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Fallen Champions XXX PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Rockford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rockford's choice of entrance music: Build Your Kingdom Here. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirko Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Rockford!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rockford's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rockford looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Rockford is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva working Rockford over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva 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.
Rockford trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rockford won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mirko Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Billy Rockford has been cut.
Rockford gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants the takedown. Rockford is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rockford's guard against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rockford being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva trying to control but Rockford is working from the bottom.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silva trying to control but Rockford is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Mirko Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rockford napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva cracks Rockford with a big elbow.
Silva trying to control the position but Rockford is working away.
Silva controls the position.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rockford, who protects the arm well.
Silva lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockford is trying to work for a sweep but Silva has mounted him!
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva landing punches.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Rockford is in trouble!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rockford working to try and regain half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks from Rockford's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
The referee warns Rockford that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva looking to finish Rockford with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rockford!
Silva controlling his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing punches.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Rockford is rocked!
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Rockford is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva wants to control the pace but Rockford is squirming around nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva is really struggling to control Rockford but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rockford is looking to escape.
Silva cracks Rockford with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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 eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to finish Rockford with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rockford!
Silva trying to control but Rockford is having none of it.
Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Silva tries to control but Rockford wriggling away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Rockford is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Rockford looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Silva! Rockford is hurt baaadly! Silva is firing away with more strikes - Rockford is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Engine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Horila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Engine's entrance music is Crazy train. A fine choice. Thomas Engine has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Engine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anselmi Horila!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engine leaves Horila with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horila dives in and grabs Engine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Engine pushes down on Horila's head and hops out.
Engine connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Anselmi Horila has been cut.
Engine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horila looks winded!
Engine doesn't manage to clinch there - Horila circles away.
Engine lands a big right hook! Horila looks hurt but is still standing! Engine lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Horila falls down and Engine dives in with a huge hammer fist! Horila's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Engine runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thomas Engine!
A victorious Thomas Engine thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sturdivant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Northman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Sturdivant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Northman!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturdivant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sturdivant lands a really nice looking cross but Northman seems unphased.
Sturdivant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sturdivant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Northman wants to clinch.
Sturdivant dodges the punch combination from Northman.
Sturdivant lands with a kick to the temple. Northman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Northman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturdivant.
Northman looks to land a left hand but Sturdivant moved out of range nicely.
Sturdivant throws a good cross that connects.
Sturdivant moves away from the strike by Northman.
Sturdivant throws a head kick that misses.
Mark Sturdivant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturdivant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Northman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturdivant.
Northman connects with a crisp jab.
Sturdivant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Northman in his tracks.
Sturdivant scores with a hook.
Sturdivant is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Northman avoids the head kick by Sturdivant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northman moves into range and clinches up with Sturdivant.
Northman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Northman landing knees to the head.
Sturdivant has had enough of the clinch but Northman keeps him there for the moment.
Northman manages to break the clinch.
Sturdivant throws a sloppy head kick and Northman moves out of range easily.
Sturdivant throws a poor cross that misses
and Northman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Northman throws a left that rocks Sturdivant and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Northman dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Sturdivant regain composure!
Sturdivant is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Oh Sturdivant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Northman decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sturdivant to his feet.
Northman cracks Sturdivant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Northman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturdivant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sturdivant seems to have got his legs back now.
Northman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Northman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Northman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northman slips a jab from Sturdivant.
Northman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Northman throws a nice looking combination but Sturdivant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sturdivant blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Sturdivant misses.
Northman tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturdivant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Northman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sturdivant's calf.
Northman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sturdivant. That did some damage!
Northman slips a jab from Sturdivant.
Northman throws an overhand right that lands on Sturdivant's shoulder, as Sturdivant tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Sturdivant catches Northman right on the button with a cross.
Sturdivant takes a swing at Northman's ribcage but misses.
Sturdivant swings widly with a right hand
and Sturdivant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Northman walks into a straight right hand from Sturdivant.
Northman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Northman catches Sturdivant right on the button with a cross.
A left and a right from Northman both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturdivant throws a shot from downtown. Northman moves away and avoids it.
Sturdivant is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Northman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sturdivant to score with a decent uppercut.
Sturdivant throws a sloppy head kick and Northman moves out of range easily.
Sturdivant is breathing heavily.
Northman thows a body shot but no joy.
Sturdivant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Northman is looking to clinch but Sturdivant is avoiding it.
Northman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Northman tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturdivant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sturdivant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Northman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturdivant is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Northman lands a right hook to the body.
Northman defending well as Sturdivant loads up on a big left hand.
Northman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Northman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Northman takes the fight into the clinch.
Sturdivant has had enough of the clinch but Northman keeps him there for the moment.
Northman looking to throw knees to the head but Sturdivant is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturdivant working hard to break the clinch.
Northman misses with a knee strike.
Sturdivant wants to break free but Northman has control.
Sturdivant working hard to break the clinch.
Northman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturdivant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Northman.
Northman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sturdivant backwards.
Northman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Northman breaks the clinch.
Northman just misses with a punch to the body.
Northman lands a nice shot to the body.
Northman moves into the clinch successfully.
Northman lands a nice elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sturdivant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Northman wants to stall.
Northman prevents Sturdivant from breaking the clinch.
Northman misses with a knee to the head.
Northman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Northman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Northman landing knees to the head.
Northman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sturdivant blocks it with crossed arms.
Northman landing knees to the head.
Northman breaks the clinch.
Northman gets a clinch.
Northman stalling in the clinch.
Sturdivant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Northman has him pressed against the ropes.
Northman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Northman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sturdivant's face.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Northman landing knees to the head.
Northman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sturdivant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Northman counters with a two punch combo.
Northman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Northman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sturdivant, pushing him back against the ropes.
Northman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Northman taking a breather.
Northman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sturdivant throws a looping overhand right but Northman ducks down to avoid it.
Oooh a lovely combination from Northman sends Sturdivant down but not out. Northman dives into side control looking to finish.
Sturdivant being controlled for a moment.
Northman advances nicely into full mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Northman controlling from the full mount.
Sturdivant working to try and regain half guard.
Northman is landing with some decent strikes but Sturdivant is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Northman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sturdivant manages to avoid the submission attempt.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sturdivant tries to escape but Northman is in control.
Northman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Eric Northman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sturdivant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Northman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sturdivant has had enough of the clinch but Northman keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Northman - that landed with a thud.
Northman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Northman tries to clinch but Sturdivant is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Northman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Northman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Northman throws a head kick but Sturdivant moves out of range.
Northman slips under a jab from Sturdivant.
Sturdivant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Northman tries to clinch but Sturdivant is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Northman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Northman closes the distance and clinches.
Northman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sturdivant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Northman tries to work over Sturdivant's front leg with a kick but Sturdivant checks it.
Sturdivant throws the left hand but Northman avoids the punch easily.
Northman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sturdivant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sturdivant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Northman.
Northman has managed to clinch.
Northman has Sturdivant pressed against the ropes, preventing Sturdivant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Northman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sturdivant's efforts to push away.
Northman is struggling to control the position.
Northman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Northman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Northman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturdivant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sturdivant jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Northman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sturdivant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Sturdivant.
Northman moves in looking to clinch but Sturdivant pushes him off.
Northman misses with a two punch combination.
Northman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sturdivant.
Sturdivant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Northman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sturdivant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Northman blocks a head kick by Sturdivant.
Eric Northman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Northman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Northman tries to clinch there but Sturdivant circles away.
Sturdivant digs a good body shot into Northman's ribs.
Northman moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northman is pushing Sturdivant up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Northman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Northman misses with a looping right.
Northman knocks Sturdivant to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturdivant is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Northman looks up at the clock and then as Sturdivant takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Northman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sturdivant wants to get back to his feet but Northman drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northman cracks Sturdivant with a big right hand but Sturdivant just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Northman taking a breather 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.
Sturdivant wants to control but Northman postures up.
Northman staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sturdivant is trying to get back to his feet.
Northman controls the position.
Northman prevents Sturdivant from escaping the position.
Sturdivant tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Northman is working the ground and pound. Can Sturdivant escape?
Northman has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sturdivant's body.
Sturdivant holding both Northman 's hands and preventing any damage.
Northman is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Sturdivant. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Northman has managed to slip his arm under Sturdivant's chin. This could be all over... yep, Sturdivant is tapping out! Submission win for Northman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eric Northman!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Northman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleimalulani Jared (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra comes to the ring accompanied by Blink-182 - Heart's All Gone. Kaleimalulani Jared will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleimalulani Jared!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jared is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Guerra's half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Guerra manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Guerra has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Jared should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Guerra has tightened it up now! Jared should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego Guerra!
In his post fight interview, Diego Guerra started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emunn Samvesu (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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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emunn Samvesu!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samvesu tries for a takedown but Mercury sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Samvesu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mercury defends it nicely.
Mercury stuffs the takedown.
Pete Mercury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emunn Samvesu.
Good shot there by Mercury.
A punch lands to the side of Samvesu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mercury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercury connects with a body shot.
Pete Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samvesu walks into a left hand.
Mercury fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Samvesu to the ground. Mercury is now in Samvesu's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercury is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mercury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Samvesu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mercury trying to control the position from guard on top but Samvesu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samvesu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mercury is squirming around, avoiding Samvesu's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samvesu tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Mercury might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Samvesu swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mercury is now in Samvesu's guard. A big mistake from Samvesu there, giving up the dominant position!
Mercury in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mercury working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samvesu's head.
Mercury thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Samvesu is looking for a triangle but Mercury pushes his legs off easily.
Mercury stands up over Samvesu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mercury lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Samvesu is trying to control the position but Mercury postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury is looking to work some ground and pound but Samvesu has wrist control.
Samvesu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercury decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mercury misses with a straight right.
Samvesu is looking to clinch.
Samvesu staying out of range there.
Samvesu gets caught napping as Mercury dives in and scores a takedown. Samvesu manages to retain guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Samvesu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mercury chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mercury would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Samvesu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Samvesu keeping moving, preventing Mercury from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury looking to sit in guard and control but Samvesu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samvesu trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercury lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Samvesu!
Mercury is landing with some decent strikes but Samvesu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mercury in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mercury lands a nice shot to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Samvesu can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
Mercury working the ground and pound effectively.
Mercury punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samvesu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mercury lands a big elbow.
Mercury 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.
Mercury breaks from Samvesu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Samvesu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mercury scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Samvesu?
Samvesu is rocked!
Mercury raining down shots from the mount!
Samvesu is still in real trouble! Can Mercury finish him?
Mercury cracks Samvesu 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 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Mercury!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pete Mercury waved his t-shirt featuring Fight Night Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Master's choice of entrance music: Master of Puppets. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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133 lbs
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benson Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malcolm Master!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Master moves away.
Master misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Master tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
Master tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
Benson Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malcolm Master.
Master shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Master is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Master circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Master.
Master blocks the body kick.
Henderson drives through and clinches with Master against the ropes.
Master gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Master tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
Master works over Henderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Henderson has a closed guard, preventing Master from standing up.
Master has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master won't allow Henderson to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Master with a flurry of punches that miss.
Master looking to pass the guard.
Master controls from within his opponent's guard.
Master thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master trying to stand up but can't free himself from Henderson's guard.
Master won't allow Henderson to get back to his feet.
Master wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Master controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Malcolm Master was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Master closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Master lands in his opponent's guard.
Master missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Master accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Master trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Master might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Henderson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Master loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Master from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Malcolm Master hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Henderson throws a head kick but Master moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Master is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Henderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Henderson is looking to improve his position.
Master is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Henderson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Master.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henderson being controlled here, momentarily.
Master prevents Henderson from getting back to his feet.
Master drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Henderson dives on top into guard.
Master throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Master trying to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Malcolm Master wasn't active enough on the ground.
Master looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Master wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson is working an open guard so Master takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Master tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Master checks a leg kick.
Master shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Henderson. No joy for Master on that attempt.
Master fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henderson throws a solid leg kick but Master takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Henderson.
Master tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Master blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Master fails with the takedown.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Master shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Henderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Master sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henderson defending well though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Master seems to be working for a kimura but Henderson defends the submission attempt.
Master tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Henderson.
Henderson is trying to stand.
Master throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Master seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Master wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Master postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Henderson to stand up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Master. Master gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Master tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Master somewhat.
Henderson throws a head kick but Master moves out of range.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Master shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Master slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Master is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Master dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Master closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Henderson is staying active underneath Master, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Master thows a huge punch but Henderson dodges it nicely.
Master wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Master is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henderson defends it well.
Master is keen to just control but Henderson is a slippery customer.
Master is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcolm Master has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A clash of legs there as Master blocks the low kick.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Master, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Master blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Master has a takedown stuffed.
Master slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Master gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Benson Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malcolm Master.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Master is trying to hold Henderson in close to prevent damage but Henderson has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master punching from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Master throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master is looking to improve his position.
Master is trying to control but can't.
Master keeping control of the position.
Master wants to control but Henderson is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Malcolm Master has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Master.
Master closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Master creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Henderson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Master trying to control the action but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Malcolm Master has got the better of the ground game so far.
Master tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master laying and praying for a moment but Henderson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
Henderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Master.
Master seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Master is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Henderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Master is working away from the top position though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Master looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Master is keen to just control but Henderson is a slippery customer.
Master is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Master wants to work for an arm triangle but Henderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Master throws a strike but Henderson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Master trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Master stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Master stands and throws Henderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Master wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Master tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Master wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Henderson tries to buck Master off but Master is having none of it.
Henderson can't do much from the bottom here.
Master thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Benson Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Master are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Master lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Henderson down.
Master advances nicely into full mount.
Henderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Master jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Henderson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Henderson and Master has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Master swings around for an armbar but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Master's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Master comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Master has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight for Malcolm Master!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Malcolm Master!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Malcolm Master!
Malcolm Master wins by unanimous decision!
Malcolm Master decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dum Vivimus Vivamus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vivamus comes to the ring accompanied by Ratamahatta . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dum Vivimus Vivamus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lee Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vivamus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vivamus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vivamus pinned against the ropes. Vivamus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vivamus slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Vivamus.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vivamus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dum Vivimus Vivamus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Jackson.
Vivamus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vivamus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vivamus tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Vivamus.
Vivamus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Vivamus misses with a hook.
Vivamus throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
A head kick from Vivamus lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
It looks like Lee Jackson has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
Vivamus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vivamus avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson stalks Vivamus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vivamus's face. Vivamus staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Vivamus counters with an outside leg kick.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Vivamus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Vivamus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vivamus throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheers as Vivamus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Dum Vivimus Vivamus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Vivamus which made him look bad.
Vivamus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Vivamus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vivamus takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson throws the left hand but Vivamus avoids the punch easily.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Vivamus counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vivamus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
An inside leg kick lands from Vivamus.
A head kick misses from Vivamus.
Vivamus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vivamus stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Vivamus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vivamus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson misses with a hook. Vivamus ducked under it nicely.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vivamus at a distance.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vivamus.
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!
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vivamus tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vivamus to the ground. Vivamus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vivamus throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
That has opened up Lee Jackson's cut even more.
Vivamus throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vivamus.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vivamus lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Vivamus takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jackson is rocked!
The cut above Lee Jackson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Vivamus finish him?
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Vivamus keeps moving.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson won't allow Vivamus to get back to his feet.
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.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Vivamus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vivamus tries to stand but Jackson is controlling from the bottom.
Jackson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Vivamus is defending well. Jackson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Vivamus has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jackson celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lee Jackson!
Lee Jackson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Karri Koira - Lähe mun kaa . On his way into the ring it seems that Mike OMalley has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike OMalley seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike OMalley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Stark!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OMalley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stark throws an overhand right that lands on OMalley's shoulder, as OMalley tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stark lands a head shot.
OMalley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stark is looking to clinch.
OMalley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Steven Stark has been cut.
OMalley looks to land a combination but Stark avoids it well.
Stark throws a series of punches but OMalley avoids them all with ease.
Stark gets a double leg takedown into OMalley's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. OMalley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stark landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark throws a sloppy strike and OMalley has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Stark is forced to tap! Great BJJ from OMalley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike OMalley!
Mike OMalley retains his featherweight title!
Mike OMalley managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fight Night Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torrelio Sacana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares comes into the arena with "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You" blaring out of the sound system. Torrelio Sacana has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dominickoy Palhares's chin.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominickoy Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Torrelio Sacana!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares 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.
Palhares drops back looking for a leg! Sacana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sacana manages to kick Palhares off! Palhares jumps back into Sacana's guard.
Palhares preventing the sweep.
Palhares throwing strikes from guard but Sacana blocks nicely.
Sacana is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palhares drops back looking for a leg! Sacana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sacana manages to kick Palhares off! Palhares jumps back into Sacana's guard.
Sacana throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sacana keeping full guard, as Palhares tries to pass.
Palhares lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palhares drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sacana manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Palhares has Sacana in his guard.
Sacana trying to control but Palhares is working from the bottom.
Sacana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palhares is keeping the position for now.
Palhares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palhares working for a triangle but Sacana defends it easily.
Palhares wants to sweep here but Sacana controlling him for the moment.
Palhares looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacana passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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.
Sacana is trying to get an arm triangle but Palhares is defending well.
Palhares tries to buck Sacana off but Sacana is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sacana is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Palhares has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Palhares's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Palhares is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is working hard here to advance position.
Palhares is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sacana 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 fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Palhares looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sacana scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Palhares is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sacana pulls his head out easily.
Palhares wants to improve his position but Sacana is controlling well.
Sacana is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Palhares!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is trying desperately to improve position.
Sacana controlling the pace for now.
Sacana looking to control but Palhares is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sacana with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sacana trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Palhares sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is refusing to be controlled, as Sacana sits in half guard.
Sacana is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Palhares works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sacana advances position into side control!
Sacana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palhares keeps working.
Palhares can't do much from the bottom here.
Palhares tries to bench press Sacana off him but Sacana keeps the position.
Sacana has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sacana connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sacana lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palhares sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Palhares looking for submissions off his back.
Sacana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Palhares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sacana is trying to control the action in half guard but Palhares is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sacana moves into full mount! Palhares won't be happy about that!
Palhares keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sacana is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Palhares regains half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Palhares manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Palhares looking for a guillotine here but Sacana defends easily.
Sacana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sacana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sacana pushes down on Palhares's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Palhares looking for submissions off his back.
Palhares is breathing heavily.
Sacana is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Palhares!
Sacana prevents Palhares from getting the reversal.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sacana lands a big elbow.
Palhares is rocked!
Sacana content just to control the position here.
Oh Palhares is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Sacana! Palhares is hurt baaadly! Sacana is firing away with more strikes - Palhares is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torrelio Sacana!
A pretty intense looking Torrelio Sacana took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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