away.
Jones advances nicely into full mount.
Greiner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Greiner is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Greiner has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Greiner tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Greiner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control. Greiner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Greiner is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones wants to control but Greiner is keeping him busy.
Greiner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Greiner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greiner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Jones dominated that second 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.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Greiner under the eye.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Greiner counters with a thumping low kick.
Greiner defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Greiner looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Greiner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Greiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Greiner is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Greiner dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Greiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Greiner.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Greiner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Greiner is blocking nicely.
Greiner blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Greiner is looking for a takedown.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Matt Greiner has been cut.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Greiner is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Greiner into the cage.
Greiner gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Greiner will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Greiner looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jones has picked Greiner up and slammed him! Greiner can't keep hold of the triangle and Jones manages to pass to side control!
Jones wants to stand but Greiner is controlling his arm.
Greiner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Greiner is keeping him busy.
Greiner is trying to work for a sweep but Jones has mounted him!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greiner is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Greiner tries to control the position but Jones now has his back.
Good control from Jones.
Greiner looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones biding his time, controlling Greiner.
Greiner tries to roll but Jones sticks to his back.
Greiner is still trying to improve position.
Matt Greiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Jones controls the position.
Greiner is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jones tries to get the hooks in deep but Greiner pushed the leg off.
What can Greiner do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jones controlling well, preventing Greiner from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greiner has hold of Jones's leg, trying to break free but it's let Jones lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Greiner is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Jones throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Henry Jones!
Henry Jones is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Henry Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Saturskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Bello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bello has chosen Ghetto Gospels 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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24
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jakob Saturskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Bello!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bello misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bello misses with a wild combination.
Saturskis has managed to clinch.
Saturskis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saturskis.
Saturskis scores a nice knee to the body.
Saturskis scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bello fails to land.
Saturskis lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Saturskis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saturskis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bello is trying to pull guard but Saturskis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bello is looking to break free of the clinch but Saturskis has double underhooks.
Saturskis stops a takedown attempt from Bello.
Jakob Saturskis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Bello.
Bello looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saturskis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Saturskis wants the takedown. Bello is fighting it off but Saturskis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bello's guard against the cage.
Saturskis is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Island Warriors -13 ELITE Coaches that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Saturskis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saturskis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bello's head.
Saturskis stands up from Bello's guard - Saturskis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Saturskis clinches up against the cage.
Bello takes a shot to the head.
Saturskis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bello has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bello tries to pull guard but Saturskis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Saturskis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bellos head.
Saturskis lands a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saturskis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saturskis landing with the ground and pound.
Bello is rocked!
Saturskis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Saturskis stands and steps away. Bello gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Saturskis moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Saturskis.
Saturskis working Bello over with knees to the body.
Saturskis gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saturskis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bello has managed to free his arm - good work.
Saturskis lands strikes from half guard.
Saturskis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saturskis lands strikes from half guard.
Bello on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bello is still in real trouble! Can Saturskis finish him?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saturskis lands a nice short elbow.
Saturskis working the head and body with strikes.
Saturskis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bello is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saturskis scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saturskis winds up and cracks Bello with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Saturskis there.
Saturskis scores with a big shot! Bello's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Bello! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jakob Saturskis!
Jakob Saturskis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Jorge Bello stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want a rematch. You got lucky. Bitch'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jienaro Marfil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marfil comes to the cage accompanied by New Divide. Bowman has chosen Thousand foot krutch - War of change as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jienaro Marfil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Casey Bowman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marfil jabs at Bowman's body.
Marfil lands a jab.
It looks like Casey Bowman has been cut.
Bowman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marfil wants to get back to striking at distance but Bowman won't allow it.
Marfil breaks the clinch.
Marfil just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marfil finds it's way round the side to connect with Bowman's head.
Marfil lands a left and a right that send Bowman crashing to the mat, dazed. Marfil thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bowman is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marfil lands with a big right hook that stumbles Bowman - he's out on his feet here! Marfil follows up with another monster hook that separates Bowman from consciousness! Bowman falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Marfil stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jienaro Marfil!
An out of breath Jienaro Marfil thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Casey Bowman stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my team, my friends, my family and all supporters. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Coke Fiend walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
The Coke Fiend lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Fred Jackson has been cut.
The Coke Fiend staying out of range there.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. The Coke Fiend quickly recovers to half guard.
Jackson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Coke Fiend can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson wants to take a breather but The Coke Fiend is having none of it.
Jackson not doing much here.
The Coke Fiend is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Coke Fiend defending well though.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson 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.
The Coke Fiend has one foot on Jackson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The Coke Fiend dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
The Coke Fiend throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fred Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
The Coke Fiend needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
The Coke Fiend tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Coke Fiend.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Coke Fiend swivels and escapes.
Jackson stalks The Coke Fiend and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Coke Fiend's face. The Coke Fiend staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend has been cut.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Coke Fiend misses with a head kick.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from The Coke Fiend as Jackson shoots in.
The Coke Fiend is looking to clinch.
The Coke Fiend dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Coke Fiend makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jackson really felt that one!
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Coke Fiend prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Coke Fiend putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson presses The Coke Fiend against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson cracks The Coke Fiend with a nice body shot.
The Coke Fiend lands a knee to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as The Coke Fiend throws knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but The Coke Fiend has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson tries to circle away but The Coke Fiend has him pinned against the cage.
The Coke Fiend putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jackson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if The Coke Fiend can turn it around.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but The Coke Fiend is controlling him.
The Coke Fiend looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Coke Fiend backwards.
The Coke Fiend unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Coke Fiend pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but The Coke Fiend has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but The Coke Fiend has him pressed against the cage.
The Coke Fiend lands a knee to the body.
The Coke Fiend looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Coke Fiend has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson trying to stall but The Coke Fiend improves his position.
The Coke Fiend putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Coke Fiend misses with an elbow strike.
The Coke Fiend misses with an elbow strike.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from The Coke Fiend.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend scores a nice knee to the body.
The Coke Fiend is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from The Coke Fiend.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Coke Fiend plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Coke Fiend manages to avoid it.
Jackson forces The Coke Fiend back against the cage and clinches.
The Coke Fiend creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
The Coke Fiend prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from The Coke Fiend.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fred Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Coke Fiend content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Coke Fiend lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
The Coke Fiend stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Coke Fiend avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Coke Fiend unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson pulls guard successfully.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Coke Fiend slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend stands up from Jackson's guard - The Coke Fiend perhaps looking for a knockout.
The Coke Fiend closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Coke Fiend's brow.
The Coke Fiend looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short left from Jackson.
The Coke Fiend blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend lands a nice elbow.
Jackson pulls guard effortlessly.
The Coke Fiend has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Coke Fiend trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working an open guard so The Coke Fiend takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fred Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The Coke Fiend tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson drives through and clinches with The Coke Fiend against the cage.
The Coke Fiend utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Coke Fiend misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Coke Fiend lands a knee to the body.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Coke Fiend just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson wants to break free but The Coke Fiend has control.
The Coke Fiend prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson wants to break free but The Coke Fiend has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Coke Fiend misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Coke Fiend lands a knee to the body.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
The Coke Fiend missing with knees to the body.
Jackson jumps guard but The Coke Fiend stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Coke Fiend stalling against the cage.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Coke Fiend fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Coke Fiend avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Coke Fiend connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The Coke Fiend rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Coke Fiend is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Coke Fiend.
Knees to the body from The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson letting The Coke Fiend take a breather here.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from The Coke Fiend, against the cage.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but The Coke Fiend has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but it misses.
The Coke Fiend misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson tries to pull guard but The Coke Fiend forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but The Coke Fiend has him pressed against the cage.
The Coke Fiend looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but The Coke Fiend is controlling him.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Fred Jackson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Coke Fiend obliges.
The Coke Fiend blocking some punches.
The Coke Fiend comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fred Jackson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Gattis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Gattis!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattis stuffs the takedown attempt from Craven. Craven gets slowly back to his feet.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gattis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattis tries to keep at a distance but Craven has taken the fight into the clinch.
Craven prevents Gattis from breaking the clinch.
Gattis wants to get back to striking at distance but Craven won't allow it.
Craven scores with a hook to the body.
Craven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Craven throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craven clinches with his opponent.
Gattis wants to stall.
Craven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gattis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Craven clinches up with Gattis and pushes him back against the cage.
Gattis tries to land a knee to the head but Craven blocks with his arms.
Gattis looking to throw knees to the head but Craven is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Craven.
A hook to the body from Craven.
Craven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Craven misses with an elbow strike.
Craven creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gattis's defenses.
Craven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gattis misses with a body shot.
Craven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gattis moves away.
Craven throws a body punch but Gattis moves out of range.
Gattis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven lands with a shot to the body.
Gattis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Craven.
Gattis walks into a stiff left hand from Craven.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craven has Gattis up against the cage in a clinch.
Craven tries a knee to the head but Gattis blocks it.
Gattis is trying to push Craven away but Craven has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Craven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craven is looking to wear down Gattis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Craven clinches with his opponent.
Gattis is looking to break free of the clinch but Craven has double underhooks.
Gattis is stalling here.
Gattis is trying to pull guard but Craven turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gattis tries to pull guard but Craven forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Craven working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gattis avoiding damage as Craven throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven breaks the clinch.
Craven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gattis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craven has closed the distance and engaged Gattis in a clinch.
Gattis can't break the clinch.
Gattis tries to circle away but Craven has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Craven.
Craven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craven clinches up against the cage.
Craven has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gattis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Destin Craven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gattis breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Craven's head coaches at Island Warriors -13 ELITE Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gattis clinches up with Craven and pushes him back against the cage.
Craven tries to score a body lock takedown but Gattis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Craven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craven moves into range and clinches up with Gattis.
Craven lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gattis backwards.
Gattis can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattis looking to slow down the pace here.
Craven lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gattis backwards.
Gattis tries for a takedown but Craven manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craven breaks from the clinch.
Craven fails to land with a series of punches.
Craven misses with a hook. Gattis ducked under it nicely.
Gattis is looking for the big counter here.
Craven getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gattis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Craven.
Craven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gattis.
Craven misses with a looping right.
Craven closes the distance and clinches.
Gattis blocks an elbow strike from Craven.
Gattis trying to land knees to the body.
Craven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Craven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gattis fails with a takedown attempt.
Gattis checks a low kick from Craven.
Craven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gattis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Craven misses with a body kick.
Craven clinches up against the cage.
Gattis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Craven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gattis can do to turn this around?
Craven breaks the clinch.
Craven wants to slow Gattis down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattis misses with a double jab.
Gattis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Craven.
Gattis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gattis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Craven defends well and Gattis ends up having to push Craven into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Craven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Destin Craven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Gattis.
Gattis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven closes the distance and clinches.
Gattis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gattis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Craven after a bit of a struggle.
Craven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Craven misses.
Craven sets himself, and Gattis steps forward looking for the clinch! Craven avoids it this time.
Craven misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gattis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Craven defends it well.
Craven throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gattis counters with a two punch combo.
Gattis avoids a kick to the body.
Gattis fails with the takedown.
Craven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gattis.
Gattis moves out of range as Craven strikes.
Gattis tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gattis, pushing him back against the cage.
Gattis trying to stall but Craven improves his position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gattis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gattis's waist but Gattis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Craven off to one side.
Gattis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Craven misses with a head kick.
Craven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gattis moves away.
Gattis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craven has managed to clinch.
Craven has a couple of punches blocked by Gattis.
Gattis is trying to break free.
Craven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gattis tries to pull guard but Craven won't allow it.
Gattis wants to break free but Craven has control.
Gattis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gattis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Craven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven breaks from the clinch.
Gattis throws a series of punches but Craven moves out of range.
Gattis lands with a kick to the temple. Craven shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gattis tries to clinch up but Craven circles away and keeps his distance.
Gattis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Craven.
Gattis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gattis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Craven sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gattis somewhat.
Craven dives in and scores a takedown into Gattis's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Craven postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattis is looking to sweep but instead, Craven has passed into half guard.
Craven sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gattis defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gattis wants to get back to his feet.
Craven controlling the action here.
Craven's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gattis is looking to control Craven's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gattis avoid being mounted?
Craven trying to mount his opponent but Gattis defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gattis is looking to clinch but Craven is avoiding it.
Craven shoots for a double leg takedown but Gattis sprawls well. He's pushed Craven's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gattis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Craven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Craven throws the left hand but Gattis avoids the punch easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Craven.
Gattis wants to counter the offense by Craven and move into the clinch position.
Gattis has closed the distance and engaged Craven in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Craven fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craven wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Destin Craven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gattis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Craven pulls his leg out and moves away.
Craven fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Gattis tries to counter it with a takedown but Craven pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Craven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gattis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Craven makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gattis.
Craven rushes Gattis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gattis gets underhooks to prevent Craven's takedown attempt.
Gattis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gattis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gattis.
Gattis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Craven manages to avoid it.
Craven was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Craven misses.
Craven forces Gattis back against the cage and clinches.
Gattis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Craven changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gattis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Craven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gattis throws a head kick that half lands.
Craven throws a head kick but Gattis moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattis throws a right hand that Craven ducks under and follows up with a left that Craven also avoids with ease.
Craven scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Craven is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gattis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Craven postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gattis is trying to improve his position.
Craven trying to control the action but Gattis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattis struggling a bit here.
Craven is trying to get an arm triangle but Gattis is defending well.
Craven stands up and beckons Gattis to his feet.
Destin Craven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Destin Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Craven closes the distance and clinches.
Gattis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craven gets a clinch.
Destin Craven has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Craven lands a takedown into guard.
Gattis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gattis trying to keep a closed guard but Craven is proving a slippery customer.
Gattis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Craven controls the pace.
Gattis working a defensive guard here.
James Gattis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craven pushing down on Gattis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Destin Craven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Craven has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Destin Craven!
In his post fight interview, Destin Craven started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and German Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shephard has chosen K9 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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164 lbs
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182 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, German Shephard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White is looking to clinch but Shephard is avoiding it.
Shephard has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
White misses with some punches.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shephard just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shephard throws an elbow but misses.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Shephard manages to break the clinch.
Shephard throws a hook but White blocks it.
Shephard lands a lovely overhand right.
White swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White avoids the body shot from Shephard.
White changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shephard moves into range and clinches up with White.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shephard avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a right hand.
White misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Shephard.
Knees to the body from White.
White lands with a left to the head.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shephard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shephard throws an elbow but it misses.
Shephard can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Shephard lands an elbow inside.
Shephard avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Shephard.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shephard managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shephard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Steel Rocket gym in the buildup to the fight.
White avoids the body shot from Shephard.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shephard.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shephard connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Shephard. That snapped White's head back.
Shephard throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Shephard looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
White throws a low kick, looking for Shephard's leg but Shephard calmly moves out of range.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shephard counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
Shephard scores with a kick to the body.
Shephard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
Shephard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shephard. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a body kick.
Shephard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
Shephard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shephard throws a predictable looking body shot
and White counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shephard's knee momentarily.
White clobbers Shephard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White throws a body punch but Shephard moves out of range.
Shephard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Shephard.
White throws a nice head kick!
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shephard.
Shephard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces White back to the cage. Shephard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shephard is looking to land body kicks.
White looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White misses with a body shot.
White lands with a cross.
Shephard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shephard jabs at White's body.
White pushes Shephard up against the cage in a clinch.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White lands with a light punch inside.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shephard lands a right hand.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Shephard avoids the damage to the body.
White pushes Shephard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shephard blocking some punches.
White prevents Shephard from breaking the clinch.
Shephard blocking some punches.
Shephard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but German Shephard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shephard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
Shephard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Shephard scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White throws a leg kick but Shephard moved away.
Good work by White as he checks the leg kick.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shephard doesn't seem bothered though.
Shephard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shephard forces White back against the cage and clinches.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Shephard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White is leaning against Shephard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White pushes Shephard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
Shephard managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shephard backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shephard avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shephard's face.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shephard.
Good body shot from White.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from White.
White lands a right hand.
Shephard just leaning against White, taking a breather.
Shephard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White lands an elbow inside.
Shephard takes a shot to the head.
Shephard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White blocks an elbow strike from Shephard.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shephard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shephard working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White missing with knees to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting White here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shephard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shephard is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shephard.
A short right from White on the inside.
Freddy White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shephard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White blocks an elbow strike from Shephard.
Shephard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shephard scores with a head kick.
White steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shephard. That one must have hurt.
Shephard blocks a jab.
Shephard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
Some wild striking there from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Shephard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shephard misses with a body shot.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Shephard moves out of range easily.
German Shephard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shephard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shephard blocks a leg kick.
White checks a low kick from Shephard.
White lands with an uppercut that bounces Shephard off the cage and back into range.
Shephard lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shephard.
White tries to counter with a takedown but Shephard is quick to defend against it.
Shephard tries a low kick but White avoids it.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Shephard throws a good cross that connects.
Shephard misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White attempts a counter takedown but Shephard avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shephard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shephard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
White on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shephard checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shephard misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shephard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shephard throws a head kick that misses.
Shephard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shephard throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
White checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy White dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shephard. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from White.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shephard.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
White misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shephard.
Shephard works White's body with a nice hook.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Shephard circles away.
White tries to score with a low kick but Shephard moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shephard checks a leg kick.
Shephard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shephard checks a low kick from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shephard ducks under a wild hook from White.
Shephard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
Shephard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick from Shephard misses.
Shephard throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
Shephard misses with a body kick.
Shephard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
German Shephard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White misses with a body kick.
Shephard lands a nice shot to the body.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shephard looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shephard throws a body shot but no joy.
Shephard misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shephard.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shephard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shephard with a nice cross.
Shephard connects with a single shot there.
Shephard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by White.
White misses with an uppercut
and Shephard counters with an inside leg kick.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shephard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shephard scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
Shephard is looking to score with low kicks.
White throws a body punch but Shephard moves out of range.
Shephard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shephard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
White tries to counter by clinching up but Shephard breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shephard thumps White with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shephard throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Shephard.
White tries a low kick but Shephard avoids it.
White stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Decent striking displayed by White there.
That kick from Shephard tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
White is looking to slow Shephard down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
German Shephard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shephard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Freddy White!
A very excited looking Freddy White made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borys Mankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dancing Dave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mankowski comes to the cage accompanied by Kękę -Wyjebane. Dave is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s76fTJKxUQc. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
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Basic striking
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Borys Mankowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dancing Dave!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dave bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mankowski's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dave.
Good standup being displayed there by Dave as he connects with a hook.
Dave throws a sloppy head kick and Mankowski moves out of range easily.
Dave connects with a body shot.
Mankowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dave napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mankowski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dave has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mankowski is putting a hurting on Dave here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dave dodges the ground and pound from Mankowski.
Mankowski remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dave tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski controlling the position from side mount.
Mankowski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mankowski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mankowski throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dave dodges the ground and pound from Mankowski.
Mankowski fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mankowski content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mankowski 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mankowski working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski controlling from side mount.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mankowski looks for a takedown but Dave sprawls well.
Dave with a jab.
Mankowski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dave was covering up waiting for the punch and Mankowski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dave avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dave is keeping the position for now.
Mankowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dave looking for a sweep. Not yet Dave, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Borys Mankowski will probably get the nod.
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.
Dave throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mankowski blocks the body kick.
Mankowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dave but Dave pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dave delivers a nice body kick.
Mankowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Dave lands with a nice body punch.
Dave throws a wild body kick that Mankowski sees coming a mile off.
Mankowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dave makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dave connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dave has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mankowski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dave.
Mankowski has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borys Mankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mankowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dave looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Dave there.
Mankowski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dave manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mankowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dave avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mankowski has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Mankowski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mankowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mankowski won't allow Dave to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski is standing up over Dave. Dave looks to escape but Mankowski dives into side control.
Mankowski scoring with punches from side control.
Mankowski controls the position.
Mankowski prevents Dave from escaping the position.
Mankowski throws an elbow but Dave slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mankowski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski is chipping away with strikes.
Borys Mankowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mankowski is staying tight to Dave's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mankowski grinds an elbow into Dave's temple.
Mankowski throws an elbow but Dave slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mankowski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Mankowski.
Mankowski takes a little break here. Dave wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dave throws a body punch but Mankowski moves out of range.
Mankowski darts in looking for a takedown but Dave gets double underhooks and turns Mankowski into the cage.
Mankowski checks a low kick from Dave.
Mankowski closes the distance and clinches up with Dave, looking for a takedown. Mankowski pushes Dave against the cage but Dave circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dave scores with a kick to the body.
Mankowski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mankowski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dancing Dave showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dave buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mankowski.
Dave sneaks out the side door and pushes Mankowski away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Dave throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mankowski's head.
Mankowski fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Dave on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dave will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dave moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dave gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mankowski postures up.
Mankowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski stands up over Dave, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dave being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Mankowski.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mankowski closes the distance and clinches up with Dave, looking for a takedown. Mankowski pushes Dave against the cage but Dave circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dave turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mankowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dave defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borys Mankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dave moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mankowski goes for a double leg but Dave avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dave continues to drive forward.
Dave misses with a body shot.
Dave fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mankowski.
Dave throws a body punch but Mankowski moves out of range.
Dave tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dave looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dave fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mankowski manages to avoid it.
Mankowski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Borys Mankowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mankowski shoots in and gets a takedown into Dave's guard.
Mankowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mankowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mankowski with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dancing Dave comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dave has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dancing Dave!
Dancing Dave is the new lightweight champion!
Dancing Dave thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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