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Hilo Fight 69 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob The Robber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob The Robber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roberto Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob The Robber!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Robber counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Da Silva!
The Robber looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Robber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Da Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
My spies in Brick Brawlers MMA (13 Coaches) inform me that The Robber has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The Robber thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Robber wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Da Silva, who protects the arm well.
The Robber tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Robber has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The Robber wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Da Silva, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Robber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Da Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Da Silva defending against the ground and pound.
The Robber wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Da Silva, who protects the arm well.
The Robber wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Da Silva, who protects the arm well.
The Robber tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Robber has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Da Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Robber is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Da Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Robber looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Robber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Da Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Robber is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Da Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Robber is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Da Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Da Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Robber on the ground.
The Robber tries for a kimura but Da Silva is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Robber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Da Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Robber in side control, throwing shots but Da Silva defends.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
The Robber wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Da Silva, who protects the arm well.
The Robber wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Da Silva, who protects the arm well.
The Robber looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Robber tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Robber is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Da Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Robber is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Da Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Robber working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You can see the frustration on Da Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob The Robber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Da Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Robber counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Da Silva!
The Robber has hold of Da Silva's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Da Silva seems comfortable defending it but The Robber has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Da Silva is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Da Silva is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but The Robber couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob The Robber!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Clow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kyle Clow has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Clow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fidel Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clow tries to clinch but Mendez moves out of range.
Clow misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mendez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Clow is bucking up trying to escape but Mendez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mendez with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez landing shots from mount.
Mendez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Clow is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Mendez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mendez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mendez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mendez lands a nice shot to the head.
Mendez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mendez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mendez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clow tries to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
Mendez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Clow looks a forlorn figure.
Mendez working for a guillotine from mount but Clow is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mendez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez lands a couple of good shots and Clow has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Mendez lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Clow trying to control the position but Mendez manages to sink in the hooks.
Mendez is working the ground and pound. Can Clow escape?
Mendez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Mendez biding his time, controlling Clow.
Clow is trying to remain composed but Mendez is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is landing with strikes from the back.
Clow is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mendez lands shots from the back.
Mendez controlling the position well here. Clow rolled but Mendez kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Mendez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Clow knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Clow for a finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez has Clow flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez controlling the position well here. Clow rolled but Mendez kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Mendez is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Clow. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Mendez lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clow trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mendez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The referee is taking a good look at Clow as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Mendez!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Mendez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clow gets caught flat footed, as Mendez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fidel Mendez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Clow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mendez stands and throws Clow's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Clow seems a little lost for a moment, as Mendez dominates the positioning.
Mendez scoring with punches and elbows.
Mendez controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez working the body and head with strikes.
Mendez controls the position.
Let's hope that Mendez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez working the head with strikes.
Mendez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Clow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendez on the ground.
Mendez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mendez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mendez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mendez scores with punches from side 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!
Mendez cracks Clow with a big elbow.
Mendez in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is chipping away with strikes.
Mendez cracks Clow with a big elbow.
Mendez looks up at the clock and then as Clow takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mendez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mendez takes a little break here. Clow wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mendez scoring with punches from side control.
Mendez scores with punches from side control.
Mendez controls the position from side control.
Mendez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Clow struggling a bit here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mendez working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Mendez looks up at the clock and then as Clow takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mendez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Mendez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Clow is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Clow is looking for a sweep.
Mendez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Mendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Mendez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mendez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mendez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Clow can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mendez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mendez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Clow taking shots to the head.
Mendez lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mendez landing strikes from the mount and Clow is in trouble!
Clow is rocked!
Mendez with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Clow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clow seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez looking to secure an arm triangle but Clow defends it well.
Mendez lands a heavy elbow.
Mendez lands a big elbow.
Mendez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mendez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Clow 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 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fidel Mendez!
Fidel Mendez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Kyle Clow spoke after the fight, saying 'sorry to all my fans.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Clow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kett Dela Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dela Calzada has chosen Papercut as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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166 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Clow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kett Dela Calzada!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Calzada lands with an overhand left.
Dela Calzada lands a nice hook to Clow's body. Clow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dela Calzada connects with a body shot.
Clow shoots in looking for a takedown but Dela Calzada manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dela Calzada swinging wildly here.
Dela Calzada lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Clow sprawling to the canvas. Dela Calzada follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Clow hang on?
Clow is rocked!
It looks like Chris Clow has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dela Calzada passes to side control.
Oh Clow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dela Calzada misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Clow seems to have got his legs back now.
Dela Calzada decides to stand back up.
Clow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clow has been working on his balance at Conditioning and boxing Pit, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Clow - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Dela Calzada!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kett Dela Calzada!
Kett Dela Calzada decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Chris Clow spoke after the fight, saying 'sorry to all my fans.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaleo Makua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Arenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleo Makua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicolas Arenas!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arenas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Kaleo Makua has been cut.
Arenas throws a combination that misses
and Makua counters by clinching up.
Makua has Arenas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Makua pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Arenas tumbling to the mat - Makua dives into Arenas's guard.
Makua throwing strikes from guard but Arenas blocks nicely.
Makua tries to free his leg and advance position but Arenas is retaining full guard.
Arenas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makua passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Makua trying to control the position but Arenas is working away.
Arenas wants to get back to his feet but Makua drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makua misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Arenas is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Makua has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Arenas is not content to let Makua control the position.
Makua 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.
Makua has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Arenas!
Makua lands with some strikes.
Arenas wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makua looking to control but Arenas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Makua takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Makua can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arenas is looking to escape.
Arenas trying desperately to get to his feet.
Arenas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Makua wants to control the pace but Arenas is squirming around nicely.
Makua is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Arenas is surviving well by controlling Makua's body position as best he can.
Arenas's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makua wants to control the pace but Arenas is squirming around nicely.
Arenas is controlling an arm, preventing Makua from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Makua swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Arenas is now in Makua's guard. A big mistake from Makua there, giving up the dominant position!
Arenas won't allow Makua to sweep him here.
Arenas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Makua is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Arenas is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makua had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arenas defends it easily.
Makua looking for a guillotine here but Arenas defends easily.
Makua is trying to keep Arenas in close.
Arenas wants to stand but Makua is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makua has an active guard here but Arenas has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleo Makua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaleo Makua's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arenas throws a right and a left that Makua avoids nicely.
Arenas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makua looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Arenas throws a right and a left that Makua avoids nicely.
Arenas lands a two punch combo.
Makua misses with a takedown
and Arenas counters with a three punch combo that has Makua backing up. Makua nods at Arenas to acknowledge the strikes.
Arenas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Makua counters with a body kick that stops Arenas in his tracks momentarily.
Arenas lands with an overhand left.
Arenas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Makua. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Makua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaleo Makua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Arenas misses.
Arenas scores with a nice strike.
Makua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arenas but Arenas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nicolas Arenas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arenas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Makua under the eye.
Makua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicolas Arenas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makua fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaleo Makua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arenas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arenas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Makua shoots in for a takedown but Arenas shows good takedown defense.
Arenas tries to bum rush Makua with a series of wild strikes but Makua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makua shoots for a double leg takedown but Arenas sprawls well. He's pushed Makua's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arenas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arenas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arenas lands a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Arenas. Those never looked like landing.
Makua misses with a two punch combination.
Makua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arenas with a nice cross.
Kaleo Makua's cut is getting worse.
Arenas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Makua counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Arenas keeping full guard, as Makua tries to pass.
Makua prevents Arenas from getting back to his feet.
Makua is pushing down on Arenas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Arenas is fighting to maintain full guard but Makua has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arenas is not content to let Makua control the position.
Arenas is defending against the submission attempts here by Makua.
Makua wants to work for an arm triangle but Arenas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Makua is trying to control the action in half guard but Arenas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makua looks to land a strike but Arenas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Arenas is looking to stand up but Makua isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Arenas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaleo Makua's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Makua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arenas but Arenas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Arenas misses with the combination.
Arenas tries to bum rush Makua with a series of wild strikes but Makua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice straight punches there by Arenas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arenas.
Arenas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Makua's head.
Arenas misses with a wild combination.
Makua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arenas scores with a jab to the head.
Makua takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Makua looks for a takedown but Arenas sprawls well.
Arenas slips a straight right by Makua.
No joy there for Arenas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Arenas scores with a four punch combination!
Arenas lands a nice shot to the body.
Makua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Arenas.
Makua takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Arenas.
Kaleo Makua's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Makua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makua there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makua is rocked!
Arenas works over Makua's head and body with a nice combination.
Oh Makua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arenas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arenas cracks Makua on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Makua falls backwards against the cage. Arenas follows up with more strikes that drop Makua to his knees. Arenas keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Makua! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolas Arenas!
An out of breath Nicolas Arenas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Kaleo Makua had this to say: 'THANKS TO MY LORD JAH ALL THANKS AND PRAISES GO OUT TO HIM ALL DAY EVERYDAY.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Schmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Schmeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Philips!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips walks into a left hand.
Schmeyer stalks Philips and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Philips's face. Philips staggers backwards, shaken.
Philips misses with a wild combination.
Trevor Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Schmeyer. Those never looked like landing.
Philips missing with a left hand there. Schmeyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schmeyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Philips connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sloppy strikes from Schmeyer. Those never looked like landing.
Philips throws a hook to the side of Schmeyer's head but Schmeyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philips looks to land a combination but Schmeyer avoids it well.
Philips cracks Schmeyer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schmeyer ducks under a wild hook from Philips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips dips to his left and cracks Schmeyer with an uppercut!
Philips fails to land with a series of punches.
Philips gets caught flat footed, as Schmeyer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schmeyer wants to pass the guard but Philips is keeping the position.
Schmeyer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Philips is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schmeyer is staying active underneath Philips, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schmeyer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schmeyer tries to get out of the position.
Schmeyer is trying to stand back up but Philips is controlling him
Philips wants to take a breather but Schmeyer is having none of it.
Philips is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Schmeyer is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmeyer is squirming around, avoiding Philips's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips won't let Schmeyer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Philips looking for a guillotine from mount but Schmeyer is having none of it.
Schmeyer tries to buck Philips off but he can't manage it.
Philips fails to take his opponent's back.
Philips looking to secure an arm triangle but Schmeyer defends it well.
Schmeyer's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmeyer trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Philips trying to control but Schmeyer is having none of it.
Philips is working for a guillotine from mount but Schmeyer frees his head quite easily.
Schmeyer is squirming around, avoiding Philips's attempts to control the action.
Schmeyer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips takes Schmeyer's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Schmeyer is in trouble.
Philips has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Schmeyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Philips on the ground.
Schmeyer holding both Philips 's hands and preventing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Philips has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Schmeyer! Can he survive? No! He's out! Philips gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Trevor Philips!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Macotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirko Ledoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Macotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kirko Ledoy!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macotti tries for a takedown but Ledoy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ledoy lands a jab-cross combination.
Ledoy stuffs the takedown.
Ledoy throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ledoy misses with the combination.
Ledoy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Macotti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Macotti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kirko Ledoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Ledoy has knocked Macotti down with a huge combo! Ledoy steps away and waves a wobbly Macotti back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Macotti is rocked!
Ledoy steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Macotti is out on his feet! Ledoy sets himself and nearly takes Macotti's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kirko Ledoy!
A less than humble Kirko Ledoy misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edu Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edu Hernandez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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179 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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179 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edu Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a combination
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hernandez on the side of the head.
Hernandez is rocked!
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Hernandez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez goes for a double leg but Gonzalez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gonzalez continues to drive forward.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
Hernandez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gonzalez with a nice cross.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Hernandez falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gonzalez dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Gonzalez!
A victorious Damian Gonzalez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Wait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Take Home (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wait might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to #1. Danny Wait has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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201 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Wait!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Take Home!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wait displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wait really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wait connects with a body shot.
Home takes one to the chin there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, jab by Wait - just one landing.
Home takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Wait. Those never looked like landing.
Wait connects with a looping right hand.
Home shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wait is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Home is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wait has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wait is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Home's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Home's back!
Home rolls, trying to escape but Wait keeps control of the position.
Home is still trying to improve position.
Wait struggling to land strikes to the head as Home covers up.
Wait lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Home is trying to remain composed but Wait is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Home has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Wait.
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!
Wait missing with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Home covering up well under a series of strikes from Wait.
Wait throwing sloppy strikes.
Wait keeps control of the position as Home tries to break free.
Home is trapped and Wait is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Home fending off the submission attempt from Wait.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Wait.
Wait keeps control of the position as Home tries to break free.
Wait will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wait tries to keep control of the position but Home is staying busy.
Wait throwing sloppy strikes.
Wait misses with punches from the back.
Wait keeps control of the position as Home tries to break free.
Wait missing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wait misses with a punch to the head.
A lull in the action here.
Home covering up well under a series of strikes from Wait.
Home is covering up but some of the strikes from Wait are getting through and doing damage.
Home manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wait's guard. Nice work there by Home.
Home prevents Wait from getting back to his feet.
Home trying to control the position from guard on top but Wait is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Wait'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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wait bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Home's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Home takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Home shoots and misses
and Wait counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Take Home seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wait cracks Home with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Home is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wait's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wait is looking to improve his position.
Wait looking for a kimura from the bottom but Home passes into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wait regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Wait dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wait dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Home. That did some damage!
Home fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wait lunges at Home with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Home's hand.
Wait scores with a jab to the body.
Wait lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Home backs up against the cage.
Home's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wait connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Home scrambles back to his feet.
Home walks into a stiff left hand from Wait.
Wait is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice takedown defense from Wait. No joy for Home on that attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wait cracks a nice hook into Home's ribs.
Wait lands a high kick!
Wait keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wait getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wait lands a slapping body shot.
Wait connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Home's hands.
Home tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wait was well out of range. Poor timing from Home.
Home fails with a takedown attempt.
Danny Wait has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Take Home.
Home takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Danny Wait is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wait jabs at Home's body.
Wait uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Home has time to react.
Wait throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wait lands a two punch combo.
Take Home is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wait ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wait is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Home can do to turn this around?
Wait throws out a powerful jab.
Home shoots in looking for a takedown. Wait tries to sprawl out of it but Home keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wait manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Home is breathing heavily.
Wait cracks Home with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Home moves forwards but Wait connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wait lands with an uppercut that bounces Home off the cage and back into range.
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!
Wait scores with a jab to the jaw.
Home has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Home takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wait.
Wait dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wait feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Home's calf.
Wait connects with a looping right hand.
Wait is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Home moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wait stuffs the takedown.
Wait feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Home's calf.
Wait connects with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Wait.
Wait plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Home misses with a takedown
and Wait cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wait lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab by Wait.
Home closes the distance and clinches up with Wait, looking for a takedown. Home pushes Wait against the cage but Wait circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Home gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wait.
Home has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Home there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wait works Home's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Wait. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wait lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wait cracks Home with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wait lands a jab.
Home is rocked!
Home's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wait connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Home scrambles back to his feet.
Home is still on wobbly legs! Can Wait finish him?
Wait scores with a shot to the body.
Home seems to have recovered his senses.
Wait punishes Home's body with a nice straight punch.
Wait works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body punch from Wait.
Home takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Home.
Home shoots in looking for a takedown but Wait manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Home's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wait connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danny Wait is winning the standup battle so far.
Wait scores with a kick to the body.
Wait with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wait lands a nice shot to the body.
Home gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wait scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wait lands with an uppercut that bounces Home off the cage and back into range.
Nice cross by Wait.
Home drops his hands momentarily and Wait takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Wait.
Wait scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wait lands a head shot.
Donk. Wait catches Home right on the button with a cross.
Wait punishes Home's body with a nice straight punch.
Wait scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wait is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Home shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wait pinned against the cage. Wait gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wait fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Wait dominated that second round.
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!
Wait lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wait dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Home shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wait is looking to escape.
Home wants to work for an arm triangle but Wait is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Home wants to work for an arm triangle but Wait is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Home takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wait is trying to control but can't.
Home tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wait knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wait is trying to stand back up but Home is controlling him
Danny Wait overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wait trying to control here.
We're going to have a standup here because Danny Wait wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wait goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Home takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wait uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donk. Wait catches Home right on the button with a cross.
Home takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wait lands a jab to the head.
Home's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wait connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Home shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wait napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wait is pushing Home's head away, looking to escape. Home manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wait is looking for a sweep.
Home working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wait is trying to buck Home off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wait is looking for a sweep.
Danny Wait is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Home tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wait is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Wait showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wait has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Wait!
An out of breath Danny Wait 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 Eric Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Kilju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snow comes to the cage accompanied by Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight. Pablo Kilju told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Kilju!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kilju gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Snow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kilju.
Kilju looks to land a strike but Snow avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kilju told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Snow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kilju avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Snow has his foot on Kilju's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kilju works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kilju is aware though and is defending well.
Kilju trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kilju postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kilju is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kilju is working Snow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kilju working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Snow's head.
Snow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kilju lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kilju doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kilju manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kilju is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kilju is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Snow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kilju scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilju gets to his feet. Snow looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kilju changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Snow looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kilju connects with a decent elbow.
Snow sneaks back into half guard.
Snow tries to get to full guard but Kilju has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kilju is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kilju landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Snow is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Kilju is tapping! Great win for Snow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eric Snow!
Eric Snow seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clay Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Testa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Testa has chosen The System Gotcha as his entrance music. Clay Moore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clay Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Testa!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Testa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Testa tries to land a front kick but Moore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Testa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Moore misses.
Moore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Testa to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Testa. That's going to slow Moore down.
Testa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moore swings for the body but Testa moves out of range.
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Testa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Testa's head but Testa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Testa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Testa misses with a hook.
Testa thuds his shin into the meat of Moore's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Testa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Testa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Moore checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
We've been told by Moore's head coaches at Facebreaker Academy : Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Testa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Moore thuds his right hand into Testa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Testa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore stuffs the takedown attempt from Testa. Testa gets slowly back to his feet.
Testa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been informed that Testa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Moore lands a really nice looking cross but Testa seems unphased.
Testa lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Testa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Testa is looking to clinch.
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Testa scores with a jab to the head.
Moore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Moore there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Testa moves away from the strike by Moore.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Testa tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Testa.
Testa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
Testa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Testa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moore swivels and escapes.
Testa throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
Testa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Testa ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Testa looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Testa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Testa defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Testa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Moore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Testa tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
Testa stops Moore from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Testa looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Testa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Testa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Testa misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Testa misses its intended target.
Testa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moore's sensitive parts.
Nick Testa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Testa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moore swivels and escapes.
Testa throws a nice head kick!
Testa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Testa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Testa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Testa jabs Moore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Testa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Testa tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Testa slips under a jab from Moore.
Testa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Testa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Testa throws a chopping leg kick but Moore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Testa.
Moore slaps away a takedown attempt from Testa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moore scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Testa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clay Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moore scores with a punch to the head.
Testa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Testa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Testa moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Testa dives in for a single leg takedown but Moore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Clay Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Testa.
Moore breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore slips a jab from Testa.
Testa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Testa throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Testa tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Testa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Testa ducks down to avoid it.
Moore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Testa just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore digs a good body shot into Testa's ribs.
Testa is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Moore tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab from Moore.
Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moore swings widly with a right hand
enabling Testa to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Testa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Testa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Testa misses with a low kick.
Testa shoots in but no luck this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore scores with a body shot.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore jabs Testa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Testa is out of range.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Testa saw that one coming.
Testa fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Testa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Moore misses with a body shot.
Testa lands a head kick!
Moore lands a glancing blow to the side of Testa's head.
Testa misses with a hook to the body
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Testa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Testa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Testa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Testa.
Testa thows a body shot but no joy.
Testa dives in and grabs Moore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moore pushes down on Testa's head and hops out.
Moore lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore cracks Testa with a good jab.
Testa lands a nice looking body shot.
Moore's corner calls for a 1-2. Moore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Testa tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
A big left from Moore misses.
Testa throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Testa misses with a straight left.
Testa tries to score with a low kick but Moore moves his leg out of the way.
Testa scores with a shot to the body.
Testa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Testa misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a jab when Testa was well out of range.
Testa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Testa throws an off balance right hand
and Moore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Testa moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Testa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Testa prevents Moore from standing back up.
Testa trying to pass the guard but Moore defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore is positioning himself well to prevent Testa advancing to mount.
Moore tries to get to full guard but Testa has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Testa misses with a shot to the body
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore scores with a body shot.
Testa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Moore back to the cage. Testa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Testa throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Moore avoids the body shot from Testa.
Moore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Testa throws a solid leg kick but Moore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Testa.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Testa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore scores with a shot to the body.
Moore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Testa moves out of range as Moore strikes.
A shot to the body from Testa misses
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nick Testa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Moore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clay Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Testa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moore swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Testa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Testa moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Testa 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nick Testa!
A very excited looking Nick Testa 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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