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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan McClelland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emunn Samvesu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emunn Samvesu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan McClelland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emunn Samvesu!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClelland clinches up with Samvesu and pushes him back against the ropes.
McClelland trying to control the position but instead, Samvesu has worked for underhooks and has pushed McClelland into the ropes.
Samvesu works on McClelland's body with a couple of short punches.
McClelland has picked Samvesu up - he's going for a ride! McClelland dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Samvesu is trying to get back to full guard.
Samvesu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McClelland pulls his head out easily.
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.
Samvesu throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Samvesu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Samvesu won't allow McClelland to pass to mount.
Samvesu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McClelland is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Samvesu actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClelland wants to free his trapped foot but Samvesu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've been hearing good reports from McClelland's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
McClelland working the head and body with strikes.
McClelland is trying to control. Samvesu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Samvesu is looking for a sweep. McClelland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McClelland throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Samvesu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McClelland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Samvesu missing with punches from the bottom.
Samvesu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McClelland scores with a couple of nice shots.
McClelland is working for a kimura but Samvesu is defending it quite comfortably.
Samvesu wants to improve his position but McClelland is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samvesu trying to control but McClelland postures up.
Samvesu throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Samvesu is looking for a sweep. McClelland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McClelland 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.
Samvesu taking some punishment here, with McClelland in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McClelland is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Samvesu defends it well.
Samvesu looking for submissions off his back.
Samvesu is looking for a sweep. McClelland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Samvesu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Samvesu trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClelland is trying to control. Samvesu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McClelland is looking for a kimura but Samvesu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McClelland to get the leverage.
McClelland is trying to work for a kimura but Samvesu is defending well.
Samvesu is looking to improve his position.
McClelland trying to control from half guard but Samvesu is working away.
Samvesu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McClelland is looking for a kimura but Samvesu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McClelland to get the leverage.
McClelland prevents Samvesu from improving his position.
McClelland wants to work for an arm triangle but Samvesu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samvesu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Samvesu is staying active underneath McClelland, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McClelland wants to work for an arm triangle but Samvesu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Samvesu trying to control here.
Samvesu moves into full guard.
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!
Samvesu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McClelland manages to get himself to full guard.
Samvesu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McClelland keeping full guard, as Samvesu tries to pass.
Samvesu has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing McClelland to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Samvesu is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - McClelland pulls down on the head and he's put Samvesu to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bryan McClelland!
After winning the bout, Bryan McClelland thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Espada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bartowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Espada's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Greedy Fly. Bartowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Game kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Guillermo Espada had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guillermo Espada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Bartowski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espada tries to bum rush Bartowski with a series of wild strikes but Bartowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut there from Bartowski.
Espada lands a head shot.
Espada misses the shot to the body.
Bartowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left and a right from Espada both land. Nice combination.
Bartowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Espada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Espada circles away quickly and effectively.
Espada fails to land with a series of punches.
Bartowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bartowski throws a head kick that misses.
Espada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Espada misses with a few strikes there.
Espada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Espada keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartowski tries to clinch but Espada is having none of it.
Bartowski closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bartowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Espada takes a swing at Bartowski's ribcage but misses.
Espada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bartowski counters by clinching up.
Bartowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartowski throws a looping overhand right but Espada ducks down to avoid it.
Espada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Espada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Espada.
Espada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Espada lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Espada.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Espada keeps the fight on the outside.
Espada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bartowski has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Espada.
Espada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bartowski is looking to clinch but Espada is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bartowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bartowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Espada just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartowski closes the distance and clinches.
Espada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bartowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartowski scores with a one two! Espada had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bartowski looks to land a body kick but Espada moved away.
Espada throws a right hand that Bartowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Bartowski also avoids with ease.
Bartowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Espada to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Espada. Those never looked like landing.
Bartowski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bartowski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Espada.
Espada misses with a double jab
and Bartowski counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Bartowski breaks from the clinch.
Bartowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Espada.
Espada misses with a two punch combination.
Espada cracks a nice hook into Bartowski's ribs.
Espada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Espada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bartowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Espada.
Bartowski dodges the punch combination from Espada.
Espada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski dodges the punch combination from Espada.
Bartowski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Espada takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Espada throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Espada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bartowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bartowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bartowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bartowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Espada gets tackled into the ropes by Bartowski. Bartowski maintains the clinch.
Bartowski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Espada takes a knee right on the jaw!
Espada is rocked!
Espada takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Espada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bartowski unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Espada! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Bartowski is unloading with more strikes now! Espada drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Bartowski!
After winning the bout, Charles Bartowski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Wait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wait kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Danger Zone. Guerra comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blink-182 - Heart's All Gone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Wait!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wait stuffs the takedown attempt from Guerra. Guerra gets slowly back to his feet.
Wait takes a swing at Guerra's ribcage but misses.
Wait bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guerra's head.
Guerra drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wait manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Guerra really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wait throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Guerra because Wait loaded up on that one.
Wait misses with a head shot.
Wait unloads with some shots from mount but Guerra bucks and avoids them well.
Wait looking to finish with strikes here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerra is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wait thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wait thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Guerra is squirming around, avoiding Wait's attempts to control the action.
Guerra wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wait.
Wait prevents Guerra from getting the reversal.
Guerra is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Guerra wants to control but Wait is having none of it.
Wait cracks Guerra with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wait will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wait looking to ground and pound but Guerra is blocking nicely.
Guerra working to try and regain half guard.
Wait wants to control the pace but Guerra is squirming around nicely.
Guerra gets back to half guard.
Wait throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wait is looking to take a break and control but Guerra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wait sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guerra defending well though.
Wait tries to stand but can't do so whilst Guerra controls his leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Guerra works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Guerra is looking for a triangle but Wait pushes his legs off easily.
Wait working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wait wants to control from the top but Guerra keeps moving.
Guerra looking for a sweep. Not yet Guerra, not yet.
Guerra working a defensive guard here.
Wait knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guerra on the ground.
Wait would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra is looking for a triangle but Wait pushes his legs off easily.
Wait has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Guerra is proving hard to escape from.
Guerra is looking to cinch up a triangle. Wait throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Guerra's body to avoid the submission. Guerra has instead reached around Wait's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Guerra arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Diego Guerra!
In his post fight interview, Diego Guerra started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chappa Chippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chappa Chippa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chappa Chippa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chippa blocks a jab.
Mercury misses with an uppercut. Chippa saw that one coming.
Mercury leaves Chippa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chippa throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercury.
Chippa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercury moves into the clinch.
Mercury is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mercury tries to stall but Chippa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chippa working Mercury over with knees to the body.
Mercury leaning against his opponent.
Mercury lands with a left to the head.
Chippa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mercury takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercury stalls.
Chippa landing knees to the body.
Chippa scores a nice knee to the body.
Mercury is breathing heavily.
Mercury trying to control the position but instead, Chippa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mercury into the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chippa obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chippa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mercury in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mercury takes an elbow to the temple.
Chippa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Chippa.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chippa obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chippa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mercury in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chippa obliges.
Chippa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chippa lands an elbow inside that Mercury shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Chippa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chippa.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mercury lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chippa connects with a knee to the head.
Chippa wants a takedown but no success here.
Pete Mercury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chappa Chippa.
Mercury takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mercury tries to stall but Chippa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chippa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chippa lands a knee to the body.
Chippa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chippa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chippa lands a knee to the body.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Chippa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chippa lands a nice elbow.
Chippa with a knee to the head.
Chippa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Chippa.
Chippa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Chippa scores a nice knee to the body.
Chippa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chippa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Chippa.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Chippa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mercury misses with the head strike.
Chippa lands an elbow inside that Mercury shrugs off.
Mercury takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chippa scores with a knee to the head.
Chippa with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chippa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chippa wants to stall.
Chippa takes a shot to the head.
Mercury trying to control the position but instead, Chippa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mercury into the ropes.
Mercury misses with the head strike.
Mercury takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chippa is trying to drag Mercury to the mat but Mercury just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Chippa with a knee to the head.
Chippa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mercury's efforts to push away.
Mercury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws a head punch that misses.
Chippa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chippa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chippa blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mercury.
Mercury takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mercury has a couple of punches blocked by Chippa.
Chippa lands a knee to the body.
Chippa tries to stall but Mercury uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mercury gets underhooks to prevent Chippa's takedown attempt.
Mercury throws a head punch that misses.
Mercury takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chippa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Chippa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chippa working Mercury over with knees to the body.
Chippa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chippa connects with a knee to the head.
Chippa lands a damaging elbow.
Chippa stalling in the clinch.
Chippa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mercury is trying to break the clinch but Chippa has him pressed against the ropes.
Chippa lands an elbow inside.
Chippa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mercury has a couple of punches blocked by Chippa.
Mercury throws a punch but it's blocked by Chippa.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Chippa connects with a knee to the head.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Chippa with a knee to the head.
Mercury gets underhooks to prevent Chippa's takedown attempt.
Chippa lands an elbow inside that Mercury shrugs off.
Mercury takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Mercury is trying to break the clinch but Chippa is controlling him.
Mercury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chippa working Mercury over with knees to the body.
Chippa goes for a takedown attempt but Mercury pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chippa shoots in and drives through. Mercury sprawls well.
Mercury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercury throws a solid leg kick but Chippa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mercury.
Chippa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercury.
Mercury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercury looks to land a left hand but Chippa moved out of range nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws a big shot that misses.
Chippa looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercury is just out of range.
Chippa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mercury dives in and grabs Chippa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chippa pushes down on Mercury's head and hops out.
Mercury moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Mercury misses.
Chippa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercury.
Chippa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercury lands a lovely overhand right.
Chippa throws out a leg kick but Mercury moves out of range and Chippa only half commits.
Mercury looks for a takedown but Chippa sprawls well.
That kick from Chippa tenderised Mercury's leg. Mercury is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mercury is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Chippa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Chippa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercury dives in for a single leg takedown but Chippa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Chippa tries to score a body lock takedown but Mercury shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chippa connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mercury takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mercury takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chippa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mercury fails to land.
Chippa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chippa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mercury prevents it.
Mercury wants to get back to striking at distance but Chippa won't allow it.
Chippa connects with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chippa as Mercury tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury can't break the clinch.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Chippa lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chappa Chippa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chippa throws a hook but Mercury avoids it easily.
Mercury darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chippa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chippa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Some bone on bone action there as Mercury checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mercury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chippa as he jumps to the side.
Mercury listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mercury.
Chippa misses with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Mercury as Chippa shoots in.
Chippa slips a jab and a cross from Mercury.
Mercury looks to land a left hand but Chippa moved out of range nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chippa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chippa closes the distance and clinches up with Mercury, looking for a takedown. Chippa pushes Mercury against the ropes but Mercury circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pete Mercury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chappa Chippa.
Mercury tries for a takedown but Chippa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mercury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury moves out of range of the strikes.
Chippa has a takedown stuffed.
Chippa dives in for a single leg takedown but Mercury sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mercury is looking to break free of the clinch but Chippa has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chippa.
Mercury working hard to break the clinch.
Mercury has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chippa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chippa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mercury is looking to control Chippa's arms but Chippa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mercury has his back to the ropes.
Chippa tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercury avoids the damage to the body.
Mercury wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mercury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mercury is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chappa Chippa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury misses with the head strike.
Mercury is trying to maintain a safe position but Chippa gets an underhook and turns Mercury into the ropes.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Mercury lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chippa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mercury in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chippa with a knee to the head.
Mercury pushes Chippa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chippa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mercury trying to stall but Chippa improves his position.
Chippa scores a nice knee to the body.
Chippa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mercury fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chippa blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chippa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mercury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chippa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mercury shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chippa as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Mercury. No joy for Chippa on that attempt.
Mercury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chippa, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mercury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chippa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mercury avoids it.
Chippa scores with a knee to the head.
Mercury is trying to stall.
Chippa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mercury blocks it with crossed arms.
Mercury trying to control the position but instead, Chippa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mercury into the ropes.
Chippa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chippa landing knees to the body.
Mercury wants to get back to striking at distance but Chippa won't allow it.
Mercury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chippa backwards.
Chippa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mercury prevents it.
Mercury slowing the pace effectively.
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!
Chippa tries for a takedown but Mercury manages to get underhooks.
Chippa looking to slow down the pace here.
Mercury lands with a right to the head.
Mercury slowing the pace effectively.
Chippa can't get the takedown.
Mercury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercury is trying to break the clinch but Chippa is controlling him.
Chippa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mercury's defenses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chippa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mercury is defending well.
Chippa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mercury is trying to stall.
Mercury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mercury wants to stall.
Chippa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mercury is defending well for now.
Mercury throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chippas head.
Mercury taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chippa.
Mercury has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mercury stalling in the clinch but Chippa improves position.
Chippa scores with a knee to the head.
Chippa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mercury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mercury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chippa obliges.
Mercury can't break the clinch.
Mercury looking to stall.
Mercury working hard to break the clinch.
Mercury lands with a right to the head.
Mercury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mercury wants to break free but Chippa has control.
Mercury working hard to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chippa landing knees to the body.
Mercury is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chippa scores a nice knee to the body.
Mercury is looking to control Chippa's arms but Chippa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mercury has his back to the ropes.
Mercury seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Chippa is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mercury can't break the clinch.
Mercury pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Mercury stalling in the clinch but Chippa improves position.
Mercury takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Chippa.
Chippa with a knee to the head.
Well,Mercury is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Chippa is looking for a takedown.
Chippa wants a takedown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chippa is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mercury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercury wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chippa has him pressed against the ropes.
Mercury looking to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mercury wants to break free but Chippa has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chippa.
Mercury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mercury lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chippa backwards.
Chippa has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mercury clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mercury tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mercury regains half guard.
Mercury manages to get to full guard.
Chippa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mercury is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mercury working the head and body with strikes.
Chippa wants to improve his position but Mercury is controlling well.
Mercury is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mercury lands strikes from half guard.
Chippa moves into full guard.
Mercury connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercury trying to control the position from guard on top but Chippa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chappa Chippa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mercury throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pete Mercury.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Chappa Chippa!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Chappa Chippa!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Chappa Chippa!
Chappa Chippa wins by unanimous decision!
Chappa Chippa 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 Thomas Engine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Steel Penn Alliance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Engine comes to the ring accompanied by Crazy train. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Engine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn Alliance!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn Alliance shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Engine napping and manages to drive through into side control!
My spies in gods of the cage sp inform me that Steel Penn Alliance 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.
Engine takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Engine wants to control but Steel Penn Alliance postures up.
Steel Penn Alliance is working to tighten is grip on Engine's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Engine has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Steel Penn Alliance is really squeezing tight and eventually Engine passes out! Steel Penn Alliance breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). The Steel Penn Alliance!
The Steel Penn Alliance spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Riordan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Riordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Clark!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riordan slips a jab and a cross from Clark.
Clark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Riordan!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Clark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riordan keeps working.
Riordan manages to get back to half guard.
Riordan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've been hearing good reports from Riordan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Riordan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riordan controls Clark momentarily but Clark frees himself.
Clark with a nice head shot there.
Riordan trying to keep a closed guard but Clark is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan looking for a sweep. Not yet Riordan, not yet.
Clark seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Clark preventing the sweep.
Riordan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Clark!
Clark wants to control but Riordan is having none of it.
Riordan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Riordan forces the positional change into back control.
Riordan working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Clark is doing well to defend. Riordan seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Clark is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tommy Riordan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bors Ban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Coholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ban comes to the ring accompanied by Game of Thrones. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Al Coholic was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super 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, Bors Ban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Coholic!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coholic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ban.
Coholic misses with a takedown attempt - Ban sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ban displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coholic.
Ban scores with a leg kick.
Coholic throws a series of punches but Ban avoids them all with ease.
Ban lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Al Coholic has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ban closes the distance and clinches.
Ban is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Ban on the inside.
Coholic is looking for a takedown.
Bors Ban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Coholic.
Coholic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ban lands an elbow just above Coholic 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ban as Coholic tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for dominant position up against the ropes here. Ban manages to get control of his opponent's head and throws a big knee - Coholic drops to the canvas! He's done! Ban goes wild and celebrates with his corner - this is a big victory for him and to get the win in such devastating fashion will certainly boost his reputation amongst the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Bors Ban!
Bors Ban took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pirates Powder for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wing Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Blancheflor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blancheflor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Game of Thrones. Wing Wang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wing Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tristan Blancheflor!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang instigates a clinch.
Blancheflor is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Wang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wang digs a right hand into Blancheflor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blancheflor's gas tank.
Blancheflor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wang stuffs the takedown.
Blancheflor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wang defends it nicely.
Wing Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Blancheflor.
Wang cracks Blancheflor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wang slips a jab from Blancheflor.
Blancheflor gets tackled into the ropes by Wang. Wang maintains the clinch.
Wang prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wang manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blancheflor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wang avoids it really well and circles away.
Blancheflor misses with a takedown attempt - Wang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wang misses with a double jab.
Wang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Wang lands.
Wang scores with a sloppy right hand. Blancheflor should have avoided that one.
Blancheflor throws a jab when Wang was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws a hook but Blancheflor blocks it.
Blancheflor blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Blancheflor misses its intended target.
Wang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blancheflor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wang.
Wang lands a body punch.
Blancheflor tries for a takedown but Wang manages to get underhooks.
Wang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blancheflor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wang throws a body punch but Blancheflor moves out of range.
Wang tries to clinch but Blancheflor is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws a jab when Blancheflor was well out of range.
Blancheflor missing with a left hand there. Wang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blancheflor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wang quickly recovers to half guard.
Blancheflor winds up and cracks Wang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wang tries to get out of the position.
Blancheflor trying to mount his opponent but Wang defends it.
Blancheflor working the head and body with strikes.
Blancheflor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blancheflor is trying to control. Wang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor wants to advance to full mount but Wang doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Wang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blancheflor is stalling in the full guard.
Wang 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.
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!
Blancheflor throwing strikes but missing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
Wang wants to stand and escape but Blancheflor is having none of it.
Wang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blancheflor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blancheflor is working Wang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wang being controlled here, momentarily.
Blancheflor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blancheflor wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Blancheflor is looking to work some ground and pound but Wang has wrist control.
Blancheflor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor forces his way into half guard.
Wang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blancheflor is looking to take a break and control but Wang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blancheflor uses his free foot to push down on Wang's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wang.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor tries to control but Wang wriggling away.
Blancheflor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blancheflor avoids the attempt from Wang to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wang's face.
Blancheflor throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Blancheflor prevents Wang from getting the reversal.
Blancheflor throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blancheflor scoring with strikes but Wang is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wang is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blancheflor throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Blancheflor 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. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Blancheflor misses the target.
Blancheflor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wang but Wang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blancheflor throws a lazy uppercut
and Wang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wang.
Blancheflor tries for a takedown but Wang manages to get underhooks.
I was talking to Wang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wang throws a right hand that misses
and Blancheflor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blancheflor.
Blancheflor scoring with some ground and pound.
Blancheflor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wang tries to roll over but Blancheflor keeps him under control.
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!
Wang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blancheflor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blancheflor is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wang!
Blancheflor putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blancheflor with shots to the head and body - Wang looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Wang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wang defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Blancheflor.
The referee warns Wang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang is squirming around, avoiding Blancheflor's attempts to control the action.
Blancheflor raining down hammerfists from mount.
Blancheflor misses with some ground and pound and Wang recovers position to half guard.
Wang wants to control but Blancheflor is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor trying to control the pace.
Blancheflor is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wang!
Poor strikes thrown by Blancheflor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The referee warns Wang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blancheflor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blancheflor lands a couple of good shots and Wang has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Blancheflor is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Blancheflor working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Blancheflor looking for the RNC.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Blancheflor is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Blancheflor gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Blancheflor gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Blancheflor apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Wang misses with a series of wild punches.
Blancheflor misses with a straight left.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blancheflor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blancheflor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blancheflor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Blancheflor misses.
Blancheflor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wang moves away.
Blancheflor avoids the body shot from Wang.
Wang blocks a low kick nicely.
Blancheflor throws a poor cross that misses
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blancheflor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wang counters by clinching up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor tries to stall but Wang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blancheflor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wing Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wang staying out of range there.
Wang misses with a straight right.
Wing Wang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blancheflor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wing Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Blancheflor.
Blancheflor throws a hook to the side of Wang's head but Wang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blancheflor shoots in and drives through. Wang sprawls well.
Blancheflor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blancheflor scrambles back to his feet.
Blancheflor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blancheflor.
Blancheflor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blancheflor moves out of range as Wang strikes.
Tristan Blancheflor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wang moves away from the strike by Blancheflor.
Wang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blancheflor.
Wang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blancheflor.
Blancheflor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wang leaves Blancheflor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wing Wang is winning the standup battle so far.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Blancheflor.
Wang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blancheflor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wang as he jumps to the side.
Blancheflor looks for a takedown but Wang sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang misses with a straight left.
Blancheflor gets tackled into the ropes by Wang. Wang maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan Blancheflor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blancheflor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Tristan Blancheflor!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Tristan Blancheflor!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Tristan Blancheflor!
Tristan Blancheflor wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Tristan Blancheflor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pirates Powder and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Lyman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Lyman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson tries to keep at a distance but Lyman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lyman breaks from the clinch.
Benson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lyman rushes Benson and presses him up against the ropes.
Benson wants to stall.
Lyman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benson.
Lyman is pressed up against the ropes. Benson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lyman down to the mat. Lyman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lyman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lyman throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
Lyman closes the distance and pushes Benson back into the ropes.
Lyman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lyman throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Benson's head.
Lyman lands a big head kick that sends Benson to the canvas! Lyman follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Lyman!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Remnant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes into the arena with Mongol blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Remnant!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remnant fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Khan sprawls well initially but Remnant persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Remnant with the ground and pound but Khan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Remnant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khan has Remnant pulled in close to control his posture.
Remnant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Khan's head.
Remnant looking to sit in guard and control but Khan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Khan postures up.
Khan connects with a couple of short punches.
Remnant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khan is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Remnant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Remnant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remnant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khan manages to get himself to full guard.
Khan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Remnant postures up in Khan's guard and throws a big left but Khan blocks it.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Remnant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Remnant throws a big right hand that misses.
Remnant stands up over Khan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Khan 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Remnant.
Remnant postures up and lands a big shot to Khan's brow.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Remnant throws a big elbow that misses.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Remnant wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan is trying to keep Remnant in close.
Remnant landing with the ground and pound.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Remnant is one step ahead there.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Remnant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Remnant throws an elbow that misses. Khan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Remnant's guard. Nice move by Khan!
Remnant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Remnant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Remnant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Khan wants to improve his position but Remnant is controlling well.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Remnant.
Khan is looking to improve his position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Remnant working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Khan is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remnant is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Khan is just riding it out for now. Remnant eventually gives up the hold.
Remnant looking for a submission but Khan manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Remnant throwing strikes from guard but Khan blocks nicely.
Remnant wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Remnant with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Khan controls Remnant momentarily but Remnant frees himself.
Remnant being controlled here momentarily.
Remnant throws a big elbow that misses.
Khan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Remnant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Remnant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Remnant looking to pass the guard.
Remnant cracks Khan with a solid left hand.
Khan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Remnant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Remnant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Remnant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Remnant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Remnant is one step ahead there.
Remnant throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan is adopting a defensive guard.
Remnant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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!
Remnant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Remnant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Remnant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Remnant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Remnant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Remnant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Remnant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Remnant is looking to work some ground and pound but Khan has wrist control.
Remnant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Remnant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
Remnant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Remnant has gone for a leg lock! Khan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Remnant's guard.
Khan trying to control but Remnant is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Khan scoring with some ground and pound.
Khan landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remnant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khan manages to get himself to full guard.
Remnant landing with the ground and pound.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Remnant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Remnant throws a big elbow that misses.
Remnant looking to pass the guard.
Remnant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Khan has control of Remnant's left arm, preventing Remnant from doing any damage.
Remnant wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Khan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Remnant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Remnant.
Remnant preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remnant throws a strike but Khan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Remnant dominated that round.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Remnant swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khan.
Remnant shoots for a double leg takedown but Khan sprawls well. He's pushed Remnant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Remnant takes one on the button.
Khan takes one on the button.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remnant.
Khan throws a body punch but Remnant moves out of range.
No joy there for Remnant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Remnant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Remnant looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Remnant misses with the combination.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Remnant doesn't seem bothered though.
Remnant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Remnant shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Remnant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remnant.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Remnant's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Remnant 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Remnant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Chris Remnant has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Remnant is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remnant looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Remnant takes one to the chin there.
Remnant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Remnant is rocked!
Remnant dives in for a single leg takedown but Khan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Remnant is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Genghis Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Remnant.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Remnants head.
Khan throws a big uppercut that drops Remnant! More strikes from Khan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Remnant lies dazed against the ropes as Khan celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genghis Khan!
Genghis Khan retains his middleweight title!
After the big win, Genghis Khan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pirates Powder and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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