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TDCL 18-Dog Fight PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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151 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Efrain Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Sanchez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sanchez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Sanchez shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sanchez looking to improve position, pressing down on Penn's thigh with his hand. Penn seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Sanchez paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Sanchez's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Penn picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nick Penn!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Bermudez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen icky thump as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andre Jones enters the cage!
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136 lbs
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139 lbs
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Bermudez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bermudez moves into the clinch successfully.
Bermudez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones tightens his grip and picks Bermudez up, before dumping him to the ground. Bermudez manages to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bermudez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Jones wants to stand but Bermudez is controlling the position.
Jones pushes Bermudez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bermudez takes the fight into the clinch.
Bermudez is trying to break free.
Bermudez jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bermudez has his feet on Jones's thighs here. He's pushed Jones off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jones screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Bermudez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clris Cutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clris Cutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Fitch!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutter scores with a hook.
Cutter staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cutter. That's going to slow Fitch down.
Cutter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fitch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cutter. Cutter obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cutter. That's going to slow Fitch down.
Fitch misses with an uppercut.
Fitch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Cutter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cutter.
Fitch looks to land a left hand but Cutter moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cutter, right into the meat.
Cutter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Fitch misses.
Cutter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cutter connects with an inside leg kick.
Cutter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cutter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitch's calf.
Cutter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitch's calf.
Cutter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fitch thows a leg kick but Cutter checks it
and Cutter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fitch dives in and grabs Cutter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cutter pushes down on Fitch's head and hops out.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cutter!
Cutter connects with a solid leg kick.
Fitch looks gassed!
Cutter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fitch.
Cutter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cutter connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cutter. That's going to slow Fitch down.
Cutter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitch's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fitch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cutter can pounce on him.
Cutter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cutter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cutter lands a glancing blow to the side of Fitch's head.
Cutter feints and then cracks Fitch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitch down.
Fitch swings widly with a right hand
and Cutter counters with a leg kick.
Cutter scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cutter.
Clris Cutter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Cutter tenderised Fitch's leg. Fitch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fitch moves forwards but Cutter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cutter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cutter feints and then cracks Fitch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitch down.
Cutter thumps Fitch with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fitch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cutter counters with a nice leg kick.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cutter lands a nice shot that snaps Fitch's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clris Cutter 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.
Cutter scores with a leg kick.
Fitch throws a lazy uppercut
and Cutter counters with an inside leg kick.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. Fitch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cutter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cutter.
Cutter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fitch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cutter. Cutter obviously looking to wear him down.
Cutter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fitch.
Cutter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fitch's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cutter can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cutter. That's going to slow Fitch down.
Fitch is breathing heavily.
Cutter thumps Fitch with a low kick.
Cutter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cutter wants it to stay on the feet.
Cutter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cutter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fitch's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Cutter.
Cutter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fitch's sensitive parts.
Cutter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cutter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitch can do to turn this around?
Nice shot by Cutter.
Clris Cutter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cutter lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cutter scores with a leg kick.
Cutter lands with a shot to the body.
Fitch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Clris Cutter is winning the standup battle so far.
Fitch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cutter throws a head kick that half lands.
Fitch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cutter can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutter is looking to slow Fitch down with leg kicks.
Cutter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cutter is looking to slow Fitch down with leg kicks.
Cutter throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Cutter tenderised Fitch's leg. Fitch is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cutter. That's going to slow Fitch down.
Fitch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fitch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fitch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cutter can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cutter is looking to slow Fitch down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Cutter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cutter.
A jab lands there for Cutter.
Cutter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fitch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cutter's waist but Cutter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fitch off to one side.
Fitch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cutter counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clris Cutter dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cutter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cutter.
Fitch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cutter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fitch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fitch throws a right hand that misses
and Cutter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fitch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cutter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. Fitch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fitch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cutter.
Fitch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cutter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitch's calf.
Fitch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cutter.
Cutter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cutter feints and then cracks Fitch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitch down.
Cutter scores with a jab.
Cutter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cutter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cutter.
Jon Fitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutter thumps Fitch with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Cutter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cutter lands with an overhand left.
Cutter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitch. That did some damage!
Cutter lands a leg kick that knocks Fitch off balance momentarily.
Cutter connects with an inside leg kick.
Fitch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cutter.
Fitch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cutter.
Fitch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cutter.
Cutter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fitch.
Cutter is looking to slow Fitch down with leg kicks.
Cutter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cutter throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cutter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cutter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fitch's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cutter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cutter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fitch throws a nice looking combination but Cutter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fitch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Cutter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cutter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cutter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clris Cutter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cutter 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Clris Cutter!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Clris Cutter!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Clris Cutter!
Clris Cutter wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Kilimanjaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilimanjaro comes to the cage accompanied by SMC LÄHIÖROTAT - Lahden Sininen Feat. El Maestro, Raikka. Kova is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jääkärimarssi. This should be fireworks!
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169 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Kilimanjaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seppo Kova!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilimanjaro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kova checks it well.
Kilimanjaro tries to close the distance and clinch but Kova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kova tried to score with a low kick but Kilimanjaro checks it.
Kilimanjaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Kova on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kova throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilimanjaro.
Some wild striking there from Kova.
Kova tries to bum rush Kilimanjaro with a series of wild strikes but Kilimanjaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kilimanjaro misses with a body kick.
Kilimanjaro lands a front kick.
Kova lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kilimanjaro circles away quickly and effectively.
Kilimanjaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kova throws a series of punches but Kilimanjaro moves out of range.
Kova throws a solid leg kick but Kilimanjaro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kova.
Kova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kova misses with a wild combination.
Kilimanjaro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kova tries to avoid it but Kilimanjaro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kova to the ground. Kova escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kilimanjaro shoots in for a double leg but Kova sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kova.
Seppo Kova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilimanjaro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kova takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro misses with a takedown attempt - Kova sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Kilimanjaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilimanjaro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kilimanjaro throws a sloppy head kick and Kova moves out of range easily.
Kilimanjaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kilimanjaro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kilimanjaro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kova is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kilimanjaro pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kova tries to roll over but Kilimanjaro keeps him under control.
Kova punching from the bottom.
Kilimanjaro stops Kova from getting back to his feet.
Kilimanjaro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kilimanjaro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kilimanjaro thows a huge punch but Kova dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kilimanjaro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kilimanjaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kova keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kova taking some punishment here, with Kilimanjaro in his half guard.
Kilimanjaro wants to take a breather but Kova is having none of it.
Kilimanjaro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kilimanjaro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kova pushes Kilimanjaro off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kova connects with a nice looking jab.
Kova throws a one two combo.
Kova throws a right and a left that Kilimanjaro avoids nicely.
Kova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilimanjaro with a nice cross.
Kova misses with a series of wild punches.
Kilimanjaro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kilimanjaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Kova is just out of range.
Kilimanjaro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kova throws out a leg kick but Kilimanjaro moves out of range and Kova only half commits.
Kilimanjaro slips a jab and a cross from Kova.
Kilimanjaro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kilimanjaro has a takedown stuffed.
Kova lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro dodges the punch combination from Kova.
Kova wants to slow Kilimanjaro down by chopping away at his legs.
Kilimanjaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kova.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kilimanjaro.
Kilimanjaro misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kova checks a low kick from Kilimanjaro.
Good standup being displayed there by Kilimanjaro as he connects with a hook.
Kova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilimanjaro closes the distance and clinches up with Kova, looking for a takedown. Kilimanjaro pushes Kova against the cage but Kova circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kova blocks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kilimanjaro.
Kilimanjaro throws a chopping leg kick but Kova manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kilimanjaro connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Kilimanjaro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kilimanjaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Kova misses with a few strikes there.
Kilimanjaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kova.
Kilimanjaro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kova is looking to regain half guard here but Kilimanjaro keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Kilimanjaro seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kilimanjaro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kova is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Kova's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kilimanjaro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kilimanjaro tries to advance to mount but Kova denies him.
Kilimanjaro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kilimanjaro working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kova keeps working.
Kova tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kilimanjaro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hector Kilimanjaro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kova can't do much from the bottom here.
Kova pushes Kilimanjaro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kilimanjaro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kilimanjaro is chipping away with strikes.
Kova tries to bench press Kilimanjaro off him but Kilimanjaro keeps the position.
Kilimanjaro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kilimanjaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kova keeps working.
Kilimanjaro lands some shots froms side control.
Kilimanjaro working the head with strikes.
Kilimanjaro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kova is trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kova tries to bench press Kilimanjaro off him but Kilimanjaro keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro is trying to get an arm triangle but Kova is defending well.
Kilimanjaro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kova is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kova is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kilimanjaro is looking to take a break and control but Kova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilimanjaro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kilimanjaro working the ground and pound from side control.
Kova is looking to regain half guard here but Kilimanjaro keeps moving and retains side control.
Kilimanjaro lands an elbow.
Kova is looking for a sweep.
Kilimanjaro has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro blocks Kova's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kilimanjaro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kova looks a forlorn figure.
Kova regains half guard.
Kilimanjaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kova keeps working.
Kilimanjaro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kova tries to get to full guard but Kilimanjaro has control of the leg.
Kova actively working from the bottom here.
Kova looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kova is breathing heavily.
Kilimanjaro moves into full mount! Kova won't be happy about that!
Kilimanjaro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro is landing with some decent strikes but Kova is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kova wants to control but Kilimanjaro is having none of it.
Kilimanjaro looking for a guillotine from mount but Kova is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kilimanjaro trying to control but Kova is having none of it.
Kilimanjaro lands a big shot there that rocks Kova but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilimanjaro landing strikes from the mount.
Kova tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kilimanjaro looking to control but Kova is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kova is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Kilimanjaro dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kova lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kilimanjaro will feel that in the morning.
Kova thows a body shot but no joy.
Kilimanjaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilimanjaro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kova sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Kilimanjaro.
Kova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kova as Kilimanjaro shoots in.
Kova misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kilimanjaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kilimanjaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kova moves away.
Kilimanjaro shoots for a double leg takedown but Kova sprawls well. He's pushed Kilimanjaro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Kilimanjaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kilimanjaro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kilimanjaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seppo Kova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kilimanjaro throws out a leg kick but Kova moves out of range and Kilimanjaro only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro scores with a push kick.
Kova stuns Kilimanjaro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kova misses with a wild combination.
Kilimanjaro is looking to wear down Kova with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kilimanjaro tests Kova's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilimanjaro throws a push kick but Kova slaps the foot to one side.
Kova throws a leg kick but Kilimanjaro checks it.
Kova displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kilimanjaro.
Kilimanjaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kilimanjaro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kova attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kilimanjaro misses with a straight right.
Kova looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilimanjaro is just out of range.
Kova wants to slow Kilimanjaro down by chopping away at his legs.
Kilimanjaro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kova napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kilimanjaro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kova knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro is looking to take a break and control but Kova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kova wants to control but Kilimanjaro postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilimanjaro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kova, who protects the arm well.
Kova is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kilimanjaro is controlling him well.
Kilimanjaro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kilimanjaro controls the position from side control.
Kova managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kilimanjaro.
Seppo Kova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kova is looking to reverse the position.
Kova can't do much from the bottom here.
Kova wants to get back to his feet.
Kilimanjaro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kova is looking to regain half guard here but Kilimanjaro keeps moving and retains side control.
Kilimanjaro is looking to take a break and control but Kova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kova trying to remain calm as Kilimanjaro controls from the top position.
Kova taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kilimanjaro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kova knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kilimanjaro lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kova is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kilimanjaro's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kilimanjaro is pressing down on Kova's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kova is holding on for now.
Kova wants to control but Kilimanjaro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kova punching from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kova looking for submissions off his back.
Kova tries to kick Kilimanjaro off but Kilimanjaro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kilimanjaro working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilimanjaro lands a nice short elbow.
Kilimanjaro working over Kova with some ground and pound. Kova looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kilimanjaro lands strikes from half guard.
Hector Kilimanjaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kilimanjaro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kilimanjaro blocks the strikes from Kova.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Kilimanjaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kilimanjaro 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Hector Kilimanjaro!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Hector Kilimanjaro!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Hector Kilimanjaro!
Hector Kilimanjaro wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Hector Kilimanjaro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Method Man, Redman- Da Rockwilder as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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183 lbs
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178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thunder Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dj Jones !
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones . Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones .
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thunder Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones , pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dj Jones has been cut.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jones looks gassed!
Jackson gets control of Jones 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jackson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones 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.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones passes Jackson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jackson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jackson is surviving well by controlling Jones 's body position as best he can.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jones keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is pushing down on Jones 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jackson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jones is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Thunder Jackson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Mel Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Mel Manhoef is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Mel Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko lands a slapping body shot.
Emelianenko lunges at Manhoef with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manhoef's hand.
Manhoef misses with a head kick.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko blocks the body kick.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
Emelianenko connects with a jab.
It looks like Big Mel Manhoef has been cut.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Manhoef throws a body kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Manhoef!
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!
Manhoef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhoef lands a high kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manhoef.
Emelianenko lands a jab to Manhoef's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emelianenko cracks Manhoef with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manhoef tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk. Emelianenko catches Manhoef right on the button with a cross.
Manhoef tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manhoef.
Manhoef looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Manhoef tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko punishes Manhoef's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko throws a hook but Manhoef avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a lazy right hand but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manhoef has Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Emelianenko is trying to break free.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Manhoef misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Manhoef throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Manhoef gets an underhook and turns Emelianenko into the cage.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aleksander Emelianenko.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Manhoef moves out of range.
Manhoef scores with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko gets tackled into the cage by Manhoef. Manhoef maintains the clinch.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Manhoef has control.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manhoef is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Manhoef.
It looks like Aleksander Emelianenko has been cut.
Manhoef misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef landing knees to the body.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Manhoef lands a nice knee to the body.
Manhoef lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Manhoef.
Manhoef putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Emelianenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Manhoef landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manhoef using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manhoef landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries to break the clinch but Manhoef is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef scores a nice knee to the body.
Manhoef lands a knee to the head.
Manhoef lands a knee to the head.
Manhoef throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manhoef scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manhoef with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko tries to stall but Manhoef uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emelianenko seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Manhoef lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manhoef crunches a lovely knee into Emelianenko's ribcage.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Manhoef scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Manhoef obliges.
Manhoef connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Mel Manhoef dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manhoef scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Manhoef saw that one coming.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Manhoef moves out of range.
Aleksander Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Manhoef ducks down to avoid it.
Emelianenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Manhoef.
Manhoef has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Manhoef displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Manhoef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Jab, jab by Emelianenko - just one landing.
Manhoef uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Manhoef tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manhoef is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manhoef lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manhoef slips under a jab.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Manhoef throws a body kick that misses.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Manhoef avoids it easily.
Aleksander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhoef avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Manhoef gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emelianenko looking to stall.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries to stall but Manhoef uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Manhoef connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch but Manhoef keeps him there for the moment.
Manhoef connects with a knee to the head.
Manhoef scores with a knee to the head.
Manhoef misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Manhoef throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manhoef connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
Manhoef using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manhoef misses with a knee to the head.
Manhoef throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Manhoef lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Manhoef lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Manhoef obliges.
Manhoef unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manhoef tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Big Mel Manhoef has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manhoef throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Manhoef connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
Emelianenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Manhoef with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but Manhoef has the dominant position.
Emelianenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Emelianenko trying to stall but Manhoef improves his position.
Manhoef working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
Manhoef is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelianenko can do to turn this around?
Manhoef connects with a knee to the head.
Manhoef is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manhoef is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manhoef with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manhoef connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Emelianenko to work.
Manhoef using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manhoef throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko wants to stall.
Emelianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aleksander Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Manhoef ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manhoef has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Mel Manhoef dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Manhoef walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Emelianenko digs a good body shot into Manhoef's ribs.
Emelianenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Manhoef throws a body kick.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.
Manhoef keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manhoef takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manhoef looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manhoef clinches up against the cage.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch but Manhoef improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to break free but Manhoef pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Manhoef looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Manhoef with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manhoef with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch but Manhoef keeps him there for the moment.
Manhoef with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manhoef is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Manhoef.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Manhoef avoids it easily.
Aleksander Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Manhoef under the eye.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manhoef keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Manhoef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Manhoef!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko thuds a left hand into Manhoef's body.
Emelianenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Manhoef's shoulder, as Manhoef tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko scores with a jab. Manhoef acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Manhoef moved out of range nicely.
Manhoef gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emelianenko has Manhoef pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Manhoef landing knees to the head.
Emelianenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Manhoef throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manhoef throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manhoef landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manhoef connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manhoef is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Manhoef obliges.
A knee to the head by Manhoef.
Big Mel Manhoef is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
Emelianenko controlling the action here for a moment.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aleksander Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manhoef connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aleksander Emelianenko.
I think Manhoef has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Big Mel Manhoef!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Big Mel Manhoef!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Big Mel Manhoef!
Big Mel Manhoef wins by unanimous decision!
A determined Big Mel Manhoef didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christina Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by her song. Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christina Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Open your legs and give me an hour takes the fight into the clinch.
Open your legs and give me an hour with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ellis jumps guard but Open your legs and give me an hour turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Open your legs and give me an hour breaks from the clinch.
Open your legs and give me an hour is looking to clinch but Ellis is avoiding it.
Open your legs and give me an hour rushes Ellis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Open your legs and give me an hour with a knee to the head.
Open your legs and give me an hour with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Open your legs and give me an hour throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ellis blocks it with crossed arms.
Ellis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Open your legs and give me an hour with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ellis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Open your legs and give me an hour walks away with a smile on his face. Ellis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christina Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Open your legs and give me an hour moves into the clinch.
Open your legs and give me an hour with a knee to the head.
It looks like Christina Ellis has been cut.
Open your legs and give me an hour jumps guard.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis looking to pass the guard.
Ellis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ellis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Open your legs and give me an hour has his hands on Ellis's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellis wants to pass the guard but Open your legs and give me an hour is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ellis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Open your legs and give me an hour displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ellis throws out the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ellis is trying to pull guard but Open your legs and give me an hour has him pressed against the cage.
Ellis fails to pull guard.
Open your legs and give me an hour with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Open your legs and give me an hour with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis pulls guard successfully.
Ellis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Open your legs and give me an hour passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis tries to bench press Open your legs and give me an hour off him but Open your legs and give me an hour keeps the position.
Ellis is working hard here to advance position.
Open your legs and give me an hour gets to mount! Ellis was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Open your legs and give me an hour content just to control the position here.
Open your legs and give me an hour's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christina Ellis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Open your legs and give me an hour keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Open your legs and give me an hour does a little dance to reset his feet.
Open your legs and give me an hour tries to clinch but Ellis is having none of it.
Open your legs and give me an hour uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ellis.
Open your legs and give me an hour tries to clinch but Ellis moves out of range.
Open your legs and give me an hour doesn't manage to clinch there - Ellis circles away.
Open your legs and give me an hour misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Open your legs and give me an hour ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Open your legs and give me an hour misses with a low kick.
Ellis lands with a straight right. Open your legs and give me an hour didn't see that one coming.
Ellis scores with a hook to the body. Open your legs and give me an hour takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Open your legs and give me an hour tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ellis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Open your legs and give me an hour uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellis.
Open your legs and give me an hour tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Open your legs and give me an hour tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ellis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Open your legs and give me an hour is looking to clinch.
Open your legs and give me an hour keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ellis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ellis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Open your legs and give me an hour misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ellis misses with a body shot.
Open your legs and give me an hour doesn't manage to clinch there - Ellis circles away.
Ellis gets tackled into the cage by Open your legs and give me an hour. Open your legs and give me an hour maintains the clinch.
Open your legs and give me an hour misses with a knee strike.
Open your legs and give me an hour manages to break the clinch.
Open your legs and give me an hour tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Open your legs and give me an hour takes one to the side of the head.
Ellis loads up on a big right hand but Open your legs and give me an hour slips the punch.
Open your legs and give me an hour is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Open your legs and give me an hour avoids the body shot from Ellis.
Ellis looks to score with a jab to the body but Open your legs and give me an hour is just out of range.
Open your legs and give me an hour moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Open your legs and give me an hour throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellis looks to land a right hand but Open your legs and give me an hour moved out of range.
Open your legs and give me an hour wants to clinch.
Open your legs and give me an hour wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Open your legs and give me an hour does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Open your legs and give me an hour was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Open your legs and give me an hour tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Open your legs and give me an hour is looking to clinch but Ellis is avoiding it.
Open your legs and give me an hour looks to land a body kick but Ellis moved away.
Open your legs and give me an hour throws a leg kick but Ellis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ellis is looking to wear down Open your legs and give me an hour with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Open your legs and give me an hour ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Ellis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Open your legs and give me an hour tries to clinch but Ellis is having none of it.
Ellis throws a body punch but Open your legs and give me an hour moves out of range.
Open your legs and give me an hour is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Open your legs and give me an hour uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellis.
Open your legs and give me an hour closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ellis circles away.
Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Ellis misses.
Open your legs and give me an hour throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ellis.
Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ellis throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Open your legs and give me an hour does a little dance to reset his feet.
Open your legs and give me an hour tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ellis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis swats away the attempt to clinch by Open your legs and give me an hour.
Open your legs and give me an hour misses with the combination.
Open your legs and give me an hour tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses with an uppercut. Open your legs and give me an hour saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Ellis coming out on top.
Ellis throws a jab when Open your legs and give me an hour was well out of range.
Open your legs and give me an hour gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ellis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ellis jumps guard but Open your legs and give me an hour turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Open your legs and give me an hour swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Open your legs and give me an hour breaks from the clinch.
Ellis keeps the fight on the outside.
Ellis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Open your legs and give me an hour.
Open your legs and give me an hour moves into range and clinches up with Ellis.
Open your legs and give me an hour lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Open your legs and give me an hour breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellis misses the shot to the body.
Ellis misses with a body shot.
Ellis tries to keep at a distance but Open your legs and give me an hour has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christina Ellis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Open your legs and give me an hour drives through and clinches with Ellis against the cage.
Ellis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Open your legs and give me an hour walks away with a smile on his face. Ellis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Open your legs and give me an hour fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ellis thows a body shot but no joy.
Open your legs and give me an hour tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Open your legs and give me an hour doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ellis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Open your legs and give me an hour was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellis.
Open your legs and give me an hour throws a low kick but Ellis moves out of range easily.
Open your legs and give me an hour misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Open your legs and give me an hour looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ellis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ellis counters with a nice uppercut.
Open your legs and give me an hour tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ellis connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Open your legs and give me an hour moves into the clinch.
Ellis jumps guard but Open your legs and give me an hour stands there with Ellis around his waist. Ellis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Open your legs and give me an hour throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Open your legs and give me an hour.
Ellis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Open your legs and give me an hour just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christina Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Open your legs and give me an hour throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ellis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Open your legs and give me an hour just stands there and leans against the cage.
Open your legs and give me an hour with a knee to the head.
Open your legs and give me an hour misses with a knee strike.
Open your legs and give me an hour scores with a knee to the head.
Ellis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Open your legs and give me an hour walks away with a smile on his face. Ellis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ellis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis looks to land a left hand but Open your legs and give me an hour moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Open your legs and give me an hour tries a head kick but it misses.
Open your legs and give me an hour throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Open your legs and give me an hour darts in trying to clinch
and Open your legs and give me an hour takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Open your legs and give me an hour takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Open your legs and give me an hour tries to clinch up but Ellis circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Open your legs and give me an hour does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Open your legs and give me an hour.
Open your legs and give me an hour tries to sprawl but Ellis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ellis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ellis moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is trying to get an arm triangle but Open your legs and give me an hour is defending well.
Ellis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Open your legs and give me an hour rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ellis's guard! Nice work there by Open your legs and give me an hour!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Open your legs and give me an hour wants to stand but Ellis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Open your legs and give me an hour seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Christina Ellis.
I think Open your legs and give me an hour has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour!
Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Cosmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosmo comes to the cage accompanied by Voyager by Daft Punk. Andre Santos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Cosmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosmo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hans Cosmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cosmo. Cosmo obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cosmo.
Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Santos swings widly with a right hand
and Cosmo counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos blocks a head kick by Cosmo.
Cosmo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cosmo misses with a kick to the body.
Santos works the jab nicely.
Santos staying out of range there.
Cosmo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Cosmo moved out of range nicely.
Cosmo scores with a leg kick.
Cosmo lands with a slapping head kick.
Cosmo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cosmo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cosmo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cosmo throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosmo misses with a low kick.
Cosmo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Cosmo lands with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Cosmo.
Nice straight punches there by Cosmo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cosmo.
Cosmo dips to his left and cracks Santos with an uppercut!
Cosmo misses with the combination.
Cosmo cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Cosmo moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Santos.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Santos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Santos tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cosmo keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Santos stalls from top position.
Santos has knee on belly momentarily but Cosmo bucks him off and regains half guard.
Cosmo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cosmo tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Cosmo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cosmo keeps Santos at a distance using the push kick.
Cosmo misses with a low kick.
Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Cosmo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santos checks it well.
Cosmo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cosmo throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos misses with a hook
and Cosmo counters with an inside leg kick.
Hans Cosmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Cosmo throws a push kick but Santos slaps the foot to one side.
Cosmo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Cosmo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hans Cosmo is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos blocks a head kick by Cosmo.
Cosmo scores with a head kick.
Hans Cosmo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cosmo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Cosmo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cosmo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosmo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cosmo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cosmo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
Cosmo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cosmo looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice takedown defense from Cosmo. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Cosmo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosmo misses with a two punch combination.
Santos throws a hook but Cosmo avoids it easily.
Cosmo throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Cosmo's shoulder, as Cosmo tries to avoid the shot.
Cosmo avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cosmo. That one must have hurt.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Cosmo is out of range.
Cosmo throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Cosmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosmo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosmo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos 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.
Cosmo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cosmo scoring well with a low kick there.
Santos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cosmo.
Santos checks a low kick from Cosmo.
Cosmo looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Cosmo misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cosmo scores with a jab.
Cosmo avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cosmo was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Cosmo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cosmo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Cosmo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cosmo tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Cosmo.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Cosmo.
Cosmo throws a low kick, looking for Santos's leg but Santos calmly moves out of range.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos scores a takedown into full mount!
Cosmo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the action but Cosmo is working from the bottom.
Santos works his way into full mount!
Santos misses with a head shot.
Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Santos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cosmo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cosmo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing Cosmo from standing up.
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.
Santos pushes Cosmo off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cosmo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cosmo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cosmo is looking to score with low kicks.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cosmo keeps Santos at a distance using the push kick.
Cosmo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Cosmo's head but Cosmo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cosmo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Cosmo ducks down to avoid it.
Santos misses the jab.
Cosmo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cosmo lands with a nice body kick.
Cosmo fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cosmo tries to land a front kick but Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hans Cosmo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cosmo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hans Cosmo!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Hans Cosmo!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Hans Cosmo!
Hans Cosmo wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Hans Cosmo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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31
249 lbs
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290 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Smith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Smith's guard.
Smith keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones 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.
Jones wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith looking to control.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Smith's guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Smith managing to control the position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
Smith trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones has his feet on Smith's thighs here. He's pushed Smith off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Smith screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus Jones!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Centofanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo's entrance music is Rough Rida. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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30
179 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Centofanti!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centofanti staying out of range there.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Centofanti cracks the inside of Aldo's front leg.
Centofanti lands a lovely overhand right.
Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Centofanti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Centofanti misses with a punch on the inside.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Centofanti.
Centofanti misses with a body punch.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Centofanti.
A hook to the body from Centofanti.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Centofanti.
Aldo stops a takedown attempt from Centofanti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Aldo.
Aldo scores with a shoulder strike.
Aldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Centofanti.
Centofanti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldo is defending well for now.
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Centofanti misses with a knee to the head.
Centofanti has hold of one of Aldo's legs. Aldo is fighting the takedown attempt but Centofanti gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Aldo pushes Centofanti off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Aldo scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Centofanti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Centofanti throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Centofanti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Centofanti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aldo's hands.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Centofanti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Centofanti eats them both and turns towards Aldo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Marco Centofanti has been cut.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Centofanti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Centofanti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centofanti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aldo throws an off balance right hand
and Centofanti counters with a single leg into guard. Aldo didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Centofanti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Centofanti cracks Aldo with a solid left hand.
Centofanti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aldo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Centofanti looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Centofanti off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Aldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marco Centofanti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marco Centofanti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Centofanti misses with a takedown attempt
and Aldo counters with a one-two to the body.
Aldo clinches.
Centofanti blocks an uppercut.
Centofanti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Centofanti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Centofanti with a knee to the head.
Centofanti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Centofanti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aldo blocks it with crossed arms.
Aldo tries a body shot but Centofanti blocks it.
Aldo lands a left hand.
Aldo prevents a body shot from Centofanti.
Centofanti wants a takedown.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Centofanti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Centofanti.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Centofanti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldo's elbow.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jose Aldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Centofanti lands a nice knee to the body.
Centofanti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldo is defending well for now.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Centofanti.
Centofanti misses with a body punch.
Centofanti scores a nice knee to the body.
Aldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Centofanti tries to land a knee to the head but Aldo blocks with his arms.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Centofanti tries to work over Aldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Centofanti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Centofanti.
Aldo misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Centofanti tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centofanti scores with a shot to the side of Aldo's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Centofanti.
Centofanti struggles to land a body shot inside as Aldo controls his hands.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Centofanti.
Centofanti lands an elbow inside.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Aldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aldo pushes Centofanti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Aldo.
Centofanti blocking some punches.
Centofanti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Aldo.
Aldo avoids the elbow strike from Centofanti, against the cage.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Centofanti.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aldo.
Centofanti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Centofanti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Centofanti jumps guard but Aldo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
Centofanti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Centofanti tries a knee to the head but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Centofanti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Centofanti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Centofanti pushes Aldo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Centofanti backwards.
Centofanti misses with a knee to the head.
Aldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aldo gets underhooks to prevent Centofanti's takedown attempt.
Centofanti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Aldo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Aldo.
Centofanti is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo lands a right hand.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Centofanti.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Centofanti.
Centofanti ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Centofanti no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Aldo won't allow Centofanti to sweep him here.
Aldo 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.
Aldo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aldo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Centofanti is looking for a triangle but Aldo pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Centofanti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aldo defends well.
Centofanti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aldo is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco Centofanti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Aldo rushes Centofanti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centofanti misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo pushes Centofanti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Centofanti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Centofanti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Centofanti fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo blocks an uppercut.
Aldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Centofanti tries a knee to the head but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Centofanti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Centofanti misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Centofanti is rocked!
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Centofanti is still on wobbly legs! Can Aldo finish him?
Aldo creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Centofanti's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Centofanti drops to his knees and Aldo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Jose Aldo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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