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CD 8: High Octane PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Amsel Socamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lemmy Kravitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amsel Socamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lemmy Kravitz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kravitz moves away from the strike by Socamo.
A punch combination from Kravitz misses.
Kravitz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Socamo.
Socamo fails with a takedown attempt.
Socamo takes a swing at Kravitz's ribcage but misses.
Socamo throws a chopping leg kick but Kravitz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Socamo misses its intended target.
Kravitz 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.
Kravitz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Socamo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kravitz throwing strikes from guard but Socamo blocks nicely.
Socamo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kravitz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kravitz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kravitz stands and steps away. Socamo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socamo lands with an overhand left.
Socamo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kravitz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Socamo!
Socamo working to try and regain half guard.
Kravitz looking for a guillotine from mount but Socamo is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kravitz content just to control the position here.
Socamo is trying desperately to improve position.
Socamo is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socamo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Socamo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kravitz looks gassed!
Kravitz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Socamo is squirming around, avoiding Kravitz's attempts to control the action.
Socamo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Socamo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Socamo is trying desperately to improve position.
Kravitz wants to control the pace but Socamo is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socamo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Socamo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Socamo moves into full guard.
Kravitz stopping the sweep attempt from Socamo.
Socamo is looking for a triangle but Kravitz pushes his legs off easily.
Kravitz wants to control from the top but Socamo keeps moving.
Socamo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kravitz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Socamo is tightening it up a little... Kravitz has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kravitz reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kravitz taps out! nice BJJ there by Socamo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Amsel Socamo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul has chosen Lick It Up as his entrance music. 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stanley Paul!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paul misses with a body shot.
Paul looks to score with a jab to the body but silva is just out of range.
silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paul wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but silva has him pressed against the cage.
Paul throws an elbow that misses.
silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paul has him pressed against the cage.
Paul manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Paul.
Paul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paul wants to clinch but silva slips to the side
and silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by silva.
Paul is trying to break the clinch but silva has him pressed against the cage.
Paul trying to stall but silva improves his position.
silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Paul won't allow it.
Paul is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but silva is keeping busy.
Paul tries to break the clinch but silva is controlling the position.
Paul using the Thai plumb to throw knees but silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paul has had enough of the clinch but silva keeps him there for the moment.
silva breaks from the clinch.
silva has managed to clinch.
silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paul shoots in for a double leg but silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul dodges the punch combination from silva.
Paul fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
silva has closed the distance and engaged Paul in a clinch.
Paul can't break the clinch.
silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
silva clinches up with Paul and pushes him back against the cage.
silva manages to break the clinch.
silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paul throws out the jab.
Stanley Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
silva lands a with a good body shot.
silva clinches.
Paul prevents silva from breaking the clinch.
Paul is trying to break free.
Paul looking for a takedown.
Paul wants to get back to striking at distance but silva won't allow it.
silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paul tries to clinch but silva moves away
and silva counters by moving into the clinch.
silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
silva avoids the head kick by Paul.
Paul tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul tries to break the clinch but silva is controlling the position.
Paul tries to break the clinch but silva is controlling the position.
silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paul.
Paul is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Paul looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andy silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanley Paul.
Paul looks gassed!
Paul lands a nice shot that snaps silva's head back.
Paul cracks silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul.
A right-left combo lands from silva.
Paul missing with a left hand there. silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paul doesn't manage to clinch there - silva circles away.
Paul lands with a hook. silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paul scores with a crisp jab that stopped silva in his tracks.
Nice sprawl there from silva as Paul shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
silva has Paul up against the cage in a clinch.
Paul gets underhooks to prevent silva's takedown attempt.
Paul looking to stall.
Paul throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but silva blocks it with crossed arms.
silva manages to break the clinch.
silva tries to clinch but Paul moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from silva.
silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul walks into a left hand.
A lazy left from Paul finds it's target.
silva blocks a jab.
silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paul.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Paul.
Paul wants to stand but silva is controlling his arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Paul is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Paul is looking to take a break and control but silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Paul asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andy silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big right from Paul misses.
silva clinches up against the cage.
silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
silva keeps control of Paul as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paul is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
silva looking for a takedown.
Paul can't break the clinch.
silva manages to break the clinch.
silva walks into a straight right hand from Paul.
Paul throws a sloppy head kick and silva moves out of range easily.
Paul dodges the punch combination from silva.
Paul connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
silva stuffs the takedown.
silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Paul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
silva avoids the body shot from Paul.
Paul looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
silva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Paul off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul tries to clinch there but silva circles away.
Andy silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paul misses with a wild body shot.
silva slips a jab and a cross from Paul.
silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul has his takedown stuffed
and silva moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paul.
Paul has had enough of the clinch but silva keeps him there for the moment.
silva tries for a takedown but Paul manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Paul on the inside.
silva has had enough of the clinch but Paul keeps him there for the moment.
Paul is trying to break the clinch but silva has him pressed against the cage.
Paul wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Paul looking for a takedown.
Andy silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanley Paul.
silva breaks the clinch.
Andy silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paul comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch but silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
silva rushes Paul and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul wants to break free but silva has control.
Paul tries to break the clinch but silva is controlling the position.
silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
silva wants to clinch.
Paul feints and as silva raises his hands in defense, Paul changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paul looking to sit in guard and control but silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paul has a closed guard, preventing silva from standing up.
Paul is looking for a triangle but silva pushes his legs off easily.
Paul seems keen to control silva's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva gets to his feet - Paul follows without any prompting.
Paul clobbers silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paul fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
silva slips a straight right by Paul.
Paul shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with silva but silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from silva.
Paul tries to land a leg kick but silva saw it coming and moves away.
silva moves out of range of the body kick from Paul.
Paul misses with a wild body shot.
silva stuffs the takedown.
silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paul misses with a straight left.
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.
Paul tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and silva counters with a three punch combo that has Paul backing up. Paul nods at silva to acknowledge the strikes.
silva moves away from the strike by Paul.
silva throws a right hand that Paul ducks under and follows up with a left that Paul also avoids with ease.
Paul shoots in for a double leg but silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paul shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Paul showed some decent athleticism there.
silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Paul wants to stand up but silva is controlling the position.
silva has one foot on Paul's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Paul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Paul tries to clinch but silva moves away
and silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
silva misses with a double jab.
Paul tries to clinch there but silva circles away.
silva misses with an uppercut. Paul saw that one coming.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch but silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paul misses with a straight left.
Paul scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
silva walks into a stiff left hand from Paul.
Paul swats away the attempt to clinch by silva.
silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Paul circles away.
silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paul cracks silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stanley Paul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paul slips a jab and a cross from silva.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by silva.
Paul tries to clinch up.
Paul fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. silva sprawls well initially but Paul persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
silva wants to clinch.
Paul tries to clinch up.
Paul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paul misses with a two punch combination.
silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
silva moves in looking to clinch but Paul pushes him off.
Paul lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Paul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paul looks to land a left hand but silva moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Paul misses.
silva lands with a straight right. Paul didn't see that one coming.
silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Paul looks for the body kick but silva saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Paul.
silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul throws an overhand right that lands on silva's shoulder, as silva tries to avoid the shot.
silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paul stands up and waves to silva to follow him.
Paul keeps the fight on the outside.
Paul tries to clinch but silva moves away
and silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paul is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paul wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paul wants to break free but silva has control.
Paul can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva wants to break free but Paul has control.
Paul tries to break the clinch but silva is controlling the position.
silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paul wants to get back to striking at distance but silva won't allow it.
Paul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paul wants to get back to striking at distance but silva won't allow it.
silva is trying to break free.
Paul is trying to break free.
Paul wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paul fails to pull the fight into his guard.
silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paul slips a jab and a cross from silva.
Paul wants to clinch up but silva keeps it at a distance.
Paul looks to land a combination but silva avoids it well.
A punch combination from silva misses.
Paul throws a series of punches but silva avoids them all with ease.
Paul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but silva moves away.
silva swinging wilding here.
Paul cracks silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
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.
No luck for Paul with that takedown attempt.
silva has closed the distance and engaged Paul in a clinch.
Paul has had enough of the clinch but silva keeps him there for the moment.
Paul takes a shot to the head.
Paul is looking to control silva's arms but silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paul has his back to the cage.
Paul drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andy silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanley Paul.
silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paul swats away the attempt to clinch by silva.
Paul tries to clinch up but silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Paul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paul throws a series of punches but silva avoids them all with ease.
silva avoids the head kick by Paul.
Paul takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
silva misses with a combination
and Paul counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paul has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Paul!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Todd Fireworks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Hasslock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Todd Fireworks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dane Hasslock!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fireworks tries to clinch up.
Fireworks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hasslock tries to avoid it but Fireworks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hasslock to the ground. Hasslock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fireworks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fireworks looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hasslock lands a right hand from hell, dropping Fireworks. Hasslock pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dane Hasslock!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between un loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mc Donald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald has chosen Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Mc Donald is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, un loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mc Donald!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
loco moves out of range of the leg kick from Donald.
loco drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donald working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. loco doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. loco manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Donald is looking for a triangle but loco pushes his legs off easily.
loco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donald is keeping the position for now.
loco throwing strikes from guard but Donald blocks nicely.
Donald working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. loco doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. loco manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
loco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donald is keeping the position for now.
Donald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
loco 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.
loco works over Donald with some ground and pound from guard.
Donald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
loco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Donald has his foot on loco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. loco works his way back into a safe position though.
loco wants to control from the top but Donald keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donald throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Donald looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
loco is looking to work some ground and pound but Donald has wrist control.
Donald is looking for a triangle but loco pushes his legs off easily.
loco works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Donald regains full guard. Nicely done.
loco sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Donald's guard.
loco is breathing heavily.
loco seems to be looking for submissions.
It looks like loco is going to stand back up.
loco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Donald wants to get back to his feet.
Donald looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Donald is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but loco pulls his head out easily.
Donald actively working from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
loco slips a jab from Donald.
loco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donald scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
loco 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as loco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Donald working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. loco doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. loco manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
loco passes Donald's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donald looking for submissions off his back.
loco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Donald blocking the ground and pound attempt from loco.
Donald is trying to stand up here but loco is controlling him well.
Donald looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
loco moves into full mount! Donald won't be happy about that!
Donald wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, loco cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by loco.
Donald tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Donald is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Donald holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as loco tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Donald sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
loco seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
loco is looking to advance position but Donald won't allow it.
Donald actively working from the bottom here.
Donald actively working from the bottom here.
loco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donald keeps working.
Donald works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that un loco will probably get the nod.
That's time! loco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donald scores with a decent looking hook.
Donald lands a nice shot that snaps loco's head back.
loco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donald lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like un loco has been cut.
Donald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of loco's head.
loco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. loco showed some decent athleticism there.
loco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
loco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
loco wants to pass to mount but Donald is defending the position.
Donald regains full guard. Nicely done.
Donald manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Donald is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, loco has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
loco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donald jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but loco manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Donald has hold of loco's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! loco tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Donald cranks the arm and loco screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from loco, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mc Donald!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Hoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Jade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trent Hoop!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoop on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Hoop.
Hoop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jade slips a jab from Hoop.
Hoop fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoop is looking to clinch but Jade is avoiding it.
Hoop swinging wilding here.
Jade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jade misses with a looping right.
Hoop takes the fight into the clinch.
Hoop misses with some punches.
Hoop prevents Jade from breaking the clinch.
Hoop stalling.
Jade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop slows down the pace here.
Hoop breaks the clinch.
Jade takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hoop throws a right and a left that Jade avoids nicely.
Hoop slips a jab from Jade.
Jade misses with a looping left.
Hoop wants to clinch.
Jade misses with a few strikes there.
Hoop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoop throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop moves in looking to clinch but Jade pushes him off.
A slow jab from Jade misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoop pushes Jade up against the cage in a clinch.
Jade wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hoop breaks from the clinch.
Hoop lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Hoop slips under a jab from Jade.
Hoop wants to clinch up but Jade keeps it at a distance.
Hoop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jade counters with a stiff right hand.
Jade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jade throws a hook but Hoop avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jade keeps the fight on the outside.
Jade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoop moves into the clinch.
Jade tries to break the clinch but Hoop is controlling the position.
Hoop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jade's elbow.
Jade is trying to break free.
Jade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoop throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoop.
Jade avoids the elbow strike from Hoop, against the cage.
Hoop breaks the clinch.
Jade stalks Hoop and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hoop's face. Hoop staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Trent Hoop has been cut.
Jade keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoop drives through and clinches with Jade against the cage.
Hoop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoop tries to clinch but Jade is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jade misses with a body punch
and Hoop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Jade.
Jade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hoop looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoop with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jade to score with a decent uppercut.
Hoop wants to clinch.
Jade loads up on a big right hand but Hoop slips the punch.
Hoop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jade.
Jade looks to land a right hand but Hoop moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trent Hoop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trent Hoop's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hoop tries to move into range but Jade moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jade swinging wilding here.
Hoop looks to score with a jab to the body but Jade is just out of range.
Jade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoop clinches but Jade breaks the clinch
and Jade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoop.
Hoop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoop pushes Jade up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Jade can't break the clinch.
Hoop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop slips a straight right by Jade.
Hoop moves out of range as Jade strikes.
Jade looks to land a right hand but Hoop moved out of range.
Hoop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jade has time to react.
Hoop scores with a jab.
Jade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoop momentarily.
Hoop is breathing heavily.
Jade misses with a straight right.
Trent Hoop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoop is looking to clinch.
Jade tries to keep at a distance but Hoop has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That has opened up Trent Hoop's cut even more.
Hoop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jade lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jade thuds a left hand into Hoop's body.
Kevin Jade is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jade with a jab.
Hoop avoids the body shot from Jade.
A combination from Jade does no damage.
Jade lands with a big left! Hoop is wobbled badly! Jade comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Hoop to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kevin Jade!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Samarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Ritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Samarov!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samarov lands a big shot that drops Ritter! Can he finish him?
It looks like Hugo Ritter has been cut.
Samarov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ritter is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samarov stops Ritter from standing up.
Ritter has a closed guard, preventing Samarov from standing up.
Ritter wants to hit a switch here but Samarov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ritter there!
Samarov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Samarov wants to get back to his feet but Ritter is holding on tight.
Ritter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ritter tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samarov controlling the pace for now.
Samarov avoids the attempt from Ritter to control.
Samarov wants to get back to his feet but Ritter is holding on tight.
Ritter wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Ritter is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Samarov avoiding Ritter 's attempts to control his hands.
Ritter is in bad spot here.
Samarov trying to control.
Samarov struggling to land strikes to the head as Ritter covers up.
Samarov punches the canvas rather than the man.
Ritter tries to escape but Samarov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Samarov missing with punches from the back.
Samarov wants to control but Ritter is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samarov avoiding Ritter 's attempts to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samarov trying to control momentarily.
Ritter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samarov on the ground.
Ritter tries to break free.
Ritter holding both Samarov 's hands and preventing any damage.
Ritter is trying to break free.
Will Samarov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Ritter is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ritter is in bad spot here.
Ritter trying to control the position but Samarov manages to sink in the hooks.
Ritter tries to escape the position.
Ritter is breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here.
Samarov is hanging on to Ritter's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Samarov trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Samarov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Ritter's cut.
That's time! Ritter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ritter doesn't manage to clinch there - Samarov circles away.
Ritter moves in looking to clinch but Samarov pushes him off.
Samarov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Samarov.
Ritter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Samarov waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Ritter. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Ritter to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Ritter is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samarov gets to his feet - Ritter follows without any prompting.
Oh Ritter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samarov lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Ritter is looking to close the distance but Samarov sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Ritter crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Ritter is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). John Samarov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil McOlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil McOlin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Key!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil McOlin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Key dodges the punch combination from McOlin.
Key throws a combination. McOlin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Phil McOlin has been cut.
Key throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from McOlin finds it's target.
Nice takedown defense from McOlin. No joy for Key on that attempt.
Key uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McOlin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McOlin.
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!
McOlin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McOlin lands with a hook. Key tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Key takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Key fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McOlin, pushing him back against the cage.
McOlin wants to break free but Key has control.
McOlin wants to break free but Key has control.
McOlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Key won't allow it.
Key prevents McOlin from breaking the clinch.
McOlin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Key goes for a takedown attempt but McOlin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Key. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Key gets the takedown into side control.
McOlin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Key working the ground and pound but McOlin is defending the strikes.
McOlin is trying to control Key's posture but Key avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key throws a strike aimed at the side of McOlin's head but McOlin avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Key are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Key thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Key is breathing heavily.
Key grinds an elbow into McOlin's temple.
McOlin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Key. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Key working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on McOlin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Key tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Key has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McOlin defending against the ground and pound.
Key postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Key are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McOlin is trying to control Key's posture but Key avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Key with that takedown attempt.
McOlin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Key in his tracks.
Key takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McOlin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Key is rocked!
McOlin lands with a big left! Key is wobbled badly! McOlin comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Key to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phil McOlin!
Phil McOlin is the new welterweight champion!
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