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NEX Hilo 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Barnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caliph James (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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190 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Horacio Barnard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caliph James!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnard misses with a takedown attempt
and James holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Horacio Barnard has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from James.
James lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barnard trying to stall but James improves his position.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnard's defenses.
James holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
James lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls for James to work.
James crunches a lovely knee into Barnard's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
James's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from James.
Barnard is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James jerks Barnard's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Barnard drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! James goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from James because Barnard was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Caliph James!
Caliph James decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Fujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiley Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilgore has chosen Road Runner as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Takeshi Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wiley Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fujiwara seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fujiwara takes a swing at Kilgore's ribcage but misses.
Kilgore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fujiwara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kilgore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kilgore misses with a wild combination.
Fujiwara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kilgore doesn't seem bothered though.
Kilgore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fujiwara walks into a jab.
Kilgore lands with a hook. Fujiwara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fujiwara feints and then cracks Kilgore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kilgore down.
Fujiwara avoids the body shot from Kilgore.
Fujiwara connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Kilgore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore misses with a hook. Fujiwara ducked under it nicely.
Kilgore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kilgore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilgore is looking to clinch but Fujiwara is avoiding it.
Fujiwara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fujiwara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujiwara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kilgore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fujiwara.
Kilgore throws a head kick that misses.
Fujiwara scores with a shot to the body.
Kilgore moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore lands a knee to the head.
Kilgore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fujiwara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fujiwara misses with a two punch combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kilgore crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fujiwara - the referee stops the clock and Kilgore gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fujiwara. Kilgore manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fujiwara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilgore.
Fujiwara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kilgore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fujiwara gets tackled into the cage by Kilgore. Kilgore maintains the clinch.
Kilgore breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fujiwara.
A head kick misses from Kilgore.
Kilgore looks to land a combination but Fujiwara avoids it well.
Kilgore throws a series of strikes that have Fujiwara backpedaling.
Kilgore looks winded!
Kilgore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fujiwara slips a jab and a cross from Kilgore.
Fujiwara lands with a shot to the body.
Kilgore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujiwara misses with a body shot.
Fujiwara misses with a wild body shot.
Kilgore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick by Kilgore misses
and Fujiwara counters with a low kick, right behind Kilgore 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujiwara. Kilgore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fujiwara misses with the combination.
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
Fujiwara is looking to wear down Kilgore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kilgore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fujiwara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takeshi Fujiwara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujiwara leaves Kilgore with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fujiwara scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilgore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fujiwara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilgore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fujiwara throws a shot to the body.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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 Takeshi Fujiwara will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fujiwara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fujiwara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Takeshi Fujiwara is winning the standup battle so far.
Fujiwara goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kilgore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kilgore throws a head kick but Fujiwara moves out of range.
Kilgore drops his hands momentarily and Fujiwara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kilgore throws a low kick but Fujiwara moves out of range easily.
Kilgore throws a sloppy head kick and Fujiwara moves out of range easily.
Fujiwara lands a head shot.
Kilgore closes the distance and clinches up with Fujiwara, looking for a takedown. Kilgore pushes Fujiwara against the cage but Fujiwara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kilgore is breathing heavily.
Fujiwara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fujiwara jabs Kilgore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujiwara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kilgore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fujiwara digs a good hook to Kilgore's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara throws a body punch but Kilgore moves out of range.
That kick from Fujiwara tenderised Kilgore's leg. Kilgore is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fujiwara.
Fujiwara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fujiwara scores with a spinning back kick!
Kilgore has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Some wild striking there from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara feints and then cracks Kilgore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kilgore down.
Wiley Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fujiwara misses the shot to the body.
Fujiwara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kilgore.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fujiwara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilgore misses with a two punch combination.
Fujiwara pushes Kilgore away with a front kick.
Kilgore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kilgore has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fujiwara.
That kick from Fujiwara tenderised Kilgore's leg. Kilgore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kilgore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fujiwara misses with a body shot.
Kilgore throws a combination that misses
and Fujiwara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujiwara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fujiwara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilgore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fujiwara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fujiwara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kilgore. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fujiwara lands a nice looking body shot.
Fujiwara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kilgore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fujiwara lands with a shot to the body.
Kilgore drops his hands momentarily and Fujiwara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fujiwara checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Fujiwara finds it's way through Kilgore's defenses.
Fujiwara lands with a right hand.
Kilgore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kilgore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujiwara thuds his right hand into Kilgore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore misses with a series of wild punches.
Fujiwara lands with a shot to the body.
Fujiwara lands with a nice body kick.
Kilgore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fujiwara is fending him off so far but Kilgore persists. Nope, Fujiwara circles away and we're back to standing.
Fujiwara works the jab nicely.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kilgore has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fujiwara.
Kilgore throws a combination that misses
and Fujiwara counters with a right hand to the body.
Kilgore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fujiwara. Fujiwara obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujiwara is looking to slow Kilgore down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fujiwara, right into the meat.
Fujiwara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Fujiwara dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kilgore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kilgore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kilgore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fujiwara is able to avoid easily.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fujiwara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fujiwara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kilgore's sensitive parts.
Fujiwara looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilgore is just out of range.
Kilgore walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kilgore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kilgore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fujiwara pushes Kilgore away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujiwara jabs at Kilgore's body.
Kilgore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fujiwara jabs at Kilgore's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Fujiwara. Beautiful body shot.
Fujiwara is looking to slow Kilgore down with leg kicks.
Fujiwara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fujiwara digs a good hook to Kilgore's body.
Fujiwara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilgore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That kick from Fujiwara tenderised Kilgore's leg. Kilgore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kilgore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fujiwara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kilgore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fujiwara jabs Kilgore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fujiwara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujiwara throws a good cross that connects.
Fujiwara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fujiwara thows a body shot but no joy.
Fujiwara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fujiwara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kilgore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fujiwara blocks a low kick nicely.
Kilgore takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fujiwara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fujiwara connects with a leg kick. Kilgore looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kilgore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fujiwara. That's going to slow Kilgore down.
Fujiwara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kilgore can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara jabs Kilgore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kilgore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujiwara.
Kilgore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fujiwara punishes Kilgore's body with a nice straight punch.
Kilgore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fujiwara circles away quickly and effectively.
Fujiwara swings for the body but Kilgore moves out of range.
Kilgore drops his hands momentarily and Fujiwara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fujiwara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fujiwara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fujiwara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Fujiwara.
Kilgore is looking to clinch.
Wiley Kilgore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fujiwara lands with a hook. Kilgore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fujiwara lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilgore takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kilgore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fujiwara swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilgore.
Fujiwara throws a one two combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilgore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takeshi Fujiwara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fujiwara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Fujiwara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fujiwara, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Fujiwara!
After the fight, Takeshi Fujiwara was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landon Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pim Kanajawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barca comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Highway To Hell. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pim Kanajawan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Landon Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pim Kanajawan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanajawan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kanajawan.
Kanajawan darts in and clinches Barca up against the cage.
Barca gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barca 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! Kanajawan is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Landon Barca!
Landon Barca took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jared Donisvitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jared Donisvitch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jared Donisvitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donisvitch blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Donisvitch.
No joy there for Donisvitch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Donisvitch is just out of range.
Donisvitch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jared Donisvitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donisvitch tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Donisvitch lands a right hook to the body.
Donisvitch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donisvitch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Donisvitch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
A telegraphed right hand from Donisvitch misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Donisvitch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Donisvitch to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones trying to control the position here.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Donisvitch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones controlling Donisvitch's posture.
Donisvitch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donisvitch is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Donisvitch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Donisvitch doesn't defend quickly enough and Jones has managed to lock this one up! Can Donisvitch escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jones on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jason Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Halo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Teddy Barton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Halo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barton sprawls well initially but Halo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Halo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Halo controlling from mount.
Halo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Halo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barton's face.
Halo raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo looking to control but Barton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Barton manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Barton's face as Halo controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Halo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Halo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo trying to control the action but Barton is working from the bottom.
Halo landing strikes.
Halo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Halo wants to control but Barton is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Halo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Halo controlling from side mount.
Halo has hold of Barton's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Barton seems comfortable defending it but Halo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Barton is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Barton is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Halo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arthur Halo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yogi Dhamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilles Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yogi Dhamma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gilles Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dhamma shoots in looking for a takedown but Wolfe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dhamma's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wolfe misses with a low kick.
Wolfe moves out of range as Dhamma throws a body kick.
Wolfe throws a nice looking combination but Dhamma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wolfe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dhamma counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dhamma.
Dhamma drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dhamma jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dhamma sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wolfe's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolfe is defending against the submission attempts here by Dhamma.
Dhamma is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhamma is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wolfe sees it coming and defends easily.
Wolfe is looking to escape.
Wolfe pushes Dhamma off, looking to escape but Dhamma dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Wolfe is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yogi Dhamma!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Grimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stu Grimson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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209 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Grimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimson throws a big shot that misses.
Shankoli misses the jab.
Grimson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shankoli.
It looks like Stu Grimson has been cut.
Grimson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grimson throws a body kick that misses.
Grimson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grimson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shankoli throws out the jab.
Shankoli throws a series of punches but Grimson avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Shankoli as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grimson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grimson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shankoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimson is just out of range.
Shankoli punishes Grimson's body with a nice straight punch.
Grimson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shankoli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shankoli swings for the body but Grimson moves out of range.
Grimson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shankoli.
Grimson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shankoli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grimson is able to avoid easily.
Shankoli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grimson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shankoli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimson throws a big shot that misses.
Grimson swings for the body but Shankoli moves out of range.
Grimson throws a head kick but Shankoli moves out of range.
Grimson throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grimson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grimson throws the left hand but Shankoli avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - Grimson coming out on top.
Shankoli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grimson in his tracks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grimson 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 Shankoli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shankoli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Shankoli. That snapped Grimson's head back.
Grimson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shankoli avoids a kick to the body.
Grimson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grimson scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shankoli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimson misses with a body kick.
Shankoli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grimson, right into the meat.
Shankoli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shankoli looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shankoli has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grimson.
Ravi Shankoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shankoli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grimson drops Shankoli with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Shankoli looks back up at him and smiles so Grimson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Shankoli is rocked!
It looks like Ravi Shankoli has been cut.
Grimson lands a brutal uppercut that launches Shankoli off his feet! Shankoli tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stu Grimson!
A relieved looking Stu Grimson 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Augustine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Marleau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augustine comes into the arena with Empire State of Mind-Biggie Smalls ft. Jay-z blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Patrick Marleau enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Solomon Augustine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Marleau!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marleau shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marleau showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Augustine wants to improve his position but Marleau is controlling well.
My spies in The Cave Fighting Team inform me that Marleau has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Marleau seems to be looking for submissions.
Augustine trying to control here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Augustine is trying to get back to full guard.
Marleau prevents Augustine from standing back up.
Marleau maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Augustine could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Marleau has cracked it and Augustine is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Marleau!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patrick Marleau!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Barbaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Authority Zelditeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Barbaros could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Authority Zelditeez's chin.
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Barbaros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Authority Zelditeez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbaros misses with a low kick as Zelditeez jumps back.
Zelditeez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbaros throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zelditeez.
Barbaros looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zelditeez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barbaros defends it nicely.
Barbaros tries to close the distance and clinch but Zelditeez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zelditeez shoots in but no luck this time.
A slow jab from Barbaros misses its intended target.
Zelditeez throws a series of punches but Barbaros avoids them all with ease.
Zelditeez checks a leg kick.
Barbaros tries to work over Zelditeez's front leg with a kick but Zelditeez checks it.
Zelditeez drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Barbaros keeping moving, preventing Zelditeez from controlling successfully.
Zelditeez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelditeez is still trying to improve position.
Zelditeez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zelditeez tries to free his leg and advance position but Barbaros is retaining full guard.
Barbaros trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zelditeez tries for a takedown but Barbaros sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eddie Barbaros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Authority Zelditeez.
Barbaros throws a solid leg kick but Zelditeez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbaros.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbaros.
Barbaros gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbaros looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbaros prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barbaros is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zelditeez is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbaros misses with an elbow strike.
Zelditeez avoids a wild elbow strike from Barbaros.
Zelditeez wants a takedown but no success here.
Zelditeez dodges an elbow strike from Barbaros.
Zelditeez is trying to pull guard but Barbaros has him pressed against the cage.
Zelditeez avoids the elbow strike from Barbaros, against the cage.
Barbaros creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zelditeez's defenses.
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!
Zelditeez letting Barbaros take a breather here.
Barbaros misses with an elbow strike.
Zelditeez blocks an elbow strike from Barbaros.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barbaros just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zelditeez's brow.
Zelditeez takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez wants a takedown.
Zelditeez wants to take the fight to the mat but Barbaros manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Barbaros gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zelditeez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zelditeez blocks an elbow strike from Barbaros.
Barbaros missing with knees to the body.
Zelditeez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barbaros avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zelditeez has Barbaros pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barbaros manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barbaros.
Zelditeez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barbaros lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barbaros pushes off an throws an elbow but Zelditeez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barbaros throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zelditeez is trying to pull guard but Barbaros has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barbaros just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zelditeez's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez is trying to pull guard but Barbaros turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zelditeez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barbaros after a bit of a struggle.
Nice elbow from Barbaros.
Zelditeez is working for takedown but Barbaros is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zelditeez blocks the elbow strike.
Zelditeez tries to pull guard but Barbaros holds him up against the cage and eventually Zelditeez drops back down to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zelditeez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barbaros after a bit of a struggle.
Zelditeez blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Barbaros.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbaros lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barbaros is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barbaros creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zelditeez's defenses.
It looks like Authority Zelditeez has been cut.
Zelditeez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbaros walks away with a smile on his face. Zelditeez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Barbaros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Authority Zelditeez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zelditeez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Barbaros tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zelditeez is in Barbaros's guard.
Barbaros looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zelditeez is one step ahead there.
Barbaros controls Zelditeez momentarily but Zelditeez frees himself.
Zelditeez drops back looking for a leg! Barbaros is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barbaros manages to kick Zelditeez off! Zelditeez jumps back into Barbaros's guard.
Zelditeez drops back looking for a leg! Barbaros is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barbaros manages to kick Zelditeez off! Zelditeez jumps back into Barbaros's guard.
Zelditeez advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaros wants to improve his position but Zelditeez is controlling well.
Zelditeez is looking to take a break and control but Barbaros is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zelditeez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barbaros is positioning himself well to prevent Zelditeez advancing to mount.
Barbaros has a hand on Zelditeez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Zelditeez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Barbaros defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Zelditeez.
Zelditeez avoids the attempt from Barbaros to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbaros is desperately trying to improve his position but Zelditeez has a good base and remains in mount.
Zelditeez tries to control but Barbaros wriggling away.
Barbaros is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zelditeez trying to control but Barbaros is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelditeez is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Zelditeez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Authority Zelditeez!
An intense looking Authority Zelditeez took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I will finally speak, 9-0, I will be the best. No one can defeat me, I've waited to long to have My Title I earned. Barbosa, you should have taken this fight more seriously.'.
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