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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Lidae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Urutaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Lidae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai Urutaka!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urutaka lands a big right hand that sends Lidae crashing to the mat! Urutaka stays standing though and waves Lidae back to his feet!
Lidae is rocked!
It looks like Andrew Lidae has been cut.
Lidae looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urutaka has closed the distance and engaged Lidae in a clinch.
Oh Lidae is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urutaka breaks from the clinch.
Urutaka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lidae blocks the elbow strike.
Urutaka breaks the clinch.
Urutaka rushes Lidae and presses him up against the ropes.
Urutaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Urutaka has closed the distance and engaged Lidae in a clinch.
Urutaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urutaka moves into the clinch.
Urutaka is pressed up against the ropes. Lidae has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Urutaka down to the mat. Urutaka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Urutaka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lidae sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lidae gets tackled into the ropes by Urutaka. Urutaka maintains the clinch.
Urutaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Urutaka lands a big right hand that drops Lidae! The killer instinct kicks in and Urutaka finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Urutaka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Urutaka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krav Maga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maga comes to the ring accompanied by fuel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krav Maga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maga throws a shot from downtown. Andrews moves away and avoids it.
Andrews looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Maga scores with a head kick. Andrews tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Jacob Andrews has been cut.
A combination from Maga does no damage.
Maga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andrews stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maga closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Andrews to the mat! Andrews manages to get full guard.
Maga stays in close to Andrews's body and controls the position.
Maga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andrews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andrews can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maga controls the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maga lands a couple of digs.
Maga gets to his feet - Andrews follows without any prompting.
Maga misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maga misses with a hook
enabling Andrews to counter with a crisp jab.
Andrews gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Maga to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Maga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andrews can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maga controls the pace.
Maga slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Andrews is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews pushes Maga away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Maga gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Maga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrews keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Maga looks up at the clock and then as Andrews takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Maga smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Maga lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Andrews down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The strikes coming from Maga are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Maga wants to control but Andrews is keeping him busy.
Maga is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Andrews knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews regains half guard there - taking advantage of Maga's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Andrews looks like he's trying to stand up.
Maga tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Andrews.
Maga seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Andrews does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andrews's head.
Maga is trying to control. Andrews wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Andrews is just riding it out for now. Maga eventually gives up the hold.
Maga decides to return to a standing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maga fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krav Maga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Andrews's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maga misses with a double jab.
Andrews fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maga avoids it really well and circles away.
Maga looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maga is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andrews doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maga.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maga is keen to just control but Andrews is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maga postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Andrews to stand up.
Maga misses with the combination.
Maga lands with a kick to the temple. Andrews shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maga throws a hook to the side of Andrews's head but Andrews sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maga closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Andrews to the mat! Andrews manages to get full guard.
Krav Maga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andrews is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maga being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maga content to stall in guard here.
Andrews working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maga.
Andrews working for submissions but it's allowed Maga to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maga trying to control the action but Andrews is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maga content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Andrews is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andrews stuffs the takedown attempt from Maga. Maga gets slowly back to his feet.
Maga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews dodges the punch combination from Maga.
Andrews stalks Maga and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maga's face. Maga staggers backwards, shaken.
Maga tries to clinch but Andrews moves out of range.
Maga throws a head kick but Andrews moves out of range.
Maga lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Andrews shoots in looking for a takedown but Maga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Andrews's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krav Maga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrews throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andrews tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krav Maga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Andrews's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maga.
Andrews displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maga.
Krav Maga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrews fails with a takedown attempt.
Maga feints and then cracks Andrews's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andrews down.
Andrews stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krav Maga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrews takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maga misses with a head kick.
Maga shoots in but no luck this time.
Andrews fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andrews looks for a takedown but Maga sprawls well.
Andrews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrews blocks the body kick.
Andrews throws a head kick that misses
and Maga counters with a head kick. That will keep Andrews thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Andrews moves in looking to clinch but Maga pushes him off.
Krav Maga is winning the standup battle so far.
Andrews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maga.
Maga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andrews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maga defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Maga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews tries for a takedown but Maga circles away easily
and Maga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Andrews is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Maga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Andrews sprawls well. Andrews wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maga gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrews throws a leg kick but Maga checks it.
Andrews fails with the takedown.
Maga swinging wildly here.
Maga tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maga as he avoids it easily.
Maga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andrews shoots in and drives through. Maga sprawls well.
Andrews has Maga up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown but Maga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maga leaves Andrews with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Andrews gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maga trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrews is adopting a defensive guard.
Maga slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jacob Andrews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krav Maga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maga stands and throws Andrews's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krav Maga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maga, 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krav Maga!
A very excited looking Krav Maga made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AJ Melo is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, AJ Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Faulk!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulk misses with a looping left.
Faulk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Melo in his tracks.
Melo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Faulk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faulk clobbers Melo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Faulk throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Faulk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Melo slips a jab and a cross from Faulk.
Faulk scores with the left hand. Melo knows he should have avoided that one.
Melo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faulk closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Melo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Faulk after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Melo misses with a body punch.
Faulk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Faulk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faulk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faulk gets through Melo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Faulk lands a body shot.
Faulk has a couple of punches blocked by Melo.
Faulk has a couple of punches blocked by Melo.
Faulk stalling against the ropes.
Faulk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo throws a head punch that misses.
Faulk tries to work over Melo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faulk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faulk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Melo up against the ropes.
Faulk is trying to maintain a safe position but Melo gets an underhook and turns Faulk into the ropes.
Faulk can't find room to land a body shot as Melo controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faulk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Melo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faulk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Melo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Melo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faulk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Melo looking to slow down the pace here.
Faulk wants to stall.
Faulk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Melo letting Faulk take a breather here.
Melo slows down the pace here.
Melo is trying to break the clinch but Faulk has him pressed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Faulk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faulk misses with a punch on the inside.
Melo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faulk has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Melo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faulk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melo blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faulk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Faulk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Faulk has managed to clinch.
Faulk misses with a body punch.
Faulk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faulk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Melo working aggressively here.
Melo missing with knees to the body.
Faulk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Melo fails to land.
Faulk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Melo wants a takedown but no success here.
Melo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Faulk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faulk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk misses with a punch on the inside.
Faulk throws a punch but it's blocked by Melo.
Arthur Faulk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Melo misses with some punches.
Faulk leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Faulk lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Faulk tries to throw a body punch but Melo avoids it by throwing Faulk back against the ropes.
Melo avoids a wild elbow strike from Faulk.
Melo tries to land a knee to the head but Faulk blocks with his arms.
Faulk is pushing Melo up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk misses with a body punch.
Faulk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Faulk working aggressively here.
Melo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faulk has him pressed against the ropes.
Faulk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faulk looking to stall.
Faulk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Faulk lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Faulk.
Faulk tries to throw a body punch but Melo avoids it by throwing Faulk back against the ropes.
Melo wants to stall.
Melo struggles to land a body shot inside as Faulk controls his hands.
Faulk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faulk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faulk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faulk works on Melo's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Melo blocking some punches.
Faulk swings wildly with an uppercut but Melo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Faulk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Melo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faulk misses with some punches.
Faulk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Melo is keeping busy.
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!
Faulk digs a right hand underneath Melo's ribcage. Melo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Faulk 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. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Faulk.
Faulk throws a sloppy body shot
and Melo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Melo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faulk.
Melo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faulk.
A short left from Faulk.
Melo misses with an elbow strike.
Faulk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melo can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faulk.
Melo blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo wants to take the fight to the mat but Faulk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Faulk tries to work over Melo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faulk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Melo or not.
Faulk lands with a left to the head.
Faulk lands with a left to the head.
Faulk misses with some punches.
Melo scores with a hook to the body.
Melo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Faulk in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Faulk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Melo's elbow.
Faulk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Faulk lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faulk just leaning against Melo, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk trying to control the position but instead, Melo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Faulk into the ropes.
A short uppercut from Faulk.
Faulk tries to throw a body punch but Melo avoids it by throwing Faulk back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Faulk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Melo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Faulk is keeping busy.
Faulk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Melo is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faulk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faulk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faulk.
A shot in the inside from Faulk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Melo.
Faulk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Melo lands a left hand.
Melo is trying to break free.
Melo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faulk.
AJ Melo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melo is trying to force a seperation but Faulk has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Melo.
Arthur Faulk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Faulk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faulk taking a breather.
Faulk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Melo avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Faulk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Faulk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Faulk!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumbo Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and You Cant Stop The Td (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jumbo Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jumbo Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, You Cant Stop The Td!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson shoots in and bounces Stop The Td off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stop The Td throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tyson looking to pass the guard.
Tyson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stop The Td controls Tyson momentarily but Tyson frees himself.
Stop The Td looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
Stop The Td utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stop The Td avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyson postures up in Stop The Td's guard and throws a big left but Stop The Td blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stop The Td can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tyson wants to stand but Stop The Td is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stop The Td wants to get back to his feet but Tyson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stop The Td on the ground.
Tyson postures up.
Stop The Td wants to stand up but Tyson is controlling him.
Tyson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
You Cant Stop The Td has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Stop The Td closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stop The Td looks gassed!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Stop The Td working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to bench press Stop The Td off him but Stop The Td keeps the position.
Tyson looking for a sweep but Stop The Td has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stop The Td controlling the pace for now.
Stop The Td sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stop The Td tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stop The Td controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Stop The Td has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tyson tries to hold on but Stop The Td pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stop The Td controlling his opponent.
Tyson tries to hold on but Stop The Td postures up.
Stop The Td scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson tries to reverse the position but Stop The Td maintains control.
Stop The Td controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
You Cant Stop The Td dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stop The Td throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Stop The Td slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown but Stop The Td manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tyson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stop The Td changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tyson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stop The Td slows the pace down.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stop The Td trying to control the position but Tyson is working away.
Stop The Td might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tyson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Stop The Td is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stop The Td moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by You Cant Stop The Td.
Tyson lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson lands with a nice combination. Stop The Td backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stop The Td takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stop The Td as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jumbo Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stop The Td doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tyson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice takedown defense from Stop The Td. No joy for Tyson on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyson.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stop The Td clinches up with Tyson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Stop The Td wants a takedown but no success here.
A short uppercut from Tyson.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Stop The Td won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Tyson - that landed with a thud.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Stop The Td is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a nice uppercut.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Stop The Td won't allow it.
Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Stop The Td has the dominant position.
Tyson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stop The Td prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Tyson is pressed up against the ropes. Stop The Td has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyson down to the mat. Tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tyson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stop The Td throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Stop The Td is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stop The Td controlling Tyson's posture.
Tyson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyson is looking to work some ground and pound but Stop The Td has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stop The Td's guard.
Tyson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stop The Td works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jumbo Tyson dominated that second round.
That's time! Tyson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tyson throws a series of punches but Stop The Td avoids them all with ease.
Stop The Td tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Stop The Td.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Stop The Td circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, jab by Tyson - just one landing.
Stop The Td changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Stop The Td manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tyson throws a one two combo.
It looks like You Cant Stop The Td has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson drops Stop The Td with a left and a right! Oh, Stop The Td is hurt - Tyson dives into side control looking to finish!
Tyson swings around for an armbar but Stop The Td sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tyson's guard.
Stop The Td trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to control the position but Stop The Td postures up.
You Cant Stop The Td has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stop The Td looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tyson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jumbo Tyson just wasn't active enough.
Tyson scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stop The Td shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Stop The Td takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stop The Td eats them both and turns towards Tyson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tyson scores with a one two! Stop The Td had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Stop The Td moves out of range.
Stop The Td darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stop The Td content to control rather than advance.
Tyson trying to hold on to Stop The Td's head to control him but Stop The Td postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stop The Td scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stop The Td is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stop The Td is thwarting Tyson's attempts to control the position.
Tyson is not content to let Stop The Td control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. You Cant Stop The Td was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stop The Td takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stop The Td.
Jumbo Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of You Cant Stop The Td.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Stop The Td avoids nicely.
Stop The Td throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stop The Td is in Tyson's guard.
Stop The Td content to stall in guard here.
Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jumbo Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tyson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jumbo Tyson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leyland Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Chabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chapman comes to the ring accompanied by the lazy song. Sebastien Chabal is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leyland Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastien Chabal!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapman misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Chabal.
It looks like Leyland Chapman has been cut.
Chapman is looking to clinch but Chabal is avoiding it.
Chabal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chapman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chapman missing with a left hand there. Chabal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chapman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chapman wants to clinch
and Chabal counters with a crisp hook to the side of 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!
Chabal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chabal throws a right and a left that Chapman avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Chabal.
Chapman has Chabal up against the ropes in a clinch.
Chabal manages to break the clinch.
Chapman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chabal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leyland Chapman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chabal jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chapman tries to clinch up but Chabal circles away and keeps his distance.
Chabal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chapman moves away.
Chabal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chabal lands with an uppercut that bounces Chapman off the ropes and back into range.
Chabal scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chapman catches Chabal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chabal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chabal connects with a looping right hand.
Chabal moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Chapman goes down! Can Chabal finish him!?
Chapman is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chapman has momentary wrist control but Chabal slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Chapman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chapman is breathing heavily.
Chabal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chapman seems to have got his legs back now.
Chapman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chabal throws a big elbow that misses.
Chabal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chabal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chabal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chabal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chabal passes Chapman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chabal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chabal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chabal decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Chabal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chapman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chapman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chapman darts in trying to clinch
and Chabal counters with a beautiful punch that sends Chapman to the canvas!
Chabal stands up from Chapman's guard - Chabal perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chabal tries to bum rush Chapman with a series of wild strikes but Chapman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabal lands a slapping body shot.
Chabal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chapman on the side of the head.
Chabal bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Chapman! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chabal forces his way into half guard.
Chabal trying to pass the guard but Chapman defending well.
Chabal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chapman defending well though.
Chapman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chabal.
Chabal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabal moves into full mount! Chapman won't be happy about that!
Chabal thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chabal landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chabal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chapman looks a forlorn figure.
Chapman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chabal punching from mount but Chapman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chabal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chabal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chapman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Chabal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Chabal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leyland Chapman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chabal dances in with a quick combination. Chapman is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Chabal snaps Chapman's head back. Chapman stumbles backwards against the ropes. Chabal steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Chapman's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Chapman just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sebastien Chabal!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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293 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Rush!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Rush misses.
Hogan slips a jab and a cross from Rush.
Rush swings for the body but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rush circles away.
A leg kick checked by Rush.
Rush slaps away a takedown attempt from Hogan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rush takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses.
Rush looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogan is just out of range.
Rush misses with a body shot.
Rush tries for a takedown but Hogan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rush throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
Rush throws the left hand but Hogan avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hogan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rush takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses.
Hogan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rush's waist but Rush gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hogan off to one side.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rush actively working from the bottom here.
Hogan working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hogan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hogan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hogan drops an elbow to the side of Rush's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan drops an elbow to the side of Rush's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rush is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rush is trying to control but can't.
Hogan wants to work for an arm triangle but Rush is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rush looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hogan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rush regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hogan looking to pass the guard.
Hogan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rush works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rush looking for a sweep. Not yet Rush, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rush has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hogan has managed to get both his arms back between Rush's legs - danger averted.
Rush is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hogan defends well.
Rush looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hogan has picked Rush up and slammed him! Rush can't keep hold of the triangle and Hogan manages to pass to side control!
Hogan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hogan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rush has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rush taking a bit of punishment here - Hogan scoring with strikes.
Hogan working the body and head with strikes.
Hogan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan working the ground and pound.
Rush is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hogan connects with a decent elbow.
Rush tries to bench press Hogan off him but Hogan keeps the position.
Rush is not content to let Hogan control the position.
Rush tries to buck Hogan off but Hogan is having none of it.
Hogan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rush down.
Hogan working the head with strikes.
Hogan working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan scores with punches from side control.
Hogan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rush is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hogan in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rush throws a low kick but Hogan moves out of range easily.
Hogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hogan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rush.
Rush throws a shot from downtown. Hogan moves away and avoids it.
Rush is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hogan rather than just go for the knockout.
Rush takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses.
Hogan shoots in but no luck this time.
Rush loads up on a big right hand but Hogan slips the punch.
Hogan throws the left hand but Rush avoids the punch easily.
Rush scoring well with a low kick there.
Hogan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rush tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hogan is in Rush's guard.
Rush tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush is looking for a triangle but Hogan pushes his legs off easily.
Hulk Hogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hogan throws a big elbow that misses.
Hogan throwing strikes but missing.
Hogan is working Rush over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rush looking for a sweep. Not yet Rush, not yet.
Hogan with a nice head shot there.
Hogan trying to control but Rush is working from the bottom.
Hogan cracks Rush with a solid left hand.
Hogan throwing strikes from guard but Rush blocks nicely.
Rush lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hogan!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hogan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hogan and Rush has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hogan can't do much from the bottom here.
Rush in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rush decides to stand back up.
Hogan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rush looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rush is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rush is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush sneaks back into half guard.
Rush moves into full guard.
Rush looking to control.
Rush is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rush tries to pass to full mount but Hogan defends it.
Hogan is controlling Rush's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hogan is not content to let Rush control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rush is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan tries to roll over but Rush keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scott Rush will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rush misses with a straight left.
Hogan moves into the clinch.
Rush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hogan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rush can't keep his opponent in guard - Hogan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hogan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rush sees it coming and defends easily.
Rush is looking to control Hogan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rush avoid being mounted?
Rush tries to roll over but Hogan keeps him under control.
Rush trying to control but Hogan postures up.
Rush avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rush does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rush manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hogan is in close to Rush's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hogan wants to control from the top but Rush keeps moving.
Hogan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rush works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hogan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rush looking for a guillotine here but Hogan defends easily.
Hogan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rush controls Hogan momentarily but Hogan frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush wants to sweep but no luck.
Rush working a defensive guard here.
Hogan wants to control from the top but Rush keeps moving.
Rush keeping full guard, as Hogan tries to pass.
Hogan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Scott Rush hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hogan moves away from the strike by Rush.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hogan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rush is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rush manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rush manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rush prevents Hogan from improving his position.
Rush is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hogan wants to control but Rush is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is defending against the submission attempts here by Rush.
Rush seems to be looking for submissions.
Hogan wants to improve his position but Rush is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan is trying to maintain the position but Rush is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Hogan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hogan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogan!
A relieved looking Hulk Hogan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeddicus Zorrander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeddicus Zorrander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zorrander tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zorrander to the ground. Zorrander escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That kick from Zorrander tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zorrander lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zorrander lands with an overhand left.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zorrander throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
It looks like Junior Silva has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zorrander, right into the meat.
Zorrander throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Nice shot by Zorrander.
Zorrander throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zorrander fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Zorrander fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zorrander can pounce on him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zorrander. Silva shrugs it off though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zorrander.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zorrander lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zorrander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zorrander fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zorrander scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zorrander.
Zorrander scores with a three punch combo!
Zeddicus Zorrander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zorrander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zorrander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Zorrander.
Silva is rocked!
That has opened up Junior Silva's cut even more.
Zorrander feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Zorrander finish him?
Zorrander changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Zorrander lands a jab to the head.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zorrander drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Silva right on the button. Silva goes down! Zorrander follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Zorrander gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeddicus Zorrander!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Schmelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmelly comes to the ring accompanied by Possibility. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good takedowns
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Schmelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Omar Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmelly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Schmelly takes a little break here. Fernandez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Schmelly in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Fernandez is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Barry Schmelly!
Barry Schmelly 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auron Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simon Adebesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Auron Black!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black slips a jab and a cross from Adebesi.
Some wild striking there from Adebesi.
Adebesi lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Adebesi misses.
Adebesi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Auron Black has been cut.
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Black takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Black is rocked!
Adebesi plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Black to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Black just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simon Adebesi!
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