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ROF Fight Night 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raekwon The Chef (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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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Sheldon Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raekwon The Chef!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Chef darts in and clinches Cooper up against the ropes.
The Chef lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
It looks like Sheldon Cooper has been cut.
Cooper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Chef just stands there and leans against the ropes.
The Chef jumps guard and drags Cooper to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The Chef controlling the position.
The Chef is looking to stand up but Cooper isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Raekwon The Chef.
The Chef thuds his right hand into Cooper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cooper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Chef moves into the clinch.
The Chef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper dives in and grabs The Chef's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Chef pushes down on Cooper's head and hops out.
Cooper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Cooper lands a jab-cross combination.
The Chef jabs Cooper right on the nose. Cooper blinks but takes it well.
The Chef moves into the clinch.
The Chef pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Chef scores with a punch to the head.
Cooper is rocked!
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
The Chef closes the distance and pushes Cooper back into the ropes.
The Chef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Chef moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Cooper goes down! Can The Chef finish him!?
Oh Cooper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Chef gets to his feet and stands over Cooper, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Cooper felt that one! The Chef unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Cooper from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raekwon The Chef!
Raekwon The Chef managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 Clothing), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Islav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Islav acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leo Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felix Islav!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Islav closes the distance and clinches.
Islav tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vieira smiles and moves away.
Islav tries to sprawl but Vieira drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vieira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Islav does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vieira tries to pass to full mount but Islav defends it.
Islav is looking to improve his position.
Vieira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Islav's head.
Vieira stands up out of the half guard.
Islav shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vieira pinned against the ropes. Vieira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Islav napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Islav tries to buck Vieira off but Vieira is having none of it.
Islav can't do much from the bottom here.
Vieira connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Islav some visible discomfort.
Islav is trying to improve his position.
Vieira is trying to get an arm triangle but Islav is defending well.
Islav tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vieira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vieira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Islav knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vieira has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Islav with a poor takedown
so Vieira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Leo Vieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Islav.
Islav looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Islav is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vieira is aware though and is defending well.
Vieira gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Islav shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vieira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vieira drops an elbow to the side of Islav's head.
Vieira tries to stand and escape but Islav is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vieira drops an elbow to the side of Islav's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vieira passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vieira is landing with some decent strikes but Islav is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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.
Vieira landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vieira working Islav over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira with a couple of short strikes.
Vieira postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Islav looks a forlorn figure.
Vieira wants to control the pace but Islav is squirming around nicely.
Vieira lands a nice shot to the head.
Vieira working Islav over with strikes here.
Vieira trying to control but Islav is having none of it.
Vieira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Islav?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Islav is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vieira with shots to the head and body - Islav looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vieira controlling his opponent.
Vieira is landing with some decent strikes but Islav is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is landing with some decent strikes but Islav is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vieira looking to secure an arm triangle but Islav defends it well.
Islav is bucking up trying to escape but Vieira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vieira get's back to his feet.
Vieira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vieira lands in his opponent's guard.
Vieira wants to pass the guard but Islav is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vieira stands up from Islav's guard - Vieira perhaps looking for a knockout.
Islav gets tackled into the ropes by Vieira. Vieira maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Vieira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Islav gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vieira counters with a shoot takedown. Islav fights it but they end up in guard.
Vieira passes Islav's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Islav looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vieira gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Islav goes for a takedown attempt but Vieira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vieira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Islav can do to turn this around?
Islav fails with the takedown
and Vieira counters with a takedown into side control.
Leo Vieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Islav.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vieira trying to control the action but Islav is working from the bottom.
Islav is breathing heavily.
Islav taking a bit of punishment here - Vieira scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Islav takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vieira decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Vieira looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vieira gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Islav gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vieira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Islav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vieira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Islav has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vieira has managed to get both his arms back between Islav's legs - danger averted.
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Islav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Islav is working an open guard so Vieira takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vieira drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vieira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vieira wants to get up but he can't break Islav's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vieira drops back looking for a leg! Islav is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Islav manages to kick Vieira off! Vieira jumps back into Islav's guard.
Vieira with a nice head shot there.
Vieira forces his way into half guard.
Vieira is working for a kimura but Islav is defending it quite comfortably.
Vieira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Islav has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Islav wants to control but Vieira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Islav has hold of Vieira's hands but Vieira slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Leo Vieira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vieira trying to control the action but Islav is working from the bottom.
Vieira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Islav looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Islav does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vieira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Islav looking for submissions off his back.
Islav tries to roll over but Vieira keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vieira maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Islav could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Vieira has cracked it and Islav is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Vieira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leo Vieira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akbahi King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akbahi King!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for King!
Jenkins raining down hammerfists from mount.
King regains half guard.
King has hold of Jenkins's hands but Jenkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jenkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jenkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Jenkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jenkins works his way into side control.
King taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jenkins is working King over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
King is trying to improve his position.
Jenkins throws a strike aimed at the side of King's head but King avoids it well.
Jenkins works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
King takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jenkins 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.
Jenkins lands some shots froms side control.
King is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt King will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
King is still in real trouble! Can Jenkins finish him?
Jenkins in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and King looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Jenkins turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Madness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian De Ertu 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Madness!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ertu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Ertu is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Madness can't fight it off and eventually De Ertu manages to take the fight to the floor. Madness looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
De Ertu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Madness wants to control but De Ertu postures up.
De Ertu trying to control the action but Madness is working from the bottom.
De Ertu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Madness, who protects the arm well.
De Ertu cracks Madness with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu decides to take the fight back to the feet.
De Ertu moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Madness's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Ertu has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Madness clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Madness is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
De Ertu is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Madness defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
De Ertu is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Madness knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Madness for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness preventing the rear naked choke attempt from De Ertu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Ertu keeps control of the position as Madness tries to break free.
Madness is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
De Ertu thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Madness is in a bad position with De Ertu working for a choke. Madness manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Madness looking to sit in guard and control but De Ertu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Madness avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Madness manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Ertu manages to get himself to full guard.
De Ertu keeping moving, preventing Madness from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madness looking to sit in guard and control but De Ertu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Ertu tries to free his leg and advance position but Madness is retaining full guard.
De Ertu slips nicely into half guard.
De Ertu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Madness is just riding it out for now. De Ertu eventually gives up the hold.
De Ertu 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.
Christian De Ertu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Madness enables De Ertu to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Madness manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
De Ertu throws a big right hand that misses.
Madness manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Christian De Ertu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Ertu can't escape the position.
De Ertu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Madness tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Madness trying to control but De Ertu is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Madness there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
De Ertu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Madness not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Madness is trying to control the action in half guard but De Ertu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Madness is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Madness thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness unloads with some shots from mount but De Ertu bucks and avoids them well.
De Ertu wants to hold on but Madness pushes him away.
Madness content just to control the position here.
De Ertu is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Ertu is working hard here to advance position.
Madness trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness thowing shots but they're missing.
De Ertu is trying to escape the mount.
De Ertu is trying to stand up.
De Ertu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Madness.
Madness throws some wild stikes that De Ertu manages to avoid easily.
De Ertu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Madness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu wants to hold on but Madness pushes him away.
De Ertu is desperately trying to improve his position but Madness has a good base and remains in mount.
Madness throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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.
Madness throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Madness there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
De Ertu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Ertu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Madness.
Madness thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Madness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Madness swings widly with a right hand
and De Ertu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Ertu is looking for a kimura here.
De Ertu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Madness sees it coming and defends easily.
De Ertu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Ertu trying to control from Madness's half guard. Madness has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
De Ertu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu wants to pass the guard but Madness is keeping the position.
Madness looking to control but De Ertu passes into half guard.
De Ertu trying to mount his opponent but Madness defends it.
Madness is looking for a sweep. De Ertu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Ertu wants to work for an arm triangle but Madness is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Madness looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Madness has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Ertu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Madness keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu seems to be working for a kimura but Madness defends the submission attempt.
Madness trying to hold on to De Ertu's head to control him but De Ertu postures up.
De Ertu is keen to just control but Madness is a slippery customer.
Madness is looking to improve his position.
Madness is looking to control De Ertu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Madness avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness wants to get back to full guard.
De Ertu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Madness desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Madness moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De Ertu passes Madness's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Madness is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Madness is defending against the submission attempts here by De Ertu.
Madness trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Ertu is working for a kimura but Madness is defending it quite comfortably.
Madness is concentrating on defense, preventing De Ertu from advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian De Ertu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Ertu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian De Ertu!
Christian De Ertu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Elite Fighter© w/$10-$35 Clothing and 90% LAUNDRY!, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hlynur Skallagrimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skallagrimson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Við spilum endalaust by Sigur Rós. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hulk Hogan enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hlynur Skallagrimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan feints and as Skallagrimson raises his hands in defense, Hogan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hogan throws a big right hand that misses.
Hogan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skallagrimson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hogan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hogan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Skallagrimson has control of Hogan's left arm, preventing Hogan from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hogan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hogan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Skallagrimson controlling the position.
Hogan 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.
Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Skallagrimson.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Skallagrimson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skallagrimson keeping full guard, as Hogan tries to pass.
Hogan wants to control from the top but Skallagrimson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skallagrimson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hogan can't escape the position.
Skallagrimson looking to secure an arm triangle but Hogan defends it well.
Skallagrimson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Skallagrimson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hogan is on top in guard.
Hogan wants to control from the top but Skallagrimson keeps moving.
Skallagrimson is trying to keep Hogan in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a big elbow that misses.
Hogan is looking to work some ground and pound but Skallagrimson has wrist control.
Hogan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skallagrimson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hogan manages to get himself to full guard.
Hogan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skallagrimson drops back looking for a leg! Hogan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hogan manages to kick Skallagrimson off! Skallagrimson jumps back into Hogan's guard.
Skallagrimson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hogan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hogan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hogan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimson is trying to control Hogan's posture but Hogan avoids it.
Hogan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Skallagrimson, who protects the arm well.
Hogan working away.
Skallagrimson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hogan off and has taken his back!
Hogan is in bad spot here.
Skallagrimson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Skallagrimson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hogan is defending well though. Skallagrimson let's go of the attempt for now.
Skallagrimson not allowing Hogan to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Skallagrimson is working for a rear naked choke. Hogan is not defending it well and Skallagrimson has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Hogan refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Hogan's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hlynur Skallagrimson!
Hlynur Skallagrimson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hilo Clothing Co **Laundry 3% fee**, into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Fontaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djamel Hammouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontaine comes to the ring accompanied by P.S. Phuk You Too. Ricky Fontaine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Djamel Hammouche's chin.
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270 lbs
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269 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Fontaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Djamel Hammouche!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hammouche.
Fontaine shoots for a double leg takedown but Hammouche sprawls well. He's pushed Fontaine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hammouche lands a front kick.
Fontaine lands the left hand.
Hammouche throws a front kick that sends Fontaine stumbling back into the ropes.
Fontaine fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hammouche sprawls well initially but Fontaine persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hammouche regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fontaine.
Hammouche preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fontaine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fontaineis looking to pass into half guard but Hammouche pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hammouche is in guard.
Fontaine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammouche is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hammouche won't allow Fontaine to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine is adopting a defensive guard.
Hammouche is pushing down on Fontaine's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fontaine is fighting to maintain full guard but Hammouche has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fontaine won't allow Hammouche to pass to mount.
Well, if Hammouche is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fontaine wants to control the action here but instead Hammouche manages to pass to full mount!
Fontaine wants to hold on but Hammouche pushes him away.
Fontaine keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine tries to hold on but Hammouche pushes him away.
Fontaine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fontaine is working hard here to advance position.
Hammouche sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hammouche prevents Fontaine from getting the reversal.
Fontaine on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fontaine tries to get out of the position.
Hammouche controlling from mount.
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 fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine holds on for dear life, controlling Hammouche's posture momentarily.
Fontaine working to try and regain half guard.
Hammouche controlling the position easily from mount.
Fontaine wants to hold on but Hammouche pushes him away.
Fontaine is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fontaine wants to control but Hammouche is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine is looking to improve his position but Hammouche isn't that keen on the idea.
Fontaine wants to control but Hammouche is having none of it.
Hammouche takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fontaine tries to hold on but Hammouche pushes him away.
Fontaine is desperately trying to improve his position but Hammouche has a good base and remains in mount.
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 Ricky Fontaine will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hammouche fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fontaine on the side of the head.
Hammouche throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fontaine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hammouche defends it nicely.
Hammouche lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammouche feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fontaine sprawling to the canvas! Fontaine rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hammouche finish him?!
Fontaine is rocked!
Hammouche connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Fontaine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Hammouche engages and cracks Fontaine with a massive lead left hook - Fontaine tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Hammouche is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Djamel Hammouche!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Pashurinko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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135 lbs
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138 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Story!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anton Pashurinko!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Story looks to land a combination but Pashurinko avoids it well.
Story on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pashurinko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pashurinko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Story sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pashurinko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Story darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Story has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pashurinko defend it? Story steps over the head and cranks it - Pashurinko is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Story!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tim Story!
Tim Story retains his bantamweight title!
Tim Story very nearly forgot to thank Hopkins Athletics 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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