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Hilo Fight 139 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Kultane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Bagcal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donovan Bagcal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jorma Kultane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donovan Bagcal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kultane staying out of range there.
Bagcal rushes Kultane and presses him up against the cage.
Bagcal missing with knees to the body.
Bagcal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kultane has him pressed against the cage.
Kultane jumps guard but Bagcal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kultane wants the takedown. Bagcal is fighting it off but Kultane persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bagcal's guard against the cage.
Kultane connects with a couple of short punches.
Kultane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bagcal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kultane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kultane advances position into side control!
Kultane has an Americana. Bagcal didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kultane is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kultane hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jorma Kultane!
In defeat, Donovan Bagcal stepped up to the mic, saying 'all thanks and praises go out to my LORD JAH. without him nothing would be possible .BLESS'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heraclio Caro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Macotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heraclio Caro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Macotti!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Macotti to score an easy takedown into full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Macotti cracks Caro with a solid left hand.
Macotti controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Macotti told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Caro is looking to stand but Caro has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Macotti can't escape the position.
Caro is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macotti regains half guard.
Macotti has his hands clasped together around Caro's back. He's all about the action.
Caro tries to stand and escape but Macotti actually recovers to full guard.
Caro wants to get up but he can't break Macotti's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Macotti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Macotti pulls Caro in close to his closed guard and prevents Caro from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caro wants to stand but Macotti is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Macotti is looking for a triangle but Caro pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macotti looking for a guillotine here but Caro defends easily.
Macotti has his foot on Caro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caro works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caro wants to stand and escape but instead Macotti has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Caro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Macotti is aware though and is defending well.
Macotti lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Macotti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Caro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Macotti defends it easily.
Macotti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Macotti is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Macotti connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macotti postures up and lands a big shot to Caro's brow.
Macotti pushing down on Caro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Macotti scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Caro is looking to improve his position.
Macotti passes to side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caro wants to control but Macotti postures up.
Caro tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Macotti dominated that round.
That's time! Caro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Macotti drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Macotti advances position into side control!
Caro is letting Macotti control him for a moment.
Caro takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Macotti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Caro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Macotti scores with punches from side control.
Macotti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Caro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macotti is trying to get an arm triangle but Caro is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macotti working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Macotti goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Caro has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Macotti but great work by Caro.
Caro tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macotti manages to get back to half guard.
Caro seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Caro decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Macotti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macotti is trying to get an arm triangle but Caro is defending well.
Caro is trying to get back to half guard.
Macotti tries to move to mount but Caro blocks the move with his legs.
Macotti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Macotti landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macotti tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Caro tries to bench press Macotti off him but Macotti keeps the position.
Caro is working hard here to advance position.
Caro is trying to control Macotti's posture but Macotti avoids it.
Macotti scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macotti creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Caro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Macotti wants to control but Caro is keeping him busy.
Macotti working the ground and pound.
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!
Macotti landing a few strikes.
Macotti scores with punches from side control.
Macotti trying to control the position but Caro is working away.
Caro is trying to control Macotti's posture but Macotti avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macotti wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Caro, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Macotti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Macotti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marco Macotti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Macotti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Macotti has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Caro is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Macotti yanks on the arm and Caro is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Macotti.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marco Macotti!
Marco Macotti 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rutten (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Thiago Nogueira will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thiago Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten moves into range and clinches up with Nogueira.
Nogueira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nogueira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nogueira showed some decent athleticism there.
Nogueira prevents Rutten from improving his position.
My spies in Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM) inform me that Nogueira has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rutten defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rutten manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Nogueira keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Nogueira wants to break free but Rutten has control.
Nogueira avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Nogueira lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rutten is trying to maintain a safe position but Nogueira gets an underhook and turns Rutten into the cage.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Nogueira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nogueira works on Rutten's body with a couple of short punches.
Rutten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
A short left from Nogueira.
Rutten throws an elbow but it misses.
Rutten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rutten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rutten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rutten.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nogueira lands a nice uppercut.
Nogueira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nogueira tries to score a body lock takedown but Rutten shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nogueira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rutten gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira wants to break free but Rutten has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to circle away but Rutten has him pinned against the cage.
Nogueira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Antonio Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Nogueira.
Rutten lands a good knee to the midsection. Nogueira won't want to take too many of those.
Nogueira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
Nogueira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nogueira looks winded!
Rutten landing knees to the body.
Rutten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira's defenses.
Rutten lands an elbow that stopped Nogueira in his tracks for a moment.
Rutten will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nogueira up against the cage.
Rutten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Come on Rutten - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rutten scores a nice knee to the body.
Rutten lands a nice knee to the body.
Rutten lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rutten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira's defenses.
Rutten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogueira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nogueira being controlled against the cage.
Rutten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten tries to stall but Nogueira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rutten landing knees to the body.
Rutten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rutten working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rutten scores a nice knee to the body.
Rutten lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nogueira's face.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
Rutten pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rutten after a bit of a struggle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rutten - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rutten lands a knee to the body.
Rutten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rutten.
Nogueira working hard to break the clinch.
Rutten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rutten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira's defenses.
Rutten wants to stall.
Nogueira has hold of one of Rutten's legs. Rutten is fighting the takedown attempt but Nogueira gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira preventing the sweep.
Rutten is working hard here to advance position.
Nogueira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rutten dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rutten dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rutten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutten wants to clinch.
Nogueira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rutten tries to avoid it but Nogueira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rutten to the ground. Rutten escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab by Rutten.
Rutten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nogueira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten moves out of range as Nogueira strikes.
Nogueira throws a hook but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nogueira looks to throw the jab but Rutten is out of range.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Nogueira circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nogueira misses with an uppercut. Rutten saw that one coming.
Nogueira misses with a wild body shot.
Nogueira swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
Rutten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nogueira can do to turn this around?
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nogueira lands with a nice body punch.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nogueira has a takedown stuffed.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Nogueira throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nogueira lands with a nice body punch.
Nogueira misses with a straight right.
Rutten staying out of range there.
Rutten is looking to clinch.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nogueira throws out the jab.
Nogueira misses with a looping right.
Nogueira throws a shot from downtown. Rutten moves away and avoids it.
Rutten slips a straight right by Nogueira.
Nogueira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutten was well out of range. Poor timing from Nogueira.
Nogueira keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Rutten.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nogueira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira throws a looping overhand right but Rutten ducks down to avoid it.
Rutten instigates a clinch.
Antonio Rutten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Rutten.
Knees to the body from Rutten.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nogueira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Rutten.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rutten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rutten working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Rutten scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Nogueira fails to land.
Rutten working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Rutten lands a damaging elbow.
Rutten is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nogueira is keeping busy.
Rutten is stalling here.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogueira avoids the damage to the body.
Nogueira gets through Rutten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rutten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rutten has Nogueira pressed against the cage.
Rutten has Nogueira pressed against the cage, preventing Nogueira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nogueira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Antonio Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Nogueira.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutten dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is pressed up against the cage. Nogueira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rutten down to the mat. Rutten avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Nogueira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Nogueira throws a looping overhand right but Rutten ducks down to avoid it.
Antonio Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Nogueira. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the body from Nogueira misses
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.
Nogueira keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nogueira misses the shot to the body.
Nogueira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nogueira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten moves in looking to clinch but Nogueira pushes him off.
Rutten tries to clinch there but Nogueira circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Nogueira. Those never looked like landing.
Nogueira looks to land a combination but Rutten avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rutten dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rutten takes the fight into the clinch.
Nogueira throws a head punch that misses.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch but Rutten keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Rutten.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rutten lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira takes a shot to the head.
Rutten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogueira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rutten is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nogueira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nogueira has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Rutten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rutten lands an elbow inside that Nogueira shrugs off.
Rutten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogueira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rutten is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to push Rutten away but Rutten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Rutten.
Rutten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rutten.
Nogueira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rutten is looking to control Nogueira's arms but Nogueira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rutten has his back to the cage.
Rutten crunches a lovely knee into Nogueira's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rutten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Rutten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rutten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rutten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rutten lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rutten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutten is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nogueira jumps guard but Rutten turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutten is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nogueira tries to break free but Rutten pushes him back against the cage.
Nogueira tries to score a body lock takedown but Rutten shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rutten tries to stall but Nogueira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nogueira avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rutten.
Rutten looking to slow down the pace here.
Rutten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Nogueira wants to get back to striking at distance but Rutten won't allow it.
Nogueira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nogueira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Antonio Rutten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rutten prevents Nogueira from breaking the clinch.
Nogueira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutten is pressed up against the cage. Nogueira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rutten down to the mat. Rutten avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Antonio Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nogueira. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten works over Nogueira's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice straight punches there by Nogueira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nogueira.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Nogueira keeps it at a distance.
Nogueira throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
Rutten slaps away a takedown attempt from Nogueira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rutten lands an overhand right.
Rutten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nogueira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Nogueira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nogueira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nogueira throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten punishes Nogueira's body with a nice straight punch.
Rutten moves out of range as Nogueira strikes.
Thiago Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Nogueira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutten moves into the clinch.
Rutten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogueira is defending well for now.
Nogueira can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Nogueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutten has double underhooks.
Rutten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rutten trying to land knees to the body.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with the head strike.
Nogueira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nogueira misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rutten, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Rutten!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gattsu Tsvetkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Missa Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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24
221 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gattsu Tsvetkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Missa Okami!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsvetkov takes a swing at Okami's ribcage but misses.
Tsvetkov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Missa Okami has been cut.
Tsvetkov tries to bum rush Okami with a series of wild strikes but Okami uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tsvetkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okami counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tsvetkov is defending against the submission attempts here by Okami.
Okami is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Tsvetkov is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Missa Okami!
A very excited looking Missa Okami made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franz Grave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franz Grave has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Grave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Owen Castle!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grave misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Grave scores with a four punch combination!
Castle thows a body shot but no joy.
Grave uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grave keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castle throws a sloppy body shot
and Grave counters with a left and a right that stings Castle.
Grave lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castle circles away quickly and effectively.
Grave throws a series of punches but Castle avoids them all with ease.
Castle lands with a shot to the body.
Grave pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grave throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grave takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
Castle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grave misses the jab.
Franz Grave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grave darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grave looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Castle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grave tries to get to full guard but Castle has control of the leg.
Castle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Castle is working for a kimura but Grave is defending it quite comfortably.
Grave is defending against the submission attempts here by Castle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grave is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grave trying to hold on to Castle's head to control him but Castle postures up.
Castle prevents Grave from improving his position.
Grave wants to control but Castle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Castle seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grave slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Castle stays in close to Grave's body and controls the position.
Castle trying to control but Grave is working from the bottom.
Grave wants to sweep but no luck.
Castle working some strikes from top position.
Castle trying to control the position from guard on top but Grave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grave is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castle slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grave defends it well.
Grave trying to control from the bottom.
Castle moves nicely into side control.
Castle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Castle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grave is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Franz Grave will probably get the nod.
That's time! Grave's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grave. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grave waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castle.
Castle just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Grave.
Grave's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castle under the eye.
Grave scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Castle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Grave to the ground. Castle is now in Grave's guard.
Grave seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Castle has gone for a leg lock! Grave slips out almost immediately though and dives into Castle's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grave stays in close to Castle's body and controls the position.
Grave avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle working a defensive guard here.
Grave trying to control but Castle is working from the bottom.
Grave got a little sloppy there for a moment and Castle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grave has managed to get both his arms back between Castle's legs - danger averted.
Castle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grave has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grave will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grave stays in close to Castle's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grave stands and throws Castle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Grave takes a little break here. Castle wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Castle sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Grave wants to control but Castle is keeping him busy.
Castle is looking for a sweep. Grave is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Castle has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Grave seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Castle actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grave tries to pass the half guard into mount. Castle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Castle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grave pulls his head out easily.
Castle trying to control but Grave postures up.
Castle wants to get back to full guard.
Castle trying to control but Grave postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grave controlling the action here.
Castle wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Castle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grave tests Castle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Franz Grave is winning the standup battle so far.
Grave throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grave fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grave lets loose with a powerful body kick. Castle will feel that in the morning.
Castle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grave's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grave duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Grave dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Grave throws a push kick but Castle slaps the foot to one side.
Grave misses with a series of wild punches.
Franz Grave is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Grave avoids the body shot from Castle.
Grave uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castle has time to react.
Grave is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grave fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grave.
No luck for Castle with that takedown attempt.
Grave is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grave. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grave rather than just go for the knockout.
Castle looks to score with a jab to the body but Grave is just out of range.
Grave looks to land a combination but Castle avoids it well.
Castle closes the distance and clinches up with Grave, looking for a takedown. Castle pushes Grave against the cage but Grave circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Castle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grave tries to bench press Castle off him but Castle keeps the position.
Grave sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grave manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Castle preventing the sweep.
Grave is adopting a defensive guard.
Owen Castle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grave looking for a sweep. Not yet Grave, not yet.
Castle postures up.
Castle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grave is keeping the position for now.
Grave preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Owen Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franz Grave is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle trying to control the position from guard on top but Grave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grave is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Castle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grave is keeping the position for now.
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!
Castle wants to control from the top but Grave keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Franz Grave just wasn't active enough.
Castle takes a swing at Grave's ribcage but misses.
Grave tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grave manages to avoid it.
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grave.
Grave jabs at Castle's body.
Castle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Grave wants to improve his position but Castle is controlling well.
Grave trying to hold on to Castle's head to control him but Castle postures up.
Grave slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Castle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grave swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grave keeping moving, preventing Castle from controlling successfully.
Grave keeping full guard, as Castle tries to pass.
Grave 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.
Grave is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle is looking to work some ground and pound but Grave has wrist control.
Castle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Franz Grave.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grave, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franz Grave!
During a confident post fight interview, Franz Grave thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Menchaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyrus Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cyrus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mitchell Menchaka!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones checks a low kick from Menchaka.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Menchaka works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones throws a hook but Menchaka blocks it.
Menchaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones throws a body punch but Menchaka moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Menchaka.
Nice body punch from Menchaka.
Menchaka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menchaka.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Menchaka digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Jones thows a leg kick but Menchaka checks it
and Menchaka counters with a straight right hand.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Menchaka misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menchaka tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Menchaka.
Menchaka throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Menchaka's head but Menchaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Menchaka counters with a left to the body.
Menchaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Menchaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones digs a good hook to Menchaka's body.
Jones 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.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones avoids the head kick by Menchaka.
Jones throws a right hand that Menchaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Menchaka also avoids with ease.
Menchaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Menchaka cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Menchaka loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Menchaka looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Menchaka moves away from the strike by Jones.
Menchaka throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Jones avoids the body shot from Menchaka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menchaka is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Menchaka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones tries to bum rush Menchaka with a series of wild strikes but Menchaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones moves out of range as Menchaka throws a body kick.
Menchaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Menchaka defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Menchaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
Menchaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones cracks Menchaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Menchaka slips under a jab.
Menchaka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones 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.
Menchaka thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka misses with a straight left.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Menchaka.
Menchaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Cyrus Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
A decent looking cross lands there for Menchaka.
Menchaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Menchaka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Menchaka throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Menchaka misses with a looping right.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Menchaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones misses with a hook. Menchaka ducked under it nicely.
Menchaka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Menchaka saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Menchaka misses with a body shot.
Jones lands the left hand.
Menchaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menchaka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Menchaka.
Jones seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Menchaka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Menchaka tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Menchaka.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones takes a swing at Menchaka's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menchaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Menchaka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Menchaka settles back down.
Menchaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
A big right from Menchaka misses.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menchaka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mitchell Menchaka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Menchaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tests Menchaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Menchaka misses with a low kick.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Menchaka thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Menchaka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Menchaka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Menchaka misses with a looping left.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Menchaka misses the shot to the body.
Menchaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Menchaka lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Menchaka's head back.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menchaka misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks Menchaka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Menchaka throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Menchaka moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Menchaka loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Cyrus Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Menchaka lands with a nice body punch.
Jones throws the left hand but Menchaka avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Menchaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Menchaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Menchaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Menchaka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mitchell Menchaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws a hook but Menchaka avoids it easily.
Menchaka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Menchaka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Menchaka's head.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Menchaka throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka slips under a jab.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Menchaka lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Menchaka finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menchaka misses the shot to the body.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Menchaka with an uppercut!
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Menchaka.
Menchaka moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Menchaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Menchaka ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Menchaka connects with a single shot there.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Menchaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Menchaka jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Menchaka missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Menchaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones misses with a hook. Menchaka ducked under it nicely.
Menchaka misses with a wild body shot.
Jones tries to bum rush Menchaka with a series of wild strikes but Menchaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Menchaka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Menchaka misses the shot to the body.
Menchaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Menchaka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones looks to land a combination but Menchaka avoids it well.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Menchaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones takes a swing at Menchaka's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Menchaka ducks down to avoid it.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Menchaka.
Menchaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menchaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Menchaka.
Menchaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menchaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Menchaka.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones avoids the body shot from Menchaka.
Menchaka clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menchaka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Menchaka's shoulder, as Menchaka tries to avoid the shot.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Menchaka misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Menchaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones avoids the body shot from Menchaka.
Menchaka swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Menchaka avoids the body shot from Jones.
Menchaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Menchaka tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Menchaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Menchaka thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Menchaka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Menchaka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Menchaka thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones throws a jab when Menchaka was well out of range.
Menchaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Menchaka lands a slapping body shot.
Nice cross by Jones.
Menchaka slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Menchaka misses with an uppercut.
Menchaka tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Menchaka swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Menchaka swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a low kick but Menchaka avoids it.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Menchaka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Menchaka connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Menchaka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Menchaka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Menchaka throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a series of punches but Menchaka avoids them all with ease.
Menchaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Menchaka takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menchaka looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Menchaka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Menchaka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Menchaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Menchaka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Menchaka lands a jab.
Menchaka blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Menchaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones is rocked!
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Menchaka slips the punch.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Menchaka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Menchaka to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Menchaka saw that one coming.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones checks a low kick from Menchaka.
A jab lands there for Menchaka.
Menchaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Menchaka counters with a right hand to the body.
Menchaka has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Menchaka throws an overhand right that drops Jones like a sack of potatoes! Menchaka dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchell Menchaka!
Mitchell Menchaka tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dolph Lundgrenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitakaka has chosen my dick as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolph Lundgrenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Pitakaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Lundgrenson is just out of range.
Pitakaka lands a high kick!
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka staying out of range there.
Lundgrenson throws a hook but Pitakaka blocks it.
Lundgrenson misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lundgrenson. Pitakaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitakaka lands a head kick!
Pitakaka defending well as Lundgrenson loads up on a big left hand.
Pitakaka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lundgrenson throws a series of punches but Pitakaka moves out of range.
Lundgrenson misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitakaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lundgrenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Lundgrenson moves out of range easily.
Lundgrenson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lundgrenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitakaka manages to avoid it.
Pitakaka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pitakaka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lundgrenson's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pitakaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pitakaka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lundgrenson's head.
Pitakaka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pitakaka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitakaka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pitakaka scores with a spinning back kick!
Lundgrenson throws the left hand but Pitakaka avoids the punch easily.
Pitakaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lundgrenson.
A lazy left from Lundgrenson finds it's target.
Lundgrenson loads up on a big right hand but Pitakaka slips the punch.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Lundgrenson moves out of range easily.
Pitakaka thows a body kick. Lundgrenson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lundgrenson is breathing heavily.
Pitakaka pushes Lundgrenson away with a front kick.
Pitakaka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pitakaka lands with a nice body kick.
Pitakaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pitakaka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lundgrenson.
It looks like Dolph Lundgrenson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka lands a big head kick that sends Lundgrenson tumbling to the mat! Pitakaka takes a step backwards and waves Lundgrenson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lundgrenson is rocked!
Pitakaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick by Pitakaka - that's a beauty! Lundgrenson is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Pitakaka can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Elijah Pitakaka!
Elijah Pitakaka was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington has chosen Big Pun feat.Fat Joe-Twinz (Deep Cover) as his entrance music. Rastaphan Dominatrix has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Washington!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Dominatrix.
Washington throws a looping overhand right but Dominatrix ducks down to avoid it.
Washington doesn't manage to clinch there - Dominatrix circles away.
Washington is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dominatrix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Washington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Washington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dominatrix counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Washington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominatrix is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Washington sees it coming and defends easily.
Dominatrix is trying to control the action in half guard but Washington is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Washington is looking to improve his position.
Dominatrix controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is looking for a sweep. Dominatrix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dominatrix content to control rather than advance.
Dominatrix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Washington has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Washington wants to improve his position but Dominatrix is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominatrix tries to pass the half guard into mount. Washington knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Washington controlling the position well.
Dominatrix is thwarting Washington's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Washington misses the target.
Dominatrix moves out of range as Washington strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix throws an overhand right that lands on Washington's shoulder, as Washington tries to avoid the shot.
Dominatrix slips a straight right by Washington.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dominatrix.
Dominatrix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dominatrix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Washington scrambles back to his feet.
Dominatrix throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dominatrix gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Washington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dominatrix can't find room to land a body shot as Washington controls the action.
Dominatrix pushes Washington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dominatrix wants the takedown. Washington is fighting it off but Dominatrix persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Washington's guard against the cage.
Washington working for a triangle but Dominatrix defends it easily.
Dominatrix postures up in Washington's guard and throws a big left but Washington blocks it.
Dominatrix postures up in Washington's guard and throws a big left but Washington blocks it.
Dominatrix looking to pass the guard.
Dominatrix engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dominatrix tries to free his leg and advance position but Washington is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix is working hard here to advance position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominatrix looking to sit in guard and control but Washington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Washington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dominatrix is keeping the position for now.
Dominatrix is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Washington trying to control but Dominatrix is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington preventing the sweep.
Washington content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Washington preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rastaphan Dominatrix 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.
Dominatrix throws a chopping leg kick but Washington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dominatrix ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Dominatrix throws a looping overhand right but Washington ducks down to avoid it.
Dominatrix throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Dominatrix fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Washington checks it well.
Dominatrix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
Washington wants to clinch.
Dominatrix looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Washington!
Dominatrix has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is trying to improve his position.
Dominatrix lands an elbow.
Dominatrix throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dominatrix wants to control for a moment but Washington uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Dominatrix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Washington defending well though.
Washington trying to control but Dominatrix postures up.
Washington is not content to let Dominatrix control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dominatrix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Washington has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dominatrix has managed to get both his arms back between Washington's legs - danger averted.
Washington pulls Dominatrix in to control the position.
Dominatrix distracts Washington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dominatrix throws a big right hand that misses.
Washington wants to sweep here but Dominatrix controlling him for the moment.
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!
Dominatrix trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominatrix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Washington has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dominatrix has managed to get both his arms back between Washington's legs - danger averted.
Dominatrix throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dominatrix advances position into side control!
Washington is looking to regain half guard here but Dominatrix keeps moving and retains side control.
Dominatrix connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Washington some visible discomfort.
Washington struggling a bit here.
Dominatrix looking to control but instead Washington has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dominatrix lands a nice short elbow.
Dominatrix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Washington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rastaphan Dominatrix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Washington tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dominatrix has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Dominatrix postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Washington looks a forlorn figure.
Washington is trying desperately to improve position.
Dominatrix lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominatrix is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dominatrix working the ground and pound effectively.
Washington is rocked!
Dominatrix looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rastaphan Dominatrix dominated that second round.
That's time! Dominatrix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dominatrix cracks Washington on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Washington falls backwards against the cage. Dominatrix follows up with more strikes that drop Washington to his knees. Dominatrix keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Washington! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rastaphan Dominatrix!
Rastaphan Dominatrix retains his light heavyweight title!
Rastaphan Dominatrix thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lemy Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne has chosen My Life as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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141 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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lemy Waters!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Waters misses with a wild body shot.
Waters takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waters closes the distance and clinches up with Wayne, looking for a takedown. Waters pushes Wayne against the cage but Wayne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wayne throws a hook but Waters avoids it easily.
Waters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wayne feints and then cracks Waters's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Waters down.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waters tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Waters is out of range.
Wayne swings for the body but Waters moves out of range.
Wayne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wayne forces Waters back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Waters.
Wayne wants to stall.
Waters looking for a takedown.
Wayne blocking some punches.
Wayne scores with a shot to the side of Waters's head.
Wayne tries to work over Waters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Waters.
Waters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
Waters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waters pushes Wayne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Waters tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Waters.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne struggles to land a body shot inside as Waters controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne prevents a body shot from Waters.
Waters tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wayne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Waters or not.
Still in the clinch, Wayne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wayne is leaning against Waters and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wayne scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Wayne struggles to land a body shot inside as Waters controls his hands.
Waters lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wayne throws a head punch that misses.
Wayne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Waters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wayne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waters backwards.
A right hand to the body from Wayne.
Waters misses with an elbow strike.
Wayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters can't find room to land a body shot as Wayne controls the action.
Wayne trying to control the position but instead, Waters has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wayne into the cage.
Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Waters takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wayne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lil Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
Waters throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Waters thows a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wayne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Waters has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Waters and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Waters lands a jab to the nose.
Wayne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters wants to clinch.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Waters.
Waters throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne scores with the left hand. Waters knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne thumps Waters with a low kick.
Wayne clobbers Waters with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wayne doesn't manage to clinch there - Waters circles away.
Waters takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waters moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Waters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wayne walks forward, straight into a front kick from Waters.
Wayne throws a front kick aimed at Waters's knee but Waters avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Waters avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Waters staying out of range there.
Good work by Wayne as he checks the leg kick.
Waters fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lil Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waters 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Waters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Waters moved out of range nicely.
Wayne thuds his right hand into Waters's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wayne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Waters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wayne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Waters misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Wayne coming out on top.
Waters takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Waters slips under a jab.
Waters connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wayne. Wayne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Waters throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Wayne throws a shot to the body.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Waters checks it.
Waters throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Waters.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne slips under a jab from Waters.
Some bone on bone action there as Waters checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wayne throws a leg kick
and Waters counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Waters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Waters throws an elbow that misses.
Wayne lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wayne scores with a leg kick.
Waters ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Nice shot lands for Wayne.
Wayne defending well as Waters loads up on a big left hand.
Waters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Waters gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wayne.
Waters is rocked!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Waters manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wayne on his heels. He'll look to pass Wayne's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Waters with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wayne is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Waters defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waters being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne wants to control the position but Waters says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Waters missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wayne wants to control but Waters is keeping busy.
Wayne is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Waters is staying active.
Wayne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wayne moves into full guard.
Wayne keeping full guard, as Waters tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters throws a big right hand that misses.
Waters scoring with some ground and pound.
Waters trying to control but Wayne is working from the bottom.
Wayne working for submissions but it's allowed Waters to get to half guard.
Wayne is trying to get back to full guard.
Wayne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wayne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Waters.
Waters is thwarting Wayne's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wayne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Waters misses with a body shot.
Wayne throws a chopping leg kick but Waters manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Wayne delivers a nice body kick.
Wayne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wayne thows a body shot but no joy.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Waters is out of range.
Waters swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Wayne.
Waters tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Waters swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne throws a push kick but Waters slaps the foot to one side.
Waters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Wayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne misses the jab.
Waters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Waters misses with a straight right.
Wayne scores with a push kick.
Waters misses with a low kick as Wayne jumps back.
Wayne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Waters scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayne doesn't seem bothered though.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Waters misses.
Wayne tries to work over Waters's front leg with a kick but Waters checks it.
Waters throws a leg kick but Wayne moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Waters is out of range.
Waters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wayne thuds a left hand into Waters's body.
Lil Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waters misses with a body shot.
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Waters is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Wayne misses.
Wayne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wayne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waters's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Wayne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wayne.
A shot in the inside from Wayne.
Oh Waters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Waters seems to have got his legs back now.
Waters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
Wayne has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Wayne breaks from the clinch.
Waters misses with a body kick.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. Waters looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wayne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waters counters with a nice uppercut.
Wayne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne lands a nice shot that snaps Waters's head back.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wayne.
A jab from Waters does it's job there.
Waters misses with a shot to the body
letting Wayne counter with a right hand.
Wayne cracks Waters with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Waters looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wayne finish him?
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waters.
Wayne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wayne lands a big right hand that sends Waters crashing to the mat! Wayne stays standing though and waves Waters back to his feet!
Wayne misses with a head kick.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne really 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.
Waters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Waters is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wayne cracks Waters with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Waters looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wayne finish him?
Wayne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Wayne.
Waters is looking to wear down Wayne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wayne throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Waters crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lil Wayne! Lil Wayne retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Lil Wayne 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hardacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Matlock!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matlock clobbers Hardacre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hardacre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP in the buildup to the fight.
Matlock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matlock blocks the body kick.
Matlock lands a jab to the nose.
Matlock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Matlock scores with a body shot.
A big head kick from Hardacre and Matlock is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Ben Matlock has been cut.
Matlock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hardacre being controlled here momentarily.
Hardacre wants to pass the guard but Matlock is keeping the position.
Matlock is pulling down on Hardacre's head. It's preventing any offense from Hardacre, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardacre drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Matlock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hardacre has Matlock in his guard.
Matlock looking to sit in guard and control but Hardacre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matlock keeping full guard, as Hardacre tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matlock keeping moving, preventing Hardacre from controlling successfully.
Matlock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Matlock looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hardacre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matlock tries to stand and escape but Hardacre is controlling the position.
Hardacre wants to get back to full guard.
Hardacre trying to control here.
Hardacre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hardacre wants to control but Matlock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre tries to get to full guard but Matlock has control of the leg.
Hardacre trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matlock is looking to clinch but Hardacre is avoiding it.
Matlock punishes Hardacre's body with a nice straight punch.
Matlock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardacre manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Damian Hardacre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Matlock's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matlock scores with a body shot.
Hardacre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matlock is out of range and Hardacre settles back down.
Hardacre lands a head kick. Matlock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Damian Hardacre is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardacre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matlock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matlock.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Matlock obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matlock pushes Hardacre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hardacre tries to circle away but Matlock has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Matlock.
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardacre blocks it with crossed arms.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matlock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but Hardacre blocks it.
Matlock tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardacre avoids the damage to the body.
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardacre blocks it with crossed arms.
Matlock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matlock tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardacre avoids the damage to the body.
Hardacre controlling the action here for a moment.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardacre misses with a punch to the body.
Matlock connects with a knee to the head.
Hardacre managing to block the knees to the body from Matlock.
Matlock misses with a body punch.
Matlock tries to work over Hardacre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardacre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matlock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardacre.
Matlock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardacre's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matlock crunches a lovely knee into Hardacre's ribcage.
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardacre blocks it with crossed arms.
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardacre blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardacre.
Hardacre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hardacre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardacre slips under a jab from Matlock.
Hardacre throws a right hand that misses
and Matlock moves into the clinch.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardacre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardacre breaks from the clinch.
Matlock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardacre.
Matlock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardacre rather than just go for the knockout.
Matlock tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardacre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matlock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hardacre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hardacre there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Matlock misses the target.
Matlock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardacre moves away.
Whack! Hardacre lands a heavy head kick that drops Matlock. The ref tackles Hardacre to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Matlock was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Damian Hardacre!
Damian Hardacre retains his heavyweight title!
Damian Hardacre was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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