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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Risley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



190 cm
18
206 lbs
0 - 1 - 0
189 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin
Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful


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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phillip Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hunter Risley!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Risley tries to clinch but Tavares is having none of it.
Risley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tavares's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tavares duly obliges.
Tavares feints a jab promting Risley to slip. Tavares then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Risley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tavares ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Tavares as Risley shoots in.
Tavares works the jab nicely.

Tavares has taken the fight to the clinch.
Risley looking for a takedown.
Tavares is trying to force a seperation but Risley has the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Tavares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavares stalks Risley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Risley's face. Risley staggers backwards, shaken.
Tavares lands with a nice body punch.
Tavares throws a one two combo.

Risley is rocked!

Risley tries to keep at a distance but Tavares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Risley is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavares finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tavares manages to break the clinch.
Tavares lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tavares tries to clinch but Risley is having none of it.
Tavares lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tavares is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tavares goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Tavares darts in and clinches Risley up against the cage.
Tavares is trying to push Risley away but Risley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Risley keeps control of Tavares as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tavares wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Tavares.

Tavares manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Tavares.
Tavares lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Risley backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from Tavares.
Tavares lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Tavares scores with a four punch combination!
Risley walks into a straight right hand from Tavares.
Risley shoots in and drives through. Tavares sprawls well.
Phillip Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Risley.

Tavares clinches.

Tavares breaks the clinch.
Risley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tavares.
Danga de danga de dang - Tavares scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risley looks to clinch
and Tavares counters with a two punch combo.
Phillip Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares connects with a body shot that sends Risley's belly button to the back.

Risley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tavares napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tavares struggling a bit here.

Risley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tavares knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tavares is looking to regain half guard here but Risley keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risley working away.
Risley seems to have recovered his senses.
Tavares manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tavares is trying to stand.
Tavares avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Risley.
Risley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Risley is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Tavares reverses the position - he's now on top in Risley's guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Risley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tavares is controlling him.
Risley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Risley looking for a guillotine here but Tavares defends easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Risley can do anything to dispel that myth.

Tavares decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Risley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice combination there by Tavares.
Risley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tavares pinned against the cage. Tavares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tavares!

Risley gets tackled into the cage by Tavares. Tavares maintains the clinch.
Risley stalling in the clinch but Tavares improves position.

Tavares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tavares lands a lovely overhand right.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tavares lands a two punch combo.
Tavares scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tavares digs a good body shot into Risley's ribs.
Tavares closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tavares closes the distance and lands a one-two.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tavares enables Risley to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tavares manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Risley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tavares wants to stand and escape but Risley is having none of it.
Risley scoring with some ground and pound.
Risley tries to free his leg and advance position but Tavares is retaining full guard.
Risley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Risley prevents Tavares from getting back to his feet.
Risley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tavares pushes Risley off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tavares scores with a three punch combo!
Tavares connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Risley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tavares's guard.
Risley trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tavares manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Risley is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Risley has a closed guard, preventing Tavares from standing up.
Risley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Risley is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tavares dives into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tavares decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Risley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Risley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tavares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Tavares dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!


Tavares scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tavares keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tavares cracks Risley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tavares pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Risley back to the cage. Tavares follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tavares lands with an overhand left.
Tavares scores with a three punch combo!
Tavares closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tavares scores with a three punch combo!
Tavares scores with a shot to the body.
Phillip Tavares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tavares jabs at Risley's body.
Tavares cracks Risley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Risley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tavares scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares wants to clinch.
Tavares lands a nice shot to the body.
Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.

Risley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tavares wants to stand up but Risley is controlling him.
Tavares is trying to control the position but Risley postures up.
Risley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tavares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Risley won't allow Tavares to sweep him here.
Risley is working Tavares over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Risley wants to stand but Tavares is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tavares is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Risley controls the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Phillip Tavares.
Tavares lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Risley at a distance.
Tavares lands a nice looking body shot.
Tavares lands a two punch combo.
Tavares ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tavares moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Risley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tavares as he avoids it easily.
Tavares lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Risley closes the distance and clinches up with Tavares, looking for a takedown. Risley pushes Tavares against the cage but Tavares circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Phillip Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Risley.
Tavares throws a combination. Risley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Risley closes the distance and clinches.
Tavares slows down the pace here.
Risley jumps guard but Tavares stands there with Risley around his waist. Risley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Risley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tavares's efforts to push away.
Tavares prevents the takedown attempt.
Tavares is trying to force a seperation but Risley has the dominant position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is looking for a takedown.
Tavares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Risley trying to control the position but instead, Tavares has worked for underhooks and has pushed Risley into the cage.
Tavares is trying to break the clinch but Risley has him pressed against the cage.
Tavares tries to circle away but Risley has him pinned against the cage.
Risley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tavares has him pressed against the cage.
Risley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tavares tries to break the clinch but Risley is controlling the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Risley tries to circle away but Tavares has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Risley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Risley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tavares's efforts to push away.
Risley tries to circle away but Tavares has him pinned against the cage.

Tavares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tavares lands a jab-cross combination.
Tavares shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Risley eats them both and turns towards Tavares to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Risley shoots in looking for a takedown but Tavares manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Risley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tavares lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Risley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Risley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tavares avoids it really well and circles away.
Risley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tavares is fending him off so far but Risley persists. Nope, Tavares circles away and we're back to standing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tavares, as that shot connected.
Tavares lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tavares.
Tavares throws a right hand that Risley ducks under and follows up with a left that Risley also avoids with ease.

Risley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tavares napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tavares is not content to let Risley control the position.
Risley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tavares kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tavares wants to get back to his feet.
Risley working away.
Hunter Risley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tavares is letting Risley control him for a moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hunter Risley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tavares throws a series of strikes that have Risley backpedaling.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Risley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Risley paws at him with a jab and circles away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tavares enables Risley to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tavares manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Risley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Risley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tavares has a closed guard, preventing Risley from standing up.
Risley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tavares is keeping the position for now.
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 Phillip Tavares will probably get the nod.
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!


Tavares throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tavares lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Risley dives in and grabs Tavares's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tavares pushes down on Risley's head and hops out.
Tavares dips to his left and cracks Risley with an uppercut!
Tavares tries to clinch but Risley moves out of range.
Tavares throws a combination. Risley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tavares lands a nice hook to Risley's body. Risley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot lands for Tavares.
Tavares works Risley's body with a nice hook.
Tavares lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Risley backs up against the cage.
Risley fails with the takedown.
Tavares lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tavares scores with a three punch combo!
Risley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tavares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Risley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Risley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tavares lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Risley backs up against the cage.
Tavares connects with a jab.
Tavares closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tavares misses with a few strikes there.
Tavares lands with a good body shot.
Tavares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Risley tries to clinch but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavares scores with a jab to the body.
Risley keeps the fight on the outside.
Risley shoots for a takedown but Tavares saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phillip Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Risley.
Tavares scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Risley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Risley shoots in looking for a takedown. Tavares tries to sprawl out of it but Risley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tavares manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Tavares darts in and clinches Risley up against the cage.
Tavares wants to break free but Risley has control.
Risley tries to break free but Tavares pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risley tries to break the clinch but Tavares is controlling the position.
Tavares is trying to force a seperation but Risley has the dominant position.

Tavares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Risley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tavares lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tavares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Risley's hands.
Tavares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Risley has time to react.
Risley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tavares sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Tavares moves into the clinch.
Risley can't get the takedown.
Tavares wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Tavares's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tavares's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Risley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Risley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tavares prevents it.
Risley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tavares just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tavares wants to break free but Risley has control.
A frustrated look appears on Tavares's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tavares avoids a wild elbow strike from Risley.
Tavares is looking to break free of the clinch but Risley has double underhooks.
Phillip Tavares has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tavares wants to break free but Risley has control.
Risley is looking for a takedown.
Tavares is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tavares tries to break free but Risley pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tavares's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Risley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tavares landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tavares wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Risley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tavares smiles and moves away.
Tavares scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tavares displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Phillip Tavares is winning the standup battle so far.
Tavares digs a good hook to Risley's body.

Risley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tavares's half guard.
Risley prevents Tavares from standing back up.
Tavares won't allow Risley to pass to mount.
Tavares tries to roll over but Risley keeps him under control.
Risley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tavares defending well though.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tavares controlling the position for now.

Tavares kicks off Risley and gets to his feet.
Risley has a takedown stuffed.
Tavares uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tavares lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice body punch from Tavares.
Tavares pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Risley back to the cage. Tavares follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tavares with a jab.
Tavares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Tavares clinches up against the cage.
Risley is trying to stall.
Tavares has Risley pressed against the cage, preventing Risley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Risley prevents Tavares from breaking the clinch.
Tavares is looking to break free of the clinch but Risley has double underhooks.
Risley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tavares to keep the fight standing.
Tavares working hard to break the clinch.
Risley tries for a takedown but Tavares manages to get underhooks.
Tavares is pushing Risley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tavares wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tavares has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tavares looking to stall.
Risley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tavares to keep the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Tavares's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Tavares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunter Risley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillip Tavares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Risley scores with a takedown into Tavares's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Tavares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tavares, 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Tavares!

Phillip Tavares tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
57%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agam Levi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Lemana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Lemana will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.



183 cm
25
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
200 cm
18
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agam Levi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Lemana!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Levi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lemana trying to control from the bottom.
Lemana tries to get to full guard but Levi has control of the leg.
Lemana trying to control here.
Levi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lemana defending well though.
Lemana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Levi is working away from the top position though.

Lemana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Levi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lemana on the ground.
Lemana looks winded!
Levi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Levi wants to stand but Lemana has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Levi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lemana looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemana taking some punishment here, with Levi in his half guard.
Levi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lemana trying to control here.
Lemana is pressing down on Levi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Levi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Levi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Lemana pushes a forearm under Levi's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Levi is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Lemana!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
69%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Sasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van De Velde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Van De Velde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



179 cm
18
201 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
225 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Sasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Van De Velde!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van De Velde moves into the clinch.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch but Sasi keeps him there for the moment.
Van De Velde is trying to break free.
Sasi is working for takedown but Van De Velde is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sasi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van De Velde's efforts to push away.
Sasi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sasi wants a takedown but no success here.
Van De Velde is trying to force a seperation but Sasi has the dominant position.
Van De Velde is looking to break free of the clinch but Sasi has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Van De Velde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sasi prevents Van De Velde from breaking the clinch.
Van De Velde working hard to break the clinch.
Van De Velde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van De Velde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sasi has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van De Velde pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Sasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sasi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van De Velde.
Van De Velde lands with a slapping head kick.
Van De Velde connects with a high kick.

Van De Velde darts in and clinches Sasi up against the cage.
Sasi has Van De Velde pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van De Velde manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van De Velde is trying to push Sasi away but Sasi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van De Velde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van De Velde stops a takedown attempt from Sasi.
Van De Velde can't break the clinch.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch but Sasi keeps him there for the moment.
Van De Velde tries to break free but Sasi pushes him back against the cage.
Sasi keeps control of Van De Velde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sasi prevents Van De Velde from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Van De Velde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sasi is trying to drag Van De Velde to the mat but Van De Velde just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sasi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van De Velde pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sasi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van De Velde's efforts to push away.
Sasi has Van De Velde pressed against the cage, preventing Van De Velde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van De Velde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde is trying to force a seperation but Sasi has the dominant position.
Van De Velde looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sasi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sasi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van De Velde is defending well.
Van De Velde is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van De Velde is trying to break the clinch but Sasi has him pressed against the cage.
Van De Velde is trying to push Sasi away but Sasi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van De Velde is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van De Velde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sasi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van De Velde pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sasi has Van De Velde pressed against the cage, preventing Van De Velde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde tries to break free but Sasi pushes him back against the cage.
Van De Velde is looking to break free of the clinch but Sasi has double underhooks.
Sasi wants a takedown but no success here.
Sasi is looking for a takedown.
Sasi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van De Velde pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sasi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sasi prevents Van De Velde from breaking the clinch.
Van De Velde is trying to break the clinch but Sasi has him pressed against the cage.
Sasi prevents Van De Velde from breaking the clinch.
Sasi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sasi prevents Van De Velde from breaking the clinch.
Sasi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van De Velde pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasi is trying to maintain a safe position but Van De Velde gets an underhook and turns Sasi into the cage.
Van De Velde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sasi trying to stall but Van De Velde improves his position.
Van De Velde working hard to break the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde wants to get back to striking at distance but Sasi won't allow it.
Sasi trying to control the position but instead, Van De Velde has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sasi into the cage.
Sasi prevents Van De Velde from breaking the clinch.
Sasi wants a takedown but no success here.
Van De Velde is trying to break the clinch but Sasi is controlling him.
Van De Velde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sasi has him pressed against the cage.
Van De Velde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sasi trying to control the position but instead, Van De Velde has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sasi into the cage.
Van De Velde prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sasi is trying to maintain a safe position but Van De Velde gets an underhook and turns Sasi into the cage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Junior Sasi.

Van De Velde clinches up with Sasi and pushes him back against the cage.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch but Sasi keeps him there for the moment.
Sasi is looking for a takedown.
Sasi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sasi wants a takedown but no success here.
Sasi looking to stall.
Sasi can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Van De Velde wants to break free but Sasi has control.
Van De Velde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sasi has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van De Velde as Sasi tries to tie him up.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sasi is trying to drag Van De Velde to the mat but Van De Velde just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van De Velde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van De Velde tries to circle away but Sasi has him pinned against the cage.
Sasi tries to score a body lock takedown but Van De Velde shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sasi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van De Velde is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sasi has Van De Velde pressed against the cage, preventing Van De Velde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sasi tries for a takedown. No joy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van De Velde tries to circle away but Sasi has him pinned against the cage.
Sasi is looking for a takedown.
Sasi has Van De Velde pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van De Velde manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde is trying to break free.
Sasi is trying to maintain a safe position but Van De Velde gets an underhook and turns Sasi into the cage.
Van De Velde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van De Velde wants to break free but Sasi has control.
Van De Velde working hard to break the clinch.
Sasi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van De Velde avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Van De Velde is trying to break the clinch but Sasi has him pressed against the cage.
Van De Velde is trying to break free.
Van De Velde tries to circle away but Sasi has him pinned against the cage.
Van De Velde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sasi has him pressed against the cage.
Sasi wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sasi trying to control the position but instead, Van De Velde has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sasi into the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Junior Sasi.
Van De Velde connects with the punch.
Van De Velde scores with a three punch combo!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van De Velde - that will leave a mark!
A solid body kick from Van De Velde.

Van De Velde instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van De Velde looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sasi keeps control of Van De Velde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van De Velde is pressed up against the cage. Sasi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van De Velde down to the mat. Van De Velde avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Robert Van De Velde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van De Velde lands a head kick. Sasi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Van De Velde dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!



Van De Velde pushes Sasi up against the cage in a clinch.
Sasi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van De Velde avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Van De Velde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sasi has Van De Velde pressed against the cage, preventing Van De Velde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sasi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van De Velde is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sasi goes for a takedown attempt but Van De Velde pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Sasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Van De Velde closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sasi wants to take the fight to the mat but Van De Velde manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Velde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van De Velde is trying to break the clinch but Sasi has him pressed against the cage.
Van De Velde stops a takedown attempt from Sasi.
Sasi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van De Velde looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sasi looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Van De Velde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sasi looking to stall.
Van De Velde is trying to break free.
Van De Velde working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Van De Velde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sasi trying to control the position but instead, Van De Velde has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sasi into the cage.
Van De Velde is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasi looking to stall.
Van De Velde tries to break free but Sasi pushes him back against the cage.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van De Velde is trying to push Sasi away but Sasi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sasi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van De Velde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sasi looking to slow down the pace here.
Van De Velde is trying to force a seperation but Sasi has the dominant position.
Van De Velde can't break the clinch.
Sasi stalling in the clinch but Van De Velde improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Junior Sasi.

Van De Velde has closed the distance and engaged Sasi in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasi trying to control the position but instead, Van De Velde has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sasi into the cage.
Sasi has Van De Velde pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van De Velde manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van De Velde can't break the clinch.
Van De Velde gets underhooks to prevent Sasi's takedown attempt.
Van De Velde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van De Velde tries to break the clinch but Sasi is controlling the position.
Sasi taking a breather.
Sasi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sasi tries to score a body lock takedown but Van De Velde shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch but Sasi keeps him there for the moment.
Sasi has Van De Velde pressed against the cage, preventing Van De Velde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sasi goes for a takedown attempt but Van De Velde pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Van De Velde rushes Sasi and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van De Velde wants to break free but Sasi has control.
A frustrated look appears on Van De Velde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sasi looking for a takedown.
Sasi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sasi wants to stall.
Sasi prevents Van De Velde from breaking the clinch.
Sasi stalling in the clinch but Van De Velde improves position.
Sasi is trying to drag Van De Velde to the mat but Van De Velde just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sasi trying to control the position but instead, Van De Velde has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sasi into the cage.
Van De Velde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van De Velde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van De Velde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van De Velde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sasi wants to take the fight to the mat but Van De Velde manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Junior Sasi.

Van De Velde gets a clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sasi trying to control the position but instead, Van De Velde has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sasi into the cage.
Van De Velde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van De Velde is trying to break the clinch but Sasi has him pressed against the cage.
Van De Velde is trying to break the clinch but Sasi has him pressed against the cage.
Sasi has Van De Velde pressed against the cage, preventing Van De Velde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van De Velde prevents the takedown attempt.
Sasi is trying to drag Van De Velde to the mat but Van De Velde just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van De Velde looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van De Velde is trying to force a seperation but Sasi has the dominant position.
Sasi taking a breather.
Sasi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van De Velde pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch but Sasi keeps him there for the moment.
Sasi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sasi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sasi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van De Velde is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Van De Velde is trying to break the clinch but Sasi has him pressed against the cage.
Van De Velde wants to break free but Sasi has control.

Sasi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sasi manages to end up in side control.
Sasi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sasi looks up at the clock and then as Van De Velde takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sasi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sasi lands some shots froms side control.
Sasi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Van De Velde taking punishment in the form of punches.
Van De Velde tries to escape but Sasi is in control.
Van De Velde parries the strikes from Sasi easily there. Sasi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Van De Velde to escape.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sasi cracks Van De Velde with a big right hand but Van De Velde just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sasi is working Van De Velde over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sasi landing a few strikes.
Sasi is putting a hurting on Van De Velde here, landing some big shots from side control.
Van De Velde managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sasi.
Sasi lands some shots froms side control.
Sasi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Van De Velde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sasi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sasi working the head and body with strikes.
Sasi scores with punches from side control.

Sasi stands up.
Van De Velde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Van De Velde has Sasi up against the cage in a clinch.
Sasi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sasi is trying to drag Van De Velde to the mat but Van De Velde just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van De Velde working hard to break the clinch.
Van De Velde looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van De Velde as Sasi tries to tie him up.
Van De Velde is looking to break free of the clinch but Sasi has double underhooks.
Van De Velde is trying to break the clinch but Sasi is controlling him.
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 Junior Sasi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!



Van De Velde clinches.
Van De Velde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sasi is trying to drag Van De Velde to the mat but Van De Velde just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van De Velde wants to get back to striking at distance but Sasi won't allow it.
Van De Velde is trying to break the clinch but Sasi is controlling him.
Robert Van De Velde seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sasi has Van De Velde pressed against the cage, preventing Van De Velde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van De Velde is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch but Sasi keeps him there for the moment.
Van De Velde working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Sasi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Van De Velde regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sasi postures up and lands a big shot to Van De Velde's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van De Velde utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sasi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sasi stands up over Van De Velde, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sasi throws a big right hand that misses.
Sasi working some strikes from top position.
Sasi landing with the ground and pound.
Van De Velde is looking to stand up but Sasi isn't so interested in that idea.
Sasi lands a couple of elbows.
Sasi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sasi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sasi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sasi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sasi won't allow Van De Velde to get back to his feet.
Sasi throwing strikes but missing.
Sasi 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.
Van De Velde avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sasi lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasi passes into half guard.
Sasi is nestled in close to Van De Velde, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sasi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Van De Velde pushes Sasi off looking to stand but Sasi dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van De Velde with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Van De Velde keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van De Velde is trying to stand back up but Sasi is controlling him
Sasi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sasi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Van De Velde taking some punishment here, with Sasi in his half guard.
Sasi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sasi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sasi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sasi thows a huge punch but Van De Velde dodges it nicely.
Sasi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van De Velde with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sasi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van De Velde's head.
Sasi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Junior Sasi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van De Velde's head.
Sasi tries to pass to full mount but Van De Velde defends it.
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. Sasi connects with a nice short shot to Van De Velde's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van De Velde is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sasi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Van De Velde is in trouble now - Sasi has advanced to mount!
Van De Velde is bucking up trying to escape but Sasi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sasi with shots to the head and body - Van De Velde looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sasi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Van De Velde can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sasi raining down shots from the mount!
Sasi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Van De Velde can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sasi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sasi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Van De Velde hang on?
Van De Velde is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sasi breaks from Van De Velde's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sasi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Van De Velde hang on?
Van De Velde wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sasi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sasi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sasi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Van De Velde hang on?
Sasi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Van De Velde is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Van De Velde?

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sasi won't let Van De Velde get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sasi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Sasi.
Sasi cracks Van De Velde with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sasi landing strikes from the mount.
Van De Velde taking shots to the head.
Sasi scoring with strikes but Van De Velde is staying in there.
Sasi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sasi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sasi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Van De Velde is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sasi looking to finish Van De Velde with some ground and pound. This is bad for Van De Velde!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde is trying to stand up.
Sasi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sasi working the ground and pound effectively.
Sasi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Van De Velde that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sasi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Van De Velde?
Sasi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sasi dominating with strikes here.
Sasi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sasi punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Sasi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Van De Velde is in a horrible position here. Sasi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sasi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Van De Velde can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sasi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sasi landing strikes from the mount and Van De Velde is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Sasi.
Van De Velde tries to buck Sasi off but he can't manage it.
The referee warns Van De Velde that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sasi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sasi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sasi lands a big elbow.
Sasi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sasi with good strikes from the mount here!
Van De Velde squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sasi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sasi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sasi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sasi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sasi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sasi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Van De Velde tries to buck Sasi off but he can't manage it.
Van De Velde is in a horrible position here. Sasi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sasi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sasi is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Sasi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sasi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Junior Sasi!
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57%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claus Lundekvam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lundekvam has chosen Metallica - Battery as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Claus Lundekvam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



181 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Curry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claus Lundekvam!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Curry dives in and scores a takedown into Lundekvam's guard.
Lundekvam trying to keep a closed guard but Curry is proving a slippery customer.
Curry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Lundekvam is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Curry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Lundekvam looking for a guillotine here but Curry defends easily.
Curry stands and throws Lundekvam's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lundekvam struggling a bit here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lundekvam can do anything to dispel that myth.
Curry 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lundekvam tries to buck Curry off but Curry is having none of it.
Lundekvam can't do much from the bottom here.
Curry 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lundekvam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lundekvam is trying to control Curry's posture but Curry avoids it.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Claus Lundekvam wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lundekvam fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundekvam misses with a takedown attempt - Curry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Lundekvam tries to sprawl but Curry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lundekvam is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Curry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Curry wants to free his trapped foot but Lundekvam is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry'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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Curry wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Curry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Curry dives in and scores a takedown into Lundekvam's guard.

Lundekvam working for a triangle but Curry defends it easily.
Lundekvam is trying to control the position but Curry postures up.
Lundekvam is adopting a defensive guard.
Lundekvam is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Curry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Josh Curry has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Curry dives in and scores a takedown into Lundekvam's guard.

Lundekvam has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Curry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundekvam striking off his back but it's not causing Curry any problems.
Lundekvam is trying to control the position but Curry postures up.
Curry content to stall in guard here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Lundekvam is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Curry is aware though and is defending well.
Curry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Curry wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lundekvam fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Curry avoids it really well and circles away.
Josh Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claus Lundekvam.
Lundekvam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lundekvam gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Curry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lundekvam's guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Curry 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.
Lundekvam thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Curry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Curry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lundekvam has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Curry has managed to get both his arms back between Lundekvam's legs - danger averted.
Lundekvam is trying to control the position but Curry postures up.

Lundekvam looking for a guillotine here but Curry defends easily.
Curry is stalling in the full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lundekvam is trying to keep Curry in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Curry wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Lundekvam. No joy for Curry on that attempt.
Curry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lundekvam but Lundekvam pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Curry shoots in but Lundekvam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Curry is breathing heavily.
Curry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lundekvam tries to avoid it but Curry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lundekvam to the ground. Lundekvam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lundekvam shoots for a double leg takedown but Curry sprawls well. He's pushed Lundekvam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Curry swats away the attempt to clinch by Lundekvam.
Curry stuffs the takedown.
Lundekvam fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lundekvam shoots for a double leg takedown but Curry sprawls well. He's pushed Lundekvam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lundekvam tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Curry swivels and escapes.
Curry fails with a takedown attempt.
Lundekvam's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lundekvam duly obliges.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lundekvam doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Curry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lundekvam's guard.
Lundekvam working a defensive guard here.
Lundekvam can't keep his opponent in guard - Curry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Lundekvam is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Curry pulls his head out easily.
Lundekvam wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Curry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Curry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!


Curry shoots in but Lundekvam avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Lundekvam drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Lundekvam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lundekvam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Curry manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lundekvam's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundekvam throws a strike but Curry avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lundekvam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Curry scores with a nice shot.
Lundekvam with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lundekvam trying to control the position from guard on top but Curry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundekvam works over Curry with some ground and pound from guard.
Lundekvam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lundekvam trying to control but Curry is working from the bottom.
Josh Curry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Claus Lundekvam.
Lundekvam shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Curry sprawls well. Curry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lundekvam gets slowly back to his feet.
Lundekvam is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundekvam defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Curry.
Josh Curry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lundekvam.
Lundekvam changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Curry tries to avoid it but Lundekvam manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Curry to the ground. Curry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Josh Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claus Lundekvam.
Lundekvam is breathing heavily.
Lundekvam shoots and misses

and Curry moves into the clinch.
Curry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lundekvam pulls his leg out and moves away.
Curry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lundekvam looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lundekvam thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Curry is staying active underneath Lundekvam, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Curry is in trouble now - Lundekvam has advanced to mount!
Lundekvam tries to control but Curry wriggling away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lundekvam thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lundekvam postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Curry looks a forlorn figure.
Curry is working to get back to half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Lundekvam swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Curry is now in Lundekvam's guard. A big mistake from Lundekvam there, giving up the dominant position!
Lundekvam is looking to stand up but Curry isn't so interested in that idea.
Curry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Curry passes Lundekvam's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Lundekvam is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Curry is tapping! Great win for Lundekvam!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Claus Lundekvam!
Claus Lundekvam is the new lightweight champion!
Claus Lundekvam seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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G S C G energy
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
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RATING
41%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wai Ting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorian Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ting comes to the cage accompanied by Sum 41 - Still WaiTing. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dorian Gray was going to win. Let's see if he was right.



185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
178 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin


Damnfield clothing


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wai Ting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dorian Gray!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch but Ting swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ting pinned against the cage. Ting gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ting tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ting somewhat.
Ting shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gray but Gray pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Ting shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gray manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gray being controlled here, momentarily.
Ting wants to pass the guard but Gray is keeping the position.
Ting passes Gray's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ting is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ting perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ting is trying to control. Gray wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gray won't allow Ting to pass to mount.
Gray is looking for a sweep. Ting is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gray looks winded!
Ting trying to pass the guard but Gray defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ting takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Ting is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Ting is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ting passes to full mount!
Ting tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ting'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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ting is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gray is surviving well by controlling Ting's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ting is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gray is surviving well by controlling Ting's body position as best he can.
Ting moves to the back.
Gray is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Ting has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Gray! Can he survive? No! He's out! Ting gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wai Ting!
Wai Ting tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
37%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jos Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuta Yamashita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jos Cruz had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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?



170 cm
19
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0
183 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
KO power
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin


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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jos Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuta Yamashita!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Yamashita pushes him off.
Cruz really is a fat lump.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Cruz tries to clinch up
and Yamashita counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jos Cruz has been cut.
Cruz wants to clinch
and Yamashita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz tries to clinch but Yamashita moves away
and Yamashita counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cruz wants to clinch
and Yamashita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz wants to clinch
and Yamashita counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamashita keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamashita is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Cruz clinches up with Yamashita and pushes him back against the cage.

Cruz pulls guard successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Cruz looking for a triangle here. Yamashita is fighting it but it looks tight! Cruz pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Yamashita is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jos Cruz!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
50%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bartowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Townsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartowski's entrance music is The Game. A fine choice. Charles Bartowski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business



188 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
183 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Bartowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Townsley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartowski shoots for a takedown but Townsley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Townsley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Townsley scores with a takedown into Bartowski's guard.

Bartowski scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Townsley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Townsley shoots in but Bartowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Bartowski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Bartowski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Townsley, who protects the arm well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The strikes coming from Bartowski are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartowski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bartowski is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Townsley is trying to escape and Bartowski transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Townsley is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bartowski! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Bartowski!
An out of breath Charles Bartowski 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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G S C G energy
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
43%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorg Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mann comes to the cage accompanied by Hawaii '78. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



167 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
160 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Self confident
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined


Damnfield clothing
FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorg Mann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan moves forwards but Mann connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Mann has closed the distance and engaged Sullivan in a clinch.

Sullivan pulls guard effortlessly.
Mann throws a big right hand that misses.
Mann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mann wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
Mann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sullivan on the ground.
Mann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Sullivan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mann with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sullivan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mann wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann throws an elbow that misses. Sullivan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mann's guard. Nice move by Sullivan!

Sullivan 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.
Sullivan trying to control but Mann is working from the bottom.
Sullivan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mann kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mann is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mann is trying to keep Sullivan in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jorg Mann just wasn't active enough.
Mann jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Mann gets the takedown into side control.
Mann is trying to ground and pound but Sullivan uses the momentary lack of control by Mann to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mann is pressing down on Sullivan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sullivan is holding on for now.
Sullivan is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann is trying to control. Sullivan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mann is just content to waste time from the top position. Sullivan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sullivan wants to sweep but no luck.
Mann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mann is sitting in close to Sullivan's body. Sullivan has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mann is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mann is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sullivan.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Christopher Sullivan!
Christopher Sullivan is the new bantamweight champion!
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hype
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pop
A | B
mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
41%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roger Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.



162 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0
225 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful


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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Luther!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Luther closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martinez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Luther throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Luther is working for a submission of some sort.
Luther is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Martinez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Luther 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.
Luther thows a huge punch but Martinez dodges it nicely.
Martinez is looking to escape.

Luther is working for a submission of some sort.
Martinez is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther is trying to control the action in half guard but Martinez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Luther is looking for a kimura here.
Luther missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Luther wants to pass the guard but Martinez is defending well.
Luther wants to take a breather but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez is looking to escape.
Luther missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martinez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Martinez is refusing to be controlled, as Luther sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Luther hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Martinez darts in trying to clinch

and Luther holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Luther escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Luther counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Luther working Martinez over with knees to the body.

Luther is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Martinez can't fight it off and eventually Luther manages to take the fight to the floor. Martinez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez wants to stand and escape but Luther is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Luther looking to pass the guard.
Luther wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Luther throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Luther looking to pass the guard.
Luther would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Luther must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Martinez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Luther from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Luther throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Luther.

Luther changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Martinez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Martinez is trying to get back to his feet.
Martinez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Luther.

Luther is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Martinez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez tries to escape but Luther is in control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Luther tries to advance to mount but can't.
Martinez is trying to get back to his feet.
Luther tries to move to mount but Martinez blocks the move with his legs.
Luther tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Luther is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luther working the ground and pound but Martinez is defending the strikes.
Martinez dodges the ground and pound from Luther.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to buck Luther off.
Luther trying to control the position but Martinez is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Luther.
Luther is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luther wants to stand but Martinez has his arm trapped.
Luther is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Luther is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Martinez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Martinez is trying to buck Luther off.
Luther tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Luther wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Luther wants to stand but Martinez has his arm trapped.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Luther tries to advance to mount but Martinez denies him.
Martinez pushes Luther away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Luther gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Luther tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Luther is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martinez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Luther drags him back down.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Luther is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martinez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Luther wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Luther might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Martinez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez stops Luther from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Luther 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.


Luther sizes up Martinez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Luther has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luther lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Luther tightens his grip and picks Martinez up, before dumping him to the ground. Martinez manages to land in guard.
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing Luther from standing up.
Luther won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Luther from controlling successfully.
Luther throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Luther is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chris Luther wasn't active enough on the ground.

Luther forces Martinez back against the cage and clinches.

Luther pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Luther forces Martinez back against the cage and clinches.

Luther has hold of one of Martinez's legs. Martinez is fighting the takedown attempt but Luther gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Luther throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Luther is looking to stand up but Martinez won't let him.
Luther trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Luther 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Luther drops back looking for a leg! Martinez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martinez manages to kick Luther off! Luther jumps back into Martinez's guard.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Luther from controlling successfully.
Chris Luther has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Martinez wants to stand but Luther is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Luther was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Luther closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Martinez quickly recovers to half guard.
Luther seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Martinez pushes Luther off looking to stand but Luther dives back in and keeps control.

Luther is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martinez is just riding it out for now. Luther eventually gives up the hold.
Martinez tries to kick Luther off but Luther keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther thows a huge punch but Martinez dodges it nicely.
Luther is keen to just control but Martinez is a slippery customer.
Luther landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martinez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Luther is pressing down on Martinez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martinez is holding on for now.
Luther is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Martinez looks like he's trying to stand up.
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!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Luther is keen to just control but Martinez is a slippery customer.
Luther throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Martinez tries to kick Luther off but Luther keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Luther has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martinez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Martinez gets caught napping as Luther dives in and scores a takedown. Martinez manages to retain guard.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Luther from controlling successfully.
Martinez is looking to stand up but Luther isn't so interested in that idea.
Luther wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Luther won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chris Luther.

Luther scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Luther is trying to control. Martinez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martinez is looking to escape.
Martinez is staying active underneath Luther, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Martinez is looking to escape.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chris Luther wasn't active enough on the ground.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luther paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Luther scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Luther prevents Martinez from escaping the position.
Luther in side control, throwing shots but Martinez defends.
Martinez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Luther advances nicely into full mount.
You get the feeling that Martinez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Luther tries to control but Martinez wriggling away.
Martinez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound.
Martinez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Luther thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Martinez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Luther trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Luther tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Luther trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Luther is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Martinez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Luther with shots to the head and body - Martinez looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Martinez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Luther looking to ground and pound but Martinez is blocking nicely.

Luther is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Martinez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Martinez shrugs it off.
You get the feeling that Martinez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Luther throwing strikes here but Martinez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Luther looking to control but Martinez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martinez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Martinez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Luther.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luther trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Luther is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Martinez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Luther 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! This is the final round!



Luther shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Luther showed some decent athleticism there.
Luther seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martinez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martinez is trying to stand back up but Luther is controlling him
Luther tries to pass to full mount but Martinez defends it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Martinez is refusing to be controlled, as Luther sits in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Luther was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Luther has taken the fight to the clinch.

Luther has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Martinez uses from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Luther is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luther working for a triangle but Martinez defends it easily.
Martinez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Luther is proving hard to escape from.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Martinez wants to stand but Luther is controlling his posture from full guard.
Luther not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther has control of Martinez's left arm, preventing Martinez from doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chris Luther.

Luther closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luther lands with a short shot to the head.

Luther pulls guard successfully.
Luther is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martinez is controlling him.
Martinez is looking to stand up but Luther won't let him.

Luther looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Luther has a closed guard, preventing Martinez from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Luther looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martinez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Luther's guard.
Luther is adopting a defensive guard.
Martinez wants to stand but Luther has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Luther throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martinez wanted to stand there but Luther had control of the position.
Luther working a defensive guard here.

Luther looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Luther is working an open guard so Martinez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Roger Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Luther closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Luther sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martinez defending well though.
Martinez is staying active underneath Luther, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Martinez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Luther wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
Martinez pushes Luther off looking to stand but Luther dives back in and keeps control.
Luther wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chris Luther.

Luther closes the distance and clinches.

Luther breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Luther throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Luther is in Martinez's guard.
Luther won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Luther looking to pass the guard.

Luther drops back looking for a leg! Martinez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martinez manages to kick Luther off! Luther jumps back into Martinez's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luther trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Luther is looking to stand up but Martinez won't let him.
Luther stops Martinez from standing up.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Martinez manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Luther feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but Luther is having none of it.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Luther tries to pass.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Luther is controlling him.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Luther closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Martinez's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Luther is controlling him.
Luther trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Luther won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.
Luther trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but Luther is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Luther thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to stand but Luther is controlling the position.
Luther postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Luther tries to stand but Martinez is controlling from the bottom.
Luther prevents Martinez from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roger Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Luther is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Luther trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Luther comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Luther has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Luther!
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hype
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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Hed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Veneracion (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.



187 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
183 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Hed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karl Veneracion!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Veneracion needs to keep his hands up - Hed had a free shot at his head there.
Hed lands a slapping body shot.
Hed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Veneracion throws a combination that misses
and Hed counters with a left to the body.
Veneracion looks to clinch
and Hed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Veneracion tries to clinch but Hed is having none of it.
Hed digs a good body shot into Veneracion's ribs.
Veneracion fails with the takedown.
Veneracion slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hed wants it to stay on the feet.
Veneracion takes one to the chin there.
Hed lands a slapping body shot.
Veneracion takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Veneracion is rocked!
Hed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veneracion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Hed misses.
Veneracion takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Veneracion is still on wobbly legs! Can Hed finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hed swings widly with a right hand
and Veneracion counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Veneracion tries to clinch
and Hed counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Veneracion! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Hed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Hed!
Ricky Hed is the new middleweight champion!
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hype
A | B
pop
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