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DFC 16:Belfort vs Stone PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herald Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes into the arena with Smoke the Fire!! blaring out of the sound system. Lebron James has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Herald Taylor's chin.
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150 lbs
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147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herald Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lebron James!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from James as Taylor shoots in.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herald Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Taylor to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! James is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Taylor pulls down on the head and he's put James to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Herald Taylor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Jansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jansen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. big jans disco deluxe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jan Jansen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Jansen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at Jansen's knee but Jansen avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Stone. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Stone is looking to chop away at Jansen's legs.
Jansen swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Jansen looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jansen.
Jansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Jansen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jansen throws out the jab.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Stone misses with the combination.
Stone moves out of range as Jansen throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansen punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
Jansen looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Stone lands a jab to Jansen's midsection.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Stone scores with a three punch combo!
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Jansen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jansen with a jab.
Jansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jansen moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Stone keeps Jansen at a distance using the push kick.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone looks to land a combination but Jansen avoids it well.
Stone thumps Jansen with a low kick.
Stone misses with a double jab.
A leg kick checked by Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jansen misses with a leg kick
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Jansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jansen throws a big shot that misses.
Jansen throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
Stone throws a right and a left that Jansen avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Jansen.
Stone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jansen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stone on the side of the head.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Stone misses.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jansen is out of range.
Jansen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansen scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Stone slips a jab from Jansen.
Stone takes one to the chin there.
Jansen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Stone slips under a jab from Jansen.
A nice combination there by Stone.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Jansen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone misses with the combination.
A leg kick checked by Jansen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansen throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jansen.
Stone looks to land a combination but Jansen avoids it well.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Jansen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jansen dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Jansen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jansen throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stone checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jansen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jansen.
Jansen looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jan Jansen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jansen dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Jan Jansen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jansen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jansen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jansen moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jansen throws out the jab.
Jansen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jansen scrambles back to his feet.
Jansen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Jansen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jansen moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jansen loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
John Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jansen connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Stone tumbling to the canvas! Jansen pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Stone was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jan Jansen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thanawat Kanokvichitra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panjou Linares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thanawat Kanokvichitra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Panjou Linares's chin.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thanawat Kanokvichitra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Panjou Linares!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linares is looking to clinch but Kanokvichitra is avoiding it.
Linares shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kanokvichitra as he avoids it easily.
Linares shoots in for a double leg but Kanokvichitra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kanokvichitra connects with a leg kick. Linares looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice sprawl there from Kanokvichitra as Linares shoots in.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panjou Linares.
Kanokvichitra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Linares shoots for a double leg takedown but Kanokvichitra sprawls well. He's pushed Linares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kanokvichitra scoring well with a low kick there.
Kanokvichitra gets a clinch.
Kanokvichitra lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linares.
Kanokvichitra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Linares looks gassed!
Kanokvichitra landing knees to the head.
Kanokvichitra has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Linares uses from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanokvichitra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kanokvichitra controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kanokvichitra unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra working the ground and pound effectively.
Kanokvichitra has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Linares's face.
Kanokvichitra lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Linares hang on?
Linares is rocked!
Kanokvichitra landing strikes, looking to finish!
Linares is still in real trouble! Can Kanokvichitra finish him?
Kanokvichitra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Linares on the ground.
Kanokvichitra postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Linares badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Kanokvichitra around the waist but Kanokvichitra pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Kanokvichitra is the winner by TKO! Kanokvichitra jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thanawat Kanokvichitra!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Dath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Alkofer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Dath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Alkofer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkofer throws a one two combo.
Dath shoots in but Alkofer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dath misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dath walks into a jab.
Alkofer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dath closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alkofer circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Dath. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dath has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Alkofer. No joy for Dath on that attempt.
Matt Dath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alkofer scores with a decent looking hook.
Dath shoots in for a double leg but Alkofer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alkofer scores with a three punch combo!
Alkofer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dath is breathing heavily.
Dath is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Alkofer moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Alkofer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakitu Michichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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249 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nakitu Michichi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michichi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Michichi gets slowly back to his feet.
Michichi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michichi 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.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Michichi advances position into side control!
Michichi working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.
Michichi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Michichi.
Michichi landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michichi looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Michichi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smith struggling a bit here.
Michichi is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Michichi.
Michichi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Michichi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Michichi throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
Michichi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Michichi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Michichi tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith regains half guard, as Michichi was trying to land strikes.
Smith keeping hold of Michichi's head, controlling as best he can.
Smith wants to control but Michichi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Michichi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Michichi connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Michichi is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Michichi trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Michichi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Michichi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Michichi is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
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.
Smith is concentrating on defense, preventing Michichi from advancing position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Michichi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Michichi stands up from half guard.
Michichi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Michichi tries to score with some ground and pound. Smith controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith is trying to control Michichi's posture but Michichi avoids it.
Michichi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakitu Michichi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michichi is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Michichi circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Michichi has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Michichi's knee momentarily.
Michichi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith trying to control but Michichi is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Michichi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Michichi has escaped and now he's on top!
Michichi trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michichi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michichi postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Michichi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michichi has gone for a leg lock! Smith slips out almost immediately though and dives into Michichi's guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Michichi keeps moving.
Michichi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Michichi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith won't allow Michichi to sweep him here.
Michichi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Michichi is breathing heavily.
Michichi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Michichi working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Nakitu Michichi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Michichi is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michichi is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Michichi circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michichi has his takedown stuffed
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Michichi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Michichi didn't expect that.
Smith wants to control from the top but Michichi keeps moving.
Michichi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith stands up over Michichi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Michichi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Michichi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Michichi manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Michichi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Michichi is working from the bottom.
Smith is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Michichi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Michichi has escaped and now he's on top!
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Michichi landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michichi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Smith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Michichi tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Michichi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Michichi's brow.
Michichi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Michichi trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Michichi wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith distracts Michichi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Michichi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Michichi, up you get!
Michichi has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith works over Michichi with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith trying to control but Michichi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michichi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Michichi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Michichi's legs - danger averted.
Michichi keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith advances position into side control!
Smith tries for a kimura but Michichi is defending well.
Smith is chipping away with strikes.
Smith cracks Michichi with a big elbow.
Smith is working Michichi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Michichi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Michichi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Michichi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith working the head with strikes.
Michichi can't do much from the bottom here.
Michichi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Michichi is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith cracks Michichi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Michichi keeps working.
Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michichi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith landing a few strikes.
Michichi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Michichi is looking for a sweep.
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith tries for a kimura but Michichi is defending well.
Michichi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smith off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Smith.
Michichi tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Michichi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michichi postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jason jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Queen - I Want It All (extended version) . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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283 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, jason jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka cracks jones with a good jab.
It looks like jason jones has been cut.
Boyka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from jones.
Boyka scores with a takedown into jones's guard.
Boyka stays in close to jones's body and controls the position.
jones keeping full guard, as Boyka tries to pass.
Boyka controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Uri Boyka just wasn't active enough.
jones fails with the takedown
and Boyka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in jones's guard.
Boyka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boyka postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Boyka, into his guard.
Boyka is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka pulls jones in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boyka has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Uri Boyka.
jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boyka counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Uri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jason jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boyka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boyka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka drops back looking for a leg! jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and jones manages to kick Boyka off! Boyka jumps back into jones's guard.
Boyka with a nice head shot there.
Boyka controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down jones for as long as he can get away with.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boyka decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boyka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka wants a takedown.
jones goes for a takedown attempt but Boyka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Oooh a lovely combination from Boyka sends jones down but not out. Boyka dives into side control looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Boyka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jason jones'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.
Boyka wobbles jones with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Boyka dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts jones to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Uri Boyka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Uppercutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uppercutt comes to the cage accompanied by You can't stop me now. James Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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258 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Uppercutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uppercutt drives through with a takedown into guard.
Uppercutt has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Uppercutt trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uppercutt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Uppercutt drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Uppercutt off! Uppercutt jumps back into Smith's guard.
Smith controls Uppercutt momentarily but Uppercutt frees himself.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Uppercutt is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Smith wriggles free and stands up.
Uppercutt dodges the punch combination from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Uppercutt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Uppercutt won't be happy with that.
Uppercutt is breathing heavily.
Smith cracks Uppercutt with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uppercutt is looking for a sweep.
Smith decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Uppercutt wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Uppercutt hang on?
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Uppercutt wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Uppercutt wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith wants to control the pace but Uppercutt is squirming around nicely.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Uppercutt could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. James Smith hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Uppercutt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Uppercutt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Uppercutt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uppercutt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Uppercutt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smith is trying to defend but Uppercutt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Uppercutt has control of the leg.
Uppercutt is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uppercutt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Uppercutt is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Uppercutt works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Uppercutt has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Uppercutt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Uppercutt fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uppercutt fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Uppercutt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Uppercutt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Uppercutt leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Uppercutt tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uppercutt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uppercutt shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Uppercutt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Uppercutt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Uppercutt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Uppercutt from controlling successfully.
Uppercutt landing with the ground and pound.
Uppercutt wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Uppercutt trying to move into half guard but instead Smith has managed to sweep!
Uppercutt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercutt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uppercutt is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Uppercutt pulls Smith into guard.
Uppercutt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Uppercutt pushes Smith off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Uppercutt shoots in.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uppercutt gets the takedown into side control.
Uppercutt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Uppercutt working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercutt tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Uppercutt stands up and beckons Smith to his feet.
Lance Uppercutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uppercutt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
Uppercutt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lance Uppercutt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uppercutt is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Uppercutt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Uppercutt is working for a submission of some sort.
Uppercutt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Uppercutt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Uppercutt.
Uppercutt in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Smith tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Uppercutt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lance Uppercutt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sauna Kinkku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rahm Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahm Emanuel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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218 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sauna Kinkku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rahm Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel checks a leg kick nicely.
Kinkku shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kinkku was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emanuel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kinkku really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kinkku looking to finish Emanuel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Emanuel!
Kinkku connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Emanuel is trying to stand up.
Kinkku is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Emanuel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Emanuel is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kinkku fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Emanuel regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinkku trying to control the action but Emanuel is working from the bottom.
Emanuel looking for submissions off his back.
Emanuel is trying to stand up here but Kinkku is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkku lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Emanuel actively working from the bottom here.
Kinkku performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Emanuel makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kinkku throws a sloppy head kick and Emanuel moves out of range easily.
Kinkku changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Emanuel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Emanuel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kinkku has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kinkku landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kinkku lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Emanuel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kinkku lands some shots froms side control.
Kinkku controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kinkku moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kinkku lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kinkku is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Emanuel pushes Kinkku away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kinkku gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kinkku advances to full mount.
Emanuel is bucking up trying to escape but Kinkku cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kinkku wants to finish this one by submission but Emanuel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kinkku.
Kinkku wants to finish this one by submission but Emanuel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kinkku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkku lands with some strikes.
Kinkku will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kinkku trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kinkku working Emanuel over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinkku putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Emanuel wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kinkku 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.
Kinkku landing punches.
Kinkku is landing with some decent strikes but Emanuel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Emanuel is rocked!
Emanuel is squirming around, avoiding Kinkku's attempts to control the action.
Emanuel's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kinkku jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Emanuel manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Emanuel is pushing Kinkku's head away, looking to escape. Kinkku manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel taking a bit of punishment here - Kinkku scoring with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Kinkku wants to control but Emanuel is keeping him busy.
Emanuel is looking to reverse the position.
Emanuel is trying to buck Kinkku off.
Kinkku scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emanuel is not content to let Kinkku control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kinkku advances to full mount.
Kinkku is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Emanuel is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sauna Kinkku!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone has chosen I like BEER! Tom T. Hall as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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187 lbs
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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Belfort!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Stone!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone fails to land the takedown.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Stone swings for the body but Belfort moves out of range.
Stone looks to land a combination but Belfort avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone sizes up Belfort with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Belfort misses with a combination
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Belfort does no damage.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown but Belfort manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Belfort saw that one coming.
Stone scores with a jab to the body.
Stone throws a body punch but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Belfort walks into a left hand.
Belfort takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stone throws a good cross that connects.
Belfort ducks right into an uppercut from Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stone showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Belfort trying to keep a closed guard but Stone is proving a slippery customer.
Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belfort looking for a sweep. Not yet Belfort, not yet.
Stone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Belfort is trying to control the position but Stone postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Belfort avoids the body shot from Stone.
Stone lands a lovely overhand right.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Belfort had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stone scores with a jab. Belfort acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stone lands a nice hook to Belfort's body. Belfort takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Belfort circles away.
Fedor Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Stone.
Belfort takes one on the button.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Stone with that takedown attempt.
Belfort shoots and misses
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Stone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Belfort slips a jab from Stone.
Belfort blocks a jab.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Belfort ducks down to avoid it.
Belfort misses with a combination
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Stone dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Belfort uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Stone has his takedown stuffed
and Belfort holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keith Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone throws a jab when Belfort was well out of range.
Belfort takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Belfort takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stone cracks Belfort with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt
and Belfort counters with a single leg into guard. Stone didn't expect that.
Belfort showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Belfort defends well.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Belfort from controlling successfully.
Belfort trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Belfort doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Belfort manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Belfort is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Belfort defends it easily.
Belfort wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Belfort is really struggling to control Stone but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Belfort's guard.
Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort wants to sweep but no luck.
Belfort controls Stone momentarily but Stone frees himself.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stone wants to control from the top but Belfort keeps moving.
Belfort is looking for a triangle but Stone pushes his legs off easily.
Belfort tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Belfort avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone wants to control from the top but Belfort keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belfort is keeping the position for now.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Belfort avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belfort not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Belfort is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Belfort, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stone shoots and misses
and Belfort counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Belfort defends it easily.
Stone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Belfort controls the pace.
Belfort has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stone looking to control.
Stone has his foot on Belfort's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belfort works his way back into a safe position though.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is looking for a triangle but Belfort pushes his legs off easily.
Belfort stands and throws Stone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Keith Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Belfort trying to hold on to Stone's head to control him but Stone postures up.
Stone thows a huge punch but Belfort dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belfort is not content to let Stone control the position.
Belfort is defending against the submission attempts here by Stone.
Stone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belfort is trying to maintain the position but Stone is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stone wants to free his trapped foot but Belfort is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Belfort is controlling Stone's trapped leg to prevent Stone from advancing to side control.
Belfort wants to control but Stone passes into side.
Belfort tries to bench press Stone off him but Stone keeps the position.
Stone in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stone throws a strike aimed at the side of Belfort's head but Belfort avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is looking for a sweep.
Belfort takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stone is looking to take a break and control but Belfort is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stone connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Belfort some visible discomfort.
Stone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Belfort takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
It looks like Fedor Belfort has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Stone really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Belfort's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Belfort moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Belfort takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Belfort walks into a jab.
Stone scores with a nice head shot.
Stone shoots and misses
and Belfort counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stone trying to control but Belfort postures up.
Belfort winds up and cracks Stone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stone tries to get to full guard but Belfort has control of the leg.
Stone is pressing down on Belfort's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone trying to control the position.
Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Belfort defends well.
Belfort stopping the sweep attempt from Stone.
Belfort looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stone is trying to control the position but Belfort postures up.
Stone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Belfort wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Stone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Belfort gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking to control but Belfort passes into half guard.
Belfort passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stone gets back to half guard.
Belfort is trying to control the action in half guard but Stone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Belfort wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
Stone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stone is looking for a triangle but Belfort pushes his legs off easily.
Belfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belfort trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Stone dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Belfort'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. This is the final round!
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belfort doesn't seem bothered though.
Belfort misses with a wild combination.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Belfort moves away and avoids it.
Belfort with a poor takedown
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Belfort holds on and takes a little breather.
Stone chips away with some ground and pound.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stone drops back looking for a leg! Belfort is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Belfort manages to kick Stone off! Stone jumps back into Belfort's guard.
Belfort wants to sweep here but Stone controlling him for the moment.
Stone postures up and lands a big shot to Belfort's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Belfort blocks nicely.
Belfort bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stone's guard.
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.
Stone looking for a guillotine here but Belfort defends easily.
Belfort wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stone is trying to control the position but Belfort postures up.
Belfort preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying to control the position but Belfort postures up.
Belfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stone looking for a guillotine here but Belfort defends easily.
Belfort wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Stone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Belfort doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Belfort manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Belfort looking to pass the guard.
Belfort is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Keith Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Belfort gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fedor Belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Stone!
Keith Stone is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lito Lapid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sameer Hamadoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lito Lapid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sameer Hamadoui!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamadoui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lapid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hamadoui leaves Lapid with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lito Lapid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamadoui forces Lapid back against the cage and clinches.
Lapid wants a takedown but no success here.
Lapid avoids a wild elbow strike from Hamadoui.
Hamadoui tries to land a knee to the head but Lapid blocks with his arms.
Hamadoui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Lapid or perhaps it was just good defense by Hamadoui which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lito Lapid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamadoui gets a clinch.
Hamadoui has a couple of punches blocked by Lapid.
Lapid changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hamadoui fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lapid shoots in but no luck this time.
Lapid looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hamadoui is fending him off so far but Lapid persists. Nope, Hamadoui circles away and we're back to standing.
Lapid has a takedown stuffed.
Lapid shoots for a double leg takedown but Hamadoui sprawls well. He's pushed Lapid's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadoui gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lapid to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hamadoui 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.
Hamadoui manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lapid fails with the takedown.
Hamadoui displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lapid.
Lapid shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hamadoui but Hamadoui pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lapid.
Sloppy strikes from Hamadoui. Those never looked like landing.
Hamadoui throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapid ducks under a wild hook from Hamadoui.
Lapid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lapid has a takedown stuffed.
Lapid shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lapid showed some decent athleticism there.
Lapid is looking for a kimura but Hamadoui is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lapid to get the leverage.
Hamadoui is trying to stand up here but Lapid is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lapid is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hamadoui wants to get back to his feet.
Lapid wants to work for an arm triangle but Hamadoui is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lapid seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui tries to kick Lapid off but Lapid keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lapid is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hamadoui defends it well.
Hamadoui wants to get back to his feet.
Hamadoui really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lapid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lapid is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hamadoui is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lito Lapid!
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