Hilo Fight 70 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reagen Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Penn
vs
Nolan

186 cm
24
168 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

176 cm
19
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20)

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reagen Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roland Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn with a poor takedown

and Nolan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Penn's guard now.
Nolan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nolan wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.

Penn is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Nolan rolls with it to try and escape but Penn cranks on the arm and Nolan is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reagen Penn!
Reagen Penn really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jones Toron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Toron has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Toron
vs
Castle

185 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jones Toron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Owen Castle!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toron does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Castle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Toron slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Toron wants to sweep here but Castle controlling him for the moment.
Castle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toron has control of Castle's left arm, preventing Castle from doing any damage.
Toron will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Castle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Castle trying to control but Toron is working from the bottom.
Castle won't allow Toron to sweep him here.
Castle trying to control the position from guard on top but Toron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toron is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Castle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Toron defends it nicely.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Castle enables Toron to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Castle manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Toron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've been hearing that Toron has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Castle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Toron is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Castle misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Castle is landing with some decent strikes but Toron is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Castle throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Toron on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Toron tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle lands a heavy elbow.
Toron knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Castle on the ground.
Toron is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.

Castle looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Castle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Toron is looking to escape.
Toron working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle is stalling here but it's allowed Toron to get half guard.
Castle throwing shots but Toron is blocking nicely.
Toron wants to get back to full guard.
Toron trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Castle manages to pass to mount!
Castle unloads with some shots from mount but Toron bucks and avoids them well.
Toron blocking the ground and pound.
Castle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Castle throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Toron because Castle loaded up on that one.
Toron blocking the ground and pound.

Castle is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Toron is surviving well by controlling Castle's body position as best he can.
Toron tries to lock up and control but Castle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toron working to try and regain half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Castle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Toron wants to get back to his feet.
Castle breaks from Toron's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Castle.
Toron can't escape the position.
Toron is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle working Toron over with strikes here.

Toron is rocked!
Castle drops a big elbow. That's hurt Toron! More shots from Castle and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Owen Castle!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Missa Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Missa Okami has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Missa Okami seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Okami
vs
Quinn

190 cm
27
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

193 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Missa Okami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn is looking to clinch but Okami is avoiding it.
Quinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Okami clinches up against the cage.

Okami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quinn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Missa Okami has been cut.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okami.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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!
Quinn tries to clinch up

so Okami counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn keeping full guard, as Okami tries to pass.

Okami thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Okami seems content to control.

Okami seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Quinn is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Missa Okami!
Missa Okami 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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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Savage
vs
Kingsley

181 cm
19
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20)

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Kingsley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kingsley blocks a head kick by Savage.
Savage wants to slow Kingsley down by chopping away at his legs.
Kingsley tries to clinch

and Savage counters with a single leg into guard. Kingsley didn't expect that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Savage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Billy Savage wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Savage misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Savage connects with a body shot.
Savage has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Kingsley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Savage is trying to defend but Kingsley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Savage tries to kick Kingsley off but Kingsley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kingsley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Savage pushes Kingsley off looking to stand but Kingsley dives back in and keeps control.

Savage kicks Kingsley off and gets back to his feet.
Kingsley tries to clinch there but Savage circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage lands the left hand.
Kingsley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Savage cracks Kingsley with a hook to the temple - Kingsley is on wobbly legs here! Savage swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kingsley falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Savage wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Savage!
Billy Savage made sure to mention his sponsor, xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20) in his post fight interview.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Belal Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick James Magnaye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li's entrance music is Fearless. A fine choice. Magnaye is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Here comes the Boom. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Li
vs
James Magnaye

195 cm
25
188 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Belal Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derrick James Magnaye!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Magnaye slips under a jab from Li.

Li darts in and clinches Magnaye up against the cage.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Li is trying to push Magnaye away but Magnaye has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magnaye told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Magnaye keeps control of Li as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magnaye blocks it with crossed arms.
Li can't break the clinch.
Magnaye content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Li can't break the clinch.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Magnaye is controlling him.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Magnaye keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Li's efforts to push away.
Li working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Li's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Magnaye is controlling him.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li tries to circle away but Magnaye has him pinned against the cage.
Li letting Magnaye take a breather here.

Li breaks from the clinch.
Li lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Derrick James Magnaye has been cut.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li throws a nice inside leg kick.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Magnaye pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li connects with a leg kick. Magnaye looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magnaye.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.

Li clinches up against the cage.
Li tries to circle away but Magnaye has him pinned against the cage.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Magnaye goes for a takedown attempt but Li pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnaye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magnaye avoids a kick to the body.
Magnaye blocks a head kick by Li.
Li misses with a head kick.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Magnaye blocks a head kick by Li.
Li throws a wild body kick that Magnaye sees coming a mile off.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Magnaye's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Magnaye pushes him off.
Li throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Li instigates a clinch.

Magnaye has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Li clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Magnaye is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Li is defending well though. Magnaye let's go of the attempt for now.

Magnaye tightening his grip on Li, looking for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Magnaye is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Li knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Li for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Belal Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick James Magnaye's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Magnaye avoids the head kick by Li.
Magnaye blocks a head kick by Li.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li misses with a kick to the body.
Li moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Li misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Li.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magnaye manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li moves to clinch but Magnaye breaks away

and Magnaye counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Magnaye seems to be looking for submissions.

Magnaye seems to be looking for submissions.
Magnaye wants to pass the guard but Li is defending well.

Magnaye wants to work for an arm triangle but Li is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Magnaye is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Magnaye is looking to pass Li's guard but actually Li recovers to full guard.
Magnaye trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magnaye is still trying to improve position.
Li is trying to keep Magnaye in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnaye stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magnaye keeps trying to improve his position.
Magnaye is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Magnaye passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Li gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Magnaye has hold of Li's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Li manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnaye takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.

Li is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Li tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick James Magnaye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derrick James Magnaye's cut.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Crunch! Li slams his shin into Magnaye's torso.
Li closes the distance looking to clinch

and Magnaye counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Li's guard now.
Li is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Magnaye is controlling him.
Magnaye is looking to pass into half guard but Li pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Li is in guard.
Magnaye throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Magnaye tries to strike from the bottom.
Magnaye trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Magnaye tries to strike from the bottom.
Magnaye lands a good elbow from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magnaye doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Li has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnaye throws a couple of heel strikes.
Magnaye being controlled here, momentarily.
Magnaye doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Magnaye throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Magnaye trying to strike off his back.
Magnaye throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Magnaye looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Li's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Magnaye lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Li tries to stand but Magnaye is controlling from the bottom.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Magnaye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magnaye has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnaye throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Magnaye throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Magnaye trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Magnaye trying to strike off his back.
Magnaye tries to strike from the bottom.
Magnaye throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnaye throws a couple of heel strikes.
Magnaye trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magnaye throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Li trying to control but Magnaye is working from the bottom.
Magnaye trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Li looking to pass the guard.
Magnaye throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnaye will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Magnaye is on top in guard.
Magnaye pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
Li controls Magnaye momentarily but Magnaye frees himself.
Li wants to stand and escape but Magnaye is having none of it.
Magnaye looking to pass the guard.
Magnaye stops Li from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnaye trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magnaye passes into half guard.
Li is looking to improve his position.

Magnaye is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li tries to kick Magnaye off but Magnaye keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick James Magnaye comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Magnaye 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 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick James Magnaye!
Post fight, an emotional Derrick James Magnaye said 'i thank god for this victory...'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Whitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Whitman 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!

Lee
vs
Whitman

189 cm
21
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

196 cm
27
273 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Whitman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Whitman to the mat! Whitman manages to get full guard.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Whitman is retaining full guard.
Whitman 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.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lee wants to control from the top but Whitman keeps moving.
Whitman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Whitman trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Whitman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whitman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Whitman settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whitman counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Freddy Lee has been cut.
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whitman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Whitman counters with a series of strikes that sends Lee to the canvas! Whitman follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Lee is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Whitman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whitman is looking to advance position but Lee has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to take his opponent's back.
Lee avoids the attempt from Whitman to control.
Lee 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.
Lee lands a heavy elbow.

It looks like Bobby Whitman has been cut.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Whitman scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Lee land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Lee stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Lee!
After winning the bout, Freddy Lee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Bobby Whitman was interviewed post fight and said 'Next time, I promise to take a hit of Angel Dust before stepping into the ring.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Provocative Clothes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rastaphan Dominatrix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Clothes
vs
Dominatrix

193 cm
20
223 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Provocative Clothes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominatrix fails to land with a series of punches.
Clothes misses the shot to the body.
Clothes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dominatrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dominatrix scores with a jab.
Dominatrix punishes Clothes's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clothes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dominatrix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dominatrix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dominatrix staying out of range there.
Dominatrix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clothes's hands.

Dominatrix moves into range and clinches up with Clothes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominatrix stalls.
Clothes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Clothes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Dominatrix as the two fighters clinch.
Clothes is working for takedown but Dominatrix is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice left hand lands by Dominatrix.

Clothes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dominatrix uses from the top position.

Clothes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dominatrix gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clothes is breathing heavily.
Clothes can't keep his opponent in guard - Dominatrix advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dominatrix winds up and cracks Clothes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Dominatrix is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Clothes is in trouble now - Dominatrix has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clothes is wriggling around trying to escape.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dominatrix working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Clothes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dominatrix thows a huge punch but Clothes dodges it nicely.

Clothes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dominatrix pulls his head out easily.
Dominatrix is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clothes's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominatrix looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Clothes has hold of Dominatrix's hands but Dominatrix slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominatrix tries to pass the half guard into mount. Clothes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dominatrix winds up and cracks Clothes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Clothes looking for a kimura from the bottom but Dominatrix passes into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clothes is looking for a sweep.
Clothes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dominatrix trying to control the position but Clothes is working away.
Dominatrix working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clothes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominatrix trying to control the position but Clothes is working away.
Clothes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Clothes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Clothes gets back to half guard.
Dominatrix looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rastaphan Dominatrix dominated that round.
That's time! Clothes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dominatrix fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Clothes sprawls well initially but Dominatrix persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dominatrix not doing much here.

Clothes looking for submissions off his back.
Clothes wants to get back to full guard but Dominatrix has mounted him!
A nice elbow there by Dominatrix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix looking to control but Clothes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Dominatrix connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Clothes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dominatrix landing strikes from the mount.
Dominatrix landing punches.
Dominatrix is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Clothes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Clothes is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominatrix controlling his opponent.
Oh Clothes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clothes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dominatrix looking to control but Clothes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clothes seems to have got his legs back now.
Clothes can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Clothes looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Dominatrix connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dominatrix drops a big elbow. That's hurt Clothes! More shots from Dominatrix and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rastaphan Dominatrix!
Rastaphan Dominatrix decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reece Edward Duenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duenas has chosen California Gurls as his entrance music. Mario Fry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fry
vs
Edward Duenas

195 cm
31
260 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

182 cm
38
162 lbs
33 - 20 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Reece Edward Duenas!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duenas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duenas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Duenas avoids the head kick by Fry.
Fry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duenas lands a jab to Fry's midsection.
Duenas throws out a leg kick but Fry moves out of range and Duenas only half commits.
Fry misses the shot to the body.
Fry lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fry scores with a kick to the body.
Duenas looks winded!
Fry is looking to score with low kicks.
Duenas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fry misses with a head kick.
Fry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duenas blocks a head kick by Fry.
Fry feints a jab and as Duenas dips his head, Fry unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Duenas right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Duenas falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Fry smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mario Fry!
Mario Fry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bentley Downer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galaxy Nexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bentley Downer had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Downer
vs
Nexus

190 cm
29
181 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

182 cm
23
170 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

The Dark Side

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bentley Downer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Galaxy Nexus!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downer moves in looking to clinch but Nexus pushes him off.
Nexus cracks Downer with a good jab.
Nexus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Downer.
Downer lands the left hand.
Downer is looking to clinch but Nexus is avoiding it.
Downer lands a head shot.

It looks like Galaxy Nexus has been cut.
Nexus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Downer manages to avoid it.
Downer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Downer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nexus at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nexus swings widly with a right hand

and Downer counters by moving into the clinch.
Downer misses with a knee strike.
Nexus stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downer lands a nice knee to the body.
Nexus tries to throw a body punch but Downer avoids it by throwing Nexus back against the cage.

Nexus lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Downer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Downer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nexus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nexus is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Downer reverses the position - he's now on top in Nexus's guard.
Downer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nexus's guard.
Nexus is trying to get back to full guard.
Nexus is not content to let Downer control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downer wants to pass the guard but Nexus is defending well.
Nexus tries to get to full guard but Downer has control of the leg.
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!
Downer trying to control the action but Nexus is working from the bottom.

Bentley Downer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Downer misses with a wild body shot.
Bentley Downer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Downer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Downer wants to clinch
and Nexus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nexus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nexus checks a low kick from Downer.
Nexus misses with a jab to the body

and Downer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nexus is trying to pull guard but Downer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nexus throws a punch but it's blocked by Downer.
Nexus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nexus blocks an elbow strike from Downer.
Nexus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Downer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Downer misses with an elbow over the top.
Nexus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Downer backwards.
Nexus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Downer has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nexus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Downer prevents a body shot from Nexus.
Nice body punch from Nexus.
Good body shot from Nexus.
Nexus is trying to pull guard but Downer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bentley Downer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Galaxy Nexus.
Nexus misses with some punches.
Downer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Downer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Our sources have told us that Downer has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nexus is looking to break free of the clinch but Downer has double underhooks.
Downer blocks a body shot from Nexus.
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.
Nexus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nexus working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Galaxy Nexus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Galaxy Nexus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Downer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nexus thows a body shot but no joy.
Nexus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Downer but Downer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A big right from Downer misses.
Downer tries to clinch but Nexus moves away

and Nexus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Downer won't be happy with that.
Downer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nexus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Downer is trying to improve his position.
Nexus lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downer parries the strikes from Nexus easily there. Nexus is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Downer to escape.
Nexus tries to advance to mount but can't.
Downer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Downer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Downer is not content to let Nexus control the position.
Nexus tries to score with some ground and pound. Downer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nexus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Downer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nexus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nexus throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Downer is letting Nexus control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nexus cracks Downer with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nexus advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nexus looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Downer 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 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Galaxy Nexus!
Galaxy Nexus is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Galaxy Nexus started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Denisovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Beast might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Could you be loved. Denisovitch has chosen Katyusha as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beast
vs
Denisovitch

189 cm
26
192 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
192 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Beast!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Denisovitch!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denisovitch moves in looking to clinch but Beast pushes him off.
Denisovitch stuffs the takedown.
Beast goes for a double leg but Denisovitch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Denisovitch continues to drive forward.
Denisovitch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beast.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beast blocks an elbow strike.
Beast has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Denisovitch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Beast has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Denisovitch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Denisovitch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Beast has picked Denisovitch up - he's going for a ride! Beast dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Denisovitch tries to roll over but Beast keeps him under control.
Beast wants to control but Denisovitch is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Beast is trying to work for a kimura but Denisovitch is defending well.
Beast wants to pass the guard but Denisovitch is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisovitch is trying to get back to full guard.

Beast is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Denisovitch defends it well.
Denisovitch is in trouble now - Beast has advanced to mount!
Beast pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Denisovitch wants to hold on but Beast pushes him away.
BOOM! Beast connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Denisovitch keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beast with shots to the head and body - Denisovitch looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beast scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Beast looking to finish Denisovitch with some ground and pound. This is bad for Denisovitch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denisovitch is squirming around, avoiding Beast's attempts to control the action.
Denisovitch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Beast is stalling here but it's allowed Denisovitch to get half guard.
Denisovitch tries to roll over but Beast keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Denisovitch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beast not doing much here.

Beast is looking for a kimura but Denisovitch is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beast to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast wants to pass the guard but Denisovitch is defending well.
Denisovitch has hold of Beast's hands but Beast slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beast controlling the pace.

Beast is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Beast prevents Denisovitch from improving his position.

Beast is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Denisovitch is just riding it out for now. Beast eventually gives up the hold.
Denisovitch has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Denisovitch is defending against the submission attempts here by Beast.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denisovitch is trying to control but can't.
Denisovitch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Denisovitch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beast.
Beast working over Denisovitch with some ground and pound. Denisovitch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Denisovitch wants to control but Beast is keeping busy.
Denisovitch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beast.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Beast in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Denisovitch tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Beast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Beast!
Ben Beast retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Ben Beast thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.