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EFC Contenders 2: LHW Rd 1.2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Kreedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Lee Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chapman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diesel Kreedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duane Lee Chapman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreedy misses with a left hand
and Chapman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kreedy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kreedy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chapman.
Kreedy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chapman but Chapman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kreedy ducks under a wild hook from Chapman.
Kreedy slips under a jab from Chapman.
Kreedy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kreedy misses the jab.
Kreedy misses with a right hand
and Chapman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kreedy throws a poor cross that misses
and Chapman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kreedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chapman was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreedy.
Kreedy swings widly with a right hand
and Chapman counters with a nice uppercut.
Chapman takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreedy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kreedy shoots and misses
and Chapman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kreedy throws an off balance right hand
and Chapman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kreedy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kreedy misses with an uppercut
and Chapman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kreedy misses with an uppercut
and Chapman counters with a thumping low kick.
Chapman misses with a straight right.
Kreedy misses with an uppercut
and Chapman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chapman throws a lazy uppercut
and Kreedy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chapman missing with a left hand there. Kreedy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kreedy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chapman.
Kreedy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chapman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kreedy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman is trying to escape back to his feet but Kreedy uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Chapman is trying to buck Kreedy off.
Kreedy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chapman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chapman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kreedy working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kreedy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Chapman explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Kreedy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kreedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chapman counters with a stiff right hand.
Kreedy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kreedy misses with a double jab.
Kreedy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kreedy defending well as Chapman loads up on a big left hand.
Kreedy fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diesel Kreedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kreedy throws a lazy uppercut
and Chapman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duane Lee Chapman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kreedy.
Kreedy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kreedy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chapman defending well though.
Chapman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kreedy.
Kreedy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kreedy stops Chapman from getting back to his feet.
Kreedy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kreedy throwing shots but Chapman is blocking nicely.
Kreedy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chapman tries to kick Kreedy off but Kreedy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chapman looks gassed!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Duane Lee Chapman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kreedy misses with a takedown attempt - Chapman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kreedy fails with the takedown.
Kreedy throws a lazy uppercut
and Chapman counters with a straight right hand.
Chapman throws an off balance right hand
and Kreedy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chapman's guard.
Chapman is looking to stand up but Kreedy isn't so interested in that idea.
Kreedy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chapman wants to stand up but Kreedy is controlling him.
Kreedy is looking to work some ground and pound but Chapman has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreedy stops Chapman from standing up.
Chapman is breathing heavily.
Kreedy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chapman wants to stand and escape but Kreedy is having none of it.
Chapman can't keep his opponent in guard - Kreedy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chapman wants to get back to his feet.
Chapman is not content to let Kreedy control the position.
Kreedy stops Chapman from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kreedy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kreedy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kreedy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chapman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kreedy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kreedy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kreedy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kreedy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kreedy trying to control the action but Chapman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreedy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chapman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kreedy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kreedy lands a nice short elbow.
Chapman is trying to stand.
Kreedy thows a huge punch but Chapman dodges it nicely.
Kreedy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kreedy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chapman tries to kick Kreedy off but Kreedy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kreedy wants to control but Chapman is keeping him busy.
Kreedy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chapman defending well though.
Kreedy stops Chapman from getting back to his feet.
That's four 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.
Kreedy winds up and cracks Chapman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kreedy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kreedy is nestled in close to Chapman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chapman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kreedy lands with a punch from half guard.
Kreedy is looking for a kimura here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kreedy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chapman is trying to stand back up but Kreedy is controlling him
Kreedy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Kreedy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kreedy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kreedy throws a right hand that misses
and Chapman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kreedy throws a shot from downtown. Chapman moves away and avoids it.
Kreedy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chapman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kreedy throws out the jab.
Kreedy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kreedy misses with a lunging right hand
and Chapman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kreedy misses with a body shot
and Chapman counters with a stiff right hand.
Kreedy misses with a body punch
and Chapman counters with a straight right hand.
Kreedy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kreedy.
Kreedy misses with a hook
and Chapman counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreedy misses with a shot to the body
enabling Chapman to counter with a crisp jab.
Chapman throws a leg kick
and Kreedy counters with a left to the body.
Kreedy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chapman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chapman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kreedy.
Kreedy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chapman counters with a thumping low kick.
Kreedy throws a sloppy body shot
letting Chapman counter with a right hand.
Chapman throws a poor cross that misses
and Kreedy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kreedy.
Kreedy is looking to work some ground and pound but Chapman has wrist control.
Kreedy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kreedy throws a big right hand that misses.
Kreedy looking to sit in guard and control but Chapman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kreedy 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman wants to get up but he can't break Kreedy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chapman stands up from Kreedy's guard - Chapman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreedy staying out of range there.
Kreedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chapman counters with a stiff right hand.
Chapman ducks under a wild hook from Kreedy.
Kreedy fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kreedy blocks the leg kick.
Chapman wants to slow Kreedy down by chopping away at his legs.
Kreedy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chapman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Chapman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kreedy looking for a takedown.
A short right from Chapman.
Chapman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kreedys head.
Chapman keeps control of Kreedy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chapman is stalling here.
Good body shot from Chapman.
Chapman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kreedy tries for a takedown but Chapman manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diesel Kreedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chapman lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Chapman.
Chapman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kreedy backwards.
Chapman pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chapman misses with the head strike.
Chapman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kreedy.
A right hook to the body lands for Chapman.
Chapman scores with a hook to the body.
Chapman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chapman cracks Kreedy with a nice body shot.
Chapman is trying to maintain a safe position but Kreedy gets an underhook and turns Chapman into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kreedy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chapman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chapman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chapman lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chapman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chapman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kreedy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chapman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chapman moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duane Lee Chapman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chapman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Lee Chapman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy has chosen Masta Ace - Take a walk as his entrance music. Big Boy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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295 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre The Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Boy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Giant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Giant.
Boy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch combination from Boy misses.
Boy lands a front kick.
The Giant is breathing heavily.
The Giant doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boy counters with a leg kick.
Boy lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Giant's sensitive parts.
The Giant on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boy. Boy obviously looking to wear him down.
The Giant avoids the head kick by Boy.
The Giant misses with a left hand
and Boy counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Giant's knee momentarily.
Boy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Giant's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Boy.
That kick from Boy tenderised The Giant's leg. The Giant is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Giant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Giant.
A punch combination from Boy misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Boy.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Giant was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Boy lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick lands from Boy that sends The Giant to the canvas. The Giant tries to scramble back to his feet but Boy brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Andre The Giant has been cut.
The Giant is trying to improve his position.
Boy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Giant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boy lands a head kick!
The Giant is rocked!
The Giant chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boy can pounce on him.
Oh The Giant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boy misses with a series of wild punches.
Look low, kick high! Boy uses the oldest trick in the book to send The Giant tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Boy is absolutely delighted - when The Giant wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Big Boy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubby Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tubby Hayes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Hayes.
Nice cross by Holt.
It looks like Tubby Hayes has been cut.
Hayes scores with a hook.
Holt shoots in for a takedown but Hayes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Holt misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holt gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes trying to control but Holt is working from the bottom.
Holt wants to get back to his feet but Hayes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hayes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hayes drops back looking for a leg! Holt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Holt manages to kick Hayes off! Hayes jumps back into Holt's guard.
Hayes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes preventing the sweep.
Hayes wants to pass the guard but Holt is keeping the position.
Holt keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.
Holt wants to get back to his feet but Hayes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holt keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tubby Hayes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Holt throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Holt looks to land a combination but Hayes avoids it well.
Hayes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Hayes.
Hayes lands a nice looking body shot.
Holt is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt swings for the body but Hayes moves out of range.
Holt misses with a right hand
and Hayes counters with a solid body kick.
Nice body kick there by Hayes.
Holt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steve Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Steve Holt has been cut.
Hayes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Holt's head.
Hayes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Holt's guard.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Holt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hayes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hayes throws and elbow that misses. Holt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hayes's guard. Nice move by Holt!
Holt looking to sit in guard and control but Hayes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hayes distracts Holt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt pushes Hayes off and gets back to his feet.
Holt misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hayes is working Holt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hayes is stalling in the full guard.
Hayes is working Holt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hayes 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.
Hayes postures up and lands a big shot to Holt's brow.
Hayes postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holt is keeping the position for now.
Hayes stops Holt from standing up.
Holt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hayes is working Holt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hayes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hayes looking to pass the guard.
Holt 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.
Holt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hayes's guard.
Holt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes pulls Holt in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tubby Hayes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hayes thows a body shot but no joy.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Holt does no damage.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holt moves away.
Holt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hayes counters with a shoot takedown. Holt fights it but they end up in guard.
Holt keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.
Holt wants to sweep but no luck.
Hayes wants to control from the top but Holt keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hayes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tubby Hayes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hayes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt is looking to reverse the position.
Hayes landing strikes.
Hayes wants to control but Holt is keeping him busy.
Hayes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Holt is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hayes connects with a decent elbow.
Hayes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Holt down.
Hayes throws an elbow but Holt slips to the side and avoids it well.
Holt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Hayes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Check out the look on Hayes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hayes tries to move to mount but Holt blocks the move with his legs.
Holt tries to bench press Hayes off him but Hayes keeps the position.
Hayes wants to take a breather but Holt manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hayes.
Hayes trying to control but Holt is working from the bottom.
Holt wants to get back to his feet but Hayes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hayes manages to get himself to full guard.
Holt throws and elbow that misses. Hayes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Holt's guard. Nice move by Hayes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt can't keep his opponent in guard - Hayes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Holt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hayes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hayes won't allow Holt to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holt is trying to keep Hayes in close.
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.
Hayes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hayes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hayes working over Holt with some ground and pound. Holt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hayes wants to control but Holt is keeping him busy.
Hayes wants to pass the guard but Holt is defending well.
Hayes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holt keeps working.
Hayes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hayes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Holt kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Holt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tubby Hayes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holt is looking for a sweep. Hayes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tubby Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hayes scores with a head kick.
Hayes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holt on the side of the head.
Holt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Holt lands a two punch combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hayes, right into the meat.
Holt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayes counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes is looking to slow Holt down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayes.
Hayes sizes up Holt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hayes with shots to the head and body - Holt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hayes dominating with strikes here.
Hayes scoring with strikes but Holt is staying in there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayes lands with some strikes.
Holt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hayes controlling the pace for now.
Hayes looking to finish Holt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hayes working for a guillotine from mount but Holt is in no mood to give up.
Hayes controlling from mount.
Holt is desperately trying to improve his position but Hayes has a good base and remains in mount.
Holt tries to hold on but Hayes postures up.
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.
Holt is trying to escape the mount.
Hayes looking to control but Holt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hayes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Holt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hayes avoids the attempt from Holt to control.
Hayes is working for a guillotine from mount but Holt frees his head quite easily.
Hayes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hayes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Steve Holt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayes looking to control but Holt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tubby Hayes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hayes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Holt is surviving well by controlling Hayes's body position as best he can.
Holt throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hayes. What's that going to do exactly?
Hayes wants to control the pace but Holt is squirming around nicely.
Holt swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
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.
Hayes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Holt is surviving well by controlling Hayes's body position as best he can.
Hayes with shots to the head and body - Holt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hayes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hayes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Holt bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holt throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tubby Hayes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hayes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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... Tubby Hayes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregorius Millrapids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Muncie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millrapids comes to the cage accompanied by Paint It Black- The Rolling Stones. Muncie has chosen Eminem - The way i am as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregorius Millrapids!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drake Muncie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millrapids throws a combination that misses
and Muncie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Millrapids misses with a double jab
and Millrapids takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muncie throws a jab but it's blocked by Millrapids.
Millrapids misses with a combination
and Muncie counters with a crisp right hand that drops Millrapids! Muncie lets Millrapids back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Millrapids is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
BAM! Muncie delivers a spinning backfist that drops Millrapids like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Drake Muncie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Kiptanui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiptanui comes to the cage accompanied by Suomi & Antero Mertaranta -collection . Ty Angle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gabriel Kiptanui's chin.
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166 lbs
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167 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Kiptanui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ty Angle!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Kiptanui counter with a right hand.
Kiptanui looks to land a body kick but Angle moved away.
Angle with a poor takedown
and Kiptanui counters with a head kick.
Kiptanui fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Angle on the side of the head.
Angle misses with a takedown attempt
and Kiptanui decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Angle's guard.
Gabriel Kiptanui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Angle.
Angle is looking to stand up but Kiptanui isn't so interested in that idea.
Kiptanui slips nicely into half guard.
Kiptanui throwing shots but Angle is blocking nicely.
Angle won't allow Kiptanui to pass to mount.
Kiptanui trying to control from half guard but Angle is working away.
Kiptanui is trying to work for a kimura but Angle is defending well.
Kiptanui takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kiptanui is trying to control the action in half guard but Angle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiptanui seems to be looking for submissions.
Angle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Angle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kiptanui defends well.
Kiptanui stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Angle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kiptanui wants to control from the top but Angle keeps moving.
Kiptanui tries to free his leg and advance position but Angle is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kiptanui stands and throws Angle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kiptanui looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kiptanui avoids the strikes from the bottom by Angle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kiptanui takes a little break here. Angle wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kiptanui is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Angle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Angle is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angle sneaks back into half guard.
Angle keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kiptanui seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Angle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Angle!
Angle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kiptanui controlling from the full mount.
Kiptanui is trying to control here but Angle has managed to regain half guard.
Kiptanui throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Angle is looking to improve his position.
Kiptanui lands with a punch from half guard.
Kiptanui wants to control but Angle is keeping him busy.
Angle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angle is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kiptanui jumps into side control!
Angle tries to buck Kiptanui off but Kiptanui is having none of it.
Angle gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Angle is desperately trying to improve his position but Kiptanui has a good base and remains in mount.
Angle looks gassed!
Kiptanui lands with some strikes.
Kiptanui controlling his opponent.
Angle blocking the ground and pound.
Angle gets back to half guard.
Kiptanui looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angle actively working from the bottom here.
Angle is trying to stand back up but Kiptanui is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Kiptanui dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Angle with a poor takedown
and Kiptanui counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kiptanui.
Kiptanui lands a knee to the body.
Kiptanui lands a nice knee to the body.
Kiptanui slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiptanui creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiptanui lands a knee to the head.
Kiptanui unloads a knee to the mid-section. Angle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kiptanui unloads a knee to the mid-section. Angle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kiptanui trying to stall but Angle improves his position.
Kiptanui putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Angle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kiptanui landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiptanui scores with a knee to the head.
Kiptanui stalling the fight.
Angle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kiptanui pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kiptanui connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angle's face.
Kiptanui with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiptanui comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Angle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kiptanui gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gabriel Kiptanui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Angle.
Kiptanui gets underhooks to prevent Angle's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kiptanui lands a shot to the body.
Kiptanui tries to land knees in the clinch but Angle avoids the damage to the body.
Kiptanui gets underhooks to prevent Angle's takedown attempt.
Kiptanui lands a good knee to the midsection. Angle won't want to take too many of those.
Kiptanui lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kiptanui lands an elbow that stopped Angle in his tracks for a moment.
Kiptanui is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kiptanui scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiptanui breaks the clinch.
Kiptanui lands a head shot.
Angle fails with the takedown
and Kiptanui counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Kiptanui.
Kiptanui shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kiptanui showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kiptanui prevents Angle from improving his position.
Angle 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.
Kiptanui is looking to take a break and control but Angle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kiptanui works his way into full mount!
Angle is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui is working for a guillotine from mount but Angle frees his head quite easily.
Angle is trying desperately to improve position.
Angle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kiptanui wants to control the pace but Angle is squirming around nicely.
Angle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Angle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kiptanui with a couple of short strikes.
Kiptanui is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Angle is surviving well by controlling Kiptanui's body position as best he can.
Kiptanui jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Angle is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Angle and Kiptanui has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Angle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Angle wants to work for an arm triangle but Kiptanui is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kiptanui slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiptanui 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.
Angle wants to stand and escape but instead Kiptanui has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Kiptanui dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kiptanui displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Angle.
Kiptanui moves to clinch but Angle breaks away
and Angle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kiptanui's guard.
Kiptanui utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Angle stopping the sweep attempt from Kiptanui.
Kiptanui trying to keep a closed guard but Angle is proving a slippery customer.
Angle landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Angle is looking to work some ground and pound but Kiptanui has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle looking to pass the guard.
Kiptanui is pulling down on Angle's head. It's preventing any offense from Angle, at least for the moment.
Angle postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kiptanui is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Angle, into his guard.
Kiptanui scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kiptanui got a little sloppy there for a moment and Angle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kiptanui has managed to get both his arms back between Angle's legs - danger averted.
Kiptanui is pushing down on Angle's leg trying to pass to half guard. Angle is fighting to maintain full guard but Kiptanui has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kiptanui is working away from the top position though.
Gabriel Kiptanui overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiptanui sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kiptanui works his way into full mount!
Kiptanui controlling his opponent.
Kiptanui working Angle over with strikes here.
Ty Angle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiptanui controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kiptanui has control of Angle's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Angle regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gabriel Kiptanui is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiptanui looking to control but Angle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kiptanui tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kiptanui looking to control but Angle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Angle is looking to improve his position but Kiptanui isn't that keen on the idea.
Kiptanui takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kiptanui lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Angle hang on?
Kiptanui prevents Angle from getting the reversal.
Kiptanui trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Angle slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Angle is not content to let Kiptanui control the position.
Angle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kiptanui pulls his head out easily.
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 Gabriel Kiptanui.
Well Kiptanui 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... Gabriel Kiptanui!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Y'all must've forgot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mario Turk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dante Jericho's chin.
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213 lbs
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219 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dante Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Turk!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho throws a nice looking combination but Turk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jericho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turk.
Turk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turk scores with a three punch combo!
Jericho takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jericho looks to land a combination but Turk avoids it well.
Jericho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jericho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turk throws a nice looking combination but Jericho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jericho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jericho looks to land a combination but Turk avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jericho.
Jericho is breathing heavily.
Turk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jericho's hands.
Turk looks to land a combination but Jericho avoids it well.
Turk drives through and clinches with Jericho against the cage.
Turk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jericho is trying to break the clinch but Turk has him pressed against the cage.
Turk has Jericho pressed against the cage, preventing Jericho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turk pushes Jericho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jericho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Turk's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Turk prevents Jericho from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk pushes Jericho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jericho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turk is looking to control Jericho's arms but Jericho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Turk has his back to the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turk.
A short left from Turk.
Turk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jericho backwards.
Turk lands a left hand.
A short right from Turk.
Turk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jericho backwards.
Turk drops Jericho onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jericho is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jericho is rocked!
Jericho tries to circle away but Turk has him pinned against the cage.
Oh Jericho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turk leaning against his opponent.
Turk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jericho takes a shot to the head.
Turk is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Jericho tries to break Turk's hands from around his neck, Turk unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Jericho will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mario Turk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Revan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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24
149 lbs
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147 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Revan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clark Griswold!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Griswold slips the punch.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Griswold sprawls well.
Griswold stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griswold wants it to stay on the feet.
Griswold attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Griswold counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Griswold takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Griswold tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
enabling Griswold to counter with a crisp jab.
Griswold defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Revan Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griswold moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Griswold lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Griswold thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Griswold as he connects with a hook.
Griswold throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Griswold throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gracie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Griswold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griswold can pounce on him.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griswold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griswold clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Griswold tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Griswold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Griswold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold throws a head kick that half lands.
Griswold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griswold connects with a solid leg kick.
Griswold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griswold, right into the meat.
Griswold lands a high kick!
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Griswold.
Griswold takes the fight into the clinch.
Griswold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Griswold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Griswold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Griswold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold lands with a short shot to the head.
Griswold tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Griswold prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Griswold manages to get underhooks.
Griswold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Griswold lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Griswold lands an elbow inside.
Griswold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A left hand lands to the body for Griswold.
Griswold lands with a short shot to the head.
Griswold scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Griswold lands a nice uppercut.
Griswold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Griswold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Griswold.
Griswold lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Griswold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Griswold lands a body punch in the clinch.
Griswold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Griswold prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griswold lands a damaging elbow.
Griswold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Griswold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griswold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Griswold cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griswold lands a body shot.
Griswold lands a nice elbow.
Griswold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Griswold lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Griswold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Griswold dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griswold counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Griswold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griswold circles away.
Griswold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griswold closes the distance and clinches.
Griswold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griswold lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Griswold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griswold lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Griswold.
Griswold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griswold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Griswold lands a nice elbow.
Griswold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Griswold.
Griswold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Griswold.
Griswold trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Griswold.
Griswold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Griswold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Griswold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Griswold lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Griswold scores a nice knee to the body.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Revan Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griswold presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Griswold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Nice elbow from Griswold.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Griswold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griswold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Griswold lands an elbow inside.
Griswold lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Griswold lands a nice elbow.
Griswold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Griswold.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Griswold pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Revan Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griswold looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Griswold throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griswold lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Griswold walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gracie tries to move into range but Griswold moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Griswold pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Griswold lands an elbow inside.
Griswold gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Griswold lands a knee to the body.
Griswold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Gracie avoiding damage as Griswold throws knees to the body.
Griswold missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Griswold.
Griswold lands a nice elbow.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Griswold.
Griswold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Griswold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Griswold lands a nice shot to the body.
Griswold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griswold scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Griswold lands a damaging elbow.
Griswold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Griswold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Griswold landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Griswold.
Griswold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Griswold scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Griswold lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Griswold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Griswold clinches.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Griswold just stands there and leans against the cage.
Griswold lands a nice uppercut.
Griswold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Griswold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Griswold lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie is rocked!
Griswold lands a nice elbow.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griswold prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Griswold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Griswold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie has Griswold pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Griswold manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Revan Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griswold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Griswold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Griswold just stands there and leans against the cage.
Griswold cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Griswold lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Griswold gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griswold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Griswold.
Griswold lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gracie is working for takedown but Griswold is calmly controlling the position for now.
Griswold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griswold lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Griswold manages to get underhooks.
Griswold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griswold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griswold tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Griswold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griswold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Griswold pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griswold prevents it.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Griswold shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Griswold lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Griswold just stands there and leans against the cage.
Griswold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griswold lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Griswold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Revan Gracie has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Griswold.
Griswold missing with knees to the body.
Griswold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griswold lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Griswold lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Clark Griswold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Griswold lands a nice elbow.
Griswold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Griswold shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie avoiding damage as Griswold throws knees to the body.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Clark Griswold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griswold lands an elbow inside.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Griswold holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
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.
A short right from Griswold on the inside.
Gracie jumps guard but Griswold stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Griswold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Griswold lands a knee to the body.
Griswold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Griswold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Griswold pulls his leg out and moves away.
Revan Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griswold throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clark Griswold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griswold has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clark Griswold!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simon Kurken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siduri Rafter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurken comes to the cage accompanied by Serbian national anthem . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simon Kurken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Siduri Rafter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurken is looking to chop away at Rafter's legs.
Rafter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kurken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurken ducks under a wild hook from Rafter.
Kurken walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rafter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rafter lands in his opponent's guard.
Kurken keeping full guard, as Rafter tries to pass.
Kurken tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kurken is working hard here to advance position.
Rafter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rafter wants to pass the guard but Kurken is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurken bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rafter's guard.
Kurken trying to control but Rafter is working from the bottom.
Kurken looking to pass the guard.
Kurken has gone for a leg lock! Rafter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kurken's guard.
Kurken keeping moving, preventing Rafter from controlling successfully.
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.
Rafter slips nicely into half guard.
Rafter working Kurken over with strikes.
Rafter passes to full mount!
Rafter lands a nice shot to the head.
Rafter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kurken is working to get back to half guard.
Rafter blocks Kurken's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rafter lands a heavy elbow.
Rafter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rafter dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rafter with the ground and pound from mount.
Rafter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kurken is looking to escape.
Kurken is working to get back to half guard.
Rafter landing strikes from the mount and Kurken is in trouble!
Rafter looking to control but Kurken is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rafter landing punches.
Rafter scoring with strikes but Kurken is staying in there.
Rafter lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafter trying to control but Kurken is having none of it.
Rafter lands with some strikes.
Kurken bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurken stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rafter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rafter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurken looking to sit in guard and control but Rafter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siduri Rafter dominated that round.
That's time! Kurken's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kurken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rafter.
Rafter moves out of range of the leg kick from Kurken.
Rafter lands a nice shot to the body.
Kurken on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kurken will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rafter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rafter dips to his left and cracks Kurken with an uppercut!
Rafter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rafter misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rafter misses the target.
Kurken gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kurken being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rafter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kurken working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rafter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rafter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kurken is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rafter 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.
Kurken postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rafter is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kurken, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rafter stands and throws Kurken's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rafter wants to control but Kurken is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Rafter stalls from top position.
Kurken dodges the ground and pound from Rafter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurken managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rafter.
Rafter grinds an elbow into Kurken's temple.
Kurken is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rafter connects with a decent elbow.
Kurken takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rafter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kurken regains half guard.
Rafter is looking to take a break and control but Kurken is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kurken is looking for a sweep. Rafter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kurken moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rafter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurken wants to sweep here but Rafter controlling him for the moment.
Rafter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kurken's guard.
Rafter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kurken is staying active underneath Rafter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rafter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kurken kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rafter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kurken is refusing to be controlled, as Rafter sits in half guard.
Kurken blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rafter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siduri Rafter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kurken throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rafter's head.
It looks like Siduri Rafter has been cut.
Kurken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Rafter. That snapped Kurken's head back.
Rafter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kurken did well to prevent Rafter getting side control.
Rafter is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kurken!
Kurken regains half guard.
Rafter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rafter is pressing down on Kurken's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kurken is holding on for now.
Kurken gets back to full guard.
Kurken is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rafter defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rafter postures up in Kurken's guard and throws a big left but Kurken blocks it.
Kurken keeping moving, preventing Rafter from controlling successfully.
Rafter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kurken has momentary wrist control but Rafter slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
Kurken working for submissions but it's allowed Rafter to get to half guard.
Kurken is not content to let Rafter control the position.
Rafter controlling the pace.
Rafter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rafter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurken keeps working.
Kurken works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rafter trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rafter postures up in Kurken's guard and throws a big left but Kurken blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafter trying to control but Kurken is working from the bottom.
Kurken looking for a sweep. Not yet Kurken, not yet.
Kurken avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rafter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Siduri Rafter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kurken utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rafter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kurken wants to sweep here but Rafter controlling him for the moment.
Kurken looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rafter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Kurken throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Simon Kurken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rafter tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurken is retaining full guard.
Kurken is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rafter defends well.
Rafter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Siduri Rafter.
Well Rafter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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... Siduri Rafter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Saint Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunter Streicher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Roc comes to the cage accompanied by Rock superstar. Streicher has chosen Wait And Bleed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gunter Streicher 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Pierre Saint Roc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gunter Streicher!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint Roc throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Streicher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre Saint Roc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Streicher.
Saint Roc misses with a hook. Streicher ducked under it nicely.
Saint Roc shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Streicher but Streicher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Streicher.
Streicher scores with a head kick. Saint Roc tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Saint Roc tries to keep at a distance but Streicher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Streicher is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Saint Roc tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Streicher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Streicher digs a right hand into Saint Roc's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saint Roc's gas tank.
Streicher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Streicher is leaning against Saint Roc and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saint Roc is breathing heavily.
Streicher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Streicher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Streicher lands an uppercut.
Streicher lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Streicher.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Streicher.
Saint Roc jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Streicher walks away with a smile on his face. Saint Roc gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Saint Roc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Saint Roc misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Streicher throws a head kick that misses
and Saint Roc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint Roc walks forward, straight into a front kick from Streicher.
Streicher tries to clinch up.
Streicher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Streicher throws a right and a left that Saint Roc avoids nicely.
A head kick by Saint Roc misses
and Streicher counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Saint Roc is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Streicher rushes Saint Roc and presses him up against the cage.
Streicher lands with a short shot to the head.
Streicher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunter Streicher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saint Roc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Streicher connects with a nice looking jab.
Streicher misses with a body kick.
Streicher throws a front kick that sends Saint Roc stumbling back into the cage.
Saint Roc misses with a right hand
and Streicher counters with a three punch combo that has Saint Roc backing up. Saint Roc nods at Streicher to acknowledge the strikes.
Saint Roc misses with a leg kick
and Streicher counters with a straight right hand.
Streicher connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint Roc misses the body punch
and Streicher counters with a head kick. That will keep Saint Roc thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Streicher closes the distance and pushes Saint Roc back into the cage.
Streicher misses with a punch on the inside.
Streicher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Streicher drops Saint Roc with a big knee straight up the middle! Saint Roc is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Saint Roc is rocked!
Streicher looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Streicher backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Saint Roc's temple! It sends Saint Roc violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Streicher celebrates and the doctors try to help Saint Roc!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Gunter Streicher!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman comes to the cage accompanied by Huey Lewis and The News - Hip to be Square. The crowd seem to be enjoying Soprano's choice of entrance music: Got Yourself a Gun . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soprano lands a really nice looking cross but Bateman seems unphased.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bateman.
Bateman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Soprano.
Bateman connects with a body shot that sends Soprano's belly button to the back.
Soprano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bateman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bateman throws a shot from downtown. Soprano moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Soprano does no damage.
Soprano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bateman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Patrick Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bateman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soprano.
Nice body kick there by Bateman.
Soprano looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bateman with a jab.
Soprano throws a right hand that Bateman ducks under and follows up with a left that Bateman also avoids with ease.
Bateman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman sizes up Soprano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bateman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soprano.
Soprano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bateman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab from Bateman.
Soprano thows a body shot but no joy.
Bateman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bateman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sopranos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bateman scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bateman cracks Soprano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bateman punishes Soprano's body with a nice straight punch.
Soprano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bateman lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bateman tries to bum rush Soprano with a series of wild strikes but Soprano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bateman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bateman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bateman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bateman throws an overhand right that lands on Soprano's shoulder, as Soprano tries to avoid the shot.
Soprano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soprano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bateman misses with an uppercut.
Soprano throws a lazy right hand but Bateman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soprano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.
Bateman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bateman thows a body shot but no joy.
Bateman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Soprano misses with a hook to the body
and Bateman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman lands a glancing blow to the side of Soprano's head.
Soprano checks a leg kick.
Bateman ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
Bateman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soprano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bateman connects with a looping right hand.
Bateman throws a leg kick which misses Soprano's front leg but catches the back leg as Soprano tries to avoid it.
Bateman tries to work over Soprano's front leg with a kick but Soprano checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bateman.
Bateman moves in looking to clinch but Soprano pushes him off.
Bateman works Soprano's body with a nice hook.
Bateman looks to land a right hand but Soprano moved out of range.
Bateman cracks Soprano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman dips to his left and cracks Soprano with an uppercut!
Bateman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bateman misses with a body shot.
Bateman throws a solid leg kick but Soprano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bateman.
Bateman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soprano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soprano throws a right hand that misses
and Bateman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soprano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soprano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bateman misses with an uppercut
and Soprano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bateman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Soprano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Bateman 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.
Soprano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bateman can pounce on him.
Bateman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bateman thows a body kick. Soprano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Soprano throws an off balance right hand
and Bateman counters with a nice body kick.
Bateman throws a looping overhand right but Soprano ducks down to avoid it.
Bateman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soprano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bateman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soprano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Soprano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bateman with a nice cross.
Bateman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soprano.
Soprano is breathing heavily.
Bateman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman scores with a nice right hand.
Bateman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bateman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soprano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soprano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soprano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bateman throws a big shot that misses.
Bateman lunges at Soprano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soprano's hand.
Nice body kick from Bateman.
Bateman tests Soprano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bateman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bateman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soprano checks a leg kick.
Bateman scores with a hook.
Soprano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Bateman looks for the body kick but Soprano saw that one coming.
Soprano blocks a head kick by Bateman.
Soprano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bateman.
Bateman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Patrick Bateman is winning the standup battle so far.
Bateman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Soprano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bateman throws out a powerful jab.
Soprano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bateman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A low kick from Bateman is predictable there
and Soprano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soprano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bateman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bateman.
Soprano throws a poor cross that misses
and Soprano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bateman.
Bateman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soprano misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bateman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bateman throws a sloppy head kick and Soprano moves out of range easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Soprano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bateman has got the better of the exchanges.
Soprano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bateman, right into the meat.
Bateman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soprano can do to turn this around?
Soprano slips a jab and a cross from Bateman.
A solid body kick from Bateman.
Soprano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soprano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bateman finds it's way round the side to connect with Soprano's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Bateman does it's job there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bateman.
Soprano misses with a jab to the body
and Bateman counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Bateman misses its intended target.
That kick from Bateman tenderised Soprano's leg. Soprano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bateman throws a leg kick which misses Soprano's front leg but catches the back leg as Soprano tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bateman misses with a low kick as Soprano jumps back.
Nice uppercut lands for Bateman. That snapped Soprano's head back.
Soprano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bateman counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Bateman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Soprano misses with a hook to the body
and Bateman counters with a solid body kick.
Bateman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soprano.
Soprano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bateman catches Soprano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bateman throws out a powerful jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Bateman.
Soprano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bateman.
Bateman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bateman. Those never looked like landing.
Bateman sizes up Soprano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bateman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soprano drops his hands momentarily and Bateman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman tests Soprano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soprano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bateman tries a low kick but Soprano avoids it.
Soprano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bateman counters with a good low kick that Soprano was not able to check.
Soprano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bateman.
Bateman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soprano's calf.
Soprano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soprano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soprano blocks the body kick.
Soprano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bateman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bateman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bateman swings for the body but Soprano moves out of range.
Soprano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tony Soprano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman scores with a jab to the head.
Soprano takes a swing at Bateman's ribcage but misses.
Soprano throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bateman counters with a nice body kick.
Soprano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.
Soprano walks into a left hand.
Bateman scores with a head kick. Soprano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bateman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soprano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bateman lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bateman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soprano's calf.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bateman.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bateman.
A jab from Bateman does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman cracks Soprano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bateman tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Bateman as he connects with a hook.
Bateman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bateman lands with a cross.
Bateman lands a leg kick that knocks Soprano off balance momentarily.
Bateman scores with a jab. Soprano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bateman scores with a jab.
Bateman connects with a nice looking jab.
Bateman scores with a sloppy right hand. Soprano should have avoided that one.
Bateman misses with a body shot.
Soprano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soprano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bateman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano swinging wildly here.
That kick from Bateman tenderised Soprano's leg. Soprano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Soprano takes one to the side of the head.
Bateman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soprano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bateman checks it well.
Bateman scores with a three punch combo!
Soprano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bateman cracks Soprano with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bateman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bateman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bateman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Bateman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bateman 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 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Bateman!
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