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SSFC Hilo 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Overeem Blackzilian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajax Swan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Overeem Blackzilian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ajax Swan!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Blackzilian.
Swan blocks a head kick by Blackzilian.
Blackzilian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Swan throws a nice looking combination but Blackzilian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Swan.
Swan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Swan avoids the head kick by Blackzilian.
Blackzilian connects with a solid leg kick.
Blackzilian throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Swan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blackzilian's waist but Blackzilian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swan off to one side.
Swan shoots in looking for a takedown but Blackzilian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Swan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Swan throws a series of punches but Blackzilian moves out of range.
Swan blocks a head kick by Blackzilian.
Good leg kick by Blackzilian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blackzilian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blackzilian dodges the punch combination from Swan.
A punch combination from Swan misses.
Swan misses with a low kick.
Blackzilian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Overeem Blackzilian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swan motions for Blackzilian to come forward. Swan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Blackzilian.
Blackzilian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swan blocks a head kick by Blackzilian.
Swan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blackzilian ducks right into an uppercut from Swan.
Swan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blackzilian pinned against the cage. Blackzilian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Overeem Blackzilian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ajax Swan.
Blackzilian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Swan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Swan looks to land a combination but Blackzilian avoids it well.
Swan swinging wildly here.
Swan swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Swan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good work by Swan as he checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Blackzilian.
Swan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blackzilian.
Swan tries a low kick but Blackzilian avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackzilian throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Swan looks for a takedown but Blackzilian sprawls well.
Swan looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Blackzilian.
Blackzilian lands a high kick!
Blackzilian slaps away a takedown attempt from Swan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blackzilian lands with a kick to the temple. Swan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Swan misses with a few strikes there.
Blackzilian dodges the punch combination from Swan.
Blackzilian lands a leg kick that knocks Swan off balance momentarily.
Swan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackzilian throws a right and a left that Swan avoids nicely.
Blackzilian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swan closes the distance and clinches up with Blackzilian, looking for a takedown. Swan pushes Blackzilian against the cage but Blackzilian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Swan misses.
Blackzilian thows a body kick. Swan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blackzilian pushes Swan away with a front kick.
Swan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Ajax Swan has been cut.
Blackzilian misses with a head kick.
Swan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blackzilian swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackzilian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swan. That did some damage!
Blackzilian is looking to slow Swan down with leg kicks.
Blackzilian lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Overeem Blackzilian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ajax Swan's cut.
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.
Blackzilian cracks the inside of Swan's front leg.
Swan tries to land a leg kick but Blackzilian saw it coming and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Swan or perhaps it was just good defense by Blackzilian which made him look bad.
An inside leg kick lands from Blackzilian.
Swan throws a series of punches but Blackzilian avoids them all with ease.
Swan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Swan fails to land with a series of punches.
Swan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blackzilian lands a big head kick that sends Swan tumbling to the mat! Blackzilian takes a step backwards and waves Swan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackzilian throws a head kick that misses.
Blackzilian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swan is breathing heavily.
Blackzilian scoring well with a low kick there.
Blackzilian lands a big head kick that sends Swan tumbling to the mat! Blackzilian takes a step backwards and waves Swan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Swan is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack! A monster head kick from Blackzilian and Swan falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Blackzilian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Overeem Blackzilian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sypher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Born (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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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Sypher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Born!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Born will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sypher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Born.
Sypher gets a takedown into half guard.
Born is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sypher jumps into side control!
Born tries to buck Sypher off but Sypher is having none of it.
I wouldn't like to be where Born is right now.
You can see the frustration on Born's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Born is trying to get back to half guard.
Born manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sypher lands strikes from half guard.
Sypher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Born defends it well.
Sypher performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sypher wants to stand but Born has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Born slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sypher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Born has a closed guard, preventing Sypher from standing up.
Sypher gets to his feet. Born looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sypher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Born swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sypher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Born as he avoids it easily.
Sypher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Born shoots in for a takedown but Sypher shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Born has Sypher up against the cage in a clinch.
Born drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sypher pulls his leg out and moves away.
Daniel Sypher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Born.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Born fails with the takedown
and Sypher counters with a series of strikes. Born will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Born shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Born looks gassed!
Born wants to control but Sypher is keeping him busy.
Sypher punching from the bottom.
Sypher wants to improve his position but Born is controlling well.
Sypher regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sypher seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Born wants to control from the top but Sypher keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sypher looking for a sweep. Not yet Sypher, not yet.
Sypher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sypher keeping full guard, as Born tries to pass.
Born wants to control from the top but Sypher keeps moving.
Mike Born has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sypher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Born manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sypher moves into the clinch successfully.
Born looking for a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Born has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sypher is trying to keep an underhook but Born manages to get the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sypher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sypher throws a nice looking combination but Born bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick by Sypher misses
and Born makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sypher shoots for a double leg takedown but Born sprawls well. He's pushed Sypher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sypher shoots for a takedown but Born saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Born fails with the takedown.
Sypher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Born has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sypher regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sypher wants to stand and escape but Born is having none of it.
Sypher keeping moving, preventing Born from controlling successfully.
Sypher is trying to keep Born in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Born stops Sypher from standing up.
Sypher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sypher tries to get out of the position.
Born trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Born gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Born swats away the attempt to clinch by Sypher.
Born fails to land the takedown.
Born closes the distance and clinches up with Sypher, looking for a takedown. Born pushes Sypher against the cage but Sypher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daniel Sypher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Born.
Born is breathing heavily.
Born is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Born avoids the head kick by Sypher.
Sypher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Born avoids it really well and circles away.
Sypher throws a leg kick but Born moved away.
Born shoots for a takedown but Sypher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sypher fails to land with a series of punches.
Sypher moves into the clinch.
Born wants to take the fight to the mat but Sypher manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sypher has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Born avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Born tries to score a body lock takedown but Sypher shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Born goes for a takedown attempt but Sypher pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sypher throws a solid leg kick but Born takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sypher.
Born has his takedown stuffed
and Sypher counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Born's guard now.
Sypher engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Born throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sypher engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sypher throwing strikes but missing.
Sypher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Born manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Born looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Born there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Born throws some wild stikes that Sypher manages to avoid easily.
Sypher squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Sypher will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sypher is defended easily by Born.
Sypher wants to clinch up but Born keeps it at a distance.
Born shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sypher defends it nicely.
Born shoots in looking for a takedown. Sypher tries to sprawl out of it but Born keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sypher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Born avoids the body shot from Sypher.
Born misses with a takedown
and Sypher counters by moving into the clinch.
Daniel Sypher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Born.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Born can't get the takedown.
Sypher jumps guard.
Sypher wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sypher is trying to keep Born in close.
Born tries to free his leg and advance position but Sypher is retaining full guard.
Sypher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Born trying to control but Sypher is working from the bottom.
Born takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Born.
Sypher fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Born to the ground. Sypher is now in Born's guard.
Sypher trying to control but Born is working from the bottom.
Sypher postures up.
Sypher wanted to stand there but Born had control of the position.
Born is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sypher is looking for a sweep. Born is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Born sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sypher defending well though.
Born is trying to control. Sypher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Born throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Born wants to free his trapped foot but Sypher is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Born stops Sypher from getting back to his feet.
Born is thwarting Sypher's attempts to control the position.
Sypher is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Born looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sypher wants to control but Born is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Born closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sypher circles away.
Sypher stuffs the takedown attempt from Born. Born gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sypher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mike Born has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Sypher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Born misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Sypher.
Well Sypher 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Sypher!
After the fight, Daniel Sypher 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Yochanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yochanan has chosen Know your Enemy as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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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
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Yochanan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yochanan tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos throws a head kick but Yochanan moves out of range.
Yochanan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos pinned against the cage. Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Yochanan with that takedown attempt.
Yochanan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jake Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Yochanan.
Yochanan shoots in but no luck this time.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yochanan misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a nice body kick.
Santos throws a series of punches but Yochanan avoids them all with ease.
Yochanan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yochanan gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos avoids the head kick by Yochanan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yochanan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yochanan misses with a few strikes there.
Yochanan misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Yochanan shrugs it off.
Santos tries to bum rush Yochanan with a series of wild strikes but Yochanan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yochanan throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Yochanan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Yochanan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Yochanan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yochanan fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Yochanan shoots in.
Santos throws a head kick but Yochanan moves out of range.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yochanan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yochanan closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Yochanan pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yochanan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yochanan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yochanan.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Yochanan. Yochanan gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos lunges at Yochanan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yochanan's hand.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Yochanan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yochanan misses with a wild combination.
Yochanan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a series of punches but Yochanan avoids them all with ease.
Yochanan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
Yochanan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yochanan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yochanan looks gassed!
Santos pushes Yochanan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yochanan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Santos is not content to let Yochanan control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yochanan throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Yochanan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yochanan tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Yochanan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Santos throws a push kick but Yochanan slaps the foot to one side.
Santos misses with a kick to the body.
Yochanan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yochanan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
Jake Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Yochanan.
Yochanan misses with a wild combination.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yochanan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Santos throws a head kick but Yochanan moves out of range.
Yochanan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yochanan throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos gets caught napping as Yochanan dives in and scores a takedown. Santos manages to retain guard.
Yochanan is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Yochanan trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yochanan stands and steps away. Santos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yochanan fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yochanan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yochanan is breathing heavily.
Yochanan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yochanan somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yochanan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos's calf.
Santos leaves Yochanan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yochanan.
Yochanan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yochanan throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Yochanan ducks right into an uppercut from Santos.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Yochanan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yochanan dives in and scores a takedown into Santos's guard.
Yochanan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Yochanan is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Yochanan fails to land.
Yochanan looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yochanan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yochanan looking for a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Yochanan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
David Yochanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yochanan has his takedown stuffed
and Santos counters with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Yochanan with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Yochanan fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos connects with a high kick.
Yochanan shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Santos dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Santos scores with a head kick. Yochanan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yochanan.
Yochanan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yochanan tries to clinch
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yochanan.
Jake Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Yochanan.
Yochanan misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Yochanan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yochanan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yochanan misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yochanan with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Santos lands a head kick. Yochanan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jake Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Yochanan wants to clinch
and Santos counters with a good, hard body kick but Yochanan shrugs it off.
Yochanan moves to clinch but Santos breaks away
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Yochanan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
David Yochanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yochanan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yochanan blocks a head kick by Santos.
Yochanan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yochanan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Santos - the referee stops the clock and Yochanan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Santos. Yochanan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Yochanan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos throws a head kick but Yochanan moves out of range.
Yochanan tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yochanan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Yochanan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Yochanan shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Yochanan fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Yochanan backing up. Yochanan nods at Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yochanan.
Yochanan has managed to clinch.
Yochanan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Yochanan misses.
Yochanan fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yochanan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jake Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos fakes the leg kick and cracks Yochanan in the body.
Santos lands a head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yochanan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Santos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yochanan is in Santos's guard.
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!
Yochanan prevents Santos from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Santos!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Santos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (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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285 lbs
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250 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Good knees
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo Nogueira misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rodrigo Nogueira to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rodrigo Nogueira wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Rodrigo Nogueira slips nicely into half guard.
Rodrigo Nogueira is keen to just control but Dos Santos is a slippery customer.
Rodrigo Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dos Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rodrigo Nogueira misses with a head shot. Dos Santos uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Rodrigo Nogueira is controlling the position.
Rodrigo Nogueira trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Rodrigo Nogueira trying to move into half guard but instead Dos Santos has managed to sweep!
Rodrigo Nogueira working a defensive guard here.
Rodrigo Nogueira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dos Santos defends it easily.
Dos Santos advances position into side control!
Rodrigo Nogueira gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rodrigo Nogueira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rodrigo Nogueira wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.
Dos Santos content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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!
We're going to have a standup here because Junior Dos Santos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rodrigo Nogueira fails with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dos Santos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos working Rodrigo Nogueira over with strikes.
Dos Santos not doing much here.
Rodrigo Nogueira wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.
Rodrigo Nogueira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dos Santos tries to pass to full mount but Rodrigo Nogueira defends it.
Rodrigo Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dos Santos connects with a nice short shot to Rodrigo Nogueira 's temple.
Dos Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rodrigo Nogueira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodrigo Nogueira looks gassed!
Dos Santos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos works his way into side control.
Dos Santos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos working the ground and pound.
Dos Santos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rodrigo Nogueira !
Dos Santos content just to control the position here.
Rodrigo Nogueira is trying desperately to improve position.
Dos Santos 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.
BOOM! Dos Santos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dos Santos controlling from the full mount.
Rodrigo Nogueira is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodrigo Nogueira up against the cage.
Rodrigo Nogueira wants a takedown.
Dos Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Rodrigo Nogueira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dos Santos is defending well.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira .
Dos Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dos Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
Dos Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Rodrigo Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodrigo Nogueira 's face.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodrigo Nogueira 's face.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodrigo Nogueira is rocked!
Dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodrigo Nogueira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos working the clinch nicely. Rodrigo Nogueira is working for position but Dos Santos cracks him with a big knee to the head! Rodrigo Nogueira crumples up against the cage and Dos Santos lands two more shots before the ref can save Rodrigo Nogueira ! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Junior Dos Santos!
Junior Dos Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Struker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Crazy-LMFAO. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pauly Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Struker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Struker moves away.
Struker ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Dee throws an overhand right that lands on Struker's shoulder, as Struker tries to avoid the shot.
Struker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dee throws out a loose jab but Struker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dee throws a poor cross that misses
and Struker counters with a head kick.
Pauly Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dee throws a right hand that misses
and Struker counters with a shoot takedown. Dee fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Struker stopping the sweep attempt from Dee.
Dee looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Struker puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dee tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Struker has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dee is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Struker on the ground.
Struker tries to control but Dee wriggling away.
Struker is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Dee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Struker sprawls well initially but Dee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands strikes from half guard.
Struker wants to get back to his feet.
Struker is trying to get back to full guard.
Struker taking some punishment here, with Dee in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Struker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dee wants to pass to mount but Struker is defending the position.
Dee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Struker manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Struker counters with a three punch combo that has Dee backing up. Dee nods at Struker to acknowledge the strikes.
Dee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Struker dodges the punch combination from Dee.
Struker cracks Dee with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee leaves Struker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Struker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dee gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dee is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Struker jumps into side control!
Struker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dee, who protects the arm well.
Dee is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Struker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dee defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee tries to roll over but Struker keeps him under control.
Struker seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dee is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tommy Struker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antifanz Del Norte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tug Boat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Norte comes to the cage accompanied by La Coka Nostra - Malverde Market. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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297 lbs
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300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antifanz Del Norte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tug Boat!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boat tries to clinch up
and Del Norte decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boat's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Del Norte throws a big elbow that misses.
Boat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Del Norte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Del Norte wants to pass the guard but Boat is keeping the position.
Del Norte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Del Norte lands a couple of decent looking shots.
It looks like Tug Boat has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Norte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Del Norte 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.
Boat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Del Norte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boat wants to stand but Del Norte is controlling the position.
Del Norte passes into half guard.
Del Norte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boat is trying to stand back up but Del Norte is controlling him
Boat is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Del Norte is trying to control. Boat wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Del Norte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Norte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Del Norte is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boat is just riding it out for now. Del Norte eventually gives up the hold.
Boat is trying to control but Del Norte manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Del Norte dominating with strikes here.
That has opened up Tug Boat's cut even more.
Boat slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Del Norte wants to take a breather but Boat is having none of it.
Del Norte not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Del Norte winds up and cracks Boat with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tug Boat'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 Tug Boat's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Antifanz Del Norte!
A very excited looking Antifanz Del Norte 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wes Ekwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and New Tall Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ekwall comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park--One Step Closer. Wes Ekwall is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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32
145 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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27
112 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Ekwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, New Tall Guy!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ekwall tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Guy is in Ekwall's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ekwall looking for a sweep. Not yet Ekwall, not yet.
Ekwall is adopting a defensive guard.
Ekwall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guy tries to free his leg and advance position but Ekwall is retaining full guard.
Ekwall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guy's guard.
Guy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ekwall postures up and lands a big shot to Guy's brow.
Ekwall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ekwall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Guy's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ekwall doesn't defend quickly enough and Guy has managed to lock this one up! Can Ekwall escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Guy on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). New Tall Guy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sir Smokealot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Fabiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sir Smokealot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wagner Fabiano's chin.
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25
240 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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31
264 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sir Smokealot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Fabiano!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabiano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smokealot shoots in and bounces Fabiano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smokealot stops Fabiano from standing up.
Smokealot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smokealot 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.
Smokealot slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fabiano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smokealot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smokealot is trying to get an arm triangle but Fabiano is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokealot is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fabiano has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smokealot wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fabiano, who protects the arm well.
Smokealot has hold of Fabiano's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Fabiano tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Smokealot cranks the arm and Fabiano screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Fabiano, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sir Smokealot!
Sir Smokealot took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hilo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovani Sobrinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rampage Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovani Sobrinho!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sobrinho's waist but Sobrinho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Sobrinho is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson rushes Sobrinho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Sobrinho controls the action.
Sobrinho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobrinho breaks from the clinch.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into Sobrinho's guard.
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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sobrinho looking to control.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sobrinho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sobrinho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson trying to control but Sobrinho is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrinho seems keen to control Jackson's posture.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobrinho is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobrinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rampage Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Sobrinho moves away and avoids it.
Sobrinho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sobrinho wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sobrinho defends it nicely.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sobrinho defends it nicely.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Sobrinho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Sobrinho finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sobrinho misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Jackson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Sobrinho is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sobrinho avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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!
Sobrinho taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sobrinho's head.
Jackson throws a strike but Sobrinho avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobrinho keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sobrinho's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Jackson 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.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sobrinho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Sobrinho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sobrinho wants to get back to his feet.
Sobrinho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Sobrinho is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
Rampage Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sobrinho defending well though.
Jackson trying to control from Sobrinho's half guard. Sobrinho has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jackson trying to control but Sobrinho is working from the bottom.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobrinho is retaining full guard.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Sobrinho.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Sobrinho wants to control but Jackson passes easily into half guard.
Sobrinho taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson is thwarting Sobrinho's attempts to control the position.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Sobrinho is defending well.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sobrinho's head.
Sobrinho is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobrinho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is pressing down on Sobrinho's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sobrinho is holding on for now.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Sobrinho still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Sobrinho has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Jackson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sobrinho is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson thuds a left hand into Sobrinho's body.
Sobrinho misses with a low kick.
Sobrinho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sobrinho tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Sobrinho which made him look bad.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Sobrinho, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Sobrinho against the cage but Sobrinho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sobrinho.
Giovani Sobrinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Sobrinho won't allow it.
Jackson wants to control but Sobrinho is keeping him busy.
Jackson looks to land a strike but Sobrinho avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobrinho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up in Sobrinho's guard and throws a big left but Sobrinho blocks it.
Jackson throws a strike but Sobrinho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sobrinho throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson is controlling Sobrinho's posture.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Sobrinho tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Sobrinho controlling him for the moment.
Sobrinho wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Sobrinho is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Giovani Sobrinho hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Sobrinho shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rampage Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sobrinho is looking to score with low kicks.
That kick from Sobrinho tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rampage Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Sobrinho, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Sobrinho against the cage but Sobrinho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sobrinho misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobrinho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobrinho motions for Jackson to come forward. Sobrinho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rampage Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rampage Jackson!
A relieved looking Rampage Jackson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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