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HFC 25 Jones VS. Wright PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kekipi Kona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Naciamento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kona's entrance music is "Same In The End" by Sublime. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kekipi Kona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Naciamento!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naciamento closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Naciamento is working for a kimura but Kona is defending it quite comfortably.
Naciamento is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kona has managed to free his arm - good work.
Naciamento wants to work for an arm triangle but Kona is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Naciamento seems to be looking for submissions.
Naciamento is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kona is just riding it out for now. Naciamento eventually gives up the hold.
Naciamento looks gassed!
Kona is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Naciamento pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kona tries to roll over but Naciamento keeps him under control.
Naciamento is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kona is looking for a sweep. Naciamento is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kona works his way to full guard. Good work.
Naciamento postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kona is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Naciamento, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kona trying to control the position from guard on top but Naciamento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kona drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Naciamento dives on top into guard.
Naciamento drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kona looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kona looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kona!
Kona lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona trying to control the action but Naciamento is working from the bottom.
Naciamento is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kona asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kona looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kona in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Naciamento is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kekipi Kona!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Shevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul comes to the cage accompanied by Lick It Up. Shevchenko has chosen SMC Hoodrats as his entrance music. Stanley Paul has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stanley Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roman Shevchenko!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shevchenko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Paul was covering up waiting for the punch and Shevchenko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Paul keeping moving, preventing Shevchenko from controlling successfully.
Paul pulls Shevchenko in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shevchenko stops Paul from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shevchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Paul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paul looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shevchenko trying to control but Paul is working from the bottom.
Paul on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paul tries to get out of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shevchenko darts in and clinches Paul up against the cage.
Paul pulls guard effortlessly.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shevchenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shevchenko wants to stand but Paul has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Paul seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko stopping the sweep attempt from Paul.
Paul working for a triangle but Shevchenko defends it easily.
Shevchenko gets to his feet. Paul looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Paul feints and as Shevchenko raises his hands in defense, Paul changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shevchenko had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Paul is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Shevchenko Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Paul's back instead.
Paul tries to escape the position.
Shevchenko doesn't have the hooks in and Paul manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul tries to free his leg and advance position but Shevchenko is retaining full guard.
Shevchenko keeping moving, preventing Paul from controlling successfully.
Shevchenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paul is aware though and is defending well.
Shevchenko looks gassed!
Paul scoring with some ground and pound.
Shevchenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paul with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shevchenko has momentary wrist control but Paul slips an elbow through the middle.
Paul landing with the ground and pound.
Paul working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shevchenko's head.
Paul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Paul wants to control from the top but Shevchenko keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul is working Shevchenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paul trying to control but Shevchenko is working from the bottom.
Shevchenko being controlled here, momentarily.
Paul drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paul jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shevchenko working a defensive guard here.
Paul is in close to Shevchenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Paul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four 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 looking to pass the guard.
Paul got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shevchenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paul has managed to get both his arms back between Shevchenko's legs - danger averted.
Paul is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paul content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shevchenko controls Paul momentarily but Paul frees himself.
Shevchenko 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.
Paul cracks Shevchenko with a solid left hand.
Shevchenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shevchenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Paul with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Paul dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shevchenko misses with a body kick.
Shevchenko misses with a head kick.
Paul throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Shevchenko stumbling backwards into the cage! Shevchenko bounces back off the cage towards Paul, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Paul lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Paul celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stanley Paul!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Drosey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Baley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drosey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Trash. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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177 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Powerful |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duke Drosey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Baley!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baley ducks under a wild hook from Drosey.
Baley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drosey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baley as he jumps to the side.
Drosey moves out of range as Baley strikes.
Drosey is looking to clinch.
Baley swings for the body but Drosey moves out of range.
Baley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drosey.
Baley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baley missing with a left hand there. Drosey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drosey's corner calls for a 1-2. Drosey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baley connects with a body shot.
Drosey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baley.
Drosey lands a left and a right that send Baley crashing to the mat, dazed. Drosey thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Baley is rocked!
It looks like Paul Baley has been cut.
Drosey tries to close the distance and clinch but Baley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baley is still on wobbly legs! Can Drosey finish him?
Drosey throws a right and a left that Baley avoids nicely.
Baley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drosey counters with a huge right that knocks Baley out cold! Drosey is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Duke Drosey!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between jerry cornelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reko Myllykoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cornelius comes to the cage accompanied by wheres me jumper. The key to victory for jerry cornelius has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, jerry cornelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reko Myllykoski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cornelius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Myllykoski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
cornelius fails to land with a series of punches.
cornelius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Myllykoski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as cornelius throws out the jab.
cornelius throws an overhand right that lands on Myllykoski's shoulder, as Myllykoski tries to avoid the shot.
cornelius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Myllykoski has time to react.
cornelius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
cornelius misses with a two punch combination.
Myllykoski shoots in for a double leg but cornelius sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
cornelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Myllykoski is just out of range.
cornelius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
cornelius lands the left hand.
cornelius lands with a hook. Myllykoski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some wild striking there from cornelius.
Myllykoski misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from cornelius both land. Nice combination.
Myllykoski is rocked!
Myllykoski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Myllykoski is still on wobbly legs! Can cornelius finish him?
jerry cornelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
cornelius lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Myllykoski falls backwards - clearly groggy! cornelius dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). jerry cornelius!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between shinya aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tyson griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tyson griffin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, shinya aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, tyson griffin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
griffin scores with a takedown into aoki's guard.
aoki throws his legs up looking for a submission but griffin uses it to pass to side control.
aoki tries to buck griffin off but griffin is having none of it.
griffin tries for a kimura but aoki is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
griffin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
aoki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
aoki is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
aoki is bucking up trying to escape but griffin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
aoki wants to control but griffin is having none of it.
griffin unloading with bombs!
aoki is trying to stand.
griffin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
griffin lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
aoki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
griffin passes the guard and advances to mount!
aoki tries to reverse the position but griffin maintains control.
griffin has control of aoki's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and aoki regains control of the situation pretty easily.
aoki is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. griffin locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! aoki is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). tyson griffin!
tyson griffin is the new lightweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jace Wright (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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216 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jace Wright!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Wright moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Wright will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Wright counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Jones holds of for dear life.
Wright has control of Jones's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jones regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wright goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jones is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is looking to stand up but Wright won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wright is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand but Wright has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Wright is keeping the position.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wright on the ground.
Jones tries to stand but Wright is controlling from the bottom.
Wright has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Jones should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Wright has tightened it up now! Jones should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jace Wright!
Jace Wright is the new light heavyweight champion!
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