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Fallen Champions 50th PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Guilherme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guilherme comes to the ring accompanied by Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Ryan McCarthy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Guilherme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guilherme drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McCarthy trying to control the position.
Guilherme forces his way into half guard.
Guilherme is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Guilherme stands up and beckons McCarthy to join him on the feet.
McCarthy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guilherme counters with a nice double leg into side control. McCarthy won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guilherme happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guilherme has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Guilherme advances to mount.
Guilherme controlling from mount.
Guilherme stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McCarthy!
Guilherme controlling the position from side mount.
McCarthy is trying to work for a sweep but Guilherme has mounted him!
Guilherme controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Pedro Guilherme wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Guilherme shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Guilherme showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guilherme content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McCarthy tries to kick Guilherme off but Guilherme keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pedro Guilherme just wasn't active enough.
Horrible takedown by Guilherme or perhaps it was just good defense by McCarthy which made him look bad.
Guilherme shoots in and bounces McCarthy off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Guilherme's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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 six minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Pedro Guilherme wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McCarthy shoots in but no luck this time.
Guilherme shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guilherme is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McCarthy wants to control but Guilherme is keeping busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pedro Guilherme has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Guilherme looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Guilherme is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Guilherme sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McCarthy's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for McCarthy to stand up.
McCarthy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Guilherme fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McCarthy sprawls well initially but Guilherme persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guilherme trying to control the pace.
McCarthy is in trouble now - Guilherme has advanced to mount!
Guilherme moves to back control.
Guilherme controls the action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Guilherme dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Guilherme throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCarthy's waist but McCarthy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Guilherme off to one side.
Guilherme shoots in and gets a takedown into McCarthy's guard.
Guilherme is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McCarthy is wriggling around but Guilherme manages to pass to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guilherme uses his free foot to push down on McCarthy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McCarthy.
Guilherme sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pedro Guilherme just wasn't active enough.
Guilherme fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McCarthy moves to clinch but Guilherme breaks away
and Guilherme counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme stays in close to McCarthy's body and controls the position.
Guilherme advances to half guard.
Guilherme is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pedro Guilherme.
McCarthy looks to clinch
and Guilherme moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is looking to break free of the clinch but Guilherme has double underhooks.
McCarthy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Guilherme taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Guilherme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCarthy can do to turn this around?
Guilherme breaks the clinch.
Guilherme scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Guilherme escapes and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from McCarthy lands.
Guilherme scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McCarthy is breathing heavily.
McCarthy can't do much from the bottom here.
Guilherme taking a breather here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pedro Guilherme just wasn't active enough.
Guilherme shoots in for a takedown but McCarthy shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Guilherme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme shoots in for a takedown but McCarthy shows good takedown defense.
Pedro Guilherme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guilherme tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCarthy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guilherme somewhat.
Guilherme keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Guilherme shoots in looking for a takedown. McCarthy tries to sprawl out of it but Guilherme keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. McCarthy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCarthy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Guilherme gets to his feet. McCarthy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy cracks Guilherme with a good jab.
McCarthy dives in and grabs Guilherme's left leg, looking for a takedown. Guilherme pushes down on McCarthy's head and hops out.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McCarthy enables Guilherme to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McCarthy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McCarthy is looking to sweep but instead, Guilherme has passed into half guard.
Guilherme stands up and beckons McCarthy to join him on the feet.
Guilherme looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pedro Guilherme overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guilherme decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McCarthy, up you get!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guilherme throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McCarthy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Guilherme is in McCarthy's guard.
McCarthy is wriggling around but Guilherme manages to pass to half guard.
Guilherme decides to stand up.
McCarthy gets caught flat footed, as Guilherme shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McCarthy wants to control but Guilherme passes easily into half guard.
Guilherme frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy tries to hold on but Guilherme pushes him away.
Guilherme looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ryan McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Guilherme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guilherme is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Guilherme showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guilherme 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Pedro Guilherme!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Pedro Guilherme!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Pedro Guilherme!
Pedro Guilherme wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Pedro Guilherme 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stop Acta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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153 lbs
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stop Acta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Tua!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Acta throws the kick towards the body but Tua avoids it.
Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Acta shoots in for a takedown but Tua shows good takedown defense.
Tua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Acta, pushing him back against the ropes.
Acta turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Tua tries to improve position but can't.
Acta prevents Tua from escaping the position.
Acta wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tua, who protects the arm well.
Tua tries to buck Acta off but Acta is having none of it.
Acta decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Acta tries for a takedown but Tua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua tries to clinch up.
Tua wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua tries to clinch up but Acta circles away and keeps his distance.
Acta shoots in for a double leg but Tua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stop Acta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acta is breathing heavily.
Acta circles away from the clinch attempt
and Acta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tua swinging wildly here.
Acta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nate Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Acta throws a head kick but Tua moves out of range.
Acta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Acta blocks a head kick by Tua.
Tua tries to clinch but Acta is having none of it.
Acta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Acta.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a head kick.
Tua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tua throws a head kick but Acta moves out of range.
Tua throws a sloppy head kick and Acta moves out of range easily.
Acta shoots in and gets a takedown into Tua's guard.
Acta 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.
Tua pushes Acta off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Acta.
Tua is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch but Acta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Acta.
Tua wants to clinch up but Acta keeps it at a distance.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Acta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Acta swats away the attempt to clinch by Tua.
A head kick by Tua misses
and Acta counters with a leg kick.
Acta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tua wants to clinch up but Acta keeps it at a distance.
Tua doesn't manage to clinch there - Acta circles away.
Acta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Acta throws a sloppy head kick and Tua moves out of range easily.
Acta keeps the fight on the outside.
Tua looks to clinch
and Acta counters with a body kick that stops Tua in his tracks momentarily.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua tries to clinch but Acta is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tua.
Tua is looking to clinch but Acta is avoiding it.
Tua wants to clinch up but Acta keeps it at a distance.
Tua looks to land a combination but Acta avoids it well.
Tua tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Acta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tua wants it to stay on the feet.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua tries to clinch up
and Acta counters with a head kick. That will keep Tua thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Acta blocks a head kick by Tua.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tua.
Tua moves in looking to clinch but Acta pushes him off.
Tua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tua wants it to stay on the feet.
Tua doesn't manage to clinch there - Acta circles away.
Tua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Acta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Acta throws a head kick but Tua moves out of range.
Tua moves in looking to clinch but Acta pushes him off.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Acta's shoulder, as Acta tries to avoid the shot.
Tua moves in looking to clinch but Acta pushes him off.
Acta circles away from the clinch attempt
and Acta counters with an outside leg kick.
Acta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tua counters with an inside leg kick.
Tua is looking to clinch.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Acta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Acta.
Tua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tua tries to clinch up
and Acta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Acta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Acta moves in looking to clinch but Tua pushes him off.
Acta keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Tua. No joy for Acta on that attempt.
Tua tries to clinch
and Acta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tua throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Stop Acta has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua lands a jab-cross combination.
Acta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tua tries to clinch there but Acta circles away.
Tua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tua doesn't manage to clinch there - Acta circles away.
Acta tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tua looks to land a combination but Acta avoids it well.
Tua tries to keep at a distance but Acta has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Acta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Acta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tua's efforts to push away.
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua blocks a head kick by Acta.
Acta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Acta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tua moves in looking to clinch but Acta pushes him off.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Acta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Acta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tua pinned against the ropes. Tua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Acta. That did some damage!
Tua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Acta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tua motions for Acta to come forward. Tua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tua tries to clinch but Acta is having none of it.
Acta swats away the attempt to clinch by Tua.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
Acta tries to close the distance and clinch but Tua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Acta, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Acta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Acta is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Tua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Acta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tua is defending well for now.
Tua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Acta.
Acta is pressed up against the ropes. Tua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Acta down to the mat. Acta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua is looking to clinch.
Tua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch but Acta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Acta fails to land the takedown.
Tua throws a leg kick but Acta moved away.
Tua throws a leg kick that misses.
Tua tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Acta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Acta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Acta shoots for a takedown but Tua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tua tries to clinch there but Acta circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tua throws a sloppy head kick and Acta moves out of range easily.
Acta fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Acta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Acta dodges the punch combination from Tua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Tua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stop Acta'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. This is the final round!
Tua lands a right hook to the body.
Tua throws a head kick but Acta moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Acta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Acta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tua pinned against the ropes. Tua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Acta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tua moves to clinch but Acta breaks away
and Acta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tua throws a head kick but Acta moves out of range.
Acta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Acta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tua as he jumps to the side.
Acta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch but Acta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua moves in looking to clinch but Acta pushes him off.
Acta avoids the head kick by Tua.
An inside leg kick from Tua misses.
Acta slips a jab and a cross from Tua.
Tua throws a head kick that misses.
Acta keeps the fight on the outside.
Tua throws a head kick but Acta moves out of range.
Tua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Acta.
Tua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Acta scores with a leg kick.
Tua tries to clinch there but Acta circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua tries to clinch but Acta moves out of range.
Tua tries to clinch but Acta is having none of it.
Tua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Acta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Acta fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tua sprawls well initially but Acta persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tua tries to kick Acta off but Acta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Acta is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tua has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acta is looking to take a break and control but Tua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua wants to get back to his feet.
Tua pushes Acta off and gets back to his feet.
Acta forces Tua back against the ropes and clinches.
Tua wants to break free but Acta has control.
Acta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stop Acta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tua managing to block the knees to the body from Acta.
Tua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Acta lands a good knee to the midsection. Tua won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acta wants the takedown. Tua is fighting it off but Acta persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tua's guard against the ropes.
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.
Acta won't allow Tua to get back to his feet.
Acta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Acta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Acta is looking to stand up but Tua won't let him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Acta is controlling him.
Tua keeping full guard, as Acta tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Acta wants to get up but he can't break Tua's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Acta passes into half guard.
Acta wants to stand up but Tua has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Acta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tua is trying to stand up here but Acta is controlling him well.
Acta is working for a submission of some sort.
Tua is looking to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Acta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tua knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Acta trying to control from half guard but Tua is working away.
Tua pushes Acta off, looking to escape but Acta dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Tua is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stop Acta!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Calvancante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Dimagiba 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mauricio Calvancante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Dimagiba!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba connects with a jab.
No luck for Calvancante with that takedown attempt.
Dimagiba moves to clinch but Calvancante breaks away
and Calvancante counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dimagiba's guard now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dimagiba trying to control the position.
Calvancante 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. Calvancante seems to have locked his on tight now - Dimagiba screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Calvancante, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mauricio Calvancante!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Jom!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Jom does no damage.
Jom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jom.
King misses with a combination
and Jom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Jom finds it's way through King's defenses.
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
King dodges the punch combination from Jom.
Good standup being displayed there by Jom as he connects with a hook.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
Jom connects with a body shot.
Jim Jom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jom slips a straight right by King.
Jom just misses with a punch to the body.
Jom scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jom slips a jab and a cross from King.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jom misses with a two punch combination.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Jom moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a low kick.
King throws a series of punches but Jom avoids them all with ease.
King dodges the punch combination from Jom.
Jom ducks under a wild hook from King.
Jom cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
Jom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King throws a head kick but Jom moves out of range.
Jom throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King rushes Jom and presses him up against the ropes.
Jom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jom wants to break free but King has control.
Jom prevents King from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with some punches.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jom throws out a powerful jab.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jom is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jom cracks King with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jom misses with a two punch combination.
King throws a looping overhand right but Jom ducks down to avoid it.
King throws a series of punches but Jom avoids them all with ease.
Jom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jom swinging wildly here.
Jom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King misses with a hook
and Jom counters with a right hand to the body.
Jom throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King tries to clinch but Jom moves away
enabling Jom to counter with a crisp jab.
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jom throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King slips a straight right by Jom.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Jom throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jom.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jom scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from King.
Jom swinging wildly here.
Jom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Jom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! King had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jom dodges the punch combination from King.
Jom cracks King with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to clinch but Jom is avoiding it.
Jom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jom takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King walks into a jab.
A jab from King misses.
Jom looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jom looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King tries to clinch up.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jom with a jab.
King loads up on a big right hand but Jom slips the punch.
Jom throws out a leg kick but King moves out of range and Jom only half commits.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jom to score with a decent uppercut.
Jom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
King wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Jom. Beautiful body shot.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
King misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Jom misses.
King throws a body kick that misses.
King misses the jab.
King throws a right hand that Jom ducks under and follows up with a left that Jom also avoids with ease.
Jom scores with a punch to the head.
King throws a shot from downtown. Jom moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Jom. Beautiful body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
King is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jom's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jom connects with a body shot.
Jom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
Jom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jom misses with a wild body shot.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jom was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Jom just misses with a punch to the body.
Jom swinging wildly here.
Jom throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jom lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King is looking to clinch.
Jom throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jom is out of range and King settles back down.
Jom looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King looks to land a combination but Jom avoids it well.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jom.
A big left from King misses.
Jom missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King misses with a straight left.
King tries to clinch up
and Jom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King throws a hook but Jom avoids it easily.
A big right from King misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
King tries to score with a low kick but Jom moves his leg out of the way.
Jom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Jom lands a jab to King's midsection.
Jom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jom lands a body shot.
King misses with an uppercut. Jom saw that one coming.
Jom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Jom circles away.
King is looking to clinch but Jom is avoiding it.
A jab from King misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jom dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jom dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Jom keeps the fight on the outside.
Jom connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jom manages to avoid it.
Jom lands a jab-cross combination.
Jom throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
King swinging wildly here.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
Jom throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
David King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jom.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
A combination from King does no damage.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Jom circles away.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Jom.
Jom scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jom misses with a two punch combination.
Jom tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jom keeps the fight on the outside.
Jom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jom finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
Jom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jim Jom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jom.
King misses with a low kick.
Jom moves out of range as King strikes.
Donk. Jom catches King right on the button with a cross.
King has managed to clinch.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Jom circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King misses with a wild body shot.
Jom swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Jom slips a jab and a cross from King.
King misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick from Jom misses.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to clinch.
Jom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jom throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Jom pivots, looking for a leg kick but King is out of range and Jom settles back down.
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
King scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jom connects with a crisp jab.
Jom throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Jom dodges the punch combination from King.
King takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jom throws out a powerful jab.
Jom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jom misses with a double jab.
Jom scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jom is breathing heavily.
King tries to score with a low kick but Jom moves his leg out of the way.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Jom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Jom lands a jab to the head.
King swinging wildly here.
King misses with a looping left.
King throws a series of punches but Jom moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jom connects with the punch.
Jom misses with a wild combination.
Jom scores with a body shot.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jom was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King misses with a wild combination.
King checks a leg kick.
Jom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jom with a nice cross.
Jom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jom lands with a good body shot.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jom circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice jab there from Jom.
King pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jom is out of range and King settles back down.
King misses with a double jab
and Jom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King misses with a low kick as Jom jumps back.
King misses with a double jab.
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jom lands a jab to the nose.
Jom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Jom.
Jom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jom swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Jom throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from King.
Jom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Jom.
Jom lands with an overhand left.
Jom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Jom lands the left hand.
Jom lands a jab to King's midsection.
Jom looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Jom throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Jom misses with a straight right.
Jom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
David King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King misses with a combination
enabling Jom to counter with a crisp jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jom scores with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from King lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jom shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. King eats them both and turns towards Jom to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
King throws a right and a left that Jom avoids nicely.
King needs to keep his hands up - Jom had a free shot at his head there.
Jom cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jom.
King tries to clinch there but Jom circles away.
King staying out of range there.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Jom fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Jom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King swinging wildly here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from King there as he acknowledges the shot.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
King gets a clinch.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jom or not.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jom slips under a jab.
Jom misses with a double jab.
A leg kick checked by Jom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Jom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jom 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 Josh West scores the fight for Jim Jom!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Jim Jom!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Jim Jom!
Jim Jom wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gawain Lot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severino Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lot comes to the ring accompanied by Game of Thrones. Severino Bernardo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Severino Bernardo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gawain Lot's 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gawain Lot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Severino Bernardo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lot shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bernardo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lot stops Bernardo from getting back to his feet.
Bernardo is looking for a sweep. Lot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lot wants to take a breather but Bernardo is having none of it.
Lot is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lot stalling away here and it's allowed Bernardo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lot drops back looking for a leg! Bernardo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bernardo manages to kick Lot off! Lot jumps back into Bernardo's guard.
Lot works over Bernardo with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lot distracts Bernardo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lot sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lot throws a big elbow that misses.
Lot wants to control from the top but Bernardo keeps moving.
Lot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lot throwing strikes but missing.
Lot wants to control from the top but Bernardo keeps moving.
Bernardo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lot with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo keeping moving, preventing Lot from controlling successfully.
Bernardo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bernardo wants to sweep but no luck.
Lot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bernardo is looking to stand up but Lot isn't so interested in that idea.
Bernardo working a defensive guard here.
Lot controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bernardo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bernardo keeping full guard, as Lot tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lot landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lot is working Bernardo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bernardo is trying to keep Lot in close.
Lot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bernardo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bernardo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lot slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bernardo keeping moving, preventing Lot from controlling successfully.
Lot is in close to Bernardo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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.
Lot trying to control but Bernardo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gawain Lot wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bernardo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lot counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bernardo's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lot chips away with some ground and pound.
Lot passes into half guard.
Bernardo is trying to control but can't.
Lot is working for a kimura but Bernardo is defending it quite comfortably.
Lot 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.
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. Lot connects with a nice short shot to Bernardo's temple.
Lot content to control rather than advance.
Lot is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bernardo is just riding it out for now. Lot eventually gives up the hold.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bernardo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lot is looking for a kimura here.
Lot trying to control from half guard but Bernardo is working away.
Lot working Bernardo over with strikes.
Bernardo is defending against the submission attempts here by Lot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lot stalling.
Lot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bernardo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lot wants to take a breather but Bernardo is having none of it.
Lot not doing much here.
Lot is keen to just control but Bernardo is a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gawain Lot just wasn't active enough.
Bernardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo defending well as Lot loads up on a big left hand.
Lot ducks right into an uppercut from Bernardo.
Lot shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bernardo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lot trying to control but Bernardo is working from the bottom.
Bernardo wants to sweep but no luck.
Lot trying to control the position from guard on top but Bernardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lot works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bernardo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lot controlling the pace.
Bernardo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Lot is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bernardo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bernardo keeping moving, preventing Lot from controlling successfully.
Bernardo is trying to control the position but Lot postures up.
Lot throws a big elbow that misses.
Lot passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lot advances nicely into full mount.
Lot throwing strikes here but Bernardo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo is looking to improve his position but Lot isn't that keen on the idea.
Bernardo looks winded!
Lot raining down shots from the mount!
Lot looking to ground and pound but Bernardo is blocking nicely.
Bernardo is squirming around, avoiding Lot's attempts to control the action.
Lot lands a big elbow.
Lot looking to control but Bernardo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lot postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bernardo looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lot looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lot lands a big shot there that rocks Bernardo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bernardo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernardo is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gawain Lot dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bernardo can do to turn this around?
Bernardo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lot.
Lot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lot wants to control from the top but Bernardo keeps moving.
Gawain Lot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lot connects with a couple of short punches.
Lot trying to control but Bernardo is working from the bottom.
Lot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lot's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo keeping moving, preventing Lot from controlling successfully.
Lot sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bernardo's guard.
Lot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bernardo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bernardo keeps working.
Lot is working for a submission of some sort.
Bernardo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lot.
Ground and pound from Lot.
Bernardo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lot.
Lot prevents Bernardo from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lot is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lot is nestled in close to Bernardo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lot stalling.
Bernardo wants to control but Lot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bernardo is breathing heavily.
Lot uses his free foot to push down on Bernardo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bernardo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lot controlling the position easily from mount.
Bernardo taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo taking shots to the head.
Lot with shots to the head and body - Bernardo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bernardo is still in real trouble! Can Lot finish him?
Lot throws some wild stikes that Bernardo manages to avoid easily.
Bernardo tries to hold on but Lot postures up.
Bernardo seems to have recovered his senses.
Bernardo is looking to improve his position but Lot isn't that keen on the idea.
Lot trying to control but Bernardo is having none of it.
Lot with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lot with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lot is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lot pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Lot.
Lot looking to control but Bernardo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lot postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bernardo badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Lot around the waist but Lot pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Lot is the winner by TKO! Lot jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gawain Lot!
Gawain Lot managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Pirates Powder, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Camber Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baraka Simengwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright comes to the ring accompanied by I'm not from around here. Simengwa has chosen Afande Sele feat Ditto - Darubini kali as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Camber Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baraka Simengwa!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simengwa pushes Cartwright up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cartwright pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Simengwa managing to block the knees to the body from Cartwright.
Knees to the body from Cartwright.
Simengwa managing to block the knees to the body from Cartwright.
Cartwright missing with knees to the body.
Simengwa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cartwright uses from the top position.
Simengwa working for a triangle but Cartwright defends it easily.
Cartwright is looking to stand up but Simengwa won't let him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Simengwa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cartwright gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartwright wanted to stand there but Simengwa had control of the position.
Cartwright avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cartwright defends well.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Simengwa keeps moving.
Cartwright has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Simengwa to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cartwright is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Simengwa pulls down on the head and he's put Cartwright to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Baraka Simengwa!
Baraka Simengwa made sure to mention his sponsor, Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Wood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wood throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Wood tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wood with a knee to the head.
Wood drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Wood gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
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!
Wood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood looking for a sweep. Not yet Wood, not yet.
Wood is adopting a defensive guard.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Jackson content to stall in guard here.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Quinton Jackson.
Wood tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wood looking to control.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
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.
Wood is trying to stand.
Wood moves into full guard.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Wood's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Wood looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jackson passes into half guard.
Jackson is nestled in close to Wood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wood wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wood defends it well.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is keen to just control but Wood is a slippery customer.
Wood missing with punches from the bottom.
Wood is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wood avoid being mounted?
Jackson wants to control but Wood is keeping him busy.
Wood tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson working over Wood with some ground and pound. Wood looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson working Wood over with strikes.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wood keeps working.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jackson lands a big elbow - Wood is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Jackson!
A very excited looking Quinton Jackson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Remnant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Remnant will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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199 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Remnant!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remnant gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch lands to the side of Finch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Tom Finch has been cut.
Remnant throws a poor cross that misses
and Finch counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Finch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A bit of a lull in the action 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.
Remnant manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are battling for position here. Remnant manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch landing some decent shots from guard.
Remnant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Finch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Finch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Finch connects with a couple of short punches.
Remnant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finch is one step ahead there.
Finch distracts Remnant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Finch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Remnant is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Finch tries to free his leg and advance position but Remnant is retaining full guard.
Finch throws a strike but Remnant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Finch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Remnant manages to get himself to full guard.
Finch trying to control the position from guard on top but Remnant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Remnant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Remnant holds on and takes a little breather.
Remnant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Finch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Finch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Finch won't allow Remnant to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Remnant is on top in guard.
Finch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Remnant defends well.
Remnant throws a big right hand that misses.
Finch working a defensive guard here.
Remnant is in close to Finch's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Remnant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Finch looking for a sweep. Not yet Finch, not yet.
Remnant scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant is working Finch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Finch seems keen to control Remnant's posture.
Remnant scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Finch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Remnant!
Remnant tries to reverse the position but Finch maintains control.
Finch landing shots from mount.
Remnant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Finch cracks Remnant with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Finch trying to control but Remnant is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch is landing with some decent strikes but Remnant is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Remnant is trying desperately to improve position.
Remnant wants to control but Finch is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Remnant manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Finch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Finch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Finch 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.
Remnant has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Finch is working away from the top position though.
Remnant is looking for a sweep. Finch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Finch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Remnant's head.
Finch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Remnant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Finch.
Finch trying to control from half guard but Remnant is working away.
Finch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Remnant looking for submissions off his back.
Finch is keen to just control but Remnant is a slippery customer.
Remnant gets full guard.
Finch wants to control from the top but Remnant keeps moving.
Remnant tries to strike from the bottom.
Remnant looking for a sweep. Not yet Remnant, not yet.
Finch drops back looking for a leg! Remnant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Remnant manages to kick Finch off! Finch jumps back into Remnant's guard.
Remnant is trying to control the position but Finch postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Remnant looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Remnant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Finch manages to get himself to full guard.
Finch keeping full guard, as Remnant tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Remnant pushing down on Finch's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Remnant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Remnant trying to control the action but Finch is working from the bottom.
Remnant trying to mount his opponent but Finch defends it.
Finch misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Finch controlling the position for now.
Remnant is trying to work for a kimura but Finch is defending well.
Remnant seems to be looking for submissions.
Finch lands a couple of sideways elbows.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Remnant lands a nice short elbow.
Finch is looking for a sweep. Remnant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Remnant seems to be looking for submissions.
Finch wants to get back to full guard.
Remnant trying to control from half guard but Finch is working away.
Remnant 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 eight minutes gone in the round.
Remnant is looking for a kimura but Finch is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Remnant to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Finch manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Remnant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Remnant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Finch's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch is trying to keep Remnant in close.
Finch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Remnant is one step ahead there.
Remnant trying to control but Finch is working from the bottom.
Finch wants to sweep but no luck.
Remnant forces his way into half guard.
Remnant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Remnant throwing shots but Finch is blocking nicely.
Remnant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Finch defends it well.
Finch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Finch is working hard here to advance position.
Remnant is trying to control. Finch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Remnant is working for a submission of some sort.
Remnant is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finch trying to control but Remnant postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Remnant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Finch's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Remnant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finch stuffs the takedown.
Jab from Remnant.
Finch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Remnant.
Remnant moves out of range of the strikes.
Finch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Remnant misses with a wild combination.
Finch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Remnant takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
Finch slaps away a takedown attempt from Remnant, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Finch looking to score a takedown here. Remnant is defending well but Finch drives through and ends up in Remnant's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remnant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Finch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Remnant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Finch wants to control from the top but Remnant keeps moving.
Finch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Finch preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Remnant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Finch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Remnant's head.
Finch is working Remnant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Remnant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finch.
Finch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch advances to half guard.
Finch is nestled in close to Remnant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Finch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Finch controlling the action here.
Finch working Remnant over with strikes.
Remnant moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Finch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Finch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Remnant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Finch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Remnant is tightening it up a little... Finch has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Finch reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Finch taps out! Nice BJJ there by Remnant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chris Remnant!
An out of breath Chris Remnant thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shelby Toe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torrelio Sacana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Toe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Here Comes the Boom!. Torrelio Sacana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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221 lbs
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224 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shelby Toe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Torrelio Sacana!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sacana has his takedown stuffed
and Toe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sacana's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sacana manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sacana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sacana goes for an armbar but Toe turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Toe.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sacana is looking for a triangle but Toe pushes his legs off easily.
Toe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sacana is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Toe is aware though and is defending well.
Toe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Toe preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toe scoring with some ground and pound.
Toe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sacana pushes a forearm under Toe's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Toe is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Torrelio Sacana!
Torrelio Sacana is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Torrelio Sacana was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Echart Tolle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glin Burman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Echart Tolle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glin Burman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tolle circles away quickly and effectively.
Burman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tolle shoots in but no luck this time.
Burman throws a sloppy head kick and Tolle moves out of range easily.
Burman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burman tries to bum rush Tolle with a series of wild strikes but Tolle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tolle moves out of range of the body kick.
Burman misses with a head kick.
Burman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burman throws a head kick that misses.
Burman misses with a straight left.
Burman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burman misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Burman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tolle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burman throws the left hand but Tolle avoids the punch easily.
Tolle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tolle shoots in for a takedown but Burman shows good takedown defense.
Burman misses with a low kick.
Burman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tolle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Echart Tolle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tolle staying out of range there.
Tolle thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Burman misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tolle circles away quickly and effectively.
Burman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tolles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tolle shoots in looking for a takedown but Burman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tolle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Burman lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burman fails to land with a series of punches.
Burman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burman throws a nice looking combination but Tolle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tolle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burman manages to avoid it.
Burman lands with a nice combination. Tolle backs away looking to recover.
Burman thows a body shot but no joy.
Burman misses with a head kick.
Burman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tolle.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tolle. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Burman throws a head kick but Tolle moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burman misses with a series of wild punches.
Burman throws a right and a left that Tolle avoids nicely.
Burman scores with a head kick.
Burman throws a push kick but Tolle slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burman.
Burman misses with a low kick.
Burman gets caught flat footed, as Tolle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tolle throws a big right hand that misses.
Tolle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tolle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burman keeping moving, preventing Tolle from controlling successfully.
Burman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tolle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tolle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tolle throws a big right hand that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolle throwing strikes but missing.
Tolle throws a big elbow that misses.
Tolle 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.
Burman is looking to stand up but Tolle isn't so interested in that idea.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tolle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tolle wants to control from the top but Burman keeps moving.
Burman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tolle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tolle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Burman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tolle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burman's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tolle drops back, looking for a kneebar! Burman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Burman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Burman!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burman tries to stand but Tolle is controlling his head.
Tolle is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Burman wants to stand but Tolle has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Tolle controlling the position for now.
Tolle is looking to control Burman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tolle avoid being mounted?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tolle tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tolle trying to control but Burman postures up.
Tolle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tolle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burman being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tolle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burman as he jumps to the side.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Burman.
A swing and a miss from Burman.
Tolle tries to bum rush Burman with a series of wild strikes but Burman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Burman.
Tolle slips a jab and a cross from Burman.
Glin Burman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burman misses with a double jab.
Tolle gets the takedown into side control.
Tolle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tolle is working Burman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tolle landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tolle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burman parries the strikes from Tolle easily there. Tolle is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Burman to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Burman dodges the ground and pound from Tolle.
The ground and pound from Tolle seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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 Echart Tolle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tolle blocks the body kick.
Glin Burman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Burman.
Tolle avoids the body shot from Burman.
Burman misses with a double jab.
Burman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burman.
Burman throws a sloppy head kick and Tolle moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Burman both land. Nice combination.
Tolle slips a straight right by Burman.
Tolle is looking to clinch.
Tolle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tolle misses with a wild combination.
Burman misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Tolle as he checks the leg kick.
Tolle closes the distance and clinches.
Burman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Burman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tolle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Echart Tolle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burman throws a leg kick but Tolle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burman throws a right hand that Tolle ducks under and follows up with a left that Tolle also avoids with ease.
Burman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burman swings for the body but Tolle moves out of range.
Burman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Burman.
Burman is breathing heavily.
Burman tries to bum rush Tolle with a series of wild strikes but Tolle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tolle.
Tolle has his takedown stuffed
and Burman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tolle thinking.
Glin Burman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burman connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burman throws a head kick but Tolle moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tolle.
Tolle throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tolle cracks Burman with a big elbow.
Tolle looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Burman is avoiding damage well.
Tolle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Burman wants to get back to his feet.
Tolle lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolle scores with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Tolle has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tolle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Burman down.
Tolle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Burman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Echart Tolle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tolle throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tolle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tolle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Burman dodges the ground and pound from Tolle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tolle is working Burman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tolle postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tolle working the ground and pound but Burman is defending the strikes.
Tolle scoring with punches and elbows.
Burman bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Glin Burman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burman stuffs the takedown.
Burman throws a sloppy head kick and Tolle moves out of range easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burman throws a looping overhand right but Tolle ducks down to avoid it.
Tolle moves out of range of the body kick from Burman.
Burman tries a head kick but it misses.
Burman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tolle.
Tolle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tolle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Burman to the ground. Tolle is now in Burman's guard.
Tolle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tolle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tolle throwing strikes but missing.
Tolle passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Tolle.
Burman is pushing Tolle's head away, looking to escape. Tolle manages to hold on to the position though.
Tolle trying to control the action but Burman is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tolle tries for a kimura but Burman is defending well.
Tolle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tolle goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Burman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tolle but great work by Burman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burman tries to stand but Tolle is controlling his head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tolle is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Tolle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tolle sneaks back into half guard.
Burman tries to stand and escape but Tolle actually recovers to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolle has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Burman has passed into side control.
What's Tolle going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Echart Tolle dominated that second round.
That's time! Tolle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Burman tests Tolle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tolle on the side of the head.
Burman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tolle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tolle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Burman. Those never looked like landing.
Tolle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Burman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tolle is nestled in close to Burman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tolle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolle is looking to advance position but Burman won't allow it.
Tolle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tolle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tolle seems to be looking for submissions.
Tolle thows a huge punch but Burman dodges it nicely.
Tolle throwing shots but Burman is blocking nicely.
Tolle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Burman sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolle trying to mount his opponent but Burman defends it.
Tolle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burman's head.
Tolle throwing shots but Burman is blocking nicely.
Tolle is looking for a kimura here.
Tolle works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolle is looking to take a break and control but Burman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tolle working the ground and pound.
Tolle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tolle is trying to get an arm triangle but Burman is defending well.
Tolle working the body and head with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Tolle.
Tolle working the ground and pound.
Tolle throws an elbow but Burman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Burman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tolle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burman, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Tolle crashes against the mat.
Tolle fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tolle prevents Burman from escaping the position.
Tolle lands some shots froms side control.
An elbow from Tolle crashes against the mat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tolle lands a few punches from side control.
Tolle creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolle looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Burman is avoiding damage well.
Burman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tolle is working to tighten is grip on Burman's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Burman has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Tolle is really squeezing tight and eventually Burman passes out! Tolle breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Echart Tolle!
Echart Tolle retains his welterweight title!
Echart Tolle made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Thank you for my belt!!!! Now that I'm champ known that I'm not going to lose and that the 205lbers should watch there backs because I want that belt two. I'll fight anyone anytime any day I'm the best 170 lbs fighter to walk the planet'.
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