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Throwdown Thursday VII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tilibra Tamano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kid's choice of entrance music: You're The Best. Tilibra Tamano is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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193 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tilibra Tamano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karate Kid!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamano fails with the takedown
and Kid counters with a one-two to the body.
Tamano has his takedown stuffed
and Kid counters by clinching up.
Kid prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tilibra Tamano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Kid - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tamano wants a takedown but no success here.
Tamano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kid pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kid clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamano is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kid gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tamano is trying to drag Kid to the mat but Kid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kid crunches a lovely knee into Tamano's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Kid.
Tamano is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kid drops Tamano with a big knee straight up the middle! Tamano is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Tilibra Tamano has been cut.
Kid has managed to clinch.
Kid has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Tamano - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kid, and another! Tamano is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Karate Kid!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Avery Marseilles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Kristoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Avery Marseilles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Kristoff!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristoff looks to land a combination but Marseilles avoids it well.
Marseilles shoots in looking for a takedown. Kristoff tries to sprawl out of it but Marseilles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kristoff manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kristoff lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Kristoff.
It looks like Avery Marseilles has been cut.
Kristoff's corner calls for a 1-2. Kristoff obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marseilles blocks a head kick by Kristoff.
Marseilles darts in trying to clinch
and Marseilles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kristoff looks for the body kick but Marseilles saw that one coming.
Marseilles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kristoff pinned against the cage. Kristoff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kristoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristoff scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Kristoff misses.
Kristoff lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kristoff digs a good hook to Marseilles's body.
Sam Kristoff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kristoff drops Marseilles with a beautiful combination! Marseilles stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kristoff is looking for the KO!
Marseilles is rocked!
Marseilles is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kristoff fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Marseilles to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Marseilles looks to clinch but Kristoff throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Marseilles taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sam Kristoff!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Williams Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Story comes to the cage accompanied by Yo my BITCH now!!!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams Jr's choice of entrance music: A Country Boy Can Survive. Tim Story could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hank Williams Jr's chin.
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135 lbs
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148 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Story!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Williams Jr!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Story drops his hands momentarily and Williams Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A cross from Williams Jr lands.
Story drops his hands momentarily and Williams Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Story throws a wild hook but Williams Jr just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Story gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Williams Jr raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Williams Jr!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ejay Shazad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Chevanton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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137 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ejay Shazad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ernesto Chevanton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chevanton tries to keep at a distance but Shazad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shazad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chevanton trying to land knees to the body.
Chevanton tries to circle away but Shazad has him pinned against the cage.
Chevanton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chevanton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chevanton takes a shot to the head.
Shazad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Shazad.
Shazad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shazad lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Shazad.
Shazad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shazad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chevanton shoots and misses
and Shazad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chevanton is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shazad cracks Chevanton with a left hook right on the temple and Chevanton goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Shazad lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Chevanton is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ejay Shazad!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamikazee Blitzkrieg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keller comes to the cage accompanied by Crying like a Bitch - Godsmack. Blitzkrieg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You Better Pray- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kamikazee Blitzkrieg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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189 lbs
16 - 13 - 1 |
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185 lbs
11 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kamikazee Blitzkrieg!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blitzkrieg takes a swing at Keller's ribcage but misses.
Blitzkrieg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blitzkrieg defending well as Keller loads up on a big left hand.
Blitzkrieg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blitzkrieg throws a jab when Keller was well out of range.
Blitzkrieg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Keller blocking some punches.
Keller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blitzkrieg just misses with a punch to the body.
Keller drives through and clinches with Blitzkrieg against the cage.
Keller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamikazee Blitzkrieg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Keller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Keller misses with a series of wild punches.
Keller cracks Blitzkrieg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg stalks Keller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Keller's face. Keller staggers backwards, shaken.
Blitzkrieg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keller connects with the punch.
It looks like Kamikazee Blitzkrieg has been cut.
Blitzkrieg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blitzkrieg misses with a combination
and Keller counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Blitzkrieg misses.
Blitzkrieg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blitzkrieg dives in and grabs Keller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Keller pushes down on Blitzkrieg's head and hops out.
No luck for Blitzkrieg with that takedown attempt.
Keller misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keller connects with a single shot there.
Blitzkrieg tries to bum rush Keller with a series of wild strikes but Keller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blitzkrieg throws a hook to the side of Keller's head but Keller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blitzkrieg scores with a three punch combo!
Keller is rocked!
Keller misses with a hook.
Oh Keller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keller circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Blitzkrieg. Keller falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Blitzkrieg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kamikazee Blitzkrieg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Servata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Go To Church. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Servata!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Servata with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Penn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Servata moves out of range of the strikes.
Servata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Servata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Servata fails with the takedown.
Penn tests Servata's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Servata gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brian Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Servata.
Penn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn gets caught napping as Servata dives in and scores a takedown. Penn manages to retain guard.
Servata won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
Penn is pulling down on Servata's head to control his posture.
Penn is trying to control the position but Servata postures up.
Servata trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Servata trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Servata throws a big right hand that misses.
Servata looking to sit in guard and control but Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pennis looking to pass into half guard but Servata pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Servata is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Servata trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Servata is trying to get back to full guard.
Servata is staying active underneath Penn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn 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.
Servata looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Servata has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Penn 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Servata keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Servata is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Servata regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Penn.
Servata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Penn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Penn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penn throwing strikes but missing.
Penn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Penn preventing the sweep.
Penn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Penn pushing down on Servata's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Servata trying to control from the bottom.
Servata wants to improve his position but Penn is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Servata is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top 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 Brian Penn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Servata shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penn defends it nicely.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Servata circles away.
Penn looks to clinch
and Servata counters with a one-two to the body.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Servata uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penn has time to react.
Servata avoids the body shot from Penn.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Servata.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Servata gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brian Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Servata.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Servata is just out of range.
Penn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Servata looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Servata is looking for a sweep.
Servata is trying to control Penn's posture but Penn avoids it.
Servata is trying to improve his position.
Servata manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Penn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Servata with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brian Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Servata is refusing to be controlled, as Penn sits in half guard.
Penn thows a huge punch but Servata dodges it nicely.
Penn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn thows a huge punch but Servata dodges it nicely.
Penn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Servata's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control from half guard but Servata is working away.
Servata keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Servata slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Penn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.
Servata working a defensive guard here.
Penn landing some decent shots from guard.
Servata wants to improve his position but instead Penn has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Servata keeps working.
Servata gets full guard.
Servata looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Penn passes into side control.
Servata looks to move to half guard but instead Penn has passed into mount! Damn!
Servata is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Penn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Servata shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Penn regains half guard.
Servata is trying to control the action in half guard but Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Servata wants to pass to mount but Penn is defending the position.
Servata trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Penn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Servata defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Penn wants to control the position but Servata says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Servata wants to pass to mount but Penn is defending the position.
Servata has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Servata connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Servata raining down shots from the mount!
Servata throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Servata looking to finish Penn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Penn!
Servata landing strikes from the mount and Penn is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Servata raining down shots from the mount!
Servata lands a heavy elbow.
Servata trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Servata controlling from mount.
Servata lands a big shot there that rocks Penn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnny Servata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Servata controlling from mount.
Servata in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Servata sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Penn is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Servata trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Servata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Penn 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... Brian Penn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No Sunshine. Giles has chosen Rest In Peace as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luther Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Giles!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giles clinches up with Pope and pushes him back against the cage.
Pope lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pope walks away with a smile on his face. Giles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Giles doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope tests Giles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pope gets tackled into the cage by Giles. Giles maintains the clinch.
Pope lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giles tries to pull guard but Pope holds him up against the cage and eventually Giles drops back down to his feet.
Luther Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Giles.
Giles blocks an uppercut.
Pope works on Giles's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope lands with a left to the head.
Giles jumps guard and drags Pope to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Giles is looking for a triangle here but Pope uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pope decides to stand back up. Pope steps back and let's Giles get back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pope.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Giles.
Giles shoots in looking for a takedown but Pope manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Giles's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Giles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Giles loads up on a big right hand but Pope slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giles clinches up with Pope and pushes him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Giles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pope walks away with a smile on his face. Giles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pope lands a jab to the nose.
Pope lands the left hand.
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pope displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Giles.
Nice body punch from Pope.
Luther Pope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pope catches Giles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A thudding body kick lands there by Pope!
Giles throws the left hand but Pope avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pope.
Giles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Giles shoots in and drives through. Pope sprawls well.
Giles avoids the body shot from Pope.
Giles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giles with a poor takedown
and Giles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope closes the distance and clinches.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Giles controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giles misses with some punches.
Pope leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Giles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pope lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giles backwards.
Pope lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giles backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Pope.
Pope scores with a shot to the side of Giles's head.
Giles is rocked!
Pope creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Giles's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Giles drops to his knees and Pope pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Pope!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Yamokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamokov has chosen Every Little Thing Is Gonna Be Alright as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
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165 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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boris Yamokov!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamokov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Apollo!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Apollo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Apollo controlling the position well.
Apollo manages to get to full guard.
Apollo is trying to control the position but Yamokov postures up.
Apollo looking for a sweep. Not yet Apollo, not yet.
Apollo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Apollo 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.
Apollo has his foot on Yamokov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yamokov works his way back into a safe position though.
Yamokov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Apollo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamokov.
Apollo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamokov is one step ahead there.
Apollo seems keen to control Yamokov's posture.
Apollo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Apollo has control of Yamokov's left arm, preventing Yamokov from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamokov postures up.
Yamokov wants to control from the top but Apollo keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryan Apollo.
Apollo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamokov is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Apollo.
Apollo misses with a jab to the body
and Yamokov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Apollo!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamokov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Apollo wants to hold on but Yamokov pushes him away.
Apollo is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamokov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Apollo is desperately trying to improve his position but Yamokov has a good base and remains in mount.
Apollo taking shots to the head.
Yamokov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Apollo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yamokov is landing with some decent strikes but Apollo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Apollo wants to control but Yamokov is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yamokov content just to control the position here.
Apollo tries to reverse the position but Yamokov maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamokov controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apollo tries to hold on but Yamokov postures up.
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 Ryan Apollo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yamokov looks for a takedown but Apollo sprawls well.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Yamokov enables Apollo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yamokov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Apollo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Apollo wants to control from the top but Yamokov keeps moving.
Apollo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Apollo pushes down on Yamokov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Apollo is looking for submissions but instead, Yamokov has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo trying to control but Yamokov is working from the bottom.
Apollo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yamokov keeping moving, preventing Apollo from controlling successfully.
Apollo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamokov is keeping the position for now.
Apollo trying to control but Yamokov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ryan Apollo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yamokov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Apollo - the referee stops the clock and Yamokov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Apollo. Yamokov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Apollo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yamokov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Apollo is in Yamokov's guard.
Apollo trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Apollo won't allow Yamokov to get back to his feet.
Yamokov keeping moving, preventing Apollo from controlling successfully.
Yamokov wants to get back to his feet but Apollo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamokov is keeping the position for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Apollo wants to control from the top but Yamokov keeps moving.
Ryan Apollo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Apollo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamokov circles away.
Apollo misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Apollo.
Apollo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yamokov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamokov blocks the body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yamokov.
Apollo misses with a body kick.
Yamokov moves out of range of the body kick from Apollo.
Yamokov shoots for a takedown but Apollo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ryan Apollo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Yamokov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apollo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamokov shoots in but Apollo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Apollo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Apollo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Apollo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yamokov.
Yamokov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Apollo tries to roll over but Yamokov keeps him under control.
Apollo wants to control but Yamokov is keeping busy.
Apollo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Yamokov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Yamokov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamokov avoids the attempt from Apollo to control.
A nice elbow there by Yamokov.
Apollo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Apollo is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ryan Apollo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Apollo is trying to control but Yamokov passes into side control!
Apollo wants to control but Yamokov postures up.
Yamokov working the head with strikes.
Apollo is looking for a sweep.
Yamokov working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamokov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Apollo is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamokov wants to control but Apollo is keeping him busy.
Yamokov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Apollo is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamokov slows the pace down.
Yamokov trying to control the action but Apollo is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Apollo is trying to control Yamokov's posture but Yamokov avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apollo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yamokov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boris Yamokov.
Well Apollo 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 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ouriel Semiazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noctis Perseus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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278 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ouriel Semiazas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noctis Perseus!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semiazas throws a big shot that misses.
Perseus shoots in looking for a takedown but Semiazas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Perseus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Semiazas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Perseus!
Perseus is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Semiazas dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semiazas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Semiazas lands a heavy elbow.
Perseus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Perseus wants to hold on but Semiazas pushes him away.
Semiazas lands a big shot there that rocks Perseus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perseus is bucking up trying to escape but Semiazas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Perseus working to try and regain half guard.
Perseus manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Semiazas thows a huge punch but Perseus dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semiazas wants to free his trapped foot but Perseus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Semiazas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Perseus trying to hold on to Semiazas's head to control him but Semiazas postures up.
Semiazas wants to pass the guard but Perseus is defending well.
Perseus is not content to let Semiazas control the position.
Semiazas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Semiazas prevents Perseus from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perseus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Perseus keeping moving, preventing Semiazas from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Semiazas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Semiazas trying to control the position from guard on top but Perseus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perseus controls Semiazas momentarily but Semiazas frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Semiazas thows a body shot but no joy.
Semiazas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Perseus's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perseus looking for a guillotine here but Semiazas defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Perseus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Semiazas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas tries to free his leg and advance position but Perseus is retaining full guard.
Perseus has Semiazas pulled in close to control his posture.
Semiazas 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.
Perseus is looking to sinch up a triangle. Semiazas throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Perseus's body to avoid the submission. Perseus has instead reached around Semiazas's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Perseus arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Noctis Perseus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Talisman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'd Love to Knock the Hell Out of You. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Talisman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diaz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Talisman is trying to defend but Diaz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Talisman dodges it nicely.
Talisman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Talisman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is keen to just control but Talisman is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Talisman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Talisman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Diaz content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dylan Diaz.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Talisman moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Talisman misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Talisman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talisman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diaz 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.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Talisman blocks nicely.
Talisman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Talisman keeps moving.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Talisman wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Talisman shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Diaz 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.
Talisman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Talisman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz misses the jab.
Talisman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Talisman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talisman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dylan Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz defending well as Talisman loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Talisman looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Talisman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talisman counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talisman scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Talisman keeps it at a distance.
Talisman blocks a jab.
Diaz tries to clinch
and Talisman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Talisman as he avoids it easily.
Talisman swinging wildly here.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Talisman keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talisman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Talisman's waist but Talisman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Talisman misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talisman. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talisman misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Talisman swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Talisman.
Diaz misses the jab.
The Talisman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz throws out a leg kick but Talisman moves out of range and Diaz only half commits.
Talisman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
A jab from Talisman does it's job there.
Talisman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Talisman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Talisman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Talisman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Talisman is out of range.
Talisman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Talisman is avoiding it.
Talisman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz throws a body kick the misses
and Talisman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz scores with a jab. Talisman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Talisman.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Talisman circles away.
Talisman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Talisman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz moves to clinch but Talisman breaks away
and Talisman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Talisman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talisman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Talisman. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Talisman throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talisman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz throws a right hand that Talisman ducks under and follows up with a left that Talisman also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diaz.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Talisman counters with a nice uppercut.
Talisman thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talisman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Talisman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talisman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Talisman tried to score with a low kick but Diaz checks it.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talisman throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Talisman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Talisman 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... The Talisman!
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