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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Sleek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Morgernstern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sleek comes to the cage accompanied by Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. Morgernstern has chosen Avain - Ruokaa, ei aseita as his entrance music. Jay Sleek has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sleek
vs
Morgernstern

187 cm
21
201 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
219 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Sleek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Morgernstern!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgernstern shoots in but Sleek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Morgernstern.
Morgernstern misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sleek shoots in and gets a takedown into Morgernstern's guard.

Morgernstern is working an open guard so Sleek takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sleek takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morgernstern throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sleek counters with a nice body kick.
Sleek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgernstern circles away.
Morgernstern checks a leg kick.
Sleek throws a series of punches but Morgernstern moves out of range.
Sleek with a poor takedown
and Morgernstern counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgernstern throws a hook but Sleek blocks it.
Sleek misses with a wild combination.
Sleek scores with a nice right hand.
Sleek with a nice cross.
Sleek throws an overhand right that lands on Morgernstern's shoulder, as Morgernstern tries to avoid the shot.

Sleek drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sleek wants to control for a moment but Morgernstern uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Sleek is stalling here. Morgernstern is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sleek seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Morgernstern has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Morgernstern.
Morgernstern looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sleek is avoiding damage well.

Morgernstern wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sleek, who protects the arm well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Morgernstern is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sleek has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morgernstern throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sleek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgernstern on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleek is looking for a sweep.

Morgernstern goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sleek has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Morgernstern but great work by Sleek.
Morgernstern tries to buck Sleek off but Sleek is having none of it.
Morgernstern regains half guard.
Morgernstern is staying active underneath Sleek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morgernstern manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleek looking to sit in guard and control but Morgernstern gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morgernstern trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgernstern is looking to work some ground and pound but Sleek has wrist control.
Morgernstern missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sleek keeping full guard, as Morgernstern tries to pass.

Morgernstern drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sleek dives on top into guard.
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 Jay Sleek will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sleek shoots in for a double leg but Morgernstern sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Sleek with that takedown attempt.
Morgernstern tried to score with a low kick but Sleek checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Sleek. Those never looked like landing.
Sleek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Sleek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sleek blocks a head kick by Morgernstern.
Sleek throws a series of punches but Morgernstern moves out of range.
Morgernstern tries to clinch but Sleek is having none of it.
Sleek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgernstern misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgernstern misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from Morgernstern finds it's target.
Sleek shoots in but no luck this time.
Sleek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sleek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgernstern.
Sleek misses with a takedown
and Morgernstern counters with a one-two to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morgernstern.
Morgernstern doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sleek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Morgernstern shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morgernstern is looking for a kimura but Sleek is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morgernstern to get the leverage.

Morgernstern is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sleek defends it well.

Sleek is defending against the submission attempts here by Morgernstern.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgernstern passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgernstern looking to finish with strikes here!

Morgernstern working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Sleek looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Morgernstern! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Matt Morgernstern!
During a confident post fight interview, Matt Morgernstern thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darcy Lilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolo Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lilo
vs
Reese

174 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
165 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darcy Lilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rolo Reese!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese misses with a few strikes there.

Lilo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reese's half guard.
Lilo trying to control from half guard but Reese is working away.
Lilo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lilo winds up and cracks Reese with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lilo lands strikes from half guard.

Reese is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lilo pulls his head out easily.

Reese actively working from the bottom here.

Reese looking for submissions off his back.
Lilo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lilo throwing shots but Reese is blocking nicely.
Reese keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reese with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reese wants to control but Lilo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lilo wants to take a breather but Reese is having none of it.
Reese avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lilo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reese trying to control from the bottom.
Lilo trying to control from half guard but Reese is working away.
Lilo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lilo wants to take a breather but Reese is having none of it.
Lilo working over Reese with some ground and pound. Reese looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lilo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lilo thows a huge punch but Reese dodges it nicely.

Reese looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Reese looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Reese is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lilo pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilo trying to control the action but Reese is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reese is trying to control but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lilo trying to control from half guard but Reese is working away.

Reese looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Reese looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Reese looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reese gets back to full guard.
Lilo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reese is looking for a triangle here but Lilo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lilo trying to control the action but Reese is working from the bottom.
Reese sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Reese actively working from the bottom here.
Lilo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Reese looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lilo is nestled in close to Reese, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lilo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reese's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilo controlling the action here.
Lilo tries to pass to full mount but Reese defends it.
Lilo uses his free foot to push down on Reese's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reese.
Reese sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reese is refusing to be controlled, as Lilo sits in half guard.
Lilo working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lilo prevents Reese from improving his position.

Reese actively working from the bottom here.

Reese actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darcy Lilo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lilo throws a head kick but Reese moves out of range.
Darcy Lilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lilo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Lilo.
Lilo throws the left hand but Reese avoids the punch easily.
Reese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lilo.
Lilo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reese misses with a wild combination.
Reese will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Lilo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reese's half guard.
Reese works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reese lands a decent shot there.
Reese manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lilo manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilo trying to control the position.
Reese looking to pass the guard.
Lilo controls Reese momentarily but Reese frees himself.
Reese has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lilo is proving hard to escape from.
Lilo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Darcy Lilo.
Reese misses with the combination.
Reese has a takedown stuffed.
Darcy Lilo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lilo misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilo throws a head kick but Reese moves out of range.
Reese fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reese blocks a head kick by Lilo.
Lilo avoids the head kick by Reese.
Lilo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reese lands a jab-cross combination.
Reese scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lilo misses with a looping right.
Lilo slips a jab and a cross from Reese.
Reese looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lilo throws a body kick that misses.
Lilo throws the kick towards the body but Reese avoids it.
Reese moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Reese shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lilo's guard.
Lilo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reese would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lilo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lilo keeping moving, preventing Reese from controlling successfully.
Lilo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Lilo there.

Reese looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reese wants to improve his position but Lilo is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilo wants to stand up but Reese has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lilo tries to pass to full mount but Reese defends it.

Reese looking for submissions off his back.
Reese regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lilo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lilo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Reese throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lilo trying to control the position from guard on top but Reese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rolo Reese will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A jab from Reese finds it's way through Lilo's defenses.
Lilo throws a body kick that misses.
Reese lands a nice looking body shot.
Reese lands with a straight right. Lilo didn't see that one coming.
Reese avoids the head kick by Lilo.
Lilo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice shot lands for Reese.

Lilo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lilo is keen to just control but Reese is a slippery customer.

Reese looking for submissions off his back.
Lilo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reese knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lilo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lilo's back!
Lilo is trying to break free.
Lilo holding on to Reese's left wrist, preventing the choke.

Lilo showing good submission defense here.
Lilo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Reese is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lilo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lilo shrugs it off.
Reese throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Reese is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lilo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lilo shrugs it off.
Lilo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lilo doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilo tries to hold on but Reese pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reese prevents Lilo from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lilo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Reese.

Reese working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Reese landing strikes from the mount.

Reese is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lilo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lilo!

Lilo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lilo wants to control from the top but Reese keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lilo trying to control but Reese is working from the bottom.

Reese working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lilo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lilo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Reese is working an open guard so Lilo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A head kick from Reese lands but Lilo takes it in his stride.
Reese looks to land a combination but Lilo avoids it well.
A big right from Lilo misses.
Reese looks to land a left hand but Lilo moved out of range nicely.
Reese takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lilo circles away quickly and effectively.
Lilo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reese backs up against the cage.

Lilo looking to score a takedown here. Reese is defending well but Lilo drives through and ends up in Reese's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Reese is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lilo is aware though and is defending well.

Reese had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lilo defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lilo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lilo distracts Reese with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rolo Reese.
I think Reese has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rolo Reese!
After winning the bout, Rolo Reese thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patricio Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Barbosa
vs
Silva

165 cm
20
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patricio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.

Barbosa drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barbosa gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Barbosa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Barbosa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Barbosa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barbosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a knee strike.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hector Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patricio Silva.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barbosa working Silva over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barbosa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barbosa prevents it.
Barbosa misses with a knee strike.

Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Barbosa clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Barbosa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Silva.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Barbosa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barbosa looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barbosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barbosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barbosa postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Barbosa should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Silva has tightened it up now! Barbosa should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Patricio Silva!
Our winner, Patricio Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lollipop Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Cole has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cole
vs
Candy

205 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lollipop Candy!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cole rushes Candy and presses him up against the cage.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Candy is blocking nicely.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but Candy blocks with his arms.
Cole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Candy has had enough of the clinch but Cole keeps him there for the moment.
Candy tries to break the clinch but Cole is controlling the position.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cole takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Candy tries to break the clinch but Cole is controlling the position.
Candy wants to get back to striking at distance but Cole won't allow it.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Candy is trying to break the clinch but Cole is controlling him.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but Candy blocks with his arms.
Candy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Candy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cole lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Lollipop Candy has been cut.
Candy is looking to break free of the clinch but Cole has double underhooks.
Candy wants to get back to striking at distance but Cole won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cole taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Candy tries to break free but Cole pushes him back against the cage.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but Candy blocks with his arms.
Candy is trying to break the clinch but Cole is controlling him.
Cole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Candy blocks it with crossed arms.
Candy is looking to break free of the clinch but Cole has double underhooks.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Candy's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Candy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Candy tries to circle away but Cole has him pinned against the cage.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Candy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Cole misses with a knee strike.
Cole with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Candy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candy working hard to break the clinch.
Candy is trying to break free.
Candy is trying to break the clinch but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Cole with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cole connects with a knee to the head.
Cole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Candy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Candy tries to break free but Cole pushes him back against the cage.
Candy tries to break the clinch but Cole is controlling the position.
Cole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Candy blocks it with crossed arms.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Candy wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole stalling.
Cole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Candy's efforts to push away.
Cole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Candy blocks it with crossed arms.
Cole with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a knee to the head.
Cole is breathing heavily.
Candy is trying to break free.
Candy can't break the clinch.
Candy wants to break free but Cole has control.
Candy has had enough of the clinch but Cole keeps him there for the moment.
Cole landing knees to the head.
Cole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Candy blocks it with crossed arms.
Candy can't break the clinch.
Candy is trying to force a seperation but Cole has the dominant position.
Cole landing knees to the head.
Candy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Candy is trying to push Cole away but Cole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cole has Candy pressed against the cage, preventing Candy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Cole.
Cole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Candy blocks it with crossed arms.
Candy is looking to break free of the clinch but Cole has double underhooks.
Cole with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Candy is trying to break free.
Candy is trying to break free.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but Candy blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cole with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Candy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cole misses with a knee to the head.
Candy is looking to break free of the clinch but Cole has double underhooks.
Candy tries to break the clinch but Cole is controlling the position.
Candy is trying to break the clinch but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole is looking to control Candy's arms but Candy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cole has his back to the cage.
Candy wants to get back to striking at distance but Cole won't allow it.
Cole controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Cole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lollipop Candy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Candy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Cole clinches up with Candy and pushes him back against the cage.
Cole with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Candy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Candy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cole with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cole keeps control of Candy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Candy blocks it with crossed arms.
Cole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Candy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Candy is blocking nicely.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Candy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Candy can't break the clinch.
Candy tries to break the clinch but Cole is controlling the position.
Cole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Candy blocks it with crossed arms.
Cole is looking to control Candy's arms but Candy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cole has his back to the cage.
Candy tries to break the clinch but Cole is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Candy is blocking nicely.
Cole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cole lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cole with a knee to the head.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Candy breaks the clinch.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Candy is just out of range.
Candy feints a jab promting Cole to slip. Candy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cole slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Candy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Candy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Candy throws a series of punches but Cole avoids them all with ease.
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Candy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cole throws a leg kick
and Candy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Candy misses its intended target.
Candy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Candy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Candy throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Cole tries to clinch there but Candy circles away.
Cole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cole throws a lazy right hand but Candy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Candy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cole throws a body punch but Candy moves out of range.
Candy scores with a decent looking hook.
Cole throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cole is looking to clinch but Candy is avoiding it.
Cole tries to clinch but Candy is having none of it.
Candy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Candy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Candy misses with a wild combination.
Cole misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Candy finds it's target.
Cole misses with a straight left.
Candy jabs at Cole's body.
Candy swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
A head kick from Cole lands but Candy takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole wants to clinch.
King Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Candy lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Candy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lollipop Candy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lollipop Candy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cole throws a right hand that misses
and Candy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole delivers a nice body kick.
Candy works over Cole's head and body with a nice combination.
Candy lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Cole misses.
Cole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Candy takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Cole misses with a right hand
and Candy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cole is looking to clinch.
Candy throws a series of punches but Cole avoids them all with ease.
Candy throws a series of strikes that have Cole backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Candy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Candy throws a series of punches but Cole avoids them all with ease.
Cole tries to clinch but Candy is having none of it.
Candy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.
Candy looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Candy misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Cole is looking to clinch but Candy is avoiding it.
Cole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Candy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Candy throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Candy scores with a hook to the body. Cole takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cole blocks a head kick by Candy.
A good leg kick by Cole.
Cole throws a sloppy body shot
and Candy counters with a right hand to the body.
Candy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole thows a body shot but no joy.
Cole takes a swing at Candy's ribcage but misses.
Cole tries to clinch there but Candy circles away.
Cole misses with an uppercut
and Candy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Candy scores with a three punch combo!
Cole avoids the body shot from Candy.
A big left from Cole misses.
Candy misses with a looping left.
Cole misses with a double jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cole.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a head kick. Candy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
King Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Candy.
Cole thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Candy swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Cole has Candy up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole misses with a knee to the head.
Candy wants to break free but Cole has control.
Candy has had enough of the clinch but Cole keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lollipop Candy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Candy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lollipop Candy!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Holly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbot comes to the cage accompanied by Face fucked by PISSING RAZORS. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Abbot
vs
Holly

200 cm
27
280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

210 cm
23
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tank Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Holly!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abbot.
Holly tries to clinch up.
Holly misses with a hook. Abbot ducked under it nicely.
Abbot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abbot.
Holly misses with a hook
and Holly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Abbot.
Holly darts in trying to clinch
and Abbot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abbot's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Abbot duly obliges.

It looks like Bobby Holly has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Holly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holly closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Abbot counter with a right hand.
Abbot moves out of range of the leg kick from Holly.

Holly closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot is trying to break free.

Abbot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abbot throws a shot to the body.
Abbot misses with the combination.
Holly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abbot counters with a nice uppercut.
Abbot lands a nice looking body shot.
Holly tries to clinch
and Abbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abbot misses with a series of wild punches.

Holly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holly wants to break the clinch but can't.

Abbot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abbot lands with an overhand left.
Holly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abbot finds it's way round the side to connect with Holly's head.
Holly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holly throws out a loose jab but Abbot uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holly wants to clinch
and Abbot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holly looks to clinch
and Abbot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abbot is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Holly looks to clinch
and Abbot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Bobby Holly's cut even more.
Abbot dips to his left and cracks Holly with an uppercut!

Holly is rocked!
Abbot cracks Holly with a hook to the temple - Holly is on wobbly legs here! Abbot swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Holly falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Abbot wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tank Abbot!
A very excited looking Tank Abbot made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Mondello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler has chosen kick my ass......rehab as his entrance music. Dirk Diggler is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mondello
vs
Diggler

183 cm
20
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#
- - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Mondello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mondello slips a jab and a cross from Diggler.
Diggler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mondello shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diggler as he jumps to the side.
Mondello shoots in looking for a takedown. Diggler tries to sprawl out of it but Mondello keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diggler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diggler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mondello shoots for a double leg takedown but Diggler sprawls well. He's pushed Mondello's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Mondello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diggler looks to land a body kick but Mondello moved away.
Mondello tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diggler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mondello slips a jab and a cross from Diggler.
Some wild striking there from Diggler.

Diggler closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mondello's 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.
Mondello working a defensive guard here.
Mondello wants to stand and escape but Diggler is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler trying to control the position from guard on top but Mondello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Diggler gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Diggler throws a right hand that Mondello ducks under and follows up with a left that Mondello also avoids with ease.
Mondello tries to land a front kick but Diggler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Diggler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mondello avoiding damage as Diggler throws knees to the body.
Diggler avoids a wild elbow strike from Mondello.
Mondello blocks an elbow strike.
Mondello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diggler.
Diggler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mondello is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mondello using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diggler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mondello looking to throw knees to the head but Diggler is blocking nicely.
Mondello scores with a knee to the head.
Mondello is looking for a takedown.
Mondello is trying to maintain a safe position but Diggler gets an underhook and turns Mondello into the cage.
Diggler throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mondello breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mondello.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mondello shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diggler but Diggler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mondello shoots in looking for a takedown but Diggler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mondello's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No joy there for Diggler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dirk Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diggler misses with a double jab.
Mondello is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diggler.
Mondello shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diggler counters with a head kick. That will keep Mondello thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A combination from Diggler does no damage.
Diggler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diggler leaves Mondello with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Diggler shoots in and gets a takedown into Mondello's guard.
Diggler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mondello swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler wants to stand and escape but instead Mondello has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Diggler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mondello trying to control but Diggler is working from the bottom.
Diggler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mondello wants to stand and escape but instead Diggler has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Diggler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mondello wriggles free and stands up.
Diggler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mondello.
Diggler throws a right hand that Mondello ducks under and follows up with a left that Mondello also avoids with ease.
Mondello shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diggler as he jumps to the side.
Diggler throws a nice looking combination but Mondello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diggler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diggler misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Diggler as Mondello shoots in.
Mondello is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diggler.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggler throws a nice looking combination but Mondello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggler lands with a nice combination. Mondello backs away looking to recover.
Mondello displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diggler.
Mondello tries to clinch but Diggler is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Diggler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A punch combination from Diggler misses.
Mondello misses with a leg kick.
Diggler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diggler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson Mondello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mondello misses with a kick to the body.
Mondello throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diggler's waist but Diggler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mondello off to one side.

Mondello gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diggler to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Diggler wants to pass the guard but Mondello is keeping the position.
Diggler forces his way into half guard.
Diggler is looking to take a break and control but Mondello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diggler gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Diggler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mondello makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mondello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mondello shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diggler sprawls well. Diggler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mondello gets slowly back to his feet.
Diggler tries to bum rush Mondello with a series of wild strikes but Mondello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dirk Diggler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mondello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diggler tried to score with a low kick but Mondello checks it.
Diggler throws a right hand that Mondello ducks under and follows up with a left that Mondello also avoids with ease.

Mondello forces Diggler back against the cage and clinches.
Mondello lands a knee to the head.
Diggler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mondello is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diggler blocks it with crossed arms.
Mondello misses with a knee to the head.
Mondello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diggler is defending well for now.
Mondello prevents the takedown attempt.
Mondello taking a breather.
Mondello misses with a knee strike.
Mondello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mondello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mondello avoiding damage as Diggler throws knees to the body.
A short left from Mondello.
Diggler tries to land knees in the clinch but Mondello avoids the damage to the body.
Mondello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diggler missing with knees to the body.
Diggler avoids the elbow strike from Mondello, against the cage.
Diggler avoiding damage as Mondello throws knees to the body.
Diggler is looking to control Mondello's arms but Mondello gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diggler has his back to the cage.
Diggler effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondello misses with a knee strike.
Diggler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mondello tries to land a knee to the head but Diggler blocks with his arms.
Mondello misses with an elbow over the top.
Mondello stalling the fight.
Mondello avoiding damage as Diggler throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mondello obliges.
Mondello struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggler controls his hands.

Mondello breaks from the clinch.
Mondello misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Mondello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diggler throws a series of punches but Mondello avoids them all with ease.
Diggler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diggler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diggler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mondello checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondello shoots in and drives through. Diggler sprawls well.
Diggler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mondello throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mondello swats away the attempt to clinch by Diggler.
Mondello tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diggler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mondello somewhat.
Mondello throws a push kick but Diggler slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diggler avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mondello has Diggler up against the cage in a clinch.
Diggler trying to land knees to the body.
Mondello misses with some punches.
Mondello misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dirk Diggler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Diggler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diggler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diggler blocks a head kick by Mondello.
A punch combination from Diggler misses.
Mondello dives in and grabs Diggler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diggler pushes down on Mondello's head and hops out.

Mondello gets a takedown into half guard.
Mondello wants to get back to his feet.
Diggler pushes Mondello off looking to stand but Mondello dives back in and keeps control.

Diggler manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler looks to land a combination but Mondello avoids it well.
Mondello looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mondello fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diggler tries to clinch up but Mondello circles away and keeps his distance.
Mondello closes the distance and clinches up with Diggler, looking for a takedown. Mondello pushes Diggler against the cage but Diggler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Mondello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diggler misses with a few strikes there.

Diggler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Diggler escapes and gets back to his feet.
Mondello fails to land the takedown.
Mondello shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diggler but Diggler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diggler lands with a straight right. Mondello didn't see that one coming.
Mondello tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diggler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mondello somewhat.
Diggler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mondello.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondello tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diggler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mondello somewhat.
Diggler throws a series of punches but Mondello avoids them all with ease.
Diggler throws a series of strikes that have Mondello backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mondello slips a jab and a cross from Diggler.
Some wild striking there from Diggler.
Mondello misses with a body kick.
Mondello tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diggler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mondello somewhat.
Sloppy strikes from Diggler. Those never looked like landing.
Diggler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diggler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Diggler decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Diggler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diggler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mondello fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mondello avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diggler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diggler throws a series of punches but Mondello avoids them all with ease.
Diggler misses with a few strikes there.
Mondello tries for a takedown but Diggler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Mondello.
Diggler throws a right and a left that Mondello avoids nicely.
Mondello shoots in looking for a takedown but Diggler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mondello's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diggler misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Diggler.
Mondello closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diggler circles away.
Diggler feints a jab promting Mondello to slip. Diggler then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mondello slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Mondello closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Diggler looking to throw knees to the head but Mondello is blocking nicely.
Diggler working Mondello over with knees to the body.
Dirk Diggler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diggler trying to control the position but instead, Mondello has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diggler into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mondello managing to block the knees to the body from Diggler.
Anderson Mondello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mondello landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Diggler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diggler 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Diggler!
During a confident post fight interview, Dirk Diggler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guy Kopec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopec comes to the cage accompanied by Boats 'N Hoes. 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!

Kopec
vs
Ellis

200 cm
28
165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

175 cm
27
169 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Kopec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Kopec.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ellis.
Kopec misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellis.

Kopec throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ellis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kopec is in Ellis's guard.
Kopec would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ellis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kopec wants to stand and escape but instead Ellis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kopec pulls Ellis in close to prevent any damage.
Kopec is looking to stand back up but Ellis counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kopec.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopec pushes Ellis off looking to stand but Ellis dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellis wants to pass to mount but Kopec is defending the position.
Well, if Ellis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kopec wants to get back to his feet.
Ellis controlling the pace.
Ellis is trying to control. Kopec wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Quinton Ellis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kopec throws the left hand but Ellis avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ellis closes the distance and clinches up with Kopec, looking for a takedown. Ellis pushes Kopec against the cage but Kopec circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ellis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kopec counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Guy Kopec has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Ellis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellis is trying to maintain the position but Kopec is very close to passing his half guard.
Kopec wants to stand but Ellis has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ellis is trying is best to control the position here.
Kopec wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Ellis uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

Kopec stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ellis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kopec sprawls well initially but Ellis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kopec wants to get back to full guard.
Ellis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ellis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ellis controlling from mount.
Ellis trying to control but Kopec is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Quinton Ellis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ellis fails to land the takedown.
A jab from Kopec does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ellis drives through with a takedown into Kopec's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kopec wants to get back to his feet but Ellis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ellis is fighting to break Kopec's control of his arms but Kopec is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ellis wants to control from the top but Kopec keeps moving.
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 Guy Kopec will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kopec shoots in and bounces Ellis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kopec has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ellis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ellis has a closed guard, preventing Kopec from standing up.

Kopec avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kopec wants to stand and escape but instead Ellis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Guy Kopec overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ellis controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis slips nicely into half guard.
Ellis is looking to take a break and control but Kopec is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kopec is controlling Ellis's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kopec is trying to stand up here but Ellis is controlling him well.
Ellis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ellis prevents Kopec from getting the reversal.
Ellis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kopec squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis trying to control but Kopec is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kopec can't escape the position.
Kopec is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kopec is trying to escape the mount.
Kopec is working hard here to advance position.
Ellis wants to take Kopec's back but he can't do it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kopec tries to lock up and control but Ellis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kopec is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ellis looking to control but Kopec is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kopec is looking to get to half guard.
Kopec is trying to stand but he's just given Ellis his back.
Kopec is trying to get back to his feet but Ellis has full control of the position and if anything, Kopec has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Ellis is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kopec has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Kopec is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis tries to get the hooks in deep but Kopec pushed the leg off.
Kopec is really stuck here.
Kopec wants to get back to his feet.
Well, with Ellis on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Kopec is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Kopec defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ellis tightening his grip on Kopec, looking for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kopec is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Ellis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ellis fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kopec gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ellis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kopec keeping full guard, as Ellis tries to pass.
Kopec is looking to stand up but Ellis isn't so interested in that idea.
Kopec keeping moving, preventing Ellis from controlling successfully.
Ellis won't allow Kopec to sweep him here.
Kopec keeping moving, preventing Ellis from controlling successfully.
Kopec will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kopec wants to stand up but Ellis is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinton Ellis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kopec as he jumps to the side.

Ellis gets a takedown into half guard.
Ellis prevents Kopec from standing back up.
Kopec controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ellis trying to control from Kopec's half guard. Kopec has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis looking to pass the guard.

Kopec wriggles free and stands up.

Kopec shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ellis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!

Kopec stands up and beckons Ellis to his feet.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kopec but Kopec pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice straight punches there by Kopec. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kopec.
Guy Kopec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopec misses with a right hand
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
Kopec lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kopec.

Ellis is rocked!

It looks like Quinton Ellis has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopec throws an overhand right that has Ellis reeling! Kopec follows up with more punches and Ellis is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Guy Kopec!
During a confident post fight interview, Guy Kopec thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bang
vs
Keane

187 cm
28
185 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

186 cm
24
180 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roy Keane!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keane as he jumps to the side.
Bang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Keane.
Keane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keane feints and then cracks Bang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bang down.
Keane fakes the leg kick and cracks Bang in the body.
Keane feints and then cracks Bang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bang down.
Keane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keane but Keane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keane avoids the head kick by Bang.
Keane scores with a kick to the body.
Bang is breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Keane.
Keane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bang's calf.
Keane throws a front kick that sends Bang stumbling back into the cage.
Keane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keane scores with a leg kick.

Keane has closed the distance and engaged Bang in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keane.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bang. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Keane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bang misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Keane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bang is trying to break the clinch but Keane has him pressed against the cage.
Keane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Keane content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Keane.
Bang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keane scores with a knee to the head.
Keane lands a nice elbow.
Bang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keane scores a nice knee to the body.

Keane manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bang tries to keep at a distance but Keane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bang takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Keane.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Keane obliges.
Keane prevents a takedown attempt there.

Keane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bang tries a head kick but it misses.
Bang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keane feints and then cracks Bang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bang down.
Keane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roy Keane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keane is looking to slow Bang down with leg kicks.
Bang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keane.
Keane throws a series of punches but Bang avoids them all with ease.
Keane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bang paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Keane.
Keane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keane is looking to slow Bang down with leg kicks.
Keane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keane throws a leg kick which misses Bang's front leg but catches the back leg as Bang tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keane connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Keane.
Keane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keane.
Keane lands a nice looking body kick.
Keane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bang.
Keane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane works over Bang's head and body with a nice combination.

Keane closes the distance and pushes Bang back into the cage.
Keane misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Keane obliges.
Keane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bang's face.
Keane lands a nice uppercut.
Keane stalling against the cage.

Keane breaks the clinch.
Keane slips under a jab from Bang.
Bang scores with a one two! Keane had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Keane closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keane landing knees to the head.
Keane jerks Bang's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Bang drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Keane goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Keane because Bang was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Roy Keane!
Roy Keane really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that (MFS) Macto Fight System logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franky Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ba Lil II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finger comes to the cage accompanied by TomorrowLand 2011. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Finger
vs
Lil II

177 cm
24
169 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
150 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franky Finger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ba Lil II!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil II closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finger misses with an uppercut.
Finger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franky Finger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Finger takes the fight into the clinch.
Lil II fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Lil II pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Finger stands and steps away. Lil II gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Lil II closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Finger's guard.
Finger looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finger is looking to stand up but Lil II isn't so interested in that idea.
Finger trying to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finger wants to stand up but Lil II is controlling him.
Lil II throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lil II has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lil II scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil II wants to control from the top but Finger keeps moving.
Lil II is working Finger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lil II stops Finger from standing up.
Lil II postures up in Finger's guard and throws a big left but Finger blocks it.
Finger keeping moving, preventing Lil II from controlling successfully.
Lil II slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lil II tries to free his leg and advance position but Finger is retaining full guard.
Lil II throwing strikes from guard but Finger blocks nicely.
Finger wants to get back to his feet but Lil II is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Finger keeping moving, preventing Lil II from controlling successfully.
Lil II missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger pulls Lil II in to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Finger takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Finger.
Lil II wants to get back to striking at distance but Finger won't allow it.

Finger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finger tries to clinch but Lil II moves out of range.
Finger sizes up Lil II with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finger misses with a head kick.
Finger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lil II. Finger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lil II moves away.
Lil II thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finger connects with the punch.
Finger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lil II.
Lil II connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Finger momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger misses with a head kick.
A combination from Finger does no damage.
Lil II looks to score with a jab to the body but Finger is just out of range.
Finger moves in looking to clinch but Lil II pushes him off.
Lil II on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lil II checks a leg kick.
Finger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lil II gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finger connects with a solid leg kick.
Finger scores with a leg kick.
Finger tries to clinch but Lil II moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Finger.
Finger throws a sloppy head kick and Lil II moves out of range easily.
Finger scores with a shot to the body.
Finger misses with an uppercut. Lil II saw that one coming.
Finger throws a series of punches but Lil II avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws a head kick that misses.

Finger tries to sprawl but Lil II drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Finger wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lil II not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lil II wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finger keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lil II wants to pass the guard but Finger is defending well.

Finger kicks Lil II off and gets back to his feet.
Lil II avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Finger throws a leg kick but Lil II sees it coming and moves out of range.
Finger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finger throws a leg kick but Lil II sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lil II shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finger pinned against the cage. Finger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big left from Finger misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Finger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lil II fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finger manages to avoid it.

Finger clinches.
Lil II looking for a takedown.

Finger manages to break the clinch.
Finger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finger tries to clinch up but Lil II circles away and keeps his distance.

Finger closes the distance and clinches.
Finger taking a breather.
Lil II jumps guard but Finger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lil II wants to get back to striking at distance but Finger won't allow it.
Lil II tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Finger smiles and moves away.
Franky Finger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ba Lil II.
A good leg kick by Finger.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lil II swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finger swinging wildly here.
Franky Finger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finger tries a head kick but it misses.
Finger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lil II.
Finger avoids a kick to the body.
Lil II tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finger was well out of range. Poor timing from Lil II.
Lil II shoots for a double leg takedown but Finger sprawls well. He's pushed Lil II's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Finger tries to clinch up.
Lil II stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finger.
Lil II is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Finger rather than just go for the knockout.
Finger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finger lands a nice shot to the body.
Finger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lil II shoots in looking for a takedown but Finger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lil II's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lil II keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lil II avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Finger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lil II manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil II misses with a wild body shot.
Franky Finger is winning the standup battle so far.

Lil II shoots in and gets a takedown into Finger's guard.
Finger trying to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Finger uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lil II throws a push kick but Finger slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Lil II.
A nice leg kick lands there from Finger.
Finger throws a series of punches but Lil II moves out of range.
Lil II throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Finger.
Finger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finger tries to clinch but Lil II is having none of it.
Finger throws a wild body kick that Lil II sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Finger does no damage.
Lil II avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lil II dives in and grabs Finger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Finger pushes down on Lil II's head and hops out.
A jab from Finger finds it's way through Lil II's defenses.
Finger scores with a one two! Lil II had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Finger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lil II throws a lazy right hand but Finger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Lil II misses.
Lil II throws a body kick that misses.
Finger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lil II on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Finger wants to clinch.

Finger closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil II trying to land knees to the body.
Lil II tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finger just stands there and leans against the cage.

Lil II breaks from the clinch.
Finger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Finger tries to clinch up but Lil II circles away and keeps his distance.
Lil II takes a swing at Finger's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Lil II misses.
Franky Finger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lil II swings for the body but Finger moves out of range.
Finger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Finger clinches with his opponent.
Lil II tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finger just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Finger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finger moves out of range of the leg kick from Lil II.
Lil II throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Finger dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Finger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lil II manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lil II misses with a hook. Finger ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finger moves out of range as Lil II strikes.
Finger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Finger.
Lil II misses with an attempted mid kick.
Finger doesn't manage to clinch there - Lil II circles away.
Finger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lil II throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Finger.
Finger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lil II slips a jab from Finger.
Lil II's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Finger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Finger.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lil II.
Finger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lil II fails with a takedown attempt.
Finger staying out of range there.
Lil II throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lil II blocks a head kick by Finger.
Lil II keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Finger lands a high kick!

Finger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Finger stalls.
Finger prevents a takedown attempt there.
Franky Finger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ba Lil II.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws a head punch that misses.
Finger can't find room to land a body shot as Lil II controls the action.
Lil II avoids a wild elbow strike from Finger.
Finger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lil II tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Finger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finger is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Finger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Finger tries to break the clinch but Lil II is controlling the position.

Finger breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil II just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Finger.
Finger is looking to clinch but Lil II is avoiding it.
Lil II tries to bum rush Finger with a series of wild strikes but Finger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finger lands a nice looking body shot.
Lil II throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lil II misses with a head kick.
Lil II finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lil II misses with a looping right.
Finger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finger throws a leg kick but Lil II sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lil II checks a leg kick.
Finger tries to clinch up but Lil II circles away and keeps his distance.
Lil II misses with a kick to the body.
Finger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lil II closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lil II lands in his opponent's guard.
Lil II tries to free his leg and advance position but Finger is retaining full guard.
Lil II postures up in Finger's guard and throws a big left but Finger blocks it.
Lil II throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lil II in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lil II trying to control but Finger is working from the bottom.
Lil II content to stall in guard here.
Lil II throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lil II is one step ahead there.
Lil II cracks Finger with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Franky Finger did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Finger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finger, right into the meat.
Lil II throws a head kick that misses
and Finger counters with a thumping low kick.
Finger misses with a head kick.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lil II paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Finger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Finger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Finger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Finger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Finger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Finger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lil II checks it well.
Finger checks the leg kick.

Finger drives through and clinches with Lil II against the cage.
Lil II is trying to push Finger away but Finger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Finger lands an elbow that stopped Lil II in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lil II wants the takedown. Finger is fighting it off but Lil II persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Finger's guard against the cage.
Finger working a defensive guard here.
Lil II trying to control the position from guard on top but Finger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Finger has his feet on Lil II's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Finger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lil II.
Finger stuffs the takedown.
Lil II throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finger swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil II throws a low kick but Finger moves out of range easily.
Lil II ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finger moves away.
Nice defenses there by Finger.
Finger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lil II does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lil II. Finger does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finger tries to clinch
and Lil II counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Lil II throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Finger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lil II is in Finger's guard.
Lil II prevents Finger from getting back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lil II postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Finger wants to stand and escape but Lil II is having none of it.
Lil II with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lil II trying to control the position from guard on top but Finger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finger wants to stand and escape but Lil II is having none of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lil II throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finger trying to control the position.
Lil II distracts Finger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Finger wants to stand up but Lil II is controlling him.
Lil II looking to pass the guard.
Lil II passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lil II asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lil II wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finger keeps working.
Lil II advances to mount.
Lil II looking to control but Finger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finger tries to lock up and control but Lil II gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ba Lil II dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Lil II blocks a head kick by Finger.
Lil II pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lil II swats away the attempt to clinch by Finger.
Finger throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Finger.
Finger tries to clinch but Lil II is having none of it.
Finger scores with a nice body kick.
Lil II circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finger throws a head kick that misses.
Finger checks a leg kick.
Finger is looking to slow Lil II down with leg kicks.
Lil II moves out of range as Finger throws a body kick.

Lil II shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lil II was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Finger wants to hold on but Lil II pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil II fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lil II lands a heavy elbow.
Finger wants to hold on but Lil II pushes him away.

Finger defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lil II.
Finger is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lil II misses with a head shot.
Finger prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Lil II trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Finger wants to hold on but Lil II pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil II can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finger is looking to escape.
Lil II sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Finger wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lil II landing strikes from the mount and Finger is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finger wants to control but Lil II is having none of it.
Finger is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Finger is bucking up trying to escape but Lil II cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lil II tries to control but Finger wriggling away.
Lil II might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Finger kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil II throwing strikes here but Finger is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Finger regains half guard.
Lil II takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Franky Finger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lil II is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Finger!
Finger tries to hold on but Lil II postures up.
Lil II can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finger is looking to escape.
Lil II throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil II throws some wild stikes that Finger manages to avoid easily.
Lil II throwing strikes here but Finger is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lil II throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Finger because Lil II loaded up on that one.
Finger is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lil II pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finger really wants to buck Lil II off and get back to his feet.
Lil II lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Finger is desperately trying to improve his position but Lil II has a good base and remains in mount.
Finger is trying to stand.
Lil II with shots to the head and body - Finger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ba Lil II has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil II thowing shots but they're missing.
Finger wants to get back to his feet.
Lil II throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ba Lil II comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Finger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 48:47
Judge Josh West scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Finger!
Franky Finger retains his lightweight title!
Franky Finger made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Aaaaand STILL...!!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alucard Darkim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darkim comes into the arena with I'm new in da city blaring out of the sound system. Wilson has chosen Ennio Morricone - For A Few Dollars More as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Darkim
vs
Wilson

178 cm
24
206 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

176 cm
28
215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Brute
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alucard Darkim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Darkim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilson swivels and escapes.
Wilson wants to clinch
and Darkim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darkim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darkim scoring well with a low kick there.
Wilson slips a jab from Darkim.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Darkim circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson misses with a lunging right hand
and Darkim counters with a one-two to the body.
Darkim misses with a body shot.
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!
Wilson misses with an uppercut
and Darkim counters with a nice leg kick.
Darkim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Darkim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Darkim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson staying out of range there.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Darkim slips the punch.
Darkim slips under a jab.
Wilson tries to clinch but Darkim moves out of range.
Wilson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shane Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darkim displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Shane Wilson has been cut.
Wilson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darkim on the side of the head.
Nice cross by Wilson.
Darkim takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shane Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darkim scores with a jab to the jaw.
Darkim throws out a powerful jab.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkim.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Darkim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darkim misses with a double jab.
Darkim is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darkim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson throws a body punch but Darkim moves out of range.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Darkim circles away.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Darkim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Darkim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wilson avoids it really well and circles away.
Darkim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson throws an off balance right hand
and Darkim counters with a series of strikes. Wilson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darkim slips a straight right by Wilson.
Wilson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darkim swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with an uppercut
and Darkim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wilson's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkim throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Darkim blocks a jab.
Wilson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for Darkim on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alucard Darkim. That's going to take a lot out of him.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Wilson enables Darkim to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wilson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Darkim looking to sit in guard and control but Wilson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Darkim is looking for a triangle but Wilson pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Darkim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alucard Darkim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Wilson'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.

Darkim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darkim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Darkim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darkim swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Darkim's body. Darkim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wilson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darkim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darkim keeps the fight on the outside.
Darkim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilson on the side of the head.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Darkim circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkim controls his hands.

Darkim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Wilson clinches up against the cage.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Darkim prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Darkim prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Darkim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wilson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darkim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilson tries a body shot but Darkim blocks it.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
Darkim tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wilson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Darkim controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darkim drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wilson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alucard Darkim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkim was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Darkim ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darkim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darkim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Darkim circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson throws a jab when Darkim was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darkim blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darkim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wilson prevents it.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Darkim controls the action.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Darkim.
Darkim blocks an uppercut.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darkim pressing his opponent against the cage.
Darkim trying to control the position but instead, Wilson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darkim into the cage.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Wilson.
Darkim prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkim's elbow.
Darkim scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkim is looking to control Wilson's arms but Wilson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Darkim has his back to the cage.
Darkim has Wilson pushed against the cage.

Darkim turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Darkim misses with the ground and pound.
Wilson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wilson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Darkim wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wilson, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Wilson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Darkim circles away.
Wilson throws a jab when Darkim was well out of range.
Darkim throws a leg kick which misses Wilson's front leg but catches the back leg as Wilson tries to avoid it.
Darkim blocks a jab.

Wilson pushes Darkim up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darkim takes a shot to the head.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Darkim.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Darkim controls the action.
Darkim blocks a body shot from Wilson.

Darkim pulls Wilson into guard.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Darkim keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim trying to keep a closed guard but Wilson is proving a slippery customer.
Wilson wants to stand but Darkim is controlling his posture from full guard.
Darkim wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wilson tries to stand but Darkim is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Darkim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Darkim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Wilson has Darkim up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Darkim avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Darkim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkim lands with a light punch inside.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darkim pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkim blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Darkim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Darkim.
Darkim lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Darkim as Wilson tries to tie him up.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson presses Darkim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darkim wants to stall.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
Darkim tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Darkim drops back down to his feet.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkim controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkim.
Darkim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkim blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Darkim - that landed with a thud.
Darkim has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wilson after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alucard Darkim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Darkim controls the action.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkim blocking some punches.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Darkim.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darkim blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darkim can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Wilson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Wilson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wilson misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Darkim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alucard Darkim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darkim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Darkim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wilson scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darkim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Darkim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Darkim backs up against the cage.

Wilson has Darkim up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shane Wilson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.

Darkim breaks the clinch.
Darkim takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Darkim blocks a jab.
Wilson thuds his right hand into Darkim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice jab there from Wilson.
Wilson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Darkim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darkim misses the jab.
Wilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkim.
Darkim throws a low kick, looking for Wilson's leg but Wilson calmly moves out of range.
Darkim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Darkim is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darkim. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shane Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Darkim moved out of range.
Darkim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson scores with a jab.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Darkim circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkim connects with an inside leg kick.
Darkim throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darkims jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darkim throws a front kick aimed at Wilson's knee but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Darkim circles away.
A punch combination from Darkim misses.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Darkim is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Darkim ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson tries to clinch but Darkim moves out of range.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Darkim keeps it at a distance.
Darkim looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Darkim lands a right hook to the body.
Wilson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Darkim.
Darkim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wilson connects with a jab.
Wilson lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut there from Wilson.
Darkim tries to land a front kick but Wilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson tries to clinch but Darkim moves out of range.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Darkim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darkim moves out of range as Wilson strikes.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Wilson thuds a left hand into Darkim's body.
Darkim walks into a straight right hand from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darkim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Darkim drives through with a takedown into guard.
Darkim throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Wilson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Shane Wilson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darkim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Darkim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Darkim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Darkim is avoiding it.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Darkim walks into a left hand.
Wilson cracks Darkim with a right hand to the side of the head.
Darkim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Darkim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darkim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilson but Wilson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Darkim moved out of range.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Darkim circles away.
Wilson jabs Darkim right on the nose. Darkim blinks but takes it well.
Darkim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson throws a hook but Darkim avoids it easily.
Wilson catches Darkim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Darkim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Darkim trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkim throws some wild stikes that Wilson manages to avoid easily.
Darkim 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.
Darkim trying to control but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wilson wants to control but Darkim is having none of it.
Alucard Darkim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkim thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wilson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim throwing shots but Wilson is blocking nicely.
Darkim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.

Darkim is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wilson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Darkim.
Darkim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilson controlling the position for now.
Wilson taking some punishment here, with Darkim in his half guard.
Shane Wilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control from the bottom.
Darkim is stalling here. Wilson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Darkim seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wilson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wilson wants to stand but Darkim is controlling his arm.
Darkim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darkim is working hard here to advance position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shane Wilson.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Wilson!
Shane Wilson is the new light heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Shane Wilson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to thank all the fans for their support tonight and I hope Mr. Darkim will be alright. It's hard seeing a grown man break down in tears like that and I hope he will get all the help he needs in an appropriate institution.'.