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SPFC 38: Banner vs Tyler PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ejain Mufnti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hitmonlee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Hitmonlee Entrance Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ejain Mufnti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mufnti fails to land with a series of punches.
Hitmonlee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mufnti.
Some wild striking there from Mufnti.
Hitmonlee punishes Mufnti's body with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hitmonlee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mufnti is defended easily by Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hitmonlee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mufnti is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mufnti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hitmonlee lands a glancing blow to the side of Mufnti's head.
Mufnti is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hitmonlee. Mufnti shrugs it off though.
Oh Mufnti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mufnti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hitmonlee.
Mufnti seems to have got his legs back now.
Hitmonlee throws a leg kick which misses Mufnti's front leg but catches the back leg as Mufnti tries to avoid it.
Hitmonlee cracks Mufnti with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mufnti tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hitmonlee pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mufnti is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abuda Taruda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and aerold firmeza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). firmeza has chosen not afraid as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abuda Taruda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, aerold firmeza!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
firmeza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
firmeza throws a series of punches but Taruda moves out of range.
Taruda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? firmeza is fending him off so far but Taruda persists. Nope, firmeza circles away and we're back to standing.
Taruda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. firmeza defends it nicely.
firmeza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
firmeza scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Taruda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taruda is pressing down on firmeza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taruda 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.
firmeza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taruda is working hard here to advance position.
firmeza is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Taruda keeping moving, preventing firmeza from controlling successfully.
Taruda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
firmeza tries to free his leg and advance position but Taruda is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
firmeza trying to control but Taruda is working from the bottom.
firmeza won't allow Taruda to sweep him here.
firmeza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taruda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, firmeza has managed to get both his arms back between Taruda's legs - danger averted.
firmeza lands a couple of digs.
firmeza wants to pass the guard but Taruda is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
firmeza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
firmeza stands up and waves to Taruda to follow him.
firmeza tries to clinch up.
Taruda closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming firmeza to the mat! firmeza manages to get full guard.
firmeza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taruda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
firmeza is looking for a triangle but Taruda pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taruda drops back looking for a leg! firmeza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and firmeza manages to kick Taruda off! Taruda jumps back into firmeza's guard.
Taruda is breathing heavily.
Taruda won't allow firmeza to get back to his feet.
firmeza has his feet on Taruda's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
firmeza bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Taruda is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on firmeza's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Taruda works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taruda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taruda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taruda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so firmeza is just riding it out for now. Taruda eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
firmeza wants to get back to his feet.
Taruda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so firmeza is just riding it out for now. Taruda eventually gives up the hold.
firmeza wants to get back to his feet.
firmeza trying to control but Taruda postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taruda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
firmeza wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
firmeza throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Taruda was covering up waiting for the punch and firmeza finishes the takedown easily into guard.
firmeza slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
firmeza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taruda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from firmeza.
Taruda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. firmeza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taruda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. firmeza defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but aerold firmeza will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
firmeza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - firmeza lands in his opponent's guard.
Taruda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
firmeza stands up over Taruda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
firmeza trying to control the position from guard on top but Taruda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
firmeza works over Taruda with some ground and pound from guard.
Taruda looking for a guillotine here but firmeza defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
firmeza works over Taruda with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taruda working for a triangle but firmeza defends it easily.
firmeza has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Taruda is proving hard to escape from.
firmeza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
firmeza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taruda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, firmeza has managed to get both his arms back between Taruda's legs - danger averted.
firmeza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
firmeza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
firmeza tries to stand but Taruda is controlling from the bottom.
Taruda looking for a sweep. Not yet Taruda, not yet.
Taruda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taruda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from firmeza.
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.
firmeza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taruda is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
firmeza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taruda avoids a kick to the body.
Taruda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and firmeza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Taruda looking to hit a scissor sweep but firmeza is one step ahead there.
firmeza landing with the ground and pound.
firmeza trying to control but Taruda is working from the bottom.
firmeza tries to free his leg and advance position but Taruda is retaining full guard.
firmeza trying to control but Taruda is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taruda looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but firmeza puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Taruda wants to get back to full guard.
firmeza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taruda's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
firmeza is looking to clinch.
firmeza wants to clinch up but Taruda keeps it at a distance.
Taruda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and firmeza counters with a shoot takedown. Taruda fights it but they end up in guard.
Taruda 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.
Taruda keeping moving, preventing firmeza from controlling successfully.
Taruda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
firmeza cracks Taruda with a solid left hand.
firmeza preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
firmeza trying to control the position from guard on top but Taruda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taruda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
firmeza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
firmeza is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Taruda's half guard.
Taruda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but firmeza pulls his head out easily.
Taruda tries to roll over but firmeza keeps him under control.
firmeza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
firmeza working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
aerold firmeza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Taruda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taruda with a lazy takedown attempt
and firmeza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
firmeza throwing strikes but missing.
firmeza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taruda is looking for a triangle but firmeza pushes his legs off easily.
firmeza wants to control from the top but Taruda keeps moving.
firmeza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taruda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taruda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. firmeza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taruda gets caught flat footed, as firmeza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taruda is looking for a triangle but firmeza pushes his legs off easily.
Taruda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but firmeza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Taruda has a closed guard, preventing firmeza from standing up.
firmeza thows a big elbow that misses.
Taruda keeping moving, preventing firmeza from controlling successfully.
aerold firmeza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taruda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and firmeza defends well.
Taruda is looking for a triangle but firmeza pushes his legs off easily.
firmeza stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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.
Taruda gets caught flat footed, as firmeza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Taruda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
firmeza postures up in Taruda's guard and throws a big left but Taruda blocks it.
firmeza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Taruda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Taruda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taruda looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! firmeza has picked Taruda up and slammed him! Taruda can't keep hold of the triangle and firmeza manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
firmeza is working Taruda over with some ground and pound from side control.
Taruda is trying to improve his position.
firmeza decides to stand back up.
firmeza clobbers Taruda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taruda has his takedown stuffed
and firmeza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taruda's guard.
Taruda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taruda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Taruda looking to hit a scissor sweep but firmeza is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
firmeza trying to control but Taruda is working from the bottom.
firmeza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taruda working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because firmeza has passed into half guard!
Taruda wants to improve his position but firmeza is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abuda Taruda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
aerold firmeza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
firmeza looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that's the end of the fight!
aerold firmeza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well firmeza 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... aerold firmeza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nonito Donaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nonito Donaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Bright!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michael Bright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bright shoots in for a takedown but Donaire shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donaire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donaire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Bright.
Bright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donaire moves away from the strike by Bright.
Donaire slips a jab from Bright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bright.
Donaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Donaire.
Bright throws a hook but Donaire avoids it easily.
Nonito Donaire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright tries to clinch but Donaire moves out of range.
Bright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donaire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donaire moves out of range as Bright strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bright 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 Donaire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donaire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donaire.
Bright 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.
Donaire ducks under a wild hook from Bright.
Bright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donaire.
Bright throws a leg kick but Donaire checks it.
Bright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two 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.
Bright tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Donaire but Donaire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donaire as he jumps to the side.
Nonito Donaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bright.
Bright tries for a takedown but Donaire sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donaire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bright.
Donaire stuffs the takedown.
Donaire throws out a powerful jab.
Donaire slaps away a takedown attempt from Bright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bright throws a hook but Donaire avoids it easily.
Bright shoots in for a takedown but Donaire shows good takedown defense.
Bright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donaire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donaire tries to avoid it but Bright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donaire to the ground. Donaire escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Donaire.
Donaire defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bright.
Donaire throws a looping overhand right but Bright ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright lands a slapping body shot.
Bright misses with an uppercut.
Bright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donaire.
Donaire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bright.
Bright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donaire manages to avoid it.
Donaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donaire avoids the head kick by Bright.
Bright throws a hook but Donaire blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bright misses with an uppercut. Donaire saw that one coming.
Donaire moves away from the strike by Bright.
Bright throws a looping overhand right but Donaire ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nonito Donaire dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bright misses with a takedown attempt - Donaire sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A cross from Bright lands.
Bright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bright misses with a low kick.
Donaire misses with a looping left.
Bright dives in and grabs Donaire's left leg, looking for a takedown. Donaire pushes down on Bright's head and hops out.
Bright throws a shot from downtown. Donaire moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bright has a takedown stuffed.
Nonito Donaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bright.
Bright looks to throw the jab but Donaire is out of range.
Bright tries to clinch up but Donaire circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Donaire.
Bright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donaire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bright.
Bright misses with a body shot.
Bright wants to clinch up but Donaire keeps it at a distance.
Bright doesn't manage to clinch there - Donaire circles away.
Donaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donaire slips under a jab from Bright.
Donaire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bright throws out the jab.
Bright wants to clinch up but Donaire keeps it at a distance.
Donaire ducks under a wild hook from Bright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Donaire.
Bright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bright throws a shot from downtown. Donaire moves away and avoids it.
Donaire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bright slips under a jab from Donaire.
Donaire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bright.
Donaire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donaire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bright.
Bright tries to clinch up but Donaire circles away and keeps his distance.
Donaire ducks under a wild hook from Bright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bright takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bright takes a swing at Donaire's ribcage but misses.
Bright misses with a hook.
A big left from Donaire misses.
Donaire walks into a left hand.
Bright misses with a looping left.
Donaire throws a lazy right hand but Bright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bright throws a lazy right hand but Donaire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bright misses the shot to the body.
Bright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Donaire!
Bright controlling his opponent.
Donaire avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bright.
Bright is landing with some decent strikes but Donaire is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bright trying to control but Donaire is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bright thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bright misses with a straight left.
Bright misses the shot to the body.
Bright wants to clinch up but Donaire keeps it at a distance.
Bright has a takedown stuffed.
Bright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donaire manages to avoid it.
Donaire gets caught flat footed, as Bright shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bright tries to free his leg and advance position but Donaire is retaining full guard.
Bright is looking to work some ground and pound but Donaire has wrist control.
Bright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaire keeping full guard, as Bright tries to pass.
Bright trying to control but Donaire is working from the bottom.
Bright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donaire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Donaire keeping moving, preventing Bright from controlling successfully.
Bright tries to free his leg and advance position but Donaire is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donaire slips a jab from Bright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice defenses there by Donaire.
A big right from Bright misses.
Bright closes the distance and clinches up with Donaire, looking for a takedown. Bright pushes Donaire against the cage but Donaire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bright thows a body shot but no joy.
Bright doesn't manage to clinch there - Donaire circles away.
Donaire lands a glancing blow to the side of Bright's head.
A big right from Bright misses.
Bright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donaire.
Donaire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donaire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bright lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bright throws a looping overhand right but Donaire ducks down to avoid it.
Donaire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donaire is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Donaire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bright looks to score with a jab to the body but Donaire is just out of range.
Bright throws a low kick but Donaire moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Donaire. Beautiful body shot.
Bright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donaire.
Donaire swats away the attempt to clinch by Bright.
Bright misses with a takedown attempt - Donaire sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nonito Donaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Donaire scores with a hook to the body. Bright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bright misses with a looping left.
Bright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donaire throws out the jab.
Bright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Donaire defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bright.
Bright misses with a leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donaire checks a leg kick.
Bright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Donaire counters with a stiff right hand.
Bright doesn't manage to clinch there - Donaire circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nonito Donaire.
I think Donaire has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nonito Donaire!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Corpuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Leukakoukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corpuz comes to the cage accompanied by Smoke two joints - Sublime. Leukakoukku has chosen as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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177 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jasper Corpuz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kari Leukakoukku!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Corpuz with that takedown attempt.
Corpuz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leukakoukku closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leukakoukku lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leukakoukku passes Corpuz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Leukakoukku tries to pass to full mount but Corpuz defends it.
Leukakoukku seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Corpuz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leukakoukku is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Corpuz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Leukakoukku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leukakoukku trying to control the action but Corpuz is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Corpuz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corpuz has his takedown stuffed
and Leukakoukku counters by clinching up.
Leukakoukku jumps into guard, dragging Corpuz to the mat.
Corpuz content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Corpuz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leukakoukku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corpuz advances position into side control!
Corpuz is trying to get an arm triangle but Leukakoukku is defending well.
Leukakoukku manages to work his way to half guard, despite Corpuz's best efforts.
Leukakoukku wants to control but Corpuz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Leukakoukku manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Corpuz looking to sit in guard and control but Leukakoukku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leukakoukku looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Corpuz looking for a sweep. Not yet Corpuz, not yet.
Leukakoukku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corpuz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corpuz trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Leukakoukku wants to pass the guard but Corpuz is keeping the position.
Leukakoukku trying to control the position from guard on top but Corpuz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corpuz 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leukakoukku wants to clinch.
Corpuz looks to clinch
so Leukakoukku counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Leukakoukku passes Corpuz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Leukakoukku is trying to control. Corpuz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Leukakoukku dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leukakoukku closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Leukakoukku slows the pace down in half guard.
Leukakoukku seems to be working for a kimura but Corpuz defends the submission attempt.
Leukakoukku passes to full mount!
Leukakoukku pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Leukakoukku wants to control the pace but Corpuz is squirming around nicely.
Leukakoukku pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corpuz has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Corpuz breaks Leukakoukku's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Corpuz trying to control the position from guard on top but Leukakoukku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corpuz postures up.
Corpuz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Corpuz trying to control the position from guard on top but Leukakoukku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leukakoukku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Corpuz trying to control the position from guard on top but Leukakoukku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leukakoukku is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Corpuz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leukakoukku counters with a single leg into guard. Corpuz didn't expect that.
Leukakoukku is pushing down on Corpuz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Corpuz is fighting to maintain full guard but Leukakoukku has managed to sneak the leg through.
Leukakoukku is trying to control. Corpuz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Leukakoukku might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Corpuz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Leukakoukku is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Corpuz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Leukakoukku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leukakoukku seems to be working for a kimura but Corpuz defends the submission attempt.
Leukakoukku is breathing heavily.
Corpuz is pressing down on Leukakoukku's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Corpuz keeping moving, preventing Leukakoukku from controlling successfully.
Leukakoukku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corpuz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Corpuz throws a head kick but Leukakoukku moves out of range.
Corpuz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leukakoukku moves into the clinch.
Leukakoukku breaks from the clinch.
Corpuz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Leukakoukku pulls Corpuz in close to prevent any damage.
Corpuz trying to control the position from guard on top but Leukakoukku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Leukakoukku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Corpuz tries for a takedown but Leukakoukku circles away easily
and Leukakoukku counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Corpuz keeping moving, preventing Leukakoukku from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leukakoukku slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Leukakoukku wants to pass the guard but Corpuz is keeping the position.
Leukakoukku trying to control but Corpuz is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corpuz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leukakoukku can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leukakoukku wants to control from the top but Corpuz keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Corpuz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corpuz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leukakoukku counters with a takedown into side control.
Leukakoukku tries for a kimura but Corpuz is defending well.
Leukakoukku tries to move to mount but Corpuz blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corpuz is trying to get back to half guard.
Corpuz prevents Leukakoukku from moving into mount.
Leukakoukku thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Leukakoukku trying to control the position but Corpuz is working away.
Leukakoukku tries to advance to mount but Corpuz instead regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leukakoukku wants to free his trapped foot but Corpuz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Corpuz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kari Leukakoukku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kari Leukakoukku has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leukakoukku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corpuz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leukakoukku controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Leukakoukku's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Leukakoukku has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jasper Corpuz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Corpuz pulls Leukakoukku in close to prevent any damage.
Leukakoukku wants to pass the guard but Corpuz is keeping the position.
Leukakoukku sitting in guard here, content to control.
Leukakoukku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corpuz is keeping the position for now.
Leukakoukku sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Leukakoukku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leukakoukku 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... Kari Leukakoukku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ano Aukanaii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Killstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killstein has chosen Cinderella man - Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ano Aukanaii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roy Killstein!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aukanaii tried to score with a low kick but Killstein checks it.
Killstein is looking to slow Aukanaii down with leg kicks.
Aukanaii avoids the head kick by Killstein.
Killstein throws a head kick but Aukanaii moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Aukanaii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aukanaii takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Killstein misses.
Aukanaii misses with an uppercut.
Aukanaii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Killstein. Killstein obviously looking to wear him down.
Aukanaii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Killstein.
Aukanaii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Killstein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Killstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Killstein tried to score with a low kick but Aukanaii checks it.
Aukanaii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Killstein.
Aukanaii avoids a kick to the body.
Killstein throws a nice looking combination but Aukanaii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aukanaii. Killstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Killstein lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aukanaii circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Killstein blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killstein throws a sloppy head kick and Aukanaii moves out of range easily.
Killstein throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aukanaii's head.
Killstein throws a sloppy head kick and Aukanaii moves out of range easily.
Killstein tries to move into range but Aukanaii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Killstein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Killstein tries to clinch but Aukanaii is having none of it.
Aukanaii throws a sloppy head kick
and Killstein counters with a thumping low kick.
Killstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aukanaii.
Aukanaii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aukanaii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Killstein slips a straight right by Aukanaii.
Killstein checks a leg kick nicely.
Killstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Killstein throws a series of punches but Aukanaii avoids them all with ease.
Killstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Aukanaii blocks a head kick by Killstein.
Aukanaii misses the shot to the body.
Aukanaii lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Killstein backs up against the cage.
Killstein is rocked!
Killstein darts in and clinches Aukanaii up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii wants to get back to striking at distance but Killstein won't allow it.
Killstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Killstein scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killstein throws a sloppy head kick and Aukanaii moves out of range easily.
Killstein displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Killstein tries to score with a low kick but Aukanaii moves his leg out of the way.
Killstein misses with a head kick.
Aukanaii falls off balance throwing a combination
and Killstein counters by clinching up.
Aukanaii avoids the elbow strike from Killstein, against the cage.
Killstein is fighting off a takedown attempt but Aukanaii is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Killstein to the mat. Killstein regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Killstein being controlled here, momentarily.
Aukanaii distracts Killstein with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Killstein looking for a guillotine here but Aukanaii defends easily.
Aukanaii postures up in Killstein's guard and throws a big left but Killstein blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aukanaii stopping the sweep attempt from Killstein.
Aukanaii controlling from the top position.
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.
Killstein looking for a sweep. Not yet Killstein, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Killstein takes a swing at Aukanaii's ribcage but misses.
Killstein throws a sloppy head kick and Aukanaii moves out of range easily.
Killstein tries a low kick but Aukanaii avoids it.
Killstein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aukanaii throws a leg kick but Killstein checks it.
Killstein tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aukanaii is looking to slow Killstein down with leg kicks.
Killstein looks gassed!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Killstein checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aukanaii throws a low kick but Killstein moves out of range easily.
Aukanaii throws a head kick that misses
and Killstein counters with a nice kick to the body.
Aukanaii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Killstein's head.
Killstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ano Aukanaii dominated that round.
That's time! Aukanaii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Killstein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aukanaii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Killstein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aukanaii lands with a right hand.
Aukanaii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aukanaii takes a swing at Killstein's ribcage but misses.
Aukanaii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aukanaii lands with a hook. Killstein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aukanaii works over Killstein's head and body with a nice combination.
Killstein is still on wobbly legs! Can Aukanaii finish him?
A punch combination from Aukanaii misses.
A head kick misses from Aukanaii.
Aukanaii digs a good body shot into Killstein's ribs.
Killstein seems to have recovered his senses.
Aukanaii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Killstein.
Killstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aukanaii scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aukanaii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Killstein.
Aukanaii scoring well with a low kick there.
Killstein is breathing heavily.
Aukanaii thuds his right hand into Killstein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aukanaii cracks the inside of Killstein's front leg.
Killstein is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aukanaii.
Aukanaii misses with a low kick.
Aukanaii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aukanaii scores with a body shot.
Aukanaii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Killstein is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aukanaii.
A jab from Aukanaii does it's job there.
Aukanaii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Killstein takes one to the side of the head.
Aukanaii throws a leg kick but Killstein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Killstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aukanaii misses with a double jab.
Aukanaii is looking to wear down Killstein with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aukanaii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Killstein is out of range.
A head kick by Killstein misses
and Aukanaii counters with a nice low kick that buckles Killstein's knee momentarily.
Aukanaii motions for Killstein to come forward. Aukanaii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killstein tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aukanaii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Killstein walks into a straight right hand from Aukanaii.
Killstein slips a jab and a cross from Aukanaii.
Aukanaii misses with a double jab.
Aukanaii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Killstein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aukanaii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aukanaii throws a head kick that half lands.
Aukanaii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aukanaii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Killstein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aukanaii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Killstein circles away quickly and effectively.
Aukanaii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Killstein. Killstein obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick from Aukanaii misses.
Aukanaii throws a leg kick which misses Killstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Killstein tries to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aukanaii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii scoring well with a low kick there.
Aukanaii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Killstein can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Killstein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice cross by Aukanaii.
Aukanaii blocks a leg kick.
Aukanaii misses with a series of wild punches.
Killstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aukanaii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aukanaii drops Killstein with a nice combination! Aukanaii dives into Killstein's guard, looking to finish!
Aukanaii wants to control from the top but Killstein keeps moving.
Aukanaii pushing down on Killstein's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aukanaii lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aukanaii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Killstein really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aukanaii. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii lands strikes from half guard.
Killstein on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aukanaii scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aukanaii controlling the action here.
Aukanaii thows a huge punch but Killstein dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aukanaii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ano Aukanaii dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Killstein tries to clinch but Aukanaii is having none of it.
Aukanaii looks to throw the jab but Killstein is out of range.
Killstein throws a head kick but Aukanaii moves out of range.
Killstein throws a head kick but Aukanaii moves out of range.
Killstein throws a body kick that misses.
Killstein throws a sloppy head kick and Aukanaii moves out of range easily.
Aukanaii misses with a low kick.
Killstein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Killstein takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Killstein misses with a body shot.
Aukanaii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good exchange - Aukanaii coming out on top.
Killstein throws a head kick but Aukanaii moves out of range.
Aukanaii is looking to score with low kicks.
Killstein misses with a head kick.
Aukanaii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aukanaii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aukanaii with a jab.
Killstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aukanaii throws a leg kick which misses Killstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Killstein tries to avoid it.
Killstein ducks straight into an uppercut from Aukanaii and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Killstein manages to regain guard straight away.
Aukanaii might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aukanaii loads up on a big left hand. Killstein felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Aukanaii looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Killstein can't hide his disappointment, as Aukanaii celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ano Aukanaii!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barrack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barra Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obama comes to the cage accompanied by USA!USA!USA!. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barrack Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barra Fire!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fire fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Obama avoids it really well and circles away.
Fire feints and as Obama raises his hands in defense, Fire changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Obama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fire gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fire can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Obama working for a triangle but Fire defends it easily.
Fire is pushing down on Obama's leg trying to pass to half guard. Obama is fighting to maintain full guard but Fire has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fire seems to be working for a kimura but Obama defends the submission attempt.
Obama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fire pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Fire there.
Obama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fire pulls his head out easily.
Fire is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Obama doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fire.
Obama tries to roll over but Fire keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Obama actively working from the bottom here.
Fire seems to be looking for submissions.
Obama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Obama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fire pulls his head out easily.
Obama is breathing heavily.
Fire is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Obama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fire pulls his head out easily.
Fire looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fire is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Obama sees it coming and defends easily.
Fire looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Obama is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fire is looking for a kimura but Obama is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fire to get the leverage.
Obama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Obama is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fire's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fire's back!
Obama is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Fire is defending well though. Obama let's go of the attempt for now.
Fire breaks Obama's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fire looking to pass the guard.
Obama is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Fire has his hands clasped together but Obama extends an breaks Fire's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Obama.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barrack Obama!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tatjaana Rakopaljaana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Fritz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakopaljaana's entrance music is Petos feat.Pikkupiru - Meidän puolella tai meitä vastaan . A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fritz's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Enter Sandman . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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24
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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27
157 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tatjaana Rakopaljaana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Fritz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakopaljaana bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rakopaljaana is looking to take a break and control but Fritz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fritz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rakopaljaana wants to control but Fritz is keeping him busy.
Rakopaljaana working the ground and pound.
Rakopaljaana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fritz is trying to control Rakopaljaana's posture but Rakopaljaana avoids it.
Rakopaljaana lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rakopaljaana landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rakopaljaana trying to control the position but Fritz is working away.
Fritz is looking for a sweep.
Rakopaljaana lands a nice forearm strike.
Rakopaljaana scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Fritz looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rakopaljaana gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Fritz is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rakopaljaana lets go of the hold and Fritz can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tatjaana Rakopaljaana!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Craig Mason has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Craig Mason seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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25
181 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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21
195 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Howard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Howard doesn't seem bothered though.
Mason misses the jab.
Mason tries to clinch up.
Howard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mason scores with a crisp jab that stopped Howard in his tracks.
It looks like Bobby Howard has been cut.
Mason throws a right hand that Howard ducks under and follows up with a left that Howard also avoids with ease.
Mason connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Mason.
Mason connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Howard momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Mason knocks Howard out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Craig Mason!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blitzkrieg Friedhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friedhelm's entrance music is "Du Hast" by Rammstein. A fine choice. Nelson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AFI - Totalimmortal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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26
155 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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165 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blitzkrieg Friedhelm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedhelm looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Friedhelm misses with a wild combination.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Friedhelm.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Friedhelm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Friedhelm looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson defending well as Friedhelm loads up on a big left hand.
Friedhelm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Friedhelm ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Nelson.
A right hook to the body lands for Friedhelm.
Nelson trying to stall but Friedhelm improves his position.
Nelson tries to work over Friedhelm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedhelm prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Friedhelm prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Friedhelm prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Friedhelm breaks from the clinch.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson defending well as Friedhelm loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson blocks a jab.
Friedhelm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Friedhelm misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Friedhelm stalks Nelson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nelson's face. Nelson staggers backwards, shaken.
Friedhelm lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jimmy Nelson has been cut.
Friedhelm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blitzkrieg Friedhelm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nelson.
Friedhelm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Friedhelm misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm slips under a jab from Nelson.
Friedhelm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson walks into a left hand.
Friedhelm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Friedhelm slips a straight right by Nelson.
Friedhelm misses with a hook.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Friedhelm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Friedhelm misses with a few strikes there.
Friedhelm throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
No joy there for Friedhelm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Friedhelm throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Nelson scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Friedhelm.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Friedhelm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson scores with a decent looking hook.
Friedhelm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Friedhelm throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Friedhelm is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nelson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Friedhelm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Friedhelm.
Nelson digs a good hook to Friedhelm's body.
Friedhelm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Friedhelm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Friedhelm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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.
Friedhelm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Friedhelm misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Friedhelm.
Friedhelm gets caught flat footed, as Nelson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nelson stops Friedhelm from standing up.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Friedhelm gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Friedhelm doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Blitzkrieg Friedhelm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Nelson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Friedhelm.
Friedhelm misses with a series of wild punches.
Friedhelm loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedhelm scores with a decent looking hook.
Nelson lands a right hook to the body.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Friedhelm circles away.
Blitzkrieg Friedhelm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Friedhelm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nelson lands with an uppercut that bounces Friedhelm off the cage and back into rage.
Friedhelm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Friedhelm misses with an uppercut.
Friedhelm throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Friedhelm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friedhelm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Friedhelm throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Friedhelm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson connects with a looping right hand.
Friedhelm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Friedhelm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Nelson.
Nelson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Friedhelm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson dips to his left and cracks Friedhelm with an uppercut!
Friedhelm looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Nelson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Friedhelm.
Friedhelm misses with a two punch combination.
Friedhelm lands with a straight right. Nelson didn't see that one coming.
Friedhelm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Friedhelm does no damage.
Friedhelm fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Friedhelm misses.
Friedhelm walks into a left hand.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Friedhelm.
Nelson throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Friedhelm misses its intended target.
Blitzkrieg Friedhelm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Friedhelm misses with the combination.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Friedhelm.
Friedhelm scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nelson lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Friedhelm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blitzkrieg Friedhelm is winning the standup battle so far.
Friedhelm works over Nelson's head and body with a nice combination.
Friedhelm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Friedhelm throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Friedhelm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nelson.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Friedhelm's elbow.
Friedhelm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Nelson on the inside.
Nelson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Friedhelm blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Friedhelm wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Friedhelm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Friedhelm controls his hands.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Friedhelm controls his hands.
Nelson taking a breather.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nelson works on Friedhelm's body with a couple of short punches.
Friedhelm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Blitzkrieg Friedhelm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Nelson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Good exchange - Nelson coming out on top.
Friedhelm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Friedhelm defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Friedhelm leaves Nelson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Friedhelm throws out the jab.
Friedhelm throws a left and a right that both miss
so Nelson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nelson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Friedhelm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nelson won't allow Friedhelm to get back to his feet.
Nelson pushing down on Friedhelm's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nelson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nelson passes to full mount!
Nelson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Friedhelm is surviving well by controlling Nelson's body position as best he can.
Nelson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Friedhelm because Nelson loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Friedhelm is on top in guard.
Friedhelm wants to stand but Nelson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Friedhelm has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Friedhelm wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Friedhelm thows a big elbow that misses.
Friedhelm stopping the sweep attempt from Nelson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm stands up from Nelson's guard - Friedhelm perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Friedhelm drops his hands momentarily and Nelson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Friedhelm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Friedhelm throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Friedhelm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson trying to stall but Friedhelm improves his position.
Friedhelm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nelson trying to stall but Friedhelm improves his position.
Friedhelm works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Friedhelm manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Friedhelm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Friedhelm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Friedhelm throws a combination that misses
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Friedhelm.
Friedhelm misses with a double jab
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Friedhelm lands a nice looking body shot.
Jimmy Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blitzkrieg Friedhelm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Friedhelm throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Friedhelm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner comes into the arena with xavier rudd - energy song blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
192 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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25
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Tyler!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner checks a leg kick.
Banner throws a hook but Tyler blocks it.
Tyler misses with a head kick.
Tyler avoids the body shot from Banner.
Tyler is looking to slow Banner down with leg kicks.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyler misses with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Tyler.
Banner moves out of range of the body kick from Tyler.
A big left from Banner misses.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyler connects with a solid leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Banner blocks the low kick.
Tyler throws a low kick but Banner moves out of range easily.
Tyler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Banner looks to land a left hand but Tyler moved out of range nicely.
Tyler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tyler throws a sloppy head kick and Banner moves out of range easily.
Banner lands a jab to Tyler's midsection.
Tyler misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner just misses with a punch to the body.
Banner misses with a body shot.
Banner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tyler misses with a head kick.
Banner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tyler throws a head kick but Banner moves out of range.
Banner misses with the combination.
Banner clinches up with Tyler and pushes him back against the cage.
Banner stalls.
Tyler tries for a takedown but Banner manages to get underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Banner seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two 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.
Banner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tyler.
Tyler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bruce Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Tyler.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Banner won't allow it.
Tyler dodges an elbow strike from Banner.
Tyler wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tyler.
Banner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Banner has Tyler pressed against the cage.
Tyler tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tyler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Banner prevents it.
Tyler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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.
Banner works on Tyler's body with a couple of short punches.
Banner tries to throw a body punch but Tyler avoids it by throwing Banner back against the cage.
Tyler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Banner smiles and moves away.
Sam Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner moves into range and clinches up with Tyler.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Banner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tyler.
Tyler wants a takedown.
Tyler can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Tyler will probably get the nod.
That's time! Banner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Banner misses with a looping right.
Banner throws a jab when Tyler was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Banner misses the target.
Tyler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Banner stalks Tyler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyler's face. Tyler staggers backwards, shaken.
Tyler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Banner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tyler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Banner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tyler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Banner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Banner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyler taking some punishment here, with Banner in his half guard.
Tyler moves into full guard.
Banner works over Tyler with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyler's head.
Banner wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Tyler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tyler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Banner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Banner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Banner preventing the sweep.
Banner thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Banner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyler is keeping the position for now.
Banner thows a big elbow that misses.
Banner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
Tyler is trying to keep Banner in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tyler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banner.
Tyler throws a sloppy head kick and Banner moves out of range easily.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyler moves away.
Banner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tyler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands a nice forearm strike.
Tyler keeping his opponent close.
Tyler takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Banner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Banner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Banner working the ground and pound from side control.
Tyler manages to get back to half guard.
Tyler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banner.
Tyler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tyler is trying to control the position but Banner postures up.
Banner wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Banner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banner is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner slips nicely into half guard.
Banner winds up and cracks Tyler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Banner trying to control the pace.
Tyler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Banner is working away from the top position though.
Banner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tyler gets full guard.
Tyler is trying to control the position but Banner postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyler throws a sloppy head kick and Banner moves out of range easily.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tyler on the side of the head.
Banner 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.
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Banner trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Tyler has control of Banner's left arm, preventing Banner from doing any damage.
Tyler working a defensive guard here.
Banner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner lands strikes from half guard.
Tyler trying to control but Banner postures up.
Tyler has hold of Banner's hands but Banner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bruce Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banner lands strikes from half guard.
Banner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Banner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Banner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tyler is not content to let Banner control the position.
Banner is thwarting Tyler's attempts to control the position.
Tyler tries to roll over but Banner keeps him under control.
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.
Banner working the head and body with strikes.
Banner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Banner working Tyler over with strikes.
Banner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Banner is thwarting Tyler's attempts to control the position.
Tyler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Banner forces his way into half guard.
Tyler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is trying to maintain the position but Banner is very close to passing his half guard.
Banner wants to take a breather but Tyler is having none of it.
Banner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyler's head.
Tyler trying to control but Banner postures up.
Tyler is looking to improve his position.
Banner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Banner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Banner throwing shots but Tyler is blocking nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Banner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Banner is looking to take a break and control but Tyler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banner working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Banner is aware though and is defending well.
Tyler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banner throwing strikes from guard but Tyler blocks nicely.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
Banner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Banner works over Tyler with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner clearly takes that round.
That's time! Banner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Banner misses with a body shot.
Tyler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Banner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyler can pounce on him.
Tyler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Banner's sensitive parts.
Banner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banner misses with a few strikes there.
Banner throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyler.
Banner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyler gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tyler looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyler, not yet.
Banner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Banner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyler trying to control the position.
Banner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banner trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Banner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Banner misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Banner working away.
Banner controlling from side mount.
Tyler is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Banner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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.
Tyler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Banner there.
Tyler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyler is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tyler tries to roll over but Banner keeps him under control.
Tyler is staying active underneath Banner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tyler looking for submissions off his back.
Banner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Banner lands a nice short elbow.
Banner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Banner.
Tyler is defending against the submission attempts here by Banner.
Tyler tries to roll over but Banner keeps him under control.
Tyler manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Banner passes Tyler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Banner slips a nice elbow through Tyler's hands, connecting with Tyler's forehead.
Banner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tyler is trying to maintain the position but Banner is very close to passing his half guard.
Tyler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banner.
Tyler trying to control here.
Tyler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banner.
Banner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyler tries to roll over but Banner keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner had his way with Sam Tyler in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tyler misses with a low kick.
Sam Tyler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tyler misses with a low kick.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses.
Banner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tyler on the side of the head.
Banner scores with a body shot.
Banner avoids the head kick by Tyler.
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyler was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner.
Banner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tyler is out of range and Banner settles back down.
Tyler avoids the body shot from Banner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner avoids the head kick by Tyler.
Tyler is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Banner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Banner.
Tyler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner.
Banner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tyler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Banner landing a few strikes.
Banner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Banner slows the pace down.
Tyler can't do much from the bottom here.
Banner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyler keeps working.
Tyler is trying to control Banner's posture but Banner avoids it.
Tyler takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tyler tries to buck Banner off but Banner is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner scores with punches from side control.
Banner landing strikes.
Banner cracks Tyler with a big elbow.
Tyler is rocked!
Banner scoring with punches from side control.
Tyler is still in real trouble! Can Banner finish him?
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!
Banner is chipping away with strikes.
Banner is chipping away with strikes.
Banner landing strikes.
Banner looks up at the clock and then as Tyler takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Banner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tyler tries to improve position but can't.
Banner working the head with strikes.
Tyler tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Banner presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Banner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tyler can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tyler seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyler is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to control but Tyler wriggling away.
Tyler is wriggling around trying to escape.
Banner cracks Tyler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tyler is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tyler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Banner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Banner unloading with bombs!
Banner trying to control but Tyler is having none of it.
Banner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands with some strikes.
Banner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Banner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tyler is looking to improve his position but Banner isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Banner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tyler tries to lock up and control but Banner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Banner wants to control the pace but Tyler is squirming around nicely.
Sam Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Tyler covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Banner!
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