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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Seletzsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emile Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seletzsky comes into the arena with Viva Colonia! blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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150 lbs
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158 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 Los Angeles, Alexander Seletzsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emile Gaston!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaston shoots in and gets a takedown into Seletzsky's guard.
Seletzsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Seletzsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Seletzsky, not yet.
Gaston looking to pass the guard.
Gaston drops back looking for a leg! Seletzsky is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Seletzsky manages to kick Gaston off! Gaston jumps back into Seletzsky's guard.
Seletzsky is trying to keep Gaston in close.
Gaston thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Seletzsky working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gaston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gaston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Seletzsky is trying to keep Gaston in close.
Seletzsky wants to hit a switch here but Gaston passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Seletzsky there!
Gaston looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seletzsky just holding on.
Seletzsky is working to get back to half guard.
Seletzsky is working hard here to advance position.
Gaston swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Emile Gaston!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damon Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the ring accompanied by One Step Closer by Linkin Park. Damon Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damon Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Luca Fuschini!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.
Fuschini throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
Fuschini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone with a poor takedown
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone staying out of range there.
Stone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fuschini was covering up waiting for the punch and Stone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fuschini bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stone's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fuschini wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Fuschini looking to pass the guard.
Stone wants to sweep here but Fuschini controlling him for the moment.
Fuschini wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Luca Fuschini hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stone has his takedown stuffed
letting Fuschini counter with a right hand.
It looks like Damon Stone has been cut.
Stone tries for a takedown but Fuschini circles away easily
and Fuschini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damon Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuschini throws a left that rocks Stone and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Fuschini dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Stone regain composure!
Stone is rocked!
Stone is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here.
Oh Stone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stone is trying to buck Fuschini off.
Stone seems to have got his legs back now.
Fuschini is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini works to advance to full mount. Stone defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Stone is looking to get to half guard.
Fuschini looking to control but Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fuschini landing punches.
Fuschini trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini wants to control the pace but Stone is squirming around nicely.
Fuschini in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fuschini unloading with bombs!
Stone is trying to escape the mount.
Fuschini trying to control but Stone is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fuschini landing strikes from the mount and Stone is in trouble!
Fuschini prevents Stone from getting the reversal.
Fuschini looking to control but Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fuschini working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fuschini controlling the pace for now.
Stone is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuschini scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stone?
Stone tries to reverse the position but Fuschini maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Fuschini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damon Stone's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fuschini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stone fails with the takedown
and Fuschini counters with a solid body kick.
Fuschini cracks a nice hook into Stone's ribs.
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Fuschini.
Fuschini throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
Fuschini throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stone on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fuschini has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fuschini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stone takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Fuschini misses the target.
Stone moves away from the strike by Fuschini.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stone staying out of range there.
Fuschini fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Stone goes down and covers up as Fuschini starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Fuschini!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Marroquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Rage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Marroquin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marroquin works the jab nicely.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Marroquin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rage lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rage lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marroquin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marroquin tries to get out of the position.
Rage working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rage working for a submission but Marroquin is keeping him at bay.
A nice elbow there by Rage.
Marroquin is rocked!
It looks like Mario Marroquin has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage looking to secure an arm triangle but Marroquin defends it well.
Rage throwing strikes here but Marroquin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rage has hold of Marroquin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marroquin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rage controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rage.
Rage lands a big elbow.
Mario Marroquin's cut is getting worse.
Rage trying to control but Marroquin is having none of it.
Rage has hold of Marroquin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marroquin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage looking to finish Marroquin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marroquin!
Rage has hold of Marroquin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marroquin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rage landing strikes from the mount.
Marroquin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rage on the ground.
Rage has control of Marroquin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Marroquin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rage throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Marroquin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mario Marroquin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mario Marroquin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Rage!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Florencio Dragovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dragovich might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Mages - Assault of the Silver Dragons. The crowd seem to be enjoying Almeida's choice of entrance music: 24 theme song. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Florencio Dragovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Almeida!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Dragovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Almeida.
Dragovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almeida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dragovich misses with a takedown attempt - Almeida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dragovich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
Almeida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dragovich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Almeida counters with a big head kick but Dragovich shrugs it off.
Dragovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almeida lands with a nice body kick.
Dragovich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florencio Dragovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dragovich misses with a hook
and Almeida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dragovich shoots in for a takedown but Almeida shows good takedown defense.
Dragovich throws a sloppy body shot
and Almeida counters with a good, hard body kick but Dragovich shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovich throws a right hand that misses
and Almeida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A nice inside leg kick there by Almeida. That's going to slow Dragovich down.
Dragovich with a poor takedown
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Florencio Dragovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragovich throws a series of punches but Almeida avoids them all with ease.
Dragovich misses with a left hand
and Almeida counters with a nice body kick.
Almeida scores with a spinning back kick!
Dragovich tries to clinch up.
Dragovich throws an off balance right hand
and Almeida counters with an inside leg kick.
Dragovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almeida counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragovich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Almeida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Almeida throws a head kick that half lands.
Dragovich swings widly with a right hand
and Almeida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dragovich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich throws a one two combo.
Dragovich misses with a right hand
and Dragovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Almeida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragovich slips a straight right by Almeida.
Dragovich misses with a takedown
and Almeida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dragovich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dragovich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dragovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
Almeida looks to land a right hand but Dragovich moved out of range.
Dragovich swings widly with a right hand
and Almeida counters with a good, hard body kick but Dragovich shrugs it off.
Almeida misses with a looping right.
Almeida sizes up Dragovich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dragovich will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Almeida scores with a head kick. Dragovich tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Anthony Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragovich misses with a right hand
enabling Almeida to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragovich is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dragovich throws an off balance right hand
and Almeida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dragovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almeida counters with a head kick. That will keep Dragovich thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dragovich throws an off balance right hand
and Almeida counters with a stiff right hand.
Almeida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragovich.
Almeida misses with a wild body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dragovich. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dragovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Almeida counters with a leg kick.
Dragovich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Almeida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dragovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almeida moves away.
Dragovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dragovich tests Almeida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dragovich has his takedown stuffed
enabling Almeida to counter with a crisp jab.
Almeida scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Almeida did well to prevent Dragovich getting side control.
Dragovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dragovich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dragovich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dragovich thows a huge punch but Almeida dodges it nicely.
Almeida is looking to escape.
Dragovich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Almeida defending well though.
Dragovich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dragovich throws a strike but Almeida avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Almeida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragovich stops Almeida from standing up.
Dragovich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dragovich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Almeida dominated that round.
That's time! Dragovich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dragovich jabs Almeida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dragovich misses with a right hand
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Almeida throws a shot from downtown. Dragovich moves away and avoids it.
Almeida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Almeida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dragovich cracks Almeida with an open hand slap.
Almeida slips under a jab.
Dragovich fails with a takedown attempt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Almeida. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dragovich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Almeida as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almeida counters with a solid body kick.
Dragovich swings widly with a right hand
and Almeida counters with a right hand to the body.
Almeida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragovich throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dragovich takes a step back to recover.
Almeida works over Dragovich's head and body with a nice combination.
Dragovich closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Almeida is trying to buck Dragovich off.
Dragovich looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Almeida is avoiding damage well.
Dragovich throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dragovich is putting a hurting on Almeida here, landing some big shots from side control.
Almeida bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Dragovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almeida counters with an inside leg kick.
Almeida slaps away a takedown attempt from Dragovich, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florencio Dragovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich misses with an uppercut
and Almeida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dragovich misses the shot to the body.
Dragovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
Almeida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dragovich's head backwards.
Almeida walks into a stiff left hand from Dragovich.
Anthony Almeida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almeida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dragovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almeida.
Almeida throws a sloppy head kick and Dragovich moves out of range easily.
Dragovich slips a jab from Almeida.
Almeida moves away from the strike by Dragovich.
Almeida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dragovich's hands.
Almeida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dragovich shoots in for a double leg but Almeida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almeida counters with a big head kick but Dragovich shrugs it off.
Dragovich misses with a hook
and Almeida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dragovich avoids the head kick by Almeida.
Almeida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragovich moves away.
A head kick misses from Almeida.
Almeida swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragovich.
A head kick misses from Almeida.
Dragovich misses with a straight right.
Almeida lands with a kick to the temple. Dragovich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dragovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dragovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Dragovich throws a hook but Almeida avoids it easily.
Almeida throws a sloppy head kick and Dragovich moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dragovich.
Dragovich swings widly with a right hand
and Dragovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dragovich tries to bum rush Almeida with a series of wild strikes but Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dragovich misses with a hook
and Almeida counters with a good, hard body kick but Dragovich shrugs it off.
Dragovich misses with an uppercut
and Almeida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dragovich's knee momentarily.
Dragovich misses with a hook
and Almeida counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Almeida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dragovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Almeida.
Dragovich misses with a hook
and Almeida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Almeida scores with a push kick.
Dragovich swings widly with a right hand
and Almeida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dragovich swings widly with a right hand
and Almeida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Almeida misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Almeida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Almeida as Dragovich shoots in.
Almeida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dragovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Dragovich misses its intended target.
Almeida lands with a straight right. Dragovich didn't see that one coming.
Dragovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Almeida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dragovich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dragovich missing with a left hand there. Almeida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragovich.
Dragovich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Almeida circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florencio Dragovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragovich misses with a hook
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
Dragovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Almeida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovich takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dragovich misses with an uppercut
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Dragovich throws a big shot that misses.
Dragovich misses with a hook
enabling Almeida to counter with a crisp jab.
Almeida misses with a head kick.
Dragovich throws an off balance right hand
and Almeida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dragovich misses with a double jab
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Almeida moves out of range of the strikes.
Dragovich throws a lazy uppercut
and Almeida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Almeida lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dragovich takes a step back to recover.
Dragovich misses with a takedown attempt - Almeida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dragovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almeida moves away.
Anthony Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Almeida slams his shin into Dragovich's torso.
Dragovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Dragovich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dragovich misses with a left hand
and Almeida counters with an outside leg kick.
Dragovich looks to clinch
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
Dragovich blocks a head kick by Almeida.
Dragovich misses with an uppercut
and Almeida counters with a left to the body.
Dragovich blocks the body kick.
Dragovich shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dragovich was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dragovich punishing his opponent with strikes.
Almeida is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dragovich.
Dragovich thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dragovich throws some wild stikes that Almeida manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
BOOM! Dragovich connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dragovich lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
You get the feeling that Almeida really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Florencio Dragovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragovich lands a big shot there that rocks Almeida but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dragovich thowing shots but they're missing.
Dragovich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Almeida is rocked!
Dragovich dominating with strikes here.
Almeida is still in real trouble! Can Dragovich finish him?
Dragovich working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Almeida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Almeida can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragovich looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Almeida covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Florencio Dragovich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy The Iron Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutherford Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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166 lbs
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166 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy The Iron Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rutherford Hayes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes stuffs the takedown attempt from The Iron Hand. The Iron Hand gets slowly back to his feet.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Iron Hand tries to land a front kick but Hayes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch lands to the side of The Iron Hand 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hayes.
Hayes lands with a good body shot.
The Iron Hand slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a few strikes there.
The Iron Hand wants to slow Hayes down by chopping away at his legs.
Hayes throws a hook but The Iron Hand blocks it.
Hayes misses with a lunging right hand
and The Iron Hand counters with an inside leg kick.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting The Iron Hand counter with a right hand.
The Iron Hand throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Hayes.
The Iron Hand takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Iron Hand!
A clash of legs there as Hayes blocks the low kick.
Rutherford Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Iron Hand misses with a combination
enabling Hayes to counter with a crisp jab.
The Iron Hand drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing The Iron Hand from controlling successfully.
Hayes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but The Iron Hand puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hayes is looking for a sweep. The Iron Hand is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Iron Hand working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hayes wants to get back to full guard.
The Iron Hand working over Hayes with some ground and pound. Hayes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Iron Hand is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand drops an elbow to the side of Hayes's head.
Hayes manages to get to full guard.
Hayes working for a triangle but The Iron Hand defends it easily.
The Iron Hand chips away with some ground and pound.
The Iron Hand drops back looking for a leg! Hayes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hayes manages to kick The Iron Hand off! The Iron Hand jumps back into Hayes's guard.
Hayes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Iron Hand defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hayes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hayes wants to stand but The Iron Hand is controlling the position.
The Iron Hand with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hayes wants to sweep here but The Iron Hand controlling him for the moment.
The Iron Hand is looking to work some ground and pound but Hayes has wrist control.
Hayes working for submissions but it's allowed The Iron Hand to get to half guard.
The Iron Hand lands with a punch from half guard.
The Iron Hand 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Iron Hand lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hayes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Iron Hand scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The Iron Hand working the head and body with strikes.
Hayes is looking for a sweep. The Iron Hand is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hayes trying to control but The Iron Hand postures up.
Hayes looks gassed!
The Iron Hand thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hayes wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Iron Hand sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hayes defending well though.
The Iron Hand landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Iron Hand is looking for a kimura but Hayes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Iron Hand to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Iron Hand dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Iron Hand misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from The Iron Hand.
The Iron Hand throws a leg kick which misses Hayes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hayes tries to avoid it.
Rutherford Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from The Iron Hand misses
and Hayes counters with a left and a right that stings The Iron Hand.
The Iron Hand fails to land with a series of punches.
Billy The Iron Hand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes connects with a body shot.
The Iron Hand throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
The Iron Hand throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Iron Hand tries a head kick but it misses.
The Iron Hand takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hayes scores with a jab. The Iron Hand acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hayes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Iron Hand stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hayes connects with the punch.
Hayes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Iron Hand to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Iron Hand defends it easily.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing The Iron Hand from controlling successfully.
Hayes is looking for a triangle but The Iron Hand pushes his legs off easily.
Hayes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Iron Hand trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Iron Hand's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Iron Hand trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing The Iron Hand from controlling successfully.
The Iron Hand passes Hayes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hayes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Iron Hand pulls his head out easily.
Hayes trying to control but The Iron Hand postures up.
The Iron Hand takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Iron Hand drops an elbow to the side of Hayes's head.
The Iron Hand stops Hayes from getting back to his feet.
The Iron Hand seems to be working for a kimura but Hayes defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Iron Hand lands a nice short elbow.
Hayes pushes The Iron Hand off looking to stand but The Iron Hand dives back in and keeps control.
The Iron Hand prevents Hayes from improving his position.
The Iron Hand seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hayes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Iron Hand connects with a nice short shot to Hayes's temple.
The Iron Hand winds up and cracks Hayes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hayes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Iron Hand pulls his head out easily.
The Iron Hand working Hayes over with strikes.
Hayes is staying active underneath The Iron Hand, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hayes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The Iron Hand lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Iron Hand throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Iron Hand is nestled in close to Hayes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The Iron Hand landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hayes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Iron Hand scores with a couple of nice shots.
The Iron Hand landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hayes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hayes is not content to let The Iron Hand control the position.
The Iron Hand is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hayes looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Iron Hand dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hayes throws a combination that misses
and The Iron Hand counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Iron Hand trying to control the action but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Hayes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The Iron Hand is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hayes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Iron Hand.
The Iron Hand slips a nice elbow through Hayes's hands, connecting with Hayes's forehead.
The Iron Hand working over Hayes with some ground and pound. Hayes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Iron Hand not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hayes is trying to stand up here but The Iron Hand is controlling him well.
Hayes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from The Iron Hand there.
Hayes looks like he's trying to stand up.
The Iron Hand is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Billy The Iron Hand overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Iron Hand working Hayes over with strikes.
The Iron Hand landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hayes is not content to let The Iron Hand control the position.
The Iron Hand with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hayes looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand wants to take a breather but Hayes is having none of it.
Hayes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hayes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Iron Hand distracts Hayes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The Iron Hand lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The Iron Hand throwing strikes but missing.
The Iron Hand passes into half guard.
The Iron Hand lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is refusing to be controlled, as The Iron Hand sits in half guard.
The Iron Hand seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hayes pushes The Iron Hand off looking to stand but The Iron Hand dives back in and keeps control.
The Iron Hand is nestled in close to Hayes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The Iron Hand is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hayes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Iron Hand.
The Iron Hand scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hayes trying to control but The Iron Hand postures up.
The Iron Hand perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rutherford Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes actively working from the bottom here.
Hayes taking some punishment here, with The Iron Hand in his half guard.
Hayes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Iron Hand working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The Iron Hand seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hayes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Iron Hand landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Iron Hand not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Iron Hand has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hayes defend it? The Iron Hand steps over the head and cranks it - Hayes is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for The Iron Hand!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Billy The Iron Hand!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Alves has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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24
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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19
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Alves - just one landing.
Evans looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Alves lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Alves does it's job there.
Alves scores with a three punch combo!
Alves cracks a nice hook into Evans's ribs.
Evans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Evans should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Alves jabs Evans right on the nose. Evans blinks but takes it well.
Alves cracks Evans with a good jab.
Alves lands a slapping body shot.
Bo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evans in his tracks.
Evans tries to move into range but Alves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Evans takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alves is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Evans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alves stuns Evans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alves connects with a nice looking jab.
Evans takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alves connects with a nice looking jab.
Alves stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evans at a distance.
Alves lands a right hook to the body.
Alves bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alves with a jab.
Alves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Evans takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alves scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alves throws a combination. Evans tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves thuds a left hand into Evans's body.
Evans takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alves connects with a crisp jab.
Alves drops Evans with a beautiful combination! Evans stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alves is looking for the KO!
Evans is rocked!
Alves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Evans is still on wobbly legs! Can Alves finish him?
Evans gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Alves gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Evans is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Alves!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dermot Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leviathen Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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28
282 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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27
240 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dermot Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leviathen Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rage fails with the takedown
and Gray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gray lands a jab-cross combination.
Rage misses with a body shot
and Gray counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rage misses with a takedown attempt
and Gray counters with an outside leg kick.
Dermot Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leviathen Rage.
Gray displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gray lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage misses with a takedown attempt
and Gray counters with a low kick, right behind Rage 's knee.
Rage looks gassed!
Rage throws a combination that misses
and Gray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rage misses with a takedown attempt
and Gray counters with a nice body kick.
Gray connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Gray.
Sloppy strikes from Gray. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gray throws a one two combo.
Rage is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gray is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rage.
Gray lands with a hook. Rage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gray throws a right and a left that Rage avoids nicely.
Leviathen Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gray counters with a straight right hand.
Gray stalks Rage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rage's face. Rage staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage 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.
Rage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dermot Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gray - that will leave a mark!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gray, as that shot connected.
Rage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gray to score with a decent uppercut.
Gray scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a jab to the nose.
Gray moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gray scores with a sloppy right hand. Rage should have avoided that one.
A combination from Gray does no damage.
Rage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gray misses with a double jab.
Gray feints a jab promting Rage to slip. Gray then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rage slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rage shoots and misses
enabling Gray to counter with a crisp jab.
Rage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray scores with a three punch combo!
Gray connects with a nice looking jab.
Rage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rage's hands.
Gray throws a head kick but Rage moves out of range.
Gray is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
Rage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Gray cracks Rage with a good jab.
Rage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gray looks to land a combination. Rage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rage's head.
Rage misses with a takedown attempt
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Gray scores with a kick to the body.
Rage tries for a takedown but Gray circles away easily
and Gray counters with a right hand to the body.
Gray throws a series of punches but Rage avoids them all with ease.
Gray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gray tries a head kick but it misses.
Rage has his takedown stuffed
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Gray.
A nice combination there by Gray.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dermot Gray dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rage misses with a combination
and Gray counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gray lands a head shot.
Gray catches Rage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rage tries for a takedown but Gray circles away easily
and Gray counters with a one-two to the body.
Rage is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rage shoots and misses
and Gray counters with a three punch combo that has Rage backing up. Rage nods at Gray to acknowledge the strikes.
Gray misses with a two punch combination.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rage can do to turn this around?
Rage is breathing heavily.
Gray lands a two punch combo.
Rage with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gray counters with a body kick that stops Rage in his tracks momentarily.
Dermot Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leviathen Rage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray catches Rage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rage walks into a stiff left hand from Gray.
Rage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rage thows a leg kick but Gray checks it
and Gray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Gray.
Rage doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
Gray lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gray cracks Rage with a good jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Gray. That snapped Rage's head back.
Dermot Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rage tries for a takedown but Gray circles away easily
and Gray counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Rage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray connects with a leg kick. Rage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rage moves away.
Gray misses with a double jab.
Rage misses with a combination
and Gray counters with a low kick, right behind Rage 's knee.
Rage with a poor takedown
and Gray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage looks to clinch
and Gray counters with a left to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Gray. That snapped Rage's head back.
Rage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gray scores with a three punch combo!
A right-left combo lands from Gray.
Good standup being displayed there by Gray as he connects with a hook.
Gray lands a nice shot that snaps Rage's head back.
Rage shoots and misses
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
Gray throws a combination. Rage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rage is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rage is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Dermot Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Gray throws a right and a left that Rage avoids nicely.
Rage seems to have recovered his senses.
Gray digs a good body shot into Rage's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with the combination.
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gray counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gray scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That kick from Gray tenderised Rage's leg. Rage is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rage misses with a takedown
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rage back to the ropes. Gray follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rage has his takedown stuffed
and Gray counters with a series of strikes. Rage will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray connects with an inside leg kick.
Gray scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dermot Gray dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Gray scores with a four punch combination!
Rage shoots and misses
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Gray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rage at a distance.
Good leg kick by Gray there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Decent striking displayed by Gray there.
Gray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rage misses with a takedown
and Gray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rage's head backwards.
Gray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rage.
Rage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rage walks into a straight right hand from Gray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Gray - just one landing.
Gray checks a leg kick nicely.
Gray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rage with a poor takedown
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Dermot Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leviathen Rage.
Gray punishes Rage's body with a nice straight punch.
Rage misses with a takedown
and Gray counters with a left to the body.
Gray scores with a three punch combo!
Gray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gray lands a jab-cross combination.
Gray stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rage has time to react.
Rage fails with the takedown
and Gray counters with a left and a right that stings Rage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray scores with a nice right hand.
Gray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rage's calf.
A cross from Gray lands.
Rage with a poor takedown
and Gray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gray connects with the punch.
Gray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Gray.
Gray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gray scores with a punch to the head.
Rage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gray.
Gray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gray thuds his shin into the meat of Rage's side.
Gray lands a nice looking body kick.
Gray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rage moves out of range as Gray throws a body kick.
Gray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leviathen Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gray jabs Rage right on the nose. Rage blinks but takes it well.
Rage has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gray.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage darts in trying to clinch
and Gray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gray jabs Rage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dermot Gray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gray to score with a decent uppercut.
Rage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gray feints a jab promting Rage to slip. Gray then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rage slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rage with a poor takedown
and Gray counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rage walks into a straight right hand from Gray.
Rage darts in trying to clinch
and Gray counters with a series of strikes. Rage will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gray duly obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dermot Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gray 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... Dermot Gray!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell's entrance music is DMX Intro. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jerry Lawson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lawson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lawson is working for a kimura but Liddell is defending it quite comfortably.
Lawson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Liddell!
Lawson throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Liddell has his hands clasped together but Lawson breaks the hold and Liddell is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Lawson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerry Lawson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jacob McGill enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitor Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob McGill!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick from McGill lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from McGill.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie drives through and clinches with McGill against the ropes.
McGill turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and McGill manages to end up in side control.
McGill goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gracie rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McGill's guard! Nice work there by Gracie!
McGill wants to improve his position but instead Gracie has moved into half guard.
McGill is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but McGill defending well.
McGill is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGill trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie prevents McGill from improving his position.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McGill tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
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.
McGill moves into full guard.
McGill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGill keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! McGill is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McGill manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into McGill's guard.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McGill's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill trying to control from the bottom.
McGill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. McGill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McGill gets full guard.
McGill wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but McGill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McGill works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McGill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McGill is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McGill slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
McGill has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gracie defend it? McGill steps over the head and cranks it - Gracie is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for McGill!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jacob McGill!
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