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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devils Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleimalulani Jared (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaleimalulani Jared will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Devils Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleimalulani Jared!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Jared moves out of range.
Jared throws the kick towards the body but Reaper avoids it.
Jared throws a body kick that misses.
Jared closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reaper circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jared darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Jared.
Jared fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reaper feints a jab promting Jared to slip. Reaper then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jared slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jared throws a jab but it's blocked by Reaper.
Reaper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jared's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reaper gets to his feet. Jared looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Reaper misses with the combination.
Reaper throws a nice looking combination but Jared bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jared is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sloppy strikes from Reaper. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper throws a right and a left that Jared avoids nicely.
Reaper fails to land with a series of punches.
Jared closes the distance but Reaper moves to the side
and Reaper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jared dives in for a single leg takedown but Reaper sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Jared jumps guard but Reaper stands there with Jared around his waist. Jared gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Devils Reaper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaleimalulani Jared.
Jared jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reaper walks away with a smile on his face. Jared gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reaper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reaper decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
No luck for Jared with that takedown attempt.
Reaper shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reaper showed some decent athleticism there.
Reaper is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jared wants to get back to full guard but Reaper has mounted him!
Reaper is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Reaper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Devils Reaper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timoteo Belo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai has chosen The Art of 8 Limbs as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timoteo Belo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Thai!
Belo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Belo tries to score with some ground and pound. Thai controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Belo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Belo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Timoteo Belo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belo throws a looping overhand right but Thai ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Belo.
Belo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belo misses with a looping left.
Belo cracks Thai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belo moves into range and clinches up with Thai.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belo.
Thai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belo.
Thai trying to stall but Belo improves his position.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belo is defending well for now.
Belo trying to land knees to the body.
Belo scores with a shoulder strike.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Belo.
Belo has clasped his hands together around Thai's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Belo 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.
Belo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thai sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thai is not content to let Belo control the position.
Thai being controlled for a moment.
Belo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belo looks up at the clock and then as Thai takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Belo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Belo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belo taking a breather here.
Thai parries the strikes from Belo easily there. Belo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thai to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timoteo Belo 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.
Belo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Belo.
Belo moves into the clinch.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai avoids a wild elbow strike from Belo.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belo is defending well for now.
Belo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thai avoids it.
Belo tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Belo.
Belo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belo lands a right hand.
Thai avoids the elbow strike from Belo, against the ropes.
Belo breaks from the clinch.
Belo looks for the body kick but Thai saw that one coming.
Belo lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belo looks for a takedown but Thai sprawls well.
Belo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thai dodges the punch combination from Belo.
Belo throws a head kick but Thai moves out of range.
Thai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belo throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belo throws a wild body kick that Thai sees coming a mile off.
Belo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thai counters with a head kick.
Belo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thai eats them both and turns towards Belo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belo looking to score a takedown here. Thai is defending well but Belo drives through and ends up in Thai's guard.
Belo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Belo throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belo wants to control from the top but Thai keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timoteo Belo dominated that second round.
That's time! Belo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Belo loads up on a big right hand but Thai slips the punch.
Thai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belo takes the fight into the clinch.
Belo trying to land knees to the body.
Belo managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Belo avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Belo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Belo is working Thai over against the ropes.
A short left from Belo.
Belo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Belo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Belo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Belo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?
Belo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Belo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thai's head.
Belo slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Timoteo Belo.
Belo pushes Thai up against the ropes in a clinch.
Belo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Belo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Belo stays in close to Thai's body and controls the position.
Belo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belo throwing strikes but missing.
Belo is looking to work some ground and pound but Thai has wrist control.
Belo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belo content to stall in guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Belo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timoteo Belo clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belo takes the fight into the clinch.
Belo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thai.
Belo has hold of one of Thai's legs. Thai is fighting the takedown attempt but Belo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Belo wants to control from the top but Thai keeps moving.
Belo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Belo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Belo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Belo throwing strikes but missing.
Thai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Belo controls the pace.
Belo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belo gets to his feet. Thai looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Thai is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Belo.
Belo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belo misses with a double jab
and Thai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A punch combination from Belo misses.
Belo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Belo.
Belo rushes Thai and presses him up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belo wants the takedown. Thai is fighting it off but Belo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Thai's guard against the ropes.
Thai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timoteo Belo had his way with Muay Thai in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Belo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thai dodges the punch combination from Belo.
Belo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Timoteo Belo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belo gets a clinch.
Thai is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Belo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Belo stands and steps away. Thai gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Belo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thai counters with a head kick.
Belo lands with a hook. Thai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Timoteo Belo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belo takes the fight into the clinch.
Thai dodges an elbow strike from Belo.
Belo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Timoteo Belo is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Belo.
Belo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Belo.
Belo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thai will feel that in the morning.
Belo fails to land with a series of punches.
Belo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Belo showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timoteo Belo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Timoteo Belo!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Timoteo Belo!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Timoteo Belo!
Timoteo Belo wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Timoteo Belo, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Skaft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Born has chosen hopsin: I'm here as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johannes Skaft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Born!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skaft circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skaft throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Born has Skaft up against the ropes in a clinch.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Born blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Born blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Skaft.
A short right from Skaft on the inside.
It looks like Mike Born has been cut.
Skaft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Born drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skaft lands an uppercut.
Born has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Skaft is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Skaft creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Born changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skaft fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've been told by Skaft's head coaches at Dark Violence Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johannes Skaft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Born.
Skaft moves into range and clinches up with Born.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Born blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skaft stops a takedown attempt from Born.
Skaft lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Born backwards.
Skaft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skaft misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skaft working aggressively here.
Born tries to score a body lock takedown but Skaft shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Skaft working aggressively here.
Skaft softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Skaft.
Born has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Skaft regains guard immediately.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Skaft is looking to stand up but Born isn't so interested in that idea.
Born keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Skaft's head.
Born wants to get up but he can't break Skaft's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Skaft on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Skaft tries to get out of the position.
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!
Born is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Born wants to stand but Skaft is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaft is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Born is controlling him.
Born drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Born jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Skaft might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Born wanted to stand there but Skaft had control of the position.
Born missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Skaft is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Born scoring with some ground and pound.
Skaft wants to stand and escape but Born is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Born working some strikes from top position.
Skaft avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Born drops back looking for a leg! Skaft is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Skaft manages to kick Born off! Born jumps back into Skaft's guard.
Skaft wants to stand and escape but Born is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johannes Skaft will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Born's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Born shoots in but no luck this time.
Born misses with a looping left.
Skaft drops Born with a left right combo! Skaft follows him down to the ground into side control.
Skaft knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Born on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Born can't do much from the bottom here.
Born sneaks back into half guard.
Born trying to hold on to Skaft's head to control him but Skaft postures up.
Born manages to get to full guard.
Born throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Born controls Skaft momentarily but Skaft frees himself.
Skaft wants to get up but he can't break Born's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Born with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Skaft can't handle though.
Skaft has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Born is proving hard to escape from.
Skaft stands up out of Born's guard for a moment - Born manages to land a nice upkick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Born throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Born controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Skaft wants to get up but he can't break Born's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Born wasn't active enough on the ground.
Born dodges the punch combination from Skaft.
Skaft thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Born if he has to take too many more of those.
Skaft throws a head kick but Born moves out of range.
Born shoots in but Skaft avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Skaft swinging wildly here.
Skaft throws a head kick but Born moves out of range.
Johannes Skaft is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaft misses with a combination
and Born counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Born.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Born working his ground and pound in the gym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Born scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Born 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.
Born throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skaft works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Skaft is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Born is in close to Skaft's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Born has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Born drops back looking for a leg! Skaft is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Skaft manages to kick Born off! Born jumps back into Skaft's guard.
Skaft has momentary wrist control but Born slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Born working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Skaft's head.
Skaft is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Born is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johannes Skaft will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Born's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Skaft clinches up against the ropes.
Skaft swings wildly with an uppercut but Born uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skaft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skaft prevents a takedown attempt there.
Skaft misses with the head strike.
Born blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Skaft fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skaft.
Born drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skaft gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Skaft fails to land.
Skaft gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Born.
Johannes Skaft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Born.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Born drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skaft gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Skaft lands a hook that snaps the head of Born backwards.
Born blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skaft working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Born is trying to drag Skaft to the mat but Skaft just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skaft scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Born.
Skaft lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Born.
Skaft working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaft misses with some punches.
Born tries for a takedown but Skaft manages to get underhooks.
Skaft lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Born backwards.
That has opened up Mike Born's cut even more.
Born takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skaft working aggressively here.
Born tries for a takedown but Skaft manages to get underhooks.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skaft lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skaft lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skaft lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Born backwards.
Born blocks an uppercut.
Johannes Skaft has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skaft pushes Born back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Born is rocked!
Skaft misses with a hook from the clinch.
Born blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Born tries for a takedown. No joy.
Born has Skaft pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Born pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Skaft tumbling to the mat - Born dives into Skaft's guard.
Skaft is looking to stand up but Born isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Skaft clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Born's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skaft lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Born backwards.
Skaft lands a right hand that snaps the head of Born backwards.
Skaft misses with the head strike.
Born is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Skaft pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skaft gets underhooks to prevent Born's takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Skaft.
Skaft misses with a hook from the clinch.
Born can't get the takedown.
Johannes Skaft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Born.
Skaft misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Born.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Born blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Skaft.
Skaft lands a left hand.
Born is still on wobbly legs! Can Skaft finish him?
Born is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Skaft unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Born! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Skaft is unloading with more strikes now! Born drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johannes Skaft!
A very excited looking Johannes Skaft made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Pilpipka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kett Dela Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pilpipka comes to the ring accompanied by In My Mind (Axwell Mix)- Ivan Gough and Feenixpawl feat. Georgi Kay. Dela Calzada comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Papercut kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Danny Pilpipka has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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24
178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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22
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Pilpipka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kett Dela Calzada!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pilpipka.
Horrible takedown by Pilpipka or perhaps it was just good defense by Dela Calzada which made him look bad.
Dela Calzada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pilpipka.
Dela Calzada has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pilpipka is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Danny Pilpipka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pilpipka misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Pilpipka catches Dela Calzada right on the button with a cross.
Pilpipka looks to land a right hand but Dela Calzada moved out of range.
Dela Calzada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pilpipka manages to avoid it.
Pilpipka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pilpipka.
Pilpipka looks to land a right hand but Dela Calzada moved out of range.
Dela Calzada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Dela Calzada.
It looks like Danny Pilpipka has been cut.
Dela Calzada looks to land a combination. Pilpipka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pilpipka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dela Calzada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Calzada cracks Pilpipka with an open hand slap.
Pilpipka is rocked!
Dela Calzada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pilpipka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dela Calzada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Pilpipka does no damage.
Dela Calzada misses the shot to the body.
Dela Calzada jabs at Pilpipka's body.
Dela Calzada lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dela Calzada.
Pilpipka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dela Calzada momentarily.
Dela Calzada works over Pilpipka's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pilpipka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dela Calzada cracks Pilpipka with an uppercut from hell and Pilpipka crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Dela Calzada's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Oh Pilpipka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dela Calzada trying to control the position from guard on top but Pilpipka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dela Calzada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pilpipka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dela Calzada is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilpipka working for a triangle but Dela Calzada defends it easily.
Pilpipka seems to have got his legs back now.
Dela Calzada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pilpipka is keeping the position for now.
Dela Calzada slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pilpipka is not content to let Dela Calzada control the position.
Dela Calzada throws an elbow but Pilpipka slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dela Calzada trying to control the action but Pilpipka is working from the bottom.
Pilpipka tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kett Dela Calzada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Pilpipka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pilpipka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pilpipka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Dela Calzada's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dela Calzada is not content to let Pilpipka control the position.
Dela Calzada tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dela Calzada gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Pilpipka jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dela Calzada manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pilpipka looking to control but instead Dela Calzada has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilpipka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dela Calzada has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dela Calzada trying to hold on to Pilpipka's head to control him but Pilpipka postures up.
Pilpipka seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dela Calzada is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Danny Pilpipka!
Danny Pilpipka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Alva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alva has chosen Viking Death march-billy talent as his entrance music. The key to victory for Rafael Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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189 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demian Alva!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alva misses the shot to the body.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alva tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alva takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alva backwards.
It looks like Demian Alva has been cut.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Alva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva works on Alva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva pushes Alva back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alva looks winded!
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Silva is leaning against Alva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alva backwards.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Alva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvas head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alva tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rafael Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Alva.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alva backwards.
Alva is rocked!
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alva backwards.
Alva is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Alva's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Alva drops to his knees and Silva pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Silva!
Rafael Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus's entrance music is Lonely Boy - The Black Keys. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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24
168 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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28
185 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Wood!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wood did well to prevent Cirus getting side control.
Wood makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wood.
Cirus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cirus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wood has his foot on Cirus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cirus works his way back into a safe position though.
Cirus postures up and lands a big shot to Wood's brow.
Wood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wood looking for a sweep. Not yet Wood, not yet.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Cirus from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cirus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cirus has managed to get both his arms back between Wood's legs - danger averted.
Cirus looking to sit in guard and control but Wood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cirus has a closed guard, preventing Wood from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wood!
Wood is desperately trying to improve his position but Cirus has a good base and remains in mount.
Cirus breaks from Wood's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cirus avoids the attempt from Wood to control.
We've been hearing that Cirus has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wood sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wood is in trouble now - Cirus has advanced to mount!
Wood is looking to get to half guard.
Cirus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wood?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirus with a couple of short strikes.
Wood is rocked!
Cirus looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Wood covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Cirus!
Tom Cirus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegardio Musasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Russell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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220 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gegardio Musasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Russell!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musasio gets caught napping as Russell dives in and scores a takedown. Musasio manages to retain guard.
Russell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Musasio looking to control.
Russell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Musasio is keeping the position for now.
Musasio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Russell.
Russell sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Diego Russell.
Musasio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Russell has time to react.
Russell dives in for a single leg takedown but Musasio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Musasio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Musasio manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musasio misses with a hook. Russell ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musasio. Russell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Musasio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Russell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Russell throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell throws a big elbow that misses.
Russell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diego Russell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Musasio lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Musasio.
Nice defenses there by Russell.
Musasio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Musasio lands a glancing blow to the side of Russell's head.
Russell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Musasio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Musasio managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Russell.
Musasio is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Russell wants to control but Musasio is keeping him busy.
Musasio regains half guard there - taking advantage of Russell's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell trying to control the action but Musasio is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diego Russell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Musasio misses with a straight left.
Musasio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russell moves away.
Musasio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Musasio stuffs the takedown attempt from Russell. Russell gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Musasio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Musasio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gegardio Musasio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russell takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musasio looks to land a left hand but Russell moved out of range nicely.
Russell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Musasio.
Musasio with a nice cross.
Russell needs to keep his hands up - Musasio had a free shot at his head there.
Musasio connects with a crisp jab.
Russell drops his hands momentarily and Musasio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Musasio throws an overhand right that lands on Russell's shoulder, as Russell tries to avoid the shot.
Musasio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Russell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Russell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musasio keeping moving, preventing Russell from controlling successfully.
Russell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
My spies in Personal Training inform me that Russell has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Musasio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Musasio working a defensive guard here.
Russell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell preventing the sweep.
Russell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Diego Russell has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Diego Russell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Musasio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Russell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Musasio 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.
Russell looking to sit in guard and control but Musasio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Musasio prevents Russell from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegardio Musasio dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Musasio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Musasio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Musasio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Russell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Russell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Musasio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Musasio keeping moving, preventing Russell from controlling successfully.
Musasio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Russell manages to get himself to full guard.
Musasio slips nicely into half guard.
Musasio prevents Russell from standing back up.
Musasio is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Russell has managed to free his arm - good work.
Musasio is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musasio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Russell keeps working.
Russell wants to get back to his feet.
Musasio wants to pass the guard but Russell is defending well.
Russell is trying to stand up here but Musasio is controlling him well.
Musasio is looking to advance position but Russell won't allow it.
Russell is trying to stand back up but Musasio is controlling him
Musasio is looking for a kimura but Russell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Musasio to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musasio is taking a breather. Russell 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.
Russell wants to get back to his feet.
Musasio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Russell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Russell is defending against the submission attempts here by Musasio.
Musasio works his way into full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musasio has hold of Russell's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Russell manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegardio Musasio clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Musasio scores with a four punch combination!
Musasio throws the left hand but Russell avoids the punch easily.
Russell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Musasio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Russell ducks under a wild hook from Musasio.
Donk. Musasio catches Russell right on the button with a cross.
Musasio lands a slapping body shot.
Musasio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Russell circles away quickly and effectively.
Musasio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Russell trying to control the position but Musasio is working away.
Russell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Russell throws an elbow but Musasio slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell looks up at the clock and then as Musasio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Russell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Russell trying to control the position but Musasio is working away.
Musasio wants to control but Russell postures up.
Musasio dodges the ground and pound from Russell.
Russell tries to move into full mount but can't pass Musasio's legs.
Musasio wants to control but Russell postures up.
Russell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Musasio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The strikes coming from Russell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Russell stalls from top position.
Russell tries to move to full mount but Musasio actually manages to regain half guard.
Russell is thwarting Musasio's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musasio is staying active underneath Russell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Gegardio Musasio will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Russell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Musasio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Russell trying to control the action but Musasio is working from the bottom.
Russell is trying to get an arm triangle but Musasio is defending well.
An elbow from Russell crashes against the mat.
Russell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Russell throws an elbow but Musasio slips to the side and avoids it well.
Russell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Russell just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell working the body and head with strikes.
Russell trying to control the action but Musasio is working from the bottom.
Musasio wants to control but Russell postures up.
Russell is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Musasio will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Russell misses with the ground and pound.
Russell is trying to get an arm triangle but Musasio is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Musasio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Musasio manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Musasio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Musasio is trying to control. Russell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russell is defending against the submission attempts here by Musasio.
Russell tries to kick Musasio off but Musasio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Russell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Musasio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Gegardio Musasio!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Gegardio Musasio!
Judge Josh West scores the fight as a draw!
Gegardio Musasio wins by majority decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Gegardio Musasio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Capriotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capriotti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Immigrant Song - Karen O (feat. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolay Capriotti!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Capriotti misses the jab.
Shadow throws a lazy right hand but Capriotti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shadow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Capriotti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shadow at a distance.
Capriotti misses with a combination
and Shadow counters with a series of strikes. Capriotti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Capriotti misses with a straight left.
Capriotti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shadow to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shadow misses the jab.
Capriotti misses with a body shot
and Shadow counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Capriotti's guard now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Capriotti keeping moving, preventing Shadow from controlling successfully.
Capriotti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shadow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shadow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Our spies down at at Ωmega Gym inform us that Capriotti has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Shadow wants to stand but Capriotti is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capriotti working for a triangle but Shadow defends it easily.
Capriotti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shadow defends it easily.
Shadow 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Capriotti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Capriotti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Capriotti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capriotti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shadow wants to control from the top but Capriotti keeps moving.
Shadow controlling from the top position.
Capriotti working for submissions but it's allowed Shadow to get to half guard.
Capriotti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shadow controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Capriotti is refusing to be controlled, as Shadow sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Shadow dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice sprawl there from Capriotti as Shadow shoots in.
We've been told by Shadow's head coaches at Round Table Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shadow wants to clinch.
Shadow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Capriotti misses with a wild body shot.
Capriotti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shadow was well out of range. Poor timing from Capriotti.
Capriotti misses with a looping left.
Capriotti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shadow staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Capriotti misses its intended target.
Capriotti throws a hook to the side of Shadow's head but Shadow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shadow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capriotti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shadow.
Good shot there by Capriotti.
Shadow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Shadow misses.
A jab from Shadow misses.
Shadow slips a jab from Capriotti.
Shadow throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Shadow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nikolay Capriotti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shadow avoids a kick to the body.
Capriotti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shadow.
A slow jab from Shadow misses its intended target.
Capriotti throws a big shot that misses.
Shadow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capriotti lands with an overhand left.
Capriotti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shadow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shadow lands a right hook to the body.
Capriotti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shadow counters with a stiff right hand.
Nikolay Capriotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shadow misses with a two punch combination.
Capriotti looks to land a left hand but Shadow moved out of range nicely.
Capriotti lands a nice hook to Shadow's body. Shadow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Shadow misses its intended target.
Capriotti looks to land a right hand but Shadow moved out of range.
Capriotti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Capriotti slips a jab from Shadow.
Capriotti gets caught flat footed, as Shadow shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Capriotti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bill Shadow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Shadow misses the shot to the body.
Capriotti digs a good hook to Shadow's body.
Bill Shadow is winning the standup battle so far.
Capriotti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Capriotti misses with a body shot.
Shadow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Capriotti as he avoids it easily.
Capriotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Capriotti works Shadow's body with a nice hook.
Shadow fails to land the takedown.
Shadow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Capriotti loads up on a big right hand but Shadow slips the punch.
Capriotti scores with the left hand. Shadow knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capriotti motions for Shadow to come forward. Capriotti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Capriotti loads up on a big right hand but Shadow slips the punch.
Capriotti throws a hook to the side of Shadow's head but Shadow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shadow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Capriotti lands with a hook. Shadow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shadow takes one to the side of the head.
Capriotti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Capriotti is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Capriotti throws a right hand that Shadow ducks under and follows up with a left that Shadow also avoids with ease.
A big right from Shadow misses.
Shadow misses with a right hand
and Capriotti counters with a nice leg kick.
Capriotti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shadow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Shadow there.
Capriotti throws an off balance right hand
and Shadow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Capriotti scores with a hook to the body. Shadow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Capriotti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shadow ducks under a wild hook from Capriotti.
Capriotti scores with a nice right hand.
Capriotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shadow manages to avoid it.
Shadow throws the left hand but Capriotti avoids the punch easily.
Capriotti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shadow staying out of range there.
Capriotti blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shadow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Capriotti swings widly with a right hand
and Shadow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shadow looks to land a right hand but Capriotti moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Capriotti really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Shadow slips a straight right by Capriotti.
Shadow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Capriotti.
Capriotti misses with an uppercut.
Capriotti moves away from the strike by Shadow.
Capriotti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Shadow there.
The fighters circling - Shadow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Shadow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Capriotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shadow manages to avoid it.
Shadow drops Capriotti with a left right combo! Shadow follows him down to the ground into side control.
Capriotti is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capriotti prevents Shadow from moving into mount.
Capriotti is still in real trouble! Can Shadow finish him?
Shadow scores with a couple of short elbows.
Capriotti manages to get back to half guard.
Capriotti wants to improve his position but Shadow is controlling well.
Capriotti actively working from the bottom here.
Capriotti seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capriotti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Capriotti is trying to stand back up but Shadow is controlling him
Capriotti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shadow pulls his head out easily.
Capriotti is refusing to be controlled, as Shadow sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shadow in particular looking to stall.
Capriotti actively working from the bottom here.
Shadow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Capriotti keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capriotti wants to get back to his feet.
Capriotti tries to roll over but Shadow keeps him under control.
Shadow is trying to control. Capriotti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, if Shadow is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bill Shadow.
Shadow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Capriotti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shadow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Capriotti misses with an uppercut. Shadow saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Shadow blocks the low kick.
A big right from Capriotti misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Shadow had his way with Nikolay Capriotti in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Shadow tries to clinch there but Capriotti circles away.
Shadow connects with a crisp jab.
Shadow drops his hands momentarily and Capriotti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Capriotti cracks Shadow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Capriotti. That snapped Shadow's head back.
Shadow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Capriotti.
Capriotti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Capriotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shadow with a poor takedown
enabling Capriotti to counter with a crisp jab.
Shadow is rocked!
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!
Shadow fails to land the takedown.
Oh Shadow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Capriotti throws an off balance right hand
and Shadow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Capriotti misses the jab.
Capriotti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shadow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shadow seems to have got his legs back now.
Capriotti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shadow.
Capriotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shadow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capriotti misses with a hook.
Shadow clinches.
Capriotti manages to break the clinch.
Capriotti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shadow.
Capriotti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Capriotti misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Capriotti.
Shadow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shadow looks to score with a jab to the body but Capriotti is just out of range.
Shadow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shadow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capriotti misses with a body shot.
Shadow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Capriotti.
Shadow lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Capriotti throws a hook but Shadow blocks it.
Shadow throws a shot from downtown. Capriotti moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capriotti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shadow missing with a left hand there. Capriotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Capriotti lands a nice looking body shot.
Capriotti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shadow was well out of range. Poor timing from Capriotti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Capriotti sizes up Shadow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Capriotti does no damage.
Capriotti ducks under a wild hook from Shadow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikolay Capriotti.
Well Shadow 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Bill Shadow!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Bill Shadow!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Bill Shadow!
Bill Shadow wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Bill Shadow 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 Mike McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the ring accompanied by Johnny Cash sings The Battle Hymn Of The Republic. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominick Napolitano!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire throws a leg kick that misses.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
Napolitano fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Napolitano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Napolitano catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGuire looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch lands to the side of McGuire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick lands from Napolitano that sends McGuire to the canvas. McGuire tries to scramble back to his feet but Napolitano brings him back down into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McGuire is trying to get back to half guard.
Napolitano trying to control the position but McGuire is working away.
You can see the frustration on McGuire's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire is letting Napolitano control him for a moment.
Napolitano wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGuire keeps working.
McGuire tries to buck Napolitano off but Napolitano is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McGuire trying to control from the bottom.
McGuire is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuire looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Napolitano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire swings for the body but Napolitano moves out of range.
Napolitano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Napolitano's body.
McGuire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Napolitano slips under a jab from McGuire.
Napolitano scores with a sloppy right hand. McGuire should have avoided that one.
Dominick Napolitano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Napolitano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Napolitano is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Napolitano is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
Napolitano stalks McGuire and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGuire's face. McGuire staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire clobbers Napolitano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGuire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Napolitano throws a shot to the body.
Napolitano forces McGuire back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Napolitano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGuire blocks it with crossed arms.
McGuire tries to circle away but Napolitano has him pinned against the ropes.
Napolitano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Napolitano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire works the jab nicely.
McGuire 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.
Napolitano defending well as McGuire loads up on a big left hand.
Napolitano swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McGuire throws a strike aimed at the side of Napolitano's head but Napolitano avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano prevents McGuire from improving position.
We've been hearing that McGuire has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Napolitano avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McGuire.
McGuire working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for 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!
McGuire trying to control the action but Napolitano is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dominick Napolitano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Napolitano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McGuire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGuire connects with a nice looking jab.
Napolitano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Napolitano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGuire on the side of the head.
Napolitano throws a front kick aimed at McGuire's knee but McGuire avoids it well.
Napolitano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire swats away the attempt to clinch by Napolitano.
A nice inside leg kick there by Napolitano. That's going to slow McGuire down.
Napolitano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
Mike McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire gets a double leg takedown into Napolitano's guard.
McGuire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Napolitano is keeping the position for now.
Napolitano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McGuire tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McGuire goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Napolitano has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McGuire but great work by Napolitano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano trying to control the position but McGuire is working away.
Napolitano working away.
Napolitano trying to control the action but McGuire is working from the bottom.
Napolitano is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McGuire regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mike McGuire did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice uppercut there from Napolitano.
Napolitano moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Napolitano's sensitive parts.
Napolitano avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Napolitano needs to keep his hands up - McGuire had a free shot at his head there.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick
and Napolitano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Napolitano tries to clinch there but McGuire circles away.
McGuire closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McGuire wants to control but Napolitano is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Napolitano is trying to control McGuire's posture but McGuire avoids it.
McGuire with the ground and pound but Napolitano regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Napolitano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McGuire tries to free his leg and advance position but Napolitano is retaining full guard.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Napolitano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Napolitano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGuire doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGuire manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws an elbow that misses. Napolitano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGuire's guard. Nice move by Napolitano!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McGuire is looking to sweep but instead, Napolitano has passed into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Napolitano is looking to stall here but McGuire recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mike McGuire will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Napolitano throws a head kick but McGuire moves out of range.
Napolitano avoids the head kick by McGuire.
McGuire goes for a double leg but Napolitano avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Napolitano continues to drive forward.
Napolitano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Napolitano misses with a knee strike.
McGuire lands a body punch.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Napolitano avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the ropes.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire tries a body shot but Napolitano blocks it.
Napolitano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Napolitano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Napolitano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Napolitano lands a nice knee to the body.
Napolitano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGuire blocks it with crossed arms.
Napolitano misses with a knee to the head.
Napolitano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McGuire tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
Napolitano trying to stall but McGuire improves his position.
McGuire will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Napolitano up against the ropes.
Napolitano tries to land a knee to the head but McGuire blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Napolitano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGuire's efforts to push away.
McGuire takes a knee right on the jaw!
Napolitano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Napolitano misses with a knee strike.
Napolitano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Napolitano is trying to stall.
McGuire goes for a takedown attempt but Napolitano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Napolitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Napolitano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Napolitano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Dominick Napolitano!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Dominick Napolitano!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Dominick Napolitano!
Dominick Napolitano wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Dominick Napolitano 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 Gawain Lot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Madness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lot might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Game of Thrones. Madness has chosen SHOWDOWN as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gawain Lot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Madness!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madness throws out the jab.
Madness fails with a takedown attempt.
Madness shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lot defends it nicely.
Madness tries to clinch there but Lot circles away.
Lot swats away the attempt to clinch by Madness.
Madness misses with a series of wild punches.
Madness stuffs the takedown attempt from Lot. Lot gets slowly back to his feet.
Lot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madness was well out of range. Poor timing from Lot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness ducks under a wild hook from Lot.
Madness is looking to clinch.
Madness instigates a clinch.
Lot gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Madness won't allow Lot to pass to mount.
Lot is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lot wants to take a breather but Madness is having none of it.
Madness tries to get to full guard but Lot has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness is still trying to improve position.
Madness trying to control here.
Madness tries to roll over but Lot keeps him under control.
Lot takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Madness has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at MediEval. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Lot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Madness keeps working.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madness looking for submissions off his back.
Madness wants to control but Lot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gawain Lot will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Lot scores with a takedown into Madness's guard.
Lot throws a big elbow that misses.
Lot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lot controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Madness is trying to hold Lot in close to prevent damage but Lot has managed to pass into half guard.
Madness avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lot.
Lot slips a nice elbow through Madness's hands, connecting with Madness's forehead.
Madness is looking to control Lot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Madness avoid being mounted?
We've been hearing that Lot has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lot is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness trying to control but Lot postures up.
Lot looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Madness regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lot lands a couple of digs.
Lot won't allow Madness to sweep him here.
Lot controls from within his opponent's guard.
Madness is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lot throwing strikes but missing.
Madness working a defensive guard here.
Madness trying to control the position here.
Lot has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lot trying to control the position from guard on top but Madness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Madness tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madness takes the fight into the clinch.
Lot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gawain Lot dominated that second 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.
Madness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madness tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lot swings for the body but Madness moves out of range.
Madness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madness lands a head shot.
Madness throws a leg kick but Lot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Madness jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lot misses the shot to the body.
Lot misses with a looping left.
Madness tries to close the distance and clinch but Lot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lot drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Madness is trying to control Lot's posture but Lot avoids it.
Madness is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness is looking to reverse the position.
Lot tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Madness is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lot tries to advance to mount but Madness denies him.
Lot landing strikes.
Madness prevents Lot from moving into mount.
Who's going to make the next move?
Madness gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gawain Lot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Madness is trying to escape the mount.
Madness manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Madness gets full guard.
Lot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madness throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madness escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Madness keeping moving, preventing Lot from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gawain Lot did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madness was well out of range. Poor timing from Lot.
Madness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lot manages to avoid it.
Madness shoots in for a double leg but Lot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lot throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Madness was covering up waiting for the punch and Lot finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Madness looking for a guillotine here but Lot defends easily.
Lot trying to control the position from guard on top but Madness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madness 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness keeps trying to improve his position.
Lot lands a couple of elbows.
Lot is looking to work some ground and pound but Madness has wrist control.
Lot works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lot with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Madness won't allow Lot to pass to mount.
Lot controlling the pace.
Madness manages to get to full guard.
Madness utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lot trying to control the position from guard on top but Madness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madness working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Madness has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lot has passed into side control.
Madness tries to buck Lot off but Lot is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madness parries the strikes from Lot easily there. Lot is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Madness to escape.
Check out the look on Lot's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Madness is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gawain Lot had his way with James Madness in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Madness misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Madness misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Lot blocks the leg kick.
Lot closes the distance and clinches up with Madness, looking for a takedown. Lot pushes Madness against the ropes but Madness circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Madness pinned against the ropes. Madness gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Madness tries to clinch there but Lot circles away.
Lot throws a looping overhand right but Madness ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Madness counters with a single leg into guard. Lot didn't expect that.
Lot wants to control the position but Madness says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lot moves into full guard.
Madness trying to control but Lot is working from the bottom.
Lot wants to sweep here but Madness controlling him for the moment.
Lot is trying to control the position but Madness postures up.
Madness sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lot's guard.
Lot is looking for a sweep. Madness is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lot wants to control but Madness is keeping busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madness is trying to control. Lot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lot is trying to get back to full guard.
Madness not doing much here.
Madness is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Lot to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lot wants to sweep here but Madness controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Madness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Gawain Lot!
Judge Josh West scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Gawain Lot!
Gawain Lot wins by majority decision!
Gawain Lot made sure to mention his sponsor, Pirates Powder in his post fight interview.
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