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Hilo Fight Night 13 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reagen Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reagen Penn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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168 lbs
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198 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reagen Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero with a jab.
Penn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penn throws a leg kick but Romero moved away.
Romero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Penn tries to move into range but Romero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Romero lets loose with a powerful body kick. Penn will feel that in the morning.
Romero slips under a jab.
Romero blocks a head kick by Penn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Romero throws a good cross that connects.
Penn is rocked!
Penn walks straight into a right hand from Romero - that's dropped him! Romero jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Penn from any more punishment! Penn complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yoel Romero!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robb Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robb Stark is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robb Stark!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gustavsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gustavsson throws a series of punches but Stark moves out of range.
Stark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gustavsson tries to avoid it but Stark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gustavsson to the ground. Gustavsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Gustavsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gustavsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Robb Stark has been cut.
Gustavsson swings widly with a right hand
and Stark counters with a right hand to the body.
Gustavsson scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but Gustavsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gustavsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gustavsson.
Alexander Gustavsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark shoots for a double leg takedown but Gustavsson sprawls well. He's pushed Stark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alexander Gustavsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robb Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gustavsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stark doesn't seem bothered though.
Gustavsson scores with a one two! Stark had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gustavsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stark takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stark shoots for a double leg takedown but Gustavsson sprawls well. He's pushed Stark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've been told by Gustavsson's head coaches at Irish Collar-and-Elbow Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark has a takedown stuffed.
Stark takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That has opened up Robb Stark's cut even more.
Gustavsson leaves Stark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gustavsson lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Stark out cold! Stark is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Gustavsson!
After winning the bout, Alexander Gustavsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between La Tigre Munanaposa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munanaposa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm an Adult Now. The crowd seem to be enjoying Scott's choice of entrance music: White Rabbit. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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135 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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144 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, La Tigre Munanaposa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Scott!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munanaposa misses with a takedown attempt
and Scott counters with a single leg into guard. Munanaposa didn't expect that.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Munanaposa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott stays in close to Munanaposa's body and controls the position.
Munanaposa can't keep his opponent in guard - Scott advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Scott is trying to work for a kimura but Munanaposa is defending well.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Munanaposa defending well though.
Scott is trying to work for a kimura but Munanaposa is defending well.
Munanaposa wants to control the action here but instead Scott manages to pass to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott tries to control but Munanaposa wriggling away.
Scott with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munanaposa gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Scott looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Scott is looking for a kimura but Munanaposa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Scott to get the leverage.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munanaposa keeps working.
Scott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Munanaposa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Munanaposa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Munanaposa tries to get out of the position.
Scott seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Munanaposa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Scott not doing much here.
Munanaposa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scott on the ground.
Munanaposa moves into full guard.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Munanaposa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Munanaposa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to control from the top but Munanaposa keeps moving.
Munanaposa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scott manages to get himself to full guard.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Munanaposa from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munanaposa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Scott manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Munanaposa has Scott in his guard.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Munanaposa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scott drops back looking for a leg! Munanaposa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Munanaposa manages to kick Scott off! Scott jumps back into Munanaposa's guard.
Munanaposa is trying to control the position but Scott postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scott is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Munanaposa trying to control the position.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Munanaposa has momentary wrist control but Scott slips an elbow through the middle.
Scott wants to control from the top but Munanaposa keeps moving.
Scott preventing the sweep.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Munanaposa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Scott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scott has Munanaposa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Scott pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Munanaposa tumbling to the mat - Scott dives into Munanaposa's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Munanaposa kicks Scott off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munanaposa has a takedown stuffed.
Munanaposa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Scott!
Munanaposa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Scott felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Scott is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott wants to control but Munanaposa postures up.
Munanaposa cracks Scott with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Munanaposa trying to control the position but Scott is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Scott dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Munanaposa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Scott trying to control but Munanaposa postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munanaposa is working for a kimura but Scott is defending it quite comfortably.
Munanaposa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Munanaposa tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Scott punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is staying active underneath Munanaposa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Munanaposa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Scott is just riding it out for now. Munanaposa eventually gives up the hold.
Scott looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Munanaposa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Scott is controlling Munanaposa's trapped leg to prevent Munanaposa from advancing to side control.
Munanaposa wants to pass the guard but Scott is defending well.
Scott is pressing down on Munanaposa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Munanaposa wants to pass the guard but Scott is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munanaposa wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Scott is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Munanaposa defends well.
Scott has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Munanaposa doesn't defend quickly enough and Scott has managed to lock this one up! Can Munanaposa escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Scott on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jason Scott!
After winning the bout, Jason Scott thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Urutaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Espada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Espada is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Greedy Fly. On his way into the cage it seems that Kai Urutaka has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kai Urutaka seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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34
175 lbs
11 - 16 - 0 |
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200 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai Urutaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guillermo Espada!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urutaka misses with the combination.
Espada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Urutaka momentarily.
Urutaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Urutaka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Urutaka misses with a head kick.
Espada throws a hook to the side of Urutaka's head but Urutaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urutaka closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Espada's guard.
Urutaka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Espada is proving hard to escape from.
Espada looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Espada is trying to keep Urutaka in close.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Guillermo Espada wasn't active enough on the ground.
Espada dodges the punch combination from Urutaka.
Espada has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Urutaka is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espada swings for the body but Urutaka moves out of range.
Urutaka closes the distance and clinches up with Espada, looking for a takedown. Urutaka pushes Espada against the cage but Espada circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Urutaka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Espada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urutaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Urutaka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Espada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Urutaka scrambles back to his feet.
Urutaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Espada throws a body shot but no joy.
Espada cracks Urutaka with an open hand slap.
Guillermo Espada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urutaka feints a jab promting Espada to slip. Urutaka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Espada slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Urutaka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Urutaka throws a right hand that Espada ducks under and follows up with a left that Espada also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urutaka moves out of range as Espada strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urutaka. Espada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urutaka throws a combination that misses
and Espada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Urutaka throws a series of punches but Espada moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Espada. Urutaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Espada dips to his left and cracks Urutaka with an uppercut!
Urutaka is rocked!
Urutaka tries to bum rush Espada with a series of wild strikes but Espada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Urutaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Espada looks to score with a jab to the body but Urutaka is just out of range.
Urutaka seems to have got his legs back now.
Espada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Urutaka slips under a jab from Espada.
Urutaka throws a shot from downtown. Espada moves away and avoids it.
Urutaka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Urutaka looks to land a combination but Espada avoids it well.
Urutaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Espada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Urutaka throws a combination that misses
and Espada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espada fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Urutaka to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Urutaka looks to clinch but Espada throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Urutaka taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Guillermo Espada!
After winning the bout, Guillermo Espada thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cavan Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Lucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Irish Fighting Song. Lucic has chosen Shots as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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223 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cavan Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Milan Lucic!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucic misses with a body shot.
Lucic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cartwright closes the distance and clinches.
Lucic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cartwright jumps into guard, dragging Lucic to the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lucic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lucic cracks Cartwright with a solid left hand.
Cartwright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright is looking for a triangle but Lucic pushes his legs off easily.
Cartwright has his feet on Lucic's thighs here. He's pushed Lucic off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Lucic screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cavan Cartwright!
A victorious Cavan Cartwright thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shoot to thrill . This should be fireworks!
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289 lbs
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245 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Moretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hall!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moretti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Moretti backwards.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall letting Moretti take a breather here.
Moretti blocks an uppercut.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Moretti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moretti.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti blocking some punches.
Hall lands a right hand.
Hall's coach down at MadDogs Road House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hall's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moretti backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with some punches.
Moretti trying to control the position but instead, Hall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moretti into the cage.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moretti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Come on Moretti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moretti lands with a short shot to the head.
Moretti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hall up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Moretti.
It looks like Brian Hall has been cut.
Moretti blocking some punches.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Moretti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moretti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Moretti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hall blocks a body shot from Moretti.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moretti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moretti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brian Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moretti fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Moretti circles away.
Moretti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moretti pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Moretti.
Hall working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Moretti blocks it.
Moretti is stalling here.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Moretti is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moretti working hard to break the clinch.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti blocking some punches.
Moretti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Moretti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moretti misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moretti has Hall pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Moretti.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moretti is trying to break free.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Moretti.
Moretti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moretti drops Hall with a right and a left! Moretti comes rushing in but Hall regains his composure and manages to keep Moretti in guard.
Hall is rocked!
Moretti stands up from Hall's guard - Moretti perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Moretti finish him?
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moretti.
Hall gets tackled into the cage by Moretti. Moretti maintains the clinch.
Moretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moretti rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moretti drops Hall with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Hall is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonny Moretti!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Forclit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by Heaven Shall Burn - Combat. Forclit has chosen Trouble as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jimbo Jenkins had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimbo Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Forclit!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forclit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Forclit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jenkins tries to land a front kick but Forclit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jenkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jenkins connects with an inside leg kick.
Jenkins forces Forclit back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forclit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jenkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Forclit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forclit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Forclit.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Forclit tries for a kimura but Jenkins is defending well.
Forclit happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins pushes Forclit away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Forclit gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Forclit scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jenkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Forclit on the ground.
Forclit tries to advance position but instead Jenkins slips a leg back in to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forclit lands strikes from half guard.
Forclit is working for a kimura but Jenkins is defending it quite comfortably.
Jenkins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Forclit from controlling successfully.
Jenkins scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Forclit blocks a leg kick.
A combination from Jenkins does no damage.
Jenkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Forclit to score with a decent uppercut.
Forclit scores with a jab.
Jenkins is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forclit lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Jenkins falls backwards - clearly groggy! Forclit dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Happy Forclit!
A very excited looking Happy Forclit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rousey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Creepy Jackalope Eye by Supersuckers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Rousey!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Shamrock as Rousey shoots in.
Rousey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shamrock's waist but Shamrock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rousey off to one side.
A punch lands to the side of Rousey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ronald Rousey has been cut.
Rousey darts in trying to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock wants to clinch up but Rousey keeps it at a distance.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rousey.
Rousey is looking to chop away at Shamrock's legs.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shamrock moves into the clinch.
Rousey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rousey moves away from the strike by Shamrock.
Rousey moves away from the strike by Shamrock.
Shamrock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rousey throws a front kick that sends Shamrock stumbling back into the cage.
Shamrock moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Shamrock manages to break the clinch.
Rousey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Bobby Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rousey connects with a right hand. Shamrock shakes it off.
Rousey slips under a jab from Shamrock.
Rousey lands a jab to Shamrock's midsection.
Rousey shoots in but no luck this time.
Bobby Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Rousey.
A jab lands there for Shamrock.
Rousey throws the kick towards the body but Shamrock avoids it.
Rousey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shamrock to score with a decent uppercut.
Rousey takes the fight into the clinch.
Rousey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shamrock blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rousey prevents Shamrock from standing back up.
Rousey frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rousey raining down shots from the mount!
Rousey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shamrock is looking to escape.
Shamrock defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rousey.
Rousey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Shamrock is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey lands a big shot there that rocks Shamrock but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shamrock squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rousey jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shamrock manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet but Rousey drags him back down.
Rousey working the head with strikes.
Shamrock is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rousey connects with a decent elbow.
Shamrock taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock is pushing Rousey's head away, looking to escape. Rousey manages to hold on to the position though.
Rousey looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shamrock is avoiding damage well.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey working the ground and pound but Shamrock is defending the strikes.
Rousey creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Shamrock sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rousey scores with punches from side control.
Rousey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rousey tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shamrock's legs.
Shamrock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rousey tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shamrock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rousey trying to control the position but Shamrock is working away.
Shamrock avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rousey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Rousey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Rousey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rousey throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Rousey lands a nice looking body kick.
Bobby Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock connects with a single shot there.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Rousey. That snapped Shamrock's head back.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rousey manages to break the clinch.
Rousey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown but Shamrock sprawls well. He's pushed Rousey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rousey misses with a two punch combination.
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamrock is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shamrock scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey misses with a head kick.
Rousey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Rousey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shamrock swings widly with a right hand
and Rousey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rousey has closed the distance and engaged Shamrock in a clinch.
Rousey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Shamrock.
A short left from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Rousey backwards.
Shamrock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rousey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamrock.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Rousey is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Rousey's head but Rousey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice takedown defense from Shamrock. No joy for Rousey on that attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Shamrock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shamrock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rousey staying out of range there.
Shamrock cracks Rousey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rousey tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock swings widly with a right hand
and Rousey counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shamrock!
Shamrock sneaks out the side door and pushes Rousey away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Rousey is having none of it.
Shamrock swats away the attempt to clinch by Rousey.
Good standup being displayed there by Shamrock as he connects with a hook.
Rousey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shamrock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bobby Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Rousey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rousey has Shamrock up against the cage in a clinch.
Rousey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shamrock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shamrock.
Rousey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shamrock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rousey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamrock is defending well for now.
Rousey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Rousey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Rousey is having none of it.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut
and Rousey counters with a single leg into guard. Shamrock didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey wants to pass the guard but Shamrock is keeping the position.
Shamrock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rousey is controlling him.
Rousey trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet but Rousey passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shamrock is refusing to be controlled, as Rousey sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Shamrock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Rousey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rousey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
Rousey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rousey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rousey defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock slips a jab and a cross from Rousey.
Rousey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rousey moves away from the strike by Shamrock.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Shamrock wants to clinch but Rousey slips to the side
and Rousey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rousey looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey throws an elbow but it misses.
Rousey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rousey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rousey ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Rousey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rousey misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Rousey blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Rousey.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shamrock.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Rousey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rousey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Rousey's shoulder, as Rousey tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shamrock defends it nicely.
Bobby Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
Shamrock darts in and clinches Rousey up against the cage.
Rousey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Rousey misses.
Shamrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rousey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That has opened up Ronald Rousey's cut even more.
Rousey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rousey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shamrock is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rousey has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rousey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shamrock knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shamrock prevents Rousey from improving position.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet but Rousey drags him back down.
Rousey tries to move to mount but Shamrock blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Shamrock sneaks out the side door and pushes Rousey away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Rousey takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Rousey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rousey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shamrock throws a looping overhand right but Rousey ducks down to avoid it.
Rousey tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rousey tries to clinch there but Shamrock circles away.
Rousey fails to land the takedown.
Bobby Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Rousey.
Rousey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shamrock is fending him off so far but Rousey persists. Nope, Shamrock circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shamrock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Shamrock!
Bobby Shamrock thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ronald Rousey was interviewed post fight and said 'My hat's off to my opponent. He fought a great fight and won fair and square. I'm glad we were able to put on an exciting fight for you fans. Give it up, people!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaspars Timma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lars Hagen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaspars Timma!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagen throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Timma.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hagen!
It looks like Kaspars Timma has been cut.
Timma looks to throw the jab but Hagen is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Timma.
Hagen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Timma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timma throws a front kick aimed at Hagen's knee but Hagen avoids it well.
Timma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hagen moves away.
A leg kick checked by Hagen.
Hagen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Timma throws a series of punches but Hagen avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Timma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hagen connects with a high kick.
A swing and a miss from Timma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timma looks for the body kick but Hagen saw that one coming.
Timma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hagen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hagen tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Timma misses the target.
Timma misses with a shot to the body
and Hagen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hagen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Timma.
Timma misses with a left hand
and Hagen counters with a good low kick that Timma was not able to check.
Nice body kick there by Timma.
Hagen jabs at Timma's body.
Hagen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hagen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hagen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Timma.
A nice combination there by Hagen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hagen has Timma up against the cage in a clinch.
Timma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hagen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Timma blocks a body shot from Hagen.
A shot in the inside from Hagen.
Hagen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Timma struggles to land a body shot inside as Hagen controls his hands.
Hagen is trying to break the clinch but Timma is controlling him.
Hagen has had enough of the clinch but Timma keeps him there for the moment.
Timma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hagen throws a punch but it's blocked by Timma.
Hagen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Timma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Timma throws a lazy uppercut
and Hagen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Timma misses with an uppercut. Hagen saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hagen does it's job there.
Hagen tries to clinch but Timma moves out of range.
Hagen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Timma digs a right hand underneath Hagen's ribcage. Hagen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hagen looking to slow down the pace here.
Hagen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hagen lands a body punch.
Hagen prevents a body shot from Timma.
Hagen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Timma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Timma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hagen breaks from the clinch.
Hagen throws a hook to the side of Timma's head but Timma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Timma missing with a left hand there. Hagen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Timma throws an off balance right hand
and Hagen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Timma is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Timma misses.
A low kick from Timma misses
and Hagen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Timma slips under a jab.
Timma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Timma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Timma, right into the meat.
A big left from Timma misses.
Hagen throws a right hand that Timma ducks under and follows up with a left that Timma also avoids with ease.
Timma misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Timma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Timma avoids the head kick by Hagen.
A telegraphed right hand from Timma misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Hagen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaspars Timma's cut.
That's time! Hagen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Timma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Timma throws a right hand that misses
and Hagen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Timma misses with a two punch combination.
Timma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Timma throws a hook but Hagen avoids it easily.
Timma swings away with a body shot that misses
and Timma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hagen closes the distance and pushes Timma back into the cage.
Hagen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Hagen on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timma misses with a body punch.
Hagen tries to break free but Timma pushes him back against the cage.
Hagen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Timma backwards.
Timma is rocked!
Hagen creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Timma with a big uppercut! Timma tries to clinch up but Hagen pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Timma to the mat! Timma covers up and Hagen unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lars Hagen!
A very excited looking Lars Hagen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny Tim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kryptonite. Tim is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hot In Herre - Nelly. Tiny Tim has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tiny Tim!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tim pushes Velasquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Velasquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velasquez lands a body punch.
Velasquez can't break the clinch.
Tim throws a punch but it's blocked by Velasquez.
Tim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velasquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tim scores with a head kick.
It looks like Cain Velasquez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez misses the shot to the body.
Tiny Tim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tim tries to clinch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Tim fails with the takedown.
Tim doesn't manage to clinch there - Velasquez circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tim has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tim doesn't manage to clinch there - Velasquez circles away.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tim napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Velasquez throws an elbow but Tim slips to the side and avoids it well.
Velasquez trying to control the position but Tim is working away.
Velasquez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez is looking to take a break and control but Tim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tim managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Velasquez.
Tim manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Velasquez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Velasquez is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tim is working for a submission of some sort.
Velasquez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Velasquez wants to stand and escape but Tim is having none of it.
Tim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tim trying to control but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
Velasquez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tim trying to control the position from guard on top but Velasquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Velasquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Velasquez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tim controls the pace.
Velasquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Velasquez, not yet.
Velasquez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tim won't allow Velasquez to sweep him here.
Tim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tim content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Velasquez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tim has managed to get both his arms back between Velasquez's legs - danger averted.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Velasquez is on top in guard.
Tim wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Velasquez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tim keeping full guard, as Velasquez tries to pass.
Tim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Velasquez postures up in Tim's guard and throws a big left but Tim blocks it.
Tim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Velasquez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tim keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Velasquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Velasquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velasquez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Velasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Velasquez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Velasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Velasquez throws a hook to the side of Tim's head but Tim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Velasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tim avoids the body shot from Velasquez.
Velasquez lands the left hand.
Tim wants to clinch but Velasquez slips to the side
and Velasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tim scores with a takedown into Velasquez's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tim trying to control the position from guard on top but Velasquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velasquez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tim defends it easily.
Cain Velasquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Velasquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tim postures up in Velasquez's guard and throws a big left but Velasquez blocks it.
Velasquez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Velasquez throwing strikes here but Tim is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Velasquez avoids the attempt from Tim to control.
Tim really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tim is squirming around, avoiding Velasquez's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez can't control as he wanted to and Tim manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Tim is trying to control but can't.
Velasquez is looking to take a break and control but Tim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tim wants to improve his position but Velasquez is controlling well.
Tim gets back to full guard.
Velasquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tim keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
Velasquez tries to free his leg and advance position but Tim is retaining full guard.
Tim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tim managing to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Velasquez slips a jab from Tim.
Velasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Tim.
Velasquez darts in looking for a takedown but Tim gets double underhooks and turns Velasquez into the cage.
Tim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Velasquez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tim on the inside.
Tim lands a nice shot to the body.
Tim tries to work over Velasquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velasquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Tim controls his hands.
Tim lands with a short shot to the head.
Tim throws a head punch that misses.
Tim misses with a punch to the body.
Velasquez blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velasquez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tim misses with some punches.
Velasquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velasquez's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tim lands with a right to the head.
Velasquez tries to work over Tim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velasquez misses with a body punch.
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 Cain Velasquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cain Velasquez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tim has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tim fails to land.
Tim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Tim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velasquez blocks an uppercut.
Velasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velasquez tries to throw a body punch but Tim avoids it by throwing Velasquez back against the cage.
Velasquez digs a right hand into Tim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tim's gas tank.
I was talking to Velasquez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Velasquez can't find room to land a body shot as Tim controls the action.
Velasquez taking a breather.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez tries to work over Tim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velasquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tim's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim working aggressively here.
Velasquez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tim backwards.
Velasquez prevents a body shot from Tim.
Velasquez pushes Tim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Velasquez can't find room to land a body shot as Tim controls the action.
Velasquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tim.
Tim is looking to clinch but Velasquez is avoiding it.
Tim lets loose with a powerful body kick. Velasquez will feel that in the morning.
Tim throws a nice head kick!
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!
Velasquez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tim on his heels. He'll look to pass Tim's guard now, I'm sure.
Velasquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Velasquez wants to control from the top but Tim keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tim is trying to control the position but Velasquez postures up.
Velasquez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Velasquez wants to control from the top but Tim keeps moving.
Tim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tim keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a wild body shot.
Tiny Tim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim tries a head kick but it misses.
Velasquez blocks a head kick by Tim.
Velasquez looking to score a takedown here. Tim is defending well but Velasquez drives through and ends up in Tim's guard.
Velasquez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Velasquez 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.
Velasquez wants to control from the top but Tim keeps moving.
Tim is looking to stand up but Velasquez isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tim controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throws a big right hand that misses.
Tim has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tiny Tim.
Tim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown but Tim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tim looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Velasquez!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velasquez is trying to improve his position.
Tim tries to advance to mount but Velasquez denies him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cain Velasquez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Velasquez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Velasquez!
During a confident post fight interview, Cain Velasquez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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