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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Auu Rite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Leis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leis has chosen No Sleep - Wiz Khalifa as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Auu Rite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Leis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rite throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Leis.
Leis trying to control the action but Rite is working from the bottom.
Rite is being controlled here.
Leis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Leis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Leis working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leis trying to control the position but Rite is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Leis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Leis lands some shots froms side control.
Leis is looking to take a break and control but Rite is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Leis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leis scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leis lands a nice forearm strike.
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!
Leis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rite has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rite is trying to control Leis's posture but Leis avoids it.
Leis advances to mount.
Rite is looking to get to half guard.
Leis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rite is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Leis.
It looks like Auu Rite has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Leis trying to control but Rite is having none of it.
Leis swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesse Leis!
Jesse Leis really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BALCO UNIFORM logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mos Def (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolis Kotzagiannis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Def comes to the cage accompanied by Mathematics. Kotzagiannis has chosen Motorhead - Jack The Ripper as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mos Def!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manolis Kotzagiannis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Def bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Def misses with a head kick.
Def takes the fight into the clinch.
Def breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Def fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kotzagiannis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Def manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kotzagiannis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Def preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kotzagiannis trying to control the position from guard on top but Def is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kotzagiannis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kotzagiannis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotzagiannis wants to control from the top but Def keeps moving.
Kotzagiannis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kotzagiannis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Def is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kotzagiannis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kotzagiannis tries for a kimura but Def is defending well.
Kotzagiannis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotzagiannis taking a break here but Def is having none of it and regains half guard.
Def keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kotzagiannis is looking for a kimura but Def is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kotzagiannis to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kotzagiannis works his way into full mount!
Kotzagiannis with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Mos Def has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Def's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotzagiannis stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Def lands a head kick!
Def throws a sloppy head kick and Kotzagiannis moves out of range easily.
Kotzagiannis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kotzagiannis misses with a takedown attempt
and Def counters by moving into the clinch.
Def breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Def tries a head kick but it misses.
Kotzagiannis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Def swivels and escapes.
Kotzagiannis shoots in for a takedown but Def shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mos Def has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manolis Kotzagiannis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Def, right into the meat.
Manolis Kotzagiannis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kotzagiannis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mos Def is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kotzagiannis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Def tries to clinch up.
Def tries to clinch there but Kotzagiannis circles away.
Def tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kotzagiannis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kotzagiannis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kotzagiannis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kotzagiannis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Def is proving hard to escape from.
Def wants to get back to his feet but Kotzagiannis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kotzagiannis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Def dives on top into guard.
Kotzagiannis working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Def has passed into half guard!
Kotzagiannis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Def's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Def's back!
Kotzagiannis scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Def is looking for a way out.
Kotzagiannis has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Def has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Def is trying to get back to his feet but Kotzagiannis has full control of the position and if anything, Def has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kotzagiannis is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kotzagiannis somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Kotzagiannis is persistently looking for the submission but Def is defending it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kotzagiannis has got his arm under Def's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Def has spun round into Kotzagiannis's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Def wanted to stand there but Kotzagiannis had control of the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kotzagiannis is looking for a triangle here but Def uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kotzagiannis tries to improve position but can't.
Kotzagiannis struggling a bit here.
Kotzagiannis tries to improve position but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kotzagiannis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kotzagiannis is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Def to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Def is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kotzagiannis is controlling him.
Kotzagiannis trying to control but Def is working from the bottom.
Def keeping full guard, as Kotzagiannis tries to pass.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kotzagiannis is looking to work some ground and pound but Def has wrist control.
Kotzagiannis throws a big right hand that misses.
Def wants to stand and escape but Kotzagiannis is having none of it.
Kotzagiannis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Def swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kotzagiannis cracks Def with a solid left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Def keeping moving, preventing Kotzagiannis from controlling successfully.
Kotzagiannisis looking to pass into half guard but Def pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Def is in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolis Kotzagiannis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mos Def's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Def doesn't manage to clinch there - Kotzagiannis circles away.
Kotzagiannis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kotzagiannis shoots in looking for a takedown. Def tries to sprawl out of it but Kotzagiannis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Def manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kotzagiannis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Def pushes Kotzagiannis up against the cage in a clinch.
Def scores with a knee to the head.
Def tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotzagiannis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Def to keep the fight standing.
Mos Def has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manolis Kotzagiannis.
Def manages to break the clinch.
Def fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kotzagiannis keeps the fight on the outside.
Def tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kotzagiannis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kotzagiannis tries for a takedown but Def circles away easily
and Def counters with a nice kick to the body.
Def dodges the punch combination from Kotzagiannis.
Kotzagiannis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Def counters with a body kick that stops Kotzagiannis in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Def defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kotzagiannis.
Def lands a head kick!
Def tries to clinch up but Kotzagiannis circles away and keeps his distance.
Def tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kotzagiannis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Def tries to clinch up but Kotzagiannis circles away and keeps his distance.
Def closes the distance and clinches.
Kotzagiannis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kotzagiannis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Def is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotzagiannis throwing strikes from guard but Def blocks nicely.
Def is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Def's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Def looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kotzagiannis shoots in but no luck this time.
Kotzagiannis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Kotzagiannis misses.
Kotzagiannis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Def.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Kotzagiannis with that takedown attempt.
Def lands with a thumping leg kick.
Def fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kotzagiannis tries for a takedown but Def circles away easily
and Def counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mos Def is winning the standup battle so far.
Kotzagiannis is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kotzagiannis shoots in for a double leg but Def sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Def is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Def tries a head kick but it misses.
Def closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kotzagiannis pulls guard.
Kotzagiannis is looking for a triangle here but Def uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Def tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Def has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kotzagiannis is looking to reverse the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kotzagiannis wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Def has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Kotzagiannis's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Kotzagiannis is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Def!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mos Def!
Mos Def made sure to mention his sponsor, Jutsu FightGear (15$ clothing) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Layne Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Hungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hungus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Layne Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karl Hungus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields throws a head kick but Hungus moves out of range.
Fields with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hungus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fields but Fields pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fields with a nice cross.
Fields throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fields forces Hungus back against the cage and clinches.
Fields connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Karl Hungus has been cut.
Fields misses with a knee to the head.
Fields leaning against his opponent.
Hungus managing to block the knees to the body from Fields.
Fields controlling the action here for a moment.
Hungus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fields smiles and moves away.
Hungus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fields tries to avoid it but Hungus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fields to the ground. Fields escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Layne Fields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Hungus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungus shoots in looking for a takedown. Fields tries to sprawl out of it but Hungus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fields manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hungus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fields swivels and escapes.
Fields rushes Hungus and presses him up against the cage.
Fields landing knees to the head.
Fields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hungus blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fields with a knee to the head.
Hungus tries to pull guard but Fields won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hungus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fields smiles and moves away.
Fields throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fields stuffs the takedown.
Fields pushes Hungus up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hungus fails to pull guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fields just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hungus's brow.
Fields missing with knees to the body.
Come on Fields - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fields tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hungus avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields connects with a knee to the head.
Fields putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hungus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fields is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fields tries a knee to the head but Hungus blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fields.
Fields breaks from the clinch.
Hungus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Fields throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fields wants it to stay on the feet.
Hungus swats away the attempt to clinch by Fields.
Hungus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fields!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fields tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hungus gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
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!
Fields's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hungus under the eye.
Hungus shoots in for a takedown but Fields shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hungus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hungus throws a series of punches but Fields avoids them all with ease.
Hungus looks gassed!
Hungus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fields is fending him off so far but Hungus persists. Nope, Fields circles away and we're back to standing.
Fields throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hungus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fields moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fields throws a front kick that sends Hungus stumbling back into the cage.
Layne Fields is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Fields.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hungus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fields tests Hungus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hungus misses with a takedown attempt - Fields sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick misses from Fields.
Hungus throws a right hand that Fields ducks under and follows up with a left that Fields also avoids with ease.
Fields fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fields tries to clinch but Hungus is having none of it.
Fields is looking to slow Hungus down with leg kicks.
Hungus takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fields throws a leg kick which misses Hungus's front leg but catches the back leg as Hungus tries to avoid it.
Fields scoring well with a low kick there.
Fields stuffs the takedown.
Fields tries a head kick but it misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fields misses with a head kick.
Hungus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hungus is rocked!
Hungus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fields as he avoids it easily.
Hungus is still on wobbly legs! Can Fields finish him?
Fields clinches with his opponent.
Fields lands a big knee to the head and Hungus goes down! Fields pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Layne Fields!
Layne Fields managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diesel Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ruger Hauer - Jokaiselle jotakin . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louey Draft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diesel Power!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power throws a jab when Draft was well out of range.
Diesel Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Draft pinned against the cage. Draft gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Power shoots in and bounces Draft off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Power wants to control from the top but Draft keeps moving.
Draft had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Power defends it easily.
Draft looking to hit a scissor sweep but Power is one step ahead there.
Draft has Power pulled in close to control his posture.
Draft looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Power distracts Draft with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draft swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Draft looking to control.
Power drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Power jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Draft wants to sweep here but Power controlling him for the moment.
Power stops Draft from standing up.
Draft keeping full guard, as Power tries to pass.
Power forces his way into half guard.
Power is trying to control the action in half guard but Draft is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Draft wants to improve his position but Power is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Power there.
Power prevents Draft from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft trying to hold on to Power's head to control him but Power postures up.
Power missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Power sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Draft defending well though.
Draft wants to control but Power is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draft is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Draft looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draft is looking for a sweep. Power is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Draft avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Power.
Power is trying to control the action in half guard but Draft is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Power lands strikes from half guard.
Draft blocking the ground and pound attempt from Power.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Power prevents Draft from improving his position.
Power scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Power takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Draft wants to get back to full guard.
Draft is staying active underneath Power, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Power keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Power seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Draft wants to get back to full guard.
Power working over Draft with some ground and pound. Draft looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power seems to be looking for submissions.
Power is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draft works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Power doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Power manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Draft looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Power stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draft swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Draft is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Power trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Draft manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Power has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Power utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Draft looking to sit in guard and control but Power gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Draft wants to control but Power passes easily into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Power.
Draft wants to get back to full guard.
Draft on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Draft taking some punishment here, with Power in his half guard.
Power passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Draft!
Power landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Power cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Draft is trying desperately to improve position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power landing strikes from the mount and Draft is in trouble!
Power raining down shots from the mount!
Power lands with some strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Power with the ground and pound from mount.
Power with the ground and pound from mount.
Power landing strikes from the mount.
Power breaks from Draft's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Draft is rocked!
Draft keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oh Draft is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Power wants to control the pace but Draft is squirming around nicely.
Draft seems to have got his legs back now.
Power scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Power looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Power landing strikes, looking to finish!
Power is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Power lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Power is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Draft to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Draft shrugs it off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Draft is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Draft is working hard here to advance position.
Power lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Draft hang on?
Draft is squirming around, avoiding Power's attempts to control the action.
Draft is in all sorts of trouble here.
Draft is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Draft is squirming around, avoiding Power's attempts to control the action.
Power is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Power lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draft is in a horrible position here. Power smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Draft is trying desperately to improve position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Power working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Draft turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Power off and cradles Draft's limp body as Power celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Diesel Power!
A victorious Diesel Power thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shipping up to Boston. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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28
213 lbs
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210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kane Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Power White!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a front kick that sends Lynch stumbling back into the cage.
Lynch defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Lynch connects with a looping right hand.
White clinches up against the cage.
Lynch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lynch is trying to push White away but White has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lynch's brow.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Lynch.
White tries to work over Lynch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from White.
White works on Lynch's body with a couple of short punches.
Lynch is breathing heavily.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lynch blocking some punches.
Lynch blocks an uppercut.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White scores with a knee to the head.
Lynch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lynch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lynch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lynch tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from White.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Lynch wants to break the clinch but can't.
White tries a knee to the head but Lynch blocks it.
White lands a left hand.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lynch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lynch blocks a body shot from White.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White missing with knees to the body.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Lynch uses good head movement to avoid it.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Lynch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White working aggressively here.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lynch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lynchs head.
A short uppercut from White.
Lynch is rocked!
White digs a right hand into Lynch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lynch's gas tank.
Oh Lynch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White working the clinch nicely. Lynch is working for position but White cracks him with a big knee to the head! Lynch crumples up against the cage and White lands two more shots before the ref can save Lynch! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Power White!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by 3 little pigs. Wolf has chosen Primus: John the Fisherman as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jeremy Jenkins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jeremy Jenkins seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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30
220 lbs
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215 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf throws a nice head kick!
Jenkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jenkins gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wolf controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Wolf trying to control but Jenkins postures up.
Wolf moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jenkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jenkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jenkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jenkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Wolf is keeping the position.
Jenkins looking to sit in guard and control but Wolf gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jenkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wolf tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jenkins is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Wolf dives into side control.
Wolf lands some shots froms side control.
Wolf controlling from side mount.
Wolf scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jenkins to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet.
Wolf works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jenkins wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wolf trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Wolf goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jenkins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wolf's guard! Nice work there by Jenkins!
Jenkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jenkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Jenkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wolf is pulling down on Jenkins's head. It's preventing any offense from Jenkins, at least for the moment.
Jenkins throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf pulls Jenkins in to control the position.
Jenkins postures up in Wolf's guard and throws a big left but Wolf blocks it.
Wolf manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jenkins manages to get himself to full guard.
Jenkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolf.
Jenkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wolf is one step ahead there.
Jenkins kicks Wolf off and gets to his feet.
Wolf tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wolf scores with a nice head shot.
Wolf missing with a left hand there. Jenkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jenkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wolf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wolf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Jenkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolf but Wolf pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wolf lands a leg kick that knocks Jenkins off balance momentarily.
Good exchange - Jenkins coming out on top.
It looks like Johnny Wolf has been cut.
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!
Wolf misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wolf fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins tries to clinch up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jenkins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wolf - the referee stops the clock and Jenkins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wolf. Jenkins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wolf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jenkins throws out the jab.
Wolf jabs at Jenkins's body.
Wolf punishes Jenkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Wolf shoots for a double leg takedown but Jenkins sprawls well. He's pushed Wolf's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wolf lands a jab to Jenkins's midsection.
Wolf throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Wolf is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jenkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Wolf connects with a crisp jab.
Wolf keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wolf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wolf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wolf, right into the meat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Wolf. Beautiful body shot.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Wolf takes a swing at Jenkins's ribcage but misses.
Jenkins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wolf lands a nice hook to Jenkins's body. Jenkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wolf comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wolf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jenkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jenkins misses with a hook. Wolf ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wolf.
Wolf throws a head kick that Jenkins semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wolf lands a glancing blow to the side of Jenkins's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wolf.
Wolf throws a head kick that misses.
Wolf blocks a jab.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Wolf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jenkins's sensitive parts.
Wolf lands a leg kick that knocks Jenkins off balance momentarily.
Jenkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wolf will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jeremy Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Wolf.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Wolf.
Wolf thumps Jenkins with a low kick.
Jenkins gets the takedown into side control.
Jenkins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wolf wants to control but Jenkins postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wolf regains half guard.
Wolf is trying to control but can't.
Jenkins is working for a submission of some sort.
Wolf wants to control but Jenkins is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolf tries to roll over but Jenkins keeps him under control.
Wolf is staying active underneath Jenkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Wolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Wolf's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wolf jabs Jenkins right on the nose. Jenkins blinks but takes it well.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wolf circles away quickly and effectively.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolf dives in and scores a takedown into Jenkins's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wolf's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wolf is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wolf with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wolf lands a couple of elbows.
Wolf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jenkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins wants to stand up but Wolf is controlling him.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins wants to stand up but Wolf is controlling him.
Jenkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wolf lands a slapping body shot.
Wolf lands a leg kick that knocks Jenkins off balance momentarily.
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Wolf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wolf. Jenkins shrugs it off though.
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!
Jenkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wolf.
Wolf throws a nice head kick!
Jenkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolf throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jenkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jenkins enables Wolf to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jenkins manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf stays in close to Jenkins's body and controls the position.
Wolf chips away with some ground and pound.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wolf looking to pass the guard.
Jenkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wolf is one step ahead there.
Wolf works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnny Wolf has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wolf landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wolf sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wolf drops an elbow to the side of Jenkins's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins is trying to stand back up but Wolf is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wolf connects with a nice short shot to Jenkins's temple.
Jenkins is looking for a sweep. Wolf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wolf lands a nice short elbow.
Jenkins is rocked!
Wolf lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Jenkins! More strikes land and this one is all over! Wolf jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Wolf!
An out of breath Johnny Wolf thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vergil Blanco Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nemean Athos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Athos has chosen Thundercats as his entrance music. Nemean Athos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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29
181 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vergil Blanco Rocha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nemean Athos!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco Rocha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Athos moves into the clinch.
Blanco Rocha blocks a body shot from Athos.
Athos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blanco Rocha avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Athos lands a left hand.
Athos is trying to trip Blanco Rocha. He has hold of a leg but Blanco Rocha is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Athos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Athos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Athos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blanco Rocha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Athos is looking to work some ground and pound but Blanco Rocha has wrist control.
Athos postures up.
Athos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Athos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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!
Athos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Athos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blanco Rocha is trying to control Athos's posture but Athos avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Athos creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Blanco Rocha sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Athos happy to just control the position for now.
Athos trying to control the position but Blanco Rocha is working away.
Athos working away.
Blanco Rocha is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Athos is controlling him well.
Athos controlling the position from side mount.
Blanco Rocha tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Athos wants to control but Blanco Rocha is keeping him busy.
Athos looking to control but instead Blanco Rocha has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Athos controlling the pace.
Athos is keen to just control but Blanco Rocha is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nemean Athos was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Athos takes the fight into the clinch.
Athos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blanco Rocha's elbow.
Athos throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Athos lands a shoulder strike.
Athos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blanco Rocha backwards.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice knee to the body.
Athos struggles to land a body shot inside as Blanco Rocha controls his hands.
Blanco Rocha prevents the takedown attempt.
Athos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blanco Rocha prevents it.
Vergil Blanco Rocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nemean Athos.
Blanco Rocha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Athos.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blanco Rocha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Athos avoiding damage as Blanco Rocha throws knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Athos blocks it with crossed arms.
Athos managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco Rocha.
Athos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blanco Rocha backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Athos.
Blanco Rocha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Athos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Athos tries a body shot but Blanco Rocha blocks it.
Athos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Athos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Athos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Athos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blanco Rocha misses with a double jab
and Athos counters by moving into the clinch.
Athos managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco Rocha.
A knee to the head by Blanco Rocha.
A left hand lands to the body for Athos.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Athos avoids it.
Athos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blanco Rocha misses with a knee strike.
Athos looking to stall.
Athos is looking to break free of the clinch but Blanco Rocha has double underhooks.
Athos is trying to break the clinch but Blanco Rocha is controlling him.
Blanco Rocha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Athos lands a nice uppercut.
Blanco Rocha missing with knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Athos fails to land.
Athos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blanco Rocha prevents it.
Athos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blanco Rocha after a bit of a struggle.
Blanco Rocha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Athos manages to break the clinch.
Athos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blanco Rocha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Athos's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blanco Rocha obliges.
Blanco Rocha lands with a short shot to the head.
Blanco Rocha misses with a knee to the head.
Athos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Athos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Athos pushes Blanco Rocha up against the cage in a clinch.
Athos wants to break the clinch but can't.
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!
Blanco Rocha crunches a lovely knee into Athos's ribcage.
Athos looks gassed!
Blanco Rocha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Athos blocks the elbow strike.
Blanco Rocha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blanco Rocha landing knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Athos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha tries a knee to the head but Athos blocks it.
Athos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Athos wants to get back to striking at distance but Blanco Rocha won't allow it.
Blanco Rocha misses with an elbow over the top.
Athos throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha looking to throw knees to the head but Athos is blocking nicely.
Athos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Athos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blanco Rocha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blanco Rocha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Athos is out of range.
Athos moves into the clinch.
Athos lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanco Rocha backwards.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha prevents a body shot from Athos.
Athos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blanco Rocha scores a nice knee to the body.
Athos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Blanco Rocha.
Athos tries to break the clinch but Blanco Rocha is controlling the position.
Athos pushes Blanco Rocha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blanco Rocha missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Athos.
Athos swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanco Rocha missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blanco Rocha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Athos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Athos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Athos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Blanco Rocha trying to control from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Athos in particular looking to stall.
Athos is trying to control. Blanco Rocha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Athos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blanco Rocha makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A nice inside leg kick there by Blanco Rocha. That's going to slow Athos down.
Blanco Rocha lands a right hook to the body.
Athos ducks under a wild hook from Blanco Rocha.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Athos.
Athos closes the distance and pushes Blanco Rocha back into the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha struggles to land a body shot inside as Athos controls his hands.
Blanco Rocha lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Athos.
Athos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco Rocha swings wildly with an uppercut but Athos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanco Rocha blocking some punches.
Athos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Athos pushes Blanco Rocha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blanco Rocha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Athos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Athos scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanco Rocha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Athos avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco Rocha.
Nice body punch from Athos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanco Rocha prevents a body shot from Athos.
Nice elbow from Blanco Rocha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nemean Athos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blanco Rocha throws a body punch but Athos moves out of range.
Blanco Rocha misses with a body shot.
Blanco Rocha takes a swing at Athos's ribcage but misses.
Athos instigates a clinch.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Athos has clasped his hands together around Blanco Rocha's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Blanco Rocha gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Athos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Blanco Rocha is not content to let Athos control the position.
Athos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Athos is pressing down on Blanco Rocha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blanco Rocha is holding on for now.
Athos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blanco Rocha defending well though.
Athos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Athos slows the pace down in half guard.
Athos prevents Blanco Rocha from standing back up.
Athos wants to take a breather but Blanco Rocha is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Athos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blanco Rocha kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Athos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Athos in particular looking to stall.
Athos is keen to just control but Blanco Rocha is a slippery customer.
Athos stops Blanco Rocha from getting back to his feet.
Athos thows a huge punch but Blanco Rocha dodges it nicely.
Athos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blanco Rocha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Athos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blanco Rocha keeps working.
Athos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blanco Rocha's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Athos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blanco Rocha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Athos slows the pace down in half guard.
Athos trying to mount his opponent but Blanco Rocha defends it.
Athos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blanco Rocha keeps working.
Nemean Athos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Blanco Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanco Rocha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Athos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Athos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Athos is breathing heavily.
Athos misses with a body punch.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Athos avoids it.
Athos blocks an uppercut.
Blanco Rocha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Athos.
Blanco Rocha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Athos blocks it with crossed arms.
Athos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Athos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blanco Rocha pulls him back up using the underhooks.
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!
Blanco Rocha lands a nice knee to the body.
Blanco Rocha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Athos is defending well for now.
Blanco Rocha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blanco Rocha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Athos's efforts to push away.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Athos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blanco Rocha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Athos's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Athos.
Athos misses with a body punch.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blanco Rocha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blanco Rocha gets underhooks to prevent Athos's takedown attempt.
Athos misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Athos.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Athos avoids it.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow inside.
Athos can't find room to land a body shot as Blanco Rocha controls the action.
Blanco Rocha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blanco Rocha blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blanco Rocha.
Athos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Athos trying to stall but Blanco Rocha improves his position.
Athos is trying to break the clinch but Blanco Rocha is controlling him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Athos has a couple of punches blocked by Blanco Rocha.
Athos blocks a body shot from Blanco Rocha.
Athos blocks a body shot from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanco Rocha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Athos.
Vergil Blanco Rocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nemean Athos.
Athos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Athos lands a body punch.
Athos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Athos closes the distance and pushes Blanco Rocha back into the cage.
Blanco Rocha tries to land knees in the clinch but Athos avoids the damage to the body.
Blanco Rocha scores with a shot to the side of Athos's head.
Blanco Rocha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Athos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Athos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blanco Rocha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Athos tries a body shot but Blanco Rocha blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Blanco Rocha.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Athos.
Athos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanco Rocha backwards.
Blanco Rocha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Athos wants a takedown but no success here.
Athos throws a head punch that misses.
Athos is working for takedown but Blanco Rocha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Athos working aggressively here.
Blanco Rocha tries a body shot but Athos blocks it.
Athos managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco Rocha.
Athos goes for a takedown attempt but Blanco Rocha pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blanco Rocha lands a high kick!
Athos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Athos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vergil Blanco Rocha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Athos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Athos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Athos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blanco Rocha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Nemean Athos has been cut.
Athos avoiding damage as Blanco Rocha throws knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha has Athos pressed against the cage, preventing Athos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Athos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blanco Rocha trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Athos.
Athos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blanco Rocha pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blanco Rocha obliges.
Blanco Rocha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Athos or not.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blanco Rocha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Athos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Athos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blanco Rocha with a knee to the head.
Blanco Rocha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Athos is defending well for now.
Athos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blanco Rocha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blanco Rocha working Athos over with knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blanco Rocha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Athos backwards.
Blanco Rocha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Athos backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Athos fails to land.
Blanco Rocha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Athos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vergil Blanco Rocha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nemean Athos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Athos closes the distance and clinches.
Athos breaks from the clinch.
Athos blocks a head kick by Blanco Rocha.
Athos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blanco Rocha, pushing him back against the cage.
Athos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blanco Rocha missing with knees to the body.
Athos misses with a punch to the body.
Blanco Rocha is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Athos misses with a body punch.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Athos avoids it.
Blanco Rocha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Athos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Blanco Rocha.
A head punch on the inside from Blanco Rocha fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Athos fails to land.
Blanco Rocha lands with a light punch inside.
Athos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Athos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Athos scores with a shot to the side of Blanco Rocha's head.
Athos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Athos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Athos leaning against his opponent.
Athos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Athos lands a left hand.
Athos digs a right hand into Blanco Rocha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blanco Rocha's gas tank.
Blanco Rocha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Athos misses with a body punch.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Athos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blanco Rocha pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vergil Blanco Rocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nemean Athos.
Athos managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha crunches a lovely knee into Athos's ribcage.
Athos blocks an elbow strike from Blanco Rocha.
Athos struggles to land a body shot inside as Blanco Rocha controls his hands.
Athos takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Athos throws a head punch that misses.
Blanco Rocha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha misses with a knee strike.
Athos throws a head punch that misses.
Blanco Rocha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Athos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blanco Rocha trying to hold on to Athos's head to control him but Athos postures up.
Athos works his way into side control.
Blanco Rocha wants to get back to his feet.
Blanco Rocha prevents Athos from improving position.
Athos taking a break here but Blanco Rocha is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Athos throwing shots but Blanco Rocha is blocking nicely.
Athos is working for a kimura here but Blanco Rocha manages to reverse the position and he's now in Athos's guard.
Athos is trying to control the position but Blanco Rocha postures up.
Blanco Rocha stands and steps away. Athos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Athos takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Athos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha misses with a knee to the head.
Athos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blanco Rocha trying to land knees to the body.
Athos is trying to drag Blanco Rocha to the mat but Blanco Rocha just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Athos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blanco Rocha tries a knee to the head but Athos blocks it.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Athos avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanco Rocha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Athos.
A short right from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Athos struggles to land a body shot inside as Blanco Rocha controls his hands.
Athos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blanco Rocha is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha throws a head punch that misses.
Blanco Rocha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Athos dodges an elbow strike from Blanco Rocha.
Athos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blanco Rocha prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Athos.
Blanco Rocha trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha gets underhooks to prevent Athos's takedown attempt.
Athos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blanco Rocha.
Athos scores with a shoulder strike.
Athos has Blanco Rocha pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Athos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Blanco Rocha tumbling to the mat - Athos dives into Blanco Rocha's guard.
Nemean Athos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Athos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Athos sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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!
Athos wants to control from the top but Blanco Rocha keeps moving.
Blanco Rocha is trying to control the position but Athos postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blanco Rocha misses with a low kick as Athos jumps back.
Blanco Rocha tries to keep at a distance but Athos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blanco Rocha prevents a body shot from Athos.
Athos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blanco Rocha blocks an uppercut.
Athos scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Athos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco Rocha pushes Athos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Athos is trying to force a seperation but Blanco Rocha has the dominant position.
Athos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Athos lands a nice shot to the body.
Blanco Rocha tries to work over Athos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the head but Athos blocks with his arms.
Blanco Rocha missing with knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Athos is defending well for now.
Blanco Rocha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Athos's elbow.
Athos lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanco Rocha backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blanco Rocha.
Athos lands with a left to the head.
Athos swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Athos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blanco Rocha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Athos's calf.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Athos avoids the head kick by Blanco Rocha.
Athos clinches up with Blanco Rocha and pushes him back against the cage.
Blanco Rocha lands a knee to the head.
Athos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Athos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Athos tries to throw a body punch but Blanco Rocha avoids it by throwing Athos back against the cage.
Athos gets through Blanco Rocha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Blanco Rocha - that landed with a thud.
Athos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blanco Rocha is looking to wear down Athos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Athos moves into the clinch.
Blanco Rocha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Athos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Athos misses with a punch to the body.
Blanco Rocha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice elbow.
Blanco Rocha pushes Athos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Athos digs a right hand underneath Blanco Rocha's ribcage. Blanco Rocha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha throws an elbow but it misses.
Athos has Blanco Rocha pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Athos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Blanco Rocha tumbling to the mat - Athos dives into Blanco Rocha's guard.
Athos looking to pass the guard.
Blanco Rocha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Athos wants to control from the top but Blanco Rocha keeps moving.
Athos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nemean Athos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Athos 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight for Nemean Athos!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Nemean Athos!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Nemean Athos!
Nemean Athos wins by unanimous decision!
Nemean Athos is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Macedon III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cooper Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Macedon III!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cooper Abreu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abreu catches Macedon III with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Abreu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abreu closes the distance and pushes Macedon III back into the cage.
Macedon III is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Abreu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Abreu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Macedon III tries to pull guard but Abreu holds him up against the cage and eventually Macedon III drops back down to his feet.
Macedon III managing to block the knees to the body from Abreu.
Abreu turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Abreu manages to end up in side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Macedon III on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
It looks like Alexander Macedon III has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macedon III can't do much from the bottom here.
Abreu cracks Macedon III with a big elbow.
Abreu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Macedon III keeps working.
Macedon III can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abreu throwing strikes but Macedon III manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu is trying to improve his position.
Abreu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Macedon III advances to full mount.
Abreu is desperately trying to improve his position but Macedon III has a good base and remains in mount.
Abreu really wants to buck Macedon III off and get back to his feet.
Abreu tries to reverse the position but Macedon III maintains control.
Macedon III landing shots from mount.
Macedon III wants to control the pace but Abreu is squirming around nicely.
Macedon III breaks from Abreu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abreu throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu tries to hold on but Macedon III pushes him away.
Macedon III lands a nice shot to the head.
Macedon III 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.
Abreu is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Macedon III cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Macedon III has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Abreu's face.
Macedon III dominating with strikes here.
Macedon III with a couple of short strikes.
Abreu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Macedon III landing strikes, looking to finish!
Abreu tries to reverse the position but Macedon III maintains control.
Abreu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Abreu wants to sweep but Macedon III has passed to side control!
Macedon III lands a decent elbow from side control.
Abreu tries to improve position but can't.
Macedon III scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Abreu to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macedon III scoring with punches from side control.
Abreu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Macedon III is working for a submission of some sort.
Macedon III not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abreu is staying active underneath Macedon III, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abreu tries to kick Macedon III off but Macedon III keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Abreu wants to control but Macedon III is keeping busy.
Abreu keeping control of the position.
Macedon III is looking for a kimura here.
Abreu wants to control but Macedon III is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu wants to improve his position but Macedon III is controlling well.
Abreu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Macedon III stopping the sweep attempt from Abreu.
Macedon III avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abreu 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abreu looking for a guillotine here but Macedon III defends easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Macedon III slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Macedon III will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abreu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Macedon III can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abreu is on top in guard.
Macedon III looking for a guillotine here but Abreu defends easily.
Macedon III has control of Abreu's left arm, preventing Abreu from doing any damage.
Abreu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Macedon III is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Macedon III is looking for a triangle but Abreu pushes his legs off easily.
Macedon III had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abreu defends it easily.
Macedon III working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abreu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abreu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Macedon III trying to keep a closed guard but Abreu is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abreu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abreu trying to control the position from guard on top but Macedon III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abreu landing some decent shots from guard.
Abreu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Macedon III is adopting a defensive guard.
Abreu lands a couple of digs.
Abreu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Macedon III works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Macedon III lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Abreu!
Macedon III tries to control but Abreu wriggling away.
Macedon III looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Macedon III is landing with some decent strikes but Abreu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Macedon III trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Macedon III is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Abreu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Macedon III landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macedon III lands a nice shot to the head.
Macedon III lands a big shot there that rocks Abreu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Abreu tries to hold on but Macedon III postures up.
Macedon III working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Abreu working to try and regain half guard.
Macedon III tries to control but Abreu wriggling away.
Macedon III prevents Abreu from getting the reversal.
Macedon III avoids the attempt from Abreu to control.
Macedon III is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abreu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Abreu is pressing down on Macedon III's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Macedon III trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Macedon III is working hard here to advance position.
Abreu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Macedon III's guard.
Macedon III looking for a guillotine here but Abreu defends easily.
Macedon III looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abreu is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abreu postures up in Macedon III's guard and throws a big left but Macedon III blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Macedon III dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Macedon III'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.
Abreu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abreu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macedon III was well out of range. Poor timing from Abreu.
Macedon III gets tackled into the cage by Abreu. Abreu maintains the clinch.
Abreu wants to break free but Macedon III has control.
Abreu pulls guard successfully.
Macedon III preventing the sweep.
Macedon III throwing strikes but missing.
Abreu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Macedon III is working Abreu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abreu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Macedon III is aware though and is defending well.
Abreu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Macedon III defends it easily.
Macedon III advances position into side control!
Abreu is breathing heavily.
Abreu tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macedon III tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Macedon III has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Abreu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Abreu can't do much from the bottom here.
Macedon III grinds an elbow into Abreu's temple.
Abreu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Abreu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Macedon III's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu is trying to get back to full guard.
Macedon III is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Abreu wants to get back to full guard.
Macedon III missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abreu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Macedon III trying to control but Abreu is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Macedon III thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu working a defensive guard here.
Abreu looking for subs off his back but Macedon III has passed one foot through into half guard.
Still in half guard, Macedon III seems content to control.
Abreu is defending against the submission attempts here by Macedon III.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Macedon III connects with a nice short shot to Abreu's temple.
Macedon III is keen to just control but Abreu is a slippery customer.
Abreu wants to control but Macedon III is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu is trying to get back to full guard.
Macedon III 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.
Macedon III is keen to just control but Abreu is a slippery customer.
Abreu tries to get to full guard but Macedon III has control of the leg.
Macedon III is trying to control. Abreu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Abreu wants to improve his position but Macedon III is controlling well.
Abreu keeping control of the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Macedon III is working for a submission of some sort.
Macedon III wants to work for an arm triangle but Abreu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alexander Macedon III overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abreu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Abreu is trying to control the position but Macedon III postures up.
Macedon III won't allow Abreu to sweep him here.
Macedon III wants to control from the top but Abreu keeps moving.
Abreu wants to improve his position but instead Macedon III has moved into half guard.
Abreu wants to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abreu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Abreu trying to control the position.
Macedon III loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abreu keeping moving, preventing Macedon III from controlling successfully.
Abreu is trying to keep Macedon III in close.
Macedon III trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abreu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Macedon III!
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!
Macedon III is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abreu working Macedon III over with strikes here.
Abreu looking to finish Macedon III with some ground and pound. This is bad for Macedon III!
Abreu landing strikes from the mount and Macedon III is in trouble!
Abreu dominating with strikes here.
Abreu looking to finish Macedon III with some ground and pound. This is bad for Macedon III!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abreu avoids the attempt from Macedon III to control.
Macedon III working to try and regain half guard.
Macedon III takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Abreu with shots to the head and body - Macedon III looks very uncomfortable down there.
Abreu landing punches.
Macedon III is rocked!
Abreu postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Macedon III in real trouble here! The ref calls for Macedon III to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cooper Abreu!
Cooper Abreu is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - All Nightmare Long kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Calaway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bubba McFly!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Calaway, right into the meat.
Calaway is looking to slow McFly down with leg kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Calaway lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McFly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McFly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Calaway connects with the punch.
McFly just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - McFly coming out on top.
Calaway swinging wildly here.
Calaway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McFly.
Calaway thows a body shot but no joy.
McFly swings widly with a right hand
and Calaway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calaway misses with a two punch combination.
Calaway misses with a wild body shot.
McFly digs a good body shot into Calaway's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calaway throws a lazy right hand but McFly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway tries to land a front kick but McFly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Calaway shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Calaway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Calaway takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McFly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calaway moves away.
Calaway takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McFly lands a jab to Calaway's midsection.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Calaway - that will leave a mark!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McFly crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Calaway - the referee stops the clock and McFly gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Calaway. McFly manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McFly checks a leg kick.
Urijah Calaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calaway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Calaway misses.
Calaway tries to score with a low kick but McFly moves his leg out of the way.
Calaway misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
McFly lands a right hand.
A short right from Calaway on the inside.
McFly breaks the clinch.
Calaway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Calaway will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Calaway takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Calaway throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McFly.
Urijah Calaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Calaway.
Calaway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McFly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Calaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McFly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calaway misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly misses with a jab to the body
and Calaway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calaway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calaway tries a head kick but it misses.
Calaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calaway throws a body punch but McFly moves out of range.
Calaway misses with a wild combination.
Calaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McFly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calaway.
Calaway throws a sloppy head kick and McFly moves out of range easily.
McFly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Calaway is predictable there
and McFly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway checks a leg kick.
McFly checks a low kick from Calaway.
Calaway is looking to wear down McFly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Calaway connects with a leg kick. McFly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Calaway throws a sloppy head kick and McFly moves out of range easily.
McFly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Calaway throws a sloppy head kick and McFly moves out of range easily.
Calaway throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calaway avoids the body shot from McFly.
McFly checks a leg kick.
McFly lands with a good body shot.
McFly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calaway.
Calaway throws a low kick, looking for McFly's leg but McFly calmly moves out of range.
Calaway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFly. Calaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFly lands a right hook to the body.
McFly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McFly looks to score with a jab to the body but Calaway is just out of range.
Calaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McFly shoots for a takedown but Calaway saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Calaway avoids the body shot from McFly.
McFly thows a body shot but no joy.
McFly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Calaway. Calaway obviously looking to wear him down.
Calaway swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McFly makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Calaway really felt that one!
McFly misses the jab.
McFly keeps the fight on the outside.
McFly throws out a loose jab but Calaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Calaway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McFly keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Calaway there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McFly scores with a nice body kick.
Calaway avoids the body shot from McFly.
Calaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calaway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Calaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calaway forces McFly back against the cage and clinches.
McFly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McFly wants to get back to striking at distance but Calaway won't allow it.
McFly turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and McFly manages to end up in side control.
McFly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Calaway is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McFly is controlling him well.
McFly throwing strikes but Calaway manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
McFly sneaks back into half guard.
McFly trying to control from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Calaway is looking to take a break and control but McFly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Calaway performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McFly is looking to control Calaway's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McFly avoid being mounted?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Urijah Calaway.
Calaway throws a head kick that McFly semi-blocks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Calaway.
A big left from Calaway misses.
McFly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calaway throws a lazy right hand but McFly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calaway tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McFly is able to avoid easily.
Calaway thows a body shot but no joy.
Calaway walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McFly throws the left hand but Calaway avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFly. Calaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McFly just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Calaway dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Calaway looks to land a combination. McFly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McFly misses with a body shot.
Calaway misses with a kick to the body
and McFly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calaway throws a leg kick that is checked
and McFly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick by Calaway misses
and McFly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calaway thinking.
McFly thows a body shot but no joy.
Calaway moves into the clinch.
McFly tries to land a knee to the head but Calaway blocks with his arms.
McFly tries to break the clinch but Calaway is controlling the position.
McFly wants to break the clinch but can't.
McFly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McFly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Calaway backwards.
McFly tries a knee to the head but Calaway blocks it.
McFly tries to break the clinch but Calaway is controlling the position.
Calaway misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McFlys head.
McFly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McFly breaks the clinch.
Calaway scores with a leg kick.
Calaway tries to close the distance and clinch but McFly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McFly avoids the head kick by Calaway.
Calaway misses with a double jab
and Calaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McFly looks to land a right hand but Calaway moved out of range.
McFly thuds a left hand into Calaway's body.
Calaway shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McFly fails to land the takedown.
Calaway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Calaway.
Calaway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McFly. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calaway slips a straight right by McFly.
McFly slips a jab and a cross from Calaway.
Urijah Calaway is winning the standup battle so far.
McFly circles away from the clinch attempt.
McFly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calaway moves away.
Calaway moves into range and connects with a jab.
Calaway lands a lovely overhand right.
Calaway lands a two punch combo.
Calaway throws a leg kick which misses McFly's front leg but catches the back leg as McFly tries to avoid it.
McFly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calaway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calaway tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McFly is able to avoid easily.
McFly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McFly moves out of range of the body kick.
Calaway wants to clinch.
McFly missing with a left hand there. Calaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McFly loads up on a big right hand but Calaway slips the punch.
Calaway misses with the body kick
and McFly counters with a left to the body.
McFly takes a swing at Calaway's ribcage but misses.
Calaway swings away with a body shot that misses
letting McFly counter with a right hand.
Calaway wants to slow McFly down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly just misses with a punch to the body.
Calaway throws a series of punches but McFly avoids them all with ease.
McFly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calaway was well out of range. Poor timing from McFly.
Calaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McFly moves away.
No joy there for Calaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calaway throws a hook but McFly blocks it.
Calaway throws a series of punches but McFly avoids them all with ease.
McFly throws a body punch but Calaway moves out of range.
Calaway throws a push kick but McFly slaps the foot to one side.
McFly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from McFly misses.
Calaway shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McFly looks to score with a jab to the body but Calaway is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from McFly.
Calaway throws a sloppy head kick and McFly moves out of range easily.
McFly ducks under a wild hook from Calaway.
Urijah Calaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McFly avoids the head kick by Calaway.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McFly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calaway.
Calaway lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McFly scores with a jab to the head.
Calaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as McFly blocks the low kick.
Calaway changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Calaway misses with a body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Calaway jabs McFly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Calaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McFly.
Calaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McFly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McFly throws a shot to the body.
McFly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McFly throws an overhand right that lands on Calaway's shoulder, as Calaway tries to avoid the shot.
Calaway takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Calaway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFly manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Calaway will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Calaway tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Calaway thows a leg kick but McFly checks it
and McFly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McFly.
Calaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calaway finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McFly stuns Calaway with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Calaway fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McFly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McFly moves out of range as Calaway throws a body kick.
McFly slips under a jab.
McFly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Calaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by McFly.
Calaway throws a series of punches but McFly avoids them all with ease.
McFly throws a body punch but Calaway moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Calaway misses with a body shot.
Calaway connects with a solid leg kick.
McFly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFly. Calaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calaway tries a low kick but McFly avoids it.
McFly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calaway looks for the body kick but McFly saw that one coming.
Calaway avoids the body shot from McFly.
McFly throws a shot from downtown. Calaway moves away and avoids it.
Calaway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McFly.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McFly is looking to land body kicks.
Calaway throws a left and a right that both miss
and McFly counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for McFly.
Calaway thows a leg kick but McFly checks it
and McFly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McFly blocks a head kick by Calaway.
Calaway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McFly.
McFly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Calaway is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
McFly throwing strikes but Calaway recovers to half guard. A much better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calaway makes his way to full guard, as McFly worked for a kimura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Calaway dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McFly misses with a body kick.
McFly punishes Calaway's body with a nice straight punch.
Calaway throws a leg kick
and McFly finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McFly looks to throw a body kick
and Calaway counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Calaway swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McFly.
McFly slips under a jab.
McFly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calaway wants to clinch up but McFly keeps it at a distance.
McFly misses with a right hand
and Calaway counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McFly thinking.
McFly jabs Calaway right on the nose. Calaway blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway tries to bum rush McFly with a series of wild strikes but McFly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McFly blocks a leg kick.
Calaway throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McFly misses with a looping right.
Calaway's jab looks to have found its range, popping McFly under the eye.
Good shot there by McFly.
Calaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McFly circles away quickly and effectively.
McFly cracks a nice hook into Calaway's ribs.
Calaway thumps McFly with a low kick.
McFly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calaway lands a body shot.
Calaway is looking to slow McFly down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick from Calaway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFly throws a jab when Calaway was well out of range.
A punch combination from Calaway misses.
Calaway throws a body punch but McFly moves out of range.
Calaway tries to clinch up but McFly circles away and keeps his distance.
Calaway throws the left hand but McFly avoids the punch easily.
Calaway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McFly.
Calaway connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McFly momentarily.
McFly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calaway.
Calaway wants to clinch.
Calaway tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McFly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Calaway.
Calaway misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from McFly.
Calaway thows a body shot but no joy.
McFly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calaway moves away.
McFly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McFly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McFly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Calaway.
McFly with a nice cross.
Calaway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McFly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Calaway throws a head kick but McFly moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by McFly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McFly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway pivots, looking for a leg kick but McFly is out of range and Calaway settles back down.
Calaway tries to clinch but McFly moves out of range.
McFly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Calaway avoids it really well and circles away.
Calaway plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McFly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calaway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from McFly finds it's target.
Calaway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McFly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calaway tries to clinch up but McFly circles away and keeps his distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McFly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calaway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McFly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Calaway tries to clinch but McFly moves away
and McFly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McFly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calaway manages to avoid it.
Calaway tries to clinch but McFly is having none of it.
No joy there for Calaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calaway finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Calaway lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Calaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calaway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McFly.
McFly just misses with a punch to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Calaway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McFly tries to bum rush Calaway with a series of wild strikes but Calaway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calaway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McFly blocks a low kick nicely.
McFly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McFly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. McFly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McFly checks a leg kick.
Calaway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calaway feints and then cracks McFly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McFly down.
Calaway throws a low kick but it's checked well by McFly.
Calaway looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Calaway connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McFly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McFly digs a good hook to Calaway's body.
That kick from Calaway tenderised McFly's leg. McFly is trying to keep his angry face on.
McFly lands a two punch combo.
Calaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calaway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McFly checks a leg kick.
McFly blocks a low kick nicely.
Calaway throws a head kick that misses
and McFly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bubba McFly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McFly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Calaway misses with a wild combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McFly just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Calaway.
McFly moves out of range of the body kick.
McFly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Calaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Calaway is looking to land body kicks.
Calaway misses with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calaway throws a leg kick that is checked
and McFly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Calaway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Urijah Calaway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Calaway misses with a low kick.
Calaway throws out a leg kick but McFly moves out of range and Calaway only half commits.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Calaway blocks a leg kick.
Calaway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McFly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McFly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McFly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calaway throws a head kick but McFly moves out of range.
Calaway clinches up against the cage.
McFly tries to throw a body punch but Calaway avoids it by throwing McFly back against the cage.
McFly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McFly misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calaway throws a half hearted mid kick.
Calaway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from McFly both land. Nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Calaway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calaway, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Urijah Calaway!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Urijah Calaway!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Urijah Calaway!
Urijah Calaway wins by unanimous decision!
Urijah Calaway is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Urijah Calaway thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele's entrance music is Cinderella Man. A fine choice. Michael Martin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Steele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Martin!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin is looking to slow Steele down with leg kicks.
Steele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Martin jabs Steele to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Steele misses.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Steele is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Martin reverses the position - he's now on top in Steele's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Steele.
Steele can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martin controls the pace.
Steele had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martin defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin won't allow Steele to sweep him here.
Martin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Martin.
Martin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steele on the side of the head.
Michael Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Steele throws a low kick, looking for Martin's leg but Martin calmly moves out of range.
Steele takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin's corner calls for a 1-2. Martin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Martin moves away from the strike by Steele.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Martin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steele.
Martin 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.
Steele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to bum rush Steele with a series of wild strikes but Steele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steele tries to clinch but Martin moves away
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steele has a takedown stuffed.
Jab from Martin.
Martin misses with a right hand
and Steele moves into the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to break free but Steele has control.
Martin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Martin blocks a body shot from Steele.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steele shoots in for a double leg but Martin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin blocks a head kick by Steele.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Martin connects with a jab.
Steele clinches up against the cage.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele is rocked!
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Steele is out on his feet! Martin sets himself and nearly takes Steele's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Martin!
Michael Martin is the new light heavyweight champion!
Michael Martin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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