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Hilo Fight 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Go (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fidel Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philip Go!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Go shoots in and gets a takedown into Mendez's guard.
Go being controlled here momentarily.
Go is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Go wanted to stand there but Mendez had control of the position.
Mendez wants to sweep here but Go controlling him for the moment.
Go trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendez, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mendez avoids the body shot from Go.
Mendez is looking to score with low kicks.
Mendez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Go is trying to control the position but Mendez postures up.
Mendez trying to control but Go is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Go is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Go is looking for a kimura here.
Mendez wants to improve his position but Go is controlling well.
Mendez is looking to escape.
Go trying to control from half guard but Mendez is working away.
Mendez tries to get to full guard but Go has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is trying to control but Go passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez is looking to regain half guard here but Go keeps moving and retains side control.
Mendez holds on to Go's head and controls the position momentarily.
Go wants to stand but Mendez is controlling his arm.
Mendez struggling a bit here.
Mendez is trying to get back to half guard.
Mendez tries to control but Go manages to take his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Go's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Go lands shots from the back.
Mendez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Go.
Mendez is trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Go tries to keep control of the position but Mendez is staying busy.
Go is hanging on to Mendez's back as he tries to escape.
Mendez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go trying to control momentarily.
Mendez wants to escape the position.
Go looking for the choke from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lull in the action here.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Go.
Mendez is taking damage to the body and head.
Go looking for the RNC.
Mendez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Go dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mendez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Go manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Go wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working.
Go is trying for a kimura here. Mendez looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Go wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Philip Go!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Akins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rodrigues's choice of entrance music: Save My Soul. Michael Akins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leo Rodrigues's chin.
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210 lbs
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214 lbs
1 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Akins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leo Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akins has his takedown stuffed
and Rodrigues counters with a three punch combo that has Akins backing up. Akins nods at Rodrigues to acknowledge the strikes.
Akins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Akins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a body kick.
Akins drives through and clinches with Rodrigues against the cage.
Rodrigues prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akins.
Akins tries to pull guard but Rodrigues forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Akins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akins is trying to pull guard but Rodrigues turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Akins tries for a takedown. No joy.
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!
Akins stalls.
Rodrigues is pressed up against the cage. Akins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rodrigues down to the mat. Rodrigues avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodrigues swivels and escapes.
Rodrigues shoots for a takedown but Akins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tries for a takedown but Akins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Akins wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akins trying to control here.
Akins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Akins.
Rodrigues avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akins throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rodrigues preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodrigues doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodrigues manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rodrigues would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Akins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akins keeping moving, preventing Rodrigues from controlling successfully.
Akins wants to sweep here but Rodrigues controlling him for the moment.
Rodrigues wants to control from the top but Akins keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leo Rodrigues wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rodrigues gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Akins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rodrigues is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Akins, into his guard.
Akins is pulling down on Rodrigues's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues wanted to stand there but Akins had control of the position.
Akins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rodrigues defends it easily.
Akins is trying to keep Rodrigues in close.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Akins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rodrigues looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Akins looking to score a takedown here. Rodrigues is defending well but Akins drives through and ends up in Rodrigues's guard.
Michael Akins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Akins trying to control but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
Akins stands up out of Rodrigues's guard for a moment - Rodrigues manages to land a nice upkick.
Akins controlling from the top position.
Akins trying to control but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
Akins controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Akins with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akins postures up in Rodrigues's guard and throws a big left but Rodrigues blocks it.
Rodrigues can't keep his opponent in guard - Akins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rodrigues really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Akins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rodrigues doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Akins.
Akins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rodrigues is staying active underneath Akins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodrigues is looking for a sweep. Akins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodrigues trying to control from the bottom.
Akins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rodrigues doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Akins.
Akins works his foot free and advances to mount.
Akins is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rodrigues can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to hold on but Akins postures up.
Akins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rodrigues keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Akins tries to control but Rodrigues wriggling away.
Rodrigues is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Akins raining down hammerfists from mount.
Akins controlling the pace for now.
Akins jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rodrigues manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Akins is looking to take a break and control but Rodrigues is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akins lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Akins dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Akins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodrigues paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akins looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodrigues is just out of range.
Akins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Akins advances to mount.
Akins looking to control but Rodrigues is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Akins is looking to work his way around to Rodrigues's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Akins with good strikes from the mount here!
Akins is landing with some decent strikes but Rodrigues is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rodrigues is in trouble now - Akins has advanced to mount!
Rodrigues defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Akins.
Rodrigues is trying to escape the mount.
Akins moves to take his opponent's back.
Rodrigues breaks Akins's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodrigues stopping the sweep attempt from Akins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodrigues is aware though and is defending well.
Rodrigues wants to control from the top but Akins keeps moving.
Akins looking to control.
Akins keeping moving, preventing Rodrigues from controlling successfully.
Rodrigues stands and steps away. Akins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Michael Akins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Akins's half guard.
Akins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rodrigues looking to sit in guard and control but Akins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Akins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rodrigues's guard.
Akins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodrigues does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Akins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rodrigues doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Akins.
Akins controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Akins trying to control from half guard but Rodrigues is working away.
Rodrigues is defending against the submission attempts here by Akins.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rodrigues knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Akins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Akins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Akins!
Michael Akins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ante Gardasevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Mewes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gardasevic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPUSG9feE6k. Jason Mewes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ante Gardasevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Mewes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardasevic looks to land a combination but Mewes avoids it well.
Gardasevic walks into a stiff left hand from Mewes.
Gardasevic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good leg kick by Mewes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mewes misses with a looping left.
Mewes scores with a hook.
Mewes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gardasevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gardasevic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gardasevic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Gardasevic misses its intended target.
Mewes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gardasevic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mewes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardasevic tries to move into range but Mewes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mewes scores with a kick to the body.
Mewes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gardasevic moves forwards but Mewes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mewes misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Mewes does no damage.
Gardasevic moves away from the strike by Mewes.
Mewes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mewes duly obliges.
Gardasevic swings for the body but Mewes moves out of range.
Gardasevic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gardasevic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mewes.
Gardasevic slips under a jab.
Gardasevic misses with a double jab.
Mewes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gardasevic on the side of the head.
Mewes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gardasevic has time to react.
Gardasevic throws a sloppy head kick and Mewes moves out of range easily.
Mewes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gardasevic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gardasevic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mewes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jason Mewes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mewes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardasevic shoots in for a double leg but Mewes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gardasevic throws the left hand but Mewes avoids the punch easily.
Gardasevic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mewes sprawls well. Mewes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gardasevic gets slowly back to his feet.
Gardasevic misses with a straight right.
Gardasevic misses the shot to the body.
Gardasevic wants to clinch but Mewes slips to the side
letting Mewes counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mewes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mewes wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Gardasevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mewes ducks right into an uppercut from Gardasevic.
Gardasevic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mewes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gardasevic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardasevic throws a nice looking combination but Mewes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gardasevic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mewes throws a series of strikes that have Gardasevic backpedaling.
Gardasevic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mewes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mewes wants to break free but Gardasevic has control.
Mewes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mewes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gardasevic has him pressed against the cage.
Gardasevic tries to land knees in the clinch but Mewes avoids the damage to the body.
Mewes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gardasevic's efforts to push away.
Mewes is trying to break the clinch but Gardasevic has him pressed against the cage.
Gardasevic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mewes is trying to break free.
Mewes avoiding damage as Gardasevic throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mewes manages to break the clinch.
Mewes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gardasevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mewes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gardasevic.
Gardasevic tries to move into range but Mewes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gardasevic. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mewes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gardasevic doesn't manage to clinch there - Mewes circles away.
Gardasevic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jason Mewes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mewes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gardasevic's head.
Mewes's corner calls for a 1-2. Mewes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mewes thumps Gardasevic with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardasevic throws a nice looking combination but Mewes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mewes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gardasevic misses the target.
Mewes circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Mewes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gardasevic throws out a leg kick but Mewes moves out of range and Gardasevic only half commits.
Gardasevic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mewes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gardasevic shoots for a double leg takedown but Mewes sprawls well. He's pushed Gardasevic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gardasevic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mewes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A left and a right from Mewes both land. Nice combination.
Mewes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gardasevic's sensitive parts.
A right-left combo lands from Mewes.
Mewes with a jab.
Gardasevic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gardasevic with a jab.
Mewes misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardasevic. Mewes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ante Gardasevic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardasevic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mewes pinned against the cage. Mewes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mewes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gardasevic's head.
Mewes looks to land a combination. Gardasevic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mewes connects with a crisp jab.
Gardasevic is rocked!
Mewes misses with an uppercut.
Gardasevic lands with an uppercut that bounces Mewes off the cage and back into range.
Mewes misses with a few strikes there.
Mewes swats away the attempt to clinch by Gardasevic.
Gardasevic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mewes counters with a series of strikes. Gardasevic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oh Gardasevic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick from Gardasevic misses.
Gardasevic seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mewes throws a nice looking combination but Gardasevic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gardasevic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Gardasevic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mewes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mewes scoring well with a low kick there.
Gardasevic throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Mewes counter with a right hand.
Mewes scores with a nice right hand.
Mewes cracks Gardasevic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mewes lands an overhand right.
Gardasevic misses with a looping right.
Gardasevic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mewes scores with a jab. Gardasevic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mewes throws a head kick but Gardasevic moves out of range.
Mewes throws a hook to the side of Gardasevic's head but Gardasevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardasevic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mewes throws out the jab.
Gardasevic misses with a wild combination.
Mewes feints and then cracks Gardasevic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gardasevic down.
Gardasevic 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.
Gardasevic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mewes swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Gardasevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mewes lands with a nice body punch.
Mewes throws a head kick that half lands.
Mewes feints a jab promting Gardasevic to slip. Mewes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gardasevic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mewes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gardasevic.
A big left from Mewes misses.
Gardasevic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardasevic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mewes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gardasevic is out of range and Mewes settles back down.
A nice combination there by Mewes.
Gardasevic is looking to clinch but Mewes is avoiding it.
Mewes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gardasevic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardasevic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mewes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mewes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gardasevic dodges the punch combination from Mewes.
Gardasevic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gardasevic wants to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mewes throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Mewes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mewes.
Gardasevic throws the left hand but Mewes avoids the punch easily.
Mewes tries to keep at a distance but Gardasevic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mewes manages to break the clinch.
Jason Mewes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mewes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gardasevic eats them both and turns towards Mewes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab from Gardasevic.
Gardasevic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gardasevic wants to clinch up but Mewes keeps it at a distance.
Gardasevic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gardasevic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mewes.
Gardasevic throws a shot from downtown. Mewes moves away and avoids it.
Mewes scores with a jab. Gardasevic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mewes throws a leg kick which misses Gardasevic's front leg but catches the back leg as Gardasevic tries to avoid it.
Gardasevic moves in looking to clinch but Mewes pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardasevic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mewes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mewes. That's going to slow Gardasevic down.
Gardasevic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gardasevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mewes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mewes.
Gardasevic throws a lazy right hand but Mewes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mewes lands with a straight right. Gardasevic didn't see that one coming.
Gardasevic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gardasevic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mewes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mewes scores with a jab. Gardasevic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mewes scores with a jab. Gardasevic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gardasevic thows a body shot but no joy.
Mewes moves out of range of the body kick.
Gardasevic throws a hook to the side of Mewes's head but Mewes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mewes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardasevic misses with the combination.
Mewes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gardasevic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mewes eats them both and turns towards Gardasevic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gardasevic throws a combination that misses
and Mewes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gardasevic misses with a hook. Mewes ducked under it nicely.
Mewes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mewes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gardasevic momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mewes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gardasevic in his tracks.
Mewes stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Gardasevic misses.
Mewes lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mewes cracks a nice hook into Gardasevic's ribs.
Mewes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mewes.
Gardasevic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mewes.
Mewes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gardasevic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mewes catches Gardasevic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gardasevic throws a series of punches but Mewes avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardasevic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mewes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ante Gardasevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gardasevic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Gardasevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mewes lands with a straight right. Gardasevic didn't see that one coming.
A combination from Gardasevic does no damage.
Mewes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardasevic just misses with a punch to the body.
Mewes feints and then cracks Gardasevic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gardasevic down.
Mewes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gardasevic swings for the body but Mewes moves out of range.
Mewes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mewes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mewes cracks Gardasevic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Mewes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mewes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Mewes!
After the fight, Jason Mewes 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lil Peque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gideao Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peque kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Growing Up In The Gutter. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tavares's choice of entrance music: Die Die Die My Darling. Lil Peque is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lil Peque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gideao Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tavares wants to stand up but Peque manages to regain full guard.
Tavares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peque is keeping the position for now.
Tavares drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tavares jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tavares drops back looking for a leg! Peque is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Peque manages to kick Tavares off! Tavares jumps back into Peque's guard.
Tavares throws a big elbow that misses.
Tavares with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares trying to control the position from guard on top but Peque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peque is trying to keep Tavares in close.
Tavares must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tavares sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Peque's guard.
Tavares is trying to work for a kimura but Peque is defending well.
Tavares seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Peque is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gideao Tavares!
A determined Gideao Tavares didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demarques Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Romeo Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demarques Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demarques Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Romeo Paris!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris scores with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paris gets control of Johnson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Paris will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Paris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Paris to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Johnson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Paris pulls down on the head and he's put Johnson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kobe Romeo Paris!
After the fight, Kobe Romeo Paris 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiko Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Who Let the Dawgs Out - Baha Men kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kiko Mendez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Dempsey's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiko Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mendez.
Dempsey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mendez eats them both and turns towards Dempsey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dempsey drops Mendez with a right and a left! Dempsey comes rushing in but Mendez regains his composure and manages to keep Dempsey in guard.
It looks like Kiko Mendez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mendez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendez working for a triangle but Dempsey defends it easily.
Dempsey trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dempsey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mendez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez working a defensive guard here.
Dempsey wants to pass the guard but Mendez is keeping the position.
Dempsey won't allow Mendez to sweep him here.
Dempsey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mendez has his foot on Dempsey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dempsey works his way back into a safe position though.
Dempsey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mendez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dempsey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mendez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dempsey manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mendez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mendez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dempsey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mendez has hold of Dempsey's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Dempsey tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mendez cranks the arm and Dempsey screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Dempsey, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kiko Mendez!
A relieved looking Kiko Mendez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Missa Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thumper McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee has chosen Here Comes The Boom! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Thumper McGee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Missa Okami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thumper McGee!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Okami's head backwards.
It looks like Missa Okami has been cut.
Okami has a takedown stuffed.
Okami shoots in and drives through. McGee sprawls well.
Okami fails with the takedown
and McGee counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Missa Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okami backwards.
McGee breaks from the clinch.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okami paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okami misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okami circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Okami. Okami circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okami gets a double leg takedown into McGee's guard.
Okami 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGee can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee keeping moving, preventing Okami from controlling successfully.
McGee is looking to stand up but Okami isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Missa Okami.
McGee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okami circles away quickly and effectively.
Okami gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from McGee.
Okami swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting McGee counter with a right hand.
McGee looks to land a left hand but Okami moved out of range nicely.
Horrible takedown by McGee or perhaps it was just good defense by Okami which made him look bad.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Okami. Beautiful body shot.
McGee looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okami shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGee defends it nicely.
McGee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okami throws a series of punches but McGee avoids them all with ease.
McGee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Okami tries to avoid it but McGee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Okami to the ground. Okami escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McGee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okami circles away quickly and effectively.
Okami clinches up against the cage.
McGee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okami tries to close the distance and clinch but McGee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from McGee misses.
Okami shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McGee pinned against the cage. McGee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Okami will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okami.
McGee lands a jab to the nose.
Okami blocks a leg kick.
Okami misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McGee jabs Okami right on the nose. Okami blinks but takes it well.
McGee clinches up against the cage.
McGee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okami changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGee tries to avoid it but Okami manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGee to the ground. McGee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami tries to clinch up but McGee circles away and keeps his distance.
Okami throws a series of punches but McGee moves out of range.
Okami tries to clinch up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okami 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 McGee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okami has him pressed against the cage.
McGee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McGee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - McGee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okami slips a jab and a cross from McGee.
Okami shoots in looking for a takedown but McGee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Okami's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McGee has a takedown stuffed.
Okami displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thumper McGee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Missa Okami's cut.
That's time! Okami's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Okami shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGee defends it nicely.
Okami shoots for a double leg takedown but McGee sprawls well. He's pushed Okami's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Okami avoids a kick to the body.
McGee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okami throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McGee.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McGee.
Okami tries to bench press McGee off him but McGee keeps the position.
Okami wants to control but McGee postures up.
Okami is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Okami throws a body kick that misses.
Okami shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGee but McGee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Missa Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee shoots for a double leg takedown but Okami sprawls well. He's pushed McGee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McGee throws a head kick that misses.
Okami ducks under a wild hook from McGee.
McGee is breathing heavily.
McGee lands a lovely overhand right.
McGee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okami.
Okami shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGee but McGee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Okami.
McGee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McGee thows a body shot but no joy.
Okami takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Okami slips a jab and a cross from McGee.
Okami tries to clinch up but McGee circles away and keeps his distance.
Okami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Okami or perhaps it was just good defense by McGee which made him look bad.
Missa Okami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGee throws a shot from downtown. Okami moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okami swinging wildly here.
McGee fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami ducks right into an uppercut from McGee.
McGee slips a straight right by Okami.
Okami throws the kick towards the body but McGee avoids it.
McGee checks a low kick from Okami.
McGee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Okami's waist but Okami gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGee off to one side.
McGee fails to land the takedown.
Okami shoots in and drives through. McGee sprawls well.
Okami darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McGee is trying to stand back up but Okami is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okami is trying to work for a kimura but McGee is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee is not content to let Okami control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGee looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thumper McGee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Missa Okami'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!
McGee lands a high kick!
McGee fails to land with a series of punches.
Okami closes the distance and clinches up with McGee, looking for a takedown. Okami pushes McGee against the cage but McGee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McGee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Okami is fending him off so far but McGee persists. Nope, Okami circles away and we're back to standing.
Okami tries to bum rush McGee with a series of wild strikes but McGee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okami changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGee tries to avoid it but Okami manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGee to the ground. McGee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Okami changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGee tries to avoid it but Okami manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGee to the ground. McGee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Missa Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okami throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Okami misses with a double jab
and McGee counters with a big head kick but Okami shrugs it off.
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!
McGee looks to land a combination but Okami avoids it well.
McGee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okami tries to bum rush McGee with a series of wild strikes but McGee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami blocks a head kick by McGee.
Okami throws a series of punches but McGee avoids them all with ease.
Okami shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McGee wants to stand and escape but Okami is having none of it.
Okami wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.
Okami content to stall in guard here.
McGee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Okami's hips, looking to push off. But Okami grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! McGee screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Missa Okami!
Our winner, Missa Okami, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idi Ota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grap Dummy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Grap Dummy enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Ota!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grap Dummy!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ota is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ota looks to clinch
and Dummy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ota's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dummy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ota wants to stand and escape but Dummy is having none of it.
Dummy distracts Ota with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dummy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dummy has an Americana. Ota didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Dummy is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Dummy hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Grap Dummy!
Grap Dummy is the new super heavyweight champion!
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