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Hilo Fight 130 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Schellmann (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.
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198 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stefan Schellmann!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schellmann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero with a jab.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Schellmann counters with a low kick, right behind Romero 's knee.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a big head kick but Romero shrugs it off.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a solid body kick.
Romero misses with a hook
and Schellmann counters with a nice body kick.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Schellmann counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Schellmann counters with a good low kick that Romero was not able to check.
Romero lands a jab to the nose.
Yoel Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a head kick. That will keep Romero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Schellmann drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Schellmann counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a low kick, right behind Romero 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a nice kick to the body.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schellmann counters with an inside leg kick.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Schellmann counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romero is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schellmann counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romero is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schellmann counters with a thumping low kick.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Schellmann counters with a thumping low kick.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Schellmann counters with an inside leg kick.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Schellmann makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Romero really felt that one!
Romero misses with a left hand
and Schellmann counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schellmann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schellmann counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a big head kick but Romero shrugs it off.
Schellmann with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Schellmann counters with a big head kick but Romero shrugs it off.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schellmann counters with a nice body kick.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schellmann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Schellmann counters with an inside leg kick.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Schellmann counters with an outside leg kick.
Romero lands a really nice looking cross but Schellmann seems unphased.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Schellmann counters with a head kick.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a slapping leg kick.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Schellmann counters with a low kick, right behind Romero 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schellmann counters with an outside leg kick.
Schellmann has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schellmann counters with a head kick. That will keep Romero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Schellmann counters with an outside leg kick.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Schellmann counters with a thumping low kick.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romero misses with a hook
and Schellmann finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Schellmann counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romero is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Schellmann counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero jabs Schellmann right on the nose. Schellmann blinks but takes it well.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Schellmann counters with a thumping low kick.
Schellmann takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a good low kick that Romero was not able to check.
Romero misses with a hook
and Schellmann counters with a big head kick but Romero shrugs it off.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schellmann counters with a low kick, right behind Romero 's knee.
Romero clobbers Schellmann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Schellmann counters with an inside leg kick.
Romero misses with a hook
and Schellmann counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Schellmann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Schellmann counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schellmann counters with a big head kick but Romero shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romero misses with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a low kick, right behind Romero 's knee.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Schellmann counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romero is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Schellmann dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Schellmann counters with a nice leg kick.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Schellmann counters with a head kick.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Schellmann counters with a leg kick.
Romero is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Schellmann's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Schellmann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Schellmann counters with a big head kick but Romero shrugs it off.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Schellmann counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Schellmann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Schellmann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a low kick, right behind Romero 's knee.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Schellmann counters with a head kick. That will keep Romero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Romero misses with a left hand
and Schellmann counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romero is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands with a straight right. Schellmann didn't see that one coming.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a nice leg kick.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Schellmann counters with a solid body kick.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a low kick, right behind Romero 's knee.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Schellmann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Schellmann counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Schellmann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Schellmann counters with a good low kick that Romero was not able to check.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Schellmann counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero misses with a left hand
and Schellmann counters with a thumping low kick.
Romero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schellmann counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romero is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Schellmann counters with an inside leg kick.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Schellmann counters with a low kick, right behind Romero 's knee.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Schellmann counters with a big head kick but Romero shrugs it off.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a nice body kick.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a head kick. That will keep Romero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Romero misses with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with an outside leg kick.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a body kick.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Schellmann counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romero misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Schellmann counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romero's knee momentarily.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Schellmann counters with a leg kick.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a head kick. That will keep Romero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Schellmann counters with a low kick, right behind Romero 's knee.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Schellmann counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schellmann counters with an inside leg kick.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romero is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Schellmann counters with a thumping low kick.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Schellmann counters with a body kick that stops Romero in his tracks momentarily.
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!
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Schellmann counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Schellmann counters with a body kick that stops Romero in his tracks momentarily.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schellmann counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romero is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a big head kick but Romero shrugs it off.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romero is rocked!
Stefan Schellmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Schellmann makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Romero really felt that one!
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a slapping leg kick.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a leg kick.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schellmann makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Romero really felt that one!
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schellmann counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schellmann counters with a head kick.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Schellmann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Schellmann counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Schellmann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Romero misses with a left hand
and Schellmann counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romero is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oh Romero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Schellmann counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romero seems to have got his legs back now.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schellmann counters with an outside leg kick.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a head kick that drops Romero to the mat! Romero scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Schellmann counters with an inside leg kick.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Schellmann counters with a head kick that drops Romero to the mat! Romero scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romero misses with a hook
and Schellmann counters with a leg kick.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Schellmann counters with an inside leg kick.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Schellmann counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romero's knee momentarily.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Schellmann counters with a head kick. That will keep Romero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Schellmann counters with a head kick that wobbles Romero - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Schellmann sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Schellmann!
In his post fight interview, Stefan Schellmann started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Lim Napoles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Forclit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forclit is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trouble. Jacques Lim Napoles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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21
210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Lim Napoles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Forclit!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forclit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Napoles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Napoles slips a jab from Forclit.
Napoles swats away the attempt to clinch by Forclit.
Napoles throws the left hand but Forclit avoids the punch easily.
Napoles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Napoles wants to control from the top but Forclit keeps moving.
Forclit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Forclit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Napoles postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Napoles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Forclit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Forclit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Napoles pushes down on Forclit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoles lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Napoles 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.
Forclit controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Napoles is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Forclit defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forclit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Napoles pushes down on Forclit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Napoles is thwarting Forclit's attempts to control the position.
Napoles with the ground and pound but Forclit uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit controls Napoles momentarily but Napoles frees himself.
Napoles throws a strike but Forclit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Napoles 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.
Forclit advances to half guard.
Napoles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forclit is keen to just control but Napoles is a slippery customer.
Forclit wants to work for an arm triangle but Napoles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoles is trying to control but can't.
Forclit is looking for a kimura but Napoles is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Forclit to get the leverage.
Napoles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Forclit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Forclit moves nicely into side control.
Napoles is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Forclit cracks Napoles with a big right hand but Napoles just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Napoles is trying to improve his position.
Napoles manages to work his way to half guard, despite Forclit's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napoles is looking to improve his position.
Forclit controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forclit working over Napoles with some ground and pound. Napoles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Napoles trying to control but Forclit postures up.
Napoles is looking for a sweep. Forclit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Forclit winds up and cracks Napoles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Napoles tries to get to full guard but Forclit has control of the leg.
Forclit slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Forclit is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Napoles has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Forclit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Napoles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Forclit throws a low kick but Napoles avoids it.
Napoles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forclit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Forclit ducks under a wild hook from Napoles.
Sloppy strikes from Forclit. Those never looked like landing.
Napoles ducks under a wild hook from Forclit.
Forclit slips a straight right by Napoles.
Napoles misses with a body shot.
Napoles shoots in for a double leg but Forclit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoles takes a swing at Forclit's ribcage but misses.
Napoles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Forclit tries to avoid it but Napoles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Forclit to the ground. Forclit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Lim Napoles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forclit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Napoles but Napoles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Napoles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forclit manages to avoid it.
Forclit lands an overhand right.
Napoles is rocked!
Forclit finds Napoles's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Napoles flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Forclit lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Napoles will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Happy Forclit!
After winning the bout, Happy Forclit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes into the arena with El party me llama blaring out of the sound system. Savage comes into a darkened arena with his song building. the scatman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Eulalio Gonzalez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
175 lbs
12 - 12 - 2 |
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198 lbs
19 - 21 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
12 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Eulalio Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sid Savage!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Savage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gonzalez doesn't seem phased though.
Nice jab there from Savage.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Savage staying out of range there.
Savage misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body kick.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
Savage lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzalez off the cage and back into range.
Savage throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Savage lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Gonzalez misses.
Nice straight punches there by Savage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Savage.
Savage throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Gonzalez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gonzalez has Savage up against the cage in a clinch.
Savage tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Savage is defending well.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Savage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Savage cracks Gonzalez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Savage scores with the left hand. Gonzalez knows he should have avoided that one.
Good work by Gonzalez as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savage throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage connects with a crisp jab.
Savage jabs Gonzalez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Savage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Savage.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Savage on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've been informed that Savage has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gonzalez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Savage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Savage.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but Savage avoids it.
Savage gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gonzalez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is refusing to be controlled, as Savage sits in half guard.
Savage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzalez tries to roll over but Savage keeps him under control.
Gonzalez taking some punishment here, with Savage in his half guard.
Gonzalez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gonzalez.
Savage preventing the sweep.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez looking for a triangle here. Savage is fighting it but it looks tight! Gonzalez pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Savage is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Eulalio Gonzalez!
During a confident post fight interview, Eulalio Gonzalez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny Tim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim has chosen Hot In Herre - Nelly as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tiny Tim!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tim drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tim stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Tim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tim wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Tim advances to half guard.
Tim slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tim trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tim postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tim, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tim is pulling down on Lee's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tim keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiny Tim has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tim connects with a high kick.
It looks like Freddy Lee has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tim avoids it really well and circles away.
Tiny Tim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tim pinned against the cage. Tim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tim scores with a jab to the head.
Tim shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Tim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Tim. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Tim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Tim moves into the clinch.
Tim wants to take the fight to the mat but Lee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Tim wants to take the fight to the mat but Lee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lee has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tim after a bit of a struggle.
Tim gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tim trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tim's guard.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Tim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tim is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Tim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tim misses the shot to the body.
Tim tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tim shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Freddy Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiny Tim.
Tim fails with a takedown attempt.
Tim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tim leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Tim closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Tim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tim scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Tim.
Tim lands with a right to the head.
Tim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tim is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short left from Tim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
Tim prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tim has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lee is trying to keep an underhook but Tim manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lee won't allow Tim to pass to mount.
Lee striking from half guard on the bottom.
Lee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tim pulls his head out easily.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Tim is very close to passing his half guard.
Tim 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.
Lee is looking to control Tim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
Tim prevents Lee from improving his position.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Tim wants to work for an arm triangle but Lee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
Tim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tim has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Tim stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Tim from controlling successfully.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Tim pushes his legs off easily.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lee wants to sweep here but Tim controlling him for the moment.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Tim from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to control.
Tim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tim preventing the sweep.
Tim trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Tim thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee keeping full guard, as Tim tries to pass.
Tim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tim has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Tim trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Tim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Freddy Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Tim. Tim gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tim defends it nicely.
Tim shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tim gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tim controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim is adopting a defensive guard.
Lee drops back looking for a leg! Tim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tim manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Tim's guard.
Lee drops back looking for a leg! Tim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tim manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Tim's guard.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Tim looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control from the top but Tim keeps moving.
Tim trying to control the position here.
Our spies down at at The Boom Boom Room inform us that Tim has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lee trying to control but Tim is working from the bottom.
Tim working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tiny Tim was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tim tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Tim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tim somewhat.
Freddy Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiny Tim.
Nice sprawl there from Tim as Lee shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tim doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Tim throws a head kick that half lands.
Tim shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
Tim throwing strikes but missing.
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tim is one step ahead there.
Lee working for a triangle but Tim defends it easily.
Tim advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tim is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tim is looking for a kimura here.
Tim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tim prevents Lee from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tiny Tim.
Well Tim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiny Tim!
A relieved looking Tiny Tim thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Menchaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lemy Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mitchell Menchaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lemy Waters!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Waters has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Menchaka wants to slow Waters down by chopping away at his legs.
Menchaka slips a jab from Waters.
Menchaka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Menchaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Menchaka seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Waters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Waters looks to land a combination but Menchaka avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Menchaka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Waters.
Waters misses with a kick to the body.
Waters misses with a low kick.
Waters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Menchaka.
Menchaka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Waters is out of range.
Menchaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Waters.
Waters throws a leg kick but Menchaka checks it.
Waters throws a leg kick but Menchaka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menchaka dips to his left and cracks Waters with an uppercut!
Menchaka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Menchaka moves away.
Waters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Menchaka.
Waters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menchaka misses with a wild body shot.
Menchaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Waters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Menchaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Waters.
Menchaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Waters moves away from the strike by Menchaka.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menchaka. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters avoids the head kick by Menchaka.
Menchaka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Menchaka throws a poor cross that misses
and Waters counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Menchaka 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waters loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Waters is looking to work some ground and pound but Menchaka has wrist control.
Waters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Waters lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Waters is looking to work some ground and pound but Menchaka has wrist control.
Waters trying to control the position from guard on top but Menchaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Waters drops back, looking for a kneebar! Menchaka looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Menchaka looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Menchaka!
Waters tries to bench press Menchaka off him but Menchaka keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters is trying to work for a sweep but Menchaka has mounted him!
Waters regains half guard.
Waters blocking the ground and pound attempt from Menchaka.
Waters moves into full guard.
Waters is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Menchaka defends well.
Waters is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Menchaka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Waters on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Menchaka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Waters is trying to control the position but Menchaka postures up.
Waters had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Menchaka defends it easily.
Waters looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Menchaka has picked Waters up and slammed him! Waters can't keep hold of the triangle and Menchaka manages to pass to side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A control attempt from Waters but he's now mounted!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lemy Waters dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Menchaka throws a shot from downtown. Waters moves away and avoids it.
Menchaka ducks right into an uppercut from Waters.
A decent looking cross lands there for Waters.
Waters fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Menchaka avoids it really well and circles away.
Menchaka connects with a looping right hand.
Waters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Menchaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Waters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menchaka. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Menchaka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Waters is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Menchaka.
Waters throws the left hand but Menchaka avoids the punch easily.
Waters uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Menchaka has time to react.
Menchaka misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters jabs at Menchaka's body.
Menchaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waters moves away.
Waters swings for the body but Menchaka moves out of range.
Waters blocks a jab.
Waters slips a straight right by Menchaka.
Waters fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Menchaka.
Menchaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Waters.
Mitchell Menchaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Menchaka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Waters misses with a wild body shot.
Menchaka misses with an uppercut
and Waters counters with a takedown into side control.
Menchaka manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waters prevents Menchaka from improving his position.
Waters trying to control the action but Menchaka is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waters lands strikes from half guard.
Waters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Menchaka trying to control but Waters postures up.
Waters wants to work for an arm triangle but Menchaka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Menchaka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Menchaka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka wants to control the pace but Waters is squirming around nicely.
Waters is looking to improve his position but Menchaka isn't that keen on the idea.
Menchaka tries to control but Waters wriggling away.
Waters is desperately trying to improve his position but Menchaka has a good base and remains in mount.
Waters is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Menchaka prevents Waters from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka tries to control but Waters wriggling away.
Lemy Waters has got the better of the ground game so far.
Waters working to try and regain half guard.
Menchaka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Waters is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waters tries to hold on but Menchaka postures up.
Waters is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lemy Waters will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Menchaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waters throws a big shot that misses.
Menchaka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Waters.
Menchaka misses with a low kick.
Menchaka thows a body shot but no joy.
Waters fails with the takedown.
Menchaka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Waters counters with a thumping low kick.
Menchaka throws a leg kick
and Waters counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Menchaka wants to control but Waters passes easily into half guard.
Menchaka keeping hold of Waters's head, controlling as best he can.
Waters working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Menchaka's thigh. Menchaka counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters trying to control but Menchaka is working from the bottom.
Waters postures up in Menchaka's guard and throws a big left but Menchaka blocks it.
Waters trying to control the position from guard on top but Menchaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Waters pushes down on Menchaka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Waters seems to be working for a kimura but Menchaka defends the submission attempt.
Menchaka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Menchaka trying to hold on to Waters's head to control him but Waters postures up.
Waters prevents Menchaka from improving his position.
Waters stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters is working for a submission of some sort.
Waters tries to pass the half guard into mount. Menchaka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Menchaka is looking for a sweep. Waters is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Waters is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Menchaka!
Waters throwing strikes here but Menchaka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Waters pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Waters.
Menchaka is bucking up trying to escape but Waters cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menchaka is desperately trying to improve his position but Waters has a good base and remains in mount.
Waters controlling his opponent.
Waters is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Menchaka has managed to escape the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waters tries to control but Menchaka wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lemy Waters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Waters winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lemy Waters!
Our winner, Lemy Waters, 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between GungHo Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Panikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus comes to the cage accompanied by Psychedelic Super Jesus. Panikov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fighters. Sergey Panikov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with GungHo Jesus's chin.
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175 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, GungHo Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergey Panikov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Jesus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Panikov swings widly with a right hand
and Jesus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panikov.
Jesus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Panikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jesus's elbow.
Jesus tries to land a knee to the head but Panikov blocks with his arms.
Panikov lands with a right to the head.
Jesus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Jesus.
It looks like Sergey Panikov has been cut.
Panikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Jesus controls his hands.
Panikov misses with the head strike.
Jesus lands a left hand.
Jesus tries a knee to the head but Panikov blocks it.
Jesus crunches a lovely knee into Panikov's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jesus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Panikov working hard to break the clinch.
Jesus digs a right hand into Panikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Panikov's gas tank.
Jesus misses with a punch to the body.
Panikov tries to throw a body punch but Jesus avoids it by throwing Panikov back against the cage.
Panikov blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panikov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jesus looking to throw knees to the head but Panikov is blocking nicely.
Panikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Panikov misses with some punches.
Jesus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jesus with a knee to the head.
Jesus landing knees to the head.
Jesus blocks an uppercut.
Panikov is working Jesus over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Panikov.
Jesus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Panikov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jesus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Panikov can turn it around.
Jesus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Panikov is trying to break the clinch but Jesus is controlling him.
Jesus misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panikov misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Panikov fails to land.
Jesus lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Panikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panikov misses with a body punch.
Panikov managing to block the knees to the body from Jesus.
Panikov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jesus has him pressed against the cage.
Jesus tries to land knees in the clinch but Panikov avoids the damage to the body.
Panikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Panikov.
Panikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jesus blocking some punches.
Panikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jesus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Panikov backwards.
Panikov lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panikov.
Jesus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for Jesus.
Jesus tries to land a knee to the head but Panikov blocks with his arms.
Panikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jesus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jesus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Panikov's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panikov.
Jesus throws a head punch that misses.
Panikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Panikov manages to break the clinch.
Panikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jesus was well out of range. Poor timing from Panikov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Panikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Panikov - just one landing.
Jesus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Panikov drops Jesus with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jesus looks back up at him and smiles so Panikov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jesus is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panikov misses with a straight right.
Oh Jesus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Panikov lands a big right hook! Jesus looks hurt but is still standing! Panikov lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Jesus falls down and Panikov dives in with a huge hammer fist! Jesus's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Panikov runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sergey Panikov!
Sergey Panikov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira has chosen Nogueira PRIDE entrance as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Matlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira throws a lazy right hand but Matlock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matlock stuffs the takedown.
Thiago Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matlock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nogueira's head backwards.
Matlock slaps away a takedown attempt from Nogueira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matlock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nogueira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Matlock just misses with a punch to the body.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Matlock slips under a jab.
Nogueira checks a leg kick.
Matlock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nogueira.
Matlock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matlock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matlock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
Matlock 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.
Nogueira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matlock as he avoids it easily.
Ben Matlock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Nogueira.
Nogueira thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a big shot that misses.
Nogueira looks to land a combination but Matlock avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira swats away the attempt to clinch by Matlock.
Nogueira throws a hook to the side of Matlock's head but Matlock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matlock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Matlock.
Nogueira lands the left hand.
Nogueira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nogueira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matlock's waist but Matlock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nogueira off to one side.
Matlock clinches up against the cage.
We've been informed that Nogueira has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Matlock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nogueira's face.
Matlock lands a knee to the body.
Nogueira looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matlock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nogueira's face.
It looks like Thiago Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira is trying to break free.
Matlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nogueira wants to break free but Matlock has control.
Matlock connects with a knee to the head.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch but Matlock keeps him there for the moment.
Matlock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matlock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nogueira's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matlock pushes off an throws an elbow but Nogueira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matlock stops a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nogueira misses with some punches.
Nogueira is trying to force a seperation but Matlock has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matlock.
Nogueira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks it.
Nogueira is trying to force a seperation but Matlock has the dominant position.
Nogueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Matlock has double underhooks.
Matlock blocks an uppercut.
Nogueira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Matlock won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Matlock.
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Matlock connects with a knee to the head.
Nogueira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matlock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matlock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira's defenses.
Matlock lands a knee to the body.
Matlock is pressed up against the cage. Nogueira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Matlock down to the mat. Matlock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Matlock lands a head shot.
Nogueira takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matlock misses with a double jab.
Nogueira throws a looping overhand right but Matlock ducks down to avoid it.
Nogueira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matlock connects with a knee to the head.
Nogueira can't break the clinch.
Matlock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nogueira is rocked!
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nogueira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matlock's elbow.
Matlock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matlock working the clinch nicely. Nogueira is working for position but Matlock cracks him with a big knee to the head! Nogueira crumples up against the cage and Matlock lands two more shots before the ref can save Nogueira! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Ben Matlock!
Ben Matlock seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitakaka has chosen my dick as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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216 lbs
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217 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitakaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Pitakaka moves out of range as De Silva strikes.
Pitakaka throws a front kick that sends De Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that De Silva semi-blocks.
De Silva misses with a hook.
De Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitakaka manages to avoid it.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitakaka feints and then cracks De Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Silva down.
De Silva looks to throw the jab but Pitakaka is out of range.
Pitakaka connects with an inside leg kick.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Silva swings for the body but Pitakaka moves out of range.
Pitakaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Silva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pitakaka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitakaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Silva.
De Silva clinches up against the cage.
Pitakaka is trying to break free.
Pitakaka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Silva lands a right hand.
Pitakaka prevents a body shot from De Silva.
A frustrated look appears on Pitakaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Silva blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Pitakaka has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
De Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitakaka.
De Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pitakaka can't break the clinch.
De Silva lands with a right to the head.
De Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from De Silva fails to land.
Pitakaka is trying to break free.
De Silva prevents Pitakaka from breaking the clinch.
De Silva tries to work over Pitakaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Silva tries a body shot but Pitakaka blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Pitakaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Pitakaka is trying to break the clinch but De Silva has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka is looking to break free of the clinch but De Silva has double underhooks.
Pitakaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitakaka wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Silva misses with some punches.
Pitakaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pitakakas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pitakaka.
De Silva misses the shot to the body.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but De Silva moves out of range.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Silva throws out the jab.
De Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pitakaka can pounce on him.
Pitakaka lands a head kick. De Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pitakaka throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Silva throws a lazy right hand but Pitakaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pitakaka lands with a nice body kick.
Pitakaka throws a nice head kick!
Pitakaka scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that half lands.
De Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pitakaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pitakaka lands a big head kick that sends De Silva tumbling to the mat! Pitakaka takes a step backwards and waves De Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
De Silva is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Silva avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Oh De Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitakaka looks winded!
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but De Silva moves out of range.
De Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
De Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitakaka moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Silva. Pitakaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that De Silva semi-blocks.
De Silva gets a clinch.
Pitakaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pitakaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pitakaka's head.
De Silva blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva moves in looking to clinch but Pitakaka pushes him off.
Pitakaka thuds his shin into the meat of De Silva's side.
Pitakaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Silva.
De Silva moves in looking to clinch but Pitakaka pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pitakaka scoring well with a low kick there.
De Silva misses with a straight left.
De Silva avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
De Silva tries to clinch but Pitakaka is having none of it.
Pitakaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from De Silva misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Pitakaka tenderised De Silva's leg. De Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pitakaka scores with a head kick. De Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Pitakaka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pitakaka scores with a spinning back kick!
Pitakaka circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! De Silva drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Pitakaka follows De Silva to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elijah Pitakaka!
In his post fight interview, Elijah Pitakaka started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hardacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amelie Poulain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Hardacre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amelie Poulain!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardacre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poulain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hardacre swivels and escapes.
Poulain checks a low kick from Hardacre.
We've been told by Hardacre's head coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Hardacre as Poulain shoots in.
Hardacre loads up on a big right hand but Poulain slips the punch.
Poulain misses with a low kick.
Poulain checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Poulain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hardacre - the referee stops the clock and Poulain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hardacre. Poulain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poulain throws a low kick but Hardacre avoids it.
Hardacre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardacre lands a big head kick that sends Poulain tumbling to the mat! Hardacre takes a step backwards and waves Poulain back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Amelie Poulain has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardacre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poulain throws a leg kick
and Hardacre counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardacre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poulain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardacre defends it nicely.
Damian Hardacre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amelie Poulain.
Hardacre takes one on the button.
Hardacre thows a leg kick but Poulain checks it
and Poulain counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Poulain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hardacre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Poulain is working away from the top position though.
Hardacre is doing well to control the position and prevent Poulain from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulain trying to control from half guard but Hardacre is working away.
Hardacre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hardacre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Poulain defends well.
Poulain wants to control from the top but Hardacre keeps moving.
Hardacre is trying to control the position but Poulain postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulain throwing strikes from guard but Hardacre blocks nicely.
Hardacre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hardacre keeping moving, preventing Poulain from controlling successfully.
Hardacre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Poulain looking to sit in guard and control but Hardacre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Poulain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poulain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hardacre preventing the sweep.
Poulain keeping moving, preventing Hardacre from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Damian Hardacre wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hardacre moves forwards but Poulain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hardacre blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardacre clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardacre misses with a body punch.
Hardacre prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hardacre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amelie Poulain's cut.
That's time! Hardacre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Poulain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardacre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poulain throws a hook but Hardacre avoids it easily.
Poulain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardacre sprawls well. Hardacre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Poulain gets slowly back to his feet.
Poulain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardacre's waist but Hardacre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Poulain off to one side.
Damian Hardacre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amelie Poulain.
Poulain blocks the body kick.
Hardacre tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardacre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Hardacre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulain swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardacre.
Hardacre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Poulain misses.
Poulain scores with a punch to the head.
Hardacre moves out of range of the body kick from Poulain.
Nice straight punches there by Poulain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poulain.
Poulain misses with the body kick
and Hardacre counters with a body kick that stops Poulain in his tracks momentarily.
Poulain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poulain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardacre is looking to slow Poulain down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre tries to move into range but Poulain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Poulain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardacre misses with a low kick.
Poulain jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poulain tries a low kick but Hardacre avoids it.
Poulain looks to throw a body kick
and Hardacre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Poulain is breathing heavily.
Crunch! Hardacre slams his shin into Poulain's torso.
Hardacre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poulain.
Poulain shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardacre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Poulain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Poulain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hardacre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hardacre is looking to slow Poulain down with leg kicks.
Hardacre connects with a leg kick. Poulain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hardacre rushes Poulain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hardacre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardacre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardacre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Poulain or not.
A body shot lands from Hardacre.
Poulain's coach down at Hilo Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Poulain's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hardacre breaks from the clinch.
Damian Hardacre is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardacre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardacre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre throws a head kick but Poulain moves out of range.
Poulain misses with a leg kick
and Hardacre counters with a nice body kick.
Hardacre lands a leg kick that knocks Poulain off balance momentarily.
Hardacre rushes Poulain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hardacre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardacre breaks the clinch.
Hardacre cracks Poulain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Poulain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardacre can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poulain takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hardacre drops Poulain with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Poulain looks back up at him and smiles so Hardacre waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Poulain is rocked!
Poulain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hardacre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Amelie Poulain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
BAM! Hardacre delivers a spinning backfist that drops Poulain like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Damian Hardacre!
Damian Hardacre is the new heavyweight champion!
Damian Hardacre took some time post fight to say the following; 'Like Ali, got me a bum of the month club! Yeh baby, I'm the king.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonald Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My Life. Scott is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hell's Bells. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bonald Scott enters the cage!
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bonald Scott!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Wayne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Scott digs a good hook to Wayne's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scott is defended easily by Wayne.
Lil Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Scott with that takedown attempt.
Wayne lands a jab to Scott's midsection.
Scott has a takedown stuffed.
Lil Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bonald Scott.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne lands a head kick. Scott smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Wayne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Scott misses with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Wayne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wayne takes the fight into the clinch.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Wayne working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Wayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scott is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wayne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Scott shoots in looking for a takedown but Wayne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Scott's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Scott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
Scott swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne slips a jab from Scott.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but Wayne shows good takedown defense.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Scott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wayne tries to avoid it but Scott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wayne to the ground. Wayne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wayne clinches up with Scott and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott working hard to break the clinch.
Wayne struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Scott blocks the low kick.
Scott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scott is defended easily by Wayne.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a body punch
and Wayne counters by moving into the clinch.
Wayne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Wayne for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wayne.
Wayne taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wayne seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scott.
Scott closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wayne quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Scott trying to mount his opponent but Wayne defends it.
Scott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Scott trying to advance position but Wayne counters by regaining guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wayne keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Wayne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wayne has control of Scott's left arm, preventing Scott from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott wants to control from the top but Wayne keeps moving.
Scott throws an elbow that misses. Wayne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Scott's guard. Nice move by Wayne!
Scott is looking to sweep but instead, Wayne has passed into half guard.
Scott trying to get back to full guard but Wayne takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Scott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Scott tries to hold on but Wayne pushes him away.
Scott tries to improve his position but instead Wayne has taken his back!
Will Wayne go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wayne lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Scott hold on?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to escape the position.
Wayne is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Scott has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Wayne controls the action.
Wayne seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Scott preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Wayne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Wayne gets his way!
Scott tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wayne's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wayne is trying to control but Scott is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lil Wayne will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wayne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scott.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
Scott dives in and grabs Wayne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wayne pushes down on Scott's head and hops out.
Wayne wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
Scott misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wayne instigates a clinch.
Scott can't break the clinch.
Wayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wayne tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wayne working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Wayne as the two fighters clinch.
Wayne misses with a body punch.
Wayne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Wayne tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wayne digs a right hand underneath Scott's ribcage. Scott let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Wayne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne gets through Scott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wayne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Scott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wayne stops a takedown attempt from Scott.
Lil Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bonald Scott.
Wayne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Wayne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scott is rocked!
Scott working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scott has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wayne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wayne.
Scott is looking for a takedown.
Wayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott drops his hands momentarily and Wayne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Wayne blocks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne works Scott's body with a nice hook.
Wayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. Scott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wayne. Wayne obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne cracks Scott with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wayne lands a big uppercut and Scott crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Scott looks OK. Wayne waves Scott back to his feet!
Scott is still on wobbly legs! Can Wayne finish him?
Wayne measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Scott! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Lil Wayne!
Lil Wayne retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Lil Wayne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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