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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirby Jay Navarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bass Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Navarro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Knock you OUT. Rutten has chosen Pride as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bass Rutten is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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300 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kirby Jay Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bass Rutten!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten gets a double leg takedown into Navarro's guard.
Rutten is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Navarro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rutten slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Navarro trying to keep a closed guard but Rutten is proving a slippery customer.
Navarro could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rutten got a little sloppy there for a moment and Navarro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rutten has managed to get both his arms back between Navarro's legs - danger averted.
Navarro working for a triangle but Rutten defends it easily.
Rutten avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Navarro controlling Rutten's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Navarro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rutten tries to free his leg and advance position but Navarro is retaining full guard.
Rutten showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rutten must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Navarro controls Rutten momentarily but Rutten frees himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bass Rutten wasn't active enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Navarro or perhaps it was just good defense by Rutten which made him look bad.
Navarro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten scores a takedown into full mount!
Navarro working to try and regain half guard.
Rutten tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rutten avoids the attempt from Navarro to control.
Rutten controlling his opponent.
Rutten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Navarro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Navarro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rutten controlling the position easily from mount.
Navarro flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rutten lands a big shot there that rocks Navarro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Kirby Jay Navarro has been cut.
Navarro bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Navarro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rutten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rutten trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Navarro postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bass Rutten wasn't active enough on the ground.
Navarro tries to sprawl but Rutten drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rutten perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Navarro moves into full guard.
Navarro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Navarro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rutten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rutten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bass Rutten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirby Jay Navarro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Navarro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten gets the takedown into side control.
Navarro can't do much from the bottom here.
Navarro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rutten trying to control from the bottom.
Rutten wants to improve his position but Navarro is controlling well.
Navarro wants to pass the guard but Rutten is defending well.
Rutten is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rutten is just riding it out for now. Navarro eventually gives up the hold.
Navarro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Navarro is working for a submission of some sort.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rutten can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rutten is looking for a sweep. Navarro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro is looking for a kimura but Rutten is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Navarro to get the leverage.
Navarro is looking for a kimura but Rutten is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Navarro to get the leverage.
Navarro is trying to work for a kimura but Rutten is defending well.
Navarro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rutten defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Navarro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rutten is looking for a sweep. Navarro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bass Rutten has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rutten sees it coming and defends easily.
Navarro is working for a submission of some sort.
Rutten keeping hold of Navarro's head, controlling as best he can.
Navarro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rutten has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rutten manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Navarro stopping the sweep attempt from Rutten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rutten is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Navarro, into his guard.
Rutten controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Rutten has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bass Rutten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kirby Jay Navarro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rutten shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rutten showed some decent athleticism there.
Navarro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rutten content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Navarro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Navarro looking for submissions off his back.
Rutten throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten is thwarting Navarro's attempts to control the position.
Rutten not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Navarro wants to get back to full guard.
Navarro wants to control but Rutten is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Navarro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Navarro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Navarro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rutten controls the pace.
Rutten wants to pass the guard but Navarro is keeping the position.
Navarro being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rutten manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Navarro on his heels. He'll look to pass Navarro's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten stays in close to Navarro's body and controls the position.
Rutten got a little sloppy there for a moment and Navarro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rutten has managed to get both his arms back between Navarro's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Navarro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rutten can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rutten drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rutten jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten thows a big elbow that misses.
Rutten seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Navarro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rutten looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Navarro has his foot on Rutten's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rutten works his way back into a safe position though.
Navarro working a defensive guard here.
Rutten wants to pass the guard but Navarro is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro is trying to control the position but Rutten postures up.
Rutten prevents Navarro from getting back to his feet.
Navarro looking to control.
Navarro keeping full guard, as Rutten tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kirby Jay Navarro.
Rutten shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Navarro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rutten tries to free his leg and advance position but Navarro is retaining full 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Navarro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bass Rutten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rutten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bass Rutten!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Experemental Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derf Nosamoht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Experemental Fighter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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296 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Experemental Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derf Nosamoht!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nosamoht sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fighter somewhat.
Nosamoht throws the kick towards the body but Fighter avoids it.
Fighter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fighter lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fighter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fighter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nosamoht is keeping the position for now.
Fighter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fighter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nosamoht really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fighter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fighter preventing the sweep.
Fighter pushes down on Nosamoht's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fighter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fighter prevents Nosamoht from improving his position.
Fighter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fighter uses his free foot to push down on Nosamoht's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nosamoht.
Fighter scoring with strikes but Nosamoht is staying in there.
Fighter with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter is landing with some decent strikes but Nosamoht is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fighter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter cracks Nosamoht with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Experemental Fighter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tragon Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux comes to the cage accompanied by Countdown to Extinction. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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204 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tragon Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Foster!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Foster.
Dux displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Foster.
Foster avoids the head kick by Dux.
Foster has a takedown stuffed.
Dux lands with a kick to the ribs.
Foster instigates a clinch.
Dux connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tyler Foster has been cut.
Foster tries to circle away but Dux has him pinned against the cage.
Foster is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Foster just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dux's brow.
Foster tries to pull guard but Dux won't allow it.
Tragon Dux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Foster.
Foster drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Foster tries to circle away but Dux has him pinned against the cage.
Dux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foster tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dux smiles and moves away.
Dux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Foster throws a leg kick
and Dux counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dux.
Nice body punch from Dux - that landed with a thud.
Foster drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dux gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foster leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from Dux.
Foster misses with a punch to the body.
Foster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dux walks away with a smile on his face. Foster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foster fails with a takedown attempt.
Dux stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dux wants it to stay on the feet.
Dux moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries to throw a body punch but Foster avoids it by throwing Dux back against the cage.
Dux connects with a nasty looking knee right to Foster's face.
Dux looking to throw knees to the head but Foster is blocking nicely.
Dux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Foster tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Foster throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Foster.
Foster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foster controlling the action here for a moment.
Dux lands a nice elbow.
Dux misses with the head strike.
Foster pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Foster keeping moving, preventing Dux from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Foster is on top in guard.
Foster preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster pushes down on Dux's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyler Foster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyler Foster's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Foster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Foster drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dux gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dux connects with a knee to the head.
Dux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foster has Dux pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dux manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tragon Dux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Foster.
Dux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Dux misses with an elbow strike.
Dux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dux lands with a short shot to the head.
Foster tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dux smiles and moves away.
Dux darts in and clinches Foster up against the cage.
Dux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dux struggles to land a body shot inside as Foster controls his hands.
Foster effectively controlling the action here.
Dux throws a punch but it's blocked by Foster.
Dux tries a knee to the head but Foster blocks it.
Tragon Dux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Foster effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dux throws an elbow but misses.
Dux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foster.
Dux lands a shoulder strike.
Foster tries to work over Dux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dux lands with a short shot to the head.
Foster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dux.
Dux is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Foster has Dux pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dux manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster is trying to break free.
Dux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foster wants a takedown.
Dux has Foster pressed against the cage, preventing Foster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Foster has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dux is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dux tries to land a knee to the head but Foster blocks with his arms.
Dux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dux.
Foster tries to stall but Dux uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Foster is struggling to control the position.
Foster managing to block the knees to the body from Dux.
Foster wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dux struggles to land a body shot inside as Foster controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Foster throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dux.
Dux lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Dux.
Dux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dux obliges.
Foster is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dux gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dux lands a body shot.
Foster managing to block the knees to the body from Dux.
Foster fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Foster is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dux pulls him back up using the underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dux lands a nice knee to the body.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Dux landing knees to the body.
Dux gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Foster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tragon Dux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Foster's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dux darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Dux. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Foster.
Dux moves in looking to clinch but Foster pushes him off.
Tragon Dux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dux clinches up against the cage.
Foster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dux keeps control of Foster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foster is struggling to control the position.
Foster tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dux smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux gets a clinch.
Dux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dux.
Foster is pushing Dux up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dux tries to land knees in the clinch but Foster avoids the damage to the body.
Dux can't find room to land a body shot as Foster controls the action.
Dux misses with a knee strike.
Foster gets control of Dux's arms and successfully pulls guard. Foster will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dux's guard.
Dux wants to get back to his feet but Foster passes into half guard.
Foster wants to take a breather but Dux is having none of it.
Foster seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Foster uses his free foot to push down on Dux's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dux.
Foster lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster controlling from mount.
Foster stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Foster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foster.
Foster wants to break free but Dux has control.
Foster blocks a body shot from Dux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries for a takedown but Dux manages to get underhooks.
Dux tries to throw a body punch but Foster avoids it by throwing Dux back against the cage.
Foster tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dux smiles and moves away.
Tragon Dux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Foster.
Dux tries to clinch up but Foster circles away and keeps his distance.
Tragon Dux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster has Dux up against the cage in a clinch.
Dux with a knee to the head.
Dux working Foster over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dux is leaning against Foster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dux just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyler Foster.
I think Foster 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 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Old English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Old English!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham throws a one two combo.
English misses with a two punch combination.
Graham throws a head kick that misses.
Graham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
English instigates a clinch.
Graham tries for a takedown but English manages to get underhooks.
Graham tries to break the clinch but English is controlling the position.
Graham is trying to break the clinch but English has him pressed against the cage.
English keeps control of Graham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
English breaks from the clinch.
Graham misses the shot to the body.
English has managed to clinch.
Graham stops a takedown attempt from English.
Graham is trying to push English away but English has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
English breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham misses with a head kick.
Graham throws a head kick that English semi-blocks.
Graham misses with a combination
and English counters with a nice leg kick.
Graham misses with an uppercut. English saw that one coming.
English walks into a left hand.
English shoots for a takedown but Graham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Graham shoots for a double leg takedown but English sprawls well. He's pushed Graham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Graham is breathing heavily.
English scores with a nice head shot.
English throws a one two combo.
It looks like Paul Graham has been cut.
English clinches up with Graham and pushes him back against the cage.
Graham is trying to break the clinch but English has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
English escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graham throws a head kick that half lands.
English stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham throws a head kick but English moves out of range.
Graham throws a sloppy head kick
and English counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
English clinches up against the cage.
English is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Graham gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
English can't get the takedown.
Graham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as English walks away with a smile on his face. Graham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Graham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
English avoids the head kick by Graham.
English decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
English not landing any meaningful shots this time.
English postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Graham to stand up.
English shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Graham's guard.
English preventing the sweep.
English stands and steps away. Graham gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Paul Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham swinging wildly here.
English closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
English slowing the pace effectively.
Graham misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham is trying to break free.
Graham fails to pull guard.
Graham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Graham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
English has hold of one of Graham's legs. Graham is fighting the takedown attempt but English gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Graham is trying to control the position but English postures up.
English trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graham wants to stand but English is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graham looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Old English dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Graham's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Graham throws a head kick that misses.
English clinches up against the cage.
Graham throws a head punch that misses.
English tightens his grip and picks Graham up, before dumping him to the ground. Graham manages to land in guard.
Graham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham keeping moving, preventing English from controlling successfully.
English must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Graham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. English doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. English manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
English connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
English trying to control but Graham is working from the bottom.
Graham lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for English!
Graham unloads with some shots from mount but English bucks and avoids them well.
English tries to hold on but Graham pushes him away.
Graham throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Graham unloads with some shots from mount but English bucks and avoids them well.
Graham avoids the attempt from English to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham working away from the top, dropping strikes.
English is looking to get to half guard.
English manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Graham throwing shots but English is blocking nicely.
Graham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Graham.
Graham thows a huge punch but English dodges it nicely.
Graham tries to pass to full mount but English defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
English is looking for a sweep. Graham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Old English has got the better of the ground game so far.
English is looking to control Graham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can English avoid being mounted?
Graham tries to pass the half guard into mount. English knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Graham trying to control the action but English is working from the bottom.
Graham sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. English defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed English's head.
Graham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Graham stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows English to get to his feet.
English stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graham.
Graham misses with a leg kick.
English stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graham.
Nice uppercut there from Graham.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graham leaves English with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Graham tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Graham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Graham's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Graham throws a head kick but English moves out of range.
Graham stuffs the takedown attempt from English. English gets slowly back to his feet.
Graham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Graham has a takedown stuffed.
Paul Graham is winning the standup battle so far.
Graham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to English's calf.
English tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graham just misses with a punch to the body.
English cracks Graham with a good jab.
Graham tries to sprawl but English drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham tries to kick English off but English keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Graham blocking the ground and pound attempt from English.
Graham is trying to get back to full guard.
English postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Graham to stand up.
English looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graham is fending him off so far but English persists. Nope, Graham circles away and we're back to standing.
Graham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
English shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Graham defends it nicely.
Paul Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Old English.
Graham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Graham feints and then cracks English's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow English down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but English manages to avoid it.
English changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Graham tries to avoid it but English manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Graham to the ground. Graham escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Graham stuffs the takedown.
Graham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
English gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Graham.
English is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
English rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Graham. That's going to slow English down.
Graham throws a head kick that misses.
English fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Graham avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham connects with a body shot.
Graham throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Graham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
English's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and English duly obliges.
Graham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
English throws a head kick that misses.
Graham throws a leg kick which misses English's front leg but catches the back leg as English tries to avoid it.
Graham throws a head kick but English moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham throws out a leg kick but English moves out of range and Graham only half commits.
Graham shoots in but English avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Graham throws a head kick that misses.
Graham throws a push kick but English slaps the foot to one side.
English shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Graham as he jumps to the side.
Graham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
English 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.
Jab from English.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Graham.
I think Graham has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul Graham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aram Gamburian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamburian comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - The Ripper. Aram Gamburian looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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25
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aram Gamburian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clay Guida!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Clay Guida has been cut.
Gamburian looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gamburian drives through and clinches with Guida against the cage.
Guida has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gamburian regains guard immediately.
Guida working some strikes from top position.
Guida postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guida looking to pass the guard.
Guida lands a couple of elbows.
Gamburian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
Guida is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Guida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guida postures up and lands a big shot to Gamburian's brow.
Guida throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gamburian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gamburian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guida on the ground.
Guida throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gamburian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Guida landing some decent shots from guard.
Guida wants to control from the top but Gamburian keeps moving.
Guida passes into half guard.
Gamburian keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guida not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Guida lands with a punch from half guard.
Guida thows a huge punch but Gamburian dodges it nicely.
Guida landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamburian is not content to let Guida control the position.
Gamburian is defending against the submission attempts here by Guida.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gamburian is looking for a sweep. Guida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Guida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gamburian keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Guida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gamburian with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Guida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Guida controlling from mount.
Guida with a couple of short strikes.
Guida connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Guida scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gamburian?
Guida working Gamburian over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida dominating with strikes here.
Guida working Gamburian over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guida looking to finish Gamburian with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gamburian!
Guida landing punches.
Guida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Guida in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Guida lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gamburian hang on?
Gamburian is rocked!
Guida connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Gamburian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guida connects with a bit shot that sees Gamburian covering up! More strikes from Guida and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Guida is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Guida!
Our winner, Clay Guida, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zach Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooke comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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155 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Henderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Cooke which made him look bad.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Henderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cooke defends it nicely.
Cooke moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Evan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henderson.
Zach Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Henderson.
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Henderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooke takes a step back to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Henderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Henderson has a takedown stuffed.
Cooke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henderson shoots in for a double leg but Cooke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henderson looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke lands with a straight right. Henderson didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Cooke, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Cooke against the cage but Cooke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henderson walks into a straight right hand from Cooke.
Henderson is rocked!
Henderson slips a straight right by Cooke.
Henderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooke finish him?
Henderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henderson walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Cooke swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zach Cooke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Ryan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Lee Ryan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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25
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ba Lil II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Ryan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil II fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ryan sprawls well initially but Lil II persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lil II throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lil II not doing much here.
Lil II missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lil II 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.
Lil II is taking a breather. Ryan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ba Lil II just wasn't active enough.
Ryan slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil II shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lil II controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Ryan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lil II throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ryan because Lil II loaded up on that one.
Ryan is trying to escape the mount.
Lil II content just to control the position here.
Lil II is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Ryan is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ba Lil II!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayashi Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Callahan comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up to Boston - Dropkick Murphys. Mickey Callahan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
151 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ayashi Kazama!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama fails to land with a series of punches.
Callahan tries to move into range but Kazama moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Callahan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazama throws the kick towards the body but Callahan avoids it.
Kazama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kazama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kazama tries a head kick but it misses.
Callahan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kazama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Callahan fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Callahan. Those never looked like landing.
Good work by Callahan as he checks the leg kick.
Callahan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kazama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kazama lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kazama is looking to land body kicks.
Kazama ducks under a wild hook from Callahan.
Callahan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Callahan misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazama dodges the punch combination from Callahan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Callahan avoids the head kick by Kazama.
Mickey Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazama throws a wild body kick that Callahan sees coming a mile off.
Callahan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kazama circles away quickly and effectively.
Callahan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Callahan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kazama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Callahan dodges the punch combination from Kazama.
Callahan throws a series of punches but Kazama moves out of range.
Callahan is breathing heavily.
Kazama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kazama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Callahan avoids the head kick by Kazama.
Kazama with a nice cross.
Kazama lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Callahan backs up against the cage.
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!
Callahan throws a nice looking combination but Kazama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kazama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Callahan on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan looks to land a combination but Kazama avoids it well.
Kazama connects with a nice looking jab.
Callahan is rocked!
Kazama is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Callahan hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ayashi Kazama!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve McQueen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Frazier's 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve McQueen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Frazier throws a series of punches but McQueen avoids them all with ease.
Frazier moves into the clinch.
McQueen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McQueen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joe Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Frazier duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier sizes up McQueen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McQueen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frazier shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McQueen as he jumps to the side.
Frazier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McQueen. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
McQueen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
McQueen throws a right and a left that both miss.
McQueen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from McQueen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Frazier is defended easily by McQueen.
Frazier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Frazier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McQueen misses with a hook. Frazier ducked under it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by McQueen as he connects with a hook.
McQueen cracks Frazier with an open hand slap.
A jab lands there for Frazier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Frazier with that takedown attempt.
Frazier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Frazier is breathing heavily.
McQueen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frazier misses with a right hand
and McQueen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McQueen dances in with a quick combination. Frazier is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from McQueen snaps Frazier's head back. Frazier stumbles backwards against the cage. McQueen steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Frazier's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Frazier just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve McQueen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Kopec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopec has chosen Boats 'N Hoes as his entrance music. Guy Kopec has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Benjamin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Kopec!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin moves to clinch but Kopec breaks away
and Kopec cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kopec rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benjamin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kopec staying out of range there.
Benjamin throws a body punch but Kopec moves out of range.
Kopec misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benjamin dodges the punch combination from Kopec.
Benjamin throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Guy Kopec has been cut.
Benjamin moves in looking to clinch but Kopec pushes him off.
Kopec throws a right hand that Benjamin ducks under and follows up with a left that Benjamin also avoids with ease.
Kopec checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjamin tries a head kick but it misses.
Benjamin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kopec defends it nicely.
Kopec throws a combination. Benjamin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like David Benjamin has been cut.
Kopec is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kopec did well to prevent Benjamin getting side control.
Benjamin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kopec makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Benjamin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kopec's waist but Kopec gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benjamin off to one side.
Kopec dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benjamin. That did some damage!
Kopec looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kopec displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Benjamin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Benjamin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benjamin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A combination from Kopec does no damage.
Guy Kopec is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benjamin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benjamin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kopec sprawls well. Kopec wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benjamin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin fails with a takedown attempt.
Kopec looks to land a combination. Benjamin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjamin misses with a takedown
letting Kopec counter with a right hand.
Kopec throws a nice looking combination but Benjamin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Kopec as Benjamin shoots in.
A combination from Kopec does no damage.
Kopec lands a left and a right that send Benjamin crashing to the mat, dazed. Kopec thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Benjamin is rocked!
Kopec misses with a wild combination.
Oh Benjamin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kopec connects with a nice cross there... Benjamin is looking wobbly and Kopec recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Benjamin to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Kopec jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Guy Kopec!
Guy Kopec is the new lightweight champion!
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