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Extreme Mixed Martial Arts 61 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unski Hallavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diesel Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallavaara comes into the arena with Dr. dre kush blaring out of the sound system. Power is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ruger Hauer - Jokaiselle jotakin . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Unski Hallavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diesel Power!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallavaara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Power.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Hallavaara does no damage.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Power avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hallavaara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Power, pushing him back against the cage.
Hallavaara breaks the clinch.
Hallavaara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Power, pushing him back against the cage.
Hallavaara working hard to break the clinch.
Hallavaara has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
Power tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hallavaara avoids it.
Hallavaara has had enough of the clinch but Power keeps him there for the moment.
Hallavaara lands with a light punch inside.
Power keeps control of Hallavaara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Hallavaara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hallavaara is pressed up against the cage. Power has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hallavaara down to the mat. Hallavaara avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Power wants to clinch up but Hallavaara keeps it at a distance.
Power tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hallavaara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Power somewhat.
Unski Hallavaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diesel Power.
Power thuds his right hand into Hallavaara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hallavaara avoids it really well and circles away.
Power misses with a takedown attempt - Hallavaara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hallavaara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Unski Hallavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hallavaara tries to avoid it but Power manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hallavaara to the ground. Hallavaara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hallavaara instigates a clinch.
Hallavaara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Power blocks a body shot from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara gets underhooks to prevent Power's takedown attempt.
Hallavaara breaks from the clinch.
Power fails with a takedown attempt.
Hallavaara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Unski Hallavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Power throws a body punch but Hallavaara moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hallavaara is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Power's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Power is trying to control. Hallavaara wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hallavaara is looking to escape.
Power content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Power.
Power missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hallavaara is looking to improve his position.
Power not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Power seems to be looking for submissions.
Power stops Hallavaara from getting back to his feet.
Power is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hallavaara wants to get back to full guard.
Hallavaara looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hallavaara has hold of Power's hands but Power slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Power working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Power seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hallavaara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hallavaara trying to hold on to Power's head to control him but Power postures up.
Hallavaara is not content to let Power control the position.
Power is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hallavaara doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Power.
Hallavaara is defending against the submission attempts here by Power.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power working the head and body with strikes.
Power is pressing down on Hallavaara's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hallavaara is holding on for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallavaara tries to kick Power off but Power keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hallavaara is trying to control but can't.
Power missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hallavaara is trying to get back to full guard.
Power seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hallavaara manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Power wants to pass the guard but Hallavaara is keeping the position.
Hallavaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara wants to stand and escape but Power is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Power distracts Hallavaara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Power accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hallavaara trying to keep a closed guard but Power is proving a slippery customer.
Power lands a couple of elbows.
Power pushing down on Hallavaara's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Power is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Power slips a nice elbow through Hallavaara's hands, connecting with Hallavaara's forehead.
Power stops Hallavaara from getting back to his feet.
Power thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hallavaara tries to kick Power off but Power keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hallavaara is breathing heavily.
Hallavaara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hallavaara gets back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Power trying to control but Hallavaara is working from the bottom.
Hallavaara is trying to keep Power in close.
Power working some strikes from top position.
Power is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Power is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hallavaara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Power is one step ahead there.
Power passes Hallavaara's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Power is working for a kimura but Hallavaara is defending it quite comfortably.
Hallavaara wants to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara looks like he's trying to stand up.
Power scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Power passes to side control.
Hallavaara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Power wants to control but Hallavaara is keeping him busy.
Power cracks Hallavaara with a big elbow.
Hallavaara can't do much from the bottom here.
Power creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Power is putting a hurting on Hallavaara here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hallavaara is trying to improve his position.
Power in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Power in side control lands a decent elbow.
Power cracks Hallavaara with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Power lands a nice forearm strike.
Power working the ground and pound.
Power tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Power is trying to get an arm triangle but Hallavaara is defending well.
Power landing a few strikes.
Hallavaara is rocked!
Hallavaara tries to escape but Power is in control.
Power works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oh Hallavaara is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hallavaara is trying to improve his position.
Hallavaara seems to have got his legs back now.
Power grinds an elbow into Hallavaara's temple.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a nice forearm strike.
Power in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Hallavaara looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Power turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diesel Power!
A determined Diesel Power didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Mad Cow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Mad Cow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Sauna!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauna scores with a hook.
Sauna shoots in looking for a takedown. Mad Cow tries to sprawl out of it but Sauna keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mad Cow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mad Cow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sauna misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mad Cow.
Sauna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mad Cow's elbow.
Mad Cow changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sauna fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mad Cow sends Sauna crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mad Cow is motioning to the referee to let Sauna up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sauna is rocked!
It looks like Chael Sauna has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sauna wants to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Sauna scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from Sauna misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mad Cow manages to avoid it.
Sauna shoots in for a takedown but Mad Cow shows good takedown defense.
Sauna misses with a body shot.
Sauna closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mad Cow circles away.
Jeff Mad Cow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sauna.
Mad Cow has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sauna.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sauna.
Mad Cow blocks a body shot from Sauna.
Sauna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mad Cow.
Mad Cow stalling the fight.
Sauna can't find room to land a body shot as Mad Cow controls the action.
Sauna is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sauna misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad Cow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sauna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sauna tries to clinch up
and Mad Cow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sauna's knee momentarily.
Sauna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mad Cow, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Mad Cow fails to land.
Mad Cow drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sauna gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sauna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mad Cow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mad Cow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mad Cow lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sauna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mad Cow or not.
Sauna can't get the takedown.
Mad Cow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sauna.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mad Cow as Sauna tries to tie him up.
Mad Cow blocks a body shot from Sauna.
Mad Cow is trying to pull guard but Sauna has him pressed against the cage.
Mad Cow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mad Cow breaks the clinch.
Sauna throws a wild hook but Mad Cow just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Sauna gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Mad Cow raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Mad Cow!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryant Ward (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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219 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bryant Ward!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ward manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Ward catches Young right on the button with a cross.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Young lands a head shot.
Young tries to score with a low kick but Ward moves his leg out of the way.
Left hook, right uppercut from Young.
It looks like Bryant Ward has been cut.
Ward connects with a good right hand that stumbles Young. Young circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Young throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ward's head.
Young tries to clinch but Ward is having none of it.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.
Young throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch combination from Young misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Ward misses.
Ward shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Young throws a head kick but Ward moves out of range.
Young lands a nice shot to the body.
Ward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young throws a series of punches but Ward moves out of range.
Ward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Young misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Ward misses its intended target.
Ward shoots in and gets a takedown into Young's guard.
Ward prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward controlling from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young wants to stand but Ward is controlling the position.
Ward engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bryant Ward wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ward swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ward manages to avoid it.
Ward uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Ward swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ward's head backwards.
Young wants to clinch up but Ward keeps it at a distance.
Young misses with a body shot
and Ward counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ward takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ward lands a nice shot to the body.
Young takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Young on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dan Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young takes one to the chin there.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Ward has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Young lands a nice hook to Ward's body. Ward takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Young defending well as Ward loads up on a big left hand.
Ward bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Young.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young lunges at Ward with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ward's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Ward. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ward.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ward swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ward looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Ward keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Ward gets tackled into the cage by Young. Young maintains the clinch.
Ward takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young lands an elbow just above Ward 's eye.
Ward wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Young.
A head punch on the inside from Ward fails to land.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young lands an elbow inside that Ward shrugs off.
That has opened up Bryant Ward's cut even more.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ward is defending well for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ward wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
Ward looking to stall.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ward.
Ward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Ward.
Ward is trying to break free.
Ward swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young lands a damaging elbow.
Young is working Ward over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ward.
Ward is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young is trying to stall.
Ward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ward's defenses.
Young letting Ward take a breather here.
Ward takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Bryant Ward's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Young blocking some punches.
Ward blocks a body shot from Young.
Ward is trying to stall.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Ward avoids the damage to the body.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bryant Ward's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bryant Ward's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dan Young!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Kaeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaeo has chosen On Fire as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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216 lbs
12 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louey Draft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Kaeo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaeo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draft shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kaeo but Kaeo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Draft shoots for a takedown but Kaeo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kaeo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draft paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaeo lands a head shot.
It looks like Louey Draft has been cut.
Draft keeps the fight on the outside.
Draft stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaeo.
Draft scores a takedown into full mount!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draft is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kaeo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Draft looking to control but Kaeo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kaeo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Draft punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kaeo hang on?
Kaeo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Draft throws some wild stikes that Kaeo manages to avoid easily.
Kaeo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Draft.
Kaeo is squirming around, avoiding Draft's attempts to control the action.
Kaeo blocking the ground and pound.
Draft thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draft cracks Kaeo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Kaeo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draft misses with a head shot.
Draft has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kaeo's face.
Draft thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kaeo bucks Draft off and manages to get back to his feet!
Kaeo swats away the attempt to clinch by Draft.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Draft is defended easily by Kaeo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louey Draft. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaeo tries to clinch there but Draft circles away.
Draft tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kaeo.
Kaeo scores with a push kick.
Draft is breathing heavily.
Kaeo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaeo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kaeo stands up from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draft takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Draft wants to clinch up but Kaeo keeps it at a distance.
Draft fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kaeo is out of range.
Kaeo instigates a clinch.
Kaeo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Draft is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kaeo is defending well.
Kaeo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaeo lands a head kick!
Draft takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Draft shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No joy there for Kaeo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Draft.
Kaeo pushes Draft away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Draft gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Draft is working Kaeo over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Draft misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kaeo throws Draft to one side and escapes!
Kaeo rushes Draft and presses him up against the cage.
Draft has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaeo breaks the clinch.
Kaeo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Draft's sensitive parts.
Draft takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaeo has closed the distance and engaged Draft in a clinch.
Draft prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kaeo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kaeo lands a nice knee to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draft throws a nice looking combination but Kaeo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draft takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kaeo is looking to clinch.
Kaeo fails to land the takedown.
Draft slips a jab and a cross from Kaeo.
Kaeo keeps Draft at a distance using the push kick.
Kaeo drives through and clinches with Draft against the cage.
Draft stops a takedown attempt from Kaeo.
Draft has Kaeo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kaeo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kaeo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kaeo slips a nice elbow through Draft's hands, connecting with Draft's forehead.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo wants to stand up but Draft has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Draft gets back to full guard.
Draft 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.
Draft is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kaeo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Draft working for a triangle but Kaeo defends it easily.
Kaeo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo throws a sloppy head kick and Draft moves out of range easily.
Kaeo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Draft circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dan Kaeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaeo closes the distance and clinches up with Draft, looking for a takedown. Kaeo pushes Draft against the cage but Draft circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draft looks to land a combination. Kaeo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kaeo shoots for a takedown but Draft saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Draft closes the distance and clinches up with Kaeo, looking for a takedown. Draft pushes Kaeo against the cage but Kaeo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Draft shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Draft showed some decent athleticism there.
Kaeo pushes Draft off looking to stand but Draft dives back in and keeps control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Draft throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Draft not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Draft wants to work for an arm triangle but Kaeo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Draft prevents Kaeo from standing back up.
Kaeo taking some punishment here, with Draft in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draft missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Draft stops Kaeo from getting back to his feet.
Draft is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Kaeo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louey Draft's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Draft on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kaeo tries to clinch there but Draft circles away.
Kaeo throws a series of punches but Draft avoids them all with ease.
Kaeo is looking to clinch.
Dan Kaeo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaeo tries to move into range but Draft moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kaeo is looking to score with low kicks.
Kaeo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kaeo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Draft moves into the clinch.
Kaeo leaning against his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaeo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draft throws a right and a left that Kaeo avoids nicely.
Draft shoots in for a takedown but Kaeo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kaeo.
Louey Draft is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaeo lands a left and a right that send Draft crashing to the mat, dazed. Kaeo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Draft is rocked!
Louey Draft's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaeo moves into the clinch.
Oh Draft is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaeo breaks from the clinch.
Draft fails with a takedown attempt.
Kaeo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Draft.
Both fighters circling a little - Kaeo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Draft seems to have got his legs back now.
Kaeo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kaeo throws a nice looking combination but Draft bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaeo throws a right and a left that Draft avoids nicely.
Draft chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaeo can pounce on him.
Kaeo tries a head kick but it misses.
Draft shoots in for a double leg but Kaeo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louey Draft. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kaeo - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaeo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaeo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaeo moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaeo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Draft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaeo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Kaeo does no damage.
Draft uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kaeo has time to react.
Kaeo looks to land a combination but Draft avoids it well.
Draft takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kaeo tries to clinch but Draft moves out of range.
Kaeo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft tries to keep at a distance but Kaeo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Draft manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kaeo is looking to stand up but Draft won't let him.
Draft is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Draft had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kaeo defends it easily.
Kaeo is pushing down on Draft's leg trying to pass to half guard. Draft is fighting to maintain full guard but Kaeo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kaeo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Draft to get to his feet.
Kaeo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft moves out of range of the body kick from Kaeo.
A left and a right from Kaeo both land. Nice combination.
Louey Draft's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draft scores with a takedown into Kaeo's guard.
Kaeo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Draft accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kaeo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Draft wants to pass the guard but Kaeo is keeping the position.
Draft won't allow Kaeo to get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Draft throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kaeo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Draft advances position into side control!
Draft trying to control the position but Kaeo is working away.
Draft throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Draft working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kaeo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Draft.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Draft advances to full mount.
Kaeo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Draft.
Draft with the ground and pound from mount.
Draft misses with some ground and pound and Kaeo recovers position to half guard.
Draft missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draft not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Draft.
Draft is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo pushes Draft off looking to stand but Draft dives back in and keeps control.
Kaeo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Draft.
Draft is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kaeo is trying to stand up here but Draft is controlling him well.
Draft scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Draft looks to land a strike but Kaeo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Draft slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kaeo parries the strikes from Draft easily there. Draft is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kaeo to escape.
Louey Draft overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Draft landing a few strikes.
Draft throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Draft misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draft tries to score with some ground and pound. Kaeo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Draft wants to control but Kaeo is keeping him busy.
Kaeo pushes Draft away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Draft gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Draft working the head and body with strikes.
Louey Draft has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draft wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kaeo, who protects the arm well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Draft tries to score with some ground and pound. Kaeo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Draft in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Draft misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kaeo is pushing Draft's head away, looking to escape. Draft manages to hold on to the position though.
Draft postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draft throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Draft.
Draft is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kaeo has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Kaeo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaeo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Dan Kaeo!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Dan Kaeo!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Dan Kaeo!
Dan Kaeo wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dan Kaeo made sure he mentioned Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Carlito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bambooo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Carlito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bambooo Man!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlito wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Carlito.
Carlito throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Carlito moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Carlito tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Carlito has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carlito lands a left hand.
Carlito content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Man is looking for a takedown.
Man goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carlito prevents it.
Carlito working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Carlito.
Carlito prevents the takedown attempt.
Tommy Carlito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bambooo Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man tries to score a body lock takedown but Carlito shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carlito lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Carlito gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carlito lands with a right to the head.
Carlito is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carlito lands with a left to the head.
Carlito lands a right hand.
Carlito lands an uppercut.
Carlito pressing his opponent against the cage.
Man wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Carlito.
Man takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Carlito.
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!
Man looking for a takedown.
Carlito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carlito works on Man's body with a couple of short punches.
Man looks gassed!
A short uppercut from Carlito.
Carlito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carlito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Man or not.
Carlito presses Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Carlito.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carlito.
Carlito lands a nice uppercut.
Carlito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man.
A right handed body shot lands from Carlito.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carlito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Carlito - that landed with a thud.
Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carlito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
Carlito scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
Carlito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Carlito.
Carlito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carlito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carlito presses Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carlito cracks Man with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Carlito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carlito lands a right hand.
Carlito lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carlito.
Carlito lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Carlito.
Carlito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carlito pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carlito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carlito pushes Man back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carlito lands a body shot.
Carlito lands a right hand.
Carlito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man is rocked!
Carlito controlling the action here for a moment.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Carlito finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Carlito.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carlito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man seems to have recovered his senses.
Carlito is working Man over against the cage.
Carlito digs a right hand into Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man's gas tank.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carlito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man.
Carlito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carlito gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlito scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Carlito.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Carlito presses Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Carlito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carlito lands a big left hand right to the temple and Man goes down!
Carlito not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carlito wants to free his trapped foot but Man is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Carlito wants to stand up but Man has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Carlito throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carlito tries to stand but can't do so whilst Man controls his leg.
Carlito missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carlito wants to stand but Man has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carlito tries to pass the half guard into mount. Man knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carlito seems to be looking for submissions.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carlito thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
Carlito wants to free his trapped foot but Man is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Carlito working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Carlito tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlito throws a strike but Man avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Carlito trying to stand up but can't free himself from Man's guard.
Carlito throws a big elbow that misses.
Man is working an open guard so Carlito takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Carlito, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Carlito against the cage but Carlito circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carlito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carlito moves into the clinch.
Man has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carlito avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carlito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carlito slowing the pace effectively.
Carlito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
Carlito gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carlito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carlito stalling against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Carlito.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carlito lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlito lands a shoulder strike.
Carlito is pushing Man up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carlito lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Carlito dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Carlito instigates a clinch.
Man letting Carlito take a breather here.
Carlito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carlito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carlito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carlito pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Carlito.
Carlito gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carlito gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carlito obliges.
Man is breathing heavily.
Carlito digs a right hand into Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlito lands a body shot.
Carlito lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carlito lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Carlito.
Carlito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carlito lands a body shot.
Carlito is leaning against Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carlito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Carlito lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carlito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Carlito.
Carlito throws an elbow that misses.
Carlito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Carlito.
Carlito lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Carlito.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carlito.
Carlito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carlito lands a body punch.
Carlito lands with a short shot to the head.
Carlito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
The referee is keeping an eye on Carlito - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carlito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Carlito as the two fighters clinch.
Carlito scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Carlito.
Carlito stalls.
Carlito floors Man with a big punch on the inside! Man is trying to recover but Carlito dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlito scores with a couple of short elbows.
Carlito misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Carlito are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Carlito working the strikes but Man uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Carlito wants to stand up but Man has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Carlito missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carlito throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carlito controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlito is trying to control the action in half guard but Man is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Carlito with the ground and pound but Man uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Carlito might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carlito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carlito wants to stand and escape but instead Man has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Carlito is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Man defends well.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carlito wants to improve his position but instead Man has moved into half guard.
Man trying to mount his opponent but Carlito defends it.
Carlito tries to roll over but Man keeps him under control.
Carlito makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carlito.
Man works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carlito is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well.
Tommy Carlito overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carlito is in trouble now - Man has advanced to mount!
Carlito keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Man raining down shots from the mount!
Carlito is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Carlito keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Carlito to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Carlito shrugs it off.
Carlito really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Man is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Man looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carlito tries to reverse the position but Man maintains control.
Bambooo Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Carlito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carlito tries to hold on but Man pushes him away.
Carlito is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man avoids the attempt from Carlito to control.
A nice elbow there by Man.
Man tries to control but Carlito wriggling away.
Carlito sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Man wants to control but Carlito is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Carlito is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man stalling.
Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Man has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Carlito is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carlito sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Carlito trying to control from the bottom.
Carlito is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Man is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Man working over Carlito with some ground and pound. Carlito looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Man is keen to just control but Carlito is a slippery customer.
Carlito trying to control here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carlito tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Carlito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carlito 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Tommy Carlito!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Tommy Carlito!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Tommy Carlito!
Tommy Carlito wins by unanimous decision!
Tommy Carlito made sure to mention his sponsor, OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severus Serial Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks comes to the cage accompanied by White and Nerdy. Serial Killer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fury of the storm by DRAGONFORCE kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Michael Banks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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277 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Severus Serial Killer!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Serial Killer's head.
Banks avoids the head kick by Serial Killer.
Serial Killer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Serial Killer.
Serial Killer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banks tries to clinch but Serial Killer moves out of range.
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banks dodges the punch combination from Serial Killer.
Severus Serial Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serial Killer misses with a looping right.
Serial Killer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Serial Killer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Banks looks to land a right hand but Serial Killer moved out of range.
Banks moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Serial Killer.
Serial Killer scores with a head kick. Banks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Serial Killer misses.
Banks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Serial Killer as he jumps to the side.
Serial Killer lands a head kick!
Serial Killer leaves Banks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Banks looks to score with a jab to the body but Serial Killer is just out of range.
Banks tries to clinch but Serial Killer is having none of it.
A nice combination there by Banks.
Banks tries to clinch but Serial Killer moves out of range.
Serial Killer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Banks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Banks with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serial Killer cracks the inside of Banks's front leg.
Banks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Serial Killer just misses with a punch to the body.
Serial Killer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serial Killer keeps Banks at a distance using the push kick.
Banks blocks a head kick by Serial Killer.
Some bone on bone action there as Banks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Banks shoots for a takedown but Serial Killer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Serial Killer misses with a looping left.
Banks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Serial Killer swivels and escapes.
Banks misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serial Killer throws a hook but Banks avoids it easily.
Banks gets a clinch.
Serial Killer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Banks regains guard immediately.
Banks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Serial Killer's guard.
Serial Killer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Serial Killer is keeping the position for now.
Banks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Serial Killer is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Banks has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Banks tries for a kimura but Serial Killer is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks tries for a kimura but Serial Killer is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks trying to control the action but Serial Killer is working from the bottom.
Banks working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Banks is looking to take a break and control but Serial Killer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banks tries for a kimura but Serial Killer is defending well.
Banks is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Serial Killer is trying to escape and Banks transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Serial Killer is forced to tap! Nice work there by Banks! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Banks!
Michael Banks gave a mention to Jutsu FightGear (15$ clothing) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ball Sack Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolis Kotzagiannis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sack Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 311 - Down. Kotzagiannis has chosen Motorhead - Bomber as his entrance music. Manolis Kotzagiannis has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ball Sack Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manolis Kotzagiannis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sack Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sack Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sack Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kotzagiannis.
Sack Jr throws a series of strikes that have Kotzagiannis backpedaling.
Kotzagiannis misses with an uppercut
and Sack Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kotzagiannis thinking.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sack Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Sack Jr slips a jab from Kotzagiannis.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sack Jr!
Kotzagiannis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sack Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotzagiannis dodges the punch combination from Sack Jr.
Sack Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kotzagiannis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sack Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sack Jr misses with a double jab.
Kotzagiannis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kotzagiannis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sack Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sack Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kotzagiannis has his takedown stuffed
and Sack Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sack Jr looks to land a combination but Kotzagiannis avoids it well.
Kotzagiannis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sack Jr is fending him off so far but Kotzagiannis persists. Nope, Sack Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Ball Sack Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manolis Kotzagiannis.
Kotzagiannis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sack Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ball Sack Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sack Jr.
Sack Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sack Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kotzagiannis shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Sack Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kotzagiannis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kotzagiannis stops Sack Jr from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kotzagiannis is working for a kimura but Sack Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Kotzagiannis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kotzagiannis in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sack Jr tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kotzagiannis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Manolis Kotzagiannis!
Manolis Kotzagiannis very nearly forgot to thank Rebel Pride Clothing. Everything in STOCK $5 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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