Hilo Fight 99 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Rozalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rozalski's entrance music is Akademia Pana Kleksa - Witajcie w naszej bajce. A fine choice. Hugh Jass has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rozalski
vs
Jass

188 cm
25
227 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
27
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcin Rozalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jass!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jass throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rozalski was covering up waiting for the punch and Jass finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jass trying to control but Rozalski is working from the bottom.

Jass drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Jass seems to have locked his on tight now - Rozalski screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Jass, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hugh Jass!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Cuban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cuban
vs
Romero

190 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

170 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

The Dark Side
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Cuban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Cuban.
Romero misses the jab.
Cuban shoots for a double leg takedown but Romero sprawls well. He's pushed Cuban's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cuban tries to move into range but Romero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Pete Cuban has been cut.

Cuban closes the distance and clinches.

Cuban has clasped his hands together around Romero's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Cuban is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Romero has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuban is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Romero's shoulder. That is not cool.

Cuban in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Romero is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pete Cuban!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Redondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Grave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franz Grave has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Antonio Redondo's chin.

Redondo
vs
Grave

189 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
26
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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, Antonio Redondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Grave!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grave misses with a series of wild punches.
Grave uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Antonio Redondo has been cut.
Redondo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grave.

Redondo moves into the clinch.
Grave misses with a punch on the inside.
Redondo lands an elbow that stopped Grave in his tracks for a moment.
Redondo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grave wants to get back to striking at distance but Redondo won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grave.
Redondo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grave has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redondo lands a body shot.
Grave wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Redondo stalls.
Our sources have told us that Redondo has been working on his elbows in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redondo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redondo.
A head punch on the inside from Grave fails to land.
Grave dodges an elbow strike from Redondo.

Grave pulls guard successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Redondo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Redondo trying to control but Grave is working from the bottom.
Grave wants to sweep here but Redondo controlling him for the moment.
Redondo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Antonio Redondo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Grave thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redondo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grave swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grave fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Redondo on the side of the head.
Grave works the jab nicely.
Redondo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grave looks to land a combination but Redondo avoids it well.
Grave moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redondo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Redondo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grave scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grave misses with an uppercut. Redondo saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Grave. That snapped Redondo's head back.
Redondo moves in looking to clinch but Grave pushes him off.
Grave throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Redondo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grave, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redondo blocking some punches.
Grave scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grave has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Redondo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Grave can turn it around.
Redondo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grave up against the cage.
Grave struggles to land a body shot inside as Redondo controls his hands.
Redondo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grave avoids it.
Grave misses with a punch to the body.
Grave gets through Redondo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Redondo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Redondo tries a knee to the head but Grave blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Grave.
Grave misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Grave.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redondo tries to land a knee to the head but Grave blocks with his arms.
Grave lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grave creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Redondo is rocked!
Redondo trying to land knees to the body.
Oh Redondo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grave unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Redondo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Grave is unloading with more strikes now! Redondo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franz Grave!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Merquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merquez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mind Da Gap feat. Valete - Não Pára. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Crim
vs
Merquez

170 cm
32
169 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

177 cm
26
193 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Crim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felix Merquez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Merquez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Merquez working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merquez has control of an arm but Crim manages to advance to Merquez's back!
Crim trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Merquez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Crim is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Merquez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Crim has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Merquez has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crim keeps control of the position as Merquez tries to break free.
Merquez keeps trying to improve his position.
Crim lands a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merquez just trying to survive but Crim is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Crim throwing damaging strikes from the back! Merquez could be in trouble here!
Crim lands a shot to the head.
Merquez tries to break free.
The referee is taking a good look at Merquez as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Crim!
Crim is hanging on to Merquez's back as he tries to escape.
Merquez grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Crim punishes Merquez with strikes from the back mount.

Crim is looking for the choke from the back position but Merquez is controlling his hands well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crim loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Merquez hold on?
Crim lands strikes to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crim lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Crim.
Crim scores with punches from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merquez wants to escape the position.
Crim punches Merquez on the ear.
Merquez is taking damage to the body and head.
Crim has Merquez flattened out and is raining down punches.
Crim is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Merquez. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Crim is landing with strikes. Merquez can't take much more of this.
Crim lands a shot to the head.
Merquez is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Crim's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Crim is working the ground and pound. Can Merquez escape?

Crim working for the choke.
Crim landing with strikes.

It looks like Felix Merquez has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Crim. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Crim is persistently looking for the submission but Merquez is defending it well.
Crim is hanging on to Merquez's back as he tries to escape.
Crim is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Merquez up.
Crim scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Merquez is looking for a way out.
Crim lands shots from the back.

Merquez is rocked!
Crim is landing with strikes. Merquez can't take much more of this.
Merquez is still in real trouble! Can Crim finish him?
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!
Merquez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Crim's guard. Nice work there by Merquez.
Merquez seems to have recovered his senses.

Crim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Merquez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Merquez stopping the sweep attempt from Crim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Merquez preventing the sweep.

Crim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Merquez defends it easily.
We've been informed that Merquez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Crim doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Merquez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Crim's guard.
Merquez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crim looking for a sweep. Not yet Crim, not yet.

Crim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Crim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Merquez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for Crim. That snapped Merquez's head back.
Merquez shoots in but Crim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crim wants to clinch.
Crim throws an overhand right that lands on Merquez's shoulder, as Merquez tries to avoid the shot.
Crim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Merquez on the side of the head.
Crim throws a looping overhand right but Merquez ducks down to avoid it.
Merquez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crim.
Crim jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Crim clinches.

Crim works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Crim working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Merquez's head.
Thomas Crim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Merquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crim scoring with some ground and pound.
Crim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Merquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Crim has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Crim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crim is in close to Merquez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crim trying to control but Merquez is working from the bottom.
Merquez trying to keep a closed guard but Crim is proving a slippery customer.
Crim working some strikes from top position.
Crim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crim is working Merquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crim is working Merquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crim throws an elbow that misses. Merquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crim's guard. Nice move by Merquez!
Merquez trying to control but Crim is working from the bottom.
Merquez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crim looking for a sweep. Not yet Crim, not yet.
Crim trying to control the position.
Crim throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Crim wants to control the position but Merquez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Crim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merquez can do to turn this around?
Merquez stalling.
Merquez prevents Crim from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Crim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Crim trying to strike off his back.

Crim has his foot on Merquez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Merquez works his way back into a safe position though.
Crim wants to sweep but no luck.
Merquez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Crim working for a triangle but Merquez defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Merquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Merquez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Crim keeping moving, preventing Merquez from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Merquez is one step ahead there.
Merquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Crim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Felix Merquez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Crim tries to clinch but Merquez is having none of it.
Merquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crim.
A lazy body kick from Crim
and Merquez counters with a nice body kick.
Merquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crim pinned against the cage. Crim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Crim instigates a clinch.
Merquez gets underhooks to prevent Crim's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Crim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felix Merquez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Crim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merquez.

Crim looking to score a takedown here. Merquez is defending well but Crim drives through and ends up in Merquez's guard.
Crim with a flurry of punches that miss.

Merquez has his foot on Crim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crim works his way back into a safe position though.
Crim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Merquez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crim defends well.
Crim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crim wants to pass the guard but Merquez is keeping the position.
Crim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crim stopping the sweep attempt from Merquez.
Crim chips away with some ground and pound.
Merquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crim stands up over Merquez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Merquez keeping moving, preventing Crim from controlling successfully.
Crim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Merquez has momentary wrist control but Crim slips an elbow through the middle.
Crim connects with a couple of short punches.
Crim throws a strike but Merquez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Crim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Merquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Merquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Crim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Merquez trying to hold on to Crim's head to control him but Crim postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merquez has hold of Crim's hands but Crim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crim working over Merquez with some ground and pound. Merquez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crim working Merquez over with strikes.
Merquez is looking to improve his position.

Crim is working for a submission of some sort.
Crim takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crim lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crim winds up and cracks Merquez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Merquez is trying to control but can't.
Crim lands strikes from half guard.
Crim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Crim thows a huge punch but Merquez dodges it nicely.
Crim winds up and cracks Merquez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crim is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Crim is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crim working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crim is trying to control. Merquez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Felix Merquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crim blocks the strikes from Merquez.
Merquez punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crim slips a nice elbow through Merquez's hands, connecting with Merquez's forehead.
Crim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Merquez defending well though.
Merquez wants to control but Crim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Crim throwing shots but Merquez is blocking nicely.
Merquez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Crim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Crim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Merquez wants to control but Crim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Merquez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crim scoring with strikes to the body and head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Crim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crim 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Crim!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredo Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Rak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santana
vs
Rak

196 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
214 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fredo Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blue Rak!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rak drops Santana with a beautiful combination! Santana stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rak is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rak wants it to stay on the feet.
Rak misses with the combination.
Rak scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Santana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rak.
Santana looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santana throws a series of punches but Rak avoids them all with ease.
Santana moves to clinch but Rak breaks away
and Santana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rak has managed to clinch.
Santana is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rak to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredo Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rak breaks the clinch.
Rak throws a sloppy head kick and Santana moves out of range easily.
Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
Santana doesn't manage to clinch there - Rak circles away.

Rak lands a big uppercut and Santana crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Santana looks OK. Rak waves Santana back to his feet!

Santana is rocked!
Rak has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
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!
Santana tries to clinch but Rak moves away
and Rak rattles Santana with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Santana tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Rak dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Santana stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Blue Rak!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heraclio Caro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd comes to the cage accompanied by Make it bun dem- Skrillex ft. Damian Marley. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Floyd
vs
Caro

188 cm
20
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
211 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
Merciless Gladiators

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demetrius Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heraclio Caro!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Floyd misses with a head kick.
Floyd misses with a low kick.
Caro's coach down at Facebreaker Academy : Striking was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Caro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Caro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caro misses the shot to the body.
Floyd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Floyd scrambles back to his feet.
Caro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caro scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Floyd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caro.
Caro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Caro throws a right hand that misses
and Floyd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Floyd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Caro counters with a crisp right that sends Floyd to the canvas! Caro follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heraclio Caro!
Heraclio Caro 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joeseph Moai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Moai
vs
Lewis

186 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

192 cm
23
196 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joeseph Moai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lewis pushes Moai up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.

It looks like Joeseph Moai has been cut.
Moai wants to get back to striking at distance but Lewis won't allow it.
Moai blocks the elbow strike.
Moai is trying to force a seperation but Lewis has the dominant position.
Lewis leaning his opponent against the cage.

Lewis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Moai regains guard immediately.
Lewis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moai seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lewis won't allow Moai to sweep him here.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lewis stands up from Moai's guard - Lewis perhaps looking for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Moai misses the target.
Lewis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lewis clinches up with Moai and pushes him back against the cage.
Moai is trying to force a seperation but Lewis has the dominant position.
Lewis taking a breather.
Moai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
Moai tries to break free but Lewis pushes him back against the cage.
Moai takes a shot to the head.
Lewis lands an elbow inside.
Moai tries to circle away but Lewis has him pinned against the cage.
Moai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lewis.
Moai blocks the elbow strike.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Moai breaks the clinch.
Moai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moai throws a sloppy head kick
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Lewis rushes Moai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis avoiding damage as Moai throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Lewis.
Moai tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lewis lands a nice uppercut.
Moai working hard to break the clinch.
Moai digs a right hand into Lewis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lewis's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lewis.
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Moai backwards.
Moai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lewis rushes Moai and presses him up against the cage.
Moai stalls.
Lewis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Moai has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lewis uses from the top position.
Lewis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moai's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Moai wants to improve his position but Lewis is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugo Lewis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lewis wants to clinch but Moai slips to the side
and Moai counters with a big head kick but Lewis shrugs it off.

Lewis instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
Moai is trying to push Lewis away but Lewis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moai is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewis gets an underhook and turns Moai into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Lewis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joeseph Moai's cut.
That's time! Moai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lewis is looking to clinch but Moai is avoiding it.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Moai circles away and keeps his distance.
Moai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moai counters with a thumping low kick.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Lewis moves to clinch but Moai breaks away
and Moai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moai misses with a head kick.

Lewis lands a left and a right that sends Moai crashing to the canvas! Lewis dives into mount looking to finish!

Moai is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis controlling his opponent.
Oh Moai is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lewis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moai takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lewis's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Lewis!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Castellano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castellano comes into the arena with Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castellano
vs
Gonzalez

182 cm
24
183 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

176 cm
27
179 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

The Dark Side

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Castellano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.

Castellano drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Castellano working the ground and pound but Gonzalez is defending the strikes.

Castellano tries for a kimura but Gonzalez is defending well.

Castellano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gonzalez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Castellano works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gonzalez 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano moves into full mount!

Castellano swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rich Castellano!
Our winner, Rich Castellano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayo comes to the cage accompanied by Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever. Savage has chosen the scatman as his entrance music. Chris Mayo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Mayo
vs
Savage

170 cm
40
142 lbs
31 - 23 - 0

188 cm
37
198 lbs
17 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sid Savage!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayo throws out a powerful jab.
We've been told by Mayo's head coaches at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Savage throws a looping overhand right but Mayo ducks down to avoid it.
Savage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mayo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Savage scrambles back to his feet.
Mayo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mayo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Mayo ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Mayo slips a jab from Savage.
Mayo lands the left hand.
Mayo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mayo throws a solid leg kick but Savage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mayo.
Mayo misses with a few strikes there.
Mayo throws a head kick but Savage moves out of range.
Mayo blocks a jab.
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!
Savage connects with a crisp jab.
Savage misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Savage misses.
Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Savage throws a body punch but Mayo moves out of range.
Mayo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayo misses with a straight left.
Savage slips under a jab from Mayo.
Mayo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Savage misses the shot to the body.
Mayo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savage throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayo.
A jab from Mayo misses.
Savage avoids the head kick by Mayo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage slips a jab from Mayo.
Mayo lands a leg kick that knocks Savage off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Mayo - just one landing.
Mayo misses with a few strikes there.
Savage misses with a hook
and Mayo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savage slips under a jab.
Mayo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Savage punishes Mayo's body with a nice straight punch.
Savage misses with a hook. Mayo ducked under it nicely.
Savage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayo.
Savage throws a big shot that misses.
Savage looks to land a combination. Mayo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Mayo is rocked!
Mayo circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Savage. Mayo falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Savage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sid Savage!
A very excited looking Sid Savage 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.