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PFC 10: All or Nothing PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Martillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Thousand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martillo comes to the cage accompanied by MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Martillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Thousand!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Thousand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martillo tries to bum rush Thousand with a series of wild strikes but Thousand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martillo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thousand keeps the fight on the outside.
Martillo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thousand takes a swing at Martillo's ribcage but misses.
Martillo tries to clinch there but Thousand circles away.
Martillo fails to land with a series of punches.
Thousand has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thousand stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martillo is working Thousand over against the cage.
Martillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Thousand controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martillo.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thousand - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martillo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thousand is keeping busy.
A left hand lands to the body for Thousand.
A right hand to the body from Thousand.
Martillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thousand throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martillo is breathing heavily.
Martillo breaks the clinch.
John Martillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martillo misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thousand lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like John Martillo has been cut.
Thousand gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thousand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thousand scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martillo doesn't seem bothered though.
Brian Thousand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martillo tries to move into range but Thousand moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thousand scores with a jab. Martillo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martillo is rocked!
Thousand fakes the body blow, causing Martillo to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Martillo goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Thousand!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julio Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by the scatman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julio Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sid Savage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage has a takedown stuffed.
Caesar takes the fight into the clinch.
Caesar stalling the fight.
Savage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Savage prevents a takedown attempt there.
Caesar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savage shoots for a takedown but Caesar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Caesar slips a jab and a cross from Savage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Savage throws a right and a left that Caesar avoids nicely.
Caesar dodges the punch combination from Savage.
Caesar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Savage but Savage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage closes the distance and clinches up with Caesar, looking for a takedown. Savage pushes Caesar against the cage but Caesar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Julio Caesar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Savage.
Savage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Savage.
Savage throws a nice looking combination but Caesar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Savage looks gassed!
Caesar fails to land the takedown.
Caesar shoots in and drives through. Savage sprawls well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Caesar.
Savage leaves Caesar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Savage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Caesar counters by moving into the clinch.
Caesar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Savage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caesar keeps control of Savage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caesar lands a nice knee to the body.
Savage is trying to force a seperation but Caesar has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Savage gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Caesar crunches a lovely knee into Savage's ribcage.
Caesar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Caesar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Caesar connects with a couple of short punches.
Caesar won't allow Savage to get back to his feet.
Caesar trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caesar stands up over Savage, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Caesar trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caesar is really struggling to control Savage but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage keeping full guard, as Caesar tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Savage takes a swing at Caesar's ribcage but misses.
Caesar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Savage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savage misses with a double jab.
Savage misses with a two punch combination.
Sid Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Caesar.
Caesar shoots in for a double leg but Savage sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Savage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Caesar counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Caesar with a knee to the head.
Savage is pressed up against the cage. Caesar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Savage down to the mat. Savage avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Savage throws a lazy body kick
and Caesar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Savage's guard now.
Savage wants to stand up but Caesar is controlling him.
Caesar trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caesar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Caesar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Caesar stops Savage from standing up.
Caesar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Caesar prevents Savage from getting back to his feet.
Caesar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Savage wants to get back to his feet but Caesar drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Caesar dominated that round.
That's time! Caesar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice takedown defense from Caesar. No joy for Savage on that attempt.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt
and Caesar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Caesar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Savage circles away.
Savage slaps away a takedown attempt from Caesar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Caesar fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Caesar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savage misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Savage swivels and escapes.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caesar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caesar looks for a takedown but Savage sprawls well.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caesar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar shoots in looking for a takedown. Savage tries to sprawl out of it but Caesar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Savage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caesar.
Caesar shoots in for a double leg but Savage sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Julio Caesar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Savage.
Caesar connects with a solid leg kick.
Caesar keeps Savage at a distance using the push kick.
Caesar shoots in and drives through. Savage sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Savage defends it nicely.
Savage gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Caesar moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Caesar.
Caesar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Savage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caesar is working for takedown but Savage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Caesar drags the fight down to the ground.
Caesar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Savage is one step ahead there.
Caesar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Savage is controlling him.
Savage trying to control but Caesar is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage lands a couple of elbows.
Caesar is trying to keep Savage in close.
Savage content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Savage is looking to work some ground and pound but Caesar has wrist control.
Savage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Savage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Savage wants it to stay on the feet.
Savage throws a series of punches but Caesar avoids them all with ease.
Caesar shoots in for a double leg but Savage sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caesar throws a nice outside leg kick.
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.
A punch combination from Savage misses.
Savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caesar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Savage will feel that in the morning.
Caesar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Savage but Savage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A combination from Savage does no damage.
Savage misses with a wild combination.
Caesar has closed the distance and engaged Savage in a clinch.
Caesar working Savage over with knees to the body.
Savage tries to circle away but Caesar has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Caesar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Caesar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Savage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Caesar as Savage shoots in.
Savage throws a sloppy head kick
and Caesar counters with a big head kick but Savage shrugs it off.
Caesar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Savage has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Caesar.
Caesar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Savage counters with a single leg into guard. Caesar didn't expect that.
Savage throwing strikes but missing.
Caesar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar wants to get back to his feet but Savage is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Savage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Savage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Caesar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Caesar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Savage is looking to work some ground and pound but Caesar has wrist control.
Caesar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Caesar tries to get out of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Savage throws a hook to the side of Caesar's head but Caesar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Savage looks to throw a body kick
and Caesar counters with a head kick. That will keep Savage thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice sprawl there from Savage as Caesar shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Caesar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Caesar defends it nicely.
Caesar clinches with his opponent.
Savage is trying to break free.
Caesar is trying to drag Savage to the mat but Savage just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Caesar stalls.
Caesar lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caesar moves out of range of the strikes.
Savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caesar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Caesar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Savage throws a right hand that Caesar ducks under and follows up with a left that Caesar also avoids with ease.
Savage has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caesar.
Caesar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Savage slips a jab from Caesar.
Savage throws a right and a left that both miss.
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.
Savage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Caesar counters with a nice body kick.
Caesar moves into the clinch.
Caesar misses with the head strike.
Caesar scores a nice knee to the body.
Caesar crunches a lovely knee into Savage's ribcage.
Caesar connects with a knee to the head.
Caesar leaning against his opponent.
Caesar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Savage pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Savage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Savage throws a body kick the misses
and Caesar counters with a nice body kick.
Sid Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julio Caesar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Savage misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julio Caesar.
Well Caesar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Caesar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Sheehy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Matt Rodriguez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Sheehy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Sheehy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sheehy fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sheehy dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Sheehy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Rodriguez. No joy for Sheehy on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Sheehy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Sheehy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sheehy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rodriguez.
Sheehy fails to land the takedown.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sheehy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sheehy shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horrible takedown by Sheehy or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodriguez which made him look bad.
Sheehy shoots in but Rodriguez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sheehy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodriguez as he avoids it easily.
Rodriguez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sheehy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodriguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sheehy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sheehy showed some decent athleticism there.
Sheehy is breathing heavily.
Sheehy stops Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodriguez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sheehy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rodriguez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rodriguez pushes Sheehy off looking to stand but Sheehy dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice combination there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodriguez.
Sheehy fails with the takedown.
Rodriguez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rodriguez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Sheehy moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sheehy backs up against the cage.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodriguez's waist but Rodriguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sheehy off to one side.
Sheehy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sheehy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodriguez lands a nice hook to Sheehy's body. Sheehy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rodriguez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rodriguez wants it to stay on the feet.
Rodriguez lands a jab to the head.
Sheehy slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Rodriguez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sheehy is rocked!
Rodriguez Rushes Sheehy and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Sheehy is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Rodriguez Piles on the pressure and Sheehy crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LaShawn Reddman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reddman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Headstrong kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! LaShawn Reddman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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179 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, LaShawn Reddman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reddman slips under a jab from Corleone.
Reddman throws a one two combo.
Reddman slips a jab from Corleone.
Reddman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reddman misses with a hook. Corleone ducked under it nicely.
LaShawn Reddman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Reddman.
Corleone misses with a double jab.
Reddman with a jab.
Corleone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reddman misses with a few strikes there.
Reddman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corleone throws out a loose jab but Reddman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reddman swinging wilding here.
Reddman defending well as Corleone loads up on a big left hand.
Corleone throws a lazy right hand but Reddman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reddman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone misses with a combination
and Reddman counters with a crisp one two that drops Corleone! Reddman thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Corleone to his feet! Corleone is in big trouble!
Corleone is rocked!
Reddman lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Corleone falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). LaShawn Reddman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Smokem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Lafferty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Smokem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steve Lafferty's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Smokem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Lafferty!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafferty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lafferty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smokem manages to avoid it.
Lafferty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smokem swivels and escapes.
Smokem moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Steve Lafferty has been cut.
Smokem lands a nice shot that snaps Lafferty's head back.
Smokem cracks a nice hook into Lafferty's ribs.
Lafferty looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smokem throws an overhand right that has Lafferty reeling! Smokem follows up with more punches and Lafferty is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mickey Smokem!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachariah Jabari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Lex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabari kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Run this town. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zachariah Jabari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dante Lex!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lex feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lex postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jabari is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lex, into his guard.
Jabari tries to stand but Lex is controlling from the bottom.
Lex scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jabari doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lex counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lex misses with a wild combination.
Jabari tries for a takedown but Lex circles away easily
and Lex counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jabari won't be happy with that.
Jabari is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lex tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lex controls the position.
Jabari defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lex trying to control the position but Jabari is working away.
Lex lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jabari is trying to buck Lex off.
Lex wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jabari, who protects the arm well.
Jabari is trying to buck Lex off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jabari fails with the takedown
and Lex counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachariah Jabari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jabari shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lex counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jabari!
Lex goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jabari is on top in guard.
Lex looks gassed!
Jabari tries to stand but Lex is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lex has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jabari wants to get up but he can't break Lex's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Lex dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jabari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lex is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jabari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lex tries for a takedown but Jabari manages to get underhooks.
Lex jumps guard but Jabari stands there with Lex around his waist. Lex gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zachariah Jabari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Lex.
Lex stops a takedown attempt from Jabari.
Jabari goes for a takedown attempt but Lex pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabari misses with a takedown attempt
and Lex moves into the clinch.
Jabari drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lex pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jabari shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lex counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lex tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jabari can't get the takedown.
Jabari stops a takedown attempt from Lex.
Lex is breathing heavily.
Jabari changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lex fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lex rushes Jabari and presses him up against the cage.
Jabari wants a takedown but no success here.
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.
Lex wants a takedown.
Jabari is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lex gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lex prevents the takedown attempt.
Lex successfully pulls guard.
Jabari trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lex's guard.
Lex throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lex has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jabari off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jabari scores with a hook.
Jabari doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Lex counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lex with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jabari has a closed guard, preventing Lex from standing up.
Dante Lex has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jabari is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabari wants to get back to his feet but Lex passes into half guard.
Lex seems to be working for a kimura but Jabari defends the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jabari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lex doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Lex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jabari has his takedown stuffed
and Lex counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jabari looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lex thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lex thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jabari pushes Lex off looking to stand but Lex dives back in and keeps control.
Lex seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lex stops Jabari from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lex swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lex throws a head kick but Jabari moves out of range.
Jabari shoots in looking for a takedown. Lex tries to sprawl out of it but Jabari keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lex manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jabari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lex tries to avoid it but Jabari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lex to the ground. Lex escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachariah Jabari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jabari tries to clinch but Lex is having none of it.
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.
Lex dodges the punch combination from Jabari.
Jabari misses with a takedown attempt - Lex sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jabari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lex as he avoids it easily.
Lex falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jabari counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jabari drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabari gets underhooks to prevent Lex's takedown attempt.
Lex tries to pull guard but Jabari won't allow it.
Zachariah Jabari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jabari goes for a takedown attempt but Lex pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jabari shoots in for a takedown but Lex shows good takedown defense.
Jabari is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jabari shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lex defends it nicely.
Jabari avoids the body shot from Lex.
Jabari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Jabari.
Dante Lex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jabari misses with a hook. Lex ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Lex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lex 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... Dante Lex!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Macho Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davi Diggler looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Macho Steiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Davi Diggler!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steiner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diggler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Diggler looks gassed!
Diggler is looking to work some ground and pound but Steiner has wrist control.
Steiner is trying to control the position but Diggler postures up.
Steiner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Diggler is wriggling around trying to escape.
Steiner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Diggler can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
A nice elbow there by Steiner.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steiner with shots to the head and body - Diggler looks very uncomfortable down there.
Steiner unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Steiner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diggler is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Steiner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Steiner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Diggler is desperately trying to improve his position but Steiner has a good base and remains in mount.
Steiner breaks from Diggler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Diggler is squirming around, avoiding Steiner's attempts to control the action.
Steiner controlling from mount.
Steiner scoring with strikes but Diggler is staying in there.
Steiner with shots to the head and body - Diggler looks very uncomfortable down there.
Steiner prevents Diggler from getting the reversal.
Steiner tries to control but Diggler wriggling away.
Steiner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diggler?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diggler is squirming around, avoiding Steiner's attempts to control the action.
Steiner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diggler hang on?
Steiner trying to control but Diggler is having none of it.
Diggler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steiner with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Steiner.
Steiner lands with some strikes.
Steiner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steiner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Steiner trying to control but Diggler is having none of it.
Steiner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Diggler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Steiner lands a nice shot to the head.
Diggler tries to reverse the position but Steiner maintains control.
Steiner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Diggler is squirming around, avoiding Steiner's attempts to control the action.
Diggler is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steiner looking to control but Diggler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steiner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diggler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Steiner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Steiner cracks Diggler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Steiner scoring with strikes but Diggler is staying in there.
Steiner landing strikes, looking to finish!
Steiner breaks from Diggler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Steiner is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Diggler to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Diggler shrugs it off.
Steiner with a couple of short strikes.
Diggler can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Steiner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steiner connects with a right hand. Diggler shakes it off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diggler.
Steiner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steiner lands a high kick!
Steiner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steiner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diggler keeping full guard, as Steiner tries to pass.
Steiner trying to control the position from guard on top but Diggler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diggler is breathing heavily.
Steiner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diggler's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Steiner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Steiner looking to pass the guard.
Steiner is looking to work some ground and pound but Diggler has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Steiner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Macho Steiner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steiner prevents Diggler from improving his position.
Steiner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Steiner trying to control from half guard but Diggler is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler looking for submissions off his back.
Steiner wants to control but Diggler is keeping him busy.
Steiner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diggler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Steiner there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Steiner has Diggler up against the cage in a clinch.
Steiner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steiner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diggler did well to prevent Steiner getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner trying to control from half guard but Diggler is working away.
Diggler looking for submissions off his back.
Steiner working the head and body with strikes.
Diggler is looking to improve his position.
Steiner is trying to control the action in half guard but Diggler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Steiner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diggler throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Diggler trying to hold on to Steiner's head to control him but Steiner postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Steiner lands with a nice body punch.
Steiner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diggler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steiner is looking to slow Diggler down with leg kicks.
Diggler shoots and misses
and Steiner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diggler won't be happy with that.
Diggler struggling a bit here.
Steiner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Steiner trying to control the action but Diggler is working from the bottom.
Diggler is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Steiner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Diggler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Steiner dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Steiner closes the distance and clinches.
Diggler has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Steiner uses from the top position.
Steiner throwing strikes from guard but Diggler blocks nicely.
Steiner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diggler's head.
Steiner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diggler is keeping the position for now.
Steiner chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steiner postures up in Diggler's guard and throws a big left but Diggler blocks it.
Steiner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steiner trying to control but Diggler is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diggler with a poor takedown
and Steiner counters with a low kick, right behind Diggler 's knee.
Diggler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steiner catches Diggler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diggler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steiner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steiner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diggler did well to prevent Steiner getting side control.
Diggler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Steiner pulls his head out easily.
Diggler is trying to get back to full guard.
Steiner lands strikes from half guard.
Diggler is trying to get back to full guard.
Steiner is trying to control the action in half guard but Diggler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler wants to control but Steiner is keeping busy.
Diggler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steiner.
Diggler tries to get to full guard but Steiner has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diggler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diggler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Steiner looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Steiner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diggler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diggler is looking for a triangle but Steiner pushes his legs off easily.
Diggler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steiner is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Steiner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diggler wants to sweep here but Steiner controlling him for the moment.
Steiner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diggler's guard.
Steiner is trying to control the action in half guard but Diggler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diggler has his takedown stuffed
and Steiner counters with a nice leg kick.
Macho Steiner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davi Diggler.
Steiner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diggler circles away quickly and effectively.
Donk. Steiner catches Diggler right on the button with a cross.
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.
Diggler staying out of range there.
Steiner tries to bum rush Diggler with a series of wild strikes but Diggler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diggler tries for a takedown but Steiner circles away easily
and Steiner counters with a solid body kick.
Steiner shoots in but no luck this time.
Diggler fails with the takedown
enabling Steiner to counter with a crisp jab.
Macho Steiner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diggler shoots in and bounces Steiner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Steiner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davi Diggler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diggler wants to pass the guard but Steiner is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macho Steiner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steiner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macho Steiner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard has chosen Juicy as his entrance music. Mike Tyson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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163 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Howard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard walks into a stiff left hand from Tyson.
Mike Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Tyson.
Tyson instigates a clinch.
Tyson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Howard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tyson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Howard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Howard shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Howard.
Tyson digs a good hook to Howard's body.
Howard shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Howard is defended easily by Tyson.
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Howard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes.
Howard looks gassed!
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tyson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyson punishes Howard's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyson lands a nice hook to Howard's body. Howard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyson digs a good hook to Howard's body.
Howard should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tyson scores with a body shot.
Howard is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tyson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Howard.
Tyson lands a with a good body shot.
Tyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyson throws a one two combo.
Tyson takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard looking for a takedown.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Howard off the cage and back into rage.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tyson thuds a left hand into Howard's body.
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard, pushing him back against the cage.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Howard backs up against the cage.
Tyson moves into range and clinches up with Howard.
Howard wants a takedown but no success here.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson is looking to wear down Howard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tyson duly obliges.
Howard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tyson punishes Howard's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyson lands a nice hook to Howard's body. Howard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tyson cracks a nice hook into Howard's ribs.
Tyson digs a good hook to Howard's body.
Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyson drives through and clinches with Howard against the cage.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson lands a with a good body shot.
Tyson gets a clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson with a jab.
Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson jabs at Howard's body.
Howard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyson scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson drives through and clinches with Howard against the cage.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tyson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tyson duly obliges.
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Howard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyson to score with a decent uppercut.
Tyson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tyson thuds a left hand into Howard's body.
Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyson scores with a one two! Howard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyson throws a combination. Howard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson connects with a body shot.
Tyson forces Howard back against the cage and clinches.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyson stuns Howard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyson instigates a clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson rushes Howard and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson darts in and clinches Howard up against the cage.
Howard is trying to drag Tyson to the mat but Tyson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tyson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tyson lands with a nice body punch.
Tyson lands with a nice combination. Howard backs away looking to recover.
Tyson clinches.
Tyson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.
Tyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good shot there by Tyson.
Howard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyson connects with a body shot.
Tyson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Howard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tyson throws a series of strikes that have Howard backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson 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.
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tyson leaves Howard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Howard doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tyson lands a nice hook to Howard's body. Howard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyson scores with a one two! Howard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tyson cracks a nice hook into Howard's ribs.
Tyson scores with a shot to the body.
Howard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Howard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Howard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyson digs a good body shot into Howard's ribs.
Tyson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Howard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mike Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson has closed the distance and engaged Howard in a clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson has closed the distance and engaged Howard in a clinch.
Tyson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Howard.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch lands to the side of Howard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Howard shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Howard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Howard.
Tyson moves into range and clinches up with Howard.
Howard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tyson punishes Howard's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyson pushes Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howard can do to turn this around?
Tyson connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Howard doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tyson instigates a clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson lands a slapping body shot.
Howard tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Howard closes the distance and clinches up with Tyson, looking for a takedown. Howard pushes Tyson against the cage but Tyson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
Tyson works Howard's body with a nice hook.
Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Howard at a distance.
Howard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tyson clinches.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Howard doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson scores with a shot to the body.
Tyson lands a slapping body shot.
Howard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tyson.
Tyson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson cracks Howard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tyson throws a one two combo.
Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Howard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyson avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyson. That snapped Howard's head back.
Tyson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Howard looking for a takedown.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard shoots in but no luck this time.
Howard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Howard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.
A jab from Tyson finds it's way through Howard's defenses.
Tyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Tyson has closed the distance and engaged Howard in a clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Tyson lands with a nice body punch.
Howard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson clinches up with Howard and pushes him back against the cage.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyson defends it nicely.
Howard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson lands a slapping body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyson.
Tyson clinches.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson lands a nice hook to Howard's body. Howard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyson jabs at Howard's body.
Tyson lands a jab to Howard's midsection.
Howard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson cracks Howard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyson tests Howard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Howard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tyson.
Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyson throws a combination. Howard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.
Howard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson drives through and clinches with Howard against the cage.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson clinches up against the cage.
Howard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tyson prevents it.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Howard.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Howard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Howard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Howard tries to move into range but Tyson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Tyson looks to land a combination. Howard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A cross from Tyson lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyson. That snapped Howard's head back.
Tyson lands a with a good body shot.
Tyson lands a glancing blow to the side of Howard's head.
Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Howard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyson clinches with his opponent.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Howard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Howard at a distance.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Howard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard, pushing him back against the cage.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyson punishes Howard's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyson lands a jab to Howard's midsection.
Tyson rushes Howard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson tests Howard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyson thuds a left hand into Howard's body.
Tyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyson cracks Howard with an open hand slap.
Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyson connects with the punch.
Tyson connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard, pushing him back against the cage.
Howard has Tyson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tyson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Howard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
Tyson gets a clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.
Tyson has Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyson throws a series of strikes that have Howard backpedaling.
Tyson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tyson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A lazy left from Tyson finds it's target.
Howard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Howard somewhat.
Tyson lands a with a good body shot.
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyson digs a good body shot into Howard's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson connects with a crisp jab.
Tyson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tyson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Howard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Howard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Howard on the side of the head.
Howard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyson lands with a right hand.
Tyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Howard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mike Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson digs a good hook to Howard's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tyson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kai Ho was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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213 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Hinton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai Ho!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho.
Ho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Scott Hinton has been cut.
Ho scores with a nice right hand.
Ho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hinton was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho.
Ho misses with the combination.
Ho looks to land a combination. Hinton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hinton scores with a takedown into Ho's guard.
Ho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ho working for a triangle but Hinton defends it easily.
Hinton stays in close to Ho's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hinton controlling from the top position.
Ho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hinton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hinton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hinton defends well.
Hinton controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hinton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hinton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ho keeping moving, preventing Hinton from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hinton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hinton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hinton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ho manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hinton has Ho in his guard.
Hinton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hinton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ho sees it coming and defends easily.
Ho is trying to get back to full guard.
Hinton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ho keeps working.
Ho actively working from the bottom here.
Ho manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hinton is one step ahead there.
Ho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hinton wants to control from the top but Ho keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hinton has passed into side control.
Hinton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ho will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Ho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Hinton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ho throws a good cross that connects.
Ho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hinton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hinton is defended easily by Ho.
Ho tries to bum rush Hinton with a series of wild strikes but Hinton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hinton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ho won't be happy with that.
Hinton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ho, who protects the arm well.
Hinton is looking to take a break and control but Ho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ho is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinton controlling the position from side mount.
Ho is not content to let Hinton control the position.
Ho is trying to get back to his feet.
Ho is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hinton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hinton is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho is pressing down on Hinton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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.
Ho throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hinton escapes and throws Ho's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hinton is trying to get an arm triangle but Ho is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho manages to get back to half guard.
Hinton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ho manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hinton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ho is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ho has escaped and now he's on top!
Ho wants to pass the guard but Hinton is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hinton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ho has Hinton in his guard.
Ho throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hinton escapes and throws Ho's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ho is breathing heavily.
Ho seems a little lost for a moment, as Hinton dominates the positioning.
Hinton is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ho is trying to escape and Hinton transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ho is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hinton! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Hinton!
Scott Hinton retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Kurkku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damir Klobucar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kurkku might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Födosagan. Klobucar has chosen Kanye West-Stronger as his entrance music. The key to victory for John Kurkku has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Kurkku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damir Klobucar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klobucar ducks under a wild hook from Kurkku.
Kurkku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurkku fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kurkku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kurkku stuffs the takedown attempt from Klobucar. Klobucar gets slowly back to his feet.
Klobucar avoids the body shot from Kurkku.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kurkku.
Kurkku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klobucar shoots in for a takedown but Kurkku shows good takedown defense.
Kurkku rushes Klobucar with punches - Klobucar moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Klobucar goes down! Kurkku follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kurkku!
John Kurkku retains his lightweight title!
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