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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen icky thump as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andre Jones struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.4lbs 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. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Jones!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cruz lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cruz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Cruz is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cruz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Cruz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jones tries to clinch up.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Cruz won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones wants to take a breather but Cruz is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cruz is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Cruz is defending the position.
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Cruz is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Jones postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Cruz to stand up.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cruz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cruz tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Jones advances nicely into full mount.
Cruz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones controlling from mount.
Jones prevents Cruz from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Cruz is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cruz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cruz tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cruz can't escape the position.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Cruz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones prevents Cruz from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones tries to control but Cruz wriggling away.
Cruz is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jones. What's that going to do exactly?
Cruz is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cruz working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cruz uses from the top position.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones is pulling down on Cruz's head. It's preventing any offense from Cruz, at least for the moment.
Cruz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones seems keen to control Cruz's posture.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones is looking to stand up but Cruz isn't so interested in that idea.
Andre Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cruz postures up.
Jones keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Cruz pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Cruz.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Cruz is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jones controls his leg.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Cruz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Cruz eventually gives up the hold.
Cruz is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jones pushes Cruz off and gets back to his feet.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cruz stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Cruz is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Cruz into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cruz prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andre Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination.
Jones tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Cruz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Jones turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jones manages to end up in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cruz looking for a sweep but Jones has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cruz is looking to escape.
Cruz regains half guard.
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cruz!
A nice elbow there by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cruz wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cruz stands up from Jones's guard - Cruz perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cruz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets full guard.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Cruz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cruz circles away.
Brandon Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Cruz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cruz working Jones over with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
Cruz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cruz.
Cruz thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Colin Fray scores the fight for Andre Jones!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Andre Jones!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Andre Jones!
Andre Jones wins by unanimous decision!
Andre Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Story has chosen Finish em ALL as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Story!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Story tries to clinch but Fitch moves out of range.
Fitch has managed to clinch.
Story is working for takedown but Fitch is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fitch tries to pull guard but Story forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Story gets control of Fitch's arms and successfully pulls guard. Story will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fitch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fitch looking to pass the guard.
Story is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fitch is stalling in the full guard.
Jon Fitch has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Story dives in and grabs Fitch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fitch pushes down on Story's head and hops out.
Fitch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitch performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Story trying to hold on to Fitch's head to control him but Fitch postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Jon Fitch wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fitch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Story.
Fitch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Story!
Story looks gassed!
Fitch content just to control the position here.
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.
Fitch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Story for as long as he can get away with.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Fitch just wasn't active enough.
Fitch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Story closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Story breaks from the clinch.
Fitch takes a swing at Story's ribcage but misses.
Fitch pushes Story up against the cage in a clinch.
Fitch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Story pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fitch tries to bum rush Story with a series of wild strikes but Story uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch slaps away a takedown attempt from Story, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jon Fitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Story.
Fitch closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Story did well to prevent Fitch getting side control.
Fitch controlling the action here.
Story wants to get back to his feet.
Fitch sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon Fitch.
Story uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitch.
Fitch lands with a hook. Story tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fitch throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Story was covering up waiting for the punch and Fitch finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fitch is taking a breather. Story 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 referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Fitch just wasn't active enough.
Fitch thuds his right hand into Story's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Rick Story has been cut.
Fitch dips to his left and cracks Story with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Fitch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Story's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Story gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Story wants to sweep but no luck.
Fitch pushing down on Story's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fitch controlling the action here.
Story is breathing heavily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Fitch just wasn't active enough.
Fitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Story manages to avoid it.
Story slips a jab from Fitch.
Rick Story is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch instigates a clinch.
Fitch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Story gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fitch lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fitch with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Fitch just wasn't active enough.
Story tries to clinch there but Fitch circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Story.
Fitch shoots in looking for a takedown. Story tries to sprawl out of it but Fitch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Story manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Story tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fitch throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Story checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big left from Fitch misses.
Fitch misses with an uppercut.
Fitch closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Story's guard.
Fitch content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon Fitch.
Fitch closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fitch is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Fitch wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fitch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitch stuffs the takedown.
Fitch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Fitch working away.
Fitch remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Story prevents Fitch from moving into mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Story is trying to escape the position but Fitch is controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fitch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fitch has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Fitch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Story's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fitch throws a hook but Story blocks it.
Story tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fitch throws an overhand right that lands on Story's shoulder, as Story tries to avoid the shot.
Fitch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fitch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fitch closes the distance and clinches.
Story drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fitch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fitch throws a lazy right hand but Story sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fitch manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Story on his heels. He'll look to pass Story's guard now, I'm sure.
Fitch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Story is keeping the position for now.
Fitch sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch'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.
Jon Fitch has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Story staying out of range there.
Fitch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitch gets a takedown into half guard.
Fitch controlling the action here.
Jon Fitch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Fitch wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Story looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fitch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Story, pushing him back against the cage.
Story breaks from the clinch.
Fitch closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in half guard, Fitch seems content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Jon Fitch wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice defenses there by Story.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch feints and as Story raises his hands in defense, Fitch changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fitch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Story keeping full guard, as Fitch tries to pass.
Jon Fitch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon Fitch.
Fitch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Story!
Fitch controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Story can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Fitch just wasn't active enough.
Fitch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Story stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rick Story has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fitch scores with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Fitch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fitch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Jon Fitch!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Jon Fitch!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Jon Fitch!
Jon Fitch wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Jon Fitch stared into the camera and said 'Wrestling baby, wrestling wins fights! JFitch, shout out to all my coaches and training partners. Thank you all'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Penn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to We are the ocean-waiting room. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, CJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mason Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Taylor with the ground and pound but Penn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Taylor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Taylor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Penn is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taylor throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Taylor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Taylor throws some wild stikes that Penn manages to avoid easily.
Taylor trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Penn is looking to escape.
Penn tries to hold on but Taylor postures up.
Taylor thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Taylor content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Taylor looking to finish Penn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Penn!
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. 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!
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taylor misses with some ground and pound and Penn recovers position to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Taylor seems content to control.
Mason Taylor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Penn checks the leg kick.
Taylor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Taylor against the cage but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taylor gets a double leg takedown into Penn's guard.
Taylor slips nicely into half guard.
Penn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but Penn defending well.
Taylor is trying to control. Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Penn trying to control from the bottom.
Penn is looking to improve his position.
Penn is trying to control but can't.
Taylor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mason Taylor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Taylor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Penn sprawls well initially but Taylor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Penn tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
Taylor drops an elbow to the side of Penn's head.
Penn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Penn tries for a takedown but Taylor circles away easily
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense.
Taylor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Penn!
Taylor throwing strikes here but Penn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Penn tries to hold on but Taylor postures up.
Taylor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Taylor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Penn is looking to escape.
Penn wants to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Taylor looking to finish Penn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Penn!
Taylor controlling the position easily from mount.
Taylor tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to reverse the position but Taylor maintains control.
Taylor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mason Taylor.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taylor misses with a leg kick.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Penn sprawls well initially but Taylor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Taylor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Penn is pressing down on Taylor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Taylor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Taylor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Penn is looking to reverse the position.
Penn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Penn is staying active underneath Taylor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Taylor wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Penn uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mason Taylor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Taylor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Penn on his heels. He'll look to pass Penn's guard now, I'm sure.
Penn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taylor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn is looking for a triangle but Taylor pushes his legs off easily.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Taylor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Taylor avoids the attempt from Penn to control.
Penn is squirming around, avoiding Taylor's attempts to control the action.
Penn can't escape the position.
Penn wants to control but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor controlling his opponent.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Penn is looking to escape.
Taylor avoids the attempt from Penn to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
Taylor controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Taylor 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 ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mason Taylor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor wants to clinch.
A nice combination there by Taylor.
Taylor looking to score a takedown here. Penn is defending well but Taylor drives through and ends up in Penn's guard.
Taylor 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taylor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taylor advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.
Mason Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Penn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Taylor performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Penn trying to control but Taylor postures up.
Taylor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Taylor trying to mount his opponent but Penn defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason Taylor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Taylor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Penn wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
CJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Taylor trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Taylor stalling away here and it's allowed Penn to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Mason Taylor!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Mason Taylor!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Mason Taylor!
Mason Taylor wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zeth Saarsgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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, Zeth Saarsgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Efrain Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Saarsgard!
Sanchez controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saarsgard is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.
It looks like Sanchez might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Efrain Sanchez wasn't active enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saarsgard is defended easily by Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Saarsgard's guard.
Saarsgard throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Efrain Sanchez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Saarsgard misses with the combination.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saarsgard.
Saarsgard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanchez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saarsgard somewhat.
Saarsgard fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeth Saarsgard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Saarsgard!
Sanchez controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Saarsgard can't escape the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Efrain Sanchez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Saarsgard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Saarsgard on his heels. He'll look to pass Saarsgard's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarsgard wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Saarsgard can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sanchez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saarsgard tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Efrain Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saarsgard is looking to clinch.
Saarsgard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Nice sprawl there from Saarsgard as Sanchez shoots in.
Saarsgard lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saarsgard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saarsgard tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saarsgard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saarsgard as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saarsgard sprawls well. Saarsgard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Zeth Saarsgard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Efrain Sanchez.
Saarsgard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez scores a takedown into full mount!
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saarsgard tries to reverse the position but Sanchez maintains control.
Sanchez controlling his opponent.
Efrain Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Efrain Sanchez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Saarsgard is trying to defend but Sanchez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Saarsgard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saarsgard tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saarsgard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sanchez works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.
Saarsgard is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Efrain Sanchez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Saarsgard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Saarsgard gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanchez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Sanchez 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Efrain Sanchez 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! This is the final round!
Sanchez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saarsgard shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Zeth Saarsgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saarsgard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Saarsgard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saarsgard wants it to stay on the feet.
Saarsgard tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Saarsgard shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Saarsgard tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Saarsgard. Those never looked like landing.
Horrible takedown by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Saarsgard which made him look bad.
Saarsgard looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Saarsgard didn't expect that.
Sanchez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Saarsgard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanchez is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarsgard being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saarsgard is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Efrain Sanchez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Saarsgard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saarsgard throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saarsgard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarsgard throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saarsgard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeth Saarsgard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saarsgard misses with a leg kick.
No joy there for Saarsgard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saarsgard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Saarsgard!
Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarsgard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Efrain Sanchez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Saarsgard lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanchez showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanchez stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarsgard is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
Saarsgard wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez content to control rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Efrain Sanchez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Efrain Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight for Efrain Sanchez!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Efrain Sanchez!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Efrain Sanchez!
Efrain Sanchez wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunder Jackson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Gillespie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thunder Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gillespie lands a jab to the head.
Gillespie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gillespie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gillespie throws a body kick that misses.
Gillespie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gillespie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gillespie checks it well.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Gillespie counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Gillespie throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Gillespie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Gillespie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gillespie sprawls well. Gillespie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gillespie loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gillespie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Gillespie counters with a head kick.
Gillespie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gillespie lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
Jackson moves out of range as Gillespie strikes.
A left and a right from Gillespie both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gillespie tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gillespie to the ground. Gillespie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bobby Gillespie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thunder Jackson.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gillespie is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gillespie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gillespie lands with a thumping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Gillespie.
Gillespie misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Gillespie dominated that round.
That's time! Gillespie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gillespie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackson defending well as Gillespie loads up on a big left hand.
Gillespie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson tries to clinch but Gillespie is having none of it.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bobby Gillespie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gillespie stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Thunder Jackson has been cut.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Gillespie.
Gillespie misses with an elbow over the top.
Gillespie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gillespie is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gillespie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson misses with a low kick as Gillespie jumps back.
Gillespie circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Gillespie tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Gillespie. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
A big right from Gillespie misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gillespie cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Gillespie thumps Jackson with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Gillespie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gillespie lands a jab.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Gillespie, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Gillespie against the cage but Gillespie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gillespie jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson slips a straight right by Gillespie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie connects with an inside leg kick.
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson tries to clinch but Gillespie is having none of it.
Gillespie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gillespie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gillespie scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gillespie throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gillespie lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Gillespie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thunder Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gillespie throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gillespie digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson throws a push kick but Gillespie slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Gillespie misses.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Gillespie.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gillespie.
Gillespie looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Thunder Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Gillespie.
Bobby Gillespie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gillespie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gillespie misses the target.
Gillespie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gillespie misses with a body shot.
Gillespie checks a low kick from Jackson.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some wild striking there from Gillespie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Gillespie counters with a low kick, right behind Jackson 's knee.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gillespie misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Gillespie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gillespie.
Gillespie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie throws a body kick that misses.
Gillespie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gillespie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gillespie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gillespie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gillespie lands a nice shot to the body.
Bobby Gillespie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gillespie moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Gillespie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gillespie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Bobby Gillespie!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Bobby Gillespie!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Bobby Gillespie!
Bobby Gillespie wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Bobby Gillespie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Danze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danze is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Handle ur Bizness by the Mash Out Possee. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
249 lbs
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270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Danze!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in but Danze avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Danze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danze.
Billy Danze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Danze's half guard.
Smith prevents Danze from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Danze is defending against the submission attempts here by Smith.
Danze tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Danze is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Danze wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danze moves into full guard.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Danze holds on and takes a little breather.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Danze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Danze from controlling successfully.
Smith throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Danze drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Danze jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Danze scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Danze chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Danze tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Danze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Danze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Danze pushes his legs off easily.
Danze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Danze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Danze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danze got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Danze has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Danze from controlling successfully.
Danze lands a couple of elbows.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Danze from controlling successfully.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Danze pushes his legs off easily.
Danze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Danze landing some decent shots from guard.
Danze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith keeping full guard, as Danze tries to pass.
Danze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Danze sitting in guard here, content to control.
Danze wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Danze got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Danze has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Danze from controlling successfully.
Danze makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danze chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Danze passes into side control.
Danze is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Danze dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danze throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Danze is just out of range.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danze.
Smith moves away from the strike by Danze.
Danze cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Danze throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danze throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Danze stuffs the takedown.
Danze scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Aaron Smith has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danze moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danze might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Danze connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Danze loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith misses with the combination.
Danze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Danze pushes him off.
Aaron Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith defending well as Danze loads up on a big left hand.
Danze dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Danze misses.
Billy Danze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith gets a takedown into half guard.
Danze is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Danze's head.
Smith is thwarting Danze's attempts to control the position.
Danze regains full guard. Nicely done.
Danze wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Danze has wrist control.
Danze is adopting a defensive guard.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Billy Danze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Billy Danze wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot lands for Danze.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Danze misses.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danze.
Danze cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Danze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danze missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danze lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Danze is pawing at Smith, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Smith's nose. Smith is badly hurt! Danze pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Smith tries desperately to hold on but Danze is relentless in his assault! As Smith receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Danze away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Danze!
A very excited looking Billy Danze made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck The Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayweather comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said knock you out!. The Bison has chosen this is my shit- chuck vidells music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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21
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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26
275 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck The Bison!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bison drops Mayweather with a nice combination! The Bison dives into Mayweather's guard, looking to finish!
Mayweather is rocked!
It looks like Manny Mayweather has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayweather avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oh Mayweather is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayweather tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Bison gets to his feet and stands over Mayweather, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Mayweather felt that one! The Bison unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Mayweather from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck The Bison!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reece Edward Duenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linh Munn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duenas comes into the arena with California Gurls blaring out of the sound system. Munn has chosen Rufuz as his entrance music. The key to victory for Reece Edward Duenas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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30
162 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
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21
159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Reece Edward Duenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Linh Munn!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munn shoots in and gets a takedown into Duenas's guard.
Duenas looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Munn 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.
Munn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Munn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Munn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Munn is in close to Duenas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Munn advances position into side control!
Duenas tries to improve position but can't.
Munn wants to control but Duenas is keeping him busy.
Duenas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Munn connects with a decent elbow.
Munn is working Duenas over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Munn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Duenas to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munn trying to control the position but Duenas is working away.
Munn is putting a hurting on Duenas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Duenas is trying to improve his position.
Munn lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duenas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Munn working the ground and pound.
Duenas is looking to regain half guard here but Munn keeps moving and retains side control.
Munn controlling from side mount.
Munn decides to stand up, so the ref orders Duenas to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Munn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duenas avoids it really well and circles away.
Munn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duenas counters with a left to the body.
Reece Edward Duenas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Linh Munn.
Duenas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Munn is fending him off so far but Duenas persists. Nope, Munn circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munn throws a jab but it's blocked by Duenas.
Munn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duenas tries to avoid it but Munn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duenas to the ground. Duenas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Munn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Duenas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Munn passes into side control.
Munn lands an elbow.
Munn is chipping away with strikes.
Munn trying to control the action but Duenas is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munn lands a few punches from side control.
Duenas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Munn working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Munn lands a decent elbow from side control.
Munn working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Munn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Munn wants to control but Duenas is keeping him busy.
Munn working the head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duenas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Munn just content to control the position.
Munn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linh Munn dominated that round.
That's time! Duenas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck for Munn with that takedown attempt.
Duenas thows a body shot but no joy.
Munn has a takedown stuffed.
Duenas throws a leg kick but Munn moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Munn misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duenas swings for the body but Munn moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munn has his takedown stuffed
and Duenas counters with a nice body shot.
Reece Edward Duenas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Linh Munn.
Munn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duenas's waist but Duenas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Munn off to one side.
Munn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duenas.
Munn misses with a takedown
and Duenas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duenas.
Munn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duenas preventing the sweep.
Munn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Duenas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munn is keeping the position for now.
Munn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Munn keeping full guard, as Duenas tries to pass.
Duenas won't allow Munn to get back to his feet.
Munn looking for a sweep. Not yet Munn, not yet.
Munn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Duenas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duenas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Linh Munn has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munn wants to control the pace but Duenas is squirming around nicely.
Munn working Duenas over with strikes here.
Munn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Munn cracks Duenas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Munn lands with some strikes.
Duenas is bucking up trying to escape but Munn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Munn landing strikes from the mount.
Munn breaks from Duenas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Duenas is rocked!
Munn raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Duenas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Munn with the ground and pound from mount.
Munn drops a big elbow. That's hurt Duenas! More shots from Munn and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Linh Munn!
Our winner, Linh Munn, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman has chosen Got Money as his entrance music. 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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25
280 lbs
8 - 1 - 1 |
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33
258 lbs
30 - 22 - 3 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Coleman's ribs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coleman.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Coleman misses with a hook.
Coleman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coleman cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson throws a body punch but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Coleman tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dwayne Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Coleman.
Coleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coleman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a good, hard body kick but Coleman shrugs it off.
Coleman looks gassed!
Coleman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Coleman moved out of range nicely.
Johnson keeps Coleman at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson is looking to wear down Coleman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson lands with a kick to the ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Coleman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dwayne Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coleman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coleman's hands.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson steps into range and cracks Coleman with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Coleman flops backwards and Johnson dives into his guard looking to finish!
Coleman is rocked!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coleman is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coleman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coleman seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Johnson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Coleman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coleman is on top in guard.
Johnson has Coleman pulled in close to control his posture.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coleman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Johnson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Coleman.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
A big right from Coleman misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman fails with the takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman clinches with his opponent.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Coleman lands with a right to the head.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coleman pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Coleman prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Coleman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dwayne Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Coleman.
Coleman tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Coleman back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coleman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coleman tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Coleman.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Coleman swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coleman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Coleman swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coleman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Johnson is trying to keep an underhook but Coleman manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Coleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Coleman is working for a submission of some sort.
Coleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is not content to let Coleman control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dwayne Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Coleman prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Coleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson is trying is best to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Coleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Coleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Coleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dwayne Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Coleman!
After the big win, Mark Coleman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Springfield HW Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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