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Reach 36 - Blood and Sand PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amir Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Corpuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes into the arena with Double Trouble blaring out of the sound system. Corpuz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smoke two joints - Sublime. Jasper Corpuz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jasper Corpuz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corpuz fails with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corpuz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thompson is trying to defend but Corpuz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thompson is not content to let Corpuz control the position.
Thompson is trying to control but can't.
Thompson punching from the bottom.
Corpuz blocks the strikes from Thompson.
Corpuz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thompson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Corpuz passes to full mount!
Corpuz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Corpuz blocks Thompson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Thompson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Corpuz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Corpuz.
Thompson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Thompson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thompson really wants to buck Corpuz off and get back to his feet.
Thompson tries to hold on but Corpuz pushes him away.
Thompson is squirming around, avoiding Corpuz's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Corpuz won't let Thompson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Thompson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thompson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
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.
Corpuz controlling his opponent.
Corpuz trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson working to try and regain half guard.
Corpuz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thompson is working to get back to half guard.
Corpuz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thompson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corpuz is working for a guillotine from mount but Thompson frees his head quite easily.
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corpuz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Thompson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thompson shrugs it off.
Corpuz breaks from Thompson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thompson can't escape the position.
Corpuz wants to control the pace but Thompson is squirming around nicely.
Thompson working to try and regain half guard.
Thompson has left one of his arms exposed and Corpuz doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Thompson screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jasper Corpuz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Torsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torsted has chosen Maybellene i Hofteholder as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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Brawler
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Happy Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jonas Torsted!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilmore misses with a right hand
letting Torsted counter with a right hand.
It looks like Happy Gilmore has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Torsted checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Torsted uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gilmore.
Gilmore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Gilmore.
Torsted ducks under a wild hook from Gilmore.
Gilmore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Some wild striking there from Torsted.
No joy there for Gilmore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torsted swinging wildly here.
Gilmore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torsted avoids it really well and circles away.
Torsted throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gilmore thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Gilmore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torsted swinging wildly here.
Gilmore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torsted stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torsted changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsted drives through and clinches with Gilmore against the cage.
Torsted utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gilmore is breathing heavily.
Torsted landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torsted lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torsted lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torsted throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gilmore blocks it with crossed arms.
Torsted connects with a knee to the head.
Gilmore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Torsted walks away with a smile on his face. Gilmore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Torsted fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Torsted. Beautiful body shot.
Gilmore misses with a takedown attempt
and Torsted counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Happy Gilmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torsted misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gilmore slips a jab and a cross from Torsted.
Torsted tries to bum rush Gilmore with a series of wild strikes but Gilmore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torsted uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilmore.
Torsted misses with a double jab.
Gilmore scores with a sloppy right hand. Torsted should have avoided that one.
Jonas Torsted is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Torsted, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gilmore dodges the punch combination from Torsted.
Torsted will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Torsted.
Gilmore misses with a hook. Torsted ducked under it nicely.
Happy Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmore throws an off balance right hand
and Torsted counters with a straight right hand.
Gilmore moves out of range of the strikes.
Gilmore misses the jab.
Gilmore swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torsted counters with a left and a right that stings Gilmore.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Gilmore.
Gilmore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torsted moves away.
Gilmore throws an overhand right that lands on Torsted's shoulder, as Torsted tries to avoid the shot.
Gilmore dodges the punch combination from Torsted.
Gilmore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gilmore throws a big shot that misses.
Torsted takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Torsted moves in looking to clinch but Gilmore pushes him off.
Jab from Torsted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Torsted throws a series of punches but Gilmore avoids them all with ease.
Torsted ducks under a wild hook from Gilmore.
Gilmore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torsted.
Gilmore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Torsted, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Gilmore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gilmore misses with an uppercut.
Gilmore swinging wildly here.
Torsted moves away from the strike by Gilmore.
Torsted slips a jab from Gilmore.
A big right from Gilmore misses.
Gilmore misses with a straight right.
Torsted with a jab.
Gilmore misses with a left hand
and Torsted counters with a straight right hand.
Torsted throws a series of strikes that have Gilmore backpedaling.
Nice straight punches there by Gilmore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gilmore.
Torsted displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gilmore throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore with a poor takedown
and Torsted holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torsted with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gilmore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torsted gets through Gilmore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Torsted is pressed up against the cage. Gilmore has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torsted down to the mat. Torsted avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Torsted fails to land with a series of punches.
Gilmore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Torsted throws a series of strikes that have Gilmore backpedaling.
Happy Gilmore's cut is getting worse.
Gilmore misses with a jab to the body
and Torsted counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Torsted checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Torsted throws a series of punches but Gilmore moves out of range.
Torsted uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gilmore.
Gilmore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Gilmore misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilmore misses with a hook
and Torsted moves into the clinch.
Gilmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torsted blocking some punches.
Gilmore wants to stall.
Torsted lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Torsted dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Happy Gilmore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torsted closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torsted throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gilmore blocks it with crossed arms.
Gilmore working aggressively here.
Gilmore looking for a takedown.
Torsted lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gilmore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torsted has him pressed against the cage.
Torsted tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gilmore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torsted gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Torsted.
Gilmore misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Torsted to work.
Gilmore misses with some punches.
Torsted keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gilmore's efforts to push away.
Torsted tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gilmore is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilmore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gilmore is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Torsted is breathing heavily.
Gilmore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torsted gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Happy Gilmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torsted is looking to control Gilmore's arms but Gilmore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torsted has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torsted.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gilmore.
Gilmore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsted just leaning against Gilmore, taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torsted.
Torsted with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Torsted blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torsted landing knees to the head.
Gilmore lands a takedown into guard.
Gilmore wants to control from the top but Torsted keeps moving.
Gilmore sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Torsted's guard.
Torsted is looking to escape.
Gilmore is working for a submission of some sort.
Torsted tries to kick Gilmore off but Gilmore keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gilmore is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Torsted keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gilmore throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gilmore working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gilmore passes to side control.
Gilmore prevents Torsted from escaping the position.
Gilmore passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Torsted!
Gilmore is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Torsted is surviving well by controlling Gilmore's body position as best he can.
Torsted takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsted's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gilmore working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Torsted is squirming around, avoiding Gilmore's attempts to control the action.
Gilmore is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Torsted can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gilmore lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gilmore unloads with some shots from mount but Torsted bucks and avoids them well.
Torsted tries to buck Gilmore off but he can't manage it.
Gilmore jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Torsted manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gilmore working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gilmore thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Torsted is not content to let Gilmore control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsted is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gilmore misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gilmore lands an elbow.
Gilmore is working Torsted over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gilmore landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torsted parries the strikes from Gilmore easily there. Gilmore is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Torsted to escape.
Gilmore wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torsted, who protects the arm well.
Gilmore tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Gilmore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Happy Gilmore's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gilmore throws a hook but Torsted blocks it.
Torsted tries to clinch up but Gilmore circles away and keeps his distance.
Torsted moves into the clinch.
Torsted blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gilmore tries to break free but Torsted pushes him back against the cage.
Gilmore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torsted's elbow.
Gilmore changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torsted fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gilmore shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Torsted is trying to defend but Gilmore finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gilmore tries to pass the half guard into mount. Torsted knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torsted tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gilmore manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsted wants to get back to his feet.
Gilmore wants to control the pace but Torsted is squirming around nicely.
Torsted trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gilmore sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Torsted avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gilmore.
Gilmore has control of Torsted's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Torsted regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gilmore is landing with some decent strikes but Torsted is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsted in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gilmore throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gilmore looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gilmore looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gilmore thowing shots but they're missing.
Torsted squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gilmore unloading with bombs!
Gilmore in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gilmore putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore landing punches.
Gilmore cracks Torsted with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Torsted is trying to stand up.
Torsted defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gilmore.
You get the feeling that Torsted really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gilmore unloading with bombs!
Gilmore pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gilmore raining down shots from the mount!
Gilmore 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.
Gilmore jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Torsted manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gilmore throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gilmore prevents Torsted from escaping the position.
Gilmore is trying to get an arm triangle but Torsted is defending well.
Torsted managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gilmore.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gilmore tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gilmore has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Happy Gilmore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torsted is trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Happy Gilmore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gilmore 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... Happy Gilmore!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boner Patrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dixion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrol kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is monster - Kanye West. Dan Dixion will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Boner Patrol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Dixion!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Patrol.
Patrol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patrol shoots in and gets a takedown into Dixion's guard.
Patrol trying to control the position from guard on top but Dixion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dixion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patrol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dixion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dixion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dixion keeping moving, preventing Patrol from controlling successfully.
Patrol tries to free his leg and advance position but Dixion is retaining full guard.
Dixion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Patrol drops back looking for a leg! Dixion is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dixion manages to kick Patrol off! Patrol jumps back into Dixion's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixion pulls Patrol in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrol looking to pass the guard.
Patrol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dixion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dixion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patrol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dixion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Patrol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patrol trying to control the position from guard on top but Dixion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patrol throwing strikes from guard but Dixion blocks nicely.
Dixion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Patrol stopping the sweep attempt from Dixion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Patrol looking to sit in guard and control but Dixion gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Patrol looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Patrol is looking for a triangle but Dixion pushes his legs off easily.
Patrol wants to sweep here but Dixion controlling him for the moment.
Patrol working for a triangle but Dixion defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dixion postures up.
Dixion trying to control the position from guard on top but Patrol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patrol looking for a sweep. Not yet Patrol, not yet.
Patrol working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dixion has passed into half guard!
Dixion seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dixion wants to control but Patrol is keeping him busy.
Patrol is trying to maintain the position but Dixion is very close to passing his half guard.
Patrol looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dixion prevents Patrol from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boner Patrol dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Patrol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dixion defending well as Patrol loads up on a big left hand.
Dixion misses with a double jab.
Patrol shoots and misses
and Dixion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Patrol bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Patrol tries to move to mount but Dixion blocks the move with his legs.
Dixion is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Patrol off and has taken his back!
Patrol has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Dixion.
Dixion doesn't have the hooks in and Patrol manages to turn into his guard.
Patrol throws a big right hand that misses.
Dixion keeping moving, preventing Patrol from controlling successfully.
Dixion manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Patrol tries to hold on but Dixion postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixion looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Patrol gets back to half guard.
Dixion wants to stand but Patrol has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Patrol regains full guard. Nicely done.
Patrol working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dixion doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dixion manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrol had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dixion defends it easily.
Dixion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dixion stopping the sweep attempt from Patrol.
Patrol thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dixion looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrol throwing short punches from the bottom.
Patrol manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Patrol lands a big shot there that rocks Dixion but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Patrol is landing with some decent strikes but Dixion is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Patrol cracks Dixion with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dixion is rocked!
Patrol dominating with strikes here.
Dixion is still in real trouble! Can Patrol finish him?
Dixion is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Patrol is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dixion has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dixion!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patrol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dixion is one step ahead there.
Dixion seems to have recovered his senses.
Dixion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dixion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Patrol tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boner Patrol dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Dixion. Those never looked like landing.
Dixion connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patrol. Patrol circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Patrol dives in and grabs Dixion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dixion pushes down on Patrol's head and hops out.
Patrol has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dixion throws a right and a left that Patrol avoids nicely.
Dixion gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Patrol to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Patrol trying to control the position from guard on top but Dixion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dixion holds on and takes a little breather.
Patrol trying to control the position from guard on top but Dixion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patrol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patrol wants to pass the guard but Dixion is keeping the position.
Patrol trying to control the position from guard on top but Dixion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Patrol throwing strikes from guard but Dixion blocks nicely.
Dixion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boner Patrol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patrol fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dixion avoids it really well and circles away.
Patrol shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dixion pinned against the cage. Dixion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boner Patrol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patrol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dixion!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Patrol fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dixion moves in looking to clinch but Patrol pushes him off.
Patrol misses with a takedown attempt - Dixion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Patrol misses with a takedown attempt - Dixion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Patrol with a poor takedown
and Dixion counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dixion lands a jab-cross combination.
Dixion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patrol fails to land the takedown.
Patrol shoots in looking for a takedown but Dixion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Patrol's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boner Patrol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dixion moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dixion lands a nice looking body shot.
Dan Dixion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dixion stuffs the takedown.
A low kick from Patrol misses
and Dixion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patrol closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dixion circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dixion jabs at Patrol's body.
A punch combination from Dixion misses.
Patrol misses with a wild body shot.
Dixion scores with a nice right hand.
Patrol fails with the takedown
and Dixion counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dixion throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheers as Dixion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patrol doesn't seem phased though.
Dixion throws a series of strikes that have Patrol backpedaling.
Patrol tries for a takedown but Dixion circles away easily
and Dixion counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boner Patrol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dixion comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Patrol throws a right hand that misses
and Dixion counters with a two punch combo.
Dixion is looking to clinch.
Dixion scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dan Dixion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dixion throws a one two combo.
Dixion misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Dixion.
Patrol fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dixion scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patrol tries for a takedown but Dixion circles away easily
and Dixion counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dan Dixion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch lands to the side of Patrol 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Patrol tries for a takedown but Dixion circles away easily
and Dixion counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dixion lands a left hand.
Dixion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Patrol is defended easily by Dixion.
Dixion doesn't manage to clinch there - Patrol circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dixion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dixion stalks Patrol and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Patrol's face. Patrol staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Dixion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Patrol 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... Boner Patrol!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tadashi Yamashita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Pablo (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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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tadashi Yamashita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Pablo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamashita stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yamashita swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pablo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pablo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamashita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pablo manages to avoid it.
Yamashita throws a poor cross that misses
and Pablo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pablo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pablo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yamashita to the mat! Yamashita manages to get full guard.
Yamashita pulls Pablo in to control the position.
Pablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamashita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamashita wants to sweep but no luck.
Pablo stands and steps away. Yamashita gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo clinches with his opponent.
Pablo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pablo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yamashita has Pablo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pablo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yamashita has had enough of the clinch but Pablo keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pablo obliges.
Pablo landing knees to the head.
Pablo pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamashita throwing strikes but missing.
Yamashita throws and elbow that misses. Pablo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yamashita's guard. Nice move by Pablo!
Pablo gets to his feet - Yamashita follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pablo moves into the clinch.
Pablo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pablo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yamashita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yamashita postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pablo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Yamashita, into his guard.
Pablo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pablo wants to stand but Yamashita is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pablo controls the pace.
Pablo trying to control but Yamashita is working from the bottom.
Pablo stands up and waves to Yamashita to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pablo tries to clinch there but Yamashita circles away.
Yamashita has his takedown stuffed
and Pablo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pablo.
Pablo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yamashita's guard.
Pablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamashita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pablo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pablo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yamashita looks to land a right hand but Pablo moved out of range.
Yamashita lands a jab.
Yamashita connects with a nice looking jab.
Yamashita throws a right hand that misses
and Pablo moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pablo as the two fighters clinch.
Pablo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pablo breaks from the clinch.
Yamashita throws a lazy uppercut
and Pablo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pablo stalling.
Pablo trying to land knees to the body.
Yamashita drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pablo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yamashita throws a sloppy body shot
and Pablo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yamashita!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamashita is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yamashita is working hard here to advance position.
Pablo wants to control the action but instead Yamashita gets a body lock and reverses into Pablo's guard! Nice work!
Pablo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pablo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yamashita chips away with some ground and pound.
Yamashita preventing the sweep.
Yamashita prevents Pablo from getting back to his feet.
Yamashita lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yamashita postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pablo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Yamashita, into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pablo wants to control from the top but Yamashita keeps moving.
Pablo wants to stand but Yamashita is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yamashita's head.
Pablo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yamashita pushes Pablo off and gets back to his feet.
Yamashita lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita misses with a hook
and Pablo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pablo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pablo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pablo wants to take a breather but Yamashita is having none of it.
Pablo decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pablo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Yamashita throws a lazy uppercut
and Pablo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yamashita's guard.
Pablo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pablo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yamashita lands a jab to the nose.
Pablo closes the distance and clinches.
Pablo throws an elbow but it misses.
Pablo misses with a knee strike.
Pablo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamashita avoids it.
Yamashita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pablo shoots in but no luck this time.
Tadashi Yamashita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pablo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab lands there for Yamashita.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamashita misses with a wild body shot.
Pablo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamashita lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yamashita misses with an uppercut
and Pablo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yamashita throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pablo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yamashita's guard.
Pablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamashita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamashita has a closed guard, preventing Pablo from standing up.
Yamashita is trying to control the position but Pablo postures up.
Tadashi Yamashita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo trying to control but Yamashita is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Juan Pablo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yamashita leaves Pablo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yamashita bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yamashita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pablo defends it nicely.
Yamashita swings for the body but Pablo moves out of range.
Yamashita misses with a hook to the body
and Pablo counters with a single leg into guard. Yamashita didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pablo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pablo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Juan Pablo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pablo wants to control from the top but Yamashita keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Juan Pablo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Yamashita takes a swing at Pablo's ribcage but misses.
Yamashita swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pablo counters with a shoot takedown. Yamashita fights it but they end up in guard.
Yamashita keeping moving, preventing Pablo from controlling successfully.
Pablo gets to his feet. Yamashita looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pablo fails with a takedown attempt.
Tadashi Yamashita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Pablo.
Yamashita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Pablo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pablo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Pablo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiernan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DESERT STORM by Tartanic. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taj Mahal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahal misses the shot to the body.
Tiernan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiernan wants to clinch.
Tiernan avoids the body shot from Mahal.
Mahal throws a hook but Tiernan avoids it easily.
Tiernan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mahal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to clinch up.
Mahal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiernan is looking to clinch.
Tiernan ducks under a wild hook from Mahal.
Mahal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tiernan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tiernan looks to clinch
letting Mahal counter with a right hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tiernan enables Mahal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tiernan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tiernan looking for a sweep. Not yet Tiernan, not yet.
Mahal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiernan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mahal 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.
Mahalis looking to pass into half guard but Tiernan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tiernan is in guard.
Mahal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mahal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tiernan defends it easily.
Mahal is looking for a triangle but Tiernan pushes his legs off easily.
Mahal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tiernan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mahal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
Mahal throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tiernan escapes and throws Mahal's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mahal is looking for a sweep.
Tiernan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mahal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mahal manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tiernan's best efforts.
Mahal tries to roll over but Tiernan keeps him under control.
Mahal gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal working for a triangle but Tiernan defends it easily.
Mahal throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tiernan uses it to pass to side control.
Mahal wants to control but Tiernan postures up.
Mahal tries to buck Tiernan off but Tiernan is having none of it.
Mahal is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
You can see the frustration on Mahal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mahal manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mahal looking for submissions off his back.
Mahal is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taj Mahal will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tiernan fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahal misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiernan counters with a head kick. That will keep Mahal thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mahal connects with a body shot.
Mahal throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiernan.
Patrick Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Mahal catches Tiernan right on the button with a cross.
Mahal scores with a takedown into Tiernan's guard.
Mahal stands and throws Tiernan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mahal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tiernan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mahal throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tiernan works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal trying to mount his opponent but Tiernan defends it.
Mahal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tiernan sees it coming and defends easily.
Mahal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiernan keeps working.
Mahal seems to be looking for submissions.
Mahal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tiernan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mahal is pressing down on Tiernan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tiernan is holding on for now.
Mahal seems to be working for a kimura but Tiernan defends the submission attempt.
Mahal working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Tiernan's thigh. Tiernan counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mahal.
Mahal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiernan is keeping the position for now.
Mahal looking to sit in guard and control but Tiernan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mahal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tiernan defends it easily.
Mahal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mahal looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tiernan has picked Mahal up and slammed him! Mahal can't keep hold of the triangle and Tiernan manages to pass to side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahal is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj Mahal dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tiernan lands a head kick. Mahal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tiernan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahal.
Tiernan tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiernan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mahal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tiernan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mahal's knee momentarily.
Mahal shoots in for a takedown but Tiernan shows good takedown defense.
Tiernan misses with a double jab
and Mahal counters with a left to the body.
Tiernan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tiernan lands a head shot.
Tiernan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahal throws out the jab.
Tiernan slips a jab from Mahal.
Mahal throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiernan.
Patrick Tiernan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahal shoots in looking for a takedown. Tiernan tries to sprawl out of it but Mahal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tiernan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiernan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mahal lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal tried to score with a low kick but Tiernan checks it.
Mahal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Mahal is avoiding it.
Mahal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahal throws a head kick that misses.
Mahal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiernan lands a body shot.
Mahal gets tackled into the cage by Tiernan. Tiernan maintains the clinch.
Tiernan lands with a left to the head.
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiernan scores with a hook to the body.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tiernan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahal lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiernan is looking to clinch.
Tiernan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mahal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mahal counters with a nice body shot.
Mahal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mahal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patrick Tiernan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiernan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahal.
Tiernan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tiernan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mahal tries to work over Tiernan's front leg with a kick but Tiernan checks it.
Mahal misses with a body shot.
Tiernan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahal.
Tiernan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tiernan stalks Mahal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mahal's face. Mahal staggers backwards, shaken.
Tiernan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiernan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tiernan misses with a series of wild punches.
Mahal misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiernan counters with a good, hard body kick but Mahal shrugs it off.
Tiernan instigates a clinch.
Tiernan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiernan is leaning against Mahal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tiernan walks away with a smile on his face. Mahal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taj Mahal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahal misses with a body shot
and Tiernan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tiernan lands a slapping body shot.
Tiernan lands a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Tiernan both land. Nice combination.
Mahal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahal misses the target.
Mahal misses with an uppercut
and Tiernan counters by moving into the clinch.
Mahal misses with some punches.
Mahal is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiernan gets an underhook and turns Mahal into the cage.
Mahal struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Mahal struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tiernan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mahal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahal working aggressively here.
Mahal is working for takedown but Tiernan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mahal misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Tiernan as the two fighters clinch.
Tiernan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahal swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mahal has a couple of punches blocked by Tiernan.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
Mahal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tiernan avoids it.
Mahal misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiernan.
Tiernan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mahal.
Mahal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan lands a body punch.
Mahal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan scores with a shot to the side of Mahal's head.
Tiernan stalling the fight.
Mahal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tiernan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tiernan scores with a hook to the body.
Patrick Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Tiernan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Tiernan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mahal 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... Taj Mahal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - Ready for War. Wentworth comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Spitfire by The Prodigy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Wentworth!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wentworth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wentworth throwing strikes but missing.
Wentworth seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Waters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wentworth trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom.
Wentworth is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wentworth throws a big right hand that misses.
Wentworth is looking to work some ground and pound but Waters has wrist control.
Wentworth trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom.
Wentworth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Waters's head.
Wentworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wentworth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wentworth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth is looking to work some ground and pound but Waters has wrist control.
Wentworth trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom.
Waters looking to control.
Wentworth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Waters's head.
Waters looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wentworth is one step ahead there.
Waters lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wentworth!
Waters wants to control but instead Wentworth manages to regain half guard.
Wentworth moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Waters loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Waters preventing the sweep.
Wentworth throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wentworth trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wentworth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Waters stands up over Wentworth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Waters tries to stand but Wentworth is controlling from the bottom.
Wentworth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wentworth throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wentworth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters trying to control the position from guard on top but Wentworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Waters throws and elbow that misses. Wentworth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Waters's guard. Nice move by Wentworth!
Wentworth drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Waters manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wentworth has Waters in his guard.
Waters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wentworth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Waters trying to control but Wentworth is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Waters looking to pass the guard.
Wentworth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Waters looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Waters has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wentworth controls Waters momentarily but Waters frees himself.
Wentworth might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Waters kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wentworth throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Wentworth 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.
Waters misses with a body shot.
Wentworth closes the distance and clinches up with Waters, looking for a takedown. Wentworth pushes Waters against the cage but Waters circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wentworth throws a body punch but Waters moves out of range.
Waters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Waters scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wentworth misses with a double jab
and Waters counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters is looking to slow Wentworth down with leg kicks.
Waters swings widly with a right hand
and Wentworth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Waters's guard now.
Wentworth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wentworth won't allow Waters to get back to his feet.
Wentworth thows a big elbow that misses.
Waters wants to sweep here but Wentworth controlling him for the moment.
Wentworth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Waters is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Waters manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters unloads with some shots from mount but Wentworth bucks and avoids them well.
Wentworth is in all sorts of trouble here.
Waters lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wentworth hang on?
Waters wants to control the pace but Wentworth is squirming around nicely.
Wentworth is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wentworth manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wentworth looking for submissions off his back.
Wentworth is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth is trying to maintain the position but Waters is very close to passing his half guard.
Wentworth is not content to let Waters control the position.
Waters not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Waters thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wentworth's head.
Waters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wentworth wants to get back to full guard.
Wentworth trying to control but Waters postures up.
Waters trying to control from half guard but Wentworth is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wentworth trying to control from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wentworth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Waters punishes Wentworth's body with a nice straight punch.
Waters clinches up against the cage.
Waters slowing the pace effectively.
Wentworth has picked Waters up - he's going for a ride! Wentworth dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Waters has his hands clasped together around Wentworth's back. He's all about the action.
Waters is not content to let Wentworth control the position.
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 Dwayne Waters will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Waters lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Waters.
Wentworth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Waters counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wentworth fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Waters.
Wentworth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dwayne Waters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Wentworth.
Waters manages to break the clinch.
Waters closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wentworth counters with a one-two to the body.
Dwayne Waters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Waters to score with a decent uppercut.
Wentworth keeps the fight on the outside.
Waters wants to clinch up but Wentworth keeps it at a distance.
Waters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.
A combination from Wentworth does no damage.
Wentworth shoots for a double leg takedown but Waters sprawls well. He's pushed Wentworth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Waters misses with the combination.
Waters throws a looping overhand right but Wentworth ducks down to avoid it.
Wentworth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Waters sprawls well initially but Wentworth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wentworth wants to control but Waters is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wentworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wentworth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wentworth prevents Waters from standing back up.
Waters is trying to control but can't.
Wentworth prevents Waters from improving his position.
Wentworth working over Waters with some ground and pound. Waters looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Waters is positioning himself well to prevent Wentworth advancing to mount.
Wentworth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Waters gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wentworth landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters is trying to keep Wentworth in close.
Wentworth wants to control from the top but Waters keeps moving.
Waters is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wentworth is controlling him.
Wentworth advances position into side control!
Waters parries the strikes from Wentworth easily there. Wentworth is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Waters to escape.
Josh Wentworth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wentworth connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Waters some visible discomfort.
Wentworth looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Waters is avoiding damage well.
Wentworth throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wentworth lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Waters down.
Wentworth throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Wentworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wentworth 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... Josh Wentworth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelino Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Jordan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcelino Landry!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan wants to clinch but Landry slips to the side
enabling Landry to counter with a crisp jab.
Jordan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Landry throws an off balance right hand
and Jordan counters with a nice body shot.
Landry misses with a straight right.
Jordan scores with a body shot.
Jordan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jordan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Landry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jordan drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jordan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan throwing strikes from guard but Landry blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan looking to pass the guard.
Jordan controlling from the top position.
Landry working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jordan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Landry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jordan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marcelino Landry has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jordan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Jordan misses.
A good leg kick by Jordan.
Landry throws a leg kick that misses.
Jordan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Landry on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marcelino Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordan throws a leg kick
and Landry counters with a nice body shot.
Jordan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Landry misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan scores with a jab to the head.
Jordan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Landry.
Joe Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jordan slips under a jab.
Landry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jordan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jordan misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a sloppy head kick
and Landry counters with a stiff right hand.
Jordan connects with a body shot.
Jordan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jordan throws a head kick that Landry semi-blocks.
Jordan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Landry counters with a leg kick.
Landry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jordan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jordan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Jordan.
Jordan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Landry.
Landry looking to throw knees to the head but Jordan is blocking nicely.
Jordan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Landry as Jordan tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jordan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jordan misses with a body shot
and Landry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Landry tries to land a leg kick but Jordan saw it coming and moves away.
Jordan misses with a body shot
and Landry counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Jordan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Landry doesn't seem phased though.
Landry misses with a hook.
Jordan misses with a body shot
and Landry finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Landry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jordan throws a combination that misses
and Landry counters with a nice uppercut.
Landry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Landry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Landry thows a leg kick but Jordan checks it
and Jordan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Landry throws a lazy body kick
and Jordan counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A low kick from Jordan is predictable there
and Landry counters with a stiff right hand.
Jordan is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Jordan does no damage.
Landry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
Jordan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Landry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jordan misses with a right hand
and Landry counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Jordan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Landry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Landry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jordan seems to have got his legs back now.
Jordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landry manages to avoid it.
Jordan misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landry throws a looping overhand right but Jordan ducks down to avoid it.
Landry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marcelino Landry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Landry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jordan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Landry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Landry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Landry throws a hook to the side of Jordan's head but Jordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Landry lands a big head kick that sends Jordan tumbling to the mat! Landry takes a step backwards and waves Jordan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan misses with a body shot
and Landry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Landry circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jordan to the canvas! Jordan doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Landry keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelino Landry!
Marcelino Landry is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce SilvA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is Go To Church. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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177 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royce SilvA!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and SilvA counters with a lovely straight right hand!
SilvA throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
SilvA lands with a shot to the body.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and SilvA counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and SilvA counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Penn's guard now.
Penn keeping moving, preventing SilvA from controlling successfully.
Penn is controlling SilvA's posture.
Penn'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.
SilvA trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and SilvA connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
SilvA throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and SilvA counters with a flying knee. Nice.
SilvA's jab looks to have found its range, popping Penn under the eye.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but SilvA moves away.
SilvA misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
SilvA misses with a head kick.
SilvA throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
SilvA feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
SilvA with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penn takes a swing at SilvA's ribcage but misses.
SilvA ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Penn there.
SilvA throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
SilvA lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penn's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SilvA throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
SilvA trying to hold on to Penn's head to control him but Penn postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. SilvA manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
SilvA lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Penn!
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
SilvA content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
SilvA trying to control but he's not successful this time.
SilvA controlling his opponent.
SilvA lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn tries to lock up and control but SilvA gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce SilvA dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
SilvA shoots in looking for a takedown but Penn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing SilvA's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Penn connects with a good right hand that stumbles SilvA. SilvA circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Penn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
SilvA tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Penn trying to control the position but SilvA is working away.
SilvA tries to improve position but can't.
Penn tries to advance to mount but SilvA denies him.
SilvA manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
SilvA is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is keen to just control but SilvA is a slippery customer.
SilvA is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but SilvA keeps working.
SilvA is positioning himself well to prevent Penn advancing to mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Penn is just content to waste time from the top position. SilvA takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now SilvA is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Penn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
SilvA trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn wants to sweep here but SilvA controlling him for the moment.
SilvA controls from within his opponent's guard.
Penn is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brian Penn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
SilvA lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from SilvA.
Royce SilvA seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn takes a swing at SilvA's ribcage but misses.
SilvA connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the body from SilvA misses
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a body shot
and SilvA makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
SilvA tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Good exchange - SilvA coming out on top.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Penn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
SilvA misses the body punch
and SilvA takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
SilvA tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from SilvA.
SilvA lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
SilvA throws a head kick that Penn semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce SilvA showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on SilvA's shoulder, as SilvA tries to avoid the shot.
SilvA throws a solid leg kick but Penn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at SilvA.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
SilvA scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Penn doesn't seem bothered though.
Penn connects with a good right hand that stumbles SilvA. SilvA circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
SilvA dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penn. That did some damage!
Penn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
SilvA lands a head kick!
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
SilvA closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a right hand
and SilvA makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
SilvA tries a head kick but it misses.
SilvA falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn slips under a jab.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by SilvA.
SilvA throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Penn throws a right hand that misses
and SilvA counters with a good low kick that Penn was not able to check.
Brian Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by SilvA.
SilvA bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
SilvA throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
SilvA tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
SilvA lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from SilvA.
A good leg kick by SilvA.
Penn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penn misses with a right hand
and SilvA moves into the clinch.
SilvA pulls guard effortlessly.
Penn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SilvA is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Penn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and SilvA dives on top into guard.
Penn keeping moving, preventing SilvA from controlling successfully.
Penn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for SilvA on the ground.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Royce SilvA is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
SilvA stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
Penn wants to stand and escape but SilvA is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Penn wants to sweep here but SilvA controlling him for the moment.
SilvA trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penn keeping moving, preventing SilvA from controlling successfully.
SilvA showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Royce SilvA was stalling too much, according to the referee.
SilvA misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce SilvA comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well SilvA has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce SilvA!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caiden Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bowman Dell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Knockout. Dell has chosen UnDead as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caiden Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bowman Dell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cross is out of range.
Cross slips under a jab.
Dell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
Donk. Dell catches Cross right on the button with a cross.
Dell gets tackled into the cage by Cross. Cross maintains the clinch.
Cross avoids a wild elbow strike from Dell.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cross tries a knee to the head but Dell blocks it.
Cross blocks an elbow strike.
Cross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cross avoiding damage as Dell throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dell is defending well for now.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bowman Dell has been cut.
Cross misses with a knee strike.
Cross tries a knee to the head but Dell blocks it.
Cross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dell.
Dell lands a body shot.
Dell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dell lands an elbow that stopped Cross in his tracks for a moment.
Dell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dell avoids it.
Dell lands with a left to the head.
Cross using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dell lands a nice elbow.
Dell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dell blocks the elbow strike.
Cross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Cross lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dell misses with an elbow over the top.
Dell blocks an elbow strike from Cross.
Cross dodges an elbow strike from Dell.
Dell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cross's face.
Cross throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Dell.
Dell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Dell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cross pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Dell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Dell.
A right hook to the body lands for Dell.
Dell lands a good knee to the midsection. Cross won't want to take too many of those.
Dell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dell lands with a left to the head.
Cross blocks the elbow strike.
Dell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dell throws an elbow but it misses.
Dell trying to land knees to the body.
Dell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dell landing knees to the head.
Dell crunches a lovely knee into Cross's ribcage.
Dell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dell lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cross's brow.
A hook to the body from Dell.
Dell lands an elbow inside.
Dell blocks the elbow strike.
Good body shot from Dell.
Dell lands an elbow just above Cross 's eye.
Dell lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Dell.
Dell crunches a lovely knee into Cross's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cross's brow.
Dell lands a good knee to the midsection. Cross won't want to take too many of those.
Dell landing knees to the body.
Dell misses with a knee to the head.
Dell lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dell.
Dell lands a damaging elbow.
Dell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cross lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Dell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cross's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross avoids a wild elbow strike from Dell.
Dell lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Dell.
Dell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross is defending well for now.
Dell tries to land a knee to the head but Cross blocks with his arms.
Dell misses with an elbow strike.
Dell scores a nice knee to the body.
Dell lands a nice knee to the body.
Dell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cross's face.
Dell trying to land knees to the body.
Cross trying to land knees to the body.
Cross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cross lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cross stalling in the clinch but Dell improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cross in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dell lands a nice uppercut.
Dell gets through Cross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cross trying to land knees to the body.
Cross is trying to stall.
Dell pushes Cross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Dell.
Dell lands a knee to the body.
Dell landing knees to the body.
Cross throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cross tries a knee to the head but Dell blocks it.
A body shot lands from Dell.
Dell lands an elbow that stopped Cross in his tracks for a moment.
Dell missing with knees to the body.
Cross takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dell throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Dell.
Dell misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Dell.
Dell lands a right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dell lands a good knee to the midsection. Cross won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Dell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bowman Dell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dell misses with a body shot.
Dell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cross looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dell misses with a hook
enabling Cross to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Dell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cross misses with a two punch combination.
Cross misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dell, pushing him back against the cage.
Dell lands a damaging elbow.
Dell throws a head punch that misses.
Dell avoiding damage as Cross throws knees to the body.
Cross blocks an elbow strike from Dell.
Dell lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cross takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dell missing with knees to the body.
Cross avoids the elbow strike from Dell, against the cage.
Dell avoids the elbow strike from Cross, against the cage.
Dell misses with an elbow over the top.
Dell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cross in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cross is trying to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cross blocks an elbow strike from Dell.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dell scores with a shoulder strike.
Cross misses with a knee to the head.
Dell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dell misses with a knee to the head.
Dell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Dell.
Dell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Dell misses with a knee to the head.
Cross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dell.
Cross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Dell.
Dell landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dell lands a nice uppercut.
Dell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Dell.
Dell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cross's defenses.
Dell lands a nice elbow.
Cross takes an elbow to the temple.
Dell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dell lands with a right to the head.
Cross misses with an elbow over the top.
Dell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cross misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Dell.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dell.
Cross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dell.
Dell tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross avoids the damage to the body.
Dell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crosss head.
Dell avoiding damage as Cross throws knees to the body.
Cross throws an elbow that misses.
Cross misses with an elbow over the top.
Dell connects with a knee to the head.
Dell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dell with a knee to the head.
Dell avoids the elbow strike from Cross, against the cage.
Dell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dell landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell landing knees to the body.
Dell lands an elbow inside that Cross shrugs off.
Dell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross.
Cross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Dell lands an elbow inside that Cross shrugs off.
Dell lands a nice uppercut.
Dell trying to land knees to the body.
Dell misses with an elbow strike.
Cross managing to block the knees to the body from Dell.
Cross tries a knee to the head but Dell blocks it.
Dell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cross.
Dell looking to throw knees to the head but Cross is blocking nicely.
Dell avoiding damage as Cross throws knees to the body.
Dell lands an elbow just above Cross 's eye.
Dell digs a right hand underneath Cross's ribcage. Cross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cross lands a damaging elbow.
Dell lands with a short shot to the head.
Cross takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cross wants to stall.
Cross tries to land knees in the clinch but Dell avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dell gets through Cross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dell obliges.
Dell digs a right hand into Cross's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cross's gas tank.
Dell scores with a shot to the side of Cross's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dell throws an elbow that misses.
Dell missing with knees to the body.
Dell lands a nice elbow.
Cross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dell lands a hook that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Cross looking to slow down the pace here.
Cross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dell.
A right hook to the body lands for Dell.
Dell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cross avoids it.
Cross misses with an elbow over the top.
Cross managing to block the knees to the body from Dell.
Bowman Dell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cross in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dell lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Dell - that landed with a thud.
Nice elbow from Dell.
Cross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Dell on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Dell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bowman Dell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dell avoids the elbow strike from Cross, against the cage.
Dell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dell throws an elbow but misses.
Cross blocks an elbow strike from Dell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cross just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dell's brow.
Cross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dell is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Dell.
A short body shot lands from Dell as the two fighters clinch.
Dell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dell landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dell crunches a lovely knee into Cross's ribcage.
Dell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Dell.
Dell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross is defending well for now.
Dell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dell lands an elbow that stopped Cross in his tracks for a moment.
Dell lands an elbow just above Cross 's eye.
Dell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cross throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Dell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cross.
Dell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dell lands an elbow that stopped Cross in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Dell on the inside.
Cross misses with an elbow over the top.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Dell - that landed with a thud.
Dell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dell is keeping busy.
Dell throws an elbow that misses.
Cross tries to land knees in the clinch but Dell avoids the damage to the body.
Dell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross.
Dell lands a knee to the body.
Cross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dell.
A knee to the head by Dell.
Dell missing with knees to the body.
Dell tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing Dell back against the cage.
Cross misses with an elbow over the top.
Dell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cross has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caiden Cross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a nice elbow.
Cross lands a damaging elbow.
Dell trying to land knees to the body.
Dell misses with a knee to the head.
Cross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross is defending well for now.
Dell misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross misses with a knee to the head.
Cross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cross lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cross lands a nice elbow.
Dell scores a nice knee to the body.
Cross tries to stall but Dell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dell blocks an elbow strike from Cross.
Dell missing with knees to the body.
Cross tries to land knees in the clinch but Dell avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cross takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dell throws an elbow but it misses.
Cross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dell avoiding damage as Cross throws knees to the body.
Cross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dell lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Dell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cross just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dell's brow.
Dell landing knees to the head.
Cross looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
Dell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross is defending well for now.
Cross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Dell.
Cross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dell.
Cross managing to block the knees to the body from Dell.
Dell presses Cross against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cross prevents a body shot from Dell.
Cross trying to land knees to the body.
Dell scores a nice knee to the body.
Cross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dell lands a good knee to the midsection. Cross won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross dodges an elbow strike from Dell.
Dell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cross throws an elbow but misses.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but Dell blocks with his arms.
Dell blocks an elbow strike from Cross.
Dell lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cross.
Nice elbow from Cross.
Dell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cross looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Dell.
Dell pushes Cross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross scores with a knee to the head.
Dell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cross misses with a knee to the head.
Dell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cross avoids it.
Dell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cross misses with a knee to the head.
Dell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bowman Dell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowman Dell!
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