KOTC: Hilo fighting earth day PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tank Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chancho Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jones
vs
Smith

178 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tank Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chancho Smith!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Jones decides to stand up.
Smith tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Jones clinches up against the cage.

Jones manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Smith is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith 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.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Jones is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.

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.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith prevents Jones from improving his position.

Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smith moves into full mount! Jones won't be happy about that!
Smith landing shots from mount.

Smith has isolated one of Jones's arms. Jones looking to fight him off but Smith twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chancho Smith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Luan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock comes into the arena with Echoes - The Rapture blaring out of the sound system. El Luan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Blaylock
vs
Luan

195 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

188 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, El Luan!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaylock swinging wildly here.
Blaylock lands a nice hook to Luan's body. Luan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaylock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Luan backs up against the cage.
Luan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blaylock tries to avoid it but Luan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blaylock to the ground. Blaylock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luan moves forwards but Blaylock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blaylock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luan. Luan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Danga de danga de dang - Blaylock scores with a four punch combination!
Luan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blaylock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Luan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blaylock avoids it really well and circles away.
Michael Blaylock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Luan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luan shoots in for a takedown but Blaylock shows good takedown defense.
Luan looks to clinch
and Blaylock counters with a right hand to the body.
Blaylock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Luan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blaylock pinned against the cage. Blaylock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock misses with a double jab.
Blaylock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blaylock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Luan eats them both and turns towards Blaylock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blaylock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blaylock throws a right hand that Luan ducks under and follows up with a left that Luan also avoids with ease.
Blaylock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luan circles away quickly and effectively.
Luan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blaylock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blaylock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blaylock is breathing heavily.
Luan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luan scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luan misses with a wild combination.
Blaylock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luan is looking to clinch.
Blaylock stalks Luan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Luan's face. Luan staggers backwards, shaken.
Luan closes the distance and clinches up with Blaylock, looking for a takedown. Luan pushes Blaylock against the cage but Blaylock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Luan or perhaps it was just good defense by Blaylock which made him look bad.
Blaylock misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Luan.
Michael Blaylock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaylock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Luan.
Luan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Luan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blaylock sprawls well. Blaylock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Luan gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luan fails with the takedown.
Blaylock misses with a series of wild punches.
Michael Blaylock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luan shoots in but Blaylock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Luan shoots in for a takedown but Blaylock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blaylock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Luan moves in looking to clinch but Blaylock pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luan swings for the body but Blaylock moves out of range.
Luan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blaylock defends it nicely.
Blaylock scores with a jab to the head.
Blaylock catches Luan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blaylock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blaylock misses with the combination.
Blaylock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Luan counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaylock circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blaylock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blaylock blocks a head kick by Luan.
Blaylock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Blaylock dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blaylock misses with a hook
and Luan counters with a nice leg kick.
Luan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blaylock pinned against the cage. Blaylock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Blaylock. No joy for Luan on that attempt.
Blaylock misses with a two punch combination.
Luan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Michael Blaylock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Luan.
Some wild striking there from Blaylock.
Luan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaylock throws a series of punches but Luan avoids them all with ease.
Blaylock lands with a nice combination. Luan backs away looking to recover.
Blaylock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Luan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blaylock as he avoids it easily.
A combination from Blaylock does no damage.
Luan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Luan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blaylock misses with a double jab.
Luan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blaylock as he avoids it easily.
Blaylock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luan counters with a head kick.
Luan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaylock's waist but Blaylock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Luan off to one side.
Luan scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blaylock swivels and escapes.
Luan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blaylock stuffs the takedown attempt from Luan. Luan gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Blaylock.
Blaylock stuffs the takedown.
Blaylock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luan lands with a shot to the body.
Luan is looking to clinch.
Luan tries to clinch there but Blaylock circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Luan is looking to clinch but Blaylock is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Luan.
Blaylock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luan circles away quickly and effectively.
Luan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blaylock pinned against the cage. Blaylock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Luan swings for the body but Blaylock moves out of range.
Blaylock looks to land a combination but Luan avoids it well.
Blaylock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaylock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luan.
Michael Blaylock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luan tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock misses with a series of wild punches.
Luan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Luan shoots in but no luck this time.
Luan shoots in looking for a takedown but Blaylock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Luan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blaylock lands a jab-cross combination.
Blaylock takes a swing at Luan's ribcage but misses.
Luan closes the distance and clinches up with Blaylock, looking for a takedown. Luan pushes Blaylock against the cage but Blaylock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Luan shoots in looking for a takedown. Blaylock tries to sprawl out of it but Luan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blaylock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaylock with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Luan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Blaylock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Luan.
Luan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the liver by Blaylock. Beautiful body shot.
Some wild striking there from Luan.
Blaylock throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Luan.
Blaylock keeps the fight on the outside.
Luan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaylock's waist but Blaylock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Luan off to one side.
Luan fails with a takedown attempt.
Michael Blaylock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Luan.
Luan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaylock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Luan on the side of the head.
Blaylock scores with the left hand. Luan knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luan tries to clinch but Blaylock moves away
enabling Blaylock to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaylock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blaylock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Luan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice cross by Blaylock.
Luan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Luan is defended easily by Blaylock.
Blaylock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaylock throws a body punch but Luan moves out of range.
Blaylock misses with a wild combination.
Luan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blaylock circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock misses with a two punch combination.
Luan throws a nice looking combination but Blaylock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Luan. Those never looked like landing.
Luan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaylock's waist but Blaylock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Luan off to one side.
Luan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaylock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luan. Luan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Luan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luan throws a looping overhand right but Blaylock ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luan tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaylock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaylock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Luan tries to clinch but Blaylock is having none of it.
Luan moves in looking to clinch but Blaylock pushes him off.
Luan is looking to clinch but Blaylock is avoiding it.
El Luan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blaylock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luan fails with a takedown attempt.
Blaylock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luan.
Luan shoots for a takedown but Blaylock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Luan wants to clinch
and Blaylock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luan thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luan tries for a takedown but Blaylock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blaylock fails to land with a series of punches.
Blaylock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luan throws a series of strikes that have Blaylock backpedaling.
Luan tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaylock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blaylock lands with a straight right. Luan didn't see that one coming.
Luan looks to land a right hand but Blaylock moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luan fails to land the takedown.
Luan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blaylock avoids it really well and circles away.
Luan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to El Luan.
Well Luan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Luan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Dowal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Riggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Dowal
vs
Riggins

190 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Dowal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Riggins!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowal closes the distance and clinches up with Riggins, looking for a takedown. Dowal pushes Riggins against the cage but Riggins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dowal tries to close the distance and clinch but Riggins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riggins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dowal checks it well.
Riggins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dowal.

Dowal drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dowal throwing strikes but missing.

Dowal postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Riggins is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dowal, into his guard.
Riggins landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Riggins preventing the sweep.

Riggins stands up and waves to Dowal to follow him.
Dowal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Dowal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggins missing with a left hand there. Dowal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowal slips a jab and a cross from Riggins.
Dowal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dowal shoots in for a double leg but Riggins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riggins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dowal swats away the attempt to clinch by Riggins.
Riggins throws a nice looking combination but Dowal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dowal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riggins pinned against the cage. Riggins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Riggins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dowal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riggins's waist but Riggins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dowal off to one side.

Dowal gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dowal swings around for an armbar but Riggins sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dowal's guard.

Dowal working for a triangle but Riggins defends it easily.
Dowal has a closed guard, preventing Riggins from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dowal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riggins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Riggins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Dowal has his foot on Riggins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Riggins works his way back into a safe position though.

Dowal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Riggins throws a big right hand that misses.
Riggins lands a couple of elbows.
Riggins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dowal keeping moving, preventing Riggins from controlling successfully.
Riggins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Riggins stands up from Dowal's guard - Riggins perhaps looking for a knockout.
Riggins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dowal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowal dodges the punch combination from Riggins.
Dowal fails to land the takedown.
Riggins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Riggins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dowal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riggins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dowal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riggins as he avoids it easily.
Dowal moves out of range of the leg kick from Riggins.
Riggins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dowal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riggins defends it nicely.
Dowal tries to close the distance and clinch but Riggins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dowal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riggins defends it nicely.
Dowal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Riggins leaves Dowal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Riggins throws a series of punches but Dowal moves out of range.

Dowal has Riggins up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Riggins fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riggins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggins works on Dowal's body with a couple of short punches.
Dowal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowal is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowal tries to pull guard but Riggins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Riggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riggins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riggins throws a shot from downtown. Dowal moves away and avoids it.
Dowal tries to move into range but Riggins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tim Riggins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dowal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Riggins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riggins misses with a few strikes there.
Riggins moves in looking to clinch but Dowal pushes him off.

Riggins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Riggins lands a body punch.
Dowal is trying to pull guard but Riggins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Dowal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dowal has a closed guard, preventing Riggins from standing up.

Dowal pushes a forearm under Riggins's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Riggins is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Dowal!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Albrani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleimalulani Jkh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaleimalulani Jkh acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Albrani
vs
Jkh

208 cm
20
264 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Albrani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleimalulani Jkh!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albrani misses with a jab, cross combination.
Albrani throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
George Albrani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jkh throws a combination that misses
and Albrani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Albrani throws a hook to the side of Jkh's head but Jkh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Albrani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jkh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jkh staying out of range there.
Albrani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jkh circles away quickly and effectively.
Albrani looks to land a right hand but Jkh moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jkh avoids the body shot from Albrani.
Jkh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jkh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Albrani lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Albrani looks to land a combination but Jkh avoids it well.
Jkh moves out of range of the strikes.
Albrani misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albrani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jkh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Albrani connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jkh scrambles back to his feet.
Jkh misses with a double jab.
Albrani swings widly with a right hand
and Jkh counters with a three punch combo that has Albrani backing up. Albrani nods at Jkh to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jkh defending well as Albrani loads up on a big left hand.
Jkh misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albrani looks to land a right hand but Jkh moved out of range.
Albrani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Albrani falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jkh counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Albrani! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaleimalulani Jkh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris has chosen Jayz(Run This Town) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Black
vs
Norris

190 cm
22
203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
24
221 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred Norris!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Norris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Black sprawls well initially but Norris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Norris thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Norris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Norris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Norris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Norris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Black doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Norris.
Norris lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Norris is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
Black on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Norris lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris passes to full mount!
Norris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Norris in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Norris is landing with some decent strikes but Black is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Black that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Black is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Black! Norris sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Black and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fred Norris!
Fred Norris took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25) for their support in the buildup to the fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paradorn Skiripan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sirius. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Skiripan
vs
Gracie

175 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
153 lbs
7 - 16 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paradorn Skiripan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skiripan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skiripan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Skiripan tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Skiripan is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Skiripan avoid being mounted?
Skiripan is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like Gracie is going to stand back up.
Skiripan tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
Skiripan tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Skiripan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to stand but can't do so whilst Skiripan controls his leg.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
Skiripan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Skiripan punching from the bottom.

Gracie stands up from half guard.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Skiripan is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Skiripan circles away and we're back to standing.

Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Skiripan sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Skiripan is trying to reverse the position but instead Gracie has taken his back - oops!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skiripan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Skiripan is having none of it.
Skiripan can't escape the position.
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
Skiripan tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Gracie is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Skiripan is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Skiripan flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Gracie anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Skiripan and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Gracie slips an arm under Skiripan chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Gracie has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Gracie is squeezing on Skiripan like an anaconda would it's prey. Skiripan fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matt Gracie!
Matt Gracie was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny OLeary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuo Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeda has chosen Warrior Asylum by Disturbed as his entrance music. Danny OLeary has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

OLeary
vs
Takeda

155 cm
28
143 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

175 cm
20
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Hilo Clothing Co

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny OLeary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsuo Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Takeda.

OLeary darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OLeary trying to control from half guard but Takeda is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Takeda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Takeda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from OLeary.

OLeary is sitting in close to Takeda's body. Takeda has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! OLeary is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, OLeary is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Takeda.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Katsuo Takeda!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helge Fossmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaga Shura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fossmo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Helge Fossmo predikar. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shura's choice of entrance music: Marching Mountains Theme. Yaga Shura is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Fossmo
vs
Shura

203 cm
21
298 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

206 cm
21
287 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Helge Fossmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yaga Shura!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Fossmo misses.
Shura stuffs the takedown attempt from Fossmo. Fossmo gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Shura.
Fossmo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shura lands with a kick to the temple. Fossmo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Helge Fossmo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shura thumps Fossmo with a low kick.
Fossmo misses with a takedown attempt
and Shura counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helge Fossmo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fossmo is breathing heavily.
Fossmo misses with a takedown
and Shura counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Shura.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shura. That's going to slow Fossmo down.
Fossmo ducks right into an uppercut from Shura.
Fossmo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fossmo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shura tries to clinch but Fossmo is having none of it.
That kick from Shura tenderised Fossmo's leg. Fossmo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossmo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Shura has closed the distance and engaged Fossmo in a clinch.
Shura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fossmo tries to pull guard but Shura forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shura misses with some punches.
Shura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shura swings wildly with an uppercut but Fossmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fossmo.
Fossmo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shura tries a knee to the head but Fossmo blocks it.
Shura throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shura cracks Fossmo with a nice body shot.
Shura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shura just leaning against Fossmo, taking a breather.
Shura lands a good knee to the midsection. Fossmo won't want to take too many of those.
Shura crunches a lovely knee into Fossmo's ribcage.
Fossmo blocks a body shot from Shura.
Shura lands a knee to the body.
Shura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shura lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shura presses Fossmo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shura.
Shura lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shura scores with a shoulder strike.
Shura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shura with a knee to the head.
Shura misses with a knee strike.
Shura crunches a lovely knee into Fossmo's ribcage.
Shura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fossmo blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fossmo blocks a body shot from Shura.
Shura controlling the action here for a moment.
Fossmo tries to pull guard but Shura forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shura lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fossmo blocks it with crossed arms.
Shura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaga Shura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helge Fossmo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fossmo shoots in for a takedown but Shura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shura!
Nice straight punches there by Shura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shura.
Shura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fossmo. That did some damage!
Shura lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fossmo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shura - the referee stops the clock and Fossmo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shura. Fossmo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Shura clinches.
Shura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shura pushes Fossmo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shura jerks Fossmo's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Fossmo drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Shura goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Shura because Fossmo was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Yaga Shura!
Yaga Shura gave a mention to Black Market Pharmacy and Laundromat in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).