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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Papas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Papas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taj Mahal!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Taj Mahal has been cut.
Papas slips under a jab from Mahal.
A punch combination from Papas misses.
Some wild striking there from Mahal.
Mahal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mahal scores a takedown into full mount!
Mahal thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mahal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Papas trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mahal misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mahal looking to ground and pound but Papas is blocking nicely.
Mahal lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mahal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahal working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mahal tries to control but Papas wriggling away.
Mahal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mahal landing shots from mount.
Papas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mahal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Papas hang on?
Papas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Papas tries to get out of the position.
Mahal looking to finish with strikes here!
Papas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mahal tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahal lands with some strikes.
Mahal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Papas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mahal on the ground.
Papas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mahal raining down shots from the mount!
Mahal controlling from the full mount.
Papas is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Papas is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mahal tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Papas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mahal tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Papas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
BOOM! Mahal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mahal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Papas?
Mahal lands a big elbow.
Mahal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mahal wants to control the pace but Papas is squirming around nicely.
Papas taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahal trying to control but Papas is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mahal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mahal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mahal trying to control but Papas is having none of it.
Mahal landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Mahal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Papas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mahal landing strikes from the mount.
Mahal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj Mahal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taj Mahal'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.
A jab from Mahal does it's job there.
Mahal swings for the body but Papas moves out of range.
Mahal lands a jab to Papas's midsection.
Mahal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mahal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Papas tries to clinch up but Mahal circles away and keeps his distance.
Papas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Papas does no damage.
Mahal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mahal lands in his opponent's guard.
Papas wants to get back to his feet but Mahal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mahal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mahal trying to control the position from guard on top but Papas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahal tries to free his leg and advance position but Papas is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mahal.
Mahal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Papas wants to get back to his feet but Mahal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mahal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Mahal does no damage.
Papas misses with a hook.
Papas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mahal as he avoids it easily.
Mahal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mahal is putting a hurting on Papas here, landing some big shots from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mahal lands a nice forearm strike.
Mahal wants to control but Papas is keeping him busy.
Papas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mahal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Papas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mahal cracks Papas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mahal throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Papas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mahal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mahal lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Taj Mahal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mahal 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.
Mahal working the ground and pound but Papas is defending the strikes.
Mahal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mahal wants to control but Papas is keeping him busy.
Mahal is working Papas over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal cracks Papas with a big elbow.
Mahal prevents Papas from escaping the position.
Mahal scores with punches from side control.
Mahal has hold of Papas's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Papas tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mahal cranks the arm and Papas screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Papas, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Taj Mahal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Florian kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is That's what it is. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arthur Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith manages to pull guard.
Florian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Florian defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Florian defends easily.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Florian is aware though and is defending well.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Florian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Florian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Florian is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Florian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Florian pushes his legs off easily.
Florian drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Florian off! Florian jumps back into Smith's guard.
Florian postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Florian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Florian has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
Florian trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Florian.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Florian pushes his legs off easily.
Florian trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Florian throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Florian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Florian from controlling successfully.
Florian 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Florian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Florian wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith regains half guard.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Florian pulls his head out easily.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Smith looks gassed!
Florian seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
Florian is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Florian prevents Smith from improving his position.
Florian 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Florian is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Smith has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Florian escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Florian!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Florian creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smith sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Florian in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Florian tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Florian thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith tries to buck Florian off but Florian is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kenny Florian will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Florian as he jumps to the side.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Florian tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Arthur Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Florian pinned against the cage. Florian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kenny Florian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Smith.
Nice takedown defense from Florian. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Florian instigates a clinch.
Smith is trying to drag Florian to the mat but Florian just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Florian scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Florian obliges.
Florian landing knees to the body.
Florian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Florian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Florian with a knee to the head.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Florian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Florian landing knees to the head.
Florian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Florian landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Florian lands a knee to the head.
Smith jumps guard but Florian stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Florian landing knees to the head.
Smith wants the takedown. Florian is fighting it off but Smith persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Florian's guard against the cage.
Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Florian looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Florian looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Florian!
Florian scores with punches from side control.
Smith prevents Florian from improving position.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Florian keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Florian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Florian is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Florian to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Florian wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Florian pulls his head out easily.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Florian seems to be looking for submissions.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Florian in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Smith tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Florian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenny Florian!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka's entrance music is This is why i'm hot. A fine choice. Alves comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Big Sh!t Popping kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thiago Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mustafa Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Alves wants to clinch.
Alves wants to clinch up but Tanaka keeps it at a distance.
Tanaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Tanaka pushes him off.
Tanaka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alves on the side of the head.
A combination from Tanaka does no damage.
Tanaka fails with a takedown attempt.
Tanaka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tanaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves misses with a takedown
and Tanaka counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alves won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Alves is looking to regain half guard here but Tanaka keeps moving and retains side control.
Tanaka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves sneaks back into half guard.
Tanaka tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Alves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tanaka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Tanaka is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Alves keeping hold of Tanaka's head, controlling as best he can.
Tanaka trying to mount his opponent but Alves defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alves is trying to control but can't.
Tanaka wants to stand up but Alves has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Alves trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alves tries to clinch up but Tanaka circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Tanaka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tanaka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tanaka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tanaka wants to pass to mount but Alves is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tanaka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tanaka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alves has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is refusing to be controlled, as Tanaka sits in half guard.
Tanaka is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tanaka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alves is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tanaka gets to his feet. Alves looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alves lands an elbow just above Tanaka 's eye.
It looks like Mustafa Tanaka has been cut.
Alves is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tanaka is keeping busy.
Tanaka tries for a takedown but Alves manages to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tanaka as Alves tries to tie him up.
Tanaka taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the cage.
Tanaka can't break the clinch.
Tanaka trying to land knees to the body.
Tanaka tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanaka's defenses.
Alves stalling in the clinch but Tanaka improves position.
Tanaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves closes the distance and clinches.
Alves taking a breather.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Alves trying to control the position but instead, Tanaka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alves into the cage.
Alves wants a takedown but no success here.
Mustafa Tanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Alves.
Tanaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanaka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alves swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed right hand from Tanaka misses the target.
Tanaka closes the distance and clinches.
Tanaka breaks the clinch.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tanaka circles away.
Alves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves fails to land the takedown.
Alves is breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tanaka.
Nice shot by Tanaka.
Tanaka looks to land a combination. Alves sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tanaka scores with a three punch combo!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tanaka closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. Tanaka pushes Alves against the cage but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tanaka misses with the combination.
Tanaka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from Tanaka.
Tanaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Tanaka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tanaka throws a good cross that connects.
Alves shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tanaka pinned against the cage. Tanaka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tanaka throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tanaka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alves sprawls well initially but Tanaka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanaka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Tanaka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mustafa Tanaka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanaka throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Tanaka takes the fight into the clinch.
Tanaka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tanaka lands an elbow just above Alves 's eye.
Alves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alves has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tanaka clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tanaka manages to reverse the position and now he's in Alves's guard. Nice work there by Tanaka.
Tanaka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka prevents Alves from getting back to his feet.
Tanaka gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A punch combination from Tanaka misses.
Tanaka scores with a decent looking hook.
Tanaka has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
Alves wants to stall.
Tanaka successfully pulls guard.
Tanaka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alves!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka controlling the position easily from mount.
Alves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tanaka content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka tries to control but Alves wriggling away.
Thiago Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tanaka controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mustafa Tanaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tanaka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustafa Tanaka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Kova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andersen Silvesk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kova comes into the arena with Jääkärimarssi blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seppo Kova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andersen Silvesk!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kova changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silvesk tries to avoid it but Kova manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silvesk to the ground. Silvesk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kova throws a right and a left that Silvesk avoids nicely.
Kova misses with a series of wild punches.
Kova shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silvesk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kova trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvesk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kova tries to free his leg and advance position but Silvesk is retaining full guard.
Silvesk controls Kova momentarily but Kova frees himself.
Silvesk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kova is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silvesk is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silvesk has escaped and now he's on top!
Kova is pulling down on Silvesk's head to control his posture.
Silvesk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kova. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kova wants to sweep but no luck.
Silvesk throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvesk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kova trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kova preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silvesk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kova swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silvesk controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silvesk slips a jab and a cross from Kova.
Silvesk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silvesk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kova throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silvesk moves into the clinch.
Silvesk manages to break the clinch.
Silvesk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kova closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silvesk is looking to break free of the clinch but Kova has double underhooks.
Silvesk is trying to break the clinch but Kova has him pressed against the cage.
Kova stalling in the clinch.
Kova has Silvesk pressed against the cage, preventing Silvesk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kova slows down the pace here.
Silvesk is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kova is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silvesk to the mat. Silvesk regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kova with a nice head shot there.
Kova throws a big right hand that misses.
Kova drops back looking for a leg! Silvesk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silvesk manages to kick Kova off! Kova jumps back into Silvesk's guard.
Kova throws and elbow that misses. Silvesk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kova's guard. Nice move by Silvesk!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kova is trying to control the position but Silvesk postures up.
Kova 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.
Kova wants to sweep here but Silvesk controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kova has a closed guard, preventing Silvesk from standing up.
Silvesk trying to control but Kova is working from the bottom.
Kova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kova misses with a straight right.
Silvesk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kova pushes Silvesk up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kova tries to work over Silvesk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Kova.
Silvesk tries to break free but Kova pushes him back against the cage.
Kova pushes Silvesk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kova goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silvesk prevents it.
Nice body punch from Kova.
Kova works on Silvesk's body with a couple of short punches.
Silvesk looks gassed!
Silvesk working hard to break the clinch.
Kova's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silvesk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silvesk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silvesk is trying to force a seperation but Kova has the dominant position.
Kova missing with knees to the body.
Kova trying to control the position but instead, Silvesk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kova into the cage.
Silvesk can't break the clinch.
Silvesk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kova has Silvesk pressed against the cage, preventing Silvesk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kova presses Silvesk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kova has hold of one of Silvesk's legs. Silvesk is fighting the takedown attempt but Kova gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kova is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kova trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvesk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Kova dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kova clinches up against the cage.
Silvesk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silvesk tries to break the clinch but Kova is controlling the position.
Silvesk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kova wants to clinch.
Kova rushes Silvesk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silvesk is trying to break the clinch but Kova is controlling him.
Silvesk is trying to break the clinch but Kova has him pressed against the cage.
Kova lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silvesk or not.
Kova lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Kova.
Silvesk is breathing heavily.
Kova drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good body shot from Kova.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kova lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kova leaning against his opponent.
Kova lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Kova.
Silvesk avoiding damage as Kova throws knees to the body.
Kova pushes Silvesk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kova.
Kova gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Kova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kova stalling in the clinch.
Silvesk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kova comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kova lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kova closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silvesk circles away.
Kova looks to land a combination but Silvesk avoids it well.
Silvesk wants to clinch up but Kova keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Kova does no damage.
Kova shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silvesk but Silvesk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Kova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvesk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kova counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kova as the two fighters clinch.
Silvesk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silvesk tries to break free but Kova pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kova.
Kova tries to score a body lock takedown but Silvesk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kova is working Silvesk over against the cage.
Kova scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kova.
Kova manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kova digs a right hand underneath Silvesk's ribcage. Silvesk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kova is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kova is leaning against Silvesk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silvesk prevents the takedown attempt.
Kova is working Silvesk over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kova.
Seppo Kova has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silvesk is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Kova.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kova takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kova lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Kova.
A right hand to the body from Kova.
Kova lands a nice shot to the body.
Silvesk wants to get back to striking at distance but Kova won't allow it.
Silvesk is trying to break the clinch but Kova has him pressed against the cage.
Kova has picked Silvesk up - he's going for a ride! Kova dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Silvesk trying to hold on to Kova's head to control him but Kova postures up.
Still in half guard, Kova seems content to control.
Kova trying to control from half guard but Silvesk is working away.
Ground and pound from Kova.
Kova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silvesk can do to turn this around?
Nice strikes from Kova there.
Silvesk has hold of Kova's hands but Kova slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kova is working for a submission of some sort.
Silvesk trying to control from the bottom.
Silvesk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kova.
Kova 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.
Kova seems to be working for a kimura but Silvesk defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Kova dominated that second round.
That's time! Kova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silvesk swinging wildly here.
Kova closes the distance and pushes Silvesk back into the cage.
Kova stalling the fight.
Silvesk can't break the clinch.
Kova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kova keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silvesk's efforts to push away.
Silvesk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silvesk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Kova.
Silvesk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kova lands a takedown into guard.
Kova is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kova content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kova wants to control from the top but Silvesk keeps moving.
Kova with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kova with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kova is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kova throws a strike but Silvesk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silvesk is fighting to break Kova's control of his arms but Kova is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Seppo Kova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silvesk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kova holds on and takes a little breather.
Silvesk won't allow Kova to sweep him here.
Kova looking to control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Seppo Kova just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silvesk keeps the fight on the outside.
Silvesk throws a head kick but Kova moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kova tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silvesk swivels and escapes.
Kova throws a combination that misses
and Silvesk counters by clinching up.
Silvesk is trying to force a seperation but Kova has the dominant position.
Silvesk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silvesk is looking to break free of the clinch but Kova has double underhooks.
Kova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kova pushes Silvesk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kova.
Kova has Silvesk pressed against the cage, preventing Silvesk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kova has Silvesk pressed against the cage, preventing Silvesk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silvesk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silvesk is trying to force a seperation but Kova has the dominant position.
Kova is working Silvesk over against the cage.
Silvesk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kova is struggling to control the position.
Kova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kova has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silvesk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kova - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Kova.
Kova taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvesk can't break the clinch.
Kova stalling in the clinch.
Silvesk tries to break the clinch but Kova is controlling the position.
Kova avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Seppo Kova.
Kova circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kova counters by clinching up.
Kova pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kova prevents Silvesk from breaking the clinch.
Kova has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silvesk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Kova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvesk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silvesk takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Andersen Silvesk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silvesk lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Kova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kova has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Kova!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peppy Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peppy Greco!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson wants to stand but Greco is controlling the position.
Greco postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Greco trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Greco passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Greco cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Greco has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Greco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Greco connects with a decent elbow.
Greco misses with the ground and pound.
Greco prevents Johnson from escaping the position.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Greco is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Greco lands some shots froms side control.
Greco lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Greco landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Greco controls the position.
Johnson pushes Greco away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Greco gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Johnson is not content to let Greco control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow 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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Greco in side control lands a decent elbow.
Greco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Greco lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greco lands a decent elbow from side control.
Greco works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Greco's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Greco cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Greco wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Greco stalls from top position.
Greco grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greco on the ground.
Greco scoring with punches from side control.
Greco working the head with strikes.
Greco looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Greco smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Greco scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Check out the look on Greco's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Greco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco has an Americana. Johnson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Greco is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Greco hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Peppy Greco!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cookie Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Attitude Adjustment as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cookie Monster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monster avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Monster throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monster takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz digs a good hook to Monster's body.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monster looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Monster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Monster.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Diaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Monster's head.
Monster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Monster moves out of range.
Monster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Monster on the side of the head.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Monster had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Monster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monster gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Monster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Monster throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monster throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Monster looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Monster takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Monster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Dylan Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monster slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Monster.
Monster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Monster.
Monster throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Monster forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Monster has him pressed against the cage.
Monster blocking some punches.
Diaz being controlled against the cage.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Monster.
Monster keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Monster has double underhooks.
Monster scores with a knee to the head.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Monster pulls guard.
Monster is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Monster won't let him.
Monster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Monster is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diaz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diaz lands a two punch combo.
Monster tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Monster counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz works over Monster's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Monster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Monster counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Monster gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz lands a jab.
Monster takes one to the side of the head.
Monster thows a body shot but no joy.
Monster slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monster circles away quickly and effectively.
Monster walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Monster moves out of range.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Monster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz tries to bum rush Monster with a series of wild strikes but Monster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monster staying out of range there.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Monster with an uppercut!
Monster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Monster.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monster misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monster. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monster tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dylan Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Monster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Monster with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Monster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Monster is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Monster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Monster avoids nicely.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Dylan Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Monster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Monster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Monster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monster walks into a jab.
Monster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Monster on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Monster slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Monster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz digs a good hook to Monster's body.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monster moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Monster tries to pull guard but Diaz won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Monster tries to pull guard but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monster crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Monster is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Diaz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Monster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Monster throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Monster just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monster counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monster.
Monster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monster scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz with a hook.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dylan Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice cross by Diaz.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Monster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Monster.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
A left lands for Diaz.
Monster misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monster counters with a straight right hand.
Monster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Monster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
Diaz throws a right hand that Monster ducks under and follows up with a left that Monster also avoids with ease.
Monster takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Monster's hands.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Monster moves out of range.
Diaz with a hook.
Monster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Monster's body.
Diaz throws a hook but Monster blocks it.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Monster throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz looks to land a combination. Monster sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz misses with the combination.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Diaz with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Monster misses with a hook.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Monster counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monster thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz lands a with a good body shot.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Monster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Monster avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz looks to land a combination. Monster sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monster misses with a series of wild punches.
Monster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diaz tries to circle away but Monster has him pinned against the cage.
Monster successfully pulls guard.
Monster has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Diaz has passed into side control.
Dylan Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monster manages to work his way to half guard, despite Diaz's best efforts.
Monster is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to stand and escape but Monster is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monster is looking to improve his position.
Cookie Monster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Monster avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mama said "Knock You Out". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hajime Saito!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a right hand that Saito ducks under and follows up with a left that Saito also avoids with ease.
Alves misses with the combination.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saito throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Salvador Alves has been cut.
Alves connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Hajime Saito 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!
Saito circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Alves drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Saito follows Alves to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hajime Saito!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Twista McGoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGoo comes to the cage accompanied by the greatest moments ever. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Twista McGoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ed Gein!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gein misses with a wild combination.
Gein throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gein. McGoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gein cracks McGoo with a good jab.
McGoo defending well as Gein loads up on a big left hand.
Gein ducks under a wild hook from McGoo.
McGoo misses with a body shot.
Gein misses with a double jab.
McGoo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gein blocks a jab.
McGoo shoots in looking for a takedown. Gein tries to sprawl out of it but McGoo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGoo.
Gein throws a series of punches but McGoo avoids them all with ease.
Gein avoids the body shot from McGoo.
Gein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Gein.
Gein lands a jab to the nose.
Gein is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gein throws a hook but McGoo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGoo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gein defends it nicely.
McGoo takes one to the chin there.
Gein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gein lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gein uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McGoo throws the left hand but Gein avoids the punch easily.
Gein gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McGoo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gein is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McGoo is controlling him.
McGoo throws and elbow that misses. Gein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGoo's guard. Nice move by Gein!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein tries to stand but McGoo is controlling from the bottom.
Gein gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGoo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gein's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McGoo is defended easily by Gein.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Twista McGoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGoo dives in and grabs Gein's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gein pushes down on McGoo's head and hops out.
McGoo blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from Gein misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGoo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McGoo lands in his opponent's guard.
McGoo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gein wants to stand but McGoo is controlling the position.
Gein is wriggling around but McGoo manages to pass to half guard.
McGoo is keen to just control but Gein is a slippery customer.
McGoo moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGoo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gein is not content to let McGoo control the position.
McGoo controls the position.
McGoo trying to control the position but Gein is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGoo controls the position from side control.
McGoo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McGoo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Gein dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGoo misses with a body shot.
McGoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gein.
Nice uppercut lands for Gein. That snapped McGoo's head back.
McGoo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from McGoo misses.
Good exchange - Gein coming out on top.
Gein circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends McGoo tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Gein wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ed Gein!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bowman Dell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dell comes into the arena with UnDead blaring out of the sound system. Hammer has chosen Kanye West as his entrance music. 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, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bowman Dell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Hammer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Hammer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hammer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Bowman Dell has been cut.
The fighters circling - Dell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dell.
Dell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hammer's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dell lands a big head kick that sends Hammer tumbling to the mat! Dell takes a step backwards and waves Hammer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dell.
Dell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dell wants it to stay on the feet.
Dell misses with a head kick.
Dell fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dell pinned against the cage. Dell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Dell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dell misses with a few strikes there.
Dell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dell works Hammer's body with a nice hook.
Dell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hammer.
Bowman Dell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Hammer.
Hammer looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dell breaks the clinch.
Dell tries to work over Hammer's front leg with a kick but Hammer checks it.
Dell throws a head kick that misses.
Dell falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Dell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hammer is out of range and Dell settles back down.
Dell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Dell misses with a double jab
and Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dell is defended easily by Hammer.
Dell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dell lands a slapping body shot.
Dell shoots and misses
and Hammer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dell tests Hammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dell throws a nice looking combination but Hammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bowman Dell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dell stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hammer to get to his feet.
No joy there for Dell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dell scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell lands a two punch combo.
Hammer checks a leg kick.
Dell pushes Hammer up against the cage in a clinch.
Dell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hammer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hammer keeps control of Dell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dell dodges an elbow strike from Hammer.
The referee calls for Dell to work.
Hammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dell's efforts to push away.
Dell working hard to break the clinch.
Dell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hammer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Dell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hammer as he avoids it easily.
Hammer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dell circles away.
Dell gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dell manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer shoots and misses
and Dell counters with a one-two to the body.
Dell misses with a combination
and Hammer counters by clinching up.
Dell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammer is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hammer.
Dell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dell.
Dell looks to land a combination but Hammer avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Dell.
Dell looks for a takedown but Hammer sprawls well.
Dell throws a wild body kick that Hammer sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Dell lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Hammer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dell circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Dell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bowman Dell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dell works Hammer's body with a nice hook.
Dell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammer.
Dell fails to land the takedown.
Hammer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dell tests Hammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dell blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Dell leaves Hammer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Dell scores with a three punch combo!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell fails with the takedown.
Dell swinging wildly here.
Bowman Dell is winning the standup battle so far.
Dell lands a jab to Hammer's midsection.
A left and a right from Dell both land. Nice combination.
Dell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammer can do to turn this around?
Dell moves into the clinch.
Dell drags the fight down to the ground.
Dell seems keen to control Hammer's posture.
Dell keeping full guard, as Hammer tries to pass.
Dell is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Dell manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dell throws a leg kick but Hammer moved away.
Dell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dell scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dell fails to land with a series of punches.
Dell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dell lands with a cross.
Hammer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dell won't be happy with that.
Hammer working the strikes but Dell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hammer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hammer's back!
Hammer holding both Dell 's hands and preventing any damage.
Dell controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer prevents Dell from getting a body triangle.
Dell is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dell struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dell is really struggling to control Hammer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hammer looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Dell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bowman Dell'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!
Dell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hammer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dell wants to stand but Hammer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hammer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hammer throws a head kick that Dell semi-blocks.
Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Dell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dell throws a series of punches but Hammer moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Dell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowman Dell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer needs to keep his hands up - Dell had a free shot at his head there.
Dell looks to land a combination but Hammer avoids it well.
Dell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hammer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hammer dives in and grabs Dell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dell pushes down on Hammer's head and hops out.
Bowman Dell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Hammer.
Hammer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dell wants to clinch but Hammer slips to the side
and Hammer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dell moves into full guard.
Hammer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dell has his hands on Hammer's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hammer!
Dell is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Hammer lands a really nice looking cross but Dell seems unphased.
Dell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hammer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell decides to stand back up.
Dell lunges at Hammer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hammer's hand.
Hammer blocks a head kick by Dell.
Dell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hammer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dell stands up and waves to Hammer to follow him.
Dell is looking to clinch.
Bowman Dell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dell's waist but Dell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hammer off to one side.
Hammer misses with a combination
and Dell counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Dell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dell misses with a takedown attempt - Hammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hammer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dell avoids it really well and circles away.
Dell lands a two punch combo.
Hammer wants to clinch up but Dell keeps it at a distance.
Hammer misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dell.
Dell tries for a takedown but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Frank Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bowman Dell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowman Dell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Beatdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Pollard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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240 lbs
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227 lbs
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Beatdown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Pollard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Pollard does no damage.
Beatdown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pollard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beatdown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pollard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beatdown. Pollard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beatdown moves away from the strike by Pollard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pollard.
Donk. Pollard catches Beatdown right on the button with a cross.
Pollard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Craig Pollard has been cut.
Beatdown looks to throw the jab but Pollard is out of range.
Pollard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beatdown to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollard fails to land with a series of punches.
Pollard misses the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Pollard scores with a four punch combination!
Pollard looks to land a combination but Beatdown avoids it well.
Beatdown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pollard is rocked!
Beatdown throws a pinpoint strike between Pollard's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Pollard crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Beatdown scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barry Beatdown!
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