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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jax Mellon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arian Doroudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mellon comes to the cage accompanied by Over - Drake. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jax Mellon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arian Doroudi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doroudi avoids it really well and circles away.
Doroudi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mellon.
Mellon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doroudi keeps working.
Mellon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mellon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doroudi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mellon.
Doroudi is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellon tries to score with some ground and pound. Doroudi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mellon working the ground and pound but Doroudi is defending the strikes.
Doroudi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mellon in side control, throwing shots but Doroudi defends.
The strikes coming from Mellon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mellon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doroudi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
An elbow from Mellon crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mellon is working Doroudi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Doroudi is being controlled here.
Doroudi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mellon.
Mellon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doroudi, who protects the arm well.
Mellon trying to control the action but Doroudi is working from the bottom.
Mellon working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doroudi parries the strikes from Mellon easily there. Mellon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Doroudi to escape.
Mellon in side control, throwing shots but Doroudi defends.
Mellon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mellon misses with the ground and pound.
Doroudi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mellon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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.
Mellon scoring with strikes but Doroudi is staying in there.
Mellon with good strikes from the mount here!
Mellon avoids the attempt from Doroudi to control.
Mellon with a couple of short strikes.
Doroudi tries to lock up and control but Mellon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mellon with shots to the head and body - Doroudi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mellon with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Mellon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mellon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mellon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Doroudi is rocked!
Mellon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Doroudi is still in real trouble! Can Mellon finish him?
Mellon throwing strikes from guard but Doroudi blocks nicely.
Mellon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doroudi seems to have recovered his senses.
Mellon trying to control but Doroudi is working from the bottom.
Mellon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mellon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mellon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doroudi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Doroudi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mellon instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mellon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mellon!
Danga de danga de dang - Mellon scores with a four punch combination!
Mellon clinches up against the cage.
Mellon breaks the clinch.
Doroudi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mellon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doroudi pinned against the cage. Doroudi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doroudi with a poor takedown
and Mellon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Doroudi!
Jax Mellon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mellon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Doroudi can't escape the position.
Mellon throws some wild stikes that Doroudi manages to avoid easily.
Mellon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Doroudi regains half guard.
Mellon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doroudi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellon tries to stand and escape but Doroudi is controlling the position.
Mellon misses with a head shot. Doroudi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Doroudi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mellon throwing strikes from guard but Doroudi blocks nicely.
Mellon thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mellon trying to control but Doroudi is working from the bottom.
Doroudi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mellon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mellon throws a series of punches but Doroudi avoids them all with ease.
Mellon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Doroudi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mellon!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doroudi cracks Mellon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Doroudi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mellon wants to try and get back to his feet.
Doroudi stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Mellon dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Doroudi misses with a takedown attempt
and Mellon counters with a takedown into side control.
Mellon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mellon decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Doroudi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mellon as he avoids it easily.
Mellon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Doroudi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mellon somewhat.
Nice body kick there by Mellon.
Doroudi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doroudi blocks a head kick by Mellon.
Doroudi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Doroudi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Doroudi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellon throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Doroudi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Doroudi wants to finish this one by submission but Mellon is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Doroudi.
Doroudi trying to control but Mellon is having none of it.
Mellon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doroudi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Doroudi is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Mellon as he works his way to full guard.
Doroudi wants to get up but he can't break Mellon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Doroudi postures up.
Doroudi throwing strikes from guard but Mellon blocks nicely.
Doroudi trying to control the position from guard on top but Mellon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doroudi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mellon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doroudi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mellon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mellon has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doroudi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mellon wants to stand but Doroudi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mellon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jax Mellon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Doroudi has a closed guard, preventing Mellon from standing up.
Mellon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doroudi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mellon lands a couple of elbows.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mellon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doroudi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arian Doroudi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doroudi throws a lazy right hand but Mellon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Mellon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mellon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jax Mellon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Agustin Castillas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Natua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agustin Castillas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agustin Castillas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Natua!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natua tries to clinch there but Castillas circles away.
Natua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castillas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castillas throws a series of punches but Natua avoids them all with ease.
Natua tries to clinch up.
Castillas misses with a wild combination.
Natua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castillas.
Castillas takes a swing at Natua's ribcage but misses.
Castillas swats away the attempt to clinch by Natua.
Natua wants to clinch.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castillas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natua tries to clinch but Castillas moves out of range.
Castillas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castillas catches Natua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Natua closes the distance and clinches up with Castillas, looking for a takedown. Natua pushes Castillas against the cage but Castillas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Castillas does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natua doesn't manage to clinch there - Castillas circles away.
Castillas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Natua. Natua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick from Natua lands but Castillas takes it in his stride.
Natua tries to clinch but Castillas is having none of it.
Castillas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Natua moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Castillas. No joy for Natua on that attempt.
Castillas misses with the combination.
Natua thuds his shin into the meat of Castillas's side.
Castillas lands with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castillas.
Natua tries to clinch up.
Natua moves into the clinch.
Castillas jumps guard but Natua stands there with Castillas around his waist. Castillas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Castillas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Natua smiles and moves away.
Castillas lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natua is looking to clinch but Castillas is avoiding it.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castillas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castillas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Natua rushes Castillas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Natua fails to pull guard.
Agustin Castillas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Natua.
Castillas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Natua uses from the top position.
Castillas trying to keep a closed guard but Natua is proving a slippery customer.
Castillas is breathing heavily.
Natua wants to control from the top but Castillas keeps moving.
Castillas is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillas keeping moving, preventing Natua from controlling successfully.
Castillas has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Natua has passed into side control.
Natua is looking to take a break and control but Castillas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castillas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Natua trying to control the action but Castillas is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Natua works to advance to full mount. Castillas defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Castillas regains half guard.
Natua wants to take a breather but Castillas is having none of it.
Castillas trying to control but Natua postures up.
Natua is trying to control the action in half guard but Castillas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agustin Castillas 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.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castillas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castillas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Natua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Natua tries to clinch but Castillas moves out of range.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castillas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Natua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Castillas takes a swing at Natua's ribcage but misses.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castillas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Natua tries to clinch up but Castillas circles away and keeps his distance.
Castillas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Natua moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillas's corner calls for a 1-2. Castillas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Castillas throws a looping overhand right but Natua ducks down to avoid it.
Natua closes the distance and clinches up with Castillas, looking for a takedown. Natua pushes Castillas against the cage but Castillas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Natua wants to clinch.
Natua doesn't manage to clinch there - Castillas circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natua has managed to clinch.
Natua tries to pull guard but Castillas won't allow it.
Agustin Castillas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Natua.
Natua fails to pull guard.
Natua fails to pull guard.
Natua tries for a takedown but Castillas manages to get underhooks.
Natua tries to pull guard but Castillas won't allow it.
Castillas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Natua just stands there and leans against the cage.
Castillas pulls guard.
Natua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castillas is keeping the position for now.
Castillas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castillas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Natua wanted to stand there but Castillas had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Castillas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Castillas controlling the position easily from mount.
Natua is trying to escape the mount.
Castillas is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Natua can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natua trying desperately to get to his feet.
Castillas has control of Natua's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Natua regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Natua is trying to escape the mount.
Castillas wants to finish this one by submission but Natua is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Castillas.
Castillas looking to secure an arm triangle but Natua defends it well.
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.
Castillas is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Natua can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Natua prevents Castillas from taking his back.
Castillas wants to get back to his feet but Natua is holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natua manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Natua gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agustin Castillas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Natua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Natua is looking to clinch.
Castillas swats away the attempt to clinch by Natua.
Natua moves out of range of the strikes.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castillas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Natua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Natua fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natua shoots in looking for a takedown. Castillas tries to sprawl out of it but Natua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castillas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Castillas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Natua moves in looking to clinch but Castillas pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castillas leaves Natua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Natua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castillas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Natua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castillas slaps away a takedown attempt from Natua, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Agustin Castillas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Natua.
Castillas swinging wilding here.
Castillas misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Natua.
Castillas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castillas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castillas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Natua. Natua obviously looking to wear him down.
Castillas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castillas wants it to stay on the feet.
Castillas swats away the attempt to clinch by Natua.
Agustin Castillas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castillas swats away the attempt to clinch by Natua.
Natua shoots for a takedown but Castillas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Natua shoots in but Castillas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Natua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Natua pushes Castillas up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Natua missing with knees to the body.
Natua jumps into guard, dragging Castillas to the mat.
Natua working a defensive guard but Castillas manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Natua rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Castillas's guard! Nice work there by Natua!
Natua tries to stand but Castillas is controlling from the bottom.
Castillas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Natua is pushing down on Castillas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castillas is fighting to maintain full guard but Natua has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castillas actively working from the bottom here.
Castillas is trying to control but can't.
Natua throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castillas trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Natua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Castillas as he avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natua tries to clinch there but Castillas circles away.
Castillas keeps the fight on the outside.
Charlie Natua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agustin Castillas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Natua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Agustin Castillas.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castillas, 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agustin Castillas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laquisish Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and robert silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Laquisish Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, robert silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
silva is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones fails with the takedown
and silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. silva showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jones moves into full guard.
silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a triangle but silva pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
silva wants to clinch.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and silva counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
Jones prevents silva from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva is not content to let Jones control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
silva tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones stands up.
silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in silva's guard.
silva looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed silva's guard.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jones stands up and beckons silva to join him on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laquisish Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. silva is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of silva's head.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but silva defends the submission attempt.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but silva keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones passes to full mount!
silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones has isolated one of silva's arms. silva looking to fight him off but Jones twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Laquisish Jones!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Windham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome Powers has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kelly Windham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerome Powers!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Windham misses with a wild combination.
Powers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Powers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Windham avoids it really well and circles away.
Windham misses the shot to the body.
Powers slips a jab and a cross from Windham.
Windham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Windham.
Windham throws a right and a left that Powers avoids nicely.
Windham looks to score with a jab to the body but Powers is just out of range.
Windham fails to land with a series of punches.
Windham misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers shoots in but no luck this time.
Kelly Windham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Powers.
Windham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Powers.
Windham slaps away a takedown attempt from Powers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Windham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Windham takes a swing at Powers's ribcage but misses.
Powers shoots in for a double leg but Windham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Windham misses with a wild combination.
Kelly Windham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Windham throws a push kick but Powers slaps the foot to one side.
Nice cross by Windham.
Powers slips a jab and a cross from Windham.
Windham swinging wilding here.
Powers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Windham circles away.
Horrible takedown by Powers or perhaps it was just good defense by Windham which made him look bad.
Windham tries to bum rush Powers with a series of wild strikes but Powers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Powers drops his hands momentarily and Windham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Windham swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Windham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Windham is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Windham napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powers tries for a kimura but Windham is defending well.
Powers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Windham, who protects the arm well.
Windham is trying to improve his position.
Windham is pushing Powers's head away, looking to escape. Powers manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Windham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Windham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Windham tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Powers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Windham throws a series of punches but Powers avoids them all with ease.
Windham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Windham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Windham misses with a two punch combination.
Windham throws a right and a left that Powers avoids nicely.
Powers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Windham to score with a decent uppercut.
Windham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Windham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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.
Windham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice takedown defense from Windham. No joy for Powers on that attempt.
Windham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Windham just misses with a punch to the body.
Powers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Windham.
Windham is looking to wear down Powers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Windham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Windham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Windham wants it to stay on the feet.
Windham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Windham slaps away a takedown attempt from Powers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Windham lands with a straight right. Powers didn't see that one coming.
Windham misses with an uppercut.
Windham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Windham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powers shoots in for a takedown but Windham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Windham dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Powers avoids the body shot from Windham.
Windham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Windham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Windham misses with a two punch combination.
Windham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Windham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Windham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Windham misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Windham.
Windham throws a jab but it's blocked by Powers.
Windham throws the left hand but Powers avoids the punch easily.
Windham swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Windham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Powers somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Windham.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Powers.
Kelly Windham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Powers.
Powers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kelly Windham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Windham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Windham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Windham misses with a few strikes there.
Powers slips a jab and a cross from Windham.
Nice takedown defense from Windham. No joy for Powers on that attempt.
Windham misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Windham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powers circles away quickly and effectively.
Powers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Powers has a takedown stuffed.
Kelly Windham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Windham lands a glancing blow to the side of Powers's head.
Windham throws a right hand that Powers ducks under and follows up with a left that Powers also avoids with ease.
Powers shoots in looking for a takedown. Windham tries to sprawl out of it but Powers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Windham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Windham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powers manages to avoid it.
Windham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Windham misses with a two punch combination.
Windham lands a head shot.
Powers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Windham as he avoids it easily.
Windham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Windham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powers.
Windham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powers manages to avoid it.
Powers shoots in but Windham avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Windham swinging wilding here.
Powers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Windham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Powers somewhat.
Windham misses with a series of wild punches.
Powers dodges the punch combination from Windham.
Windham slaps away a takedown attempt from Powers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Windham.
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.
Windham misses with a double jab.
Powers fails with a takedown attempt.
Windham lands a with a good body shot.
Windham lands with a nice combination. Powers backs away looking to recover.
Windham connects with a good right hand that stumbles Powers. Powers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Windham scores with a shot to the body.
Windham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Windham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Windham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Windham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powers looks for a takedown but Windham sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Windham dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Windham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Windham misses with a wild combination.
Windham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Windham swinging wilding here.
Powers shoots in but no luck this time.
Powers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Windham pinned against the cage. Windham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Powers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers defending well as Windham loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Windham misses with a few strikes there.
Powers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Windham is fending him off so far but Powers persists. Nope, Windham circles away and we're back to standing.
Kelly Windham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Powers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Windham circles away.
Powers shoots in but Windham avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Windham lands a body shot.
Windham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Windham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Windham sprawls well. Windham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Powers gets slowly back to his feet.
Windham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Windham just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Windham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Powers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Windham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers shoots in for a takedown but Windham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Powers walks into a stiff left hand from Windham.
Powers ducks right into an uppercut from Windham.
Windham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Powers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Windham pinned against the cage. Windham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Windham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Windham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Windham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Windham pinned against the cage. Windham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Windham throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Windham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powers dodges the punch combination from Windham.
Windham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Windham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powers.
Kelly Windham is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Powers.
Windham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powers moves away.
Powers shoots in and drives through. Windham sprawls well.
Windham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powers.
Windham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Windham misses with a series of wild punches.
Powers has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Windham does no damage.
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.
Windham gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Powers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Powers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Powers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Windham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Powers on the ground.
Powers sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Windham's guard.
Windham punching from the bottom.
Powers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Windham doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Powers.
Windham is trying to stand.
Jerome Powers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powers is looking for a kimura but Windham is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Powers to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Windham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Windham, 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Windham!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nishi Amake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Malaluga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amake comes to the cage accompanied by Galvanize. Troy Malaluga has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nishi Amake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Troy Malaluga!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaluga shoots in but no luck this time.
Malaluga moves into the clinch successfully.
Malaluga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Malaluga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Amake smiles and moves away.
Nishi Amake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Malaluga.
Malaluga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Malaluga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amake takes the fight into the clinch.
Amake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malaluga.
Malaluga pulls Amake into guard.
Amake wants to control from the top but Malaluga keeps moving.
Malaluga is looking for a triangle but Amake pushes his legs off easily.
Malaluga is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Amake is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Amake throwing strikes but missing.
Amake decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Amake tries to clinch up
and Malaluga counters with a takedown into side control.
Malaluga goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Amake has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Malaluga but great work by Amake.
Amake stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Amake tries to close the distance and clinch but Malaluga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amake has closed the distance and engaged Malaluga in a clinch.
Malaluga tries to pull guard but Amake won't allow it.
Malaluga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Amake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malaluga blocks it with crossed arms.
Amake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malaluga blocks it with crossed arms.
Amake looking to throw knees to the head but Malaluga is blocking nicely.
Amake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malaluga avoids it.
Amake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malaluga is looking to break free of the clinch but Amake has double underhooks.
Malaluga manages to pull guard.
Amake has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Malaluga is proving hard to escape from.
Amake stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Amake is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amake tries to clinch there but Malaluga circles away.
Troy Malaluga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaluga wants to clinch
and Amake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Amake.
Amake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malaluga blocks it with crossed arms.
Malaluga jumps guard.
Amake thows a big elbow that misses.
Amake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Malaluga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Malaluga looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amake is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaluga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Amake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Amake decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malaluga circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malaluga counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Amake controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Malaluga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Amake moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Malaluga looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Malaluga has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Amake defend it? Malaluga steps over the head and cranks it - Amake is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Malaluga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Troy Malaluga!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Riley Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Legba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn comes to the cage accompanied by Living in Sin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Riley Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Papa Legba!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Legba.
Quinn fails with the takedown.
Legba looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Quinn!
Legba content just to control the position here.
Legba lands a nice shot to the head.
Legba misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Legba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Legba with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Quinn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Quinn is trying to stand.
Legba is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Quinn has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Quinn!
Quinn wants to control from the top but Legba keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quinn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Legba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Legba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Legba working for a triangle but Quinn defends it easily.
Legba looking for a sweep. Not yet Legba, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Legba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Quinn wanted to stand there but Legba had control of the position.
Quinn advances position into side control!
Quinn tries to stand but Legba is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legba is looking to reverse the position.
Legba wants to control but Quinn postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Legba throws a right and a left that Quinn avoids nicely.
Quinn doesn't manage to clinch there - Legba circles away.
Legba lands a nice looking body shot.
Legba lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Legba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Legba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Legba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Quinn backs up against the cage.
Quinn doesn't manage to clinch there - Legba circles away.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Legba as he jumps to the side.
Quinn is breathing heavily.
Quinn walks into a left hand.
Legba scores with a hook to the body. Quinn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quinn tries for a takedown but Legba circles away easily
and Legba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riley Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Legba catches Quinn right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legba scores with the left hand. Quinn knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Legba looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Legba works his foot free and advances to mount.
Quinn can't escape the position.
Legba is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Legba extends the arm and Quinn is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Papa Legba!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Aloha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decimus Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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, Steve Aloha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Decimus Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio throws a body punch but Aloha moves out of range.
Aurelio tries to clinch up.
Aloha slips a jab from Aurelio.
Aurelio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aloha.
Nice takedown defense from Aurelio. No joy for Aloha on that attempt.
Aloha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aurelio wants to clinch up but Aloha keeps it at a distance.
Aurelio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aurelio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aloha was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelio.
Aloha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aurelio as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Aloha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aloha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aurelio sprawls well. Aurelio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aloha gets slowly back to his feet.
Aloha defending well as Aurelio loads up on a big left hand.
Aurelio closes the distance and pushes Aloha back into the cage.
Aloha tries to score a body lock takedown but Aurelio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio lands a shoulder strike.
Aurelio is working Aloha over against the cage.
Aloha tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aurelio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alohas head.
Aurelio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aloha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aurelio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aloha is breathing heavily.
Aurelio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aloha tightens his grip and picks Aurelio up, before dumping him to the ground. Aurelio manages to land in guard.
Aurelio pulls Aloha in close to prevent any damage.
Aurelio wants to stand but Aloha is controlling the position.
Aloha thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aloha trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aloha is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aloha darts in trying to clinch
and Aurelio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aurelio misses with a wild combination.
Aloha shoots and misses
and Aurelio counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Steve Aloha has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aloha tries for a takedown but Aurelio circles away easily
letting Aurelio counter with a right hand.
Aloha fails with the takedown
and Aurelio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio wants to get back to striking at distance but Aloha won't allow it.
Aurelio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aloha is rocked!
Aurelio works on Aloha's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh Aloha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aurelio breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Aurelio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelio circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Aloha tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Aurelio wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Decimus Aurelio!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Luimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatum comes into a darkened arena with his song building. my own summer - deftones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Luimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chance Tatum!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luimes shoots in for a double leg but Tatum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tatum drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tatum is pushing down on Luimes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Luimes is fighting to maintain full guard but Tatum has managed to sneak the leg through.
Luimes tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tatum has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tatum content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luimes is working to get back to half guard.
Tatum controlling the position easily from mount.
Luimes tries to hold on but Tatum postures up.
Tatum tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Luimes regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luimes is staying active underneath Tatum, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Luimes actively working from the bottom here.
Tatum is working for a kimura but Luimes is defending it quite comfortably.
Luimes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Luimes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tatum doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tatum manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Luimes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Luimes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Luimes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tatum must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tatum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Luimes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tatum wants to control from the top but Luimes keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Luimes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Luimes is breathing heavily.
Tatum thows a big elbow that misses.
Luimes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Luimes is working an open guard so Tatum takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Luimes was covering up waiting for the punch and Tatum finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tatum not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Luimes looking for a guillotine here but Tatum defends easily.
Tatum wants to control from the top but Luimes keeps moving.
Luimes is trying to control the position but Tatum postures up.
Tatum advances position into side control!
Luimes can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luimes is looking for a sweep.
Tatum tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Luimes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Luimes gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Luimes is working to get back to half guard.
Tatum wants to finish this one by submission but Luimes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tatum.
Luimes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chance Tatum dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tatum.
Tatum content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Luimes is looking for a sweep.
Tatum thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Luimes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luimes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Luimes is working hard here to advance position.
Tatum tries to move into full mount but can't pass Luimes's legs.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tatum shoots and misses
and Luimes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Luimes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tatum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Luimes jumps guard and drags Tatum to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Luimes controls Tatum momentarily but Tatum frees himself.
Tatum is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum won't allow Luimes to sweep him here.
Luimes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tatum defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tatum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luimes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tatum passes into half guard.
Luimes tries to roll over but Tatum keeps him under control.
Tatum wants to pass the guard but Luimes is defending well.
Tatum trying to control from half guard but Luimes is working away.
Luimes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is keen to just control but Luimes is a slippery customer.
Luimes trying to control but Tatum postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tatum closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Luimes is trying to control but can't.
Luimes is looking for a sweep. Tatum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tatum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luimes keeps working.
Luimes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Luimes actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tatum content to control rather than advance.
Tatum works his way into side control.
Luimes is not content to let Tatum control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luimes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tatum's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tatum is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chance Tatum 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!
Luimes blocks a head kick by Tatum.
Luimes has his takedown stuffed
and Tatum decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Luimes's guard.
Tatum wants to control from the top but Luimes keeps moving.
Luimes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tatum is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tatum controls from within his opponent's guard.
Luimes trying to keep a closed guard but Tatum is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luimes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tatum has managed to get both his arms back between Luimes's legs - danger averted.
Luimes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Luimes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tatum is working Luimes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tatum slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee asks Tatum politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tatum prefers to stall for the moment though.
Luimes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Luimes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Luimes is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee asks Tatum politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tatum prefers to stall for the moment though.
Luimes can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
Luimes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tatum's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tatum tries to pass the half guard into mount. Luimes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chance Tatum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luimes trying to control here.
Tatum is controlling the pace.
Luimes is trying to maintain the position but Tatum is very close to passing his half guard.
Richard Luimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Tatum uses his free foot to push down on Luimes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Luimes.
Chance Tatum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tatum looking to control but Luimes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tatum is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Chance Tatum just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch but Luimes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luimes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tatum counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tatum.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chance Tatum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tatum 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... Chance Tatum!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between derek tokar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daiki Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). derek tokar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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157 lbs
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156 lbs
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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, derek tokar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daiki Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura misses with a few strikes there.
Nakamura throws a combination. tokar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nakamura works the jab nicely.
Nakamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakamura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nakamura punishes tokar's body with a nice straight punch.
Nakamura digs a good hook to tokar's body.
Nakamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
tokar shoots in for a takedown but Nakamura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Nakamura lands an impressive looking overhand right. tokar doesn't seem phased though.
tokar fails with the takedown.
Nakamura throws a shot to the body.
tokar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nakamura finds it's way round the side to connect with tokar's head.
Nakamura circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! tokar drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Nakamura follows tokar to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daiki Nakamura!
Daiki Nakamura is the new featherweight champion!
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