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Hilo Fight 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Smithson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Smithson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a head kick but Smithson moves out of range.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a right and a left that Smithson avoids nicely.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones scores with the left hand. Smithson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones looks to land a combination but Smithson avoids it well.
Smithson looks to clinch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smithson moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones jumps guard but Smithson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smithson blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Smithson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smithson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Smithson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smithson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jack Smithson has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smithson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smithson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smithson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smithson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Smithson is controlling him.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smithson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smithson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithson prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones keeps control of Smithson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Smithson is controlling the position.
Smithson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Smithson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smithson has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones is pushing Smithson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smithson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smithson counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smithson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smithson is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Smithson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Smithson misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Smithson is controlling him.
Smithson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Smithson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones tries to bum rush Smithson with a series of wild strikes but Smithson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones throws a leg kick but Smithson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smithson tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Smithson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a right and a left that Smithson avoids nicely.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Smithson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smithson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smithson moves into the clinch.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smithson tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Smithson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithson lands a nice elbow.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smithson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smithson is looking to clinch.
Smithson blocks a head kick by Jones.
Smithson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smithson tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Smithson fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones postures up in Smithson's guard and throws a big left but Smithson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smithson, up you get!
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Smithson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smithson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Smithson lands a nice uppercut.
Smithson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smithson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smithson lands a body shot.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smithson obliges.
Jack Smithson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smithson digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Smithson on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to circle away but Smithson has him pinned against the cage.
Smithson keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Smithson won't allow it.
Smithson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smithson working hard to break the clinch.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smithson lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Smithson keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Smithson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones wants to clinch up but Smithson keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smithson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smithson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smithson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Smithson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smithson lands a shot to the body.
Smithson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithson tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Smithson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Smithson misses with some punches.
Smithson prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Smithson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones is working for takedown but Smithson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smithson is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Smithson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithson throws an elbow that misses.
Jones blocks a body shot from Smithson.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smithson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smithson wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones wants to break free but Smithson has control.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Smithson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Smithson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones throws a jab when Smithson was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithson dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Smithson tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones throws a series of punches but Smithson moves out of range.
Jones throws a right and a left that Smithson avoids nicely.
Smithson avoids the body shot from Jones.
Smithson closes the distance and clinches.
Smithson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smithson lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smithson prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jack Smithson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smithson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joeseph Moai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaxon Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joeseph Moai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jaxon Christian!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moai misses with a two punch combination.
Christian doesn't manage to clinch there - Moai circles away.
Moai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Moai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Christian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Christian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moai avoids it really well and circles away.
Moai shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Christian manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Christian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moai wants to pass the guard but Christian is keeping the position.
Moai 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.
Christian wants to get back to his feet but Moai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moai is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Christian is keeping the position for now.
Moai works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moai slows the pace down in half guard.
Moai decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Moai throws a body punch but Christian moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Christian tries to clinch but Moai moves away
and Moai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christian walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christian tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Moai counter with a right hand.
Moai lands with a good body shot.
Moai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Moai knocks Christian to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Christian is rocked!
Moai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Christian is still in real trouble! Can Moai finish him?
Christian manages to work his way to half guard, despite Moai's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moai works his way into full mount!
Christian seems to have recovered his senses.
Moai landing strikes from the mount.
Christian is rocked!
Moai postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Christian badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Moai around the waist but Moai pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Moai is the winner by TKO! Moai jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joeseph Moai!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez has chosen La Puerta Negra as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paco Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez throws a leg kick but Andersen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mendez misses with a body kick.
Andersen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Andersen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Andersen has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Paco Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andersen is rocked!
It looks like Jacob Andersen has been cut.
Mendez throws an overhand right that lands on Andersen's shoulder, as Andersen tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Andersen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendez tries to bum rush Andersen with a series of wild strikes but Andersen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andersen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mendez throws a sloppy head kick and Andersen moves out of range easily.
Andersen moves away from the strike by Mendez.
Mendez gets a clinch.
Mendez is pressed up against the cage. Andersen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mendez down to the mat. Mendez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Andersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mendez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersen fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen tries to score a body lock takedown but Mendez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andersen seems to have got his legs back now.
Andersen fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Andersen! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paco Mendez!
In his post fight interview, Paco Mendez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryk Jaworski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christus comes into the arena with hArLeM ShAkE!!! blaring out of the sound system. Patryk Jaworski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesus Christus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patryk Jaworski!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christus scores with a takedown into Jaworski's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jaworski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Christus defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christus wants to pass the guard but Jaworski is keeping the position.
Christus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jaworski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Christus has managed to get both his arms back between Jaworski's legs - danger averted.
Christus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jaworski dives on top into guard.
Jaworski pushes down on Christus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Jaworski seems content to control.
Christus is looking for a sweep. Jaworski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jaworski is trying to work for a kimura but Christus is defending well.
Jaworski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Christus tries to roll over but Jaworski keeps him under control.
Jaworski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Christus wants to control but Jaworski is keeping busy.
Jaworski is taking a breather. Christus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christus tries to roll over but Jaworski keeps him under control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Christus tries to clinch up.
Christus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jaworski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Christus tries to avoid it but Jaworski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Christus to the ground. Christus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Christus closes the distance and pushes Jaworski back into the cage.
Christus manages to break the clinch.
Christus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christus is looking to clinch.
Christus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jaworski sprawls well initially but Christus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jaworski looks winded!
Jaworski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jaworski pulls Christus in to control the position.
Christus looking to sit in guard and control but Jaworski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jaworski won't allow Christus to get back to his feet.
Christus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Christus wants to improve his position but instead Jaworski has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jaworski maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Christus could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Jaworski has cracked it and Christus is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Jaworski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patryk Jaworski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Denisovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Camao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denisovitch comes to the cage accompanied by Katyusha. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Denisovitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Renan Camao!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camao darts in and clinches Denisovitch up against the cage.
Camao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Denisovitch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Denisovitch lands a damaging elbow.
Denisovitch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Camao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Denisovitch lands a damaging elbow.
Camao takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Denisovitch lands an elbow that stopped Camao in his tracks for a moment.
Denisovitch lands a damaging elbow.
Denisovitch lands a nice elbow.
Denisovitch lands an elbow just above Camao 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Camao takes an elbow to the temple.
Denisovitch lands a nice elbow.
Denisovitch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Denisovitch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Camao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Denisovitch throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Camao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Camao dips to his left and cracks Denisovitch with an uppercut!
Denisovitch checks a low kick from Camao.
Denisovitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denisovitch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Denisovitch blocks a jab.
Camao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Denisovitch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denisovitch slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Denisovitch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denisovitch.
Camao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Camao looking to stall.
Denisovitch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Denisovitch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Denisovitch lands a nice elbow.
Camao takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Denisovitch.
Denisovitch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Denisovitch lands an elbow that stopped Camao in his tracks for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Denisovitch - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Camao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Denisovitch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Denisovitch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Denisovitch leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Denisovitch for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denisovitch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Denisovitch effectively controlling the action here.
Denisovitch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Camao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Denisovitch lands an elbow just above Camao 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denisovitch.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside.
Camao takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Denisovitch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denisovitch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Camao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Denisovitch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Denisovitch dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Camao throws a low kick, looking for Denisovitch's leg but Denisovitch calmly moves out of range.
Denisovitch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Denisovitch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Denisovitch ducks under a wild hook from Camao.
Denisovitch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Camao.
Camao closes the distance and clinches.
Camao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Denisovitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denisovitch.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside that Camao shrugs off.
Denisovitch lands an elbow just above Camao 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Denisovitch - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ivan Denisovitch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Camao just misses with a elbow thrown towards Denisovitch's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisovitch lands a damaging elbow.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside that Camao shrugs off.
Denisovitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Denisovitch lands a damaging elbow.
Camao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Denisovitch has Camao pressed against the cage.
Camao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Camao trying to stall but Denisovitch improves his position.
Denisovitch lands a damaging elbow.
Denisovitch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Denisovitch.
Denisovitch throws a front kick that sends Camao stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Denisovitch slams his shin into Camao's torso.
Camao throws a hook but Denisovitch blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denisovitch moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Denisovitch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Denisovitch.
Camao is breathing heavily.
Denisovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Denisovitch throws a head kick that Camao semi-blocks.
Camao throws a right hand that misses
and Denisovitch counters with a good, hard body kick but Camao shrugs it off.
Denisovitch connects with a leg kick. Camao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Denisovitch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camao misses with a low kick as Denisovitch jumps back.
Denisovitch lands a head kick. Camao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Camao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Denisovitch - the referee stops the clock and Camao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Denisovitch. Camao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Denisovitch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camao can do to turn this around?
Denisovitch lands a big head kick that sends Camao tumbling to the mat! Denisovitch takes a step backwards and waves Camao back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Camao is rocked!
Denisovitch feints and then cracks Camao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camao down.
Camao is still on wobbly legs! Can Denisovitch finish him?
A big left from Camao misses.
Camao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denisovitch.
Renan Camao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camao misses with a shot to the body
and Denisovitch counters with a low kick, right behind Camao 's knee.
Camao seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denisovitch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Denisovitch scores with a push kick.
Camao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Denisovitch scores with a push kick.
Camao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Denisovitch! Camao is out on his feet! Denisovitch rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Camao is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Camao is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Denisovitch!
Ivan Denisovitch thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Samuels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarawut Suttikul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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219 lbs
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18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Samuels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sarawut Suttikul!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suttikul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suttikul misses with the combination.
Suttikul throws a head kick but Samuels moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Suttikul.
Suttikul is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Suttikul looks to land a left hand but Samuels moved out of range nicely.
Suttikul throws a push kick but Samuels slaps the foot to one side.
Suttikul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Suttikul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samuels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suttikul misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suttikul.
Suttikul lands a lovely overhand right.
Suttikul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samuels shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Samuels was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuels is working to tighten is grip on Suttikul's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Suttikul has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Samuels is really squeezing tight and eventually Suttikul passes out! Samuels breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sam Samuels!
Sam Samuels thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ford Atlas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford Atlas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
179 lbs
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25
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kirk Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ford Atlas!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atlas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Atlas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Walker.
Atlas is looking for a sweep.
Walker remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Atlas tries to bench press Walker off him but Walker keeps the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Atlas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Walker.
Atlas tries to buck Walker off but Walker is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Atlas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walker landing strikes.
Walker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Atlas is avoiding damage well.
Walker is putting a hurting on Atlas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Atlas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Walker's best efforts.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Atlas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walker is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atlas trying to control here.
Walker thows a huge punch but Atlas dodges it nicely.
Atlas is trying to get back to full guard.
Walker not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walker throws a series of punches but Atlas moves out of range.
Atlas misses with a takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Walker stays in close to Atlas's body and controls the position.
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Walker with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Atlas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Atlas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker wants to control from the top but Atlas keeps moving.
Walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Atlas is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atlas controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Walker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walker manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Atlas on his heels. He'll look to pass Atlas's guard now, I'm sure.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walker looking to sit in guard and control but Atlas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Atlas wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Atlas 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.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Atlas wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Atlas controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ford Atlas.
Atlas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Walker stalling.
Atlas is in trouble now - Walker has advanced to mount!
Walker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Walker with good strikes from the mount here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walker looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Walker.
Walker lands a heavy elbow.
Walker content just to control the position here.
Walker lands a couple of good shots and Atlas has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Atlas is trapped and Walker is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
What can Atlas do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Atlas tries to escape the position.
Atlas covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Walker scores with punches and elbows.
Atlas covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kirk Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atlas avoids the strikes from Walker.
Walker controlling from the back.
Walker misses with a punch to the head.
Atlas tries to escape the position.
Atlas rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Walker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Atlas slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Walker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Atlas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Atlas some visible discomfort.
Atlas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Walker slows the pace down.
Atlas wants to control but Walker postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Walker throws an elbow but Atlas slips to the side and avoids it well.
Walker working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Atlas is being controlled here.
Walker working the ground and pound but Atlas is defending the strikes.
Kirk Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Walker stalls from top position.
Walker prevents Atlas from escaping the position.
Walker is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Atlas will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Atlas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atlas tries to bench press Walker off him but Walker keeps the position.
Walker staying calm.
Kirk Walker has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Atlas shoots in looking for a takedown but Walker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Atlas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Atlas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atlas with a lazy takedown attempt
so Walker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Atlas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Atlas for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kirk Walker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Atlas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Walker showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker is taking a breather. Atlas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Walker!
After winning the bout, Kirk Walker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Zinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zinn's entrance music is All Day. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
194 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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25
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Zinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Jones!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Zinn.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zinn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zinn cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zinn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Zinn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones works Zinn's body with a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Zinn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Michael Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zinn tries a head kick but it misses.
Zinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zinn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zinn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zinn lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zinn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jones looks winded!
Zinn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Zinn from controlling successfully.
Zinn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zinn is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep here but Zinn controlling him for the moment.
Zinn with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zinn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zinn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zinn stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zinn passes into half guard.
Zinn working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zinn is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zinn landing with the ground and pound.
Zinn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zinn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zinn wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Zinn pushes Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zinn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zinn.
It looks like Michael Jones has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zinn.
Zinn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zinn connects with a jab.
Zinn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zinn lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Zinn thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Zinn finish him?
Zinn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zinn closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jones! Zinn dives in looking to finish! Jones is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Zinn!
An out of breath Martin Zinn 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ford Prefect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prefect comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Leo Vieira is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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33
181 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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31
183 lbs
10 - 18 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ford Prefect!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Leo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Vieira finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vieira moves in looking to clinch but Prefect pushes him off.
Prefect tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vieira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Prefect somewhat.
Prefect avoids the head kick by Vieira.
Vieira throws a right and a left that Prefect avoids nicely.
Prefect shoots in looking for a takedown but Vieira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Prefect's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vieira closes the distance and pushes Prefect back into the cage.
Vieira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Prefect is defending well for now.
Prefect managing to block the knees to the body from Vieira.
Prefect tries to score a body lock takedown but Vieira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ford Prefect. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prefect tries to pull guard but Vieira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vieira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Prefect goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vieira prevents it.
Prefect has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Vieira clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Prefect looking for the RNC.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prefect is persistently looking for the submission but Vieira is defending it well.
Vieira defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Prefect is looking for the choke from the back position but Vieira is controlling his hands well.
Prefect is looking for a rear naked choke here but Vieira reverses the position brilliantly into Prefect's guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vieira looking to pass the guard.
Prefect working a defensive guard here.
Vieira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vieira won't allow Prefect to sweep him here.
Vieira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Prefect keeping moving, preventing Vieira from controlling successfully.
Prefect looking for a guillotine here but Vieira defends easily.
Vieira looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Prefect controls Vieira momentarily but Vieira frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prefect had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vieira defends it easily.
Prefect looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Vieira is defending well. Prefect quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Vieira has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Prefect celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ford Prefect!
Ford Prefect retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Ford Prefect 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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