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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Foxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foxx kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eye of the tiger. Virtanen has chosen Soomaaliyeey toosoo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Foxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdullah Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foxx shoots in but Virtanen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steve Foxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Virtanen is looking to slow Foxx down with leg kicks.
Foxx has a takedown stuffed.
Foxx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Virtanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Foxx lands with a good body shot.
Foxx tries to clinch up but Virtanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Virtanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Foxx tries to score a power double leg takedown but Virtanen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Foxx somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Foxx. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foxx rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Virtanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Virtanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foxx. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen lands with a nice body kick.
Foxx is breathing heavily.
Foxx shoots for a takedown but Virtanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Virtanen thows a body kick. Foxx tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Virtanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick from Virtanen lands but Foxx takes it in his stride.
It looks like Steve Foxx has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virtanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Virtanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Foxx has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Virtanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Virtanen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Virtanen lands a nice looking body kick.
Virtanen connects with a solid leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Foxx. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Virtanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Foxx tumbling to the canvas! Virtanen pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Foxx was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Abdullah Virtanen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeranimo Milner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Rabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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161 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jeranimo Milner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Rabi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabi fails to land the takedown.
Rabi tries for a takedown but Milner circles away easily
and Milner counters by clinching up.
Milner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rabi regains guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Milner stands up over Rabi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Milner connects with a couple of short punches.
Rabi keeping full guard, as Milner tries to pass.
Milner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Milner lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rabi's head.
Rabi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Milner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Milner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Milner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Milner 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.
Milner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Milner uses his free foot to push down on Rabi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rabi.
Milner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rabi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Milner unloading with bombs!
Milner dominating with strikes here.
Rabi looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milner postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Rabi badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Milner around the waist but Milner pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Milner is the winner by TKO! Milner jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeranimo Milner!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Erwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Henri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Erwin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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256 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robin Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Henri!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henri closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Erwin did well to prevent Henri getting side control.
Henri is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Erwin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Henri.
Erwin wants to get back to full guard.
Erwin wants to control but Henri is keeping busy.
Erwin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henri being controlled here momentarily.
Henri is sitting in close to Erwin's body. Erwin has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Henri is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Henri is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Erwin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Robin Erwin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keisuke Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ellison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to im bad. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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281 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Ellison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keisuke Honda!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellison misses with a body shot.
Honda misses with a hook. Ellison ducked under it nicely.
Honda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ellison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Honda finds it's way round the side to connect with Ellison's head.
Ellison shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Honda tries to roll over but Ellison keeps him under control.
Honda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ellison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Honda keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellison is looking to advance position but Honda won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Honda moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Honda keeping moving, preventing Ellison from controlling successfully.
Ellison stopping the sweep attempt from Honda.
Ellison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ellison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Honda on the ground.
Honda controlling the position.
Ellison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ellison looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Honda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ellison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honda shoots in but no luck this time.
Ellison is looking to clinch but Honda is avoiding it.
Ellison throws a series of punches but Honda moves out of range.
Ellison throws a hook but Honda avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison looks to land a combination but Honda avoids it well.
Honda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Honda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ellison is looking for a sweep.
Honda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ellison knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Honda working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison is looking for a sweep.
Ellison parries the strikes from Honda easily there. Honda is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ellison to escape.
Honda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honda landing a few strikes.
Honda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ellison keeps working.
Honda tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ellison's legs.
Ellison tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Honda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honda in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Honda gets to mount! Ellison was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keisuke Honda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Honda missing with a left hand there. Ellison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Honda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ellison's head.
Honda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antonio Ellison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Honda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ellison.
Honda cracks Ellison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ellison tries to clinch there but Honda circles away.
Honda listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ellison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Honda is out of range and Ellison settles back down.
Ellison pushes Honda up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ellison fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Honda can't fight it off and eventually Ellison manages to take the fight to the floor. Honda looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Honda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ellison.
Honda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ellison defends well.
Ellison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Honda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ellison.
Honda looking for a sweep. Not yet Honda, not yet.
Ellison trying to control the position from guard on top but Honda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ellison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Honda is keeping the position for now.
Ellison trying to control the position from guard on top but Honda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda trying to control the position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Antonio Ellison wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ellison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellison trying to control the action but Honda is working from the bottom.
Honda gets back to half guard.
Ellison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Honda's head.
Ellison tries to pass to full mount but Honda defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Honda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ellison throwing strikes from guard but Honda blocks nicely.
Honda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ellison is looking to work some ground and pound but Honda has wrist control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Honda. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Honda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ellison's guard.
Honda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Honda is working Ellison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Honda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Honda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Honda trying to control but Ellison is working from the bottom.
Honda content to stall in guard here.
Ellison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Honda is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honda wants to control from the top but Ellison keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ellison wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Keisuke Honda wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ellison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Honda to the mat! Honda manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Ellison will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ellison thows a body kick. Honda tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ellison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Keisuke Honda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Honda preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ellison slows the pace down in half guard.
Ellison seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Honda for as long as he can get away with.
Ellison is nestled in close to Honda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison tries to stand and escape but Honda is controlling the position.
Honda gets back to full guard.
Honda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Honda keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ellison is looking to control Honda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ellison avoid being mounted?
Honda is looking to take a break and control but Ellison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Honda trying to pass the guard but Ellison defending well.
Honda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ellison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ellison wants to stand but Honda has his arm trapped.
Honda manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ellison's best efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honda keeping control of the position.
Honda is looking to control Ellison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Honda avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda wants to get back to full guard.
Ellison wants to stand but Honda has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Honda is defending against the submission attempts here by Ellison.
The fighters are battling for position here. Honda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ellison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ellison postures up.
Ellison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ellison!
Honda lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honda lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ellison hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellison is wriggling around trying to escape.
Honda looking to control but Ellison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ellison takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Honda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ellison's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keisuke Honda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Honda 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 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keisuke Honda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mattias Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grabowski comes to the cage accompanied by Forever by Throwdown. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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26
274 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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20
262 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mattias Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alistair Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thompson throws the kick towards the body but Grabowski avoids it.
Thompson swings for the body but Grabowski moves out of range.
Grabowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Grabowski is avoiding it.
Alistair Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson closes the distance and pushes Grabowski back into the cage.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Grabowski's ribcage.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grabowski avoids it.
Grabowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Grabowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Thompson lands but Grabowski takes it in his stride.
It looks like Mattias Grabowski has been cut.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thompson delivers a nice body kick.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Grabowski circles away.
Thompson throws a solid leg kick but Grabowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thompson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson throws a wild body kick that Grabowski sees coming a mile off.
Grabowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson tries to clinch but Grabowski moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grabowski.
Thompson closes the distance but Grabowski moves to the side
and Grabowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grabowski throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grabowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Grabowski moves out of range easily.
Thompson throws a head kick but Grabowski moves out of range.
Thompson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thompson has managed to clinch.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grabowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grabowski is breathing heavily.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Grabowski blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Mattias Grabowski's cut is getting worse.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
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!
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thompson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson drops Grabowski with a big knee straight up the middle! Grabowski is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Grabowski is rocked!
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Grabowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson throws a head kick but Grabowski moves out of range.
Grabowski seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a leg kick.
Thompson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thompson drops Grabowski with a big knee straight up the middle! Grabowski is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mattias Grabowski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A solid body kick from Thompson.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
A good leg kick by Thompson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thompson.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mattias Grabowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grabowski keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Grabowski pushes him off.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Grabowski throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson defending well as Grabowski loads up on a big left hand.
Grabowski misses with a hook.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. Grabowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson forces Grabowski back against the cage and clinches.
Thompson drops Grabowski with a big knee straight up the middle! Grabowski is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson darts in and clinches Grabowski up against the cage.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Grabowski can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thompson throws 2 knees - Grabowski can't escape Thompson's clinch. As Grabowski tries to escape again Thompson whips his head left to meet with another knee! That's knocked out Grabowski's gum shield and as Grabowski falls to the floor, the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Alistair Thompson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Dominator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominator has chosen Condemned 84 - Face the Aggression as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicky Santoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Dominator!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santoro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dominator's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dominator manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dominator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santoro.
Dominator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominator lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santoro circles away quickly and effectively.
Santoro misses with a takedown
and Santoro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santoro moves in looking to clinch but Dominator pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Dominator. No joy for Santoro on that attempt.
Dominator throws a combination that misses
and Santoro counters by moving into the clinch.
Santoro successfully pulls guard.
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!
Santoro throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Santoro throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Santoro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dominator defends it easily.
Dominator really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santoro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santoro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator trying to stand up but can't free himself from Santoro's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santoro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Santoro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dominator gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Santoro has control of Dominator's left arm, preventing Dominator from doing any damage.
Dominator wants to get up but he can't break Santoro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Santoro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dominator stopping the sweep attempt from Santoro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominator wants to stand and escape but instead Santoro has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Santoro passes into half guard.
Santoro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dominator blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santoro.
Santoro is trying to work for a kimura but Dominator is defending well.
Santoro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Dominator leaves Santoro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicky Santoro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santoro jabs at Dominator's body.
Santoro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santoro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santoro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dominator counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominator wants to clinch.
Dominator misses with a lunging right hand
and Santoro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santoro looks for a takedown but Dominator sprawls well.
Dominator will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santoro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Santoro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Santoro or perhaps it was just good defense by Dominator which made him look bad.
Santoro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dominator misses with a double jab.
Santoro blocks a head kick by Dominator.
Robert Dominator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santoro throws a leg kick which misses Dominator's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominator tries to avoid it.
Dominator misses with a double jab.
Santoro avoids the head kick by Dominator.
Dominator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santoro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santoro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dominator misses with a straight right.
Dominator circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Dominator.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator throws a right hand that Santoro ducks under and follows up with a left that Santoro also avoids with ease.
Santoro keeps the fight on the outside.
Santoro shoots in looking for a takedown but Dominator manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santoro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicky Santoro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santoro gets a clinch.
Santoro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dominator gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dominator gets through Santoro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santoro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dominator pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santoro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dominator misses with a wild body shot.
Dominator scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominator tries to clinch up.
Santoro tries to clinch up.
Dominator misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominator stuffs the takedown attempt from Santoro. Santoro gets slowly back to his feet.
Dominator tries to work over Santoro's front leg with a kick but Santoro checks it.
Dominator is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Santoro like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Santoro from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Dominator!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cat Litter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cat Litter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eric Lee's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cat Litter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Litter did well to prevent Lee getting side control.
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. Lee connects with a nice short shot to Litter's temple.
Litter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Litter trying to control from the bottom.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Litter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Litter defends it well.
Litter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Litter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Litter throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lee escapes and throws Litter's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Litter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Litter slips under a jab.
Litter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Litter moves away.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Litter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Litter's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litter fails with the takedown.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Cat Litter has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Eric Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Litter with that takedown attempt.
Eric Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cat Litter.
Lee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Litter being controlled here, momentarily.
Litter keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
Litter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Litter keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Eric Lee wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Litter pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee decides to stand back up. Lee steps back and let's Litter get back to his feet.
Litter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Litter was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cat Litter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee is trying to trip Litter. He has hold of a leg but Litter is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lee persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Litter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee trying to control but Litter is working from the bottom.
Lee 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.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Litter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee pushing down on Litter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Litter is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
Litter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Eric Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee is looking to advance position but Litter won't allow it.
Lee is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Litter!
Lee lands a big shot there that rocks Litter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Litter looks a forlorn figure.
Litter is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Lee cracks Litter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee wants to control the pace but Litter is squirming around nicely.
Lee jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Litter is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Litter and Lee has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lee decides to stand back up.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Litter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
Lee sneaks back into half guard.
Litter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lee makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a jab to Litter's midsection.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Litter moved out of range nicely.
Lee rushes Litter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Litter.
Litter is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eric Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cat Litter.
Litter is breathing heavily.
Litter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee digs a right hand into Litter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Litter's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee jumps guard and drags Litter to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Litter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lee dives on top into guard.
Lee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Litter's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
Lee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Litter sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cat Litter's cut.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lee misses with a left hand
and Litter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Litter.
Cat Litter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Litter rolls with it to try and escape but Lee cranks on the arm and Litter is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eric Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Jackhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackhammer comes to the cage accompanied by Whats up . Tim Jackhammer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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183 lbs
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197 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Jackhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira clinches up with Jackhammer and pushes him back against the cage.
Ferreira pushes Jackhammer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ferreira pushes Jackhammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackhammer controls his hands.
Good body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jackhammers head.
Ferreira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ferreira lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Ferreira.
Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Ferreira throws a combination. Jackhammer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ferreira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Tim Jackhammer has been cut.
Ferreira feints and then cracks Jackhammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackhammer down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ferreira drives through and clinches with Jackhammer against the cage.
A short right from Ferreira on the inside.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackhammer is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Ferreira.
A short right from Ferreira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackhammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Ferreira.
Jackhammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ferreira taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ferreira.
Ferreira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ferreira lands a lovely overhand right.
Ronaldo Ferreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferreira scores with a head kick. Jackhammer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ferreira lands a big head kick that sends Jackhammer tumbling to the mat! Ferreira takes a step backwards and waves Jackhammer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jackhammer is rocked!
Ferreira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Jackhammer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Jackhammer.
Jackhammer seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackhammer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackhammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ferreira lands a big head kick that sends Jackhammer to the canvas! Ferreira follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronaldo Ferreira!
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