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UPF 26: Fossmo Vs Zero PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mully Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrick Stagliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendrick Stagliano will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
2 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Mully Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kendrick Stagliano!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stagliano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lombard circles away.
Stagliano slips a straight right by Lombard.
Lombard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stagliano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stagliano with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Lombard. Those never looked like landing.
Stagliano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stagliano slips a jab from Lombard.
Lombard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stagliano dodges the ground and pound from Lombard.
Stagliano is letting Lombard control him for a moment.
Lombard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lombard tries for a kimura but Stagliano is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stagliano is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lombard decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stagliano to his feet.
Lombard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Lombard.
Stagliano lands with a straight right. Lombard didn't see that one coming.
A jab lands there for Stagliano.
Stagliano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lombard.
Stagliano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lombard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lombard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Stagliano or perhaps it was just good defense by Lombard which made him look bad.
Mully Lombard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrick Stagliano.
Lombard shoots in but Stagliano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard throws a jab when Stagliano was well out of range.
Stagliano ducks right into an uppercut from Lombard.
Stagliano tries to clinch there but Lombard circles away.
Kendrick Stagliano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stagliano to score with a decent uppercut.
Stagliano thuds his right hand into Lombard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard gets a clinch.
Lombard can't get the takedown.
Stagliano blocks an uppercut.
Lombard throws a punch but it's blocked by Stagliano.
Lombard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stagliano backwards.
Stagliano prevents a body shot from Lombard.
Lombard works on Stagliano's body with a couple of short punches.
Lombard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stagliano backwards.
Good body shot from Lombard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stagliano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stagliano tries to break free but Lombard pushes him back against the cage.
Lombard lands a right hand.
Lombard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stagliano avoids the elbow strike from Lombard, against the cage.
Lombard breaks the clinch.
Stagliano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lombard momentarily.
Stagliano shoots in for a takedown but Lombard shows good takedown defense.
Lombard fails with a takedown attempt.
Stagliano throws the kick towards the body but Lombard avoids it.
Lombard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lombard lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lombard content just to control the position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mully Lombard dominated that round.
That's time! Lombard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stagliano has a takedown stuffed.
Stagliano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lombard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice cross by Lombard.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stagliano moves away.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Stagliano.
Lombard swings widly with a right hand
enabling Stagliano to counter with a crisp jab.
Lombard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stagliano's head backwards.
Lombard clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Lombard fails to land.
Lombard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stagliano lands a slapping body shot.
Stagliano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stagliano throws the kick towards the body but Lombard avoids it.
Stagliano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stagliano avoids it really well and circles away.
Lombard throws a good cross that connects.
Stagliano has closed the distance and engaged Lombard in a clinch.
Lombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stagliano's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lombard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lombard misses with a punch on the inside.
Lombard prevents the takedown attempt.
Lombard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lombard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stagliano is trying to pull guard but Lombard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mully Lombard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrick Stagliano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard effectively controlling the action here.
Stagliano tries to circle away but Lombard has him pinned against the cage.
Lombard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stagliano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombard works on Stagliano's body with a couple of short punches.
Lombard lands a right hand.
Lombard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stagliano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lombard smiles and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Lombard. Those never looked like landing.
Stagliano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lombard misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lombard, right into the meat.
Mully Lombard is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard slips under a jab.
Lombard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lombard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stagliano avoids it.
Lombard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stagliano managing to block the knees to the body from Lombard.
Lombard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Stagliano with that takedown attempt.
Lombard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stagliano walks into a jab.
Stagliano misses with a wild combination.
Mully Lombard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lombard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stagliano's head backwards.
Lombard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stagliano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stagliano throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
Lombard avoids a kick to the body.
Stagliano tries to clinch there but Lombard circles away.
Lombard drives through with a takedown into Stagliano's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lombard 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombard postures up in Stagliano's guard and throws a big left but Stagliano blocks it.
Lombard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lombard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lombard prevents Stagliano from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Stagliano's face as Lombard controls the position.
Lombard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stagliano can do to turn this around?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mully Lombard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lombard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lombard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stagliano.
Stagliano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stagliano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lombard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stagliano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stagliano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lombard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lombard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lombard forces his way into half guard.
Lombard uses his free foot to push down on Stagliano's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stagliano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lombard throws some wild stikes that Stagliano manages to avoid easily.
Stagliano tries to reverse the position but Lombard maintains control.
Lombard working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Stagliano is bucking up trying to escape but Lombard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lombard throwing strikes here but Stagliano is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lombard wants to finish this one by submission but Stagliano is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lombard.
Lombard is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stagliano is surviving well by controlling Lombard's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombard controlling the pace for now.
Lombard forces the positional change into back control.
Stagliano is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lombard sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Stagliano taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mully Lombard!
Mully Lombard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choel Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Stevens has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Choel Six!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Choel Six has been cut.
Six shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stevens moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevens scores with a three punch combo!
Six is rocked!
Victor Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens lands a big right hook! Six looks hurt but is still standing! Stevens lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Six falls down and Stevens dives in with a huge hammer fist! Six's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Stevens runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Victor Stevens!
Victor Stevens gave a mention to Pirates Powder in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Test Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jill Lauren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ninja might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. Lauren has chosen Crazy as his entrance music. Jill Lauren is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Test Ninja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jill Lauren!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Lauren scores with a four punch combination!
Lauren fails to land with a series of punches.
Lauren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lauren lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lauren tries to bum rush Ninja with a series of wild strikes but Ninja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lauren fails to land with a series of punches.
Ninja shoots in looking for a takedown but Lauren manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ninja's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lauren moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Lauren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lauren pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ninja back to the cage. Lauren follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ninja shoots in looking for a takedown but Lauren manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ninja's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lauren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lauren misses with a two punch combination.
Lauren lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lauren lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lauren takes the fight into the clinch.
Ninja prevents Lauren from breaking the clinch.
Lauren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lauren goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lauren defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ninja.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Ninja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lauren closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lauren is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lauren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lauren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lauren napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lauren is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lauren really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ninja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lauren is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ninja maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Lauren could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ninja has cracked it and Lauren is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ninja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Test Ninja!
Test Ninja took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thanks to fans and thanks to my manager. He's the greatest ever!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Messner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Messner!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Messner scores with a four punch combination!
Goldman checks a low kick from Messner.
Goldman shoots in but no luck this time.
Goldman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Messner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Messner throws a right and a left that Goldman avoids nicely.
Goldman slips a jab from Messner.
A swing and a miss from Messner.
An inside leg kick from Messner misses.
Messner blocks a jab.
Messner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goldman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goldman misses with a head kick.
Messner blocks a head kick by Goldman.
Goldman throws a sloppy head kick and Messner moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Messner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Messner connects with the punch.
Messner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Goldman on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Messner.
Goldman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Goldman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Messner pinned against the cage. Messner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Messner stuffs the takedown attempt from Goldman. Goldman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Goldman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Messner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Goldman checks a low kick from Messner.
Messner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goldman is out of range and Messner settles back down.
Messner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Messner misses with a low kick.
Messner throws a lazy right hand but Goldman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Messner misses with a wild combination.
Messner throws a leg kick but Goldman checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messner moves out of range as Goldman strikes.
Mike Messner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messner misses with a low kick as Goldman jumps back.
Messner lands a jab.
Messner throws a shot from downtown. Goldman moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Messner. Goldman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goldman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Messner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Messner tries to bench press Goldman off him but Goldman keeps the position.
Goldman grinds an elbow into Messner's temple.
Goldman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Messner wants to get back to his feet but Goldman drags him back down.
Messner taking a bit of punishment here - Goldman scoring with strikes.
Goldman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Messner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Goldman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Goldman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messner tries to improve position but can't.
Goldman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Messner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Goldman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Messner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Messner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goldman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goldman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Messner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Messner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Goldman's best efforts.
Goldman passes to full mount!
Messner is bucking up trying to escape but Goldman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Goldman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Goldman dominating with strikes here.
Goldman is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Messner has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Messner!
Goldman is looking for a triangle but Messner pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman looking to control.
Goldman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Messner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goldman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Goldman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Messner slips a straight right by Goldman.
Goldman feints and as Messner raises his hands in defense, Goldman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goldman works over Messner with some ground and pound from guard.
Messner looking for a sweep. Not yet Messner, not yet.
Goldman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Goldman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Goldman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Messner's head.
Messner is trying to control the position but Goldman postures up.
Goldman is pushing down on Messner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Messner is fighting to maintain full guard but Goldman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Messner is trying to control but can't.
Goldman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Messner has managed to free his arm - good work.
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!
Goldman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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. Goldman connects with a nice short shot to Messner's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Messner is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tony Goldman!
Tony Goldman 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Casey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glin Burman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Casey Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glin Burman!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burman digs a good hook to Jones's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Burman!
Burman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burman duly obliges.
Burman lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Burman takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jones is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Burman was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burman wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones wants to control from the top but Burman keeps moving.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burman wriggles free and stands up.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Burman.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones prevents Burman from breaking the clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Burman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burman throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Burman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Burman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burman is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Burman connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
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!
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones gets a double leg takedown into Burman's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Casey Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Burman throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones tries to clinch but Burman moves out of range.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Burman tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burman misses with the combination.
Burman tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones successfully pulls guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones wants to sweep here but Burman controlling him for the moment.
Burman stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glin Burman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Burman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burman duly obliges.
Jones moves forwards but Burman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Casey Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burman tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Burman has him pressed against the cage.
Jones has hold of one of Burman's legs. Burman is fighting the takedown attempt but Jones gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Burman is wriggling around but Jones manages to pass to half guard.
Jones is pressing down on Burman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burman is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones stands up from half guard.
Burman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Burman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Glin Burman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burman lands with a nice body kick.
Burman connects with a looping right hand.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burman tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Burman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Jones swings for the body but Burman moves out of range.
Burman misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Burman.
Burman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones pushes Burman up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones stalling the fight.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps control of Burman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones jumps guard but Burman stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burman.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Burman is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Burman is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Casey Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Burman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones tries for a takedown but Burman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burman lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burman throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Glin Burman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Burman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Burman lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Burman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burman.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones is rocked!
Burman throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Burman.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Burman.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Burman!
Burman connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Jones! He's out on his feet! Burman rushes in and drops Jones with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Glin Burman!
After winning the bout, Glin Burman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Maher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sailo Damtea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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220 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Maher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sailo Damtea!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maher scores with a decent looking hook.
Maher swinging wildly here.
Maher throws a shot to the body.
Damtea fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maher sprawls well initially but Damtea persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maher wants to get back to full guard.
Damtea is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damtea trying to mount his opponent but Maher defends it.
Maher is looking to improve his position.
Maher makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maher.
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!
Damtea 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.
Maher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Damtea stands up from Maher's guard - Damtea perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damtea closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Maher's guard.
Damtea looking to pass the guard.
Maher wants to sweep here but Damtea controlling him for the moment.
Damtea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damtea is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maher is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maher has escaped and now he's on top!
Damtea has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maher postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Damtea is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damtea is looking for a triangle but Maher pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damtea looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maher is one step ahead there.
Damtea throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Damtea has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maher has managed to get both his arms back between Damtea's legs - danger averted.
Maher trying to control but Damtea is working from the bottom.
Maher wants to pass the guard but Damtea is keeping the position.
Maher drops back looking for a leg! Damtea is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Damtea manages to kick Maher off! Maher jumps back into Damtea's guard.
Maher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damtea is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maher looking to pass the guard.
Maher working some strikes from top position.
Maher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Damtea has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maher has managed to get both his arms back between Damtea's legs - danger averted.
Maher chips away with some ground and pound.
Maher is in close to Damtea's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maher trying to control the position from guard on top but Damtea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damtea looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damtea working for a triangle but Maher defends it easily.
Maher is in close to Damtea's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Damtea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maher landing some decent shots from guard.
Maher sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Damtea's guard.
Damtea actively working from the bottom here.
Maher uses his free foot to push down on Damtea's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Damtea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maher wants to control the pace but Damtea is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sailo Damtea will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Maher does no damage.
Maher thuds a left hand into Damtea's body.
Damtea closes the distance and clinches up with Maher, looking for a takedown. Damtea pushes Maher against the cage but Maher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damtea shoots in but no luck this time.
Damtea checks a leg kick.
Maher stuffs the takedown.
David Maher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sailo Damtea.
Damtea keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Damtea is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maher.
It looks like Sailo Damtea has been cut.
Damtea fails with the takedown.
No luck for Damtea with that takedown attempt.
Oooooh!!! Maher has knocked Damtea down with a huge combo! Maher steps away and waves a wobbly Damtea back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Damtea is rocked!
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!
Damtea fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maher cracks Damtea with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Damtea tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Maher pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Damtea is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Maher!
An out of breath David Maher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feodor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ortiz JR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Ortiz JR told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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260 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Feodor King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Ortiz JR!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz JR fails with a takedown attempt.
King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ortiz JR sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
King seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ortiz JR is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Feodor King!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Llorente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hugo Llorente has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Llorente!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Leak!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Llorente trying to keep a closed guard but Leak is proving a slippery customer.
Llorente tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Llorente throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Llorente keeping moving, preventing Leak from controlling successfully.
Leak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Llorente has an active guard here but Leak has managed to pass into half guard.
Leak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Llorente keeps working.
Llorente is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leak scores with a couple of nice shots.
Llorente tries to roll over but Leak keeps him under control.
Llorente looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Llorente trying to hold on to Leak's head to control him but Leak postures up.
Leak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Leak is thwarting Llorente's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak trying to control from half guard but Llorente is working away.
Leak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Llorente defends it well.
Leak passes to full mount!
Leak lands a couple of nice shots there 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!
Leak lands a big shot there that rocks Llorente but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Leak looking to control but Llorente is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Leak looking to secure an arm triangle but Llorente defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Llorente has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Llorente!
Llorente postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Leak is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Llorente, into his guard.
Llorente looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leak throwing strikes but missing.
Llorente looking to control.
Llorente wants to stand and escape but Leak is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Llorente swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leak connects with a couple of short punches.
Llorente is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Leak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Llorente is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leak is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Llorente is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Llorente not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leak drops back, looking for a kneebar! Llorente looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Llorente looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Llorente!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Llorente wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Llorente throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Leak is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Leak 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.
Leak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Llorente as he avoids it easily.
Leak wants to clinch.
Llorente pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Llorente moves into full guard.
Llorente keeping moving, preventing Leak from controlling successfully.
Llorente throws his legs up looking for a submission but Leak uses it to pass to side control.
Llorente gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak working the head and body with strikes.
Llorente looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Leak is working for a kimura but Llorente is defending it quite comfortably.
Leak drops an elbow to the side of Llorente's head.
Llorente blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leak.
Llorente wants to improve his position but Leak is controlling well.
Leak is looking to take a break and control but Llorente is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llorente is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leak is trying to control. Llorente wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Llorente is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Llorente manages to get to full guard.
Leak trying to control the position from guard on top but Llorente is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Llorente looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Llorente has an active guard here but Leak has managed to pass into half 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!
Llorente looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Llorente keeps working.
Leak 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.
Llorente is looking for a sweep. Leak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Llorente looking for submissions off his back.
Leak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Llorente defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leak works his foot free and advances to mount.
Llorente sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Leak seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Llorente won't allow Leak to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Llorente with the active half guard here but Leak passes nicely into side control.
Leak is looking to take a break and control but Llorente is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Leak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leak shoots in for a double leg but Llorente sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Llorente throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leak wants to clinch up but Llorente keeps it at a distance.
Llorente tries a head kick but it misses.
Leak manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Llorente on his heels. He'll look to pass Llorente's guard now, I'm sure.
Llorente is trying to control the position but Leak postures up.
Llorente looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Llorente tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llorente looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Willie Leak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Llorente is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leak is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leak gets to his feet. Llorente looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Leak looking to score a takedown here. Llorente is defending well but Leak drives through and ends up in Llorente's guard.
Leak drops back looking for a leg! Llorente is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Llorente manages to kick Leak off! Leak jumps back into Llorente's guard.
Leak passes into half guard.
Leak trying to control from half guard but Llorente is working away.
Leak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leak lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Llorente regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Llorente works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leak trying to control the position from guard on top but Llorente is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Llorente works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Llorente manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Llorente is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Leak has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Leak!
Llorente looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llorente is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Llorente keeping moving, preventing Leak from controlling successfully.
Leak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Llorente swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Llorente is looking for a triangle here but Leak uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Leak cracks Llorente with a big elbow.
Llorente is trying to buck Leak off.
Llorente is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leak cracks Llorente with a big elbow.
Leak working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leak wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Llorente, who protects the arm well.
Leak controls the position.
Leak scores with a couple of short elbows.
Leak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Llorente struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leak is putting a hurting on Llorente here, landing some big shots from side control.
Leak connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Llorente some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Leak really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leak scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Leak is working Llorente over with some ground and pound from side control.
Leak lands a nice forearm strike.
Llorente takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Llorente is looking for a sweep.
Leak tries for a kimura but Llorente is defending well.
Llorente manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Llorente is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leak's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leak's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leak wants to escape the position.
Llorente working for a choke but Leak reverses nicely into Llorente 's guard.
Leak is posturing up here but Llorente has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Leak tries to roll out but it's too tight and Leak has to tap! Slick submission there by Llorente!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugo Llorente!
Hugo Llorente retains his light heavyweight title!
Hugo Llorente decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks has chosen Tech N9ne- Slacker as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
185 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Banks!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banks throws a head kick that misses.
Banks lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banks.
Banks lands the left hand.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Banks lands a body shot.
Banks tries to sprawl but Brown drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brown is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Banks!
Brown sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Banks turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Brown off and cradles Banks's limp body as Brown celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Tony Brown!
Tony Brown retains his middleweight title!
Tony Brown thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helge Fossmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fossmo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Helge Fossmo predikar. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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291 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Helge Fossmo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero tries to clinch there but Fossmo circles away.
Fossmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fossmo shoots for a takedown but Zero saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zero wants it to stay on the feet.
Zero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fossmo counters with a straight right hand.
Fossmo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helge Fossmo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fossmo keeps the fight on the outside.
Fossmo lands a nice looking body shot.
Zero tries to clinch but Fossmo moves away
letting Fossmo counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero walks into a straight right hand from Fossmo.
Zero misses with a double jab
and Fossmo counters with a stiff right hand.
Zero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fossmo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zero darts in trying to clinch
and Fossmo counters with a straight right hand.
Fossmo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zero is fending him off so far but Fossmo persists. Nope, Zero circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero tries to clinch but Fossmo is having none of it.
Zero tries to clinch
enabling Fossmo to counter with a crisp jab.
Fossmo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A punch combination from Fossmo misses.
Zero wants to clinch
and Zero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fossmo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fossmo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zero avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fossmo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fossmo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fossmo is trying to work for a kimura but Zero is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fossmo is looking for a kimura but Zero is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fossmo to get the leverage.
Fossmo trying to control from Zero's half guard. Zero has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fossmo throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo has gone for a leg lock! Zero slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fossmo's guard.
Fossmo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helge Fossmo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zero misses with a wild combination.
Zero fails to land with a series of punches.
Fossmo keeps the fight on the outside.
Fossmo misses with a takedown attempt - Zero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fossmo shoots in and drives through. Zero sprawls well.
Fossmo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sub Zero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero tries to clinch there but Fossmo circles away.
Zero tries to clinch
so Fossmo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fossmo throwing strikes from guard but Zero blocks nicely.
Zero manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Zero tries to clinch
letting Fossmo counter with a right hand.
Fossmo shoots in but Zero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helge Fossmo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zero closes the distance but Fossmo moves to the side
and Fossmo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Zero. Those never looked like landing.
Helge Fossmo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zero scores with a hook.
Zero looks to clinch
and Fossmo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fossmo wants to work for an arm triangle but Zero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fossmo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fossmo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zero is staying active underneath Fossmo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fossmo.
Fossmo looking for a submission but Zero manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Fossmo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fossmo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo trying to control but Zero is working from the bottom.
Fossmo scoring with some ground and pound.
Fossmo looking to sit in guard and control but Zero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fossmo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zero wanted to stand there but Fossmo had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helge Fossmo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fossmo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fossmo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fossmo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fossmo throwing shots but Zero is blocking nicely.
Zero regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fossmo.
Fossmo is looking to work some ground and pound but Zero has wrist control.
Fossmo trying to control but Zero is working from the bottom.
Fossmo is really struggling to control Zero but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossmo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fossmo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zero wants to stand up but Fossmo is controlling him.
Fossmo advances to half guard.
Fossmo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fossmo is trying to work for a kimura but Zero is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fossmo.
Fossmo throwing shots but Zero is blocking nicely.
Helge Fossmo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fossmo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fossmo stops Zero from getting back to his feet.
Fossmo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fossmo trying to mount his opponent but Zero defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo thows a huge punch but Zero dodges it nicely.
Zero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fossmo.
Fossmo is working for a submission of some sort.
Fossmo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fossmo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fossmo.
Fossmo wants to control from the top but Zero keeps moving.
Fossmo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fossmo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fossmo 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.
Zero keeping moving, preventing Fossmo from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helge Fossmo clearly takes 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.
Zero is looking to clinch.
Zero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fossmo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zero wants to clinch.
Zero moves to clinch but Fossmo breaks away
and Fossmo counters with a straight right hand.
No luck for Fossmo with that takedown attempt.
Zero tries to clinch but Fossmo moves away
and Fossmo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Zero!
Sloppy strikes there by Fossmo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossmo scores with punches from side control.
Zero is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fossmo is controlling him well.
Fossmo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Zero sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zero taking punishment in the form of punches.
It looks like Sub Zero has been cut.
Zero takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Fossmo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fossmo with the ground and pound but Zero regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fossmo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zero can do to turn this around?
Fossmo is nestled in close to Zero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fossmo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo is keen to just control but Zero is a slippery customer.
Fossmo thows a huge punch but Zero dodges it nicely.
Fossmo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zero keeps working.
Fossmo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fossmo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fossmo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo with good strikes from the mount here!
Fossmo raining down shots from the mount!
That has opened up Sub Zero's cut even more.
Fossmo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Zero has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Zero!
Fossmo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fossmo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fossmo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fossmo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zero keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zero managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fossmo.
Fossmo is working Zero over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helge Fossmo had his way with Sub Zero in that round.
The cut man is working on Sub Zero'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. This is the final round!
Fossmo circles away from the clinch attempt.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sub Zero's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Helge Fossmo!
Helge Fossmo retains his heavyweight title!
Helge Fossmo decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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