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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between tyson griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sylvester pipes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). pipes has chosen 2 pac do for love as his entrance music. sylvester pipes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, tyson griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, sylvester pipes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
griffin feints and as pipes raises his hands in defense, griffin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
pipes wants to stand and escape but griffin is having none of it.
pipes is looking to stand back up but griffin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by pipes.
pipes is looking to regain half guard here but griffin keeps moving and retains side control.
griffin tries to advance to mount but pipes denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
pipes is trying to improve his position.
pipes can't do much from the bottom here.
pipes is trying to work for a sweep but griffin has mounted him!
pipes is in a horrible position here. griffin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
pipes is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
griffin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pipes is looking to get to half guard.
pipes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with griffin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
griffin trying to control but pipes is having none of it.
griffin dominating with strikes here.
griffin lands a nice shot to the head.
pipes tries to reverse the position but griffin maintains control.
griffin lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
pipes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from griffin.
griffin trying to control but pipes is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pipes is trying to escape the mount.
griffin landing strikes from the mount.
griffin cracks pipes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
pipes wants to hold on but griffin pushes him away.
pipes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
pipes looks gassed!
griffin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as pipes is looking to escape.
griffin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
pipes is desperately trying to improve his position but griffin has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
griffin lands a heavy elbow.
griffin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
pipes wants to hold on but griffin pushes him away.
griffin breaks from pipes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
pipes is trying desperately to improve position.
griffin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
griffin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, pipes has managed to escape the submission attempt.
pipes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
griffin lands a heavy elbow.
pipes tries to reverse the position but griffin maintains control.
griffin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
griffin cracks pipes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
griffin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
griffin cracks pipes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
griffin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
pipes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, griffin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
pipes is bucking up trying to escape but griffin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
griffin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
griffin controlling the pace for now.
pipes is bucking up trying to escape but griffin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tyson griffin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
griffin throws a series of strikes that have pipes backpedaling.
griffin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
pipes tries to buck griffin off but griffin is having none of it.
griffin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear pipes down.
griffin 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.
griffin misses with the ground and pound.
pipes is pushing griffin's head away, looking to escape. griffin manages to hold on to the position though.
pipes is not content to let griffin control the position.
griffin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
griffin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
pipes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
pipes moves in looking to clinch but griffin pushes him off.
griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
griffin tries to bum rush pipes with a series of wild strikes but pipes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
griffin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and griffin duly obliges.
pipes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from griffin.
griffin shoots in and bounces pipes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
pipes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
griffin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
pipes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as griffin controls the pace.
griffin throwing strikes from guard but pipes blocks nicely.
griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
griffin drops back looking for a leg! pipes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and pipes manages to kick griffin off! griffin jumps back into pipes's guard.
griffin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
pipes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by pipes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pipes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
griffin trying to control but pipes is working from the bottom.
pipes wants to get back to his feet but griffin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
griffin throwing strikes from guard but pipes blocks nicely.
griffin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
pipes looking for a guillotine here but griffin defends easily.
pipes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
griffin works over pipes with some ground and pound from guard.
griffin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
pipes is looking for a sweep.
griffin wants to control but pipes is keeping him busy.
pipes gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
griffin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
griffin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
griffin dominating with strikes here.
griffin wants to control the pace but pipes is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tyson griffin dominated that second round.
That's time! griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
pipes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
pipes working to try and regain half guard.
griffin wants to control the pace but pipes is squirming around nicely.
tyson griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
griffin won't let pipes get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
pipes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
griffin scoring with strikes but pipes is staying in there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
griffin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
griffin scoring with strikes but pipes is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
griffin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can pipes hang on?
pipes tries to hold on but griffin pushes him away.
griffin landing strikes from the mount.
griffin tries to control but pipes wriggling away.
pipes trying desperately to get to his feet.
pipes is looking to improve his position but griffin isn't that keen on the idea.
griffin trying to control but pipes is having none of it.
You get the feeling that pipes really doesn't like being in this position too much.
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.
griffin trying to control but pipes is having none of it.
griffin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
griffin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
pipes is working to get back to half guard.
griffin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! griffin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
pipes is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. griffin locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! pipes is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). tyson griffin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantinos Katsouranis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez's entrance music is The Clash - Rock the Casbah. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Konstantinos Katsouranis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Katsouranis tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Katsouranis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Katsouranis looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sanchez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanchez with good strikes from the mount here!
Katsouranis wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katsouranis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsouranis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Katsouranis is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
Sanchez lands with some strikes.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Katsouranis is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Katsouranis is looking to escape.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Carlos Sanchez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Katsouranis throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
Sanchez in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Katsouranis is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlos Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Walker Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Henn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker Davis had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walker Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Henn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis 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.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Davis won't allow Henn to sweep him here.
Henn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henn working for a triangle but Davis defends it easily.
Henn has a closed guard, preventing Davis from standing up.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Henn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Henn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis wants to control from the top but Henn keeps moving.
Henn looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Henn is trying to keep Davis in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Henn.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Henn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Henn working a defensive guard here.
Davis won't allow Henn to sweep him here.
Henn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control but Henn is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Henn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henn at a distance.
Davis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Henn counters with a head kick.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Henn circles away.
Henn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davis wants to clinch.
Davis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Henn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henn trying to control but Davis flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Davis looking for the RNC.
Henn trying to control the action but Davis just sinks the hooks in.
Davis is looking to control Henn but Henn is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Davis is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Henn knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Henn for a finish.
Henn tries to roll but Davis sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but BJ Henn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henn feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, Henn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henn connects with a couple of short punches.
Henn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davis can't keep his opponent in guard - Henn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Henn trying to pass the guard but Davis defending well.
Davis trying to hold on to Henn's head to control him but Henn postures up.
Davis is trying to stand back up but Henn is controlling him
Davis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henn 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. Davis tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Henn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). BJ Henn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between bob hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Sambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bob hope has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, bob hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jackson Sambo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hope looks for a takedown but Sambo sprawls well.
bob hope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
hope feints and then cracks Sambo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sambo down.
No luck for Sambo with that takedown attempt.
Sambo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sambo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
hope keeping full guard, as Sambo tries to pass.
Sambois looking to pass into half guard but hope pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now hope is in guard.
hope passes easily into side control. Nice work.
hope trying to control the position but Sambo is working away.
hope tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sambo is looking for a sweep.
hope knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sambo on the ground.
hope decides to stand back up.
hope misses with a jab, cross combination.
hope's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and hope duly obliges.
It looks like Jackson Sambo has been cut.
hope with a lazy takedown attempt
so Sambo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sambo trying to control but hope is working from the bottom.
hope not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sambo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. hope is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sambo stays in close to hope's body and controls the position.
Sambo pushes down on hope's leg and manages to get into half guard.
hope is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sambo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sambo tries to pass the half guard into mount. hope knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
hope is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sambo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so hope is just riding it out for now. Sambo eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sambo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sambo seems to be looking for submissions.
Sambo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for hope!
Sambo looks gassed!
BOOM! Sambo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sambo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sambo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sambo blocks hope's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sambo trying to control but hope is having none of it.
hope defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sambo.
Sambo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
hope really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Sambo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Sambo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sambo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? hope is fending him off so far but Sambo persists. Nope, hope circles away and we're back to standing.
hope tries a head kick but it misses.
hope with a poor takedown
and Sambo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for hope!
Sambo wants to control the pace but hope is squirming around nicely.
Sambo is working for a guillotine from mount but hope frees his head quite easily.
hope wants to hold on but Sambo pushes him away.
hope keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sambo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sambo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hope tries to lock up and control but Sambo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sambo looking to secure an arm triangle but hope defends it well.
hope working to try and regain half guard.
hope defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sambo.
hope is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
hope is working to get back to half guard.
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.
Sambo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
hope slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
hope is trying to stand up here but Sambo is controlling him well.
Sambo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sambo wants to take a breather but hope is having none of it.
hope pushes Sambo off looking to stand but Sambo dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sambo passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sambo working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. hope looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Sambo! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jackson Sambo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belforte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitor Belforte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Finn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belforte shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finn but Finn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Finn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Finn landing knees to the body.
Finn with a knee to the head.
Belforte is rocked!
It looks like Vitor Belforte has been cut.
Finn lands a big knee! That's hurt Belforte! Oh, he's all over the place! Finn lands another knee that sends Belforte to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Finn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Nurray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Nurray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronaldo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nurray is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Nurray circles away and we're back to standing.
Nurray shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nurray has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nurray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nurray thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nurray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz looks gassed!
Nurray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Nurray preventing the sweep.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Nurray tries to pass.
Nurray scoring with some ground and pound.
Nurray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nurray passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nurray passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nurray.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz stops Nurray from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Nurray forces the positional change into back control.
Nurray lands strikes to the head.
Diaz tries to break free.
Nurray has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Diaz has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Nurray tightening his grip on Diaz, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nurray lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Diaz trying to control the hands but Nurray breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurray working for a choke but Diaz is defending well.
Nurray working for a choke but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz turns into Nurray and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurray had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Diaz is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nurray Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Diaz's back instead.
Diaz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nurray gets his way!
Diaz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nurray.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurray working for a choke but Diaz is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nurray's arms.
Diaz breaks Nurray's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nurray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Nurray tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz looking to control.
Nurray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Nurray pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Nurray 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.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nurray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Nurray checks a leg kick.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nurray counters with a single leg into guard. Diaz didn't expect that.
Nurray drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Nurray off! Nurray jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Nurray 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nurray wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control.
Nurray tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Nurray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diaz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nurray tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lee Nurray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet.
Nurray scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nurray off and has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Diaz's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Nurray tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Diaz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Diaz has control of Nurray's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nurray regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Diaz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nurray?
Diaz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nurray regains half guard.
Nurray manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nurray is on top in guard.
Nurray is pushing down on Diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Nurray has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nurray is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Nurray is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nurray.
Nurray is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to get back to full guard here but Nurray has managed to pass to side control instead.
Nurray wants to take his opponent's back but Diaz doesn't allow it.
Nurray looking to secure an arm triangle but Diaz defends it well.
Nurray has control of Diaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Diaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nurray with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Nurray dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Nurray counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurray takes the fight into the clinch.
Nurray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nurray gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Diaz regains guard.
Nurray slips nicely into half guard.
Nurray has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nurray mounts Diaz! Really nice guard pass there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nurray looking to secure an arm triangle but Diaz defends it well.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurray jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Diaz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Diaz and Nurray has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nurray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Nurray moves into full mount!
Nurray lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Nurray looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz tries to hold on but Nurray pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurray jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Diaz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Diaz is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Nurray wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.
Nurray looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Nurray keeps moving and retains side control.
Nurray tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nurray has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nurray goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Diaz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nurray but great work by Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurray sneaks back into half guard.
Nurray is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nurray moves into full guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nurray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurray has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nurray has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nurray is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ronaldo Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurray wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Nurray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nurray 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 for Lee Nurray!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Lee Nurray!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Lee Nurray!
Lee Nurray wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nanuk Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mcpeeny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nanuk Hayes looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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255 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nanuk Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Mcpeeny!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mcpeeny shoots for a takedown but Hayes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mcpeeny blocks a head kick by Hayes.
Hayes with a poor takedown
enabling Mcpeeny to counter with a crisp jab.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Mcpeeny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcpeeny circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mcpeeny counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick by Mcpeeny - that's a beauty! Hayes is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Mcpeeny can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). James Mcpeeny!
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