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EFC 72: Sanchez vs. Satriani PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rile Nokea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karvaranteiden Kuningas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rile Nokea has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rile Nokea seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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208 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
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200 cm
26
218 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rile Nokea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karvaranteiden Kuningas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuningas cracks Nokea with a good jab.
Kuningas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuningas staying out of range there.
Kuningas lands a nice hook to Nokea's body. Nokea takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuningas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuningas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nokea.
Nokea drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kuningas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nokea connects with a decent elbow.
Nokea is trying to ground and pound but Kuningas uses the momentary lack of control by Nokea to regain half guard.
Nokea prevents Kuningas from improving his position.
Nokea missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Nokea.
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!
Nokea not doing much here.
Kuningas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nokea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokea not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nokea slips a nice elbow through Kuningas's hands, connecting with Kuningas's forehead.
Nokea is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nokea is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kuningas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nokea.
Nokea wants to work for an arm triangle but Kuningas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nokea not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nokea is looking to advance position but Kuningas won't allow it.
Kuningas is looking to control Nokea's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuningas avoid being mounted?
Kuningas is not content to let Nokea control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kuningas wants to get back to full guard.
Nokea thows a huge punch but Kuningas dodges it nicely.
Kuningas trying to control but Nokea postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kuningas wants to improve his position but Nokea is controlling well.
Nokea is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kuningas defends it well.
Kuningas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nokea prevents Kuningas from improving his position.
Nokea missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nokea prevents Kuningas from improving his position.
Kuningas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nokea's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nokea's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas keeps control of the position as Nokea tries to break free.
Kuningas doesn't have the hooks in and Nokea manages to turn into his guard.
Nokea slips nicely into half guard.
Kuningas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kuningas trying to control the position.
Kuningas looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuningas, not yet.
Nokea with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuningas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nokea.
Nokea throwing strikes but missing.
Kuningas keeping moving, preventing Nokea from controlling successfully.
Nokea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas working a defensive guard here.
Kuningas 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.
Nokea lands a couple of elbows.
Kuningas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nokea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nokea trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kuningas's guard.
Nokea throwing strikes from guard but Kuningas blocks nicely.
Nokea postures up.
Nokea in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuningas trying to keep a closed guard but Nokea is proving a slippery customer.
Nokea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rile Nokea dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nokea swinging wildly here.
Kuningas misses with a double jab.
Karvaranteiden Kuningas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuningas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nokea falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nokea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nokea shoots in and bounces Kuningas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kuningas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kuningas working a defensive guard here.
Nokea wants to control from the top but Kuningas keeps moving.
Kuningas trying to keep a closed guard but Nokea is proving a slippery customer.
Nokea trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokea stands up from Kuningas's guard - Nokea perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kuningas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nokea's hands.
Horrible takedown by Nokea or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuningas which made him look bad.
Nokea misses with a straight left.
Nokea thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuningas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nokea. Nokea circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kuningas throws a hook but Nokea blocks it.
Kuningas throws a series of strikes that have Nokea backpedaling.
Nokea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuningas.
Nokea drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas is trying to get back to half guard.
Kuningas is trying to control Nokea's posture but Nokea avoids it.
The strikes coming from Nokea are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nokea wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuningas keeps working.
Kuningas dodges the ground and pound from Nokea.
Nokea lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nokea in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nokea working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nokea thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kuningas regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokea thows a huge punch but Kuningas dodges it nicely.
Nokea is looking to advance position but Kuningas won't allow it.
Nokea thows a huge punch but Kuningas dodges it nicely.
Kuningas is trying to maintain the position but Nokea is very close to passing his half guard.
Nokea 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.
Kuningas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nokea.
Kuningas gets back to full guard.
Nokea loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuningas controls Nokea momentarily but Nokea frees himself.
Nokea with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nokea throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Kuningas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kuningas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nokea.
Nokea postures up and lands a big shot to Kuningas's brow.
Nokea thows a big elbow that misses.
Nokea won't allow Kuningas to sweep him here.
Kuningas trying to keep a closed guard but Nokea is proving a slippery customer.
Kuningas is breathing heavily.
Kuningas keeping moving, preventing Nokea from controlling successfully.
Kuningas wants to sweep here but Nokea controlling him for the moment.
Nokea throwing strikes but missing.
Nokea won't allow Kuningas to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rile Nokea dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuningas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuningas wants it to stay on the feet.
Kuningas slaps away a takedown attempt from Nokea, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuningas. That snapped Nokea's head back.
Kuningas's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kuningas duly obliges.
Kuningas throws a combination that misses
and Nokea counters with a single leg into guard. Kuningas didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nokea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuningas wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuningas controls Nokea momentarily but Nokea frees himself.
Kuningas looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuningas, not yet.
Kuningas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nokea wants to control from the top but Kuningas keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuningas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokea gets to his feet - Kuningas follows without any prompting.
Kuningas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rile Nokea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuningas slips a jab from Nokea.
Nokea looks to land a left hand but Kuningas moved out of range nicely.
Kuningas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nokea gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuningas.
Kuningas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nokea slips under a jab from Kuningas.
Nokea shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuningas sprawls well. He's pushed Nokea's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nokea on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuningas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kuningas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Karvaranteiden Kuningas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuningas swinging wildly here.
Rile Nokea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuningas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nokea is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kuningas.
Kuningas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Kuningas finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Nokea.
Kuningas cracks Nokea with an open hand slap.
A jab from Nokea misses.
Nokea is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kuningas's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kuningas tests Nokea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nokea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nokea fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokea fails to land the takedown.
Nokea ducks right into an uppercut from Kuningas.
Kuningas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kuningas misses with the combination.
Nokea swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuningas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuningas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kuningas scores with a body shot.
Nokea's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuningas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nokea scrambles back to his feet.
Kuningas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuningas checks a low kick from Nokea.
Kuningas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuningas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karvaranteiden Kuningas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuningas tests Nokea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuningas scores with a hook to the body. Nokea takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left and a right from Kuningas both land. Nice combination.
Karvaranteiden Kuningas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Kuningas both land. Nice combination.
Nokea takes one on the button.
Kuningas throws a good cross that connects.
Nokea throws a body kick that misses.
Kuningas throws a series of punches but Nokea avoids them all with ease.
Nokea on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuningas cracks Nokea with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuningas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nokea counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kuningas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nokea's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nokea's back!
Rile Nokea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuningas lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Kuningas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karvaranteiden Kuningas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nokea has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rile Nokea!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lalli Koylio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive. Koylio has chosen Moonsorrow - Köyliönjärven Jäällä (Pakanavedet II) as his entrance music. Lalli Koylio will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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181 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicholas Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lalli Koylio!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koylio backs up against the cage.
Palmer blocks a jab.
Koylio throws a combination that misses
and Palmer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koylio thinking.
Koylio misses with a body punch
and Palmer counters with a nice uppercut.
Koylio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palmer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koylio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Koylio.
Palmer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Koylio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koylio misses with a combination
and Palmer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koylio misses with a combination
and Palmer counters with a nice body shot.
Koylio looks to land a combination but Palmer avoids it well.
Koylio fails to land with a series of punches.
Koylio misses with the combination.
Koylio misses with a series of wild punches.
Koylio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Palmer counters with a nice body shot.
Palmer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koylio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lalli Koylio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koylio misses with a hook to the body
and Palmer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koylio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palmer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Palmer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koylio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koylio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koylio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Palmer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koylio swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Koylio lands a nice looking body shot.
Koylio just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Koylio misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koylio. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koylio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Koylio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palmer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koylio thinking.
Koylio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koylio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Palmer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koylio looks gassed!
Koylio misses with a body punch
and Palmer counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Palmer. That snapped Koylio's head back.
Koylio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palmer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio throws the left hand but Palmer avoids the punch easily.
Koylio looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
Palmer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koylio moves away.
Koylio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koylio takes one on the button.
Koylio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Palmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer misses with a straight left.
Koylio lands a slapping body shot.
Koylio throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
Koylio throws a lazy right hand but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palmer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koylio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koylio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Palmer counters with a straight right hand.
Palmer cracks Koylio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Palmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koylio.
Koylio missing with a left hand there. Palmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Koylio misses
and Palmer counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a lazy right hand but Koylio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palmer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Palmer cracks Koylio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koylio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koylio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Palmer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Palmer stalks Koylio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Koylio's face. Koylio staggers backwards, shaken.
Palmer lands a jab to the nose.
Jab, jab by Palmer - just one landing.
Palmer scores with a three punch combo!
Koylio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koylio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palmer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Palmer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Koylio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Palmer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koylio.
Palmer ducks under a wild hook from Koylio.
Koylio throws a combination that misses
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
Koylio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palmer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koylio missing with a left hand there. Palmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmer misses with a two punch combination.
Koylio moves forwards but Palmer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Palmer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koylio.
Koylio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Palmer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Palmer cracks a nice hook into Koylio's ribs.
Koylio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koylio misses with a double jab
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Palmer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koylio misses with a few strikes there.
Palmer moves away from the strike by Koylio.
Koylio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Palmer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koylio misses with a body punch
and Palmer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Koylio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmer lands a jab-cross combination.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Koylio takes a swing at Palmer's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Palmer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Koylio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koylio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koylio misses with a hook to the body
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
Palmer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koylios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Koylio is just out of range.
Koylio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koylio misses with a combination
and Palmer counters with a nice body shot.
Palmer scores with a jab.
Koylio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palmer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Palmer dodges the punch combination from Koylio.
Lalli Koylio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer moves out of range as Koylio strikes.
Palmer throws a shot to the body.
Koylio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koylio misses with a body shot
and Palmer counters with a three punch combo that has Koylio backing up. Koylio nods at Palmer to acknowledge the strikes.
Koylio is breathing heavily.
Palmer tests Koylio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koylio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palmer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koylio backs up against the cage.
Nicholas Palmer is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koylio misses with a combination
and Palmer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koylio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Koylio in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Palmer lands a really nice looking cross but Koylio seems unphased.
Koylio misses with a looping left.
Koylio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palmer moves away from the strike by Koylio.
Nice uppercut there from Palmer.
Koylio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Palmer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Palmer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Palmer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Palmer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koylio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Palmer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koylio thuds a left hand into Palmer's body.
Koylio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palmer to score with a decent uppercut.
Palmer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Palmer lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer connects with a body shot.
Koylio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Palmer rather than just go for the knockout.
Palmer lands a glancing blow to the side of Koylio's head.
Palmer feints a jab promting Koylio to slip. Palmer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Koylio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Koylio misses with a combination
and Koylio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koylio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palmer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koylio doesn't seem bothered though.
Palmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koylio.
Palmer lands a body shot.
Palmer lands a jab to Koylio's midsection.
Koylio misses the body punch
and Palmer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Palmer throws a nice looking combination but Koylio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palmer with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koylio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
Koylio staying out of range there.
Koylio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koylio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Palmer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koylio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
Koylio throws a combination that misses
and Palmer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Palmer connects with a looping right hand.
Palmer cracks Koylio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Palmer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Palmer misses the shot to the body.
Palmer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koylio.
Nice defenses there by Palmer.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Koylio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koylio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Palmer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koylios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Koylio throws a combination that misses
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palmer scores with a nice head shot.
Palmer scores with a jab to the head.
Koylio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palmer counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Koylio misses
and Palmer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, jab by Palmer - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer with a nice cross.
Koylio walks into a stiff left hand from Palmer.
Nice straight punches there by Palmer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Palmer.
Koylio misses with a straight right.
Koylio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Palmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koylio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Palmer looks to land a combination but Koylio avoids it well.
Palmer lands with a cross.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koylio can do to turn this around?
Koylio throws a combination that misses
and Palmer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koylio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Palmer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koylio scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koylio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Palmer counters with a crisp 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.
Koylio misses with a combination
and Palmer counters with a straight right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Palmer scores with a four punch combination!
Koylio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Palmer dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Koylio misses with a double jab
and Koylio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koylio.
Koylio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Palmer counters with a one-two to the body.
Koylio misses the body punch
and Palmer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koylio looks to land a combination but Palmer avoids it well.
Koylio misses the body punch
and Palmer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koylio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Palmer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Palmer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koylio doesn't seem bothered though.
Koylio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Palmer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koylio scrambles back to his feet.
Palmer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koylio's hands.
Koylio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palmer moves away.
Koylio misses with a combination
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Koylio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Palmer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koylio scrambles back to his feet.
Palmer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koylio momentarily.
Koylio throws a jab but it's blocked by Palmer.
Koylio misses with a double jab
and Palmer counters with a left and a right that stings Koylio.
Koylio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer with a jab.
Palmer lands a two punch combo.
Palmer scores with the left hand. Koylio knows he should have avoided that one.
Koylio throws the left hand but Palmer avoids the punch easily.
Koylio misses with a body shot.
Koylio misses with a jab to the body
and Palmer counters with a left to the body.
Palmer lands a jab to the head.
Palmer just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer misses with a few strikes there.
Koylio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Palmer counters with a stiff right hand.
Koylio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koylio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palmer.
Koylio misses with a body shot.
Koylio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking cross lands there for Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer moves forwards but Koylio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Palmer scores with a jab to the head.
Palmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koylio misses with a double jab
and Palmer counters with a nice uppercut.
Palmer connects with a right hand. Koylio shakes it off.
Palmer looks to land a combination but Koylio avoids it well.
Koylio misses with a double jab
and Palmer counters with a nice uppercut.
Koylio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Palmer misses.
Palmer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Palmer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Koylio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palmer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Koylio.
Palmer throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio misses with a double jab
and Palmer counters with a three punch combo that has Koylio backing up. Koylio nods at Palmer to acknowledge the strikes.
Koylio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Palmer with a nice cross.
Palmer cracks Koylio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Palmer digs a good hook to Koylio's body.
Palmer throws a series of strikes that have Koylio backpedaling.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Koylio might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Palmer has got the better of the exchanges.
Koylio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palmer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palmer misses with a series of wild punches.
Koylio misses with a double jab
and Palmer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Palmer scores with a three punch combo!
Palmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koylio.
Palmer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koylio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koylio.
Palmer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palmer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koylio throws a big shot that misses.
Koylio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Palmer scores with the left hand. Koylio knows he should have avoided that one.
Palmer throws a jab when Koylio was well out of range.
Palmer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koylio at a distance.
Koylio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palmer counters with a left to the body.
Koylio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Palmer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koylio scrambles back to his feet.
Palmer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Koylio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koylio.
Lalli Koylio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koylio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Palmer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palmer thuds a left hand into Koylio's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Palmer 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... Nicholas Palmer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito's entrance music is Sukh Knight. A fine choice. Wise is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Return Of The Mac. Denis Wise will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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25
298 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Denis Wise!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wise will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esposito dips to his left and cracks Wise with an uppercut!
Wise lands a jab to the nose.
Esposito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wise throws a left and a right that both miss
and Esposito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Esposito misses.
Denis Wise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wise throws a combination that misses
and Esposito counters with a nice uppercut.
Wise misses with a double jab
and Esposito counters with a nice right hand that sends Wise toppling to the canvas! Wise scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Esposito finish him?!
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Esposito misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
Wise tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Esposito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wise misses with a combination
and Esposito counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Wise badly! He tries to strike back but Esposito puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Wise out cold! Oh man, Wise will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Esposito!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pure White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayburn Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilton has chosen Scotland the Brave as his entrance music. Wayburn Hilton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pure White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 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 moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Hilton blocks a jab.
Hilton is looking to clinch.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Hilton's shoulder, as Hilton tries to avoid the shot.
White avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hilton momentarily.
White throws out a loose jab but Hilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hilton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hilton tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Hilton throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hilton eats them both and turns towards White to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hilton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White misses with an uppercut.
Hilton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hilton tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Hilton moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Hilton fails in his attempt to clinch.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hilton misses with a body kick.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White misses with a straight left.
Hilton tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White throws a hook to the side of Hilton's head but Hilton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White tries to keep at a distance but Hilton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hilton lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment.
Hilton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hilton lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White tests Hilton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White throws a looping overhand right but Hilton ducks down to avoid it.
Hilton tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Hilton is looking to clinch.
Hilton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Hilton missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from White misses.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Hilton's shoulder, as Hilton tries to avoid the shot.
Hilton tries to clinch up.
Hilton wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a jab.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hilton on the side of the head.
Hilton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Hilton slips under a jab.
White looks to land a left hand but Hilton moved out of range nicely.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hilton's hands.
White throws a series of punches but Hilton moves out of range.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White misses with an uppercut.
Donk. White catches Hilton right on the button with a cross.
White throws the left hand but Hilton avoids the punch easily.
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White connects with a nice looking jab.
White misses with a hook. Hilton ducked under it nicely.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Hilton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from White.
White misses with a straight left.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hilton throws a low kick but White avoids it.
Hilton misses with a body kick.
A jab from White misses.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hilton is looking to score with low kicks.
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hilton moves into the clinch successfully.
Hilton has White pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pure White dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
White gets tackled into the cage by Hilton. Hilton maintains the clinch.
White working aggressively here.
Hilton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hilton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.
Hilton pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hilton.
Hilton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.
It looks like Pure White has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Hilton.
Hilton breaks from the clinch.
Hilton tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice straight punches there by White. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White.
White on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
White throws a jab when Hilton was well out of range.
Hilton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
White misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from White.
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a hook but Hilton avoids it easily.
Wayburn Hilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hilton is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Hilton ducks under a wild hook from White.
A left lands for Hilton.
Hilton moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White misses with an uppercut. Hilton saw that one coming.
Hilton looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Hilton fails with an attempt to clinch.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hilton ducks under a wild hook from White.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilton.
Hilton tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Hilton ducks under a wild hook from White.
Hilton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
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.
White throws out a loose jab but Hilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hilton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hilton moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Hilton tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
A big right from White misses.
White is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hilton slips under a jab.
Hilton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilton tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Hilton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Hilton.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Hilton walks into a straight right hand from White.
Hilton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hilton tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hilton tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
Hilton lands a jab.
White misses the jab.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from White misses.
Hilton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hilton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hilton throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hilton tries a head kick but it misses.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton moves out of range of the strikes.
Hilton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hilton throws an elbow but misses.
Come on Hilton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
White blocks the elbow strike.
Hilton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
White looking to slow down the pace here.
Hilton displaying some good clinch control by pressing White up against the cage.
Hilton throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hilton just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
White blocks an elbow strike.
Hilton lands an elbow inside.
Hilton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees to the body from Hilton.
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 Pure White's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hilton slips a straight right by White.
White scores with a nice head shot.
Hilton moves out of range as White strikes.
A big right from White misses.
A big left from Hilton misses.
Hilton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hilton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with an uppercut. Hilton saw that one coming.
Hilton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hilton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hilton doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Hilton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hilton tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton slips under a jab from White.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hilton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
White scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hilton tries to clinch up.
Hilton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White scores with a jab.
Hilton drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hilton throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Hilton tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Hilton tries to clinch up.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilton.
White throws a hook to the side of Hilton's head but Hilton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hilton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hilton's head backwards.
Hilton rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
Hilton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hilton tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hilton motions for White to come forward. Hilton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hilton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hilton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hilton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hilton punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
Hilton moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook.
Hilton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Hilton tries to clinch up.
Hilton fails in his attempt to clinch.
White jabs Hilton right on the nose. Hilton blinks but takes it well.
Hilton is looking to clinch.
White thuds his right hand into Hilton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hilton slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from White finds it's way through Hilton's defenses.
Hilton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hilton tries to clinch up.
Hilton is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
Hilton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White throws a hook to the side of Hilton's head but Hilton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hilton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hilton takes one to the chin there.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hilton.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
Hilton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White thuds his right hand into Hilton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hilton is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White lands with an overhand left.
Hilton takes one on the button.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pure White showed his dominance in that final round.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pure White!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Vladinascov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristo Napz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oleg Vladinascov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oleg Vladinascov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kristo Napz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vladinascov.
Napz throws a front kick that sends Vladinascov stumbling back into the cage.
Napz leaves Vladinascov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vladinascov shoots for a double leg takedown but Napz sprawls well. He's pushed Vladinascov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Vladinascov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Napz scores with a nice head shot.
Vladinascov fails to land the takedown.
Napz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vladinascov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Napz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vladinascov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vladinascov is breathing heavily.
Napz connects with a high kick.
It looks like Oleg Vladinascov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vladinascov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kristo Napz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napz tests Vladinascov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vladinascov fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Napz as Vladinascov shoots in.
Napz throws a head kick that half lands.
Napz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vladinascov's head.
Vladinascov shoots in for a takedown but Napz shows good takedown defense.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Napz.
Vladinascov drops his hands momentarily and Napz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crunch! Napz slams his shin into Vladinascov's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napz scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Napz.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Vladinascov. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Napz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Napz connects with a body shot that sends Vladinascov's belly button to the back.
Vladinascov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Napz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Napz scores with a head kick.
Napz feints and then cracks Vladinascov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vladinascov down.
Napz keeps Vladinascov at a distance using the push kick.
Vladinascov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Napz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vladinascov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vladinascov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kristo Napz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Napz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vladinascov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napz lands a big head kick that sends Vladinascov tumbling to the mat! Napz takes a step backwards and waves Vladinascov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vladinascov is rocked!
Oleg Vladinascov's cut is getting worse.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Napz.
Napz lands a leg kick that knocks Vladinascov off balance momentarily.
Napz thows a body kick. Vladinascov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Napz feints and then cracks Vladinascov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vladinascov down.
Napz lands a nice shot to the body.
Napz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Napz throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oleg Vladinascov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vladinascov shoots in and drives through. Napz sprawls well.
Napz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good standup being displayed there by Napz as he connects with a hook.
Vladinascov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vladinascov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Napz - the referee stops the clock and Vladinascov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Napz. Vladinascov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Napz.
Napz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Napz throws a leg kick which misses Vladinascov's front leg but catches the back leg as Vladinascov tries to avoid it.
Vladinascov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Napz lands a head kick. Vladinascov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Napz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vladinascov's head.
Jeez, Oleg Vladinascov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Vladinascov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Napz connects with a high kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Napz. Vladinascov shrugs it off though.
Vladinascov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Napz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Napz throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristo Napz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Vladinascov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vladinascov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Napz. Napz obviously looking to wear him down.
Vladinascov walks into a stiff left hand from Napz.
Napz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice takedown defense from Napz. No joy for Vladinascov on that attempt.
Napz with a jab.
Vladinascov takes one to the chin there.
Napz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vladinascov will feel that in the morning.
Vladinascov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Napz delivers a nice body kick.
Napz scores with a head kick.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oleg Vladinascov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kristo Napz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy My Chick Bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Leshley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). My Chick Bad comes to the cage accompanied by Game Over. Leshley has chosen Step into a World as his entrance music. Bobby Leshley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tommy My Chick Bad's chin.
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21
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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25
265 lbs
10 - 8 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy My Chick Bad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Leshley!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leshley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
My Chick Bad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leshley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but My Chick Bad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from My Chick Bad misses.
Leshley ducks under a wild hook from My Chick Bad.
Leshley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leshley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Leshley in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Leshley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
My Chick Bad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
My Chick Bad knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leshley on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leshley grinds an elbow into My Chick Bad's temple.
Leshley working the ground and pound.
My Chick Bad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
My Chick Bad prevents Leshley from improving position.
Leshley throws a strike aimed at the side of My Chick Bad's head but My Chick Bad avoids it well.
My Chick Bad struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Leshley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
My Chick Bad is not content to let Leshley control the position.
My Chick Bad can't do much from the bottom here.
My Chick Bad on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if My Chick Bad tries to get out of the position.
Leshley cracks My Chick Bad with a big right hand but My Chick Bad just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley prevents My Chick Bad from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leshley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
My Chick Bad managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Leshley.
Leshley wants to control but My Chick Bad is keeping him busy.
My Chick Bad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Leshley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Leshley is working My Chick Bad over with some ground and pound from side control.
Leshley trying to control the action but My Chick Bad is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leshley advances to mount.
Leshley throws some wild stikes that My Chick Bad manages to avoid easily.
My Chick Bad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Leshley with shots to the head and body - My Chick Bad looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Leshley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leshley dives in and grabs My Chick Bad's left leg, looking for a takedown. My Chick Bad pushes down on Leshley's head and hops out.
My Chick Bad jabs Leshley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leshley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Leshley controlling the action here.
My Chick Bad is not content to let Leshley control the position.
My Chick Bad wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leshley prevents My Chick Bad from standing back up.
My Chick Bad is staying active underneath Leshley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Leshley passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for My Chick Bad!
Leshley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of My Chick Bad's face.
Leshley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My Chick Bad blocking the ground and pound.
My Chick Bad is squirming around, avoiding Leshley's attempts to control the action.
My Chick Bad holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Leshley tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
My Chick Bad is working to get back to half guard.
Leshley with shots to the head and body - My Chick Bad looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bobby Leshley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leshley with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
My Chick Bad manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by My Chick Bad, under a barage of strikes from Leshley.
Leshley prevents My Chick Bad from standing back up.
Leshley is nestled in close to My Chick Bad, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
My Chick Bad wants to improve his position but Leshley is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leshley tries to pass to full mount but My Chick Bad defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leshley is looking to take a break and control but My Chick Bad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leshley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leshley prevents My Chick Bad from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Leshley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Leshley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but My Chick Bad moves away.
Leshley shoots in for a takedown but My Chick Bad shows good takedown defense.
Leshley misses the shot to the body.
My Chick Bad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bobby Leshley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leshley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
My Chick Bad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leshley manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leshley slips a straight right by My Chick Bad.
Leshley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for My Chick Bad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leshley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by My Chick Bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leshley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. My Chick Bad defends it nicely.
Leshley fails with an attempt to clinch.
My Chick Bad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
My Chick Bad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leshley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and My Chick Bad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leshley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leshley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but My Chick Bad was well out of range. Poor timing from Leshley.
My Chick Bad swings for the body but Leshley moves out of range.
Leshley throws a predictable looking body shot
and My Chick Bad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobby Leshley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like Bobby Leshley has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My Chick Bad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leshley was well out of range. Poor timing from My Chick Bad.
Leshley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has My Chick Bad pinned against the cage. My Chick Bad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tommy My Chick Bad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Leshley.
A shot to the body from My Chick Bad misses
and Leshley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leshley.
My Chick Bad tries to circle away but Leshley has him pinned against the cage.
My Chick Bad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leshley looks to score with a jab to the body but My Chick Bad is just out of range.
A cross from Leshley lands.
Leshley looks for a takedown but My Chick Bad sprawls well.
Leshley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tommy My Chick Bad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
My Chick Bad looks to land a combination but Leshley avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
My Chick Bad thows a left - swing and a miss!
My Chick Bad misses with a body shot.
Leshley throws a combination that misses
and My Chick Bad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leshley dodges the punch combination from My Chick Bad.
Tommy My Chick Bad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
My Chick Bad throws out a loose jab but Leshley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leshley misses with a takedown
and My Chick Bad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leshley with a lazy takedown attempt
and My Chick Bad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
My Chick Bad cracks Leshley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My Chick Bad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leshley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leshley slips a jab from My Chick Bad.
Leshley tries to bum rush My Chick Bad with a series of wild strikes but My Chick Bad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leshley throws out a loose jab but My Chick Bad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leshley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
My Chick Bad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leshley trying to control the action but My Chick Bad is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy My Chick Bad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leshley 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... Bobby Leshley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tsrif Dnoces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
152 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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157 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tsrif Dnoces!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Shaw!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw tries to clinch up but Dnoces circles away and keeps his distance.
Dnoces takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shaw feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dnocess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dnoces walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shaw checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shaw jabs at Dnoces's body.
The fighters circling - Dnoces throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dnoces takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shaw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dnoces throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dnoces ducks under a wild hook from Shaw.
Shaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Shaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dnoces eats them both and turns towards Shaw to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shaw defending well as Dnoces loads up on a big left hand.
Dnoces tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Dnoces.
Shaw instigates a clinch.
Shaw is working Dnoces over against the cage.
Shaw lands a left hand.
Shaw tries a body shot but Dnoces blocks it.
Shaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shaw wants to stall.
Dnoces wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Dnoces breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dnoces loads up on a big right hand but Shaw slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dnoces moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dnoces tries to land a front kick but Shaw steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dnoces shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shaw eats them both and turns towards Dnoces to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dnoces misses with a wild body shot.
Dnoces gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dnoces darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Shaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dnoces shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shaw napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dnoces tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Shaw manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dnoces's best efforts.
Dnoces thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shaw moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shaw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shaw bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dnoces's guard.
Dnoces looking to control.
Dnoces looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaw is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is looking to work some ground and pound but Dnoces has wrist control.
Dnoces trying to control the position.
Shaw is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dnoces tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dnoces on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dnoces tries to get out of the position.
Shaw drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shaw jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shaw is pushing down on Dnoces's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dnoces is fighting to maintain full guard but Shaw has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shaw working Dnoces over with strikes.
Dnoces is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dnoces is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dnoces trying to control but Shaw postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dnoces's head.
Shaw prevents Dnoces from improving his position.
Shaw seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dnoces does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shaw is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dnoces defends it well.
Shaw seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dnoces tries to get to full guard but Shaw has control of the leg.
Dnoces makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dnoces.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shaw stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dnoces swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Dnoces is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaw won't allow Dnoces to sweep him here.
Dnoces pushes Shaw off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Shaw stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shaw wants it to stay on the feet.
Dnoces loads up on a big right hand but Shaw slips the punch.
Shaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaw leaves Dnoces with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dnoces connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shaw changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dnoces looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Shaw 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.
Shaw ducks under a wild hook from Dnoces.
Dnoces throws a low kick but Shaw moves out of range easily.
Dnoces pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shaw is out of range and Dnoces settles back down.
Shaw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dnoces takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dnoces uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaw.
Dnoces tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shaw is able to avoid easily.
Sam Shaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaw lands a jab to the nose.
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dnoces connects with a body shot that sends Shaw's belly button to the back.
Dnoces lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Tsrif Dnoces seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Shaw misses.
Dnoces misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Dnoces circles away.
Dnoces scores with a shot to the body.
Dnoces throws a low kick but Shaw avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Shaw as Dnoces shoots in.
Dnoces throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shaw throws a lazy right hand but Dnoces sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dnoces sprawls well. Dnoces wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Shaw checks a low kick from Dnoces.
Shaw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dnoces.
Shaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shaw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dnoces sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dnoces lands a nice hook to Shaw's body. Shaw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dnoces throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shaw was covering up waiting for the punch and Dnoces finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dnoces postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shaw 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dnoces throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dnoces throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shaw looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw wants to sweep here but Dnoces controlling him for the moment.
Dnoces looking to pass the guard.
Shaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaw trying to control the position here.
Shaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dnoces.
Shaw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shaw tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dnoces missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dnoces trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dnoces throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shaw looking for a sweep. Not yet Shaw, not yet.
Shaw trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dnoces postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dnoces chips away with some ground and pound.
Dnoces wants to pass the guard but Shaw is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Dnoces from controlling successfully.
Dnoces loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dnoces trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dnoces postures up in Shaw's guard and throws a big left but Shaw blocks it.
Dnoces working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shaw is trying to control the position but Dnoces postures up.
Dnoces slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shaw manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dnoces thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shaw gets back to full guard.
Dnoces trying to control but Shaw is working from the bottom.
Dnoces wants to pass the guard but Shaw is keeping the position.
Shaw manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dnoces manages to get himself to full guard.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Dnoces is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dnoces is trying to keep Shaw in close.
Shaw preventing the sweep.
Shaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Dnoces is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsrif Dnoces dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shaw shoots in and drives through. Dnoces sprawls well.
Dnoces shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shaw pinned against the cage. Shaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dnoces drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dnoces looking to pass the guard.
Shaw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dnoces is one step ahead there.
Shaw working a defensive guard here.
Shaw might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dnoces kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dnoces missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Dnoces from controlling successfully.
Shaw has control of Dnoces's left arm, preventing Dnoces from doing any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sam Shaw hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dnoces throws a low kick but Shaw moves out of range easily.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dnoces gets back to full guard.
Dnoces wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Dnoces is retaining full guard.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Dnoces is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dnoces tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw looking to pass the guard.
Dnoces trying to keep a closed guard but Shaw is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shaw won't allow Dnoces to sweep him here.
Shaw wants to control from the top but Dnoces keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Shaw was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dnoces pinned against the cage. Dnoces gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shaw throws an overhand right that lands on Dnoces's shoulder, as Dnoces tries to avoid the shot.
Dnoces keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tsrif Dnoces has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Shaw.
Dnoces throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dnoces misses the shot to the body.
Dnoces is looking to score with low kicks.
Dnoces doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shaw counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dnoces keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Shaw is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dnoces keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Dnoces wants to sweep here but Shaw controlling him for the moment.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Dnoces is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dnoces is keeping the position for now.
Shaw wants to control from the top but Dnoces keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sam Shaw hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shaw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dnoces can pounce on him.
Dnoces looks to land a right hand but Shaw moved out of range.
Shaw connects with a nice looking jab.
Dnoces closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dnoces working away.
Dnoces working the ground and pound but Shaw is defending the strikes.
Dnoces fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Shaw is not content to let Dnoces control the position.
Dnoces throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Shaw.
I think Shaw 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 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Czolgosz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Araya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Araya has chosen Slayer - Angel of Death as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tomas Araya was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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22
170 lbs
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185 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leon Czolgosz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomas Araya!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Czolgosz throws out a loose jab but Araya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Araya misses with an uppercut. Czolgosz saw that one coming.
Araya is looking to clinch but Czolgosz is avoiding it.
Araya feints and then cracks Czolgosz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Czolgosz down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Czolgosz is defended easily by Araya.
A leg kick checked by Czolgosz.
Araya stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Araya wants it to stay on the feet.
Araya throws a leg kick but Czolgosz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Araya tries to clinch up but Czolgosz circles away and keeps his distance.
Araya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Czolgosz tries to move into range but Araya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Araya does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Araya misses the target.
Araya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Czolgosz checks it well.
A left lands for Araya.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Czolgosz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Czolgosz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czolgosz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Araya is trying to defend but Czolgosz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Czolgosz wants to take a breather but Araya is having none of it.
Araya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Czolgosz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Czolgosz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czolgosz is looking for a kimura but Araya is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Czolgosz to get the leverage.
Araya is looking to improve his position.
Czolgosz not doing much here.
Czolgosz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Araya is just riding it out for now. Czolgosz eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czolgosz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Araya defends it well.
Czolgosz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Araya sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
Czolgosz slows the pace down in half guard.
Nice strikes from Czolgosz there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Czolgosz 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.
Araya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Czolgosz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Araya.
Czolgosz moves out of range of the body kick.
Araya is looking to slow Czolgosz down with leg kicks.
Czolgosz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Araya as he jumps to the side.
Araya swings for the body but Czolgosz moves out of range.
Araya throws the kick towards the body but Czolgosz avoids it.
Czolgosz throws a body punch but Araya moves out of range.
Czolgosz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Araya was well out of range. Poor timing from Czolgosz.
Araya tries to land a leg kick but Czolgosz saw it coming and moves away.
Araya misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Araya lands a lovely overhand right.
No luck for Czolgosz with that takedown attempt.
Czolgosz checks a low kick from Araya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czolgosz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Czolgosz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Araya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Araya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tomas Araya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Araya misses
and Czolgosz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Araya wants to control but Czolgosz is keeping busy.
Araya is trying is best to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Araya can do anything to dispel that myth.
Czolgosz throwing shots but Araya is blocking nicely.
Czolgosz is trying to control the action in half guard but Araya is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czolgosz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Araya is trying to maintain the position but Czolgosz is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Czolgosz wants to free his trapped foot but Araya is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Czolgosz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Czolgosz is looking to take a break and control but Araya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Araya lands a leg kick that knocks Czolgosz off balance momentarily.
Czolgosz staying out of range there.
Araya looks to throw the jab but Czolgosz is out of range.
Araya misses with a low kick.
Czolgosz moves out of range as Araya throws a body kick.
Araya lands with a nice body punch.
Araya throws a low kick but Czolgosz moves out of range easily.
Araya gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Czolgosz wants to control from the top but Araya keeps moving.
Czolgosz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czolgosz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Araya looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Araya looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Araya!
Czolgosz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Araya's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leon Czolgosz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Araya. That's going to slow Czolgosz down.
Czolgosz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Czolgosz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Araya wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Czolgosz pushing down on Araya's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Czolgosz trying to control from half guard but Araya is working away.
Araya won't allow Czolgosz to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araya trying to control but Czolgosz postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Czolgosz is taking a breather. Araya says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Czolgosz wants to pass to mount but Araya is defending the position.
Araya is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Czolgosz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Araya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice shot by Araya.
Czolgosz blocks a jab.
Tomas Araya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Czolgosz or perhaps it was just good defense by Araya which made him look bad.
Araya throws a leg kick but Czolgosz moved away.
Czolgosz fails with a takedown attempt.
Czolgosz shoots for a double leg takedown but Araya sprawls well. He's pushed Czolgosz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Czolgosz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Araya throws a leg kick that misses.
Araya looks to score with a jab to the body but Czolgosz is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czolgosz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Araya as he jumps to the side.
Czolgosz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Czolgosz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Czolgosz throws a looping overhand right but Araya ducks down to avoid it.
Araya tried to score with a low kick but Czolgosz checks it.
Araya lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Araya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Araya swings for the body but Czolgosz moves out of range.
Araya misses with an uppercut.
Araya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Czolgosz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Czolgosz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Araya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Czolgosz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tomas Araya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Araya tries to close the distance and clinch but Czolgosz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Araya misses with a low kick.
Araya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Araya gets caught flat footed, as Czolgosz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Czolgosz advances to half guard.
Leon Czolgosz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Czolgosz passes to full mount!
Czolgosz controlling his opponent.
Czolgosz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Czolgosz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Czolgosz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Czolgosz!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egill Skallagrimsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Kryptonite. Skallagrimsson has chosen Hoeremeisje by EyeMJR as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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213 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Egill Skallagrimsson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skallagrimsson looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Skallagrimsson.
A big right from Skallagrimsson misses.
Orlando Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skallagrimsson throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Skallagrimsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice takedown defense from Skallagrimsson. No joy for Sackett on that attempt.
Skallagrimsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Skallagrimsson checks a low kick from Sackett.
Crunch! Sackett slams his shin into Skallagrimsson's torso.
Skallagrimsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skallagrimsson scores with a body shot.
Sackett tries to clinch but Skallagrimsson is having none of it.
Skallagrimsson avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Skallagrimsson slips a straight right by Sackett.
Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skallagrimsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skallagrimsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Skallagrimsson with a hook.
Skallagrimsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Skallagrimsson saw that one coming.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Skallagrimsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Skallagrimsson moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Skallagrimsson throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett closes the distance and pushes Skallagrimsson back into the cage.
Skallagrimsson trying to stall but Sackett improves his position.
Skallagrimsson effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skallagrimsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson stalling the fight.
Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sackett has a takedown stuffed.
Skallagrimsson is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
Skallagrimsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Skallagrimsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Skallagrimsson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skallagrimsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skallagrimsson misses the shot to the body.
Egill Skallagrimsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skallagrimsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Sackett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sackett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Skallagrimsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Skallagrimsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sackett ducks right into an uppercut from Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson misses with a double jab.
Skallagrimsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sackett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sackett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skallagrimsson swivels and escapes.
Skallagrimsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skallagrimsson motions for Sackett to come forward. Skallagrimsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sackett pushes Skallagrimsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sackett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skallagrimsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skallagrimsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett throws an elbow but it misses.
Skallagrimsson misses with some punches.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Skallagrimsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skallagrimsson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson slips a jab from Sackett.
Sackett shoots in but no luck this time.
Sackett wants to clinch
and Skallagrimsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Sackett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Skallagrimsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Skallagrimsson blocks the low kick.
Skallagrimsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skallagrimsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A bone on bone clash there as Skallagrimsson blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Egill Skallagrimsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett misses with a body shot
enabling Skallagrimsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skallagrimsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sackett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skallagrimsson thuds his right hand into Sackett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Skallagrimsson.
Sackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Skallagrimsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sackett moves into the clinch.
Sackett wants a takedown.
Skallagrimsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Skallagrimsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sackett's efforts to push away.
Skallagrimsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sackett works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett postures up in Skallagrimsson's guard and throws a big left but Skallagrimsson blocks it.
Sackett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sackett throwing strikes but missing.
Skallagrimsson pushes Sackett off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sackett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Skallagrimsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Skallagrimsson throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Sackett lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skallagrimsson missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett connects with a right hand. Skallagrimsson shakes it off.
Skallagrimsson thows a leg kick but Sackett checks it
and Sackett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skallagrimsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Skallagrimsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sackett counters with a leg kick.
Sackett checks a leg kick nicely.
Egill Skallagrimsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett is looking to clinch but Skallagrimsson is avoiding it.
Sackett throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Skallagrimsson.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skallagrimsson. Skallagrimsson obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skallagrimsson throws out the jab.
Sackett pushes Skallagrimsson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson is trying to break the clinch but Sackett is controlling him.
Skallagrimsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sackett fails with a takedown attempt.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skallagrimsson.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skallagrimsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sackett wants to clinch up but Skallagrimsson keeps it at a distance.
Sackett throws a lazy head kick
and Skallagrimsson counters with a good low kick that Sackett was not able to check.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
Skallagrimsson looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Sackett misses
and Skallagrimsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sackett needs to keep his hands up - Skallagrimsson had a free shot at his head there.
A nice combination there by Skallagrimsson.
A jab from Skallagrimsson misses.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Skallagrimsson circles away.
Skallagrimsson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skallagrimsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Skallagrimsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sackett tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from Sackett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Egill Skallagrimsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skallagrimsson. That did some damage!
Sackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sackett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Skallagrimsson is out of range.
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett slips a jab and a cross from Skallagrimsson.
Sackett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Skallagrimsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sackett trying to control but Skallagrimsson is working from the bottom.
Sackett pushes down on Skallagrimsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson is looking to control Sackett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Skallagrimsson avoid being mounted?
Sackett escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Skallagrimsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skallagrimsson loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sackett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skallagrimsson's waist but Skallagrimsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sackett off to one side.
A jab from Skallagrimsson misses.
Sackett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skallagrimsson thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Skallagrimsson looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson lands a nice shot that snaps Sackett's head back.
Some wild striking there from Skallagrimsson.
Sackett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Orlando Sackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skallagrimsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skallagrimsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Sackett tries to clinch up.
Skallagrimsson digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Skallagrimsson misses the jab.
Skallagrimsson thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Skallagrimsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sackett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sackett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett prevents Skallagrimsson from getting back to his feet.
Skallagrimsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson wriggles free and stands up.
Sackett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Skallagrimsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Skallagrimsson.
A lazy left from Skallagrimsson finds it's target.
Skallagrimsson slips a jab from Sackett.
Sackett thumps Skallagrimsson with a low kick.
Sackett fails with a takedown attempt.
Sackett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Skallagrimsson misses.
Good exchange - Sackett coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Skallagrimsson counters with a good low kick that Sackett was not able to check.
Sackett throws a head kick but Skallagrimsson moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Skallagrimsson.
Sackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skallagrimsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skallagrimsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Skallagrimsson 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 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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