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Fallen Champions XIX PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleman Pokong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Suleman Pokong!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokong scores with a punch to the head.
Malone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pokong drives through and clinches with Malone against the ropes.
Malone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pokong's efforts to push away.
Malone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pokong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pokong misses with a two punch combination.
Pokong lands a jab to Malone's midsection.
Pokong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Malone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pokong's guard.
Malone drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Malone seems to have locked his on tight now - Pokong screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Malone, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Sam Malone!
A very excited looking Sam Malone made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Dellaria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Esteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javier Esteban acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Dellaria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javier Esteban!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esteban gets tackled into the ropes by Dellaria. Dellaria maintains the clinch.
Dellaria lands an elbow inside that Esteban shrugs off.
It looks like Javier Esteban has been cut.
Dellaria has hold of one of Esteban's legs. Esteban is fighting the takedown attempt but Dellaria gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dellaria stands up over Esteban, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Esteban is rocked!
Dellaria 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.
Dellaria working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Esteban is still in real trouble! Can Dellaria finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dellaria loads up on a big left hand. Esteban felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Dellaria looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Esteban can't hide his disappointment, as Dellaria celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Dellaria!
After winning the bout, Greg Dellaria thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Alva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Viking Death march-billy talent. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demian Alva!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alva.
Wood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wood shoots in but no luck this time.
Alva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alva misses with a head kick.
Alva walks into a straight right hand from Wood.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood lands a jab to the head.
Alva throws a lazy head kick
and Wood counters with a nice leg kick.
Wood swinging wildly here.
Wood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alva throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Wood lands a nice shot that snaps Alva's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wood.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A right-left combo lands from Wood.
Alva throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Wood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Wood. Those never looked like landing.
Wood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alva's head backwards.
Wood jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wood lands with a nice combination. Alva backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alva circles away quickly and effectively.
Wood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wood lands with a hook. Alva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left and a right from Wood both land. Nice combination.
Alva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wood.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alva tries to bum rush Wood with a series of wild strikes but Wood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wood.
Alva throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Alva lands with a straight right. Wood didn't see that one coming.
Alva throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Wood moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wood feints a jab promting Alva to slip. Wood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wood connects with a single shot there.
Wood is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alva dodges the punch combination from Wood.
Wood is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Demian Alva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wood feints a jab promting Alva to slip. Wood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Alva.
Alva throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood cracks Alva with an open hand slap.
Alva fails to land with a series of punches.
Alva looks winded!
Wood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alva throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wood is looking to clinch but Alva is avoiding it.
Alva misses with a double jab
and Wood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Alva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alva.
Alva throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from Wood both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Wood scores with a four punch combination!
Wood swinging wildly here.
Nice cross by Wood.
Alva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Danga de danga de dang - Wood scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Alva does no damage.
Wood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alva is rocked!
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Wood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alva is still on wobbly legs! Can Wood finish him?
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Wood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alva seems to have recovered his senses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wood slips a straight right by Alva.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wood, as that shot connected.
Wood scores with a hook.
Wood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alva pinned against the ropes. Alva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wood connects with a leg kick. Alva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wood wants to clinch up but Alva keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Wood.
Good standup being displayed there by Wood as he connects with a hook.
Wood throws a right hand that Alva ducks under and follows up with a left that Alva also avoids with ease.
Alva throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
Wood throws a series of strikes that have Alva backpedaling.
Alva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alva throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wood thuds his right hand into Alva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood lands a two punch combo.
Wood misses with the combination.
Wood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wood misses with a double jab.
Wood lands with a right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Wood finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alva back to the ropes. Wood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but Alva shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Wood. Those never looked like landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alva misses with a double jab.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alva back to the ropes. Wood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Wood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood tries to clinch up but Alva circles away and keeps his distance.
Wood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Alva.
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wood.
Alva misses with a few strikes there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alva tries to move into range but Wood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wood tries to bum rush Alva with a series of wild strikes but Alva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Wood. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wood.
Wood swinging wildly here.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Alva throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Alva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wood to score with a decent uppercut.
Wood with a nice cross.
Alva misses the shot to the body.
Wood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Wood does it's job there.
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Wood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alva drops his hands momentarily and Wood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Wood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wood cracks the inside of Alva's front leg.
Alva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alva swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Alva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Wood dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wood jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wood throws a nice head kick!
Wood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Alva misses.
Alva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A combination from Alva does no damage.
Alva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Alva tries a head kick but it misses.
Alva throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Alva.
Wood tries to clinch up.
Jeff Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
Alva is breathing heavily.
Alva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wood to score with a decent uppercut.
Wood tries to bum rush Alva with a series of wild strikes but Alva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alva misses with a kick to the body.
Jeff Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood tries to bum rush Alva with a series of wild strikes but Alva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alva throws a head kick that misses.
Wood lands a two punch combo.
Wood moves out of range of the body kick from Alva.
Wood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alva avoids it.
Alva can't break the clinch.
Alva managing to block the knees to the body from Wood.
Wood is looking to control Alva's arms but Alva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wood has his back to the ropes.
Alva is trying to break the clinch but Wood is controlling him.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Wood tries to score a body lock takedown but Alva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood wants a takedown but no success here.
Alva breaks from the clinch.
Alva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wood throws a right and a left that Alva avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Wood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alva counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Wood.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alva throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.
Alva looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Wood tries to bum rush Alva with a series of wild strikes but Alva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wood throws a hook but Alva avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alva drops his hands momentarily and Wood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alva misses with a double jab.
Alva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Danga de danga de dang - Wood scores with a four punch combination!
Alva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wood scores with a punch to the head.
Alva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alva misses with a few strikes there.
Wood defending well as Alva loads up on a big left hand.
Wood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wood looks to land a combination. Alva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Alva does no damage.
Alva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alva there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a combination. Alva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alva circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood has his takedown stuffed
and Alva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Wood with that takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Wood blocks the low kick.
Alva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alva throws a head kick that misses.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wood!
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alva stuffs the takedown.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Wood. Those never looked like landing.
Wood tries to bum rush Alva with a series of wild strikes but Alva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alva backs up against the ropes.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wood rushes Alva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Alva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alva throws a shot from downtown. Wood moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Wood. Those never looked like landing.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alva.
Wood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wood lands a two punch combo.
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alva counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alva tries to bum rush Wood with a series of wild strikes but Wood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wood looks to land a combination but Alva avoids it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wood.
A right-left combo lands from Wood.
Wood lands with a right hand.
Alva needs to keep his hands up - Wood had a free shot at his head there.
Alva misses with a shot to the body
and Alva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood tries to bum rush Alva with a series of wild strikes but Alva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood swinging wildly here.
Alva throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wood with a nice cross.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alva can do to turn this around?
A left and a right from Wood both land. Nice combination.
Wood looks to land a combination but Alva avoids it well.
Wood lands with an overhand left.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alva throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Wood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wood works over Alva's head and body with a nice combination.
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wood throws a right hand that Alva ducks under and follows up with a left that Alva also avoids with ease.
Alva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alva tries to bum rush Wood with a series of wild strikes but Wood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alva walks into a straight right hand from Wood.
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wood lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab by Wood.
Wood scores with a sloppy right hand. Alva should have avoided that one.
Wood moves out of range of the body kick.
Demian Alva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wood.
Wood closes the distance and clinches up with Alva, looking for a takedown. Wood pushes Alva against the ropes but Alva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wood lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wood.
Jeff Wood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Jeff Wood!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Jeff Wood!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Jeff Wood!
Jeff Wood wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bentley Downer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Bentley Downer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bentley Downer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bentley Downer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Dimagiba!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downer connects with a high kick.
Downer tries to clinch but Dimagiba moves away
and Dimagiba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Downer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dimagiba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Downer throws a head kick that half lands.
Downer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dimagiba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dimagiba counters with a nice uppercut.
Downer connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimagiba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Downer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimagiba misses with a straight left.
Downer throws a leg kick
and Dimagiba counters with a low kick, right behind Downer 's knee.
Dimagiba misses with a double jab
and Downer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dimagiba's knee momentarily.
Dimagiba throws a series of punches but Downer moves out of range.
Downer closes the distance but Dimagiba moves to the side
and Dimagiba counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Downer avoids the head kick by Dimagiba.
Downer tries to clinch there but Dimagiba circles away.
Dimagiba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Downer.
Downer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dimagiba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Downer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Downer wants to clinch but Dimagiba slips to the side
and Dimagiba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Downer tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimagiba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dimagiba slips a jab and a cross from Downer.
Dimagiba swats away the attempt to clinch by Downer.
Downer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dimagiba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimagiba avoids the head kick by Downer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimagiba circles away.
Dimagiba misses with a head kick.
Dimagiba throws a combination that misses
and Downer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Downer moves to clinch but Dimagiba breaks away
and Dimagiba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimagiba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dimagiba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Downer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dimagiba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Downer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dimagiba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimagiba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good exchange - Downer coming out on top.
Downer moves to clinch but Dimagiba breaks away
and Dimagiba counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Downer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Downer moves into range and clinches up with Dimagiba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba blocks an elbow strike from Downer.
Dimagiba blocks the elbow strike.
Dimagiba blocks the elbow strike.
Dimagiba blocks an elbow strike from Downer.
Dimagiba can't break the clinch.
Dimagiba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Downer lands a nice elbow.
Downer throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Downer misses with an elbow over the top.
Downer throws an elbow but it misses.
Downer misses with an elbow over the top.
Dimagiba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimagiba dodges an elbow strike from Downer.
Downer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Downer pushes off an throws an elbow but Dimagiba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Downer takes a shot to the head.
Downer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jose Dimagiba has been cut.
Dimagiba avoids the elbow strike from Downer, against the ropes.
Downer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Downer misses with an elbow strike.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch.
Downer tries to clinch up but Dimagiba circles away and keeps his distance.
Dimagiba keeps the fight on the outside.
Downer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Downer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Downer moves in looking to clinch but Dimagiba pushes him off.
Downer wants to clinch but Dimagiba slips to the side
and Dimagiba counters with an outside leg kick.
Downer tries to clinch but Dimagiba moves away
and Dimagiba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Downer tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimagiba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Downer.
Downer wants to clinch up but Dimagiba keeps it at a distance.
Downer is looking to clinch but Dimagiba is avoiding it.
Downer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dimagiba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Downer is able to avoid easily.
Dimagiba fails to land with a series of punches.
Downer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dimagiba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Dimagiba.
Downer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Downer moves to clinch but Dimagiba breaks away
and Dimagiba counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimagiba throws a leg kick but Downer checks it.
Downer is looking to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Downer throws a head kick that misses.
Dimagiba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Downer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dimagiba counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Dimagiba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Downer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Downer closes the distance but Dimagiba moves to the side
and Dimagiba counters with a left and a right that stings Downer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Downer wants to clinch.
Downer tries to clinch but Dimagiba moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Downer. That's going to slow Dimagiba down.
Dimagiba scores with a sloppy right hand. Downer should have avoided that one.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba misses with a low kick as Downer jumps back.
Downer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimagiba.
Downer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Downer is looking to clinch but Dimagiba is avoiding it.
Downer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimagiba moves away.
Downer darts in trying to clinch
and Dimagiba counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimagiba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dimagiba misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Downer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Downer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dimagiba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba swinging wildly here.
Dimagiba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Downer wants to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dimagiba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Downer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimagiba cracks a nice hook into Downer's ribs.
Downer tries a head kick but it misses.
Downer is looking to clinch but Dimagiba is avoiding it.
Downer tries to clinch but Dimagiba moves away
and Dimagiba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimagiba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Downer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A swing and a miss from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimagiba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba swats away the attempt to clinch by Downer.
Downer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Downer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimagiba circles away.
Downer moves in looking to clinch but Dimagiba pushes him off.
Bentley Downer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimagiba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Downer wants to clinch up but Dimagiba keeps it at a distance.
Downer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimagiba circles away.
Downer tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba throws a head kick but Downer moves out of range.
Dimagiba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dimagiba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bentley Downer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Dimagiba's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Downer throws a leg kick
and Dimagiba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Downer clinches with his opponent.
Downer misses with an elbow strike.
Downer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dimagiba's defenses.
Downer lands a damaging elbow.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba lands a jab to the head.
Dimagiba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Downer counters with an outside leg kick.
Downer misses with a body shot.
Downer tries to clinch but Dimagiba is having none of it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dimagiba in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dimagiba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimagiba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Downer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Downer checks a leg kick.
Downer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downer wants to clinch.
Downer moves out of range as Dimagiba throws a body kick.
Downer lands a head kick!
Downer dodges the punch combination from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Downer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Downer tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimagiba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Downer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dimagiba's hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Downer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Downer tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba slips a jab and a cross from Downer.
Downer looks to clinch
and Dimagiba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dimagiba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Downer manages to avoid it.
Dimagiba cracks the inside of Downer's front leg.
Dimagiba throws a right hand that Downer ducks under and follows up with a left that Downer also avoids with ease.
Downer connects with a leg kick. Dimagiba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Downer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimagiba circles away.
Dimagiba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Downer is looking to clinch but Dimagiba is avoiding it.
Dimagiba throws a combination. Downer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Downer tries to clinch but Dimagiba moves away
and Downer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Downer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dimagiba misses with a double jab
and Downer counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dimagiba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimagiba is breathing heavily.
Downer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dimagiba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dimagiba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Downer moves out of range as Dimagiba throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Dimagiba misses its intended target.
Downer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Downer tries to clinch but Dimagiba moves out of range.
Downer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Downer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dimagiba misses with the combination.
Downer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dimagiba counters with a three punch combo that has Downer backing up. Downer nods at Dimagiba to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downer punishes Dimagiba's body with a nice straight punch.
Downer closes the distance and clinches.
Downer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Downer misses with an elbow strike.
Dimagiba can't break the clinch.
Downer lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimagiba dodges an elbow strike from Downer.
Dimagiba avoids a wild elbow strike from Downer.
Dimagiba avoids the elbow strike from Downer, against the ropes.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch.
Downer darts in trying to clinch
and Dimagiba counters with a left to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Downer clinches.
Dimagiba can't break the clinch.
Downer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Downer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short left from Dimagiba.
Downer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Downer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Downer misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Downer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dimagiba's brow.
Dimagiba manages to break the clinch.
Dimagiba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Downer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dimagiba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Downer checks the leg kick.
Downer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimagiba circles away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Downer wants to clinch.
Downer wants to clinch up but Dimagiba keeps it at a distance.
Dimagiba misses with a two punch combination.
Dimagiba keeps the fight on the outside.
Downer throws an overhand right that lands on Dimagiba's shoulder, as Dimagiba tries to avoid the shot.
Downer wants to clinch
and Dimagiba counters with a good low kick that Downer was not able to check.
Downer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dimagiba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Downer tries to clinch up but Dimagiba circles away and keeps his distance.
Downer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Downer is looking to clinch.
Downer fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Downer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dimagiba counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Downer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Downer tries to clinch but Dimagiba moves away
and Downer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Downer wants to clinch up but Dimagiba keeps it at a distance.
Downer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Downer has managed to clinch.
Downer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dimagiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Downer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dimagiba counters with a head kick.
Dimagiba misses the shot to the body.
Dimagiba throws a nice looking combination but Downer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Downer tries to clinch there but Dimagiba circles away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Downer wants to clinch up but Dimagiba keeps it at a distance.
Dimagiba swats away the attempt to clinch by Downer.
Downer avoids the head kick by Dimagiba.
Downer wants to clinch but Dimagiba slips to the side
and Dimagiba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Downer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bentley Downer is winning the standup battle so far.
Downer is looking to clinch but Dimagiba is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimagiba stuns Downer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Downer wants to clinch.
Downer misses with a head kick.
Downer tries to clinch there but Dimagiba circles away.
Bentley Downer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Downer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dimagiba counters with a three punch combo that has Downer backing up. Downer nods at Dimagiba to acknowledge the strikes.
Downer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Downer moves in looking to clinch but Dimagiba pushes him off.
Dimagiba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Downer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimagiba throws a jab when Downer was well out of range.
Downer tries to clinch up
and Dimagiba counters with a low kick, right behind Downer 's knee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Downer tries to clinch up.
Dimagiba keeps the fight on the outside.
Dimagiba swats away the attempt to clinch by Downer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bentley Downer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Downer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Bentley Downer!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Bentley Downer!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Bentley Downer!
Bentley Downer wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bentley Downer made sure he mentioned Pirates Powder, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caius Lehtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calib Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcdonald has chosen Jay-Z-Bring em Out as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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26
145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caius Lehtonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Calib Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald tries for a takedown but Lehtonen circles away easily
and Lehtonen counters by moving into the clinch.
Mcdonald throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcdonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lehtonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Mcdonald as Lehtonen shoots in.
Lehtonen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lehtonen lands in his opponent's guard.
Mcdonald looks winded!
Lehtonen postures up and lands a big shot to Mcdonald's brow.
Lehtonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcdonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen looking to pass the guard.
Lehtonen landing with the ground and pound.
Lehtonen wants to pass the guard but Mcdonald is keeping the position.
Lehtonen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen tries for a kimura but Mcdonald is defending well.
Lehtonen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lehtonen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen is looking to take a break and control but Mcdonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lehtonen swings around for an armbar but Mcdonald sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lehtonen's guard.
Lehtonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mcdonald postures up.
Mcdonald throws a strike but Lehtonen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen is pushing down on Mcdonald's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mcdonald is fighting to maintain full guard but Lehtonen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lehtonen is keen to just control but Mcdonald is a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lehtonen with the ground and pound but Mcdonald uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mcdonald keeping full guard, as Lehtonen tries to pass.
Lehtonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald has momentary wrist control but Lehtonen slips an elbow through the middle.
Lehtonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcdonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lehtonen wants to control from the top but Mcdonald keeps moving.
Mcdonald keeping full guard, as Lehtonen tries to pass.
Mcdonald keeping moving, preventing Lehtonen from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Caius Lehtonen just wasn't active enough.
Lehtonen throws a head kick but Mcdonald moves out of range.
Lehtonen gets the takedown into side control.
Lehtonen lands some shots froms side control.
Lehtonen trying to control the action but Mcdonald is working from the bottom.
Lehtonen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mcdonald knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen is working Mcdonald over with some ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Lehtonen tries to move to mount but Mcdonald blocks the move with his legs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcdonald keeps working.
Lehtonen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lehtonen advances to mount.
Lehtonen trying to control but Mcdonald is having none of it.
Lehtonen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen with the ground and pound from mount.
Lehtonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehtonen lands a big shot there that rocks Mcdonald but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caius Lehtonen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lehtonen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mcdonald's guard.
Lehtonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcdonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lehtonen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mcdonald looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lehtonen has picked Mcdonald up and slammed him! Mcdonald can't keep hold of the triangle and Lehtonen manages to pass to side control!
Lehtonen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mcdonald's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mcdonald is not content to let Lehtonen control the position.
Check out the look on Lehtonen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen in side control, throwing shots but Mcdonald defends.
Lehtonen tries to advance to mount but Mcdonald denies him.
Lehtonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcdonald keeps working.
Lehtonen advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen tries to control but Mcdonald wriggling away.
Lehtonen stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Caius Lehtonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lehtonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Lehtonen 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.
Lehtonen trying to control but Mcdonald is working from the bottom.
Lehtonen passes Mcdonald's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen not doing much here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Caius Lehtonen.
Lehtonen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mcdonald clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lehtonen is defending well.
Lehtonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lehtonen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lehtonen pulls guard effortlessly.
Mcdonald postures up.
Lehtonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcdonald can do to turn this around?
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lehtonen holds on and takes a little breather.
Lehtonen keeping full guard, as Mcdonald tries to pass.
Lehtonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcdonald's guard.
Lehtonen content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caius Lehtonen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown by Lehtonen or perhaps it was just good defense by Mcdonald which made him look bad.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mcdonald as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caius Lehtonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcdonald gets caught flat footed, as Lehtonen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lehtonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcdonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lehtonen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mcdonald's head.
Lehtonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcdonald is keeping the position for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen throwing strikes but missing.
Mcdonald keeping moving, preventing Lehtonen from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Caius Lehtonen just wasn't active enough.
Lehtonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caius Lehtonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen throws a head kick but Mcdonald moves out of range.
Lehtonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcdonald, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lehtonen ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lehtonen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lehtonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mcdonald is one step ahead there.
Mcdonald postures up.
Lehtonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Mcdonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lehtonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lehtonen is pulling down on Mcdonald's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Caius Lehtonen.
Lehtonen has managed to clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcdonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcdonald has Lehtonen pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Lehtonen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lehtonen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehtonen is controlling the pace.
Lehtonen trying to control from half guard but Mcdonald is working away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen is trying to work for a kimura but Mcdonald is defending well.
Lehtonen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because Caius Lehtonen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mcdonald gets caught napping as Lehtonen dives in and scores a takedown. Mcdonald manages to retain guard.
Lehtonen stays in close to Mcdonald's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caius Lehtonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lehtonen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Caius Lehtonen!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Caius Lehtonen!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Caius Lehtonen!
Caius Lehtonen wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Caius Lehtonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bo Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Lawal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan stuffs the takedown.
Lawal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sullivan was covering up waiting for the punch and Lawal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sullivan looking for a guillotine here but Lawal defends easily.
Lawal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lawal throws a big elbow that misses.
Lawal with a nice head shot there.
Lawal with a nice head shot there.
Lawal distracts Sullivan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sullivan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lawal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sullivan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lawal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal lands a couple of elbows.
Lawal won't allow Sullivan to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sullivan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lawal postures up in Sullivan's guard and throws a big left but Sullivan blocks it.
Lawal throws a strike but Sullivan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lawal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sullivan defends well.
Lawal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sullivan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawal throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sullivan escapes and throws Lawal's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lawal manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lawal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lawal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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. Lawal connects with a nice short shot to Sullivan's temple.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet.
Sullivan has hold of Lawal's hands but Lawal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sullivan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sullivan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lawal.
Lawal throws an elbow that misses. Sullivan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lawal's guard. Nice move by Sullivan!
Lawal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sullivan defends well.
Lawal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lawal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sullivan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lawal working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sullivan has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan seems to be working for a kimura but Lawal defends the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawal looking for subs from the bottom but Sullivan mounts him!
Sullivan looking to control but Lawal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sullivan wants to finish this one by submission but Lawal is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sullivan.
Sullivan trying to control but Lawal is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to finish this one by submission but Lawal is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sullivan.
Lawal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lawal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lawal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sullivan defends well.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Lawal keeps moving.
Lawal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lawal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lawal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sullivan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lawal is tightening it up a little... Sullivan has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sullivan reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sullivan taps out! Nice BJJ there by Lawal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bo Lawal!
Post fight, Bo Lawal stared into the camera and said 'New Champion of Fallen Champions. I did my country South Africa proud and its time for all to bow down to me your king of South Africa hahahahahahahahahahah!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kraal The Bouncer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalel Iziarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Bouncer comes to the ring accompanied by WHERE THE SLIME LIVES. Kraal The Bouncer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kalel Iziarry's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kraal The Bouncer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalel Iziarry!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iziarry dives in and grabs The Bouncer's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Bouncer pushes down on Iziarry's head and hops out.
The Bouncer cracks Iziarry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Iziarry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Iziarry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kraal The Bouncer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalel Iziarry.
Iziarry tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. The Bouncer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iziarry shoots in and bounces The Bouncer off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The Bouncer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Iziarry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Iziarry won't allow The Bouncer to get back to his feet.
Iziarry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Iziarry wants to control from the top but The Bouncer keeps moving.
Iziarry won't allow The Bouncer to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iziarry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Iziarry won't allow The Bouncer to get back to his feet.
Iziarry 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.
The Bouncer is looking to stand up but Iziarry isn't so interested in that idea.
Iziarry slips nicely into half guard.
Iziarry seems to be looking for submissions.
The Bouncer tries to kick Iziarry off but Iziarry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Iziarry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Iziarry 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.
The Bouncer is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Iziarry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Bouncer defending well though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Iziarry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Bouncer defends it well.
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!
Iziarry is nestled in close to The Bouncer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Iziarry prevents The Bouncer from standing back up.
Iziarry is working for a kimura but The Bouncer is defending it quite comfortably.
The Bouncer is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Iziarry is looking for a kimura but The Bouncer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Iziarry to get the leverage.
The Bouncer is looking to get back to is feet but Iziarry passes into side control.
Iziarry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Iziarry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The Bouncer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Iziarry asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The Bouncer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Iziarry.
The Bouncer pushes Iziarry away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Iziarry gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Iziarry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Iziarry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Iziarry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Bouncer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Iziarry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Bouncer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iziarry works to advance to full mount. The Bouncer defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The Bouncer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Iziarry working for a guillotine from mount but The Bouncer is in no mood to give up.
The Bouncer trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry lands a big shot there that rocks The Bouncer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Iziarry is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Iziarry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Bouncer but The Bouncer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Bouncer lands a two punch combo.
The Bouncer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Iziarry has time to react.
The Bouncer connects with a body shot.
Kraal The Bouncer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iziarry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Bouncer lands a two punch combo.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iziarry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Bouncer sprawls well. The Bouncer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Iziarry gets slowly back to his feet.
The Bouncer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Iziarry fails with the takedown
and The Bouncer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Bouncer tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Iziarry.
Iziarry is trying to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Bouncer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Iziarry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Bouncer tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Iziarry.
Iziarry wants to get back to full guard.
The Bouncer wants to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Bouncer is working away from the top position though.
The Bouncer wants to stand up but Iziarry has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Bouncer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Iziarry.
The Bouncer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Iziarry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Iziarry fails to land the takedown.
Iziarry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Bouncer is fending him off so far but Iziarry persists. Nope, The Bouncer circles away and we're back to standing.
Iziarry fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iziarry fails with the takedown
and The Bouncer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Iziarry looks winded!
The Bouncer wants to stand but Iziarry is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kraal The Bouncer 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. This is the final round!
Iziarry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Bouncer swivels and escapes.
Iziarry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for The Bouncer!
The Bouncer tries to escape but Iziarry is in control.
Iziarry tries for a kimura but The Bouncer is defending well.
The Bouncer wants to get back to his feet.
Iziarry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Bouncer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer is trying to get back to his feet.
Iziarry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Bouncer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Bouncer is pushing Iziarry's head away, looking to escape. Iziarry manages to hold on to the position though.
Kalel Iziarry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Iziarry looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Iziarry swings around for an armbar but The Bouncer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Iziarry's guard.
The Bouncer wants to stand but Iziarry is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry looking for a guillotine here but The Bouncer defends easily.
Iziarry has a closed guard, preventing The Bouncer from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Bouncer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Iziarry wants to sweep but no luck.
Iziarry wants to improve his position but instead The Bouncer has moved into half guard.
Iziarry is trying to get back to full guard.
Iziarry wants to get back to his feet.
Iziarry is breathing heavily.
The Bouncer wants to get back to his feet.
Iziarry tries to kick The Bouncer off but The Bouncer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iziarry is looking to improve his position.
Iziarry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like The Bouncer is going to stand back up.
Iziarry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Bouncer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Iziarry works to full guard.
The Bouncer wanted to stand there but Iziarry had control of the position.
Iziarry is looking for a triangle but The Bouncer pushes his legs off easily.
The Bouncer is looking to stand up but Iziarry won't let him.
Iziarry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Bouncer wants to stand but Iziarry is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer preventing the sweep.
Iziarry working for a triangle but The Bouncer defends it easily.
The Bouncer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Iziarry is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer stopping the sweep attempt from Iziarry.
The Bouncer wants to stand but Iziarry has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The Bouncer wants to stand and escape but instead Iziarry has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The Bouncer wants to stand up but Iziarry is controlling him.
Iziarry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Iziarry prevents The Bouncer from getting back to his feet.
Iziarry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer wants to get back to his feet but Iziarry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Bouncer keeping moving, preventing Iziarry from controlling successfully.
The Bouncer wants to get back to his feet but Iziarry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Iziarry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Iziarry advances to half guard.
Iziarry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Bouncer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Iziarry.
The Bouncer tries to kick Iziarry off but Iziarry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Bouncer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Bouncer tries to get out of the position.
Iziarry is trying for a kimura here. The Bouncer looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Iziarry wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kalel Iziarry!
Kalel Iziarry spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Finch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch moves away from the strike by Jackson.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Jackson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Finch under the eye.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Finch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice body punch from Finch.
Finch drives through with a takedown into Jackson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Finch has gone for a leg lock! Jackson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Finch's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Finch's head.
Finch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Finch wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Finch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Finch's legs - danger averted.
Finch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Finch manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson taking shots to the head.
Finch avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson wants to hold on but Finch pushes him away.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Finch lands with some strikes.
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Finch raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jackson wants to hold on but Finch pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Finch cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Finch! Jackson is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tom Finch!
Tom Finch is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tom Finch thanked Pirates Powder for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solofa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Diat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu comes to the ring accompanied by Bad Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Solofa Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stu Diat!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diat avoids it really well and circles away.
Diat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diat slips a jab and a cross from Fatu.
Fatu misses the jab.
Fatu catches Diat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fatu.
Fatu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fatu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diat backs up against the ropes.
Fatu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fatu jabs Diat right on the nose. Diat blinks but takes it well.
Fatu misses with a double jab
and Diat counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fatu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diat working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Diat thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diat is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fatu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Diat wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fatu, who protects the arm well.
Diat tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diat has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diat.
Fatu bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Diat misses with a takedown
and Fatu counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Diat.
A punch combination from Fatu misses.
Diat is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fatu. Diat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fatu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Diat!
Diat tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diat is pushing Fatu's head away, looking to escape. Fatu manages to hold on to the position though.
Diat is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fatu is working for a submission of some sort.
Diat pushes Fatu off but Fatu dives into side control.
Diat wants to get back to his feet.
Diat tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Fatu presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Fatu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Diat is working to get back to half guard.
Diat wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Fatu cracks Diat with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solofa Fatu!
Solofa Fatu very nearly forgot to thank Sydney BEAST Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michak Ropuia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ropuia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Here comes the pain - Slayer. Michak Ropuia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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143 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michak Ropuia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Stevens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ropuia doesn't seem phased though.
Stevens connects with a body shot.
Stevens misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevens throws a hook to the side of Ropuia's head but Ropuia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stevens lands a jab to the nose.
Stevens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stevens moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stevens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ropuia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ropuia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ropuia off to one side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stevens darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ropuia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stevens tests Ropuia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ropuia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ropuia shoots in for a takedown but Stevens shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stevens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stevens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ropuia with a poor takedown
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michak Ropuia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ropuia with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
Ropuia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevens throws out the jab.
Ropuia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stevens scores with a shot to the body.
Ropuia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevens but Stevens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice body punch from Stevens.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevens digs a good body shot into Ropuia's ribs.
Stevens lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens scores with a sloppy right hand. Ropuia should have avoided that one.
Ropuia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ropuia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ropuia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ropuia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stevens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ropuia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice cross by Stevens.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ropuia. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Stevens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stevens cracks Ropuia with an open hand slap.
Stevens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A left lands for Stevens.
Ropuia shoots for a double leg takedown but Stevens sprawls well. He's pushed Ropuia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens digs a good body shot into Ropuia's ribs.
Stevens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ropuia feints and as Stevens raises his hands in defense, Ropuia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ropuia is breathing heavily.
Ropuia preventing the sweep.
Ropuia 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ropuia tries to free his leg and advance position but Stevens is retaining full guard.
Stevens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevens, not yet.
Ropuia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ropuia preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens is trying to keep Ropuia in close.
Ropuia passes Stevens's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ropuia is looking for a kimura here.
Ropuia seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Stevens is looking to control Ropuia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stevens avoid being mounted?
Ropuia is looking for a kimura here.
Ropuia 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to roll over but Ropuia keeps him under control.
Ropuia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stevens sees it coming and defends easily.
Ropuia is working for a kimura but Stevens is defending it quite comfortably.
Stevens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ropuia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stevens desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ropuia moves into full mount! Stevens won't be happy about that!
Stevens wants to hold on but Ropuia pushes him away.
Stevens is working to get back to half guard.
Ropuia working for a guillotine from mount but Stevens is in no mood to give up.
Ropuia looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ropuia looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ropuia goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Stevens turns into him and now he's in Ropuia's guard.
Ropuia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ropuia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ropuia is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Stevens has his hands clasped together but Ropuia extends an breaks Stevens's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ropuia.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michak Ropuia!
Michak Ropuia retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Michak Ropuia 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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