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Hilo Fight 152 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erich Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Take Home (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Take Home has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erich Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Take Home!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Home misses with a takedown attempt
so Adams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Home escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams stands and steps away. Home gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Home fails with the takedown
and Adams counters with a head kick.
Home doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Erich Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Take Home.
Home is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Adams frees his head nicely. Oh but Home has switched to an armbar! Adams is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Take Home!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Louden Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarik Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swain comes to the cage accompanied by Gambler. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
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171 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Louden Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tarik Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swain looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson with the active half guard here but Swain passes nicely into side control.
Swain trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Swain is chipping away with strikes.
Swain working the ground and pound.
Swain wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Swain lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Swain 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swain with a nice head shot there.
Swain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Swain 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.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Swain is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Swain content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Swain tries to pass.
Johnson has his foot on Swain's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Swain works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Swain defends well.
Swain content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Swain trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swain is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Swain from controlling successfully.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Swain defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Swain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Swain trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Swain working some strikes from top position.
Johnson working for a triangle but Swain defends it easily.
Swain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swain has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Swain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Swain slips an elbow through the middle.
Swain chips away with some ground and pound.
Swain trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Swain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Swain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Swain is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Swain with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Swain distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Swain looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swain postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Swain passes into side control.
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Swain off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to break Swain's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Swain remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Johnson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Swain trying to control but not successfully.
Swain is trying to defend against the choke here but Johnson has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Johnson Tightens the hold and Swain taps out furiously! Johnson displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tarik Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amelie Poulain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodger Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodger Crowe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amelie Poulain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodger Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulain throws a leg kick which misses Crowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowe tries to avoid it.
Poulain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crowe throws an overhand right that lands on Poulain's shoulder, as Poulain tries to avoid the shot.
Crowe misses with a body shot
and Poulain counters with a shoot takedown. Crowe fights it but they end up in guard.
Poulain trying to control but Crowe is working from the bottom.
Crowe looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulain is fighting to break Crowe's control of his arms but Crowe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Crowe trying to keep a closed guard but Poulain is proving a slippery customer.
Poulain stops Crowe from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rodger Crowe.
A jab from Crowe misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Poulain. Crowe shrugs it off though.
Crowe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poulain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe missing with a left hand there. Poulain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crowe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poulain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crowe sprawls well. Crowe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Poulain gets slowly back to his feet.
Crowe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Poulain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poulain throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Crowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Crowe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poulain on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Crowe. Those never looked like landing.
Rodger Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulain swings widly with a right hand
and Crowe counters with a nice right hand that sends Poulain toppling to the canvas! Poulain scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Crowe finish him?!
Poulain is rocked!
It looks like Amelie Poulain has been cut.
Poulain drops his hands for a split second and Crowe immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Poulain face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Crowe follows up with a right hand that knocks Poulain into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rodger Crowe!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Shimazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, William Shimazu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Crim!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crim moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Shimazu.
Shimazu lands with a light punch inside.
Crim trying to control the position but instead, Shimazu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crim into the cage.
Shimazu avoids the elbow strike from Crim, against the cage.
Crim trying to control the position but instead, Shimazu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crim into the cage.
Crim tries to throw a body punch but Shimazu avoids it by throwing Crim back against the cage.
Crim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shimazu backwards.
Shimazu lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Thomas Crim has been cut.
Shimazu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crim backwards.
Crim is rocked!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shimazu as Crim tries to tie him up.
Crim is still on wobbly legs! Can Shimazu finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimazu creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Crim out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Shimazu!
William Shimazu gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Negan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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216 lbs
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216 lbs
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oscar Knockout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philip Negan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knockout connects with a looping right hand.
Knockout attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knockout.
Knockout scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Knockout connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Negan shoots in for a double leg but Knockout sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Negan shoots in and gets a takedown into Knockout's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Negan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knockout preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Negan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knockout is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Negan is controlling him.
Knockout will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Knockout has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Negan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Negan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Negan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knockout checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Negan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Negan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knockout connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Negan scrambles back to his feet.
Knockout takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Negan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knockout takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Negan.
Negan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knockout has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knockout is breathing heavily.
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!
Negan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knockout looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knockout on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Knockout stuffs the takedown attempt from Negan. Negan gets slowly back to his feet.
Oscar Knockout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Negan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Negan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negan advances to half guard.
Negan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knockout sees it coming and defends easily.
Negan drops an elbow to the side of Knockout's head.
Knockout is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at BEVA Fight Home, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Negan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Knockout pushes Negan off looking to stand but Negan dives back in and keeps control.
Negan throwing shots but Knockout is blocking nicely.
Knockout wants to get back to his feet.
Negan passes to full mount!
Negan lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Oscar Knockout has been cut.
Knockout is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Negan looking to finish Knockout with some ground and pound. This is bad for Knockout!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Negan dominating with strikes here.
Negan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oscar Knockout's cut is getting worse.
Negan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Negan with shots to the head and body - Knockout looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oscar Knockout's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knockout is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Negan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Knockout is rocked!
Jeez, Oscar Knockout's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oscar Knockout's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Philip Negan!
Philip Negan 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Egeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Abelardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egeland comes into the arena with Jan Egeland blaring out of the sound system. Ramon Abelardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Egeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ramon Abelardo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egeland shoots in for a double leg but Abelardo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've been hearing reports that Egeland has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Egeland checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abelardo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Egeland closes the distance and clinches up with Abelardo, looking for a takedown. Egeland pushes Abelardo against the cage but Abelardo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Egeland shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abelardo counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Egeland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abelardo checks a low kick from Egeland.
Egeland moves out of range as Abelardo throws a body kick.
Egeland blocks a head kick by Abelardo.
Abelardo is looking to land body kicks.
Egeland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Egeland takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Egeland is defended easily by Abelardo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abelardo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelardo tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Egeland with that takedown attempt.
Egeland takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Egeland is rocked!
Egeland shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abelardo counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Egeland out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Abelardo is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ramon Abelardo!
Our winner, Ramon Abelardo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Panikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panikov's entrance music is Fighters. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
9 - 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panikov missing with a left hand there. Maul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Panikov lands a left and a right that send Maul crashing to the mat, dazed. Panikov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul slips a jab from Panikov.
Panikov feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Maul crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sergey Panikov!
Sergey Panikov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice comes to the cage accompanied by Last Resort-Papa Roach. Abdullah Slice is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdullah Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson is just out of range.
Slice misses with a few strikes there.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slice lands the left hand.
Stevenson digs a good body shot into Slice's ribs.
Stevenson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stevenson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson doesn't manage to clinch there - Slice circles away.
Slice swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevenson.
Slice tries for a takedown but Stevenson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Slice. Those never looked like landing.
We've been told by Slice's head coaches at Hilo Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Slice 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.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slice swings widly with a right hand
and Stevenson counters with a solid body kick.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice catches Stevenson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Slice misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson walks into a left hand.
Slice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stevenson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stevenson lands a nice looking body shot.
Stevenson scores with a nice head shot.
Slice stalks Stevenson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stevenson's face. Stevenson staggers backwards, shaken.
Slice thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Slice misses the target.
Stevenson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Slice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slice lands a jab to Stevenson's midsection.
Slice throws a body shot but no joy.
Slice misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Slice does no damage.
Slice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slice lands with a nice body punch.
Slice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Nice defenses there by Slice.
Slice dives in for a single leg takedown but Stevenson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdullah Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Stevenson.
Stevenson lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Stevenson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slice throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease.
A shot to the body from Slice misses
and Stevenson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stevenson avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevenson controls his hands.
Stevenson scores with a shot to the side of Slice's head.
Slice working aggressively here.
Slice prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stevenson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slice can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
Stevenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Slice avoids the damage to the body.
Slice looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stevenson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Slice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Slice misses.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Slice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevenson lands a head shot.
Slice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Slice.
Stevenson misses with a hook. Slice ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Slice.
Some wild striking there from Slice.
Stevenson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slice counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stevenson has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage.
Stevenson stalling the fight.
Slice is trying to push Stevenson away but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bear Stevenson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Slice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stevenson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slice has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stevenson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stevenson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stevenson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stevenson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slice.
Stevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson connects with a looping right hand.
Slice bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stevenson's head backwards.
Stevenson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slice looks to land a left hand but Stevenson moved out of range nicely.
Stevenson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson defending well as Slice loads up on a big left hand.
Stevenson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slice's waist but Slice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stevenson off to one side.
Slice cracks a nice hook into Stevenson's ribs.
Slice misses with a body shot.
Slice throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slice misses with a hook. Stevenson ducked under it nicely.
Stevenson dodges the punch combination from Slice.
Abdullah Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevenson slips under a jab from Slice.
A jab from Stevenson does it's job there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Slice is defended easily by Stevenson.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slice circles away quickly and effectively.
Slice misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Slice as Stevenson shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slice lands with an overhand left.
No luck for Slice with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdullah Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice looks to land a left hand but Stevenson moved out of range nicely.
Slice darts in and clinches Stevenson up against the cage.
Stevenson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevenson throws a punch but it's blocked by Slice.
A short left from Stevenson.
Stevenson breaks the clinch.
Slice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slice misses with a low kick as Stevenson jumps back.
Slice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stevenson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson clinches with his opponent.
Stevenson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slice lands a lovely overhand right.
Slice uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Slice misses.
Slice throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson lands with a nice body punch.
Stevenson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slice throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Slice.
Stevenson defending well as Slice loads up on a big left hand.
Stevenson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stevenson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slice's elbow.
Stevenson trying to control the position but instead, Slice has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stevenson into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stevenson is defending well.
Stevenson tries to work over Slice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stevenson scores with a shot to the side of Slice's head.
Stevenson prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.
Slice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage.
Stevenson lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice is looking for a takedown.
Stevenson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slice up against the cage.
A short right from Stevenson on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Abdullah Slice will probably get the nod.
That's time! Slice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Stevenson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevenson looks for the body kick but Slice saw that one coming.
Slice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stevenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slice misses with a wild body shot.
Slice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevenson.
Slice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stevenson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slice with a hook.
Slice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab lands there for Slice.
Slice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Stevenson to counter with a crisp jab.
Slice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abdullah Slice is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Stevenson misses.
Slice swinging wildly here.
Slice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevenson but Stevenson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stevenson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Slice did well to prevent Stevenson getting side control.
Slice is defending against the submission attempts here by Stevenson.
Stevenson is keen to just control but Slice is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slice's head.
Slice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stevenson is looking to stall here but Slice recovers full guard.
Stevenson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson trying to control but Slice is working from the bottom.
Bear Stevenson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Stevenson. That snapped Slice's head back.
Slice misses with a leg kick.
Stevenson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stevenson throws a leg kick that misses.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slice misses with a hook to the body
and Stevenson counters with a stiff right hand.
Slice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Slice pushes him off.
Stevenson 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.
Slice misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdullah Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slice swinging wildly here.
Slice misses with a double jab
and Stevenson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slice's knee momentarily.
Slice throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slice shoots for a takedown but Stevenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stevenson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice misses with a body shot.
Stevenson lands a nice looking body shot.
Slice missing with a left hand there. Stevenson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bear Stevenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stevenson 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bear Stevenson!
Bear Stevenson gave a mention to Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blow's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slippin. Flores is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Blow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ric Flores!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Flores thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Flores is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Flores goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Blow has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Flores but great work by Blow.
Flores tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Flores is not content to let Blow control the position.
Blow in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Flores is trying to improve his position.
Blow is looking to take a break and control but Flores is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flores is trying to control Blow's posture but Blow avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow trying to control the position but Flores is working away.
Flores on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Flores is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blow landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Flores manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Blow looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Flores is refusing to be controlled, as Blow sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores looking for submissions off his back.
Blow is pressing down on Flores's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flores is holding on for now.
Blow is trying to work for a kimura but Flores is defending well.
Flores makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Flores.
Blow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flores is trying to control the position but Blow postures up.
Flores keeping moving, preventing Blow from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flores is trying to keep Blow in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Flores is trying to hold Blow in close to prevent damage but Blow has managed to pass into half guard.
Flores wants to control but Blow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Flores wants to sweep but Blow has passed to side control!
Flores is looking to reverse the position.
Blow connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Flores some visible discomfort.
Blow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flores keeps working.
Blow cracks Flores with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blow working away.
Blow 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.
Blow scoring with punches and elbows.
Flores is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blow working the body and head with strikes.
Blow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flores keeps working.
Flores manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Blow manages to get to full guard.
Flores won't allow Blow to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blow working a defensive guard here.
Blow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flores's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Blow dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Flores thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flores throws a combination. Blow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Mike Blow has been cut.
Blow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flores circles away quickly and effectively.
Blow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flores lands with a good body shot.
Flores throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flores sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Flores.
Flores throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mike Blow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flores catches Blow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Flores stuns Blow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Flores fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flores throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flores tries to bum rush Blow with a series of wild strikes but Blow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been told by Blow's head coaches at The Boom Boom Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores misses the shot to the body.
Flores throws a head kick that misses.
Blow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flores misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flores throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flores is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blow rather than just go for the knockout.
Flores swinging wildly here.
Flores keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flores wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flores.
Blow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flores.
Blow dives in for a single leg takedown but Flores sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blow wants the takedown. Flores is fighting it off but Blow persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Flores's guard against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow trying to control the position from guard on top but Flores is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flores has his foot on Blow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blow works his way back into a safe position though.
Blow trying to control but Flores is working from the bottom.
Flores working for a triangle but Blow defends it easily.
Flores looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blow slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Flores trying to control the position.
Blow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow wants to pass the guard but Flores is keeping the position.
Flores wants to sweep but no luck.
Blow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flores is keeping the position for now.
Flores is trying to keep Blow in close.
Blow with a nice head shot there.
Mike Blow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blow stands up over Flores, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blow throws a big right hand that misses.
Blow won't allow Flores to sweep him here.
Blow wants to pass the guard but Flores is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blow distracts Flores with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blow tries to free his leg and advance position but Flores is retaining full guard.
Flores looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blow throwing strikes but missing.
Flores keeping moving, preventing Blow from controlling successfully.
Blow cracks Flores with a solid left hand.
Flores looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blow landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flores works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blow advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ric Flores will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Blow's cut.
That's time! Blow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Flores circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blow lands a right hook to the body.
Flores throws a sloppy head kick and Blow moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blow. Flores does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flores shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blow but Blow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Flores throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blow.
Flores misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blow.
Blow forces Flores back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Blow.
Flores blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blow misses with a knee strike.
Flores goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blow prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blow is not content to let Flores control the position.
Blow manages to get to full guard.
Flores postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blow is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Flores, into his guard.
Blow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow wants to control from the top but Flores keeps moving.
Flores working a defensive guard but Blow manages to pass into side control anyway.
Blow is putting a hurting on Flores here, landing some big shots from side control.
Flores is looking to reverse the position.
Blow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flores is trying to improve his position.
Flores takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Blow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blow working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow working the ground and pound.
Flores is trying to control Blow's posture but Blow avoids it.
Flores tries to improve position but can't.
Blow scoring with punches from side control.
Flores wants to control but Blow postures up.
Blow cracks Flores with a big elbow.
Flores is rocked!
Blow is putting a hurting on Flores here, landing some big shots from side control.
Flores is still in real trouble! Can Blow finish him?
A big shot lands for Blow! That's hurt Flores! Will he recover? Blow fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Blow!
Mike Blow retains his lightweight title!
Mike Blow made sure to mention his sponsor, The Dark Side in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borden Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borden Chantry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devon Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chantry.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Chantry moves away and avoids it.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chantry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chantry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A low kick from Chantry misses
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chantry.
Chantry moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Devon Smith has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Chantry - just one landing.
Chantry scores with a body shot.
Borden Chantry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chantry pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chantry backwards.
Smith gets through Chantry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chantry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chantry trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chantry into the cage.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Chantry blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chantry stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Chantry backwards.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Chantry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chantry trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chantry into the cage.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chantry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith tries to work over Chantry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chantry prevents a body shot from Smith.
Chantry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Chantry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chantry is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chantry has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith tries to work over Chantry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith cracks Chantry with a nice body shot.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Chantry is blocking nicely.
Chantry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chantry.
A cross from Smith lands.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Chantry moved out of range.
Chantry swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chantry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chantry backwards.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Chantry lands a jab.
Smith walks into a jab.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chantry drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chantry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chantry is trying to stall.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Chantry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chantry.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith lands a body punch.
Chantry is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chantry.
Chantry prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chantry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chantry prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chantry's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chantry takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith lands a right hand.
Chantry tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Chantry back against the cage.
Chantry breaks from the clinch.
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 Devon Smith's cut.
That's time! Chantry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chantry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith rushes Chantry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chantry manages to break the clinch.
Chantry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chantry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chantry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith misses with a low kick as Chantry jumps back.
Smith pushes Chantry up against the cage in a clinch.
Devon Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chantry tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chantry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chantry tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Chantry throws a head punch that misses.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith digs a right hand into Chantry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chantry's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chantrys head.
Chantry misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chantry lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chantrys head.
Chantry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chantry tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chantry's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Chantry tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Chantry back against the cage.
Smith working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Chantry.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chantry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chantry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith thuds his right hand into Chantry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chantry is rocked!
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chantry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Chantry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chantry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chantry seems to have got his legs back now.
Chantry throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice right hand that sends Chantry toppling to the canvas! Chantry scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Smith finish him?!
Smith is looking to clinch.
Chantry digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Chantry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Chantry misses
and Smith counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chantry! Smith lets Chantry back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Smith engages and cracks Chantry with a massive lead left hook - Chantry tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Smith is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Devon Smith!
Our winner, Devon Smith, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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