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EFC 4 - Bianca v. Collins PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robertino Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dover might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm Shipping up to Boston. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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158 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robertino Hunter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter has a takedown stuffed.
Ben Dover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dover scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunter in his tracks.
It looks like Robertino Hunter has been cut.
Dover misses with a takedown attempt - Hunter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter with a poor takedown
enabling Dover to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunter tries to clinch
and Dover cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunter is rocked!
Dover moves out of range as Hunter throws a body kick.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Dover finish him?
Dover rushes Hunter and presses him up against the cage.
Dover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dover gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dover has clasped his hands together around Hunter's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hunter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dover wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dover wants to stand but Hunter is controlling his arm.
Dover cracks Hunter with a big right hand but Hunter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A lull in the action here as Dover stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover decides to stand back up. Dover steps back and let's Hunter get back to his feet.
Hunter seems to have recovered his senses.
Dover cracks Hunter with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hunter tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dover pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hunter is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dover!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wilson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to boom. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Brown!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Shane Wilson has been cut.
Wilson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Wilson persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson tries to clinch up
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson shoots in and bounces Brown off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brown is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Wilson digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Wayne Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown clinches but Wilson breaks the clinch
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown looks gassed!
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wilson prevents it.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Wilson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wilson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wilson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wilson trying to strike off his back.
Wilson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wilson is proving hard to escape from.
Wilson working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Wilson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wilson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
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 Shane Wilson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Wilson's cut.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Wilson shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brown's guard now.
Wilson is standing up over Brown. Brown looks to escape but Wilson dives into side control.
Brown explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with the combination.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Jab by Brown.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Wilson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wilson moves into the clinch.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wilson's guard.
Wilson is working an open guard so Brown takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Brown is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilson counters with a nice body shot.
Brown walks into a stiff left hand from Wilson.
Wilson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brown misses with a combination
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Wilson is predictable there
and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wilson's guard.
Wilson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wilson wriggles free and stands up.
Wilson moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Shane Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown swinging wilding here.
Wilson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown swinging wilding here.
Wilson doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Wilson.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Wilson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown wants to clinch.
Wilson tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Wilson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brown.
Brown closes the distance but Wilson moves to the side
and Wilson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wilson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown tries for a takedown but Wilson manages to get underhooks.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Brown both land. Nice combination.
Wayne Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson fails to land the takedown.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A cross from Brown lands.
Brown decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wilson tries to kick Brown off but Brown keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up from half guard.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Brown lands a nice shot that snaps Wilson's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown tries for a takedown but Wilson manages to get underhooks.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown fails to pull guard.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Wilson.
Brown jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Wilson shoots in.
Brown takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Wilson walks into a left hand.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Brown!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the cage accompanied by Crossroads- Cream. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gunner Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrison shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrison is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Harrison circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Harrison as Jones shoots in.
Harrison shoots and misses
and Jones moves into the clinch.
Harrison has hold of one of Jones's legs. Jones is fighting the takedown attempt but Harrison gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
Jones is working an open guard so Harrison takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Harrison fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Harrison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harrison throws a nice head kick!
Jones misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming.
Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones looks gassed!
Harrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Harrison is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Harrison tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Harrison is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Jones pushes past his half guard into mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Harrison tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is working hard here to advance position.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
I looks like Jones might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harrison working to try and regain half guard.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Harrison manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harrison is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Harrison lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harrison clinches with his opponent.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Harrison has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harrison is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harrison stalling the fight.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Harrison's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Harrison.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Ben Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Harrison gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Harrison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Harrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harrison is trying to keep Jones in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Harrison doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones wants to clinch.
Harrison shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harrison won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones staying calm.
Harrison wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones wants to stand but Harrison has his arm trapped.
Harrison is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
Jones working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Harrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harrison looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harrison is looking for a sweep.
Jones tries to stand but Harrison is controlling his head.
Harrison gets back to half guard.
Harrison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harrison trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Harrison manages to get to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harrison looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jones has picked Harrison up and slammed him! Harrison can't keep hold of the triangle and Jones manages to pass to side control!
Jones takes a little break here. Harrison wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ben Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Harrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jones has picked Harrison up and slammed him! Harrison can't keep hold of the triangle and Jones manages to pass to side control!
Harrison can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones stands up.
Jones pushes Harrison up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison can't get the takedown.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Gunner Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison jumps guard but Jones stands there with Harrison around his waist. Harrison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harrison wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Harrison tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harrison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrison tries to clinch up
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Harrison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Ben Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taurus Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Trinidad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taurus Bull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taurus Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felix Trinidad!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull wants to land a leg kick but Trinidad is out of range.
Bull swinging wilding here.
Bull with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Trinidad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trinidad.
Bull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trinidad misses with a takedown attempt - Bull sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bull throws a series of punches but Trinidad moves out of range.
Trinidad closes the distance and pushes Bull back into the cage.
Bull has had enough of the clinch but Trinidad keeps him there for the moment.
Bull can't break the clinch.
Bull wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trinidad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trinidad throws a series of punches but Bull avoids them all with ease.
Bull darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trinidad avoids the head kick by Bull.
Bull moves out of range of the strikes.
Bull thows a body kick. Trinidad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Trinidad moves out of range of the leg kick from Bull.
Bull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throws a leg kick but Trinidad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bull scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull misses with a double jab
and Trinidad counters with a three punch combo that has Bull backing up. Bull nods at Trinidad to acknowledge the strikes.
Bull lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bull misses with a series of wild punches.
Trinidad throws a head kick but Bull moves out of range.
Trinidad moves out of range as Bull throws a body kick.
Bull throws a front kick aimed at Trinidad's knee but Trinidad avoids it well.
Bull misses with a body kick.
Trinidad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trinidad tries to close the distance and clinch but Bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trinidad misses with an uppercut. Bull saw that one coming.
Bull thuds his shin into the meat of Trinidad's side.
Bull misses with a body kick.
Bull dodges the punch combination from Trinidad.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Taurus Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trinidad throws a right hand that Bull ducks under and follows up with a left that Bull also avoids with ease.
Bull throws a body kick that misses.
Bull swings for the body but Trinidad moves out of range.
Bull wants to land a leg kick but Trinidad is out of range.
Taurus Bull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bull is looking to land body kicks.
Bull misses with a double jab
letting Trinidad counter with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Trinidad blocks the low kick.
Trinidad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Trinidad throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Bull's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bull duly obliges.
It looks like Felix Trinidad has been cut.
Bull looks to land a combination but Trinidad avoids it well.
Bull throws a head kick but Trinidad moves out of range.
Bull throws a right hand that Trinidad ducks under and follows up with a left that Trinidad also avoids with ease.
Trinidad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull scores with a decent looking hook.
Bull moves away from the strike by Trinidad.
Bull is looking to wear down Trinidad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bull misses with a low kick as Trinidad jumps back.
Trinidad avoids the head kick by Bull.
A combination from Bull does no damage.
Trinidad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bull is able to avoid easily.
Bull throws the kick towards the body but Trinidad avoids it.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Trinidad looks to land a left hand but Bull moved out of range nicely.
Bull rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trinidad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trinidad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bull lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Trinidad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trinidad looks gassed!
Bull throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trinidad counters with a good, hard body kick but Bull shrugs it off.
Bull jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bull throws a series of punches but Trinidad moves out of range.
Trinidad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bull.
Bull on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trinidad.
Bull misses with a wild combination.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trinidad avoids a kick to the body.
Bull lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Trinidad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Trinidad misses the target.
A shot to the body from Bull misses
and Trinidad counters with a nice body shot.
Trinidad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trinidad checks a leg kick.
Bull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trinidad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trinidad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull throws a right and a left that Trinidad avoids nicely.
Bull misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taurus Bull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Trinidad's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bull tries to bum rush Trinidad with a series of wild strikes but Trinidad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bull punishes Trinidad's body with a nice straight punch.
Trinidad tries to bum rush Bull with a series of wild strikes but Bull uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trinidad moves forwards but Bull connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Trinidad takes one to the side of the head.
Trinidad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trinidad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taurus Bull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bull swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Trinidad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taurus Bull is winning the standup battle so far.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Trinidad avoids a kick to the body.
Bull keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trinidad is breathing heavily.
Bull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A left and a right from Bull both land. Nice combination.
Bull with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bull lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Trinidad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trinidad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinidad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Bull connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Trinidad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Trinidad takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Bull lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Bull does no damage.
Bull throws a head kick but Trinidad moves out of range.
Bull digs a good body shot into Trinidad's ribs.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick and Trinidad moves out of range easily.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bull throws a head kick that Trinidad semi-blocks.
Trinidad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bull misses with a body kick.
Bull is working the combinations to good effect here.
Trinidad avoids the head kick by Bull.
Trinidad throws a nice looking combination but Bull bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries to land a front kick but Trinidad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, jab by Bull - just one landing.
Bull misses with a double jab.
Bull looks for the body kick but Trinidad saw that one coming.
Bull scores with a one two! Trinidad had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Trinidad.
Nice jab there from Bull.
Bull scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull lands a nice looking body shot.
Bull avoids the head kick by Trinidad.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bull throws a wild body kick that Trinidad sees coming a mile off.
Bull explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bull fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bull lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Bull. Beautiful body shot.
Bull throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Bull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trinidad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bull goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Bull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trinidad avoids the head kick by Bull.
Bull scores with a jab to the body.
Bull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bull tries to work over Trinidad's front leg with a kick but Trinidad checks it.
Trinidad needs to keep his hands up - Bull had a free shot at his head there.
Bull rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trinidad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Trinidad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trinidad blocks a head kick by Bull.
Some wild striking there from Bull.
Trinidad avoids the head kick by Bull.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick and Trinidad moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bull.
Bull tries to land a leg kick but Trinidad saw it coming and moves away.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
Trinidad misses with a wild combination.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bull fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trinidad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trinidad avoids the head kick by Bull.
Bull throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bull scores with a leg kick.
Bull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trinidad.
Trinidad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bull finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taurus Bull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felix Trinidad's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick misses from Bull.
Trinidad is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bull.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Bull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bull cracks a nice hook into Trinidad's ribs.
Trinidad throws a leg kick but Bull moved away.
Bull works over Trinidad's head and body with a nice combination.
Bull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bull throws a wild body kick that Trinidad sees coming a mile off.
Trinidad avoids the body shot from Bull.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull lands with a nice combination. Trinidad backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Bull does no damage.
Nice shot by Bull.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Trinidad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick and Trinidad moves out of range easily.
Bull connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Bull.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Trinidad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bull's knee momentarily.
Bull displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bull throws a leg kick
and Trinidad counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Bull misses.
Bull lands with a right hand.
Trinidad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trinidad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trinidad moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bull.
Bull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bull scores with a kick to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Trinidad.
Bull throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trinidad lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Trinidad.
Bull throws a right hand that Trinidad ducks under and follows up with a left that Trinidad also avoids with ease.
Bull lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a body kick that misses.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trinidad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bull throws a low kick but Trinidad avoids it.
Bull moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Trinidad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trinidad checks a leg kick.
Bull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bull looks for the body kick but Trinidad saw that one coming.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bull scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bull swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trinidad counters with a series of strikes. Bull will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trinidad checks a low kick from Bull.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull throws a head kick but Trinidad moves out of range.
Bull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a head kick but Trinidad moves out of range.
Bull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bull thows a body shot but no joy.
Bull scores with a jab to the body.
Bull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Bull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bull lands a nice looking body shot.
Trinidad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bull.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Bull throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bull is looking to chop away at Trinidad's legs.
Trinidad has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bull.
Trinidad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bull.
Bull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bull lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Trinidad lands with an uppercut that bounces Bull off the cage and back into rage.
Bull throws a head kick but Trinidad moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Trinidad blocks the leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bull.
Felix Trinidad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bull thuds his right hand into Trinidad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Trinidad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bull misses with a low kick.
Trinidad shoots in for a double leg but Bull sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bull motions for Trinidad to come forward. Bull throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bull goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Taurus Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bull connects with the punch.
Bull avoids the head kick by Trinidad.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bull.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull fails to land with a series of punches.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Bull cracks Trinidad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bull lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taurus Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bull, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taurus Bull!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and drake kano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darren Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, drake kano!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole gets a clinch.
kano gets underhooks to prevent Cole's takedown attempt.
kano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
kano tries to clinch
and Cole counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
kano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cole is working for a submission of some sort.
Cole is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cole is working for a kimura but kano is defending it quite comfortably.
Cole trying to control the action but kano is working from the bottom.
Cole passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for kano!
kano sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kano makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
kano tries to clinch
and Cole counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in kano's guard now.
Cole stopping the sweep attempt from kano.
Cole passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if kano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cole looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cole is breathing heavily.
kano manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cole's best efforts.
Cole looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cole wants to lay and pray for a moment but kano keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cole postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for kano to stand up.
kano tries to clinch but Cole moves away
and Cole counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
kano trying to hold on to Cole's head to control him but Cole postures up.
kano looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cole is looking for a kimura here.
kano preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
kano punching from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole passes the guard and advances to mount!
kano is trying to stand up.
Cole trying to control but kano is having none of it.
Cole has hold of kano's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and kano manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
kano is trying desperately to improve position.
Cole dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
kano is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. kano can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cole looking to finish kano with some ground and pound. This is bad for kano!
kano is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cole punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cole unloading with bombs!
kano defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cole.
Cole with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole won't let kano get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Cole dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
kano looks to clinch
and Cole counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for kano!
Cole gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Cole gets a clinch.
Cole keeps control of kano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cole is trying to work for a single leg takedown but kano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cole manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
kano gets to his feet - Cole follows without any prompting.
Cole darts in and clinches kano up against the cage.
kano keeps control of Cole as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
kano is trying to break free.
kano is trying to break free.
kano tries to pull guard but Cole holds him up against the cage and eventually kano drops back down to his feet.
Cole wants the takedown. kano is fighting it off but Cole persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in kano's guard against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
kano wants to stand but Cole is controlling the position.
Cole decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kano darts in trying to clinch
and Cole counters with a shoot takedown. kano fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
kano pushes Cole off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cole rushes kano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
kano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
kano keeps the fight on the outside.
Cole moves into the clinch successfully.
Cole is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. kano can't fight it off and eventually Cole manages to take the fight to the floor. kano looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cole works over kano with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
kano is looking to stand up but Cole isn't so interested in that idea.
kano throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kano keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
kano is looking to stand up but Cole isn't so interested in that idea.
Cole stands up over kano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and kano dives on top into guard.
Cole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. kano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. kano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. kano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cole has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. kano is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kano working the ground and pound.
kano wants to control but Cole is keeping him busy.
Cole gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
It looks like kano is going to stand back up.
Cole is pressing down on kano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cole is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
kano wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
kano wants to stand but Cole is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cole is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! kano has his hands clasped together but Cole extends an breaks kano's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Cole.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darren Cole!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ryan lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paulo 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, ryan lyons!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lyons closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
lyons works a leg free and moves into half guard.
lyons is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva 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.
lyons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
lyons wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
lyons is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lyons wants to stand up but Silva has a hold of him and won't allow it.
lyons is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
lyons looks gassed!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva tries to clinch but lyons is having none of it.
lyons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped lyons in his tracks.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
lyons lands a head kick!
lyons tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva prevents lyons from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but lyons is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, lyons just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from lyons.
lyons tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
lyons turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and lyons manages to end up in side control.
Silva struggling a bit here.
lyons has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but lyons is out of range.
lyons shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
lyons wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
lyons wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lyons looking for a sweep. Not yet lyons, not yet.
lyons wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
lyons 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.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva wants to control from the top but lyons keeps moving.
Silva won't allow lyons to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
lyons scores a takedown into full mount!
lyons postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva wants to control but lyons is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries to roll over but lyons keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but ryan lyons will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
lyons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva tries to hold on but lyons postures up.
lyons controlling from mount.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
lyons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
lyons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lyons trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
lyons decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
lyons misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles lyons's knee momentarily.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but lyons has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
lyons can't break the clinch.
lyons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
lyons tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. lyons lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as lyons controls the action.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from lyons.
lyons breaks from the clinch.
lyons throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a front kick that sends lyons stumbling back into the cage.
lyons misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paulo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ryan lyons.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and lyons counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
lyons wants to get back to full guard.
lyons is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lyons tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a right hand that lyons ducks under and follows up with a left that lyons also avoids with ease.
lyons drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! lyons has picked Silva up and slammed him! Silva can't keep hold of the triangle and lyons manages to pass to side control!
lyons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked lyons off and has taken his back!
lyons tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
lyons is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
lyons tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
lyons working to try and regain half guard.
Silva trying to control but lyons is having none of it.
lyons 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.
ryan lyons 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!
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
lyons tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - lyons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
lyons tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
lyons closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
lyons tries to stand but Silva is controlling his head.
lyons wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva prevents lyons from moving into mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
lyons throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lyons laying and praying for a moment but Silva takes advantage and regains half guard.
lyons stands up and beckons Silva to join him on the feet.
lyons looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
lyons wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with lyons, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes lyons against the cage but lyons circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on lyons's shoulder, as lyons tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? lyons is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, lyons circles away and we're back to standing.
lyons closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - lyons lands in his opponent's guard.
lyons wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
ryan lyons has got the better of the ground game so far.
lyons lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva working for a triangle but lyons defends it easily.
Silva is working an open guard so lyons takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lyons gets a clinch.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but lyons pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to pull guard but lyons won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Paulo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
lyons blocks the elbow strike.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but lyons prevents it.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. lyons is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
lyons wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
lyons just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
lyons misses with a knee to the head.
lyons lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lyons gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silva regains guard.
lyons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
lyons wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
lyons is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva working away.
ryan lyons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
lyons wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
ryan lyons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got lyons winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ryan lyons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kingston Clottey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Trevor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clottey comes to the cage accompanied by Gallows - Abandon Ship. Trevor has chosen Trailor Park Boys Theme as his entrance music. Kingston Clottey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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18
133 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kingston Clottey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cory Trevor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevor shoots for a takedown but Clottey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Trevor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clottey tries to avoid it but Trevor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clottey to the ground. Clottey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Trevor throws a right and a left that Clottey avoids nicely.
Clottey connects with a single shot there.
Clottey clinches with his opponent.
Trevor tries to break the clinch but Clottey is controlling the position.
Clottey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clottey throws a series of punches but Trevor avoids them all with ease.
Clottey instigates a clinch.
Clottey breaks the clinch.
Clottey scores with a decent looking hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trevor.
Kingston Clottey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Trevor.
Trevor works Clottey's body with a nice hook.
Clottey throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Trevor colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Clottey as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Trevor is left battered and dazed whilst Clottey and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingston Clottey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bitnis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and national miners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). national miners is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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204 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Bitnis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, national miners!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitnis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
miners drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bitnis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bitnis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bitnis trying to control from half guard but miners is working away.
Bitnis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bitnis is working for a submission of some sort.
Bitnis thows a huge punch but miners dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitnis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bitnis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bitnis moves into full mount! miners won't be happy about that!
Bitnis 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.
Bitnis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitnis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bitnis with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Bitnis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
miners is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bitnis misses with a head shot.
Bitnis throws some wild stikes that miners manages to avoid easily.
Bitnis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bitnis has hold of miners's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and miners manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bitnis moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, miners has worked his arm free - good work by miners!
Bitnis is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Bitnis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bitnis is trying to get an arm triangle but miners is defending well.
miners is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bitnis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
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.
Bitnis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, miners has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bitnis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bitnis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
miners dodges the ground and pound from Bitnis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bitnis 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.
Bitnis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bitnis ducks under a wild hook from miners.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bitnis shoots in but miners avoids the takedown attempt easily.
John Bitnis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitnis misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
miners wants to clinch but Bitnis slips to the side
and Bitnis counters with a nice body shot.
Bitnis loads up on a big right hand but miners slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
miners fails with the takedown
and Bitnis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
miners is breathing heavily.
Bitnis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and miners defends it well.
Bitnis throwing shots but miners is blocking nicely.
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. Bitnis connects with a nice short shot to miners's temple.
Bitnis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitnis moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitnis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for miners!
Bitnis looking to secure an arm triangle but miners defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
miners takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bitnis looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bitnis is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Bitnis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Bitnis!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cian Coffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Petersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coffey comes to the cage accompanied by Out Here Grindin. Kristian Petersson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cian Coffey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kristian Petersson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petersson lands with a kick to the temple. Coffey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Coffey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Petersson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Petersson seems a little lost for a moment, as Coffey dominates the positioning.
Petersson is trying to control Coffey's posture but Coffey avoids it.
Coffey tries to advance to mount but can't.
Petersson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Coffey tries to move into full mount but can't pass Petersson's legs.
Petersson tries to improve position but can't.
Petersson tries to escape but Coffey is in control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick from Petersson lands but Coffey takes it in his stride.
Petersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Coffey circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersson tries to clinch but Coffey is having none of it.
Petersson tries to keep at a distance but Coffey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Coffey successfully pulls guard.
Petersson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Coffey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Petersson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Petersson looks gassed!
Petersson tries to hold on but Coffey postures up.
Coffey looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Coffey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Coffey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Coffey has isolated one of Petersson's arms. Petersson looking to fight him off but Coffey twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cian Coffey!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bianca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Bianca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anton Collins!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins missing with a left hand there. Bianca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bianca tries to close the distance and clinch but Collins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Bianca with that takedown attempt.
Bianca shoots in for a takedown but Collins shows good takedown defense.
Collins blocks a head kick by Bianca.
Bianca throws a sloppy head kick and Collins moves out of range easily.
Bianca misses with a low kick.
Bianca shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Bianca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bianca shoots for a double leg takedown but Collins sprawls well. He's pushed Bianca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bianca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Collins lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Bianca. No joy for Collins on that attempt.
Bianca could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Collins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bianca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bianca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Collins scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bianca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Anton Collins has been cut.
A head kick misses from Bianca.
Collins is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bianca throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
Collins gets caught flat footed, as Bianca shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bianca has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Collins to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bianca is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Collins pulls down on the head and he's put Bianca to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anton Collins!
Anton Collins is the new bantamweight champion!
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pop
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RATING
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