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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Lindgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Miller had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikael Lindgren!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lindgren sprawls well initially but Miller persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lindgren makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lindgren.
Lindgren is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miller defends well.
Lindgren keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Lindgren is trying to keep Miller in close.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindgren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindgren lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miller!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller holds on, trying desperately to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miller wants to control but Lindgren is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lindgren throwing strikes here but Miller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lindgren trying to control but Miller is having none of it.
Lindgren looking to finish with strikes here!
Miller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miller tries to get out of the position.
Lindgren avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Miller tries to control the position but Lindgren now has his back.
Miller wants to escape the position.
Miller looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lindgren.
Miller tries to escape the position.
Lindgren has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Miller is defending well but eventually Lindgren manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Miller has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mikael Lindgren!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jalen Hammonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krav Maga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hammonds might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Undertaker theme song ''rollin'' lyrics. Maga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by fuel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jalen Hammonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krav Maga!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammonds closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maga to the mat! Maga manages to get full guard.
Maga looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hammonds gets to his feet. Maga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hammonds drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammonds scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammonds stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hammonds decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammonds works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hammonds moves to back control.
Hammonds looking for the choke from the back.
Hammonds is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Maga has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hammonds has got his arm under Maga's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Maga has spun round into Hammonds's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammonds lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maga!
Hammonds gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hammonds.
Hammonds works to advance to full mount. Maga defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hammonds postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maga looks a forlorn figure.
Hammonds is looking to work his way around to Maga's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maga defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hammonds.
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hammonds cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maga trying desperately to get to his feet.
Maga wants to control but Hammonds is having none of it.
Hammonds looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hammonds is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maga can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammonds is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maga enables Hammonds to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maga manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hammonds scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammonds makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammonds is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maga has momentary wrist control but Hammonds slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammonds landing with the ground and pound.
Hammonds thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammonds postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammonds drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hammonds jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maga has his feet on Hammonds's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammonds tries to clinch but Maga is having none of it.
Hammonds shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hammonds showed some decent athleticism there.
Hammonds tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maga knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammonds prevents Maga from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalen Hammonds dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hammonds shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hammonds punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maga is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hammonds with good strikes from the mount here!
Maga is rocked!
Hammonds stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Maga is still on wobbly legs! Can Hammonds finish him?
Hammonds looking to score a takedown here. Maga is defending well but Hammonds drives through and ends up in Maga's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammonds gets to his feet - Maga follows without any prompting.
Hammonds lands a huge takedown. Maga is out but the ref is slow to react and Hammonds lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Maga lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jalen Hammonds!
Our winner, Jalen Hammonds, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zac Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zac Dane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zac Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phan Tran Le!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le has Dane up against the ropes in a clinch.
Le lands a nice elbow.
Le scores with a knee to the head.
Dane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dane is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Le to keep the fight standing.
Le lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Zac Dane has been cut.
Le lands an elbow inside.
Dane is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le.
Le lands a nice elbow.
Le scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.
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!
Le lands a big knee to the head and Dane goes down! Le pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phan Tran Le!
After the fight, Phan Tran Le was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amileo Hatking (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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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenneth Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amileo Hatking!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatking wants to clinch but Cameron slips to the side
and Cameron counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cameron.
Cameron's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cameron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cameron lands with a straight right. Hatking didn't see that one coming.
Hatking's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cameron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hatking scrambles back to his feet.
Hatking is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cameron throws a right and a left that Hatking avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Cameron misses.
Hatking wants to clinch but Cameron slips to the side
and Cameron counters with a two punch combo.
Hatking tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cameron swivels and escapes.
Cameron bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hatking's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatking throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cameron lands a jab.
Kenneth Cameron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatking tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cameron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cameron circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cameron counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cameron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cameron looks to land a combination. Hatking sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cameron throws a right hand that Hatking ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatking also avoids with ease.
Cameron really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cameron clinches with his opponent.
Cameron has Hatking pressed against the ropes, preventing Hatking from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cameron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cameron lands a nice shot to the body.
Cameron jabs Hatking right on the nose. Hatking blinks but takes it well.
Cameron lands a nice looking body shot.
Cameron throws a series of punches but Hatking avoids them all with ease.
Cameron closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hatking's guard.
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.
Hatking is trying to control the position but Cameron postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatking has Cameron pulled in close to control his posture.
Cameron is posturing up here but Hatking has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Cameron tries to roll out but it's too tight and Cameron has to tap! Slick submission there by Hatking!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amileo Hatking!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Russell Biggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi has chosen Heavy Metal! as his entrance music. Russell Biggins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dale Rossi's chin.
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155 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Biggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Biggins swivels and escapes.
Biggins shoots in and gets a takedown into Rossi's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Biggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Biggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Rossi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rossi looking for a sweep. Not yet Rossi, not yet.
Rossi keeping moving, preventing Biggins from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rossi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rossi keeping full guard, as Biggins tries to pass.
Rossi controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Russell Biggins.
Rossi throws a hook but Biggins blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rossi counters with a one-two to the body.
Rossi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rossi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rossi.
It looks like Russell Biggins has been cut.
Biggins fails to land the takedown.
Rossi swinging wildly here.
Biggins has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Biggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Biggins or perhaps it was just good defense by Rossi which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rossi.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Rossi.
Rossi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Biggins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rossi circles away.
Rossi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rossi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Biggins shoots for a takedown but Rossi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good work by Biggins as he checks the leg kick.
Rossi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi stuffs the takedown.
Biggins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rossi but Rossi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Biggins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rossi swivels and escapes.
Rossi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rossi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rossi scores with a hook to the body. Biggins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rossi lunges at Biggins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Biggins's hand.
Rossi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi throws a right hand that Biggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Biggins also avoids with ease.
Biggins misses with a takedown
and Rossi counters with a left and a right that stings Biggins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggins looking for submissions off his back.
Rossi is looking to take a break and control but Biggins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rossi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossi content to control rather than advance.
Rossi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Rossi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russell Biggins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rossi throws a right and a left that Biggins avoids nicely.
Rossi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dale Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Biggins defends it nicely.
Rossi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Biggins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rossi did well to prevent Biggins getting side control.
Biggins is trying to control the action in half guard but Rossi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Biggins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rossi defends it well.
Rossi is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rossi is looking to control Biggins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rossi avoid being mounted?
Rossi scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Biggins manages to mount him!
Biggins landing strikes from the mount.
Biggins working Rossi over with strikes here.
It looks like Dale Rossi has been cut.
Biggins loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rossi scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Biggins land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Biggins stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russell Biggins!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Goldman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian De Ertu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ertu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goldman, pushing him back against the ropes.
De Ertu has Goldman pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. De Ertu pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Goldman tumbling to the mat - De Ertu dives into Goldman's guard.
De Ertu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goldman is keeping the position for now.
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.
De Ertu is working hard here to advance position.
Goldman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Ertu!
Goldman throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
De Ertu wants to hold on but Goldman pushes him away.
De Ertu is squirming around, avoiding Goldman's attempts to control the action.
Goldman is landing with some decent strikes but De Ertu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu is working to get back to half guard.
De Ertu tries to hold on but Goldman postures up.
Goldman tries to control but De Ertu wriggling away.
De Ertu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu 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.
De Ertu is staying active underneath Goldman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Goldman looks gassed!
Goldman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Ertu has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Goldman. Oh but De Ertu has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Goldman goes limp - he's gone! De Ertu jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Christian De Ertu!
A very excited looking Christian De Ertu 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Yackey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Yackey has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arthur Faulk's chin.
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Faulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Yackey!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yackey moves out of range of the strikes.
Yackey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yackey 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.
Yackey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faulk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yackey.
Yackey throws a head kick that misses.
Faulk misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Faulk misses.
Faulk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Faulk throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Faulk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Faulk.
Yackey slips a jab from Faulk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yackey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice sprawl there from Faulk as Yackey shoots in.
Faulk misses with a looping right.
Faulk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faulk misses with a lunging right hand
and Yackey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Faulk's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Yackey trying to control the position from guard on top but Faulk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faulk looking to control.
Yackey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Faulk looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yackey wants to control from the top but Faulk keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jimmy Yackey hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Faulk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yackey on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Faulk.
Faulk swings widly with a right hand
and Yackey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Faulk is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yackey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Faulk. Faulk obviously looking to wear him down.
Yackey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faulk.
Arthur Faulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faulk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Faulk misses.
Yackey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yackey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yackey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Faulk's guard.
Faulk keeping moving, preventing Yackey from controlling successfully.
Yackey tries to stand but Faulk is controlling from the bottom.
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.
Yackey drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Faulk manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yackey has Faulk in his guard.
Yackey looking to control.
Yackey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Faulk wants to stand but Yackey is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk wants to control from the top but Yackey keeps moving.
Yackey working for a triangle but Faulk defends it easily.
Faulk trying to control the position from guard on top but Yackey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faulk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yackey is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Faulk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yackey's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arthur Faulk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Yackey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yackey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Faulk can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Faulk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Faulk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Faulk connects with a crisp jab.
Yackey fails with a takedown attempt.
Yackey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yackey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faulk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Faulk.
Faulk scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Faulk.
Faulk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yackey moves away.
Faulk misses with an uppercut.
Faulk thuds his right hand into Yackey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yackey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Faulk lands a nice shot that snaps Yackey's head back.
Yackey ducks under a wild hook from Faulk.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Faulk.
Faulk works Yackey's body with a nice hook.
Yackey walks into a left hand.
Faulk lands a slapping body shot.
Faulk lands a jab.
Faulk with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Faulk as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faulk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yackey.
Yackey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Faulk avoids it really well and circles away.
Arthur Faulk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Yackey.
Yackey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Faulk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Faulk with a nice cross.
Faulk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yackey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Arthur Faulk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faulk digs a good hook to Yackey's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yackey on the side of the head.
Yackey closes the distance and clinches.
Faulk trying to control the position but instead, Yackey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Faulk into the ropes.
Faulk avoids a wild elbow strike from Yackey.
Yackey blocks an uppercut.
Faulk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yackey.
Faulk scores with a shoulder strike.
Faulk taking a breather.
Faulk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yackey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Faulk blocks an elbow strike from Yackey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yackey is working for takedown but Faulk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Faulk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faulk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Yackey just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faulk's brow.
Faulk takes an elbow to the temple.
Yackey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faulk avoids the elbow strike from Yackey, against the ropes.
Faulk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yackey backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yackey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yackey is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Faulk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Faulk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yackey is trying to drag Faulk to the mat but Faulk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yackey wants to take the fight to the mat but Faulk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yackey is breathing heavily.
Faulk lands a body shot.
Faulk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yackey up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Faulk dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yackey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick from Faulk is predictable there
and Yackey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Faulk is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Faulk throws a hook but Yackey avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Faulk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Faulk.
Yackey slips a straight right by Faulk.
Yackey closes the distance and clinches up with Faulk, looking for a takedown. Yackey pushes Faulk against the ropes but Faulk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yackey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faulk tries to avoid it but Yackey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faulk to the ground. Faulk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Faulk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faulk throws a jab when Yackey was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yackey avoids the body shot from Faulk.
Yackey misses with a head kick.
A jab from Faulk does it's job there.
Faulk stuns Yackey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yackey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yackey takes one to the chin there.
Yackey misses with a head kick.
Yackey clinches up against the ropes.
Faulk lands with a light punch inside.
Faulk misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Faulk.
Faulk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faulk lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Yackey throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Faulk misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faulk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faulk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yackey manages to break the clinch.
Faulk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yackey.
Faulk lands a really nice looking cross but Yackey seems unphased.
Faulk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yackey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Faulk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yackey.
Faulk thuds his right hand into Yackey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yackey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk lands with a cross.
Yackey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yackey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Yackey.
Yackey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yackey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Faulk there.
Yackey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yackey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Faulk stuffs the takedown attempt from Yackey. Yackey gets slowly back to his feet.
Arthur Faulk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Yackey.
Faulk lands a jab to the head.
Arthur Faulk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yackey counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yackey fails with a takedown attempt.
Yackey shoots in for a double leg but Faulk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Faulk jabs at Yackey's body.
Arthur Faulk is winning the standup battle so far.
Faulk digs a good body shot into Yackey's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faulk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yackey. That did some damage!
Faulk lands the left hand.
Jimmy Yackey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faulk scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Faulk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faulk, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Faulk!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djamel Hammouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Horn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Djamel Hammouche!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammouche blocks a head kick by Horn.
An inside leg kick from Horn misses.
Hammouche tries to land a front kick but Horn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hammouche misses with an uppercut.
Horn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hammouche manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hammouche throws a head kick that misses.
Horn keeps Hammouche at a distance using the push kick.
Hammouche takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammouche throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Hammouche.
Hammouche walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Horn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Horn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body kick there by Horn.
Hammouche looks gassed!
Horn sends Hammouche crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Horn is motioning to the referee to let Hammouche up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Hammouche out cold! Hammouche corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kenny Horn!
A determined Kenny Horn 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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