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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Mad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aivovaurio's entrance music is Cold bitch. A fine choice. Mad has chosen Move aside and let the man go through as his entrance music. Max Mad acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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169 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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164 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Mad!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Aivovaurio.
Nice shot by Mad.
Aivovaurio lands with an overhand left.
Mad lands with a cross.
It looks like Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio has been cut.
Mad shoots in for a takedown but Aivovaurio shows good takedown defense.
Aivovaurio scores with the left hand. Mad knows he should have avoided that one.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Aivovaurio! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pen Pen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pen Pen 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!
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138 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Pan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pen Pen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pan's sensitive parts.
Pan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pan avoids the body shot from Pen.
Pen throws a head kick but Pan moves out of range.
Pen misses with a few strikes there.
Pan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pan somewhat.
Pan tries to land a front kick but Pen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pan shoots in looking for a takedown. Pen tries to sprawl out of it but Pan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Pen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Pan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pen takes a swing at Pan's ribcage but misses.
Pan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pen sprawls well. Pen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pan gets slowly back to his feet.
Pen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pen misses with a double jab.
Pen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pan circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Pen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pen looks gassed!
Pen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pan.
Pen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pen.
Pen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pen pinned against the cage. Pen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pen's waist but Pen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pan off to one side.
Pen Pen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pen fails to land with a series of punches.
Pen wants to slow Pan down by chopping away at his legs.
Pen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Pen finds it's way through Pan's defenses.
Pen blocks a low kick nicely.
Pen looks to land a combination but Pan avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pen as he jumps to the side.
Pan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pen sprawls well. Pen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pan gets slowly back to his feet.
Pen misses with a two punch combination.
Pen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pan.
Pan shoots in for a takedown but Pen shows good takedown defense.
Pen misses with a series of wild punches.
Pen thows a body shot but no joy.
Pan fails with the takedown.
Pen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pan shoots in for a double leg but Pen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan throws a lazy head kick
and Pen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pen works over Pan's head and body with a nice combination.
Pan slips a jab and a cross from Pen.
Pen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pan was well out of range. Poor timing from Pen.
Pen lands a nice shot that snaps Pan's head back.
Pan tries for a takedown but Pen circles away easily
and Pen counters with a three punch combo that has Pan backing up. Pan nods at Pen to acknowledge the strikes.
Pan misses with a leg kick
and Pen counters with a leg kick.
Pen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pen misses with a two punch combination.
Pen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pan rather than just go for the knockout.
Pan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pen avoids it really well and circles away.
Pen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pen misses with a double jab.
Pan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pan tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Pan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pen.
Pan ducks under a wild hook from Pen.
Pen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pan moves away.
Pan scores with the left hand. Pen knows he should have avoided that one.
Pan shoots in and drives through. Pen sprawls well.
Pen misses with a wild body shot.
Pen tries to bum rush Pan with a series of wild strikes but Pan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pen misses with a series of wild punches.
Pen stuffs the takedown attempt from Pan. Pan gets slowly back to his feet.
Pen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pan circles away quickly and effectively.
Pan has a takedown stuffed.
Pen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pen Pen dominated that round.
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.
Pen throws a right and a left that Pan avoids nicely.
Pan throws a leg kick but Pen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pan misses with a head kick.
Pan shoots in looking for a takedown. Pen tries to sprawl out of it but Pan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Pen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Pen. No joy for Pan on that attempt.
Pan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Pan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pen cracks the inside of Pan's front leg.
Pen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pan circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Pen.
Pen throws a looping overhand right but Pan ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pen throws a series of punches but Pan avoids them all with ease.
Pen stuffs the takedown attempt from Pan. Pan gets slowly back to his feet.
Pen Pen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pen defending well as Pan loads up on a big left hand.
Pen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pan looks for a takedown but Pen sprawls well.
Pen cracks the inside of Pan's front leg.
Pan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pen throws a series of punches but Pan moves out of range.
Pen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pan's calf.
Pan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pan shoots in for a takedown but Pen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pen. Pan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pan tries a head kick but it misses.
Pen tries to bum rush Pan with a series of wild strikes but Pan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pen misses with the combination.
Pan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pen is fending him off so far but Pan persists. Nope, Pen circles away and we're back to standing.
Pen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pen throws the kick towards the body but Pan avoids it.
Pen lands with a slapping head kick.
Pen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice takedown defense from Pen. No joy for Pan on that attempt.
Pan shoots in for a double leg but Pen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pen.
Pen lands a jab-cross combination.
Pan shoots for a double leg takedown but Pen sprawls well. He's pushed Pan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Pen.
Pan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pan shoots in looking for a takedown. Pen tries to sprawl out of it but Pan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Pen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good work by Pen as he checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Pen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pen's guard.
Pen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pan tries to stand but Pen is controlling from the bottom.
Pan stopping the sweep attempt from Pen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pen looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pan is defending well. Pen quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pan has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pen celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pen Pen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gay Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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211 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gay Al!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louey Draft!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Draft is refusing to be controlled, as Al sits in half guard.
Draft tries to roll over but Al keeps him under control.
Draft pushes Al off looking to stand but Al dives back in and keeps control.
Draft has hold of Al's hands but Al slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Draft is looking to escape.
Al not doing much here.
Al looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Al keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Draft is trying to stand back up but Al is controlling him
Draft keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Draft has hold of Al's hands but Al slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft wants to get back to full guard but Al has mounted him!
Draft is looking to improve his position but Al isn't that keen on the idea.
Draft tries to hold on but Al postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Draft takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Al working the ground and pound effectively.
Draft is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Al tries to control but Draft wriggling away.
Al landing punches.
Al working for a guillotine from mount but Draft is in no mood to give up.
Al fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al with good strikes from the mount here!
Draft squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Al wants to finish this one by submission but Draft is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Al.
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!
Al lands a nice shot to the head.
Al with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Draft's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Al breaks from Draft's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Al lands a big elbow.
Draft working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Draft really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Al postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Draft looks a forlorn figure.
Draft is trying desperately to improve position.
Draft tries to lock up and control but Al gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Al looking to control but Draft is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Al looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Draft is looking to get to half guard.
Al trying to control but Draft is having none of it.
Draft tries to reverse the position but Al maintains control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draft's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Draft looks gassed!
Al breaks from Draft's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Draft is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gay Al dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Draft as Al shoots in.
Draft scores with a decent looking hook.
Al fails to land the takedown.
Draft tries to clinch but Al is having none of it.
Draft misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Draft. No joy for Al on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gay Al. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draft tries to clinch but Al moves out of range.
Al fails with a takedown attempt.
Al shoots in but no luck this time.
Al dodges the punch combination from Draft.
Al fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Al shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Draft as he jumps to the side.
Al fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Draft avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft leaves Al with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice body kick there by Draft.
Draft shoots in for a takedown but Al shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Al shoots and misses
and Draft counters with a two punch combo.
Gay Al is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draft will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Draft.
Al misses with a takedown attempt
and Draft counters with a nice low kick that buckles Al's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Draft there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Draft tries a head kick but it misses.
Draft tries to bum rush Al with a series of wild strikes but Al uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Al misses.
Draft is looking to clinch but Al is avoiding it.
Al shoots and misses
and Draft counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Draft does no damage.
Al tries for a takedown but Draft circles away easily
and Draft counters with a one-two to the body.
Draft throws a right hand that Al ducks under and follows up with a left that Al also avoids with ease.
Al tries for a takedown but Draft circles away easily
and Draft connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Draft to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draft trying to control the position from guard on top but Al is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draft stands up from Al's guard - Draft perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al swats away the attempt to clinch by Draft.
Draft shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Draft wants to get back to his feet.
Al gets full guard.
Al wants to stand but Draft is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft gets to his feet. Al looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Al closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Al lands in his opponent's guard.
Draft kicks Al off and gets to his feet.
Al gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Draft throws a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Draft does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draft swinging wildly here.
Draft gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Al looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louey Draft showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Al's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A combination from Draft does no damage.
Al gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Draft counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Al thinking.
Al shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Draft counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Draft wants to stand but Al has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al is looking for a triangle but Draft pushes his legs off easily.
Draft has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Al is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft is sitting in close to Al's body. Al has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Draft is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Draft is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Al.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gay Al!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masahiko kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladamir Kroncamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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218 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Masahiko kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vladamir Kroncamp!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroncamp gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows kimura to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kroncamp pushes kimura off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jab, jab by Kroncamp - just one landing.
kimura scores with a decent looking hook.
Kroncamp misses with a jab, cross combination.
kimura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kroncamp manages to avoid it.
kimura shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than kimura was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
kimura controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kroncamp is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
kimura is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kroncamp can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
kimura looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kimura swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Masahiko kimura!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spete Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pasanen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rolling Stones - Paint it black. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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272 lbs
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244 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Van Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spete Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasanen connects with a right hand. Damage shakes it off.
Damage throws a nice looking combination but Pasanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pasanen slips under a jab.
Damage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pasanen cracks Damage with a right hand to the side of the head.
Damage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pasanen slips under a jab.
Damage tries to keep at a distance but Pasanen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Damage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pasanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pasanen throws out the jab.
Damage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pasanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Damage in his tracks.
Damage swats away the attempt to clinch by Pasanen.
Damage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Pasanen is looking to clinch.
Damage misses with a two punch combination.
Damage sizes up Pasanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Damage misses with a hook. Pasanen ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Pasanen there.
A jab from Damage misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen throws a combination that misses
and Damage counters with a straight right hand.
Damage wants to land a leg kick but Pasanen is out of range.
Damage rushes Pasanen and presses him up against the ropes.
Pasanen tries to pull guard but Damage won't allow it.
Damage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damage throws a head punch that misses.
Damage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damage misses with a punch on the inside.
Pasanen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Damage uses from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Damage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pasanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Damage defends it easily.
Pasanen wriggles free and stands up.
Pasanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Damage is just out of range.
Damage throws an overhand right that lands on Pasanen's shoulder, as Pasanen tries to avoid the shot.
Damage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pasanen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage misses with the head strike.
Damage swings wildly with an uppercut but Pasanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damage tries to stall but Pasanen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Damage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pasanen manages to break the clinch.
Pasanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pasanen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Damage's waist but Damage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pasanen off to one side.
Damage moves away from the strike by Pasanen.
Pasanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damage dodges the punch combination from Pasanen.
Pasanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Damage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pasanen misses with a hook. Damage ducked under it nicely.
Pasanen sizes up Damage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Damage rushes Pasanen and presses him up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pasanen lands a body shot.
Pasanen tries to land a knee to the head but Damage blocks with his arms.
Pasanen blocks an uppercut.
Pasanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pasanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Damage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spete Pasanen.
Damage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damage.
Pasanen wants to clinch.
Damage lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pasanen backs up against the ropes.
Pasanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Pasanen.
Damage closes the distance but Pasanen moves to the side
and Damage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Damage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pasanen moves away.
Damage 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.
Damage tries to clinch there but Pasanen circles away.
Pasanen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pasanen throws a hook but Damage avoids it easily.
Pasanen throws a hook but Damage blocks it.
Pasanen drops his hands momentarily and Damage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Damage misses the target.
Damage ducks under a wild hook from Pasanen.
Pasanen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Damage sprawls well initially but Pasanen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Damage gets back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Damage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pasanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Damage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pasanen is in close to Damage's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pasanen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Damage looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Damage looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Damage!
Damage scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spete Pasanen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Damage misses with a looping right.
Pasanen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Van Damage has been cut.
Pasanen tries to bum rush Damage with a series of wild strikes but Damage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick from Damage misses.
Pasanen slips under a jab from Damage.
Pasanen closes the distance and clinches up with Damage, looking for a takedown. Pasanen pushes Damage against the ropes but Damage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damage moves away from the strike by Pasanen.
Pasanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damage tries to work over Pasanen's front leg with a kick but Pasanen checks it.
Pasanen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Damage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pasanen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pasanen shoots in for a takedown but Damage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Damage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spete Pasanen.
Pasanen closes the distance and clinches.
Damage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damage wants to get back to striking at distance but Pasanen won't allow it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pasanen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pasanen fails to pull guard.
Damage misses with some punches.
Pasanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Damage has a couple of punches blocked by Pasanen.
A short right from Pasanen.
Pasanen breaks from the clinch.
Pasanen moves forwards but Damage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage throws a jab when Pasanen was well out of range.
Pasanen with a poor takedown
and Damage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pasanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Damage misses the target.
Pasanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pasanen tries to clinch up
and Pasanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pasanen darts in trying to clinch
and Damage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Damage.
Damage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damage swings wildly with an uppercut but Pasanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pasanen lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pasanen.
Pasanen is trying to break the clinch but Damage has him pressed against the ropes.
Pasanen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Damage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pasanen's elbow.
Pasanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damage tries to break free but Pasanen pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen digs a right hand into Damage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Damage's gas tank.
Damage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damage gets through Pasanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pasanen digs a right hand underneath Damage's ribcage. Damage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pasanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damage lands a nice uppercut.
Pasanen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damage is trying to get back to full guard.
Damage is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pasanen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pasanen's back!
Damage goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Pasanen escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Damage is staying active underneath Pasanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pasanen wants to free his trapped foot but Damage is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Damage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pasanen.
Pasanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damage keeps working.
Damage is trying to get back to full guard.
Pasanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pasanen throwing shots but Damage is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pasanen misses with a body kick.
Pasanen fails with the takedown
letting Damage counter with a right hand.
Pasanen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen throws a combination that misses
and Damage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Pasanen.
Pasanen breaks from the clinch.
Pasanen rushes Damage and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Damage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pasanen lands a body shot.
Pasanen manages to break the clinch.
Pasanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pasanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pasanen misses with a hook. Damage ducked under it nicely.
Damage avoids the head kick by Pasanen.
Pasanen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pasanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Damage.
Pasanen slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pasanen throws a lazy right hand but Damage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pasanen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pasanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Spete Pasanen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Van Damage's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pasanen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pasanen misses with a straight left.
Pasanen scores with a three punch combo!
Damage clinches up against the ropes.
Damage throws a head punch that misses.
Pasanen lands with a left to the head.
Pasanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pasanen blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Pasanen.
Damage looking to stall.
Pasanen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Damage smiles and moves away.
Pasanen moves out of range as Damage strikes.
Pasanen wants to clinch up but Damage keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damage, right into the meat.
Damage walks into a stiff left hand from Pasanen.
Pasanen jabs at Damage's body.
Pasanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Damage misses.
Damage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pasanen with a knee to the head.
Pasanen tries to stall but Damage uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pasanen goes for a takedown attempt but Damage pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Van Damage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spete Pasanen.
Pasanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Damage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pasanen scores with a one two! Damage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Damage scores with a jab. Pasanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pasanen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Damage keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully.
Pasanen lands a couple of digs.
Van Damage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen looking to sit in guard and control but Damage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasanen looking to control.
Pasanen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Damage works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Damage stops Pasanen from getting back to his feet.
Damage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pasanen tries to kick Damage off but Damage keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Damage trying to control the action but Pasanen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage throwing shots but Pasanen is blocking nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pasanen jabs at Damage's body.
Damage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damage swings for the body but Pasanen moves out of range.
Damage throws out a loose jab but Pasanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spete Pasanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damage scores with a hook.
Damage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pasanen.
Pasanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Damage counters with a series of strikes. Pasanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Damage throws a jab when Pasanen was well out of range.
Pasanen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pasanen lands in his opponent's guard.
Pasanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Damage is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pasanen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pasanen trying to control but Damage is working from the bottom.
Pasanen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Spete Pasanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damage is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pasanen lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spete Pasanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pasanen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spete Pasanen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mc Shooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ars Faglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ars Faglio is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mc Shooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ars Faglio!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Faglio.
Shooter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Faglio is fending him off so far but Shooter persists. Nope, Faglio circles away and we're back to standing.
Faglio lands a big uppercut and Shooter crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Shooter looks OK. Faglio waves Shooter back to his feet!
Shooter is rocked!
Faglio thuds a left hand into Shooter's body.
Oh Shooter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shooter is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faglio throws out a loose jab but Shooter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shooter moves out of range as Faglio strikes.
Shooter seems to have got his legs back now.
Faglio circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Shooter tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Faglio wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ars Faglio!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horst Weissmueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masoe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bang On by Boo Yaa Tribe. Horst Weissmueller is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Horst Weissmueller!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Masoe there.
It looks like Horst Weissmueller has been cut.
Weissmueller lands a nice shot that snaps Masoe's head back.
Weissmueller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masoe misses with a straight right.
Masoe scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weissmueller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Masoe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Weissmueller looks gassed!
Masoe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Weissmueller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Weissmueller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masoe ducks under a wild hook from Weissmueller.
Weissmueller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weissmueller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weissmueller.
Weissmueller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Masoe scores with a leg kick.
Masoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Masoe moves into the clinch.
Masoe lands with a right to the head.
Masoe trying to land knees to the body.
Masoe breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masoe thuds a left hand into Weissmueller's body.
Masoe cracks Weissmueller with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masoe lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Weissmueller falls backwards - clearly groggy! Masoe dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaisafa Masoe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Higham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karpo Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Higham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karpo Karelin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Higham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Higham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Higham lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Higham.
Higham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karelin.
Karelin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Higham sprawls well. Higham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karelin gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Higham pushes Karelin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Higham breaks the clinch.
Higham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Higham throws a leg kick but Karelin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Higham motions for Karelin to come forward. Higham throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Higham rushes Karelin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Higham breaks the clinch.
Higham is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Higham slips a jab from Karelin.
Higham throws a good cross that connects.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown but Higham shows good takedown defense.
Keith Higham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karpo Karelin.
Karelin looks gassed!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Higham gets through Karelin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Higham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Higham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin shoots for a takedown but Higham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Higham clinches up against the ropes.
Karelin fails to pull guard.
Higham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Higham connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Higham. That snapped Karelin's head back.
Karelin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Higham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Higham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Higham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Higham looks to land a combination. Karelin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Higham.
Karelin is rocked!
Higham decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Karelin is refusing to be controlled, as Higham sits in half guard.
Higham has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Karelin defend it? Higham steps over the head and cranks it - Karelin is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Higham!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Keith Higham!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gunner Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taiki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taiki moves into the clinch successfully.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rage is defending well for now.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Rage blocks an elbow strike.
Rage tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
Rage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rage takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Gunner Rage has been cut.
Taiki gets underhooks to prevent Rage's takedown attempt.
Rage managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Rage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Taiki gets underhooks to prevent Rage's takedown attempt.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rage is defending well for now.
Rage can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Rage's ribcage.
Rage is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Taiki lands a nice elbow.
Rage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taiki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Taiki ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rage.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Rage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taiki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rage takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Taiki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rage.
A shot to the body from Rage misses
and Taiki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rage's knee momentarily.
Taiki thumps Rage with a low kick.
Taiki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Taiki instigates a clinch.
Taiki is pushing Rage up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Taiki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Rage's ribcage.
Rage really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rage avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Taiki working Rage over with knees to the body.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Rage's ribcage.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but Rage blocks with his arms.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Rage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taiki lands a nice elbow.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rage wants a takedown.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
Rage avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
The referee calls for Taiki to work.
Rage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rage is defending well for now.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Rage avoids the damage to the body.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Rage has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taiki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rage has picked Taiki up - he's going for a ride! Rage dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rage wants to stand up but Taiki has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki wants to improve his position but Rage is controlling well.
It looks like Rage is going to stand back up.
Rage has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Taiki works to full guard.
Rage trying to stand up but can't free himself from Taiki's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Taiki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Taiki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rage slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taiki manages to avoid it.
Rage loads up on a big right hand but Taiki slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taiki walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
Rage misses with a looping right.
Taiki thows a body shot but no joy.
Rage scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunner Rage's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Rage misses with a body shot.
Taiki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taiki pushes Rage up against the ropes in a clinch.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Taiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taiki prevents the takedown attempt.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Taiki.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Rage takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
Taiki stalls.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Taiki connects with a knee to the head.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Rage's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Rage has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Taiki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rage avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rage is defending well for now.
Rage can't break the clinch.
Taiki working Rage over with knees to the body.
Taiki keeps control of Rage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Rage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rage is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rage managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rage is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Rage tries to circle away but Taiki has him pinned against the ropes.
Rage is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Rage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Rage can't break the clinch.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taiki gets underhooks to prevent Rage's takedown attempt.
Rage is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Rage has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rage is defending well for now.
Rage is working for takedown but Taiki is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Rage managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Rage goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taiki prevents it.
Rage tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rage avoids it.
Rage avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Yamada Taiki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rage can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Taiki.
Rage is trying to break free.
Taiki keeps control of Rage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rage tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
Rage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Taiki misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki gets underhooks to prevent Rage's takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rage as Taiki tries to tie him up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Rage can't break the clinch.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Taiki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taiki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rage.
Taiki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taiki prevents Rage from breaking the clinch.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rage is trying to drag Taiki to the mat but Taiki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
Rage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A frustrated look appears on Rage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rage swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taiki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Taiki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rage scores with a shot to the body.
Taiki blocks a jab.
Rage lands with a good body shot.
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taiki was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.
Taiki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gunner Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taiki.
Rage is looking to wear down Taiki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rage swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taiki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
Rage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taiki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rage's defenses.
Rage goes for a takedown attempt but Taiki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunner Rage's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Taiki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taiki throws a leg kick which misses Rage's front leg but catches the back leg as Rage tries to avoid it.
Rage throws a shot from downtown. Taiki moves away and avoids it.
Taiki throws a head kick that Rage semi-blocks.
Rage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taiki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Taiki.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taiki working Rage over with knees to the body.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Rage is trying to break free.
Rage working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taiki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rage is working for takedown but Taiki is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Taiki.
Rage takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
Taiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Rage won't want to take too many of those.
Rage avoids the elbow strike from Taiki, against the ropes.
Rage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taiki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taiki is pressed up against the ropes. Rage has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taiki down to the mat. Taiki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taiki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Taiki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
Rage misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taiki counters with a big head kick but Rage shrugs it off.
Taiki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taiki prevents the takedown attempt.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Rage's ribcage.
Taiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Rage tries to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling the position.
Rage drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rage avoids it.
Rage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taiki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Taiki moves into range and clinches up with Rage.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Rage has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Rage wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rage is trying to drag Taiki to the mat but Taiki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rage as Taiki tries to tie him up.
Rage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Rage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taiki prevents it.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Taiki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rage managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Rage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Rage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunner Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rage tries for a takedown but Taiki manages to get underhooks.
Taiki misses with a knee strike.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but Rage blocks it.
Taiki is pressed up against the ropes. Rage has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taiki down to the mat. Taiki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taiki moves out of range as Rage strikes.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taiki moves into the clinch successfully.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rage goes for a takedown attempt but Taiki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taiki closes the distance and pushes Rage back into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Rage won't want to take too many of those.
Rage tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
Rage avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taiki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taiki.
Taiki has managed to clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rage avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Rage missing with knees to the body.
Rage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taiki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taiki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taiki misses the shot to the body.
Taiki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamada Taiki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taiki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamada Taiki!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guy Downs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Natonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Downs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Natonni!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natonni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Downs.
Downs throws a right hand that Natonni ducks under and follows up with a left that Natonni also avoids with ease.
Downs wants to clinch up but Natonni keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Downs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Natonni doesn't seem phased though.
Downs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Natonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Downs.
Downs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Downs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Downs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Downs has Natonni up against the ropes in a clinch.
Natonni breaks the clinch.
Natonni stuffs the takedown attempt from Downs. Downs gets slowly back to his feet.
Guy Downs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Downs forces Natonni back against the ropes and clinches.
Downs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Natonni walks away with a smile on his face. Downs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Downs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Downs showed some decent athleticism there.
Downs wants to pass the guard but Natonni is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Natonni's head.
Natonni controlling the position for now.
Downs is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Natonni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Downs seems to be working for a kimura but Natonni defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Natonni wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Downs.
Natonni shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Natonni is trying to control the action in half guard but Downs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Natonni is controlling the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downs is trying to get back to full guard.
Natonni is controlling the pace.
Natonni trying to mount his opponent but Downs defends it.
Downs throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Downs is pressing down on Natonni's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Downs looking to control.
Downs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Natonni is one step ahead there.
Natonni seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Natonni looking to pass the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Natonni stopping the sweep attempt from Downs.
Downs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Natonni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Natonni's corner calls for a 1-2. Natonni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Downs avoids the body shot from Natonni.
Natonni closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Downs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Downs is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Downs wants to improve his position but Natonni is controlling well.
Downs looking for submissions off his back.
Natonni is trying to control. Downs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Downs wants to improve his position but Natonni is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Downs with a poor takedown
and Natonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Natonni cracks Downs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Natonni misses the target.
Downs misses with a series of wild punches.
Natonni scores with a hook to the body. Downs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Downs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Downs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Natonni counters with a left to the body.
Downs is breathing heavily.
Downs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Natonni as he avoids it easily.
Natonni throws a shot to the body.
Natonni connects with a body shot.
Natonni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Downs at a distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Downs wants to clinch.
Downs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Natonni shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Downs is trying to defend but Natonni finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Natonni not doing much here.
Natonni trying to pass the guard but Downs defending well.
Downs controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Natonni blocks the strikes from Downs.
Downs trying to control but Natonni postures up.
Downs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Natonni pulls his head out easily.
Downs trying to control here.
Downs is in trouble now - Natonni has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Natonni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Natonni cracks Downs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Downs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Natonni counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Downs is looking to control Natonni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Downs avoid being mounted?
Natonni is controlling the pace.
Downs makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Downs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natonni sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Downs's guard.
Downs looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Downs is refusing to be controlled, as Natonni sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Downs flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Natonni is controlling the pace.
Downs wants to control but Natonni is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Downs wants to clinch.
Downs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Natonni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downs with a poor takedown
so Natonni counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Natonni is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Downs trying to keep a closed guard but Natonni is proving a slippery customer.
Natonni trying to control the position from guard on top but Downs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Downs is trying to keep Natonni in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Natonni is one step ahead there.
Natonni is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Downs is on top in guard.
Downs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natonni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Downs looking to sit in guard and control but Natonni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Downs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Natonni defends well.
Natonni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Downs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Natonni has managed to get both his arms back between Downs's legs - danger averted.
Natonni wants to control from the top but Downs keeps moving.
Downs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Natonni defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Natonni trying to control but Downs is working from the bottom.
Downs wants to sweep but no luck.
Natonni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Downs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Natonni has managed to get both his arms back between Downs's legs - danger averted.
Downs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Natonni controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Downs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Natonni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Natonni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Downs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Natonni has managed to get both his arms back between Downs's legs - danger averted.
Natonni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Downs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paul Natonni has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Downs looking to control.
Natonni wants to control from the top but Downs keeps moving.
Downs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Downs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Natonni tries for a takedown but Downs circles away easily
and Downs counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Natonni tries to break free but Downs pushes him back against the ropes.
Downs tries for a takedown but Natonni manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Downs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natonni stalling in the clinch but Downs improves position.
Natonni gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Downs.
Natonni stops a takedown attempt from Downs.
Downs wants a takedown but no success here.
Natonni breaks the clinch.
Downs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Guy Downs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Natonni.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Downs tries for a takedown but Natonni circles away easily
letting Natonni counter with a right hand.
Downs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Natonni to score with a decent uppercut.
Natonni throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Natonni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Downs drops his hands momentarily and Natonni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Downs stuffs the takedown attempt from Natonni. Natonni gets slowly back to his feet.
Natonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Downs misses with a wild combination.
Natonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natonni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Downs throws out the jab.
Natonni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Downs looks to clinch
and Natonni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Natonni.
A lull in the action here.
Downs is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downs is working hard here to advance position.
Downs struggling a bit here.
Downs is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Downs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Natonni pulls his head out easily.
Downs wants to control but Natonni is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Downs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Natonni decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Downs's guard.
Downs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Downs working for a triangle but Natonni defends it easily.
Downs wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natonni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Downs throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Downs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Natonni is one step ahead there.
Downs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Natonni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Downs has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Natonni is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Downs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Natonni working away.
Downs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Natonni scores with a takedown into Downs's guard.
Downs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Natonni is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Downs striking off his back but it's not causing Natonni any problems.
Downs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Natonni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Downs wants to sweep here but Natonni controlling him for the moment.
Downs is trying to control the position but Natonni postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Natonni won't allow Downs to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Downs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Downs avoids the body shot from Natonni.
Downs misses with a takedown
and Natonni counters with a straight right hand.
Natonni scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Natonni thows a body shot but no joy.
Downs fails with the takedown
and Natonni counters with a series of strikes. Downs will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Downs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natonni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Downs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Natonni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Downs thinking.
Natonni drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Natonni trying to control but Downs is working from the bottom.
Downs looking for a sweep. Not yet Downs, not yet.
Downs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Natonni controls the pace.
Downs trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Downs wants to sweep here but Natonni controlling him for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Downs keeping moving, preventing Natonni from controlling successfully.
Natonni must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Downs trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Downs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Natonni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Downs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natonni is keeping the position for now.
Downs being controlled here momentarily.
Downs wants to control from the top but Natonni keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Natonni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Natonni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Natonni seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Downs drops back looking for a leg! Natonni is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Natonni manages to kick Downs off! Downs jumps back into Natonni's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Natonni scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Natonni really dominated that round.
That's time! Downs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Downs lands a really nice looking cross but Natonni seems unphased.
Downs avoids the body shot from Natonni.
Downs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Natonni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Downs thinking.
Natonni lands a jab to Downs's midsection.
Natonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Downs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Natonni.
Natonni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Downs at a distance.
A big left from Natonni misses.
Natonni with a nice cross.
Natonni takes a swing at Downs's ribcage but misses.
Downs has a takedown stuffed.
Natonni digs a good body shot into Downs's ribs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Natonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Downs shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Downs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natonni connects with the punch.
Natonni throws a body punch but Downs moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Natonni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Downs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Downs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Downs has his takedown stuffed
and Natonni counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Downs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Downs is looking to improve his position.
Natonni stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downs tries to get to full guard but Natonni has control of the leg.
Downs trying to hold on to Natonni's head to control him but Natonni postures up.
Natonni stalling.
Downs looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downs wants to improve his position but Natonni is controlling well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Natonni misses the shot to the body.
Downs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Natonni counters with a straight right hand.
Natonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Downs.
Natonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Downs is looking to clinch.
Natonni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Downs doesn't seem bothered though.
Natonni cracks a nice hook into Downs's ribs.
Downs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downs throws a hook to the side of Natonni's head but Natonni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Natonni connects with a jab.
Natonni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Natonni cracks Downs with an open hand slap.
Natonni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Downs rather than just go for the knockout.
Downs doesn't manage to clinch there - Natonni circles away.
Natonni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Downs in his tracks.
Downs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Downs misses.
Downs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natonni.
Natonni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Downs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Downs walks into a left hand.
Natonni looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Natonni in particular looking to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Downs is looking for a sweep. Natonni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Natonni content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Downs gets back to full guard.
Downs is trying to control the position but Natonni postures up.
Natonni won't allow Downs to sweep him here.
Downs trying to keep a closed guard but Natonni is proving a slippery customer.
Downs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Downs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Downs being controlled here, momentarily.
Downs working for a triangle but Natonni defends it easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Natonni scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Downs shoots and misses
and Natonni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Downs shoots and misses
and Natonni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Natonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Downs moves away.
Natonni feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Downs has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Natonni has passed into side control.
Downs wants to control but Natonni postures up.
Downs is looking to reverse the position.
Natonni controls the position from side control.
Downs wants to control but Natonni postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Downs tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Natonni wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Natonni wants to control but Downs is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Natonni connects with a single shot there.
A combination from Natonni does no damage.
Downs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Natonni counters with a right hand to the body.
Natonni cracks Downs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Natonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Downs is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Natonni dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Downs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Natonni bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Downs prevents Natonni from improving position.
Downs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Natonni is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Downs tries to buck Natonni off but Natonni is having none of it.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downs regains half guard.
Natonni is looking to pass Downs's guard but actually Downs recovers to full guard.
Downs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Natonni manages to get himself to full guard.
Downs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natonni is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Downs trying to control the position from guard on top but Natonni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Downs drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Natonni manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Downs has Natonni in his guard.
Natonni stands and throws Downs's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Natonni just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downs is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Natonni politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Natonni prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Downs manages to work his way to half guard, despite Natonni's best efforts.
Natonni trying to control the pace.
Downs manages to get to full guard.
Downs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Downs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Natonni controls the pace.
Downs looking to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Downs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Downs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Natonni trying to control but Downs is working from the bottom.
Downs trying to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Downs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Downs gets caught flat footed, as Natonni shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Natonni is stalling in the full guard.
Natonni stands and throws Downs's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Downs is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Downs is trying to improve his position.
Natonni wants to control but Downs is keeping him busy.
Downs tries to buck Natonni off but Natonni is having none of it.
Natonni content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Downs is trying to control Natonni's posture but Natonni avoids it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Natonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Downs was well out of range. Poor timing from Natonni.
Downs with a poor takedown
and Natonni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Downs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Natonni circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Downs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Downs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Natonni defends it nicely.
Natonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Downs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Downs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Natonni.
Natonni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Natonni swats away the attempt to clinch by Downs.
Downs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Natonni swivels and escapes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Natonni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Downs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Natonni cracks a nice hook into Downs's ribs.
Natonni throws a good cross that connects.
Downs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natonni.
Downs scores with a takedown into Natonni's guard.
Natonni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Downs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Natonni performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Natonni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Natonni 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Natonni!
Paul Natonni is the new bantamweight champion!
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