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Hilo Fight Night 14 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conqueraw Jahbless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Longbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Longbow has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Conqueraw Jahbless's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conqueraw Jahbless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Longbow!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jahbless takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Longbow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jahbless has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Jahbless moves away from the strike by Longbow.
A clash of legs there as Jahbless blocks the low kick.
Longbow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jahbless misses with a jab, cross combination.
Longbow throws a sloppy body shot
and Jahbless counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jahbless.
Longbow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jahbless's elbow.
Jahbless wants to break the clinch but can't.
Longbow turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Longbow manages to end up in side control.
Longbow decides to stand back up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A good leg kick by Longbow.
Longbow has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jahbless is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A good leg kick by Longbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Longbow. Jahbless does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Longbow, right into the meat.
Jahbless stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Longbow.
Jahbless on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Conqueraw Jahbless has been cut.
Longbow throws a solid leg kick but Jahbless takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Longbow.
Jahbless 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Longbow.
Longbow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Jahbless, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahbless stalks Longbow and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Longbow's face. Longbow staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longbow throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Longbow. Jahbless does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Longbow.
Longbow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jahbless misses with a few strikes there.
Longbow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Longbow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jahbless.
Jahbless takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Longbow connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbow lunges at Jahbless with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jahbless's hand.
Jahbless walks into a stiff left hand from Longbow.
Jahbless is rocked!
Longbow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jahbless stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Jahbless is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Longbow throws a combination that misses
and Jahbless counters by clinching up.
Jahbless's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Longbow scores with a hook to the body.
Longbow stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longbow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jahblesss head.
Longbow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Longbow dips a shoulder and cracks Jahbless with a mighty uppercut! Jahbless falls back against the cage and Longbow unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jahbless is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Longbow screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Longbow!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayfield has chosen Pusherman as his entrance music. 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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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fidel Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Curtis Mayfield!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayfield goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mendez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mayfield closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mayfield lands in his opponent's guard.
Mayfield passes Mendez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mendez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mayfield.
Mayfield is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mayfield wants to work for an arm triangle but Mendez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mayfield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez is refusing to be controlled, as Mayfield sits in half guard.
Oh Mendez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mayfield is trying to work for a kimura but Mendez is defending well.
Mayfield is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mayfield uses his free foot to push down on Mendez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mendez.
Mayfield moves to take his opponent's back.
Mendez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mayfield on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Mendez! Can he survive? No! He's out! Mayfield gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Curtis Mayfield!
An out of breath Curtis Mayfield thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Kultane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingmar Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ace Of Spades. Ingmar Scott has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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211 lbs
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210 lbs
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Brawler
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jorma Kultane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ingmar Scott!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Scott.
Scott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kultane fails to land the takedown.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kultane.
Scott throws a right and a left that Kultane avoids nicely.
Kultane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kultane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kultane scores with a takedown into Scott's guard.
Scott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kultane throwing strikes from guard but Scott blocks nicely.
Kultane trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott wants to sweep but no luck.
Kultane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kultane stands and throws Scott's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Scott taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kultane lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kultane working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kultane controlling the position from side mount.
Scott wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kultane is trying to get an arm triangle but Scott is defending well.
Kultane trying to control the action but Scott is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kultane lands an elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scott can do anything to dispel that myth.
Scott gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kultane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Scott's head.
Scott is not content to let Kultane control the position.
Kultane wants to pass the guard but Scott is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to control from the bottom.
Kultane seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Scott does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kultane misses with a head shot. Scott uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kultane trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Kultane lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kultane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Scott is pulling down on Kultane's head. It's preventing any offense from Kultane, at least for the moment.
Kultane won't allow Scott to sweep him here.
Kultane throwing strikes but missing.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Kultane from controlling successfully.
Scott keeping full guard, as Kultane tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kultane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kultane wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorma Kultane dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scott throws a series of strikes that have Kultane backpedaling.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kultane wants a takedown.
Kultane tries to throw a body punch but Scott avoids it by throwing Kultane back against the cage.
Kultane can't get the takedown.
Scott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kultane gets control of Scott's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kultane will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kultane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kultane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scott is aware though and is defending well.
Jorma Kultane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kultane keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kultane trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kultane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scott is aware though and is defending well.
Scott has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kultane is proving hard to escape from.
Scott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Kultane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ingmar Scott was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Scott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scott pushes Kultane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kultane tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorma Kultane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kultane jumps guard but Scott turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kultane is trying to drag Scott to the mat but Scott just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Scott prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kultane drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Scott gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kultane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Scott smiles and moves away.
Scott throws a right hand that Kultane ducks under and follows up with a left that Kultane also avoids with ease.
Scott punishes Kultane's body with a nice straight punch.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott takes the fight into the clinch.
Kultane ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kultane no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kultane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kultane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Kultane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kultane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kultane controlling Scott's posture.
Kultane keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Kultane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kultane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kultane looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ingmar Scott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kultane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kultane tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kultane.
Scott misses with the combination.
Jorma Kultane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kultane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Scott but Scott pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kultane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Scott defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorma Kultane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott stuffs the takedown.
Kultane fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kultane eats them both and turns towards Scott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Kultane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kultane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kultane tries to clinch up.
Kultane instigates a clinch.
Scott is trying to break free.
Kultane tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kultane is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Scott pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kultane tries to pull guard but Scott won't allow it.
Scott is trying to force a seperation but Kultane has the dominant position.
Kultane jumps guard and drags Scott to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Scott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kultane looking to control.
Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott trying to control but Kultane is working from the bottom.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kultane 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.
Scott throws a strike but Kultane rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kultane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott keeping full guard, as Kultane tries to pass.
Kultane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scott is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kultane passes into half guard.
Kultane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Scott defends it well.
Kultane is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kultane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kultane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kultane lands strikes from half guard.
Scott wants to get back to his feet.
Scott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kultane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Scott wants to control but Kultane is keeping busy.
Scott won't allow Kultane to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott taking some punishment here, with Kultane in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Kultane there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorma Kultane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kultane 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorma Kultane!
Ingmar Scott was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Boubacar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Hadjiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimi Boubacar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Valentin Hadjiev!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadjiev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boubacar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boubacar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hadjiev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Boubacar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boubacar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boubacar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hadjiev shoots in but Boubacar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hadjiev goes for a double leg but Boubacar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boubacar continues to drive forward.
Jimi Boubacar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentin Hadjiev.
Hadjiev goes for a takedown attempt but Boubacar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boubacar tries a head kick but it misses.
Boubacar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Valentin Hadjiev has been cut.
Hadjiev shoots in and drives through. Boubacar sprawls well.
Boubacar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Boubacar.
Boubacar scores with a nice head shot.
Boubacar lands a head kick!
Boubacar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hadjiev. That did some damage!
Boubacar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hadjiev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boubacar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boubacar tries a head kick but it misses.
Hadjiev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boubacar as he avoids it easily.
Hadjiev is trying desperately to land a takedown but Boubacar is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hadjiev.
Boubacar tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Hadjiev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hadjiev is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Look low, kick high! Boubacar uses the oldest trick in the book to send Hadjiev tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Boubacar is absolutely delighted - when Hadjiev wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jimi Boubacar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Pigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loki Wojtk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojtk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunderstruck, ACDC. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Loki Wojtk was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pauly Pigano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Loki Wojtk!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pigano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wojtk has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pigano connects with a jab.
Wojtk throws out a leg kick but Pigano moves out of range and Wojtk only half commits.
Pigano misses with a kick to the body.
Wojtk throws out a leg kick but Pigano moves out of range and Wojtk only half commits.
Pauly Pigano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pigano stuffs the takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pigano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wojtk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wojtk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wojtk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pigano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wojtk is controlling him.
Wojtk tries to free his leg and advance position but Pigano is retaining full guard.
Wojtk stops Pigano from standing up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pigano is trying to keep Wojtk in close.
Wojtk throwing strikes from guard but Pigano blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojtk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wojtk lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pigano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pigano struggling a bit here.
Wojtk is looking to take a break and control but Pigano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wojtk looks up at the clock and then as Pigano takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wojtk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pigano is looking for a sweep.
Wojtk grinds an elbow into Pigano's temple.
Wojtk wants to control but Pigano is keeping him busy.
Pigano is trying to get back to half guard.
Pigano can't do much from the bottom here.
Pigano is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wojtk asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pigano wants to control but Wojtk postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wojtk has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pigano!
Wojtk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wojtk dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojtk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pigano is looking to escape.
Wojtk avoids the attempt from Pigano to control.
Pigano in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pigano has given up his back here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wojtk's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wojtk keeps control of the position as Pigano tries to break free.
Wojtk is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pigano is in bad spot here.
Pigano trying to get back to his feet but Wojtk is in full control for now.
Wojtk is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Pigano up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojtk has managed to slip his arm under Pigano's chin. This could be all over... yep, Pigano is tapping out! Submission win for Wojtk.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Loki Wojtk!
A victorious Loki Wojtk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Pauly Pigano stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'd rather eat teeth than fucking pizza.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pereira comes to the cage accompanied by Its Time For War. 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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181 lbs
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185 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Woods!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira lands a head shot.
Pereira misses with a series of wild punches.
Pereira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Carl Woods has been cut.
Woods lands a right hook to the body.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods blocks a leg kick.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woods circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira throws a push kick but Woods slaps the foot to one side.
Woods 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.
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!
Pereira lands with a nice combination. Woods backs away looking to recover.
Woods misses with an uppercut. Pereira saw that one coming.
Pereira scores with a leg kick.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Pereira connects with an inside leg kick.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Woods lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pereira slips a straight right by Woods.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Woods with a hook.
Pereira blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pereira. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Woods lands a nice shot that snaps Pereira's head back.
Pereira tries to work over Woods's front leg with a kick but Woods checks it.
Pereira lands with a slapping head kick.
Pereira slips a jab from Woods.
Woods throws a shot from downtown. Pereira moves away and avoids it.
Pereira misses with a double jab
and Woods counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pereira misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Woods there.
Woods misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira throws out a leg kick but Woods moves out of range and Pereira only half commits.
Woods misses with a left hand
and Pereira counters with an outside leg kick.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Woods misses with a hook.
Pereira misses with a few strikes there.
Woods swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pereira.
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pereira ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods throws an off balance right hand
and Pereira counters with a left and a right that stings Woods.
Pereira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Woods.
Pereira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pereira is rocked!
Pereira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oh Pereira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woods throws a big shot that misses.
Pereira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Woods misses.
Pereira moves out of range as Woods strikes.
Pereira seems to have got his legs back now.
Danga de danga de dang - Pereira scores with a four punch combination!
Pereira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Woods misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws out a loose jab but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods clobbers Pereira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pereira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pereira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Woods cracks Pereira with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Pereira tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Woods pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Pereira is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Woods!
Carl Woods decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Rak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue Rak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Mendez's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blue Rak!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Rak.
Rak walks into a jab.
Mendez cracks Rak with a good jab.
Mendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rak tries to score with a low kick but Mendez moves his leg out of the way.
Rak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mendez scores with a nice right hand.
Mendez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rak closes the distance and clinches.
Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rak throws a sloppy body shot
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Rak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rak works over Mendez's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like George Mendez has been cut.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
Rak misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Rak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rak tries to clinch up but Mendez circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rak counters with a three punch combo that has Mendez backing up. Mendez nods at Rak to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez throws an overhand right that lands on Rak's shoulder, as Rak tries to avoid the shot.
Rak is looking to land body kicks.
Rak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mendez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rak misses with a looping right.
Mendez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez blocks a head kick by Rak.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Rak moves away and avoids it.
Rak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendez throws an overhand right that lands on Rak's shoulder, as Rak tries to avoid the shot.
Mendez misses with a left hand
and Rak counters with a nice leg kick.
Mendez misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Mendez.
Rak misses with a double jab
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez misses with a looping right.
Mendez cracks Rak with an open hand slap.
Rak slips under a jab.
George Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rak swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a looping right.
Rak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rak.
Rak moves in looking to clinch but Mendez pushes him off.
Rak misses with a body shot.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Rak moves away and avoids it.
Mendez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rak throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
A punch combination from Rak misses.
Mendez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mendez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rak moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Rak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is trying to push Rak away but Rak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mendez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rak finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendez's head.
George Mendez's cut is getting worse.
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!
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Rak's head but Rak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Rak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mendez connects with a single shot there.
Mendez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rak on the side of the head.
Mendez defending well as Rak loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mendez misses with a right hand
and Rak counters with an outside leg kick.
Rak walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that George Mendez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Mendez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Mendez.
Mendez lands a left and a right that send Rak crashing to the mat, dazed. Mendez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rak is rocked!
Blue Rak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez throws a right hand that misses
and Rak counters with a good, hard body kick but Mendez shrugs it off.
Rak misses with a looping right.
Rak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mendez checks it well.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rak swinging wildly here.
Rak tries to land a leg kick but Mendez saw it coming and moves away.
Rak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Rak has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Rak has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Mendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Rak moved out of range.
George Mendez is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Mendez misses.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Rak. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rak is looking to clinch.
Rak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Mendez misses.
Rak misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez throws a right hand that Rak ducks under and follows up with a left that Rak also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Mendez misses.
Rak tries to clinch up.
Rak tries to clinch but Mendez is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rak misses the target.
Mendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendez looks to land a combination. Rak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rak tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rak misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rak momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rak throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendez.
Mendez lands with a straight right. Rak didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rak throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Rak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rak counters with a good low kick that Mendez was not able to check.
Rak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Rak to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Mendez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Mendez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rak.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rak counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendez's knee momentarily.
Rak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rak scrambles back to his feet.
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Rak counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez misses with an uppercut
enabling Rak to counter with a crisp jab.
Rak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick from Rak.
Rak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rak misses with a few strikes there.
Rak tries to clinch up.
Rak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
Rak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Rak's head but Rak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rak. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mendez swings widly with a right hand
and Rak counters with a left to the body.
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 George Mendez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Mendez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rak misses with a combination
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rak momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendez.
Mendez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rak swinging wildly here.
Mendez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Mendez.
Mendez lands with an uppercut that bounces Rak off the cage and back into range.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Rak moves away and avoids it.
Rak misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez throws a jab when Rak was well out of range.
Rak swings for the body but Mendez moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rak. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rak makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mendez really felt that one!
Rak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rak.
Rak lands with a nice body punch.
Rak throws a jab when Mendez was well out of range.
Rak slips under a jab from Mendez.
Mendez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rak fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendez throws out a loose jab but Rak uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Rak slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Rak avoids them all with ease.
Rak misses with a leg kick
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Rak misses with a body shot.
Rak moves in looking to clinch but Mendez pushes him off.
Rak throws a right and a left that Mendez avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rak moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Rak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Rak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mendez throws an off balance right hand
and Rak counters with a left to the body.
Mendez swings widly with a right hand
and Rak counters with a good, hard body kick but Mendez shrugs it off.
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rak tries to clinch but Mendez moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rak. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rak tries to land a body kick
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Rak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blue Rak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Rak moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez lands with a nice body punch.
Mendez lands with an uppercut that bounces Rak off the cage and back into range.
Mendez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mendez throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Rak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rak motions for Mendez to come forward. Rak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rak counters with a crisp one two that drops Mendez! Rak thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mendez to his feet! Mendez is in big trouble!
Mendez is rocked!
Good exchange - Mendez coming out on top.
Oh Mendez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Mendez seems to have got his legs back now.
Rak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rak throws a leg kick but Mendez moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blue Rak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mendez 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Mendez!
A less than humble George Mendez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bonald Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lemy Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Hell's Bells. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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28
139 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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23
146 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bonald Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lemy Waters!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters throws a body kick that misses.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Waters circles away.
Scott shoots in and bounces Waters off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Scott cracks Waters with a solid left hand.
Scott trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom.
Waters has his foot on Scott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scott works his way back into a safe position though.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Kelley Fighting Systems inform us that Waters has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Scott wants to pass the guard but Waters is keeping the position.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Waters working a defensive guard here.
Scott really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Scott looking to sit in guard and control but Waters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Waters avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Waters wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to sweep here but Waters controlling him for the moment.
Waters looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waters scoring with punches to the head and body.
Waters lands a couple of digs.
Waters postures up in Scott's guard and throws a big left but Scott blocks it.
Scott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Waters stands up over Scott, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Scott can't keep his opponent in guard - Waters advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Scott wants to improve his position but Waters is controlling well.
Waters drops an elbow to the side of Scott's head.
Scott moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Scott has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Waters can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Scott working a defensive guard here.
Waters sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Scott's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Waters lands a couple of good shots and Scott has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott is in bad spot here.
Waters is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Waters controlling well, preventing Scott from escaping the position.
Waters tries to get the hooks in deep but Scott pushed the leg off.
Waters throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Scott!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waters lands punches and elbows.
Scott wants to get back to his feet.
Waters lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Scott hold on?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lemy Waters dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Waters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Scott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waters misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Waters.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waters moves away.
Scott wants to clinch.
A left lands for Waters.
Scott shoots for a double leg takedown but Waters sprawls well. He's pushed Scott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Waters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Waters.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Waters moved out of range.
Scott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Waters in his tracks.
Waters tries to land a front kick but Scott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scott throws a leg kick but Waters sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scott staying out of range there.
Scott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scott changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Waters looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Waters is looking for a sweep.
Scott will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Waters prevents Scott from improving position.
Waters regains half guard there - taking advantage of Scott's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to pass the half guard into mount. Waters knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Waters is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Scott jumps into side control!
Waters is trying to improve his position.
Waters can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott tries to advance position but instead Waters slips a leg back in to half guard.
Waters is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters is looking for a sweep. Scott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Scott passes to full mount!
Waters wants to control but Scott is having none of it.
Scott scoring with strikes but Waters is staying in there.
Scott working the ground and pound effectively.
Waters is in all sorts of trouble here.
Scott lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Waters is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Scott scoring with strikes but Waters is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott trying to control but Waters is having none of it.
Waters in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Waters is rocked!
Scott tries to control but Waters wriggling away.
Waters wants to hold on but Scott pushes him away.
Scott lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Waters wants to control but Scott is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waters is working to get back to half guard.
Scott avoids the attempt from Waters to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bonald Scott dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Waters does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Waters misses with a low kick.
Waters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Waters throws a leg kick that misses.
Waters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waters looks for the body kick but Scott saw that one coming.
Scott throws a right and a left that Waters avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Waters.
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Waters counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Waters is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Waters wants to finish this one by submission but Scott is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Waters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters dominating with strikes here.
Scott is trying desperately to improve position.
Waters tries to control but Scott wriggling away.
Scott tries to reverse the position but Waters maintains control.
Waters scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Scott?
Waters lands a couple of good shots and Scott has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Waters gets his hands free as Scott looks to control.
Scott covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Scott as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Waters!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters has the hooks in. Scott is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Waters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Scott is really stuck here.
The referee is taking a good look at Scott as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Waters!
Scott defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Waters gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Waters landing strikes from the mount and Scott is in trouble!
Waters with good strikes from the mount here!
Scott sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Waters is keen to just control but Scott is a slippery customer.
Waters seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Waters winds up and cracks Scott with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Scott tries to roll over but Waters keeps him under control.
Scott trying to hold on to Waters's head to control him but Waters postures up.
Waters looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Scott with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters wants to take a breather but Scott is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Waters throwing shots but Scott is blocking nicely.
Scott is looking to improve his position.
Waters thows a huge punch but Scott dodges it nicely.
Waters working over Scott with some ground and pound. Scott looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Waters throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Waters connects with a nice short shot to Scott's temple.
Scott is staying active underneath Waters, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott tries to get to full guard but Waters has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lemy Waters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waters has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lemy Waters!
Lemy Waters seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Boschat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matlock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: And Justice for All. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thor Boschat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Matlock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matlock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boschat with a jab.
Matlock misses the jab.
Donk. Boschat catches Matlock right on the button with a cross.
Matlock just misses with a punch to the body.
Boschat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matlock lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boschat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matlock to score with a decent uppercut.
Ben Matlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boschat fails to land with a series of punches.
Boschat misses with a left hand
and Matlock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boschat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boschat is looking to break free of the clinch but Matlock has double underhooks.
Boschat can't break the clinch.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boschat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matlock gets a clinch.
Matlock lands a right hand.
Matlock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matlock lands an uppercut.
Matlock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boschat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boschat is breathing heavily.
Matlock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matlock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matlock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Matlock connects with a knee to the head.
Matlock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boschat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boschat is rocked!
Matlock is working the Thai clinch up against the cage. He yanks Boschat's head to one side and delivers a picture perfect knee, right on the button! Boom! Down goes Boschat! He's out! He's out! The fight is over, just like that!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ben Matlock!
A relieved looking Ben Matlock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Boulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kay Ector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boulami comes to the cage accompanied by The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim. Ector has chosen Monster! as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Boulami!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kay Ector!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Boulami.
Ector lands with a nice combination. Boulami backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Omar Boulami has been cut.
Boulami circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Boulami misses.
Boulami keeps the fight on the outside.
Boulami has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Exiled Stand Up - Amsterdam in the buildup to the fight.
Ector misses with a low kick.
Boulami ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ector just misses with a punch to the body.
Boulami walks into a stiff left hand from Ector.
Ector darts in trying to clinch
and Boulami counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boulami throws an elbow but Ector slips to the side and avoids it well.
Boulami throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Boulami is putting a hurting on Ector here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boulami 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.
Ector is trying to escape the position but Boulami is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulami is working Ector over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ector is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Boulami throws a strike aimed at the side of Ector's head but Ector avoids it well.
Boulami wants to control but Ector is keeping him busy.
Ector wants to control but Boulami postures up.
Boulami cracks Ector with a big right hand but Ector just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Boulami content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Boulami lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ector knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boulami working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boulami working the body and head with strikes.
Ector dodges the ground and pound from Boulami.
Ector taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ector is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Boulami misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulami is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ector's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Ector's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boulami is looking to take a break and control but Ector is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Ector's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ector tries to bench press Boulami off him but Boulami keeps the position.
Boulami postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ector avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Boulami.
Boulami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ector keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boulami scores with punches from side control.
Boulami in side control, throwing shots but Ector defends.
Boulami wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ector, who protects the arm well.
Boulami tries to score with some ground and pound. Ector controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boulami looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Boulami dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami'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.
Boulami jabs Ector to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boulami drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ector trying to control the position.
Boulami 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.
Ector preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ector is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boulami trying to control but Ector is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boulami finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ector with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ector misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kay Ector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ector misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ector avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kay Ector is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boulami works the jab nicely.
Boulami shoots in but no luck this time.
Boulami closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ector to the mat! Ector manages to get full guard.
Ector manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boulami manages to get himself to full guard.
Ector is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ector is one step ahead there.
Omar Boulami overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ector would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boulami looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ector trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boulami's guard.
Boulami keeping moving, preventing Ector from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kay Ector hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A punch lands to the side of Ector 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boulami slips a jab and a cross from Ector.
Ector fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boulami, pushing him back against the cage.
Boulami letting Ector take a breather here.
Boulami tries a body shot but Ector blocks it.
Ector tries to break free but Boulami pushes him back against the cage.
Boulami letting Ector take a breather here.
Ector tries to break free but Boulami pushes him back against the cage.
Ector is trying to push Boulami away but Boulami has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ector gets underhooks to prevent Boulami's takedown attempt.
Boulami is trying to pull guard but Ector has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Boulami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami tries a body shot but Ector blocks it.
Boulami manages to break the clinch.
Ector throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boulami darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boulami throws a body kick that misses.
Kay Ector is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boulami with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ector misses with a few strikes there.
Ector gets caught napping as Boulami dives in and scores a takedown. Ector manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boulami is pushing down on Ector's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ector is fighting to maintain full guard but Boulami has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boulami passes to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boulami lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ector hang on?
Boulami lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Boulami dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ector tries to sprawl but Boulami drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boulami is taking a breather. Ector says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ector is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ector avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boulami.
Boulami stops Ector from getting back to his feet.
Boulami scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boulami is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ector trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Boulami manages to pass to mount!
Ector tries to hold on but Boulami postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulami can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ector is looking to escape.
Ector has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Boulami scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ector?
Boulami thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Boulami prevents Ector from getting the reversal.
Boulami working Ector over with strikes here.
Ector tries to lock up and control but Boulami gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boulami lands a big elbow.
It looks like Kay Ector has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boulami throwing strikes here but Ector is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Boulami lands with some strikes.
Ector is rocked!
Boulami lands a big elbow - Ector is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ector is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Omar Boulami!
Omar Boulami retains his welterweight title!
Omar Boulami thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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