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Bowser's Castle 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bear Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Jolly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Murder Of MAnkind by BIOHAZARD. Muhammed Jolly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bear Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muhammed Jolly!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jolly clinches.
Butcher has Jolly pressed against the cage, preventing Jolly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jolly has Butcher pushed against the cage.
Jolly has Butcher pressed against the cage, preventing Butcher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Butcher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jolly tries to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling the position.
Jolly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcher lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Jolly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jolly avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Jolly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Butcher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jolly is looking to clinch but Butcher is avoiding it.
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butcher scores with the left hand. Jolly knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Jolly.
Jolly wants to clinch.
Jolly tries to close the distance and clinch but Butcher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butcher lands with a nice combination. Jolly backs away looking to recover.
Jolly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Butcher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Butcher scores with a nice head shot.
Jolly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Jolly looks to land a right hand but Butcher moved out of range.
Jolly wants to clinch.
Bear Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jolly misses with a looping right.
Jolly slips under a jab from Butcher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Butcher. Beautiful body shot.
Butcher throws an overhand right that lands on Jolly's shoulder, as Jolly tries to avoid the shot.
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jolly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jolly darts in and clinches Butcher up against the cage.
Butcher is trying to break the clinch but Jolly has him pressed against the cage.
Butcher can't break the clinch.
Butcher is looking to break free of the clinch but Jolly has double underhooks.
Butcher tries to circle away but Jolly has him pinned against the cage.
Jolly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Butcher.
Jolly wants to clinch.
Jolly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jolly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher punishes Jolly's body with a nice straight punch.
Jolly tries to clinch there but Butcher circles away.
Jolly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jolly manages to avoid it.
Butcher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jolly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jolly.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jolly.
Butcher loads up on a big right hand but Jolly slips the punch.
Butcher lands a body shot.
Jolly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jolly tries to clinch up.
Jolly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jolly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jolly has Butcher up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butcher.
Butcher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jolly has him pressed against the cage.
Butcher can't break the clinch.
Jolly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Butcher cracks a nice hook into Jolly's ribs.
Butcher lands a lovely overhand right.
Jolly wants to clinch up but Butcher keeps it at a distance.
Butcher lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Butcher.
Jolly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Butcher counters with a left and a right that stings Jolly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Butcher.
Jolly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Butcher missing with a left hand there. Jolly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Butcher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Butcher with a hook.
Butcher throws out a loose jab but Jolly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jolly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Butcher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Butcher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jolly.
Jolly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jolly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jolly rushes Butcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Butcher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Butcher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jolly has him pressed against the cage.
Jolly tries to circle away but Butcher has him pinned against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jolly.
Butcher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Butcher breaks the clinch.
Jolly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jolly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jolly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bear Butcher is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher stuns Jolly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jolly throws a nice looking combination but Butcher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Butcher.
Jolly throws a combination that misses
and Butcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jolly is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Butcher misses its intended target.
Jolly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Butcher scores with a shot to the body.
Butcher lands an overhand right.
Butcher works Jolly's body with a nice hook.
Jolly darts in and clinches Butcher up against the cage.
Butcher manages to break the clinch.
Butcher feints a jab promting Jolly to slip. Butcher then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jolly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Butcher.
Jolly tries to clinch but Butcher is having none of it.
Butcher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jolly in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolly misses with a wild combination.
Jolly walks into a straight right hand from Butcher.
Jolly throws a combination that misses
and Butcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jolly looks to land a left hand but Butcher moved out of range nicely.
Jolly throws a jab but it's blocked by Butcher.
Jolly takes one to the chin there.
Jolly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jolly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Butcher finds it's way round the side to connect with Jolly's head.
Butcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher connects with a single shot there.
Butcher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jolly under the eye.
Butcher thuds a left hand into Jolly's body.
Decent striking displayed by Butcher there.
Butcher lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher connects with a right hand. Jolly shakes it off.
Jolly is rocked!
Nice jab there from Butcher.
Jolly is still on wobbly legs! Can Butcher finish him?
A shot to the liver by Butcher. Beautiful body shot.
Butcher's corner calls for a 1-2. Butcher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Butcher closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jolly! Butcher dives in looking to finish! Jolly is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bear Butcher!
Bear Butcher seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rico Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shacka Fardul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Ramos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shacka Fardul's chin.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rico Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shacka Fardul!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fardul moves to clinch but Ramos breaks away
and Ramos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fardul won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fardul is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ramos working away.
Ramos is looking to take a break and control but Fardul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fardul gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ramos wants to control but Fardul is keeping him busy.
Ramos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fardul is looking for a sweep. Ramos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is trying to control. Fardul wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fardul tries to kick Ramos off but Ramos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ramos is trying to control. Fardul wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We're going to have a standup here because Rico Ramos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fardul gets a clinch.
Ramos jumps guard and drags Fardul to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ramos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fardul is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ramos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fardul is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fardul is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ramos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ramos dominating with strikes here.
Ramos unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fardul's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos controlling the position easily from mount.
Fardul prevents Ramos from taking his back.
Ramos looking to control but Fardul is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ramos manages to capitalize on a mistake by Fardul to take his back!
Ramos is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Fardul is defending well though. Ramos let's go of the attempt for now.
Ramos struggling to land strikes to the head as Fardul covers up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos controlling the position well here. Fardul rolled but Ramos kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Fardul preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ramos.
Fardul is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fardul is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Ramos dominated that round.
That's time! Ramos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ramos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fardul tries to avoid it but Ramos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fardul to the ground. Fardul escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fardul gets tackled into the cage by Ramos. Ramos maintains the clinch.
Ramos controlling the action here for a moment.
Fardul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fardul has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fardul manages to break the clinch.
Shacka Fardul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fardul fails to land the takedown.
Ramos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fardul defends it nicely.
Ramos shoots and misses
and Fardul counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ramos pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos wants to sweep here but Fardul controlling him for the moment.
Ramos working a defensive guard here.
Ramos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ramos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ramos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ramos is looking to advance position but Fardul won't allow it.
Ramos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ramos is trying to control. Fardul wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fardul trying to control but Ramos postures up.
Fardul slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ramos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fardul is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ramos stopping the sweep attempt from Fardul.
Ramos looking to pass the guard.
Ramos stays in close to Fardul's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rico Ramos.
Ramos dives in and scores a takedown into Fardul's guard.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Fardul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fardul is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fardul keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ramos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fardul's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fardul looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramos trying to control but Fardul is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Ramos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramos.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fardul checks a leg kick.
Fardul tries to clinch up.
Ramos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fardul's half guard.
Ramos is working for a submission of some sort.
Fardul controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fardul throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ramos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramos thows a huge punch but Fardul dodges it nicely.
Ramos passes to side control.
Ramos is staying tight to Fardul's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ramos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fardul keeps working.
Ramos misses with the ground and pound.
Rico Ramos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Ramos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fardul is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fardul avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ramos.
Ramos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fardul tries to bench press Ramos off him but Ramos keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Fardul's face as Ramos controls the position.
Shacka Fardul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fardul is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ramos off and has taken his back!
Fardul throwing sloppy strikes.
Fardul is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Ramos up.
Fardul trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Fardul missing with punches from the back.
Ramos turns into Fardul and is now in his guard.
Fardul keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ramos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rico Ramos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Fardul keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Ramos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Ramos!
In his post fight interview, Rico Ramos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Mondello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Mondello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Forrest Bonnar!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonnar leaves Mondello with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bonnar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bonnar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bonnar stuffs the takedown attempt from Mondello. Mondello gets slowly back to his feet.
Mondello walks into a stiff left hand from Bonnar.
Mondello scores with a takedown into Bonnar's guard.
Bonnar has control of Mondello's left arm, preventing Mondello from doing any damage.
Mondello advances position into side control!
Mondello is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bonnar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mondello is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bonnar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mondello is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bonnar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mondello tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mondello is trying to get an arm triangle but Bonnar is defending well.
Mondello wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bonnar, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondello cracks Bonnar with a big right hand but Bonnar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mondello tries for a kimura but Bonnar is defending well.
Bonnar wants to get back to his feet.
Mondello working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mondello tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mondello off and has taken his back!
Mondello breaks Bonnar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mondello throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mondello looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mondello looking to pass the guard.
Bonnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mondello is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mondello. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mondello 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.
Mondello thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonnar keeping moving, preventing Mondello from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonnar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mondello has gone for a leg lock! Bonnar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mondello's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Mondello dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mondello ducks under a wild hook from Bonnar.
Bonnar throws a right hand that misses
and Mondello counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bonnar!
Mondello wants to finish this one by submission but Bonnar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mondello.
Mondello is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bonnar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Forrest Bonnar has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Bonnar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jordan Mondello overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mondello goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bonnar turns into him and now he's in Mondello's guard.
Mondello looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bonnar is defending well. Mondello quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bonnar has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mondello celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jordan Mondello!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory O Malley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying O Malley's choice of entrance music: Dropkick Murphy's = I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Hester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregory O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hester counters with a nice uppercut.
O Malley circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Malley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hester quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
O Malley prevents Hester from improving his position.
O Malley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hester is looking for a sweep. O Malley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Malley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hester doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Malley.
O Malley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hester doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Malley.
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.
O Malley is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Hester to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
O Malley trying to control but Hester is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Malley throws a big elbow that misses.
Hester keeping moving, preventing O Malley from controlling successfully.
O Malley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gregory O Malley.
O Malley slips a straight right by Hester.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester moves in looking to clinch but O Malley pushes him off.
A big left from Hester misses.
Hester tries to clinch but O Malley is having none of it.
O Malley fails with the takedown
and Hester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hester.
O Malley wants a takedown but no success here.
Marcus Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory O Malley.
A right hook to the body lands for Hester.
Hester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hester.
Hester is stalling here.
Hester tries a body shot but O Malley blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester throws a head punch that misses.
Hester holding his opponent close, against the cage.
O Malley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hester is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hester can't find room to land a body shot as O Malley controls the action.
Hester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land.
Hester leaning against his opponent.
O Malley wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hester tries to throw a body punch but O Malley avoids it by throwing Hester back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Hester will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Malley gets the takedown into side control.
O Malley working away.
O Malley takes a little break here. Hester wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hester is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Malley staying calm.
O Malley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hester keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gregory O Malley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
O Malley with a poor takedown
letting Hester counter with a right hand.
O Malley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hester to the mat! Hester manages to get full guard.
O Malley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hester doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Malley trying to control the position from guard on top but Hester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
O Malley looking to sit in guard and control but Hester gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Malley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hester is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley keeping moving, preventing Hester from controlling successfully.
O Malley looking to control.
Hester's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Malley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gregory O Malley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Malley misses with a takedown attempt
and Hester counters by moving into the clinch.
Hester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Gregory O Malley has been cut.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hester creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Hester on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Malley's brow.
O Malley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hester pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marcus Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory O Malley.
Hester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hester closes the distance and clinches.
Hester misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Malley wants to take the fight to the mat but Hester manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley is looking for a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land.
Hester lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Hester will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gregory O Malley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hester closes the distance and clinches.
O Malley goes for a takedown attempt but Hester pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Malley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Malley with a poor takedown
and Hester counters with a series of strikes. O Malley will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Malley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marcus Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory O Malley.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Malley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
O Malley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hester moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hester lands with a left to the head.
Hester misses with a punch to the body.
Hester lands a shot to the body.
O Malley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hester effectively controlling the action here.
Hester working aggressively here.
Marcus Hester has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hester slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hester lands with a light punch inside.
That has opened up Gregory O Malley's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Hester scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hester slowing the pace effectively.
Hester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Malley's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Hester scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hester.
Hester stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hester scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Malley is rocked!
The cut above Gregory O Malley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hester misses with a punch on the inside.
Hester misses with some punches.
Hester prevents O Malley from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hester takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hester scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gregory O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hester stalling against the cage.
Hester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Malley backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Hester.
Hester stalling.
Hester lands an elbow just above O Malley 's eye.
Gregory O Malley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Malley is still on wobbly legs! Can Hester finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gregory O Malley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus Hester!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayar Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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280 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jayar Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Blood!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Blood staying out of range there.
Blood throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Blood walks into a jab.
It looks like Andy Blood has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Blood.
Blood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Santos.
Dos Santos cracks Blood with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Blood looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dos Santos finish him?
Blood is rocked!
Dos Santos is stalking Blood. Blood circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Dos Santos, and it's lights out! Blood really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jayar Dos Santos!
Jayar Dos Santos managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ORANJE, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Plenty Raines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Lollapalooza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Lollapalooza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Plenty Raines's chin.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Plenty Raines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Lollapalooza!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lollapalooza.
Raines shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lollapalooza manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lollapalooza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raines as he jumps to the side.
Raines clinches with his opponent.
Raines has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lollapalooza regains guard immediately.
Lollapalooza working for submissions but it's allowed Raines to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raines winds up and cracks Lollapalooza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lollapalooza is looking to improve his position.
Raines looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lollapalooza is trying to stand up here but Raines is controlling him well.
Raines is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raines is taking a breather. Lollapalooza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Raines lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lollapalooza tries to get to full guard but Raines has control of the leg.
Raines scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Raines is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Raines scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Raines is looking for a kimura but Lollapalooza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Raines to get the leverage.
Lollapalooza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Raines drops an elbow to the side of Lollapalooza's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lollapalooza taking some punishment here, with Raines in his half guard.
Raines looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lollapalooza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raines wants to control but Lollapalooza is keeping him busy.
Raines lands with a punch from half guard.
Lollapalooza wants to stand back up but Raines manages to pass into side control.
Raines landing a few strikes.
Raines landing a few strikes.
Raines working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Raines wants to control but Lollapalooza is keeping him busy.
Raines working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Lollapalooza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raines working the ground and pound.
Raines lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lollapalooza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raines working away.
Lollapalooza takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lollapalooza is rocked!
Raines happy to just control the position for now.
Lollapalooza is still in real trouble! Can Raines finish him?
Raines lands a strong strike to the head of Lollapalooza. That's dazed him! Raines looking to finish here. Lollapalooza is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Raines lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Plenty Raines!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Plenty Raines made sure he mentioned Jutsu FightGear (15$ clothing), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home. Wood has chosen one hitta quitta as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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201 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Wood!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Wood. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
Wood slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Wood throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Wood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wood is able to avoid easily.
Wood tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wood throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Wood tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wood wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wood. That's going to slow Jones down.
Wood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No joy there for Wood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wood pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Wood is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wood down to the mat. Wood avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Wood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Wood explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marcus Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Jones moves forwards but Wood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wood swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Wood is rocked!
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones misses with a straight right.
Wood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a big right hook that stumbles Wood - he's out on his feet here! Jones follows up with another monster hook that separates Wood from consciousness! Wood falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Jones stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jon Jones!
Jon Jones decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benji Danilison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirkai Sakuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuba has chosen Bullet For My Valentine - All These Things I Hate as his entrance music. Mirkai Sakuba will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benji Danilison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirkai Sakuba!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No joy there for Danilison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakuba has a takedown stuffed.
Sakuba misses with a takedown attempt
and Danilison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sakuba tries to pull guard but Danilison won't allow it.
Benji Danilison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirkai Sakuba.
Sakuba tries for a takedown but Danilison manages to get underhooks.
Sakuba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sakuba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Danilison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Danilison turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sakuba takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Danilison controlling the position from side mount.
Danilison grinds an elbow into Sakuba's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Danilison stalls from top position.
Sakuba taking a bit of punishment here - Danilison scoring with strikes.
Danilison scores with a couple of short elbows.
Danilison looks up at the clock and then as Sakuba takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Danilison smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Danilison controlling the position from side mount.
Sakuba is looking for a sweep.
Sakuba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danilison has an Americana. Sakuba didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Danilison is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Danilison hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Benji Danilison!
Benji Danilison thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Triston Rioka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rioka comes into the arena with Life Is Beautiful blaring out of the sound system. Turd Anderson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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189 lbs
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184 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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ADCC Champion
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Triston Rioka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Turd Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot by Rioka.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Rioka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rioka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Anderson trying to control but Rioka postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Rioka throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson is trying is best to control the position here.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rioka.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Anderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rioka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rioka trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rioka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rioka pushes down on Anderson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rioka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Rioka has control of the leg.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rioka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rioka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rioka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anderson defends it well.
Anderson keeping hold of Rioka's head, controlling as best he can.
Rioka is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rioka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rioka is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
Rioka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson is pressing down on Rioka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Rioka controlling him for the moment.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rioka won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Rioka postures up.
Rioka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rioka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rioka's guard.
Rioka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anderson trying to control but Rioka is working from the bottom.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rioka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pushing down on Rioka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rioka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderson is just content to waste time from the top position. Rioka takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rioka is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson passes Rioka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Turd Anderson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rioka avoids it really well and circles away.
Rioka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rioka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rioka has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anderson is trying to keep an underhook but Rioka manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rioka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rioka.
Rioka looks to land a strike but Anderson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Anderson is controlling Rioka's posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rioka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rioka postures up.
Turd Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rioka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Turd Anderson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rioka gets a takedown into half guard.
Rioka is working for a kimura but Anderson is defending it quite comfortably.
Rioka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson is not content to let Rioka control the position.
Rioka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anderson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rioka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson controlling the position for now.
Rioka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Rioka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anderson trying to control but Rioka postures up.
Rioka wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rioka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rioka shoots in and bounces Anderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson seems keen to control Rioka's posture.
Rioka throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rioka throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rioka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rioka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson advances to half guard.
Rioka is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Rioka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but Rioka defending well.
Anderson prevents Rioka from improving his position.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Rioka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson is working for a kimura but Rioka is defending it quite comfortably.
Anderson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Triston Rioka dominated that second round.
That's time! Rioka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Rioka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rioka misses with a few strikes there.
Rioka moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rioka.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rioka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anderson wants to improve his position but Rioka is controlling well.
Rioka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anderson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rioka throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Rioka tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rioka stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rioka is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rioka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rioka stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Rioka controlling him for the moment.
Rioka postures up.
Rioka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rioka preventing the sweep.
Anderson controls Rioka momentarily but Rioka frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rioka with a nice head shot there.
Rioka throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Anderson has his hands on Rioka's head, controlling the position.
Rioka postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rioka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rioka trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rioka preventing the sweep.
Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rioka manages to get himself to full guard.
Rioka looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rioka wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Rioka tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Rioka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rioka looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Rioka thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rioka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rioka napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Anderson wants to take a breather but Rioka manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rioka controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Rioka pulls Anderson in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rioka manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rioka preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Triston Rioka.
I think Rioka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Triston Rioka!
Triston Rioka spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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