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Bowser's Castle 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finn O Malley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Malley has chosen Dropkick Murphy's - I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jose Chavez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Finn O Malley's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Finn O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chavez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
O Malley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
O Malley cracks Chavez with a solid left hand.
O Malley won't allow Chavez to sweep him here.
O Malley throws a strike but Chavez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chavez stops O Malley from standing up.
Chavez wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
Chavez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chavez wants to stand but O Malley is controlling his posture from full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Malley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if O Malley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chavez stops O Malley from standing up.
Chavez tries to free his leg and advance position but O Malley is retaining full guard.
Chavez won't allow O Malley to get back to his feet.
Chavez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Malley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez 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.
Chavez wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
Chavez forces his way into half guard.
Chavez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chavez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, O Malley has managed to free his arm - good work.
O Malley won't allow Chavez to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is working hard here to advance position.
Chavez tries to stand and escape but O Malley is controlling the position.
O Malley is in trouble now - Chavez has advanced to mount!
O Malley has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
O Malley fending off the submission attempt from Chavez.
O Malley showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez wants to control but O Malley is keeping busy.
O Malley defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
O Malley defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Chavez's arms.
Chavez misses with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez punches the canvas rather than the man.
Chavez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. O Malley knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften O Malley for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Chavez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Malley throws a right and a left that Chavez avoids nicely.
Chavez throws a series of punches but O Malley avoids them all with ease.
Jose Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Chavez misses.
Chavez has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for O Malley with that takedown attempt.
Chavez leaves O Malley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jab by Chavez.
Chavez wants to clinch.
O Malley closes the distance and clinches up with Chavez, looking for a takedown. O Malley pushes Chavez against the cage but Chavez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jose Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finn O Malley.
Chavez throws a nice looking combination but O Malley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chavez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Malley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Chavez is looking to clinch.
O Malley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chavez quickly recovers to half guard.
O Malley wants to take a breather but Chavez is having none of it.
Jose Chavez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Malley trying to control the pace.
Chavez is looking to improve his position.
O Malley throwing shots but Chavez is blocking nicely.
Chavez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Malley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley wants to pass to mount but Chavez is defending the position.
O Malley throwing shots but Chavez is blocking nicely.
O Malley drops an elbow to the side of Chavez's head.
O Malley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Malley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
O Malley working the head and body with strikes.
Chavez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. O Malley is working away from the top position though.
O Malley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chavez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Malley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chavez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chavez taking some punishment here, with O Malley in his half guard.
O Malley wants to take a breather but Chavez is having none of it.
Chavez trying to hold on to O Malley's head to control him but O Malley postures up.
O Malley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Malley misses with a head shot. Chavez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Chavez is trying to keep O Malley in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chavez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as O Malley controls the pace.
Chavez wants to sweep here but O Malley controlling him for the moment.
Chavez trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn O Malley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
O Malley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
O Malley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chavez keeps working.
Chavez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chavez gets back to full guard.
Chavez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Malley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Malley trying to move into half guard but instead Chavez has managed to sweep!
Chavez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Malley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chavez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chavez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chavez trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Malley keeping full guard, as Chavez tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throwing strikes from guard but O Malley blocks nicely.
Chavez tries to free his leg and advance position but O Malley is retaining full guard.
Chavez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chavez stands and throws O Malley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
O Malley pushes Chavez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chavez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chavez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chavez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
O Malley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chavez has an Americana. O Malley didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Chavez is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Chavez hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jose Chavez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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237 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Hester!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Carwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Carwin misses.
Carwin swings for the body but Hester moves out of range.
Hester tries to clinch up.
Carwin throws a right and a left that Hester avoids nicely.
Oooh a lovely combination from Carwin sends Hester down but not out. Carwin dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Marcus Hester has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carwin wants to stand but Hester is controlling his arm.
Hester gets back to half guard.
Carwin wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Hester uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin wanted to stand there but Hester had control of the position.
Hester is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Carwin stopping the sweep attempt from Hester.
Hester wants to stand but Carwin is controlling the position.
Carwin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hester is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester controls Carwin momentarily but Carwin frees himself.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcus Hester hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Carwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Carwin. Those never looked like landing.
Hester slips a jab and a cross from Carwin.
Carwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hester.
Carwin throws a right hand that Hester ducks under and follows up with a left that Hester also avoids with ease.
Hester dodges the punch combination from Carwin.
Hester drives through and clinches with Carwin against the cage.
Carwin blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
Hester working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester swings wildly with an uppercut but Carwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carwin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hester is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hester misses with the head strike.
Hester stalls.
Hester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hester manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carwin has had enough of the clinch but Hester keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Carwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hester's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hester moves in looking to clinch but Carwin pushes him off.
Carwin misses with a double jab.
Hester throws a big shot that misses.
Hester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carwin.
Hester takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Carwin swinging wildly here.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Carwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hester.
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!
Carwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Carwin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hester does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carwin fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin gets tackled into the cage by Hester. Hester maintains the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carwin.
Hester prevents Carwin from breaking the clinch.
Hester throws a head punch that misses.
Carwin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hester misses with a punch on the inside.
Hester can't find room to land a body shot as Carwin controls the action.
Carwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carwin is trying to force a seperation but Hester has the dominant position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hester in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hester working aggressively here.
Carwin blocks a body shot from Hester.
Hester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hester.
Carwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hester has a couple of punches blocked by Carwin.
Hester swings wildly with an uppercut but Carwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land.
Hester prevents Carwin from breaking the clinch.
Hester has a couple of punches blocked by Carwin.
Hester swings wildly with an uppercut but Carwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin blocks a body shot from Hester.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hester.
Hester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hester lands with a right to the head.
Hester lands an uppercut.
Carwin is trying to push Hester away but Hester has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hester has a couple of punches blocked by Carwin.
Hester has a couple of punches blocked by Carwin.
Hester throws a punch but it's blocked by Carwin.
Hester prevents Carwin from breaking the clinch.
Hester leaning against his opponent.
Hester is trying to stall.
Hester misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester is pushing Carwin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hester working aggressively here.
Hester throws a punch but it's blocked by Carwin.
Carwin letting Hester take a breather here.
Hester misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Carwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hester lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Hester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hester's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carwin tries to bum rush Hester with a series of wild strikes but Hester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carwin lands a hook that stumbles Hester back into the cage. Carwin follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Hester to the canvas! Carwin pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Hester has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Frank Carwin!
A victorious Frank Carwin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tita Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wounded Monkey (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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250 lbs
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273 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tita Zen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wounded Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zen fakes the leg kick and cracks Monkey in the body.
Zen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Monkey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick by Monkey misses
and Zen counters with a solid body kick.
Zen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Monkey checks a leg kick.
Zen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monkey moves away.
Zen throws a head kick that Monkey semi-blocks.
It looks like Wounded Monkey has been cut.
Wounded Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monkey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zen, right into the meat.
Monkey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Monkey lands with a slapping head kick.
Zen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monkey looks to land a left hand but Zen moved out of range nicely.
Monkey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zen feints and then cracks Monkey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monkey down.
Zen moves into the clinch.
Monkey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Monkey breaks the clinch.
Monkey tries to keep at a distance but Zen has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey has had enough of the clinch but Zen keeps him there for the moment.
Monkey looks gassed!
Zen jumps guard and drags Monkey to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zen looking for a triangle here. Monkey is fighting it but it looks tight! Zen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Monkey is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tita Zen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sentinel Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez has chosen Pantera "Walk" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ray Fernandez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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245 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sentinel Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime throws a right and a left that Fernandez avoids nicely.
Ray Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prime circles away quickly and effectively.
Fernandez misses with a combination
and Prime counters with a nice uppercut.
Fernandez blocks a jab.
Fernandez moves to clinch but Prime breaks away
letting Prime counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fernandez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Prime tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fernandez is in Prime's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fernandez wants to stand but Prime has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Prime looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fernandez preventing the sweep.
Fernandez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fernandez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Prime holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fernandez looking to pass the guard.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Prime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prime pulls Fernandez in close to his closed guard and prevents Fernandez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fernandez throws a lazy right hand but Prime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fernandez wants to clinch but Prime slips to the side
and Prime counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fernandez thinking.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prime swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime thows a body shot but no joy.
Fernandez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fernandez darts in trying to clinch
and Prime counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A lazy left from Prime finds it's target.
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!
Fernandez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fernandez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fernandez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prime sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fernandez avoids the body shot from Prime.
Prime swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Fernandez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sentinel Prime is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prime scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Prime cracks Fernandez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fernandez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fernandez tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prime.
Prime is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Prime cracks Fernandez with an open hand slap.
Fernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prime circles away quickly and effectively.
Prime fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prime steps into range and cracks Fernandez with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Fernandez flops backwards and Prime dives into his guard looking to finish!
Fernandez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prime wants to pass the guard but Fernandez is keeping the position.
Fernandez is still in real trouble! Can Prime finish him?
Prime trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandez seems to have recovered his senses.
Prime knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fernandez on the ground.
Prime is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fernandez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Prime looking to pass the guard.
Prime loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prime tries to free his leg and advance position but Fernandez is retaining full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fernandez looking for a guillotine here but Prime defends easily.
Fernandez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime has his hands clasped together around Fernandez's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prime is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sentinel Prime 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.
Prime lands a nice looking body shot.
Prime moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Ray Fernandez has been cut.
Sentinel Prime is winning the standup battle so far.
Prime goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez moves away from the strike by Prime.
Fernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernandez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prime scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice combo by Prime! Oh, that's hurt him - Fernandez falls to the canvas and Prime follows him into side control.
Fernandez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fernandez trying to control but Prime postures up.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Prime takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fernandez looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Prime lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fernandez trying to control but Prime postures up.
Prime is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prime wants to pass the guard but Fernandez is defending well.
Fernandez actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez tries to get to full guard but Prime has control of the leg.
Fernandez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Prime is looking to take a break and control but Fernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fernandez is looking to improve his position.
Prime looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fernandez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Prime is working away from the top position though.
Prime is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernandez can do to turn this around?
Prime wants to pass to mount but Fernandez is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime wants to work for an arm triangle but Fernandez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Prime controlling the action here.
Fernandez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Prime pulls his head out easily.
Prime is thwarting Fernandez's attempts to control the position.
Prime is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fernandez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Prime's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Prime's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Prime is not content to let Fernandez control the position.
Prime manages to get to full guard.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Prime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime is pulling down on Fernandez's head to control his posture.
Fernandez trying to control but Prime is working from the bottom.
Fernandez drops back looking for a leg! Prime is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Prime manages to kick Fernandez off! Fernandez jumps back into Prime's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sentinel Prime dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Fernandez's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Prime lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fernandez at a distance.
Fernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Prime lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the liver by Prime. Beautiful body shot.
Prime lands with an uppercut that bounces Fernandez off the cage and back into range.
A combination from Fernandez does no damage.
Prime throws a combination. Fernandez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A low kick from Fernandez misses
and Prime counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Prime will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prime was well out of range. Poor timing from Fernandez.
Fernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prime scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fernandez in his tracks.
Prime with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandez manages to avoid it.
Fernandez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Prime lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Prime scores with a hook.
Prime is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Prime lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fernandez at a distance.
Fernandez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prime blocks the body kick.
Prime moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prime lands a really nice looking cross but Fernandez seems unphased.
Fernandez throws a jab when Prime was well out of range.
Fernandez tries to clinch there but Prime circles away.
Prime throws a good cross that connects.
Prime lands a really nice looking cross but Fernandez seems unphased.
Fernandez takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime drops Fernandez with a straight right hand, right on the button! Prime follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sentinel Prime!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mirkai Sakuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cillian O Malley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bullet For My Valentine - All These Things I Hate. O Malley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dropkick Murphy's - I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Mirkai Sakuba has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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130 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirkai Sakuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cillian O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
O Malley working over Sakuba with some ground and pound. Sakuba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
O Malley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sakuba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Malley prevents Sakuba from standing back up.
O Malley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
O Malley prevents Sakuba from standing back up.
O Malley is keen to just control but Sakuba is a slippery customer.
O Malley thows a huge punch but Sakuba dodges it nicely.
O Malley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Malley throwing shots but Sakuba is blocking nicely.
O Malley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuba is trying to stand back up but O Malley is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley is nestled in close to Sakuba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
O Malley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sakuba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Malley slows the pace down in half guard.
O Malley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Malley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
O Malley lands with a punch from half guard.
O Malley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sakuba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from O Malley.
Sakuba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
O Malley content to control rather than advance.
Sakuba taking some punishment here, with O Malley in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuba looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sakuba blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Malley.
O Malley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
O Malley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
O Malley thows a huge punch but Sakuba dodges it nicely.
Sakuba is breathing heavily.
Sakuba is not content to let O Malley control the position.
O Malley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
O Malley trying to advance position but Sakuba counters by regaining guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley postures up and lands a big shot to Sakuba's brow.
O Malley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Malley stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Sakuba has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! O Malley manages to get his head free but now Sakuba has transitioned to an armbar! O Malley grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Sakuba! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mirkai Sakuba!
An out of breath Mirkai Sakuba thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Ennio Morricone - Once Upon a Time in the West as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lawrence King!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
Prime scores with a nice head shot.
King tries for a takedown but Prime sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Prime misses with a hook.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Prime misses with a wild body shot.
Prime uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
The fighters circling - Prime throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King moves into the clinch successfully.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Prime controls his hands.
Prime wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
Prime tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prime is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Prime wants to break free but King has control.
Prime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prime wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King tries to throw a body punch but Prime avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
King drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and King jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
King drops back looking for a leg! Prime is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Prime manages to kick King off! King jumps back into Prime's guard.
Prime wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
King postures up in Prime's guard and throws a big left but Prime blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King trying to control but Prime is working from the bottom.
King pushes down on Prime's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime trying to hold on to King's head to control him but King postures up.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prime keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is trying to work for a kimura but Prime is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime wants to get back to his feet.
King is looking for a kimura here.
Prime knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
King is trying for a kimura here. Prime looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! King wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lawrence King!
During a confident post fight interview, Lawrence King thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benji Danilison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarez De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarez De Ertu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benji Danilison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jarez De Ertu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danilison gets a takedown into half guard.
Danilison seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Danilison wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Ertu keeps working.
Danilison is nestled in close to De Ertu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
De Ertu gets back to full guard.
Danilison might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Ertu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Danilison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Ertu is striking off his back. Danilison thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
De Ertu wants to control but Danilison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu gets back to full guard.
Danilison trying to control but De Ertu is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Ertu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Danilison lands a couple of digs.
Danilison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danilison 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.
Danilison throwing strikes from guard but De Ertu blocks nicely.
De Ertu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danilison.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danilison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danilison wants to control from the top but De Ertu keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu wants to stand up but Danilison is controlling him.
De Ertu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Danilison won't allow De Ertu to get back to his feet.
De Ertu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Danilison is looking to work some ground and pound but De Ertu has wrist control.
Danilison wants to control from the top but De Ertu keeps moving.
Danilison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Ertu's head.
Danilison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu working for a triangle but Danilison defends it easily.
Danilison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danilison chips away with some ground and pound.
Danilison throwing strikes from guard but De Ertu blocks nicely.
De Ertu wants to stand but Danilison is controlling the position.
Danilison lands a couple of digs.
Danilison wants to control from the top but De Ertu keeps moving.
Danilison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilison throws a big elbow that misses.
Danilison trying to control but De Ertu is working from the bottom.
Danilison is really struggling to control De Ertu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Danilison throwing strikes but missing.
Danilison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Ertu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Ertu will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danilison trying to control the position from guard on top but De Ertu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Ertu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danilison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Danilison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Danilison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Ertu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Ertu moves in looking to clinch but Danilison pushes him off.
De Ertu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Danilison looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Danilison stops De Ertu from passing to mount.
Danilison regains half guard, as De Ertu was trying to land strikes.
Still in half guard, De Ertu seems content to control.
Danilison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Danilison is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Ertu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Ertu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Ertu keeping moving, preventing Danilison from controlling successfully.
Danilison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Danilison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilison landing some decent shots from guard.
De Ertu is pulling down on Danilison's head to control his posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danilison throws a body kick that misses.
Danilison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Danilison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Ertu dives in and scores a takedown into Danilison's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilison looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Ertu is one step ahead there.
Danilison looking for submissions from the bottom but instead De Ertu passes into half guard.
Danilison is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De Ertu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De Ertu's back!
Danilison lands strikes to the head.
Danilison biding his time, controlling De Ertu.
Danilison punishes De Ertu with strikes from the back mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilison lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danilison is working for a rear naked choke. De Ertu is not defending it well and Danilison has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! De Ertu refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of De Ertu's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Benji Danilison!
Our winner, Benji Danilison, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wood might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to one hitta quitta. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Wood as he connects with a hook.
Wood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wood wants it to stay on the feet.
Hammer drives through and clinches with Wood against the cage.
Hammer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hammer pulls guard effortlessly.
Wood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hammer is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wood, up you get!
Hammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Hammer gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hammer seems to be working for a kimura but Wood defends the submission attempt.
Hammer is working for a kimura but Wood is defending it quite comfortably.
Hammer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wood doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hammer.
Wood is trying to stand up here but Hammer is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wood lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wood to the ground. Hammer is now in Wood's guard.
Hammer passes Wood's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hammer stands up from half guard.
Hammer fails with the takedown.
Marcus Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hammer.
Hammer misses with a takedown
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hammer.
A punch lands to the side of Hammer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dan Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hammer is rocked!
Hammer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hammer is still in real trouble! Can Wood finish him?
Hammer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wood dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammer is pulling down on Wood's head to control his posture.
Hammer seems to have recovered his senses.
Wood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood trying to move into half guard but instead Hammer has managed to sweep!
Hammer 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.
Hammer drops back looking for a leg! Wood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wood manages to kick Hammer off! Hammer jumps back into Wood's guard.
Hammer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wood, up you get!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood throws out a loose jab but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer pushes Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
Hammer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hammer 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.
Wood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hammer on the side of the head.
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammer fails to land the takedown.
Hammer looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Hammer misses with a kick to the body
and Wood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hammer gets a clinch.
Hammer stops a takedown attempt from Wood.
Hammer has had enough of the clinch but Wood keeps him there for the moment.
Wood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hammer's brow.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hammer tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hammer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wood lands a big knee to the head and Hammer goes down! Wood pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Wood!
Marcus Wood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Coming Home. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Turd Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
Anderson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Jones is controlling Anderson's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because Jon Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones misses the jab.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turd Anderson.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Anderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the pace.
Anderson stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Anderson is trying for a kimura here. Jones looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Anderson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Turd Anderson!
Our winner, Turd Anderson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Aces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldous Huxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huxley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heatbeats kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonny Aces!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aldous Huxley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aces stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Huxley.
Aces misses with a straight right.
Aces checks a leg kick.
Aces rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huxley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huxley throws a series of punches but Aces moves out of range.
Huxley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Huxley staying out of range there.
Aces moves out of range of the leg kick from Huxley.
Aces gets tackled into the cage by Huxley. Huxley maintains the clinch.
Aces has had enough of the clinch but Huxley keeps him there for the moment.
Huxley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aces is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Huxley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aces being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from Huxley.
Huxley scores a nice knee to the body.
Aces is breathing heavily.
Aces takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Huxley.
Nice elbow from Huxley.
It looks like Jonny Aces has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Huxley.
Aces working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aces is trying to break the clinch but Huxley is controlling him.
Huxley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huxley.
Aces can't break the clinch.
Huxley works on Aces's body with a couple of short punches.
Huxley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Huxley lands an uppercut.
Huxley landing knees to the head.
Huxley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Huxley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Huxley lands an elbow inside.
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!
A short left from Huxley.
Huxley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huxley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huxley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Huxley.
Huxley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Huxley scores with a shot to the side of Aces's head.
Aces takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huxley.
A short left from Huxley.
Huxley lands a good knee to the midsection. Aces won't want to take too many of those.
Huxley lands a good knee to the midsection. Aces won't want to take too many of those.
Huxley lands an elbow that stopped Aces in his tracks for a moment.
Huxley lands an elbow inside that Aces shrugs off.
Huxley landing knees to the body.
Huxley digs a right hand underneath Aces's ribcage. Aces let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Huxley lands a nice elbow.
Huxley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Huxley scores a nice knee to the body.
Huxley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Huxley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huxley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huxley lands a right hook to the body.
Huxley connects with a high kick.
Aces is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Huxley.
Oh Aces is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aces seems to have got his legs back now.
Aces takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Huxley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Huxley moves into range and clinches up with Aces.
Huxley lands a big knee! That's hurt Aces! Oh, he's all over the place! Huxley lands another knee that sends Aces to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldous Huxley!
Aldous Huxley is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Aldous Huxley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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