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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Lightyear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buzz Lightyear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stephen Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal stuffs the takedown attempt from Lightyear. Lightyear gets slowly back to his feet.
Marshal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marshal misses with a two punch combination.
Marshal throws a series of punches but Lightyear moves out of range.
Lightyear shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marshal but Marshal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lightyear.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lightyear is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marshal knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lightyear tries for a kimura but Marshal is defending well.
Marshal is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lightyear has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lightyear tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lightyear has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal stops Lightyear from passing to mount.
Lightyear is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marshal knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lightyear wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marshal, who protects the arm well.
Lightyear advances nicely into full mount.
Lightyear with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lightyear trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marshal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lightyear. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Marshal really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lightyear swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Marshal is now in Lightyear's guard. A big mistake from Lightyear there, giving up the dominant position!
Marshal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lightyear's guard.
Lightyear looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightyear looking to control.
Lightyear looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marshal is one step ahead there.
Marshal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marshal is looking to stand up but Lightyear won't let him.
Lightyear looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lightyear is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lightyear trying to keep a closed guard but Marshal is proving a slippery customer.
Marshal tries to stand but Lightyear is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marshal is looking to stand up but Lightyear won't let him.
Lightyear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marshal wants to get up but he can't break Lightyear's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Marshal wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Lightyear's closed guard. He's half up but Lightyear has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Lightyear pivots and extends the arm, Marshal falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Lightyear! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buzz Lightyear!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jared Hart has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jared Hart seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jared Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dawid Bak!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart misses with a combination
and Bak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bak.
Bak lands a nice uppercut.
Hart is trying to push Bak away but Bak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hart is trying to push Bak away but Bak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bak lands an uppercut.
Hart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Hart tries to break the clinch but Bak is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bak has Hart pressed against the cage, preventing Hart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hart can't break the clinch.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Bak has him pressed against the cage.
Hart tries to break the clinch but Bak is controlling the position.
Bak keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hart tries to break the clinch but Bak is controlling the position.
Bak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hart takes a shot to the head.
Hart is looking to break free of the clinch but Bak has double underhooks.
Bak is stalling here.
Hart tries to break free but Bak pushes him back against the cage.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Bak has him pressed against the cage.
Bak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to break free but Bak has control.
Bak stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Hart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hart is trying to push Bak away but Bak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Hart is trying to push Bak away but Bak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bak keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bak manages to break the clinch.
Hart circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hart tries to keep at a distance but Bak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Bak has him pressed against the cage.
Hart working hard to break the clinch.
Hart tries to break free but Bak pushes him back against the cage.
Hart is trying to break free.
Bak lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Bak prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bak prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
Hart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bak rushes Hart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Hart dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bak holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hart can't break the clinch.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Bak has him pressed against the cage.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Bak has him pressed against the cage.
Hart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hart has had enough of the clinch but Bak keeps him there for the moment.
Bak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hart is looking to break free of the clinch but Bak has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bak prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
Bak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bak has Hart up against the cage in a clinch.
Bak has Hart pressed against the cage, preventing Hart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hart wants to break free but Bak has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Bak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hart is trying to break free.
Bak lands with a light punch inside.
Bak prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
Hart is trying to break free.
Hart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hart is trying to push Bak away but Bak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hart is trying to push Bak away but Bak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bak lands a knee to the head.
Bak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hart's efforts to push away.
Bak pushes Hart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to get back to striking at distance but Bak won't allow it.
Bak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bak prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
Bak lands with a light punch inside.
Bak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harts head.
Hart wants to get back to striking at distance but Bak won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hart is trying to break free.
Hart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bak has him pressed against the cage.
Bak keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hart tries to break free but Bak pushes him back against the cage.
Bak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bak keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bak pushes Hart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bak lands with a light punch inside.
Hart has had enough of the clinch but Bak keeps him there for the moment.
Hart wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hart is trying to push Bak away but Bak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hart is trying to force a seperation but Bak has the dominant position.
Hart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hart tries to circle away but Bak has him pinned against the cage.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Bak is controlling him.
Bak lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Hart dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Bak clinches.
Bak lands with a light punch inside.
Hart tries to circle away but Bak has him pinned against the cage.
Bak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bak landing knees to the head.
Hart wants to break free but Bak has control.
Bak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bak keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
Bak lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bak.
A nice left hand lands by Bak.
Bak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hart's efforts to push away.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Bak is controlling him.
Jared Hart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bak lands a hook that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Hart can't break the clinch.
Hart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Bak has him pressed against the cage.
Bak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bak breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak moves into the clinch.
Bak keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hart working hard to break the clinch.
Hart has had enough of the clinch but Bak keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hart is looking to break free of the clinch but Bak has double underhooks.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Bak is controlling him.
Bak keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bak has him pressed against the cage.
Bak prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
Dawid Bak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bak with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bak presses Hart against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Bak.
Hart tries to break free but Bak pushes him back against the cage.
Hart is trying to push Bak away but Bak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Bak.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bak lands a knee to the head.
Bak is looking for a takedown.
Hart is pressed up against the cage. Bak has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hart down to the mat. Hart avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jared Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dawid Bak.
Bak scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bak.
Bak shoots in for a double leg but Hart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bak throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dawid Bak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hart 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jared Hart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Belcole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Boxer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Belcole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belcole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boxer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belcole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belcole shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boxer's guard.
Belcole stands and steps away. Boxer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boxer shoots in for a takedown but Belcole shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belcole darts in trying to clinch
and Boxer counters with a right hand to the body.
Belcole fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Boxer to the ground. Belcole is now in Boxer's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Belcole defends well.
Boxer trying to keep a closed guard but Belcole is proving a slippery customer.
Boxer trying to strike off his back.
Belcole trying to control but Boxer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcole is really struggling to control Boxer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boxer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Belcole wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Belcole tries to clinch up.
Belcole moves in looking to clinch but Boxer pushes him off.
Boxer lands a leg kick that knocks Belcole off balance momentarily.
Belcole tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boxer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belcole thinking.
Boxer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Belcole as he avoids it easily.
Boxer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belcole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxer, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcole is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brian Belcole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Boxer.
Belcole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxer blocks it with crossed arms.
Boxer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Belcole to keep the fight standing.
Belcole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belcole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boxer's face.
Boxer goes for a takedown attempt but Belcole pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Belcole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belcole wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
Belcole slips a jab and a cross from Boxer.
Belcole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer throws a head kick that misses.
Belcole tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Belcole is looking to clinch.
Belcole tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belcole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belcole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belcole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxer throws a right and a left that Belcole avoids nicely.
Belcole instigates a clinch.
Boxer looking for a takedown.
Belcole tries to land a knee to the head but Boxer blocks with his arms.
Belcole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Belcole slows down the pace here.
Boxer tries to pull guard but Belcole won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belcole walks away with a smile on his face. Boxer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boxer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Belcole's head.
Belcole darts in and clinches Boxer up against the cage.
Belcole looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Belcole.
Belcole unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boxer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boxer drags the fight down to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Belcole sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Belcole dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boxer gets tackled into the cage by Belcole. Belcole maintains the clinch.
Boxer is trying to pull guard but Belcole has him pressed against the cage.
Boxer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Belcole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belcole with a knee to the head.
Belcole misses with a knee strike.
Belcole with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boxer jumps guard but Belcole stands there with Boxer around his waist. Boxer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brian Belcole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Boxer.
Belcole pushes off an throws an elbow but Boxer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Belcole tries to land a knee to the head but Boxer blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Belcole prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boxer takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belcole walks away with a smile on his face. Boxer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Belcole has Boxer up against the cage in a clinch.
Boxer wants to break free but Belcole has control.
Belcole creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxer's defenses.
Belcole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Belcole.
Boxer tries to pull guard but Belcole won't allow it.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boxer tries to break the clinch but Belcole is controlling the position.
Boxer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boxer is trying to pull guard but Belcole has him pressed against the cage.
Brian Belcole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boxer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Belcole after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boxer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boxer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belcole circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belcole.
Belcole moves in looking to clinch but Boxer pushes him off.
Belcole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer misses with a head kick.
Belcole bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boxer tries to improve position but can't.
Boxer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Belcole controlling the position.
Boxer is not content to let Belcole control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcole tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Belcole has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boxer wants to control but Belcole postures up.
Belcole stands up and beckons Boxer to his feet.
Belcole is looking to clinch but Boxer is avoiding it.
Belcole takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Belcole is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcole closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boxer counters with a straight right hand.
Boxer dives in and grabs Belcole's left leg, looking for a takedown. Belcole pushes down on Boxer's head and hops out.
Belcole moves in looking to clinch but Boxer pushes him off.
Boxer scores with a nice head shot.
Boxer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boxer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brian Belcole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belcole blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boxer.
Boxer is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Belcole 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!
Boxer throws a leg kick
and Belcole counters by moving into the clinch.
Boxer is trying to pull guard but Belcole has him pressed against the cage.
Belcole comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boxer can't get the takedown.
Belcole lands an elbow just above Boxer 's eye.
Belcole effectively controlling the action here.
Boxer pulls guard effortlessly.
Belcole won't allow Boxer to sweep him here.
Belcole stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Belcole's calf.
Belcole connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer throws the kick towards the body but Belcole avoids it.
Belcole tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Belcole napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boxer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Belcole is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Boxer is controlling him well.
Belcole regains half guard, as Boxer was trying to land strikes.
Belcole kicks off Boxer and gets to his feet.
Boxer throws a shot to the body.
Belcole is looking to clinch.
Belcole moves in looking to clinch but Boxer pushes him off.
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcole shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boxer's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer controls Belcole momentarily but Belcole frees himself.
Belcole stands up and waves to Boxer to follow him.
Belcole doesn't manage to clinch there - Boxer circles away.
Boxer is looking to chop away at Belcole's legs.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belcole clinches with his opponent.
Belcole lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boxer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Belcole smiles and moves away.
Brian Belcole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Boxer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcole shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boxer keeping moving, preventing Belcole from controlling successfully.
Boxer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boxer has his foot on Belcole's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belcole works his way back into a safe position though.
Brian Belcole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belcole looking to pass the guard.
Belcole slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Belcole avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcole won't allow Boxer to sweep him here.
Boxer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Belcole avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Belcole stands and steps away. Boxer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mark Boxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belcole blocks a head kick by Boxer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belcole wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
Belcole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Belcole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belcole has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Belcole!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Shuai jiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shuai jiao comes to the cage accompanied by Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Thomas has chosen Pulse of the Maggots as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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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
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Shuai jiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincoln Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shuai jiao thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Shuai jiao's head but Shuai jiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas throws a hook but Shuai jiao blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Shuai jiao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shuai jiao.
The crowd cheers as Shuai jiao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.
Shuai jiao throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Shuai jiao counters with a thumping low kick.
Lincoln Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Shuai jiao.
Shuai jiao misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Shuai jiao's head back.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Shuai jiao counters with a head kick. That will keep Thomas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shuai jiao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Shuai jiao is just out of range.
Shuai jiao throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Shuai jiao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas gets a clinch.
Shuai jiao takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Master Shuai jiao has been cut.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
Shuai jiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shuai jiao manages to avoid it.
Shuai jiao scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shuai jiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Shuai jiao counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a leg kick.
Thomas throws a body punch but Shuai jiao moves out of range.
Shuai jiao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shuai jiao connects with a high kick.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shuai jiao jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Shuai jiao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shuai jiao lands a nice shot that snaps Thomas's head back.
Thomas lands with a right hand.
Shuai jiao throws a low kick, looking for Thomas's leg but Thomas calmly moves out of range.
Thomas drops Shuai jiao with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Shuai jiao looks back up at him and smiles so Thomas waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Shuai jiao is rocked!
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Shuai jiao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shuai jiao gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Thomas gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Shuai jiao is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lincoln Thomas!
Lincoln Thomas took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm under new management. This was the start of something. I'm back, I'm revived. I'm meaner than ever. Here I come 3 million tournament @ Ascension.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristoff Gutenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kristoff Gutenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ross Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutenburg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Gutenburg blocks the low kick.
Gutenburg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gutenburg moves out of range of the strikes.
Gutenburg rushes Patterson and presses him up against the cage.
Gutenburg has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patterson after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristoff Gutenburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gutenburg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gutenburg fails with the takedown
and Patterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gutenburg shoots in but Patterson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gutenburg shoots in looking for a takedown. Patterson tries to sprawl out of it but Gutenburg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Patterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gutenburg closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Patterson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson being controlled here, momentarily.
Gutenburg postures up.
Gutenburg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Patterson wants to stand up but Gutenburg is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kristoff Gutenburg just wasn't active enough.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gutenburg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson has managed to clinch.
Gutenburg jumps guard but Patterson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Patterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patterson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gutenburg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patterson is defending well for now.
Patterson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gutenburg jumps guard but Patterson stands there with Gutenburg around his waist. Gutenburg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gutenburg has Patterson pressed against the cage, preventing Patterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutenburg manages to break the clinch.
Patterson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Patterson wants it to stay on the feet.
Patterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Patterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gutenburg to keep the fight standing.
Gutenburg is looking for a takedown.
Patterson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gutenburg prevents a body shot from Patterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson misses with an elbow over the top.
Gutenburg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Patterson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Patterson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gutenburg up against the cage.
Gutenburg slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutenburg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Patterson to keep the fight standing.
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 Kristoff Gutenburg will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gutenburg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patterson.
Nice sprawl there from Patterson as Gutenburg shoots in.
Gutenburg fails with a takedown attempt.
Gutenburg moves out of range as Patterson strikes.
Gutenburg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristoff Gutenburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson scores with a punch to the head.
Patterson throws a sloppy head kick and Gutenburg moves out of range easily.
Patterson throws a leg kick but Gutenburg moved away.
Gutenburg wants to clinch up but Patterson keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson throws a combination that misses
and Gutenburg makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Patterson really felt that one!
Gutenburg moves forwards but Patterson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gutenburg fails to land the takedown.
Patterson pushes Gutenburg up against the cage in a clinch.
Patterson can't find room to land a body shot as Gutenburg controls the action.
Patterson is struggling to control the position.
Gutenburg is trying to pull guard but Patterson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gutenburg fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutenburg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Patterson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Patterson tries to circle away but Gutenburg has him pinned against the cage.
Patterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gutenburg is trying to pull guard but Patterson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
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!
Gutenburg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Patterson to keep the fight standing.
Patterson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gutenburg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutenburg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Patterson smiles and moves away.
Gutenburg misses with a takedown attempt - Patterson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kristoff Gutenburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patterson closes the distance and clinches up with Gutenburg, looking for a takedown. Patterson pushes Gutenburg against the cage but Gutenburg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gutenburg looks for a takedown but Patterson sprawls well.
Gutenburg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patterson defends it nicely.
Gutenburg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Patterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gutenburg somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutenburg is just out of range.
Patterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patterson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gutenburg backs up against the cage.
Gutenburg shoots in for a double leg but Patterson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gutenburg shoots in for a takedown but Patterson shows good takedown defense.
Gutenburg looks for a takedown but Patterson sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patterson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson stuffs the takedown attempt from Gutenburg. Gutenburg gets slowly back to his feet.
Patterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gutenburg checks a leg kick.
Gutenburg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gutenburg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gutenburg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Patterson takes a step back to recover.
Sloppy strikes from Patterson. Those never looked like landing.
Gutenburg shoots in for a takedown but Patterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Patterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gutenburg is trying to pull guard but Patterson has him pressed against the cage.
Gutenburg throws an elbow but it misses.
Patterson looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gutenburg's elbow.
Gutenburg pulls Patterson into guard.
Patterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gutenburg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gutenburg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Patterson is aware though and is defending well.
Gutenburg is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Patterson has his hands clasped together but Gutenburg extends an breaks Patterson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gutenburg.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kristoff Gutenburg!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Templeton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Williams!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Templeton is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Templeton avoid being mounted?
Williams is stalling here. Templeton is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Williams seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Templeton has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Templeton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Templeton is staying tight to Williams's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Templeton decides to stand back up. Templeton steps back and let's Williams get back to his feet.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Templeton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Templeton is not content to let Williams control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton trying to control but Williams postures up.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Templeton's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Templeton is trying to stand up here but Williams is controlling him well.
Williams is looking for a kimura but Templeton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
Williams wants to control but Templeton is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Templeton wants to get back to full guard.
Williams is thwarting Templeton's attempts to control the position.
Templeton wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because William Templeton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Templeton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Templeton has control of the leg.
Templeton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Williams for as long as he can get away with.
Templeton works his way into full mount!
Williams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Templeton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Templeton controlling from the full mount.
Templeton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Templeton trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Templeton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Templeton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Templeton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Williams but great work by Templeton.
Williams is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Williams gets full guard.
Templeton trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Templeton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Templeton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Williams trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Templeton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Templeton scoring with some ground and pound.
William Templeton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Templeton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Templeton's guard.
Templeton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Templeton has control of Williams's left arm, preventing Williams from doing any damage.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Templeton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Templeton trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Templeton is keeping the position for now.
We're going to have a standup here because William Templeton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Templeton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Templeton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Templeton is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Templeton is working for a kimura but Williams is defending it quite comfortably.
Templeton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Templeton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Templeton wants to stand but Williams has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Templeton is controlling the pace.
Templeton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Templeton dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Templeton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Templeton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Williams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Templeton is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
Templeton tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Templeton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Templeton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Templeton tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams unloads with some shots from mount but Templeton bucks and avoids them well.
Templeton is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
Williams avoids the attempt from Templeton to control.
Williams looking to control but Templeton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Templeton tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.
Templeton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams punching from mount but Templeton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Templeton tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams looking to ground and pound but Templeton is blocking nicely.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Templeton is looking to escape.
Williams unloads with some shots from mount but Templeton bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton is bucking up trying to escape but Williams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Josh Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Templeton is looking to escape.
Templeton is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Williams locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Templeton is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Williams!
Josh Williams gave a mention to [GTI] Divine Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Bukharin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Mangulan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Bukharin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vladimir Bukharin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Mangulan!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangulan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tim Mangulan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bukharin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mangulan to the mat! Mangulan manages to get full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bukharin connects with a couple of short punches.
Mangulan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bukharin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bukharin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bukharin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bukharin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bukharin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mangulan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bukharin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangulan keeping full guard, as Bukharin tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukharin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bukharin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bukharin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mangulan is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bukharin yanks on the arm and Mangulan is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bukharin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Bukharin!
Vladimir Bukharin is the new middleweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vladimir Bukharin waved his t-shirt featuring BioPharm Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Penn Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn Jr.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Penn Jr thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Smith stops Penn Jr from standing up.
Penn Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Penn Jr keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn Jr is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Penn Jr looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Penn Jr looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Penn Jr!
Penn Jr decides to stand back up. Penn Jr steps back and let's Smith get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn Jr lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Penn Jr takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Dean Smith has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Penn Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn Jr throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Penn Jr connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penn Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Penn Jr.
Penn Jr lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Penn Jr takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith is rocked!
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn Jr. Penn Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn Jr finish him?
Penn Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Penn Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn Jr looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Penn Jr backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Smith's temple! It sends Smith violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Penn Jr celebrates and the doctors try to help Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). James Penn Jr!
After the big win, James Penn Jr made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Steel Penn's Laundry 93% and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Awa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ricardo Awa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricardo Awa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Dimagiba!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Awa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Awa has managed to clinch.
Awa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimagiba.
Awa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Awa lands an elbow inside that Dimagiba shrugs off.
Awa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimagiba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Awa as he jumps to the side.
Awa throws a combination. Dimagiba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Awa tries to clinch but Dimagiba moves out of range.
Awa wants to clinch.
Awa misses with a few strikes there.
Dimagiba shoots in looking for a takedown. Awa tries to sprawl out of it but Dimagiba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Awa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Awa tries to clinch up
and Dimagiba decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Awa's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba is stalling in the full guard.
Awa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Awa working for a triangle but Dimagiba defends it easily.
Awa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dimagiba is controlling him.
Awa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Awa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Awa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dimagiba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dimagiba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Awa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimagiba.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimagiba content to stall in guard here.
Awa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dimagiba defends well.
Dimagiba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dimagiba is looking to work some ground and pound but Awa has wrist control.
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!
Awa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dimagiba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dimagiba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dimagiba throws a big elbow that misses.
Dimagiba throwing strikes from guard but Awa blocks nicely.
Awa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dimagiba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Awa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dimagiba is working Awa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dimagiba lands a couple of digs.
Awa looking for a sweep. Not yet Awa, not yet.
Dimagiba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Awa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dimagiba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Awa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Awa wants to get back to his feet but Dimagiba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Awa's head.
Dimagiba won't allow Awa to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimagiba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dimagiba distracts Awa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Awa looking for a guillotine here but Dimagiba defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dimagiba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dimagiba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Awa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba won't allow Awa to get back to his feet.
Awa is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dimagiba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Dimagiba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Awa throws a chopping leg kick but Dimagiba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ricardo Awa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Awa is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Awa.
Dimagiba bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dimagiba scores with a couple of short elbows.
Awa is looking to reverse the position.
Dimagiba connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Awa some visible discomfort.
Awa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dimagiba working the ground and pound from side control.
Dimagiba scores with a couple of short elbows.
Awa is rocked!
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!
Dimagiba working away.
Oh Awa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Awa is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Awa is not content to let Dimagiba control the position.
Dimagiba scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awa looking for a sweep but Dimagiba has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dimagiba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dimagiba with a couple of short strikes.
Dimagiba cracks Awa with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Dimagiba! Juan Dimagiba retains his welterweight title!
Juan Dimagiba decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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