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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donte Demirro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donte Demirro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luiz Soto's chin.
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donte Demirro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luiz Soto!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demirro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Soto scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Demirro has managed to clinch.
Soto jumps into guard, dragging Demirro to the mat.
Soto has momentary wrist control but Demirro slips an elbow through the middle.
Demirro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Demirro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Demirro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Demirro throws a strike but Soto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Demirro trying to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Soto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Demirro trying to strike off his back.
Demirro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demirro pulls Soto in to control the position.
Demirro controls Soto momentarily but Soto frees himself.
Soto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demirro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Donte Demirro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Demirro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soto as he jumps to the side.
Soto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Demirro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Demirro is trying to get back to half guard.
Soto lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Soto politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Soto prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Demirro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Demirro is trying to escape the position but Soto is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Demirro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Soto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Demirro keeps working.
Demirro wants to control but Soto postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Demirro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soto moves into full guard.
Soto is looking for a triangle but Demirro pushes his legs off easily.
Soto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto keeping moving, preventing Demirro from controlling successfully.
Soto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soto working for a triangle but Demirro defends it easily.
Demirro throws a strike but Soto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Demirro throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Demirro looking to control.
Demirro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demirro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soto postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donte Demirro.
Soto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soto lands a nice shot to the body.
Demirro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Demirro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Demirro with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demirro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Soto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Demirro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soto is desperately trying to improve his position but Demirro has a good base and remains in mount.
Demirro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Soto because Demirro loaded up on that one.
Demirro thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donte Demirro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Soto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Demirro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Soto is in Demirro's guard.
Soto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Demirro has control of Soto's left arm, preventing Soto from doing any damage.
Demirro working a defensive guard here.
Soto content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Demirro wants to control but Soto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Demirro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Demirro is looking to control Soto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Demirro avoid being mounted?
Soto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Soto works his way into full mount!
Soto tries to control but Demirro wriggling away.
Demirro tries to hold on but Soto pushes him away.
Soto looking to control but Demirro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Demirro is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demirro tries to hold on but Soto postures up.
Demirro is working to get back to half guard.
Soto looking to control but Demirro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Soto thowing shots but they're missing.
Demirro wants to try and get back to his feet.
Soto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Soto is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Demirro has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Demirro tries to hold on but Soto postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soto trying to control but Demirro is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Demirro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Luiz Soto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Demirro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soto controlling the pace for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Demirro is fighting off a takedown attempt but Soto is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Demirro to the mat. Demirro regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demirro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Soto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Soto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Soto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Soto tries to control but Demirro wriggling away.
Soto working Demirro over with strikes here.
Demirro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Soto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Demirro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soto looking to finish Demirro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Demirro!
Demirro taking shots to the head.
Soto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Demirro hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto trying to control but Demirro is having none of it.
Soto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Demirro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Demirro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Soto avoids the attempt from Demirro to control.
Soto trying to control but Demirro is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demirro is trying desperately to improve position.
Soto tries to control but Demirro wriggling away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Demirro tries to hold on but Soto pushes him away.
Soto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Soto looking to secure an arm triangle but Demirro defends it well.
Soto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demirro tries to reverse the position but Soto maintains control.
Soto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Demirro can't escape the position.
Soto landing punches.
Demirro can't escape the position.
Soto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Soto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Demirro is looking to escape.
Demirro holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Soto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Demirro wants to hold on but Soto pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demirro is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Soto controlling the position easily from mount.
Demirro tries to hold on but Soto pushes him away.
Demirro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Soto dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demirro is in all sorts of trouble here.
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!
Soto avoids the attempt from Demirro to control.
Demirro is squirming around, avoiding Soto's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Soto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Soto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Soto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Gamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle McDougall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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210 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edward Gamer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle McDougall!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamer defending well as McDougall loads up on a big left hand.
Gamer lands with a shot to the body.
McDougall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gamer moves away.
McDougall misses with a double jab.
McDougall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gamer.
Gamer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDougall tries to bum rush Gamer with a series of wild strikes but Gamer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gamer throws a body punch but McDougall moves out of range.
McDougall throws a right and a left that Gamer avoids nicely.
Gamer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gamer throws a chopping leg kick but McDougall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice shot lands for McDougall.
It looks like Edward Gamer has been cut.
Gamer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDougall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gamer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamer throws out a leg kick but McDougall moves out of range and Gamer only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamer scores with a hook.
It looks like Kyle McDougall has been cut.
Gamer slips a jab from McDougall.
Gamer is looking to chop away at McDougall's legs.
McDougall swings for the body but Gamer moves out of range.
Gamer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McDougall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gamer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from McDougall does no damage.
Gamer lands a head kick!
McDougall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gamer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gamer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDougall misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from McDougall.
Gamer connects with a high kick.
McDougall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McDougall throws a series of punches but Gamer avoids them all with ease.
Gamer tries a head kick but it misses.
Gamer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDougall moves away.
Gamer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gamer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gamer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDougall.
A big left from Gamer misses.
McDougall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gamer ducks under a wild hook from McDougall.
McDougall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gamer counters with a nice low kick that buckles McDougall's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougall throws an off balance right hand
and Gamer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McDougall is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McDougall takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A swing and a miss from McDougall.
Gamer lands a nice leg kick that just misses McDougall's sensitive parts.
McDougall looks gassed!
Gamer defending well as McDougall loads up on a big left hand.
Gamer is looking to wear down McDougall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gamer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That has opened up Kyle McDougall's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDougall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gamer cracks McDougall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Gamer does it's job there.
McDougall staying out of range there.
A slow jab from McDougall misses its intended target.
McDougall drops his hands momentarily and Gamer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McDougall misses with a straight right.
McDougall lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDougall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McDougall blocks a head kick by Gamer.
McDougall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gamer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gamer.
McDougall misses with a double jab.
Gamer is looking to slow McDougall down with leg kicks.
Gamer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDougall throws a right and a left that Gamer avoids nicely.
McDougall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gamer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gamer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDougall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gamer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gamer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Gamer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gamer connects with a body shot.
Edward Gamer is winning the standup battle so far.
McDougall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gamer moves away.
That kick from Gamer tenderised McDougall's leg. McDougall is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Gamer.
Gamer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gamer lands a nice shot to the body.
Kyle McDougall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gamer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McDougall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gamer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gamer scores with a hook to the body. McDougall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gamer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gamer scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gamer.
Gamer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The cut above Kyle McDougall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McDougall might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gamer has got the better of the exchanges.
McDougall is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle, before Gamer throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into McDougall's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Gamer lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Edward Gamer!
A less than humble Edward Gamer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masterson has chosen Kanye West & Jamie Fox - Gold Digger as his entrance music. Yamada Taiki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Masterson's chin.
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Masterson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taiki moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like James Masterson has been cut.
Masterson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taiki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Masterson.
A shot to the liver by Masterson. Beautiful body shot.
Taiki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Masterson moves out of range as Taiki throws a body kick.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses
and Masterson counters with a nice body shot.
Masterson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masterson connects with a leg kick. Taiki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Masterson moves in looking to clinch but Taiki pushes him off.
Taiki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Masterson.
Masterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taiki takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taiki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Masterson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Masterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taiki misses with a hook. Masterson ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Masterson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taiki doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Taiki.
Taiki walks into a stiff left hand from Masterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Taiki misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Masterson lands with a hook. Taiki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Taiki.
Taiki misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masterson.
Masterson throws a shot to the body.
Taiki closes the distance and clinches.
Masterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Taiki misses with an elbow strike.
Taiki misses with a knee strike.
Taiki is trying to maintain a safe position but Masterson gets an underhook and turns Taiki into the cage.
Taiki is breathing heavily.
Taiki swings wildly with an uppercut but Masterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taiki looking to throw knees to the head but Masterson is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson is leaning against Taiki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Masterson works on Taiki's body with a couple of short punches.
Masterson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taiki backwards.
Masterson works on Taiki's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Masterson.
Taiki looking to throw knees to the head but Masterson is blocking nicely.
A short right from Masterson.
Masterson lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taiki throws a wild body kick that Masterson sees coming a mile off.
Taiki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Masterson tries to clinch there but Taiki circles away.
Masterson clinches up against the cage.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Masterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taiki.
Masterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Masterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taiki backwards.
A short body shot lands from Masterson as the two fighters clinch.
Masterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masterson tests Taiki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Masterson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taiki. Taiki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Masterson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Masterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masterson cracks the inside of Taiki's front leg.
Masterson clinches.
Masterson lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Masterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Masterson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taiki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Masterson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taiki scrambles back to his feet.
Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch but Masterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taiki loads up on a big right hand but Masterson slips the punch.
Masterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taiki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masterson lands a nice hook to Taiki's body. Taiki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Masterson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taiki on the side of the head.
A head kick by Taiki misses
and Masterson counters with a low kick, right behind Taiki 's knee.
Masterson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taiki keeps the fight on the outside.
Taiki misses with the body kick
and Masterson counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masterson catches Taiki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Masterson.
Nice jab there from Masterson.
Masterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Taiki 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.
Taiki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice shot by Masterson.
Masterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taiki's calf.
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!
Masterson scores with a nice head shot.
Masterson closes the distance and pushes Taiki back into the cage.
Masterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masterson pushes Taiki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taiki is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Masterson.
Oh Taiki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masterson.
Still in the clinch, Masterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Masterson.
Masterson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Taiki! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Masterson is unloading with more strikes now! Taiki drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Masterson!
An out of breath James Masterson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dermot Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dermot Gray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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282 lbs
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285 lbs
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dermot Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Badr Hari!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray scores with a jab. Hari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Badr Hari has been cut.
Gray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hari tries to work over Gray's front leg with a kick but Gray checks it.
Gray sizes up Hari with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hari keeps Gray at a distance using the push kick.
Gray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gray.
Gray checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hari avoids the body shot from Gray.
Hari cracks the inside of Gray's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hari throws a leg kick which misses Gray's front leg but catches the back leg as Gray tries to avoid it.
Hari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hari.
Gray is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hari misses with a double jab
and Gray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gray checks it well.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hari moves away.
Hari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Hari lands a front kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Hari finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hari stuns Gray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hari misses with a kick to the body.
Hari displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hari tries to land a front kick but Gray steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hari misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gray misses with a looping right.
Gray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hari.
Hari lands with a good body shot.
Hari moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hari thows a body kick. Gray tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hari scores with a spinning back kick!
Hari tries a head kick but it misses.
Hari cracks Gray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gray backs up against the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Hari. Those never looked like landing.
Gray checks the leg kick.
Hari motions for Gray to come forward. Hari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Hari connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gray's sensitive parts.
Hari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gray avoids the head kick by Hari.
Gray avoids a kick to the body.
Hari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gray misses with a low kick as Hari jumps back.
Hari avoids the body shot from Gray.
Gray lands a jab to Hari's midsection.
Gray will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hari slips a jab from Gray.
Hari moves forwards but Gray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hari misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hari.
Gray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hari.
Hari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gray.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hari ducks right into an uppercut from Gray.
Hari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hari's calf.
Gray slips a straight right by Hari.
Gray thows a body shot but no joy.
Gray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Badr Hari'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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gray. That's going to slow Hari down.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hari throws a low kick, looking for Gray's leg but Gray calmly moves out of range.
Hari throws a nice looking combination but Gray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hari manages to avoid it.
Gray misses with a body kick.
Gray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gray walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gray.
Good exchange - Gray coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hari is breathing heavily.
Gray takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hari lands a right hook to the body.
Badr Hari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hari wants to land a leg kick but Gray is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Hari ducks down to avoid it.
Hari moves out of range of the strikes.
Gray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hari.
Hari avoids the body shot from Gray.
Gray throws a hook to the side of Hari's head but Hari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gray throws a wild body kick that Hari sees coming a mile off.
Hari scores with a head kick. Gray tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gray lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gray misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gray moves out of range of the leg kick from Hari.
Hari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Gray swings for the body but Hari moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gray misses with a straight right.
Hari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Hari scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hari misses the target.
Hari lands with a slapping head kick.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hari - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari throws out a loose jab but Gray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray scores with a jab. Hari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gray takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gray 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.
Gray blocks the body kick.
Gray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hari.
Gray avoids the head kick by Hari.
Hari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
Hari scores with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Hari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray thows a body shot but no joy.
Hari connects with a leg kick. Gray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari avoids the body shot from Gray.
Gray misses the jab.
Gray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray lands a jab to Hari's midsection.
Hari slips under a jab from Gray.
Hari is looking to chop away at Gray's legs.
Hari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Hari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hari thuds his shin into the meat of Gray's side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hari, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hari is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice body punch from Gray.
Gray takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gray blocks a head kick by Hari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Badr Hari'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. And we move into the final round!
Gray takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hari connects with a nice looking jab.
Gray jabs at Hari's body.
Hari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. Hari moves away and avoids it.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Gray swings for the body but Hari moves out of range.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hari was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Hari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Hari is just out of range.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Hari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Hari misses the target.
Gray throws a hook but Hari avoids it easily.
Gray throws a hook but Hari blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray lunges at Hari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hari's hand.
Hari moves away from the strike by Gray.
Hari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gray misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hari tried to score with a low kick but Gray checks it.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gray throws a lazy uppercut
and Hari makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gray really felt that one!
Hari looks to land a combination. Gray sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hari throws a leg kick but Gray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gray swings for the body but Hari moves out of range.
Hari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gray scores with a sloppy right hand. Hari should have avoided that one.
Badr Hari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hari moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Hari is just out of range.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
Gray wants to slow Hari down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hari misses with a double jab.
Gray throws a body punch but Hari moves out of range.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
Hari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hari throws a head kick but Gray moves out of range.
Gray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hari stuns Gray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Hari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gray, as that shot connected.
Hari connects with a nice looking jab.
Gray cracks Hari with a good jab.
Hari misses with the combination.
Gray throws a body punch but Hari moves out of range.
Dermot Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gray takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Hari ducks down to avoid it.
Gray tries to bum rush Hari with a series of wild strikes but Hari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Hari is just out of range.
Gray misses with a shot to the body
and Hari makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gray really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari misses with a kick to the body.
Hari misses with a body shot.
Gray throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hari counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gray misses with a looping right.
Gray lands with a right hand.
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!
Hari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hari throws a leg kick but Gray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A punch combination from Gray misses.
Gray lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hari throws a wild body kick that Gray sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray throws the left hand but Hari avoids the punch easily.
Hari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hari throws a leg kick but Gray sees it coming and moves out of range.
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 Dermot Gray.
Well Hari 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Hari!
A less than humble Badr Hari misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masoe comes to the cage accompanied by Bang On by Boo Yaa Tribe. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Alice in Chains - Them Bones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
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249 lbs
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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
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Masoe.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Masoe's head but Masoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Masoe.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Masoe momentarily.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Masoe moved out of range nicely.
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!
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones digs a good hook to Masoe's body.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Masoe.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones moves away from the strike by Masoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Masoe's shoulder, as Masoe tries to avoid the shot.
Masoe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Masoe's knee but Masoe avoids it well.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masoe moves away.
Masoe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Masoe delivers a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masoe.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Masoe.
Jones scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masoe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Masoe drops Jones with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jones looks back up at him and smiles so Masoe waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Joseph Jones has been cut.
Masoe checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Masoe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Masoe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Masoe motions for Jones to come forward. Masoe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masoe throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the cage.
Jones is looking to slow Masoe down with leg kicks.
Masoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy body kick from Masoe
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
No joy there for Masoe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Masoe tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Masoe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masoe.
Masoe lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Masoe takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jones is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Masoe finish him?
BAM! Masoe delivers a spinning backfist that drops Jones like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Gaisafa Masoe!
After the big win, Gaisafa Masoe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Supersize Me and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Trampling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arona's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Knock you out!. Matt Trampling has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Trampling!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Arona finds it's way through Trampling's defenses.
Arona takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arona closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Matt Trampling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arona tries to clinch
and Trampling counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Arona pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Trampling back to the cage. Arona follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice shot by Trampling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arona pulls guard effortlessly.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Arona is adopting a defensive guard.
Trampling is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Trampling trying to control but Arona is working from the bottom.
Arona looking for a guillotine here but Trampling defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arona is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trampling defends well.
Trampling advances position into side control!
Arona prevents Trampling from improving position.
Arona tries to buck Trampling off but Trampling is having none of it.
Trampling taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trampling is trying to get an arm triangle but Arona is defending well.
Trampling has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Arona is working to get back to half guard.
Trampling jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Arona manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trampling is looking to take a break and control but Arona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trampling tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona is trying to improve his position.
Arona struggling a bit here.
Arona tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trampling wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Arona is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Trampling controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona wants to control but Trampling postures up.
Arona tries to improve position but can't.
Trampling tries for a kimura but Arona is defending well.
Arona is not content to let Trampling control the position.
Trampling tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Trampling has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arona is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Trampling off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Trampling will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Trampling pushes Arona away with a front kick.
Nice jab there from Trampling.
Trampling throws a leg kick but Arona sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trampling throws a wild body kick that Arona sees coming a mile off.
Arona tries to clinch there but Trampling circles away.
Arona has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trampling.
Trampling scores with a kick to the midsection.
Trampling connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arona shoots in for a takedown but Trampling shows good takedown defense.
Arona wants to clinch.
Arona ducks right into an uppercut from Trampling.
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!
Arona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trampling.
Arona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trampling misses with a left hand
and Arona counters with a one-two to the body.
Arona takes a swing at Trampling's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trampling scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arona takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Trampling shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trampling forces his way into half guard.
Trampling wants to pass to mount but Arona is defending the position.
Trampling is keen to just control but Arona is a slippery customer.
Trampling works his foot free and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arona slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Trampling trying to control the pace.
Trampling looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trampling is trying to control. Arona wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arona makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Arona.
Arona has his foot on Trampling's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trampling works his way back into a safe position though.
Trampling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trampling advances position into side control!
Trampling works to advance to full mount. Arona defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Trampling takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trampling trying to control but Arona is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona holds on for dear life.
Arona tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trampling pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Arona tries to reverse the position but Trampling maintains control.
Matt Trampling has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trampling sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Trampling fails to move to back control.
Arona is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trampling has hold of Arona's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Arona manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Arona is working to get back to half guard.
Trampling trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Trampling controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arona is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Trampling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Arona checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arona crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Trampling - the referee stops the clock and Arona gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Trampling. Arona manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Arona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trampling.
Trampling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Trampling. Those never looked like landing.
Arona clinches.
Arona fails to pull guard.
Trampling looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trampling is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trampling gets through Arona's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trampling with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arona tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Trampling just stands there and leans against the cage.
Arona is working for takedown but Trampling is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Arona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trampling takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arona dodges an elbow strike from Trampling.
Arona has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trampling avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona blocks an elbow strike from Trampling.
Trampling misses with an elbow over the top.
Arona blocks an elbow strike.
Trampling stalls.
Arona has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trampling avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Trampling stalling.
Arona managing to block the knees to the body from Trampling.
Trampling tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arona drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trampling gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arona is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trampling pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Arona tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trampling smiles and moves away.
Arona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trampling has Arona up against the cage in a clinch.
Trampling creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arona's defenses.
Trampling lands a knee to the head.
Trampling tries a knee to the head but Arona blocks it.
Arona tries to pull guard but Trampling forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Arona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trampling lands a shot to the body.
Trampling is pushing Arona up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trampling takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trampling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arona moves away.
Arona throws a lazy uppercut
and Trampling counters with a low kick, right behind Arona 's knee.
Trampling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trampling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arona's calf.
Arona blocks a leg kick.
Trampling goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arona changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Trampling.
Trampling keeps the fight on the outside.
Trampling drives through with a takedown into guard.
Trampling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arona is keeping the position for now.
Trampling passes into half guard.
Trampling is trying to control the action in half guard but Arona is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona is trying to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trampling not doing much here.
Trampling is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Arona is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trampling trying to control the action but Arona is working from the bottom.
Jon Arona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Trampling is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arona is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Trampling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trampling has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Trampling!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Matt Trampling waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160 - Green Bay Packer's 13-0's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoli Valutchko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valutchko has chosen Gimn Sovetskogo Sojuza as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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315 lbs
7 - 0 - 1 |
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295 lbs
20 - 10 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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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
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Brizuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Anatoli Valutchko!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brizuela takes the fight into the clinch.
Valutchko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brizuela is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Valutchko avoiding damage as Brizuela throws knees to the body.
Brizuela cracks Valutchko with a nice body shot.
Brizuela misses with a body punch.
Brizuela can't find room to land a body shot as Valutchko controls the action.
Brizuela gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Valutchko.
Brizuela is working Valutchko over against the cage.
Brizuela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brizuela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valutchko looks gassed!
Brizuela lands a shot to the body.
Brizuela scores with a shot to the side of Valutchko's head.
Brizuela tries a body shot but Valutchko blocks it.
Valutchko can't get the takedown.
Francis Brizuela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anatoli Valutchko.
Brizuela putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valutchko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valutchko prevents a body shot from Brizuela.
Brizuela misses with a body punch.
Brizuela can't find room to land a body shot as Valutchko controls the action.
Valutchko looking for a takedown.
Brizuela unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valutchko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brizuela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valutchko prevents a body shot from Brizuela.
Brizuela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brizuela breaks the clinch.
Brizuela catches Valutchko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Anatoli Valutchko has been cut.
Francis Brizuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brizuela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brizuela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valutchko.
Brizuela rushes Valutchko and presses him up against the cage.
Valutchko wants to get back to striking at distance but Brizuela won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brizuela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brizuela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Valutchko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brizuela closes the distance and clinches.
Brizuela misses with a body punch.
Valutchko is working for takedown but Brizuela is calmly controlling the position for now.
Valutchko wants a takedown but no success here.
Brizuela is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brizuela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brizuela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brizuela working Valutchko over with knees to the body.
Valutchko blocks a body shot from Brizuela.
Brizuela tries to work over Valutchko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brizuela tries a body shot but Valutchko blocks it.
Valutchko tries for a takedown but Brizuela manages to get underhooks.
Brizuela stops a takedown attempt from Valutchko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Brizuela as the two fighters clinch.
Brizuela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valutchko prevents a body shot from Brizuela.
Brizuela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Valutchko prevents a body shot from Brizuela.
Brizuela misses with a body punch.
Brizuela can't find room to land a body shot as Valutchko controls the action.
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!
Valutchko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brizuela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valutchko or not.
Valutchko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brizuela using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brizuela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valutchko is defending well for now.
Brizuela lands a knee to the body.
Brizuela lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela struggles to land a body shot inside as Valutchko controls his hands.
Brizuela struggles to land a body shot inside as Valutchko controls his hands.
Brizuela landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brizuela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brizuela lands a right hand.
Brizuela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valutchko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brizuela avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brizuela tries to work over Valutchko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brizuela tries a body shot but Valutchko blocks it.
Brizuela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brizuela lands a shoulder strike.
Brizuela misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brizuela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brizuela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brizuela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brizuela can't find room to land a body shot as Valutchko controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Brizuela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anatoli Valutchko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brizuela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brizuela misses the shot to the body.
Valutchko just misses with a punch to the body.
Brizuela lands with a good body shot.
Valutchko throws a hook to the side of Brizuela's head but Brizuela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brizuela just misses with a punch to the body.
Brizuela has Valutchko up against the cage in a clinch.
Brizuela throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valutchko blocks it with crossed arms.
Francis Brizuela has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brizuela lands a body shot.
Valutchko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valutchko blocks a body shot from Brizuela.
Valutchko is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brizuela.
Brizuela lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valutchko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brizuela tries to work over Valutchko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Brizuela.
Brizuela scores a nice knee to the body.
Brizuela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brizuela.
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!
Knees to the body from Brizuela.
Brizuela landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Brizuela.
Brizuela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brizuela scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brizuela utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brizuela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valutchko's defenses.
Brizuela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brizuela bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valutchko's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Brizuela.
Brizuela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brizuela drops Valutchko with a huge uppercut! Valutchko drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Brizuela is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francis Brizuela!
An out of breath Francis Brizuela thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between T Challa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Martinez's choice of entrance music: Major Lazer - Pon De Floor. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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31
200 lbs
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195 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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World class 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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, T Challa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Martinez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Challa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martinez.
Martinez throws a poor cross that misses
and Challa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Challa misses the target.
Challa throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Challa connects with an inside leg kick.
Challa misses with a body shot.
Challa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
Challa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martinez momentarily.
Martinez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martinez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martinez misses with a low kick as Challa jumps back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Challa stuns Martinez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Challa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Challa lands but Martinez takes it in his stride.
It looks like Santiago Martinez has been cut.
Challa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Challa checks a low kick from Martinez.
Challa tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Challa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Martinez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Challa.
Martinez misses the jab.
Challa throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Challa throws a low kick but Martinez avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Challa throws a sloppy head kick
and Martinez counters with a body kick.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Challa is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez with a jab.
Challa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Challa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martinez thuds his right hand into Challa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Challa is rocked!
Crunch! Martinez slams his shin into Challa's torso.
Martinez closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Challa! Martinez dives in looking to finish! Challa is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Martinez!
Santiago Martinez gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frodo Baggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kook Killa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
184 lbs
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24
178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frodo Baggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kook Killa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Killa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baggs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Killa.
Baggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Killa counters with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Baggs misses.
A big right from Baggs misses.
Baggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baggs takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Frodo Baggs has been cut.
Killa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baggs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baggs. Killa does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killa thows a body shot but no joy.
Killa connects with a high kick.
Killa throws a lazy right hand but Baggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Killa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Killa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Killa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Baggs is breathing heavily.
Killa lands a body shot.
Killa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Killa lands a head kick!
Baggs is rocked!
Baggs bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Killa comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Baggs falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Baggs was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kook Killa!
A very excited looking Kook Killa rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toafa Mcghee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Japa Kaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcghee comes to the cage accompanied by The Haka. This should be fireworks!
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289 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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275 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toafa Mcghee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Japa Kaka!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Kaka.
Kaka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mcghee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kaka to the ground. Mcghee is now in Kaka's guard.
Mcghee won't allow Kaka to get back to his feet.
Kaka keeping full guard, as Mcghee tries to pass.
Kaka is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaka is trying to push Mcghee away but Mcghee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kaka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mcghee is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcghee manages to break the clinch.
Mcghee throws a hook but Kaka blocks it.
Mcghee slips a jab from Kaka.
Kaka throws a series of punches but Mcghee avoids them all with ease.
Mcghee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kaka is fending him off so far but Mcghee persists. Nope, Kaka circles away and we're back to standing.
Kaka throws out a loose jab but Mcghee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mcghee slips a straight right by Kaka.
Kaka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaka lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Toafa Mcghee has been cut.
Mcghee throws a body punch but Kaka moves out of range.
Mcghee connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaka scores with a nice right hand.
Mcghee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mcghee showed some decent athleticism there.
Mcghee works his way into side control.
Kaka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mcghee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mcghee passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kaka!
Kaka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mcghee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Mcghee there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcghee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mcghee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mcghee looking to ground and pound but Kaka is blocking nicely.
Kaka wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mcghee wants to control the pace but Kaka is squirming around nicely.
Mcghee throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Mcghee connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mcghee thowing shots but they're missing.
Kaka is trying to stand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcghee thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kaka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcghee looking to ground and pound but Kaka is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toafa Mcghee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toafa Mcghee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mcghee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kaka jabs Mcghee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcghee moves away.
Mcghee throws a body punch but Kaka moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kaka checks a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Mcghee or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaka which made him look bad.
Kaka throws a right hand that Mcghee ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcghee also avoids with ease.
Kaka cracks Mcghee with an open hand slap.
Mcghee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaka.
Mcghee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mcghee dives in and grabs Kaka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kaka pushes down on Mcghee's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Kaka.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kaka scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Kaka.
Nice uppercut lands for Kaka. That snapped Mcghee's head back.
Mcghee tries to move into range but Kaka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Toafa Mcghee's cut is getting worse.
A jab lands there for Kaka.
Kaka lands the left hand.
Mcghee is rocked!
Kaka jabs at Mcghee's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaka lands with a right and another and another! Mcghee is in big trouble! Kaka lands again and this time it's lights out for Mcghee! A quality knockout there for Kaka.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Japa Kaka!
After winning the bout, Japa Kaka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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FIGHT
RATING
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