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EFC 63: Sackett vs. Smith PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Siduri Rafter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siduri Rafter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ernesto Vasquez's chin.
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155 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Siduri Rafter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ernesto Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vasquez on the side of the head.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rafter manages to avoid it.
Vasquez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vasquez misses the jab.
A combination from Vasquez does no damage.
Vasquez scores with a hook.
Vasquez throws a one two combo.
It looks like Siduri Rafter has been cut.
Rafter swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
A combination from Vasquez does no damage.
Vasquez works over Rafter's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Rafter misses the target.
Rafter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rafter misses with a straight right.
Vasquez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rafter takes one to the side of the head.
Rafter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vasquez throws out a loose jab but Rafter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasquez lunges at Rafter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rafter's hand.
Vasquez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rafter.
Vasquez with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafter walks into a straight right hand from Vasquez.
Vasquez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vasquez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rafter's hands.
Vasquez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vasquez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rafter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vasquez gets caught flat footed, as Rafter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vasquez pushes Rafter off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vasquez throws the left hand but Rafter avoids the punch easily.
Rafter takes one to the chin there.
Vasquez throws a lazy right hand but Rafter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rafter blocks a jab.
Vasquez lands with a nice combination. Rafter backs away looking to recover.
Rafter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rafter.
Vasquez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rafter's head backwards.
Rafter throws a hook to the side of Vasquez's head but Vasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Vasquez misses.
Vasquez slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez scores with a decent looking hook.
Vasquez works the jab nicely.
Rafter throws a combination that misses
and Vasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vasquez tests Rafter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Rafter misses its intended target.
Rafter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rafter lands a jab-cross combination.
Vasquez moves away from the strike by Rafter.
Rafter misses with a hook.
Vasquez misses with a looping right.
Rafter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No luck for Rafter with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Vasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rafter lands with a cross.
Vasquez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rafter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez working a defensive guard here.
Vasquez 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.
Rafter thows a big elbow that misses.
Vasquez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vasquez wants to pass to mount but Rafter is defending the position.
Rafter keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rafter is refusing to be controlled, as Vasquez sits in half guard.
Vasquez has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Rafter works to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez trying to control but Rafter is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Vasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Siduri Rafter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vasquez walks into a left hand.
Vasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ernesto Vasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rafter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A lazy left from Vasquez finds it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rafter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vasquez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rafter scores with the left hand. Vasquez knows he should have avoided that one.
Rafter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rafter throws a series of punches but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rafter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ernesto Vasquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasquez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rafter defending well as Vasquez loads up on a big left hand.
Rafter misses with a straight right.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut. Rafter saw that one coming.
Vasquez throws a hook to the side of Rafter's head but Rafter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rafter misses with a straight left.
Rafter misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Vasquez coming out on top.
Rafter misses with a hook. Vasquez ducked under it nicely.
Vasquez slips a straight right by Rafter.
Rafter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vasquez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rafter throws a lazy right hand but Vasquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rafter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rafter misses with a straight right.
Rafter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rafter looks to land a combination but Vasquez avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Vasquez.
Vasquez thuds a left hand into Rafter's body.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasquez tests Rafter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rafter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vasquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rafter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vasquez to the mat! Vasquez manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasquez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rafter is one step ahead there.
Vasquez keeping moving, preventing Rafter from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafter won't allow Vasquez to sweep him here.
Rafter trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rafter is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasquez has wrist control.
Rafter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vasquez working a defensive guard here.
Rafter stopping the sweep attempt from Vasquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rafter lands a head shot.
Vasquez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vasquez tests Rafter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vasquez lands a head shot.
Rafter ducks under a wild hook from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with a hook. Rafter ducked under it nicely.
Vasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rafter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vasquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rafter throws a hook but Vasquez avoids it easily.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rafter manages to avoid it.
Rafter staying out of range there.
Vasquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rafter throws out the jab.
Rafter throws a looping overhand right but Vasquez ducks down to avoid it.
Rafter looks to throw the jab but Vasquez is out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Vasquez scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafter throws a hook but Vasquez blocks it.
Rafter misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rafter thinking.
Vasquez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rafter.
Vasquez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rafter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasquez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rafter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rafter throws a big right hand that misses.
Vasquez wants to control the position but Rafter says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Vasquez wants to control but Rafter is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Vasquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Siduri Rafter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vasquez moves away from the strike by Rafter.
No joy there for Vasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vasquez misses with a body shot.
Rafter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rafter lands a nice short elbow.
Vasquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rafter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, if Rafter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rafter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vasquez's head.
Rafter working Vasquez over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rafter lands a nice short elbow.
Vasquez is trying to control but Rafter manages to pass to mount!
Vasquez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rafter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vasquez?
Vasquez wants to hold on but Rafter pushes him away.
Vasquez working to try and regain half guard.
Vasquez wants to control but Rafter is having none of it.
Rafter with shots to the head and body - Vasquez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rafter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vasquez regains half guard.
Rafter working Vasquez over with strikes.
Vasquez is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafter is nestled in close to Vasquez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vasquez is still in real trouble! Can Rafter finish him?
Vasquez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rafter scores with a big shot! Vasquez's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Vasquez! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siduri Rafter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zach Galfanakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murat Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galfanakis comes to the cage accompanied by Safety Dance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Galfanakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murat Orgun!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galfanakis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Galfanakis tries to bum rush Orgun with a series of wild strikes but Orgun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Galfanakis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orgun moves away.
Galfanakis just misses with a punch to the body.
Galfanakis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Galfanakis misses with a double jab.
Galfanakis throws a body kick that misses.
Galfanakis lands a jab to Orgun's midsection.
Galfanakis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Orgun doesn't seem bothered though.
Galfanakis lands with a right hand.
Galfanakis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orgun's hands.
Galfanakis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orgun drops his hands momentarily and Galfanakis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Galfanakis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Galfanakis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orgun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Galfanakis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Galfanakis lands a nice hook to Orgun's body. Orgun takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galfanakis misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Galfanakis, as that shot connected.
Galfanakis lands with a shot to the body.
Galfanakis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orgun fails to land the takedown.
Galfanakis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orgun is out of range.
Galfanakis shoots in and bounces Orgun off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Orgun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orgun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Galfanakis wants to pass the guard but Orgun is keeping the position.
Orgun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Galfanakis is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Galfanakis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Galfanakis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Galfanakis won't allow Orgun to sweep him here.
Orgun working a defensive guard here.
Galfanakis wants to control from the top but Orgun keeps moving.
Galfanakis postures up.
Orgun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Galfanakis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orgun looking for a sweep. Not yet Orgun, not yet.
Galfanakis postures up in Orgun's guard and throws a big left but Orgun blocks it.
Orgun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Galfanakis.
Galfanakis is looking to work some ground and pound but Orgun has wrist control.
Orgun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Galfanakis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orgun is keeping the position for now.
Galfanakis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Orgun being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galfanakis wants to control from the top but Orgun keeps moving.
That's four 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.
Galfanakis thows a big elbow that misses.
Orgun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orgun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Galfanakis's guard.
Orgun being controlled here momentarily.
Galfanakis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orgun on the ground.
Galfanakis keeping full guard, as Orgun tries to pass.
Galfanakis is pulling down on Orgun's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Galfanakis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Orgun tries to clinch but Galfanakis is having none of it.
Galfanakis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zach Galfanakis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galfanakis keeps the fight on the outside.
Galfanakis scores with a hook.
Galfanakis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Galfanakis scores with a three punch combo!
Orgun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Galfanakis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galfanakis lands with an uppercut that bounces Orgun off the cage and back into rage.
Galfanakis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Galfanakis, as that shot connected.
Galfanakis lands a slapping body shot.
Murat Orgun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Galfanakis scores with a one two! Orgun had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Galfanakis works Orgun's body with a nice hook.
Orgun is breathing heavily.
Galfanakis scores with a hook.
Orgun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Galfanakis, as that shot connected.
Galfanakis scores with a three punch combo!
Orgun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Galfanakis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zach Galfanakis is winning the standup battle so far.
Galfanakis digs a good body shot into Orgun's ribs.
Galfanakis lands a lovely overhand right.
A combination from Galfanakis does no damage.
Galfanakis clobbers Orgun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Galfanakis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Galfanakis connects with a right hand. Orgun shakes it off.
Orgun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Galfanakis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Galfanakis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Galfanakis winds up and cracks Orgun with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Galfanakis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galfanakis is nestled in close to Orgun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Orgun is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Galfanakis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Galfanakis trying to control the action but Orgun is working from the bottom.
Orgun blocking the ground and pound attempt from Galfanakis.
Galfanakis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Orgun trying to control from the bottom.
Orgun is looking for a sweep. Galfanakis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Galfanakis lands a nice short elbow.
Galfanakis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Orgun blocking the ground and pound attempt from Galfanakis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galfanakis lands strikes from half guard.
Galfanakis lands strikes from half guard.
Galfanakis trying to pass the guard but Orgun defending well.
Orgun tries to get to full guard but Galfanakis has control of the leg.
Galfanakis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Galfanakis lands strikes from half guard.
Galfanakis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Galfanakis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orgun keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galfanakis slips a nice elbow through Orgun's hands, connecting with Orgun's forehead.
Orgun has hold of Galfanakis's hands but Galfanakis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Galfanakis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orgun defending well though.
Orgun tries to get to full guard but Galfanakis has control of the leg.
Orgun taking some punishment here, with Galfanakis in his half guard.
Galfanakis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Galfanakis working over Orgun with some ground and pound. Orgun looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orgun trying to control here.
Galfanakis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Galfanakis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Orgun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Galfanakis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Galfanakis lands a nice shot to the body.
Galfanakis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Orgun checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Galfanakis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Orgun taking a bit of punishment here - Galfanakis scoring with strikes.
Galfanakis cracks Orgun with a big right hand but Orgun just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Galfanakis throws a strike aimed at the side of Orgun's head but Orgun avoids it well.
Zach Galfanakis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orgun stops Galfanakis from passing to mount.
Galfanakis landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun is trying to improve his position.
Orgun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Galfanakis is looking to take a break and control but Orgun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Galfanakis misses with the ground and pound.
Galfanakis scoring with punches and elbows.
Galfanakis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Orgun is looking for a sweep.
Orgun is trying to control Galfanakis's posture but Galfanakis avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galfanakis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Galfanakis working the head with strikes.
Galfanakis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Galfanakis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Galfanakis working the head and body with strikes.
Galfanakis scoring with punches and elbows.
Galfanakis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Galfanakis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orgun keeps working.
Galfanakis is putting a hurting on Orgun here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Orgun takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Galfanakis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Galfanakis working the body and head with strikes.
Galfanakis trying to control the action but Orgun is working from the bottom.
Galfanakis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Orgun is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Galfanakis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Galfanakis lands some shots froms side control.
Galfanakis cracks Orgun with a big elbow.
Orgun prevents Galfanakis from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galfanakis trying to control the action but Orgun is working from the bottom.
Murat Orgun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orgun takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Galfanakis working the head and body with strikes.
Galfanakis landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Check out the look on Galfanakis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Galfanakis lands a nice forearm strike.
Orgun tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zach Galfanakis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Galfanakis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Galfanakis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Kiptanui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiptanui comes to the cage accompanied by Uniikki - Pojat On Poikii feat: Elastinen & Spekti . Grant has chosen Beanie (Mack B****) as his entrance music. Dwight Grant is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Kiptanui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwight Grant!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Grant postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kiptanui is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Grant, into his guard.
Kiptanui trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.
Kiptanui postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Grant is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kiptanui, into his guard.
Kiptanui trying to control the position here.
Kiptanui escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant stops Kiptanui from standing up.
Kiptanui looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Grant puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kiptanui wants to get back to his feet.
Grant frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grant is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kiptanui can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Grant wants to control the pace but Kiptanui is squirming around nicely.
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.
Kiptanui can't escape the position.
Grant goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kiptanui is on top in guard.
Kiptanui tries to free his leg and advance position but Grant is retaining full guard.
Kiptanui is working hard here to advance position.
Grant manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant has control of Kiptanui's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kiptanui regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Grant avoids the attempt from Kiptanui to control.
Kiptanui is working to get back to half guard.
Kiptanui is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kiptanui really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kiptanui regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant seems to be looking for submissions.
Kiptanui is looking for a sweep. Grant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grant is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kiptanui is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grant pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Grant 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.
Grant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kiptanui circles away.
Kiptanui displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grant.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grant is defended easily by Kiptanui.
Gabriel Kiptanui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwight Grant.
Grant shoots in and drives through. Kiptanui sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiptanui goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grant tries for a takedown but Kiptanui sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grant is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiptanui shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kiptanui slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Grant is not content to let Kiptanui control the position.
Kiptanui working the head with strikes.
Kiptanui tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kiptanui tries for a kimura but Grant is defending well.
Kiptanui throwing strikes but Grant manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui tries to improve position but can't.
Grant working away.
Kiptanui manages to get back to half guard.
Grant is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grant wants to work for an arm triangle but Kiptanui is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grant is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kiptanui manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grant wants to control from the top but Kiptanui keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiptanui looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kiptanui trying to control the position.
Kiptanui looking for a guillotine here but Grant defends easily.
That's four 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.
Kiptanui is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grant scoring with some ground and pound.
Grant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kiptanui swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kiptanui looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Kiptanui dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Grant with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kiptanui counters by clinching up.
Kiptanui fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kiptanui goes for a takedown attempt but Grant pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kiptanui pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiptanui changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grant looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kiptanui controlling the position from side mount.
Kiptanui wants to control but Grant is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiptanui working away.
The ground and pound from Kiptanui seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kiptanui goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Grant rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kiptanui's guard! Nice work there by Grant!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grant tries to free his leg and advance position but Kiptanui is retaining full guard.
Kiptanui wants to sweep here but Grant controlling him for the moment.
Grant drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kiptanui manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Grant has Kiptanui in his guard.
Kiptanui working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grant wants to sweep here but Kiptanui controlling him for the moment.
Grant keeping full guard, as Kiptanui tries to pass.
Grant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grant keeping full guard, as Kiptanui tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.
Grant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kiptanui doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kiptanui manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kiptanui gets to his feet - Grant follows without any prompting.
Grant shoots and misses
and Kiptanui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiptanui shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grant as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Kiptanui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiptanui gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant is trying to get back to half guard.
Grant looking for a sweep but Kiptanui has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kiptanui looking for a guillotine from mount but Grant is having none of it.
Kiptanui swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Kiptanui!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antiq Roadshow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayburn Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roadshow comes to the cage accompanied by roadshow theme. Hilton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scotland the Brave kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Wayburn Hilton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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199 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antiq Roadshow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayburn Hilton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilton misses with a wild combination.
Roadshow tries to clinch up but Hilton circles away and keeps his distance.
Roadshow tries to clinch but Hilton is having none of it.
Roadshow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hilton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hilton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roadshow wants to clinch.
Roadshow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Antiq Roadshow has been cut.
Roadshow tries to close the distance and clinch but Hilton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antiq Roadshow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roadshow dodges the punch combination from Hilton.
Hilton thows a body kick. Roadshow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hilton looks to land a combination but Roadshow avoids it well.
Hilton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hilton tries a head kick but it misses.
Roadshow has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roadshow throws an elbow but misses.
Hilton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roadshow landing knees to the body.
Hilton tries to land a knee to the head but Roadshow blocks with his arms.
Hilton looking to throw knees to the head but Roadshow is blocking nicely.
Roadshow prevents Hilton from breaking the clinch.
Roadshow trying to stall but Hilton improves his position.
Hilton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Roadshow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roadshow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hilton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roadshow tries to clinch but Hilton moves out of range.
Hilton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roadshow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roadshow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roadshow is looking to clinch but Hilton is avoiding it.
Roadshow has closed the distance and engaged Hilton in a clinch.
Hilton wants to break free but Roadshow has control.
Hilton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hilton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hilton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hilton with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roadshow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hilton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hilton misses with a series of wild punches.
Hilton throws a head kick but Roadshow moves out of range.
Hilton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hilton misses with a head kick.
Hilton fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Hilton. That snapped Roadshow's head back.
Hilton throws a sloppy head kick and Roadshow moves out of range easily.
Roadshow doesn't manage to clinch there - Hilton circles away.
Hilton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hilton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roadshow is looking to clinch but Hilton is avoiding it.
Roadshow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hilton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roadshow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hilton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roadshow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roadshow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hilton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hilton lands a two punch combo.
Roadshow doesn't manage to clinch there - Hilton circles away.
Roadshow wants to clinch up but Hilton keeps it at a distance.
Roadshow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hilton throws a series of punches but Roadshow avoids them all with ease.
Hilton misses with a body shot.
Hilton fails to land with a series of punches.
Roadshow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Hilton misses.
Hilton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roadshow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roadshow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roadshow tries to clinch but Hilton moves out of range.
Hilton scores with a kick to the body.
Roadshow is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Roadshow moves in looking to clinch but Hilton pushes him off.
Hilton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hilton throws the kick towards the body but Roadshow avoids it.
Roadshow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hilton is looking to land body kicks.
Hilton misses with a double jab.
Hilton connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roadshow wants to clinch.
Hilton misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roadshow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roadshow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roadshow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayburn Hilton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antiq Roadshow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hilton works the jab nicely.
Hilton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some wild striking there from Hilton.
A head kick misses from Hilton.
Hilton keeps the fight on the outside.
Hilton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hilton scores with a three punch combo!
Hilton misses with a double jab.
Hilton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hilton throws a right hand that Roadshow ducks under and follows up with a left that Roadshow also avoids with ease.
Hilton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roadshow tries to clinch there but Hilton circles away.
Roadshow tries to close the distance and clinch but Hilton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilton. Roadshow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayburn Hilton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roadshow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hilton.
Roadshow tries to clinch up but Hilton circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton blocks a head kick by Roadshow.
Hilton throws a series of punches but Roadshow moves out of range.
Hilton tries to bum rush Roadshow with a series of wild strikes but Roadshow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hilton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hilton keeps the fight on the outside.
Roadshow clinches with his opponent.
Hilton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roadshow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roadshow lands a good knee to the midsection. Hilton won't want to take too many of those.
Roadshow lands an elbow inside that Hilton shrugs off.
Hilton looking to throw knees to the head but Roadshow is blocking nicely.
Roadshow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roadshow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hilton is breathing heavily.
Hilton is looking to break free of the clinch but Roadshow has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hilton tries to break the clinch but Roadshow is controlling the position.
Roadshow keeps control of Hilton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hilton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hilton working hard to break the clinch.
Roadshow stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Roadshow misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilton manages to break the clinch.
Roadshow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hilton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roadshow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hilton throws a head kick that misses
and Roadshow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Roadshow.
Roadshow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hilton avoids it.
Roadshow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hilton's face.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roadshow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hilton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roadshow has him pressed against the cage.
Hilton can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Roadshow.
Hilton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roadshow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hilton landing knees to the head.
Roadshow prevents Hilton from breaking the clinch.
Roadshow lands a damaging elbow.
Hilton wants to break free but Roadshow has control.
A frustrated look appears on Hilton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton misses with a knee strike.
Hilton working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roadshow throws an elbow but misses.
Roadshow lands an elbow just above Hilton 's eye.
Roadshow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hilton avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Roadshow obliges.
Roadshow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hilton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hilton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hilton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hilton blocks the body kick.
Roadshow tries to clinch but Hilton moves out of range.
Hilton misses with a wild combination.
Hilton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hilton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Roadshow tries to close the distance and clinch but Hilton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roadshow avoids the head kick by Hilton.
Hilton swats away the attempt to clinch by Roadshow.
Roadshow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hilton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hilton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Antiq Roadshow's cut is getting worse.
Roadshow blocks a head kick by Hilton.
Hilton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hilton throws a series of punches but Roadshow avoids them all with ease.
Roadshow tries to clinch up.
Hilton misses with an uppercut.
Hilton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roadshow clinches up with Hilton and pushes him back against the cage.
Roadshow tries to stall but Hilton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hilton missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Roadshow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayburn Hilton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antiq Roadshow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Hilton connects with a single shot there.
Hilton misses with the combination.
Roadshow moves into the clinch.
Hilton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roadshow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hilton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roadshow lands a damaging elbow.
Hilton taking a breather.
Roadshow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hilton backwards.
Hilton tries to break free but Roadshow pushes him back against the cage.
Hilton wants to break free but Roadshow has control.
Hilton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roadshow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roadshow landing knees to the head.
Hilton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hilton is looking to break free of the clinch but Roadshow has double underhooks.
Hilton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roadshow blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Hilton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roadshow lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Roadshow.
It looks like Wayburn Hilton has been cut.
Hilton breaks from the clinch.
Hilton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hilton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roadshow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roadshow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roadshow stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hilton wants to get back to striking at distance but Roadshow won't allow it.
Roadshow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hilton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roadshow misses with the head strike.
Hilton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hilton trying to land knees to the body.
Roadshow trying to control the position but instead, Hilton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roadshow into the cage.
Hilton tries to land a knee to the head but Roadshow blocks with his arms.
Hilton works on Roadshow's body with a couple of short punches.
Hilton is looking to break free of the clinch but Roadshow has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Antiq Roadshow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hilton tries to break free but Roadshow pushes him back against the cage.
Hilton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hilton throws a lazy head kick
and Roadshow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hilton breaks the clinch.
Roadshow tries to clinch but Hilton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roadshow doesn't manage to clinch there - Hilton circles away.
Hilton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hilton throws a head kick that misses.
Wayburn Hilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Hilton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hilton scores with a head kick.
Roadshow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hilton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roadshow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roadshow wants to clinch up but Hilton keeps it at a distance.
Hilton swats away the attempt to clinch by Roadshow.
Hilton misses with a low kick.
Roadshow tries to clinch up.
Antiq Roadshow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hilton misses with a body shot.
Roadshow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton throws a series of punches but Roadshow moves out of range.
Hilton connects with a jab.
Roadshow blocks a head kick by Hilton.
Hilton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hilton throws the kick towards the body but Roadshow avoids it.
A head kick misses from Hilton.
Roadshow tries to clinch but Hilton is having none of it.
Hilton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roadshow tries to close the distance and clinch but Hilton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roadshow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hilton misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Hilton.
Hilton throws a nice looking combination but Roadshow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hilton misses with a jab, cross combination.
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.
Hilton throws a sloppy head kick and Roadshow moves out of range easily.
Roadshow fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roadshow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hilton tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Hilton.
Roadshow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roadshow wants to clinch.
Roadshow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wayburn Hilton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roadshow is looking to clinch.
Hilton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hilton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roadshow tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antiq Roadshow.
I think Hilton 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayburn Hilton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Favre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Vladinascov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Favre comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dread & Alive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Favre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oleg Vladinascov!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Favre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Favre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Favre is looking to chop away at Vladinascov's legs.
Freddy Favre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vladinascov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Favre leaves Vladinascov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vladinascov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Favre lands a nice hook to Vladinascov's body. Vladinascov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vladinascov avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick from Favre misses.
Favre lands a left and a right that send Vladinascov crashing to the mat, dazed. Favre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vladinascov is rocked!
It looks like Oleg Vladinascov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Favre lands with a nice body punch.
Vladinascov is still on wobbly legs! Can Favre finish him?
Vladinascov looks gassed!
Favre is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Vladinascov flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Vladinascov is out cold! Favre holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddy Favre!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Robinson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drowning Pool - Bodies . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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219 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edgar Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Albert Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez throws a nice head kick!
Rodriguez stuns Robinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robinson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rodriguez.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Robinson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Robinson showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Robinson connects with a nice short shot to Rodriguez's temple.
Well, if Robinson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rodriguez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Robinson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Robinson wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Robinson wants to work for an arm triangle but Rodriguez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robinson not doing much here.
Robinson with the ground and pound but Rodriguez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson stays in close to Rodriguez's body and controls the position.
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 Edgar Robinson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Robinson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rodriguez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robinson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodriguez is fending him off so far but Robinson persists. Nope, Rodriguez circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez scores with a nice right hand.
Rodriguez works Robinson's body with a nice hook.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson connects with a crisp jab.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez scores with a body shot.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Robinson slips the punch.
Robinson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rodriguez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Robinson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Robinson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Edgar Robinson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Robinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well. He's pushed Robinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four 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.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Robinson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Robinson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rodriguez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Robinson.
Robinson stops Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
Robinson works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Albert Rodriguez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rodriguez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rodriguez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid body kick from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Robinson blocks it.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rodriguez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodriguez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rodriguez wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick from Rodriguez lands but Robinson takes it in his stride.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown attempt from Robinson. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown.
Rodriguez leaves Robinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands with a hook. Robinson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodriguez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Robinson.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Robinson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez avoids it really well and circles away.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez connects with a high kick.
Rodriguez lands with an overhand left.
Albert Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Robinson is rocked!
Rodriguez steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Robinson is out on his feet! Rodriguez sets himself and nearly takes Robinson's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Albert Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan KO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daiki Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan KO has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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156 lbs
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156 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan KO!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daiki Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KO connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nakamura's hands.
KO fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakamura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Horrible takedown by Nakamura or perhaps it was just good defense by KO which made him look bad.
KO tries to clinch there but Nakamura circles away.
KO lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nakamura backs up against the cage.
KO connects with a nice looking jab.
KO rushes Nakamura and presses him up against the cage.
KO misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. KO just stands there and leans against the cage.
KO lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for KO.
KO misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakamura stalling in the clinch but KO improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ivan KO has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daiki Nakamura.
Nakamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
KO misses with some punches.
KO misses with a hook from the clinch.
KO tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
KO has a couple of punches blocked by Nakamura.
A quick uppercut on the inside from KO.
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
KO tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
KO manages to break the clinch.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nakamura is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KO wants to get back to his feet.
Nakamura wants to control the pace but KO is squirming around nicely.
KO holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nakamura tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Nakamura there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura looking to control but KO is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nakamura wants to stand but KO is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
KO is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
KO holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nakamura tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nakamura wants to control the pace but KO is squirming around nicely.
Nakamura throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for KO because Nakamura loaded up on that one.
Nakamura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as KO is looking to escape.
Nakamura wants to take KO's back here but KO is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan KO dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nakamura drives through with a takedown into guard.
KO will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nakamura looking to sit in guard and control but KO gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
KO decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nakamura, up you get!
KO moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nakamura is trying hard to land a takedown here. KO sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
KO throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
KO scores with a hook to the body. Nakamura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
KO clinches with his opponent.
Nakamura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KO lands with a hook. Nakamura tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
KO throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nakamura on the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nakamura.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
KO cracks Nakamura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
KO is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
KO lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nakamura backs up against the cage.
No luck for Nakamura with that takedown attempt.
Ivan KO has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daiki Nakamura.
Nakamura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
KO lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by KO.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and KO counters with a stiff right hand.
KO is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
KO listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by KO there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura misses with a takedown attempt
and KO counters with a lovely shot to the body.
KO darts in and clinches Nakamura up against the cage.
KO misses with a punch on the inside.
KO breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
KO fails with an attempt to clinch.
KO fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakamura drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KO is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
KO is looking to escape.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but KO keeps working.
KO tries to get to full guard but Nakamura has control of the leg.
Nakamura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but KO does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nakamura is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
KO is working an open guard so Nakamura takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and KO counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
KO lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
KO throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakamuras head.
KO misses with a short punch on the inside.
KO misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for KO.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan KO dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nakamura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nakamura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and KO counters with a stiff right hand.
Nakamura dodges the punch combination from KO.
Nakamura drops his hands momentarily and KO takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Decent striking displayed by KO there.
KO throws a nice looking combination but Nakamura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
KO throws a shot to the body.
Nakamura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
KO scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left and a right from KO both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and KO counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from KO finds it's way through Nakamura's defenses.
KO lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from KO does no damage.
KO moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
KO thuds his right hand into Nakamura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ivan KO is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and KO counters with a lovely straight right hand!
KO lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by KO.
Ivan KO is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KO scores with a hook.
Nakamura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nakamura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? KO is fending him off so far but Nakamura persists. Nope, KO circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling KO to counter with a crisp jab.
Ivan KO is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
KO throws a good cross that connects.
Nice jab there from KO.
Nakamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and KO counters with a stiff right hand.
KO slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nakamura fails with the takedown
and KO counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nakamura thinking.
Ivan KO has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daiki Nakamura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nakamura misses with a combination
and Nakamura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivan KO seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
KO fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nakamura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but KO is out of range.
Nakamura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nakamura on the wrong end of a nice hook.
KO moves into the clinch successfully.
KO fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nakamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
KO has a couple of punches blocked by Nakamura.
KO throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakamura.
A nice left hand lands by KO.
KO tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakamura goes for a takedown in the clinch but KO prevents it.
Daiki Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
KO lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan KO showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for KO, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan KO!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simon Kurken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurken comes to the cage accompanied by Serbian national anthem . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
152 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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21
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simon Kurken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurken shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayhem but Mayhem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mayhem throws the left hand but Kurken avoids the punch easily.
Mayhem scores with a shot to the body.
Mayhem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurken manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Kurken.
Kurken looks for the body kick but Mayhem saw that one coming.
Kurken scores with a takedown into Mayhem's guard.
Kurken stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayhem swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mayhem controlling Kurken's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem wants to stand up but Kurken is controlling him.
Kurken wants to pass the guard but Mayhem is keeping the position.
Mayhem controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Mayhem was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mayhem throws a jab when Kurken was well out of range.
Mayhem lands a slapping body shot.
Mayhem takes a swing at Kurken's ribcage but misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mayhem enables Kurken to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mayhem manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mayhem wants to sweep here but Kurken controlling him for the moment.
Mayhem looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mayhem lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kurken!
Mayhem controlling from mount.
Kurken keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mayhem looking to control but Kurken is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mayhem looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mayhem wants to control the pace but Kurken is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Mayhem was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kurken circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Mayhem drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kurken follows Mayhem to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Kurken!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No More Mr. Nice Guy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Manny Pacquiao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
149 lbs
15 - 2 - 1 |
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160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evan Waters!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Waters is just out of range.
Pacquiao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao missing with a left hand there. Waters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao scoring well with a low kick there.
Pacquiao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Waters.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Waters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pacquiao. Waters shrugs it off though.
Pacquiao scores with a jab.
Waters throws a jab when Pacquiao was well out of range.
Waters throws a leg kick
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Pacquiao throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Waters was covering up waiting for the punch and Pacquiao finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao passes into half guard.
Pacquiao looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pacquiao stops Waters from getting back to his feet.
Pacquiao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Waters does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pacquiao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Waters defends it well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
Pacquiao is pressing down on Waters's thigh, looking to free his foot. Waters is holding on for now.
Pacquiao is keen to just control but Waters is a slippery customer.
Pacquiao is really struggling to control Waters but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Waters tries to get to full guard but Pacquiao has control of the leg.
Pacquiao is looking to take a break and control but Waters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Manny Pacquiao wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pacquiao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Waters circles away.
Waters throws an overhand right that lands on Pacquiao's shoulder, as Pacquiao tries to avoid the shot.
Waters attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Waters
and Pacquiao counters with a single leg into guard. Waters didn't expect that.
Waters managing to control the position.
Waters keeping full guard, as Pacquiao tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao with a nice head shot there.
Pacquiao drops back looking for a leg! Waters is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Waters manages to kick Pacquiao off! Pacquiao jumps back into Waters's guard.
Waters looking for a sweep. Not yet Waters, not yet.
Pacquiao drops back looking for a leg! Waters is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Waters manages to kick Pacquiao off! Pacquiao jumps back into Waters's guard.
Waters has his hands on Pacquiao's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pacquiao won't allow Waters to sweep him here.
Waters has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pacquiao has passed into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The referee asks Pacquiao politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pacquiao prefers to stall for the moment though.
Waters gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Waters manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pacquiao looks to throw the jab but Waters is out of range.
A low kick from Waters misses
and Pacquiao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pacquiao defending well as Waters loads up on a big left hand.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Waters sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Waters throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Waters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pacquiao. Pacquiao obviously looking to wear him down.
Waters avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pacquiao here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Waters misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Waters is looking to control Pacquiao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Waters avoid being mounted?
Waters is not content to let Pacquiao control the position.
Pacquiao controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao is working for a kimura but Waters is defending it quite comfortably.
Pacquiao wants to work for an arm triangle but Waters is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pacquiao wants to take a breather but Waters is having none of it.
Waters controlling the position for now.
Waters is looking to control Pacquiao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Waters avoid being mounted?
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.
Waters is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Pacquiao is staying active.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Waters can do anything to dispel that myth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Waters controlling the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Evan Waters was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao staying out of range there.
Waters takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Waters misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao connects with a crisp jab.
Waters misses with a wild body shot.
Waters thows a leg kick but Pacquiao checks it
and Pacquiao counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pacquiao.
Waters keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Waters keeping full guard, as Pacquiao tries to pass.
Waters working a defensive guard here.
Pacquiao tries to free his leg and advance position but Waters is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Evan Waters was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Waters throws a leg kick
and Pacquiao counters with a nice leg kick.
Waters lands a lovely overhand right.
Evan Waters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Waters's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao blocks the body kick.
Pacquiao scores with a kick to the body.
Pacquiao keeps Waters at a distance using the push kick.
Pacquiao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slow jab from Waters misses its intended target.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Waters napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Waters's face as Pacquiao controls the position.
Waters is not content to let Pacquiao control the position.
Waters is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pacquiao connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waters manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Waters is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Waters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the leg kick from Waters.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but Waters moved away.
Pacquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Waters can pounce on him.
Pacquiao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Waters's calf.
Nice defenses there by Pacquiao.
Waters throws the left hand but Pacquiao avoids the punch easily.
Waters thuds his right hand into Pacquiao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Waters.
Waters throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Waters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pacquiao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Pacquiao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Waters throws a leg kick
and Pacquiao counters with a body kick.
Pacquiao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Waters scores with a decent looking hook.
Waters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pacquiao. Pacquiao obviously looking to wear him down.
Pacquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waters.
Waters has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the head.
Pacquiao fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Waters takes one to the chin there.
Pacquiao closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Waters quickly recovers to half guard.
Waters looks like he's trying to stand up.
Manny Pacquiao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pacquiao trying to mount his opponent but Waters defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters tries to roll over but Pacquiao keeps him under control.
Pacquiao trying to mount his opponent but Waters defends it.
Waters is staying active underneath Pacquiao, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pacquiao moves into full mount! Waters won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waters is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao trying to control but Waters is having none of it.
Waters controls the position.
Pacquiao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Waters prevents Pacquiao from taking his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pacquiao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pacquiao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Waters can't escape the position.
Pacquiao fails to move to back control.
Pacquiao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Waters is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Waters blocks the body kick.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Waters avoids them all with ease.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Waters takes a step back to recover.
Waters's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Waters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao is looking to wear down Waters with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Waters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao thumps Waters with a low kick.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao walks into a jab.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Pacquiao lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waters. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Waters slips a jab from Pacquiao.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao fails with the takedown.
Waters looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely.
Waters takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Waters lands with a thumping leg kick.
Waters tests Pacquiao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Waters throws a hook but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao tries to land a body kick
and Waters counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pacquiao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pacquiao drops his hands momentarily and Waters takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Waters tries to land a front kick but Pacquiao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao fakes the leg kick and cracks Waters in the body.
Pacquiao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Waters.
Waters works Pacquiao's body with a nice hook.
Evan Waters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waters jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waters takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Waters looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Waters fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pacquiao connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waters tests Pacquiao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waters.
Waters throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Waters throws a leg kick but Pacquiao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Waters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Waters!
Pacquiao has control of Waters's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Waters regains control of the situation pretty easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Waters tries to lock up and control but Pacquiao gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pacquiao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Waters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao trying to control but Waters is having none of it.
Waters sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pacquiao is trying to control the action in half guard but Waters is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Waters is trying to control but can't.
Pacquiao takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Waters is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Waters trying to hold on to Pacquiao's head to control him but Pacquiao postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Waters dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pacquiao throws a push kick but Waters slaps the foot to one side.
Pacquiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pacquiao scoring well with a low kick there.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the body
and Waters counters with a left and a right that stings Pacquiao.
Evan Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Waters tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pacquiao wants to pass the guard but Waters is keeping the position.
Pacquiao is working hard here to advance position.
Pacquiao stopping the sweep attempt from Waters.
Waters wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Waters looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Waters struggling a bit here.
Waters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Waters isn't going anywhere.
Pacquiao working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pacquiao is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Waters has escaped the position, nice work there.
Waters is pushing Pacquiao's head away, looking to escape. Pacquiao manages to hold on to the position though.
Waters is trying to improve his position.
Pacquiao wants to control but Waters is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Waters is looking for a sweep.
Evan Waters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waters wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Waters's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pacquiao goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Waters has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pacquiao but great work by Waters.
Waters takes a little break here. Pacquiao wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Manny Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pacquiao is trying to improve his position.
Waters misses with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manny Pacquiao.
I think Pacquiao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes into the arena with Kryptonite blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orlando Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sackett throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Sackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a body kick the misses
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Sackett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sackett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Sackett does no damage.
Smith defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sackett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith lands a head shot.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sackett.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Smith.
Sackett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a head kick.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sackett.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Sackett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith slips a jab from Sackett.
Sackett tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Sackett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett avoids the head kick by Smith.
Sackett throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Sackett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Smith down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett tries to work over Smith's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it.
Smith looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
Sackett tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Sackett 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.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith misses with a hook.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith throws a front kick that sends Sackett stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sackett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sackett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Sackett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Sackett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sackett is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Sackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sackett!
Smith is breathing heavily.
Sackett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sackett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
Sackett lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
Sackett walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smith - that will leave a mark!
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sackett misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sackett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sackett lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sackett connects with the punch.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Sackett wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Sackett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
Smith wants to slow Sackett down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett is looking to score with low kicks.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Sackett is predictable there
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Sackett shrugs it off.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Sackett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sackett showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Smith pulls Sackett in to control the position.
Sackett drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smith dives on top into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sackett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Sackett dominated that second round.
That's time! Sackett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith blocks a head kick by Sackett.
A lazy body kick from Sackett
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Sackett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Sackett there.
Sackett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Sackett cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
Smith lunges at Sackett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sackett's hand.
Sackett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Sackett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Sackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Sackett cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sackett lands with a nice body kick.
Sackett lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sackett with a jab.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sackett really felt that one!
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Sackett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Sackett lands with a right hand.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sackett finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sackett. Smith shrugs it off though.
Sackett lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sackett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Smith.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Sackett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sackett throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sackett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Sackett.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sackett on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Sackett clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Sackett walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith staying out of range there.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith pushes Sackett away with a front kick.
Smith tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett scores with a three punch combo!
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy body kick from Smith
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Sackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orlando Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Smith.
Sackett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith thuds his shin into the meat of Sackett's side.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sackett circles away quickly and effectively.
Sackett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smith throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side.
Sackett lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws a head kick that Sackett semi-blocks.
Sackett feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Sackett lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into rage.
Sackett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sackett looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sackett thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Sackett lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sackett throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Sackett lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sackett.
Sackett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Sackett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
A low kick from Sackett is predictable there
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sackett.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Sackett had his way with John Smith in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Sackett misses.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sackett pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Smith throws a right and a left that Sackett avoids nicely.
Sackett connects with a nice looking jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Smith looks to throw a body kick
and Sackett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sackett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a push kick.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Smith.
Sackett throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Sackett scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Sackett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sackett.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a punch to the head.
Smith slips under a jab from Sackett.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sackett gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sackett there.
Sackett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sackett 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.
Sackett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sackett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith tries to roll over but Sackett keeps him under control.
Sackett winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sackett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four 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.
Sackett is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Smith to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Sackett working some strikes from top position.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sackett trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Sackett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sackett 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Sackett!
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