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Hilo Fight Night 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bartowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Hadjiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartowski comes into the arena with The Game blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Bartowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Valentin Hadjiev!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadjiev looking to score a takedown here. Bartowski is defending well but Hadjiev drives through and ends up in Bartowski's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bartowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bartowski keeping full guard, as Hadjiev tries to pass.
Bartowski trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bartowski has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hadjiev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hadjiev lands a couple of elbows.
Hadjiev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bartowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hadjiev throws a big right hand that misses.
Hadjiev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bartowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hadjiev working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadjiev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hadjiev working away.
Hadjiev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bartowski some visible discomfort.
Bartowski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bartowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hadjiev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bartowski defending well though.
Hadjiev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hadjiev throws a strike but Bartowski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hadjiev works over Bartowski with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartowski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hadjiev defends well.
Bartowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bartowski is looking to sweep but instead, Hadjiev has passed into half guard.
Hadjiev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bartowski wants to get back to full guard.
Hadjiev working the head and body with strikes.
Hadjiev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hadjiev is working away from the top position though.
Hadjiev lands strikes from half guard.
Hadjiev working Bartowski over with strikes.
Bartowski wants to get back to full guard.
Hadjiev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bartowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hadjiev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hadjiev lands a nice short elbow.
Bartowski is trying to stand up here but Hadjiev is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Hadjiev there.
Bartowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hadjiev on the ground.
Bartowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadjiev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hadjiev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hadjiev winds up and cracks Bartowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hadjiev lands a nice short elbow.
Bartowski throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hadjiev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bartowski taking some punishment here, with Hadjiev in his half guard.
Hadjiev trying to mount his opponent but Bartowski defends it.
Nice strikes from Hadjiev there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Hadjiev 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.
Bartowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartowski with a nice cross.
Sloppy strikes from Bartowski. Those never looked like landing.
Bartowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hadjiev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bartowski tries to clinch up.
Bartowski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bartowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles Bartowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Hadjiev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartowski misses with a two punch combination.
Bartowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Bartowski working hard to break the clinch.
Bartowski trying to stall but Hadjiev improves his position.
Bartowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hadjiev turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadjiev scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bartowski to see if he's OK.
Hadjiev scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bartowski to see if he's OK.
Hadjiev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hadjiev scores with punches from side control.
Bartowski taking a bit of punishment here - Hadjiev scoring with strikes.
Hadjiev is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hadjiev working the head with strikes.
Bartowski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hadjiev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hadjiev throwing shots but Bartowski is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadjiev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hadjiev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hadjiev passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bartowski!
Bartowski wants to hold on but Hadjiev pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Hadjiev.
Hadjiev working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hadjiev looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bartowski covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentin Hadjiev!
Valentin Hadjiev gave a mention to Cage Star in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emunn Samvesu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suriya Pinphet (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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190 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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197 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful |
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emunn Samvesu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Suriya Pinphet!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samvesu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pinphet sprawls well. Pinphet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Samvesu gets slowly back to his feet.
Emunn Samvesu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samvesu shoots in for a double leg but Pinphet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Samvesu throws a head kick but Pinphet moves out of range.
Samvesu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pinphet is trying to defend but Samvesu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pinphet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Samvesu is stalling here. Pinphet is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Samvesu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pinphet has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pinphet in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pinphet throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Samvesu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinphet wants to control but Samvesu is keeping him busy.
Pinphet tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pinphet has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Samvesu is looking to reverse the position.
Pinphet looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pinphet decides to stand back up.
Samvesu looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinphet is just out of range.
A jab from Pinphet misses.
A big right from Pinphet misses.
Pinphet lands an overhand right.
Samvesu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pinphet as he avoids it easily.
Samvesu has been working on his balance at The Cave Fighting Team, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Pinphet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emunn Samvesu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinphet blocks a head kick by Samvesu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinphet blocks a head kick by Samvesu.
Samvesu fails to land the takedown.
Samvesu shoots in and drives through. Pinphet sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinphet throws a sloppy head kick and Samvesu moves out of range easily.
Samvesu shoots in but Pinphet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Samvesu with that takedown attempt.
Samvesu looks for a takedown but Pinphet sprawls well.
Pinphet slips under a jab from Samvesu.
Samvesu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pinphet defends well and Samvesu ends up having to push Pinphet into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Samvesu looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinphet with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Pinphet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinphet working Samvesu over with knees to the body.
Samvesu is breathing heavily.
Samvesu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pinphet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside that Samvesu shrugs off.
Samvesu can't get the takedown.
A knee to the head by Pinphet.
Pinphet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinphet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Samvesu's hands.
Pinphet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Samvesu on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinphet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pinphet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Samvesu shoots in for a takedown but Pinphet shows good takedown defense.
Pinphet is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pinphet scores with a kick to the body.
Pinphet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pinphet wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinphet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Samvesu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pinphet scores with the left hand. Samvesu knows he should have avoided that one.
Samvesu is rocked!
Pinphet scores with the left hand. Samvesu knows he should have avoided that one.
Oh Samvesu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Pinphet delivers a spinning backfist that drops Samvesu like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Suriya Pinphet!
Suriya Pinphet spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Cecere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Julian Cecere has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Julian Cecere seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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5 - 7 - 0 |
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175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Cecere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cecere's head.
It looks like Julian Cecere has been cut.
Maul lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maul staying out of range there.
Cecere smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maul dips to his left and cracks Cecere with an uppercut!
Cecere takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Maul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cecere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cecere wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Maul.
Cecere closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maul as Cecere tries to tie him up.
Cecere scores with a shot to the side of Maul's head.
Maul content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cecere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cecere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Maul.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cecere takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maul blocks a body shot from Cecere.
Maul leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maul.
Still in the clinch, Maul scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cecere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maul blocks a body shot from Cecere.
Cecere lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maul.
Maul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cecere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Maul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cecere throws a series of strikes that have Maul backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cecere throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maul lands a nice shot to the body.
Maul lands a jab to the head.
Cecere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Cecere throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cecere takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cecere looks to throw the jab but Maul is out of range.
Maul walks into a stiff left hand from Cecere.
Maul forces Cecere back against the cage and clinches.
Maul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maul blocks a body shot from Cecere.
Cecere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cecere has Maul pushed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maul.
Cecere throws a punch but it's blocked by Maul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cecere misses with a punch on the inside.
Maul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cecere has a couple of punches blocked by Maul.
Cecere lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cecere working aggressively here.
Maul lands a nice uppercut.
Maul is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cecere is looking to control Maul's arms but Maul gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cecere has his back to the cage.
Maul displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cecere up against the cage.
Cecere misses with a punch on the inside.
Maul scores with a shot to the side of Cecere's head.
A short left from Maul.
Maul 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.
A short right from Cecere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cecere fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cecere as Maul tries to tie him up.
Maul is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maul as Cecere tries to tie him up.
Cecere blocking some punches.
Cecere looking to stall.
Maul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cecere misses with a punch on the inside.
Cecere lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
Cecere wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maul scores with a shot to the side of Cecere's head.
Maul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cecere stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maul throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Maul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julian Cecere's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cecere changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cecere throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cecere throws a jab but it's blocked by Maul.
Cecere tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maul swats away the attempt to clinch by Cecere.
Cecere misses with a wild body shot.
Cecere throws an overhand right that lands on Maul's shoulder, as Maul tries to avoid the shot.
Maul gets tackled into the cage by Cecere. Cecere maintains the clinch.
Maul is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cecere working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ceceres head.
Maul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maul.
Cecere displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maul up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cecere lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cecere lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cecere throws a punch but it's blocked by Maul.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maul.
Maul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cecere swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maul counters with a straight right hand.
Maul forces Cecere back against the cage and clinches.
Maul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maul tries to clinch up.
Maul lands with a good body shot.
Cecere misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maul counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cecere finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cecere blocks a jab.
Cecere slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Maul checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cecere circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maul ducks under a wild hook from Cecere.
A big right from Cecere misses.
Cecere stuns Maul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cecere manages to avoid it.
Cecere clinches up against the cage.
Maul trying to control the position but instead, Cecere has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maul into the cage.
Maul swings wildly with an uppercut but Cecere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul lands with a right to the head.
Maul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maul misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cecere lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
Paul Maul seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cecere throws a head punch that misses.
Maul works on Cecere's body with a couple of short punches.
Maul blocking some punches.
Cecere swings wildly with an uppercut but Maul uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Cecere fails to land.
Cecere throws a punch but it's blocked by Maul.
Maul taking a breather.
Maul blocking some punches.
Cecere prevents a body shot from Maul.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cecere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maul blocks a body shot from Cecere.
Cecere tries to stall but Maul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul misses with a body punch.
Cecere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cecere misses with some punches.
Cecere misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maul.
Good body shot from Maul.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maul stalling against the cage.
Maul is trying to force a seperation but Cecere has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maul stalling in the clinch.
Maul throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maul stalls.
Cecere lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Maul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julian Cecere's cut.
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!
Cecere gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cecere misses with some punches.
Maul lands a left hand.
Maul taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maul - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maul.
Cecere lands with a light punch inside.
Maul just leaning against Cecere, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paul Maul.
Maul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cecere throws out the jab.
Cecere throws a push kick but Maul slaps the foot to one side.
Cecere swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maul counters with a three punch combo that has Cecere backing up. Cecere nods at Maul to acknowledge the strikes.
Maul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cecere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cecere moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cecere tries to clinch up but Maul circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cecere looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maul gets tackled into the cage by Cecere. Cecere maintains the clinch.
Cecere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cecere.
Maul pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cecere throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Maul fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Cecere.
Maul blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Maul on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maul.
A short uppercut from Maul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maul blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cecere.
Cecere misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Maul.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cecere as Maul tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maul is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cecere displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maul up against the cage.
Cecere tries to work over Maul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maul breaks from the clinch.
Maul lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul lands a left and a right that send Cecere crashing to the mat, dazed. Maul thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cecere is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maul misses with a hook. Cecere ducked under it nicely.
Oh Cecere is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cecere misses the shot to the body.
Julian Cecere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maul ducks under a wild hook from Cecere.
Cecere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maul slips under a jab.
A jab from Maul misses.
Cecere seems to have got his legs back now.
Cecere throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maul moves out of range of the strikes.
Cecere loads up on a big right hand but Maul slips the punch.
Cecere throws out a leg kick but Maul moves out of range and Cecere only half commits.
No joy there for Maul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maul scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cecere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul scores with a jab to the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maul in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by Cecere.
Maul takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cecere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Maul checks a leg kick.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maul checks the leg kick.
Maul scores with a nice strike.
Julian Cecere's cut is getting worse.
Cecere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maul.
Maul slips a jab from Cecere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maul tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cecere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cecere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maul was well out of range. Poor timing from Cecere.
Cecere fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maul manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Maul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maul has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Maul!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Urutaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai Urutaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Crim!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crim misses with a body kick.
Urutaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooh!!! Urutaka has knocked Crim down with a huge combo! Urutaka steps away and waves a wobbly Crim back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Thomas Crim has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Urutaka blocks a leg kick.
Urutaka jabs at Crim's body.
Crim has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Urutaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crim circles away quickly and effectively.
Crim throws a hook but Urutaka avoids it easily.
Urutaka gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Crim to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Crim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Urutaka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Urutaka wants to get back to his feet but Crim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Urutaka keeping moving, preventing Crim from controlling successfully.
Crim is in close to Urutaka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Urutaka wants to get back to his feet but Crim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Crim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Urutaka keeping moving, preventing Crim from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urutaka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crim is aware though and is defending well.
Urutaka wants to stand but Crim is controlling the position.
Urutaka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crim won't allow Urutaka to get back to his feet.
Crim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Urutaka wants to get back to his feet but Crim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Crim scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Urutaka has momentary wrist control but Crim slips an elbow through the middle.
Crim won't allow Urutaka to sweep him here.
Urutaka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Urutaka's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crim is working Urutaka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crim is looking to work some ground and pound but Urutaka has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crim content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Urutaka has momentary wrist control but Crim slips an elbow through the middle.
Crim advances position into side control!
Urutaka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Crim lands a nice forearm strike.
Urutaka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Crim is controlling him well.
Urutaka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Urutaka is rocked!
Crim thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oh Urutaka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urutaka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Urutaka is trying to get back to half guard.
Urutaka seems to have got his legs back now.
Urutaka tries to escape but Crim is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crim has control of an arm but Urutaka manages to advance to Crim's back!
Crim rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Crim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crim wants to control but Urutaka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Urutaka wants to pass to mount but Crim is defending the position.
Urutaka is trying to control the action in half guard but Crim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Crim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Crim.
Urutaka wants to stand but Crim is controlling his posture from full guard.
Crim pushes a forearm under Urutaka's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Urutaka is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas Crim!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen Sparks told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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196 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allen Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Lewis.
It looks like Allen Sparks has been cut.
Sparks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lewis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lewis lands a jab to the head.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Sparks slips the punch.
Sparks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
A bone on bone clash there as Lewis blocks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oh, that's a big right hand from Lewis and Sparks goes tumbling to the canvas! Lewis follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Sparks is rocked!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lewis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sparks is still in real trouble! Can Lewis finish him?
Lewis stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sparks to get to his feet.
Crack! A monster head kick from Lewis and Sparks falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Lewis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hugo Lewis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sys Rq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barbossa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Intergalactic by The Beastie Boys. Sys Rq has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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152 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sys Rq!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rq has managed to clinch.
Rq works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rq makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbossa jumps into guard, dragging Rq to the mat.
Barbossa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sys Rq has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rq scores with a jab to the body.
Barbossa misses with a straight left.
Rq looks to land a right hand but Barbossa moved out of range.
Rq uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbossa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rq punishes Barbossa's body with a nice straight punch.
Rq wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Rq.
Rq scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbossa in his tracks.
Rq fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rq throws a jab when Barbossa was well out of range.
Jake Barbossa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rq defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barbossa.
Rq misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbossa.
Rq throws a good cross that connects.
We've been hearing reports that Barbossa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barbossa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barbossa showed some decent athleticism there.
Rq blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barbossa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rq manages to get to full guard.
Barbossa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rq is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Barbossa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barbossa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rq tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barbossa is in Rq's guard.
Barbossa trying to control but Rq is working from the bottom.
Barbossa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rq is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Barbossa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barbossa fails to land the takedown.
Barbossa misses with a right hand
letting Rq counter with a right hand.
Rq takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rq stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rq scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barbossa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rq sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbossa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rq avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barbossa.
Rq looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barbossa is trying to control the action in half guard but Rq is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Barbossa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rq throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Barbossa.
Barbossa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rq defends it nicely.
Nice cross by Rq.
Rq throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbossa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbossa throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Rq counter with a right hand.
Rq walks into a stiff left hand from Barbossa.
Rq jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rq thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbossa throws a lazy uppercut
and Rq counters with a straight right hand.
Rq walks into a straight right hand from Barbossa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rq listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barbossa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbossa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbossa throws a shot from downtown. Rq moves away and avoids it.
Sys Rq seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbossa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rq.
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rq connects with a single shot there.
Barbossa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rq.
Rq with a hook.
Rq looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbossa is just out of range.
Barbossa throws a looping overhand right but Rq ducks down to avoid it.
Barbossa misses with a double jab
and Rq counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa dives in and scores a takedown into Rq's guard.
Barbossa is looking to work some ground and pound but Rq has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbossa scoring with some ground and pound.
Barbossa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rq is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbossa 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.
Rq avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbossa trying to control but Rq is working from the bottom.
Barbossa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rq looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rq looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rq!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa struggling a bit here.
Barbossa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rq's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barbossa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rq is working away from the top position though.
Jake Barbossa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jake Barbossa just wasn't active enough.
Barbossa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbossa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbossa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rq!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbossa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rq's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Barbossa dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Barbossa fails with a takedown attempt.
Rq throws a big shot that misses.
Rq shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rq ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbossa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rq throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbossa looks to throw the jab but Rq is out of range.
A jab from Rq finds it's way through Barbossa's defenses.
Barbossa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rq bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa misses with an uppercut.
No luck for Barbossa with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Rq. Those never looked like landing.
Rq throws a lazy right hand but Barbossa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rq looks to throw the jab but Barbossa is out of range.
Barbossa shoots in but Rq avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rq staying out of range there.
Rq lands with a nice combination. Barbossa backs away looking to recover.
Rq scores with a jab. Barbossa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rq stuffs the takedown attempt from Barbossa. Barbossa gets slowly back to his feet.
Sys Rq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barbossa slips a straight right by Rq.
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown but Rq shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sys Rq is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbossa cracks Rq with a good jab.
Rq ducks under a wild hook from Barbossa.
Rq connects with a right hand. Barbossa shakes it off.
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!
Barbossa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbossa misses with a left hand
enabling Rq to counter with a crisp jab.
Rq slips a straight right by Barbossa.
Rq catches Barbossa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rq fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rq lands with a shot to the body.
Rq scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rq slips a straight right by Barbossa.
Barbossa works the jab nicely.
Barbossa throws an off balance right hand
and Rq counters with a nice uppercut.
Rq fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbossa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Barbossa.
Barbossa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbossa loads up on a big right hand but Rq slips the punch.
Horrible takedown by Barbossa or perhaps it was just good defense by Rq which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rq uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rq connects with a body shot that sends Barbossa's belly button to the back.
Rq jabs Barbossa right on the nose. Barbossa blinks but takes it well.
Rq with a jab.
Rq lands a jab.
Barbossa is rocked!
Rq throws an uppercut from hell that sends Barbossa clean off his feet! He's out cold! Rq stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sys Rq!
The defeated Jake Barbossa had this to say: 'I'm no stranger to losses. This one is no different than the others. I'll bounce back. Congratulations to my opponent. Great fighter.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Forclit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forclit has chosen Trouble as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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209 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Forclit!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Forclit.
Smith throws a body punch but Forclit moves out of range.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Forclit looks winded!
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Forclit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Forclit.
Forclit changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Devon Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Happy Forclit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tests Forclit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Happy Forclit has been cut.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forclit manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forclit manages to avoid it.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Forclit doesn't seem bothered though.
Forclit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith darts in and clinches Forclit up against the cage.
Forclit lands a takedown into guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Forclit from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to keep Forclit in close.
Forclit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Forclit wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Forclit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Forclit somewhat.
Donk. Forclit catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Forclit throws a combination that misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Forclit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is pressing down on Forclit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Forclit is holding on for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forclit holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Forclit is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Forclit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Forclit keeps working.
Forclit actively working from the bottom here.
Forclit has a hand on Smith's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Smith takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Forclit misses with a hook.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Forclit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Forclit misses with a looping right.
Devon Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Forclit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Forclit moved out of range nicely.
Forclit gets a takedown into half guard.
Forclit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Forclit.
Smith trying to control but Forclit postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is staying active underneath Forclit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forclit trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
Forclit works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
Forclit controlling from mount.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Forclit lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forclit throwing strikes here but Smith is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit has hold of Smith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Smith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Forclit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Forclit wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forclit unloads with some shots from mount but Smith bucks and avoids them well.
Forclit throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smith because Forclit loaded up on that one.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Forclit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Forclit has hold of Smith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Smith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forclit trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Forclit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forclit.
Forclit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Forclit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith pushes Forclit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Forclit tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Devon Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Happy Forclit.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Forclit avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Forclit has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Forclit.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Forclit's ribcage.
Forclit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Forclit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Forclit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forclit is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Forclit blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Forclit backwards.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Forclit backwards.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Forclit doesn't seem bothered though.
Forclit misses the jab.
Forclit missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forclit lands with a shot to the body.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Forclit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forclit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith gets a clinch.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Forclit prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Devon Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith drops Forclit with a beautiful combination! Forclit stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
Forclit is rocked!
That has opened up Happy Forclit's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Forclit is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Forclit.
Forclit keeps the fight on the outside.
Forclit gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Smith gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Forclit is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Smith!
After winning the bout, Devon Smith thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Shimazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Valenta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, William Shimazu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lorenzo Valenta!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimazu takes one to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Valenta has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A swing and a miss from Shimazu.
Shimazu blocks a leg kick.
Shimazu tries to clinch there but Valenta circles away.
Shimazu wants to clinch
and Valenta counters with a nice body shot.
Valenta keeps the fight on the outside.
Shimazu has closed the distance and engaged Valenta in a clinch.
Shimazu swings wildly with an uppercut but Valenta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shimazu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shimazu misses with an elbow over the top.
Shimazu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valentas head.
Shimazu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valenta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valenta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shimazu misses with a knee to the head.
Shimazu avoiding damage as Valenta throws knees to the body.
Shimazu throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valenta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shimazu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valenta blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Valenta.
Shimazu gets through Valenta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shimazu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shimazu has a couple of punches blocked by Valenta.
Valenta missing with knees to the body.
Shimazu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shimazu throws a head punch that misses.
Shimazu blocks an uppercut.
Valenta blocks an elbow strike from Shimazu.
Valenta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shimazu lands a hook that snaps the head of Valenta backwards.
Valenta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shimazu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shimazu misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shimazu.
Shimazu misses with the head strike.
Shimazu tries a knee to the head but Valenta blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valenta lands a knee to the head.
Valenta blocking some punches.
Valenta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valenta tries to work over Shimazu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valenta landing knees to the head.
Valenta taking a breather.
Valenta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shimazu backwards.
Nice body punch from Valenta - that landed with a thud.
Shimazu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shimazu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shimazu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valenta.
Valenta pushes Shimazu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Shimazu.
Shimazu working aggressively here.
Valenta tightens his grip and picks Shimazu up, before dumping him to the ground. Shimazu manages to land in guard.
Shimazu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valenta content to stall in guard here.
Valenta postures up and lands a big shot to Shimazu's brow.
Valenta is looking to work some ground and pound but Shimazu has wrist control.
Valenta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shimazu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valenta throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valenta wants to control from the top but Shimazu keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valenta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Valenta trying to control the position from guard on top but Shimazu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shimazu can't keep his opponent in guard - Valenta advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Valenta trying to control the action but Shimazu is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valenta is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shimazu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Valenta.
Valenta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Valenta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shimazu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Valenta keeps the fight on the outside.
Shimazu wants to clinch but Valenta slips to the side
and Valenta counters with an inside leg kick.
Valenta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shimazu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valenta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shimazu's knee momentarily.
Shimazu tries to clinch but Valenta moves out of range.
Valenta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Valenta lands a jab to the head.
Valenta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shimazu clinches up with Valenta and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valenta blocking some punches.
Valenta avoiding damage as Shimazu throws knees to the body.
Valenta tries a body shot but Shimazu blocks it.
Valenta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shimazu backwards.
Valenta tries to land knees in the clinch but Shimazu avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimazu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valenta blocking some punches.
Shimazu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shimazu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valenta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valenta blocking some punches.
Shimazu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valenta lands a left hand.
Valenta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valenta avoids a wild elbow strike from Shimazu.
Valenta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shimazu backwards.
Nice body punch from Valenta.
Shimazu gets underhooks to prevent Valenta's takedown attempt.
Shimazu looking to throw knees to the head but Valenta is blocking nicely.
Shimazu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shimazu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valenta misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valenta blocking some punches.
Lorenzo Valenta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shimazu throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Valenta.
Valenta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shimazu's elbow.
Shimazu scores a nice knee to the body.
Shimazu blocks a body shot from Valenta.
Valenta jumps guard but Shimazu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Valenta scores with a hook to the body.
Shimazu avoiding damage as Valenta throws knees to the body.
Shimazu misses with a punch on the inside.
Shimazu tries a knee to the head but Valenta blocks it.
Shimazu throws an elbow but it misses.
Shimazu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valenta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valenta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valenta blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Valenta fails to land.
Valenta blocking some punches.
Valenta avoids the elbow strike from Shimazu, against the cage.
Shimazu takes a shot to the head.
Valenta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shimazu landing knees to the body.
Shimazu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shimazu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valenta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shimazu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valenta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shimazu backwards.
Shimazu tries to land a knee to the head but Valenta blocks with his arms.
Shimazu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valenta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shimazu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
William Shimazu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Valenta.
Shimazu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimazu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valenta managing to block the knees to the body from Shimazu.
Shimazu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valenta backwards.
Shimazu blocks an uppercut.
Valenta has clasped his hands together around Shimazu's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Valenta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Valenta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shimazu is trying to buck Valenta off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shimazu taking a bit of punishment here - Valenta scoring with strikes.
Valenta in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Valenta 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. And we move into the final round!
Valenta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valenta.
Valenta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valenta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shimazu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shimazu tries to close the distance and clinch but Valenta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shimazu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valenta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valenta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shimazu.
Shimazu is looking to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Valenta. Shimazu shrugs it off though.
Shimazu tries to clinch but Valenta is having none of it.
Shimazu is looking to clinch.
Shimazu tries to clinch but Valenta is having none of it.
Shimazu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valenta throws a leg kick which misses Shimazu's front leg but catches the back leg as Shimazu tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valenta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shimazu on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Shimazu.
Shimazu tries to clinch but Valenta moves out of range.
Shimazu tries to close the distance and clinch but Valenta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valenta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Valenta lands a body shot.
Shimazu clobbers Valenta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shimazu wants to clinch.
Shimazu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valenta takes a step back to recover.
Shimazu cracks Valenta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shimazu looks to land a left hand but Valenta moved out of range nicely.
William Shimazu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lorenzo Valenta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valenta lands a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shimazu rushes Valenta and presses him up against the cage.
Valenta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valenta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shimazu scores a nice knee to the body.
Valenta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shimazu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valenta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shimazu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Lorenzo Valenta has been cut.
Shimazu lands a nice elbow.
Shimazu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shimazu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valenta is defending well for now.
Valenta struggles to land a body shot inside as Shimazu controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valenta.
Shimazu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimazu can't find room to land a body shot as Valenta controls the action.
Valenta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shimazu.
Valenta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shimazu.
Valenta tries to score a body lock takedown but Shimazu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shimazu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shimazu lands an uppercut.
Shimazu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valenta blocks it with crossed arms.
Valenta lands a knee to the body.
Shimazu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shimazu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shimazu tries to work over Valenta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valenta lands a knee to the head.
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!
Shimazu misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valenta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
William Shimazu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Valenta.
Shimazu gets through Valenta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valenta scores with a knee to the head.
Shimazu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valenta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valenta scores with a knee to the head.
Shimazu looking to throw knees to the head but Valenta is blocking nicely.
Shimazu lands with a left to the head.
Shimazu misses with a knee strike.
Valenta tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shimazu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shimazu lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shimazu misses with a punch on the inside.
Shimazu throws a punch but it's blocked by Valenta.
Shimazu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shimazu throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Shimazu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Valenta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Valenta!
Lorenzo Valenta 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Panikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Segal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panikov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fighters. Jonathan Segal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergey Panikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan Segal!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Segal misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Segal ducks under a wild hook from Panikov.
Panikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Segal.
Segal has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Panikov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Segal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Segal connects with a leg kick. Panikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Panikov misses with a wild body shot.
Panikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Segal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Segal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Panikov tries to clinch up but Segal circles away and keeps his distance.
Panikov wants to clinch but Segal slips to the side
and Segal counters with a nice low kick that buckles Panikov's knee momentarily.
Segal digs a good body shot into Panikov's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Segal finds it's way through Panikov's defenses.
Segal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Panikov tries to clinch but Segal moves away
and Segal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Segal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Panikov is breathing heavily.
Panikov pushes Segal up against the cage in a clinch.
Segal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Panikov throws a nice looking combination but Segal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Panikov throws a hook but Segal avoids it easily.
Segal punishes Panikov's body with a nice straight punch.
Segal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Sergey Panikov has been cut.
Segal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Segal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Segal lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Segal. That's going to slow Panikov down.
Segal works the jab nicely.
Segal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Panikov throws the left hand but Segal avoids the punch easily.
Panikov tries to clinch up but Segal circles away and keeps his distance.
Segal throws the kick towards the body but Panikov avoids it.
Panikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Segal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Segal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Panikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Panikov.
Panikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Segal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Segal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Segal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Segal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Segal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Panikov is out of range and Segal settles back down.
Segal lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Segal. Those never looked like landing.
Panikov swinging wildly here.
Panikov slips under a jab from Segal.
Segal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Panikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Panikov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Panikov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Segal throws a head kick that misses.
Panikov clinches with his opponent.
Panikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Segal pushes Panikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Segal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Segal.
Segal stalling in the clinch but Panikov improves position.
Segal lands with a right to the head.
Segal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panikov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Panikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Segal lands an uppercut.
Panikov working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panikov scores with a hook to the body.
Panikov throws a head punch that misses.
Segal can't find room to land a body shot as Panikov controls the action.
Panikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Panikov scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Segal on the inside.
Panikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Segal thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Segal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Panikov doesn't seem phased though.
Panikov throws out a loose jab but Segal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Segal misses with a series of wild punches.
Panikov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Segal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Segal lands with a right hand.
Panikov falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Segal to counter with a crisp jab.
Panikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Segal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Segal swings for the body but Panikov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Segal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Segal works Panikov's body with a nice hook.
Panikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Segal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Segal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Panikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Segal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Segal looks to land a right hand but Panikov moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Panikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Panikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Segal.
Panikov blocks a jab.
Segal scores with a shot to the body.
Panikov looks to land a left hand but Segal moved out of range nicely.
Segal keeps the fight on the outside.
Segal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Panikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Segal misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Segal misses.
Segal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Segal is rocked!
Panikov throws an uppercut from hell that sends Segal clean off his feet! He's out cold! Panikov stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergey Panikov!
A very excited looking Sergey Panikov 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Povetkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shed Seven - Bully Boy. Alexander Povetkin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Glenn Benton's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glenn Benton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Povetkin!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Povetkin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Benton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Povetkin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benton misses with a wild combination.
Benton takes a swing at Povetkin's ribcage but misses.
Benton tries for a takedown but Povetkin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Povetkin blocks a head kick by Benton.
Povetkin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot by Povetkin.
Benton darts in looking for a takedown but Povetkin gets double underhooks and turns Benton into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Povetkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Benton.
Benton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Povetkin swivels and escapes.
Oooooh!!! Povetkin has knocked Benton down with a huge combo! Povetkin steps away and waves a wobbly Benton back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Benton is rocked!
It looks like Glenn Benton has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Povetkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Povetkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benton.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Povetkin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Povetkin wants it to stay on the feet.
Benton is breathing heavily.
Benton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Benton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Povetkin Rushes Benton and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Benton is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Povetkin Piles on the pressure and Benton crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Povetkin!
Alexander Povetkin is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Alexander Povetkin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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