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Natural Selection Round 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Masseria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikhail Masseria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adrian Locke!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masseria throws a lazy right hand but Locke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masseria lands with a straight right. Locke didn't see that one coming.
Masseria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Locke.
Masseria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Masseria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Locke.
Locke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Masseria is just out of range.
Masseria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Locke.
Masseria looks to land a right hand but Locke moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masseria throws a lazy right hand but Locke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Locke misses with a right hand
and Masseria counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, jab by Masseria - just one landing.
Locke misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masseria slips under a jab from Locke.
We've been told by Masseria's head coaches at Intelligent Design that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Locke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masseria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Locke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Masseria counters with a straight right hand.
Masseria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masseria throws a looping overhand right but Locke ducks down to avoid it.
Locke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masseria.
Locke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Masseria.
Masseria slips under a jab from Locke.
Mikhail Masseria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Locke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masseria pinned against the cage. Masseria gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Locke throws the left hand but Masseria avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masseria cracks Locke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Masseria misses with a hook. Locke ducked under it nicely.
Masseria misses with a hook. Locke ducked under it nicely.
Masseria keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Masseria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Locke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Masseria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Locke is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Masseria misses the target.
Locke is still on wobbly legs! Can Masseria finish him?
Locke ducks under a wild hook from Masseria.
Masseria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Locke misses the target.
Masseria throws a hook but Locke blocks it.
Masseria throws a lazy right hand but Locke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Locke slips under a jab.
Masseria misses with an uppercut.
Masseria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masseria misses with an uppercut. Locke saw that one coming.
Adrian Locke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masseria throws out a loose jab but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Locke misses its intended target.
Masseria throws out a loose jab but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masseria looks to land a right hand but Locke moved out of range.
Locke seems to have recovered his senses.
Locke misses with an uppercut.
Masseria is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Masseria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Locke.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masseria moves away.
Masseria throws a jab when Locke was well out of range.
Masseria throws an overhand right that drops Locke like a sack of potatoes! Masseria dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Masseria!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Faimalaga Luka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Faimalaga Luka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Luther!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luka blocks a leg kick.
Luka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Luther is predictable there
and Luka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Luther lands a leg kick that knocks Luka off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Luther is predictable there
and Luka counters with a leg kick.
Luka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luther moves away.
Luther takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luther attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luther throws a leg kick which misses Luka's front leg but catches the back leg as Luka tries to avoid it.
Luka 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.
Luther throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luther misses with a body kick.
Luther throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luka throws a right and a left that Luther avoids nicely.
Nice body kick from Luther.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther scores with a head kick.
Luther is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Luka.
It looks like Martin Luther has been cut.
Luka throws a shot from downtown. Luther moves away and avoids it.
Luka checks a leg kick nicely.
Luther is looking to score with low kicks.
Luka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Luka checks a low kick from Luther.
Luka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luther moves away.
Luka throws a combination. Luther tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Luka blocks a leg kick.
Luka blocks a head kick by Luther.
Luka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luther stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luther misses with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Luka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luther walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Luka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Luther is predictable there
and Luka counters with a right hand to the body.
Luther lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luther throws a leg kick but Luka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Luther misses with a kick to the body
and Luka counters with a nice uppercut.
Luther tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luka is able to avoid easily.
Luka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luka punishes Luther's body with a nice straight punch.
Luka looks to land a body kick but Luther moved away.
Luka works Luther's body with a nice hook.
Luka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luka, right into the meat.
Luther shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from Luka misses.
Luther pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luka is out of range and Luther settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luther throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luther was well out of range. Poor timing from Luka.
Luther scores with a kick to the body.
Luka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luther throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luther throws a low kick but Luka avoids it.
Luka throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luther pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luka is out of range and Luther settles back down.
Luka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luther throws a body kick that misses.
Luka throws a leg kick but Luther sees it coming and moves out of range.
Luther motions for Luka to come forward. Luther throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luka checks a leg kick.
Luther misses with the body kick
enabling Luka to counter with a crisp jab.
Luka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luther.
Luka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luther's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luka tries to bum rush Luther with a series of wild strikes but Luther uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That kick from Luka tenderised Luther's leg. Luther is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luka tries to land a front kick but Luther steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luther throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Luther moves away from the strike by Luka.
Luther fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luka is out of range.
Luka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faimalaga Luka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Luther's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luka just misses with a punch to the body.
Luther fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luka is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luther.
Luther moves away from the strike by Luka.
Luther tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luther drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Luka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luther can do to turn this around?
Luka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luther stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luther on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luka avoids a kick to the body.
Luka 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Luther walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Luka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luther.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Luther might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Luka has got the better of the exchanges.
A low kick from Luther misses
and Luka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Luka blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luka checks a low kick from Luther.
Luther tried to score with a low kick but Luka checks it.
Luka looks to land a left hand but Luther moved out of range nicely.
Luka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luther manages to avoid it.
Luka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Luka moves out of range of the body kick from Luther.
Luka misses with a lunging right hand
and Luther counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Luka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luther throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Luther lands a nice looking kick to the body. Luka takes a step back to recover.
Luka connects with an inside leg kick.
Luther avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faimalaga Luka is winning the standup battle so far.
Luther pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Luka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luther tries to land a leg kick but Luka saw it coming and moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Luther!
Luka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luther was well out of range. Poor timing from Luka.
Luther misses with a leg kick
and Luka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luka misses the shot to the body.
Luther has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luka.
Luther throws a leg kick which misses Luka's front leg but catches the back leg as Luka tries to avoid it.
Luther checks the leg kick nicely there.
Luther swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luther looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good work by Luka as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther is looking to slow Luka down with leg kicks.
Luther throws a chopping leg kick but Luka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luther misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luka 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.
Luka throws a body shot but no joy.
Luther thows a body kick. Luka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Luther scores with a nice body kick.
Luther looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luther takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Luther pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Luther throws out a leg kick but Luka moves out of range and Luther only half commits.
Luther feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luka's calf.
Luther lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luther misses with a low kick as Luka jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther 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.
Luka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luther's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Luther misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Luther.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luther connects with a high kick.
Luther gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luka.
Luther uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luka.
Luther's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luther moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Luka throws a push kick but Luther slaps the foot to one side.
Luther uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luka.
Luka missing with a left hand there. Luther was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luther misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Luka.
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 Faimalaga Luka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martin Luther's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Luther throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luther fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luther looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luther misses with a body kick.
Luther lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luka's sensitive parts.
Luka moves out of range as Luther throws a body kick.
Luka connects with the punch.
Luka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luther misses with a leg kick
and Luka counters with a stiff right hand.
Luther lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luther uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luka.
Luther ducks under a wild hook from Luka.
Luther thows a leg kick but Luka checks it
and Luka counters with a three punch combo that has Luther backing up. Luther nods at Luka to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Luther showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luther.
Luka misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Luka. That snapped Luther's head back.
Luka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luther connects with a solid leg kick.
Luther keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luka just misses with a punch to the body.
Luka scoring well with a low kick there.
Luther tries to land a front kick but Luka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luther. That one must have hurt.
Luther misses with a body kick.
Luka avoids the head kick by Luther.
Martin Luther has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luther keeps Luka at a distance using the push kick.
Luther throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luka scores with a nice right hand.
Luka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luka blocks a head kick by Luther.
Luka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luther. That did some damage!
Luka swings for the body but Luther moves out of range.
Luther cracks the inside of Luka's front leg.
Luther swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luther tries to score with a low kick but Luka moves his leg out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luka.
Luther throws a low kick, looking for Luka's leg but Luka calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luther throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luka checks a leg kick nicely.
Luther blocks a jab.
Luka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luther manages to avoid it.
Luther is looking to land body kicks.
Luther throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Luther is predictable there
and Luka counters with a solid body kick.
Luther takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luther misses with a low kick.
Luther looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luther misses with a leg kick
enabling Luka to counter with a crisp jab.
Faimalaga Luka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That has opened up Martin Luther's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther looks to land a body kick but Luka moved away.
Luka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Luther on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luka. Luka obviously looking to wear him down.
Luther has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luther misses with the body kick
and Luka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luther circles away quickly and effectively.
Luther takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Luka does no damage.
Luther misses with the body kick
and Luka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Luther misses with a leg kick
and Luka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luther takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martin Luther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luther throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Luka counters with a stiff right hand.
Luther throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luka scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Faimalaga Luka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faimalaga Luka!
Faimalaga Luka really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Big K.R.I.T. - Country Sh*t Remix. 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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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danilo Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace loads up on a big right hand but Mustacho slips the punch.
Mustacho needs to keep his hands up - Wallace had a free shot at his head there.
Mustacho takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Mustacho is just out of range.
Kevin Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace misses with a looping left.
Wallace gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mustacho wants a takedown but no success here.
Wallace scores with a shoulder strike.
Wallace is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wallace lands an elbow inside that Mustacho shrugs off.
It looks like Danilo Mustacho has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mustacho is rocked!
The referee calls for Wallace to work.
Mustacho is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Wallace lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mustacho to his knees! Wallace keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Wallace!
After the fight, Kevin Wallace was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dolce Gustavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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, Dolce Gustavio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cam Brady!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustavio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brady throws out the jab.
Gustavio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brady tries to free his leg and advance position but Gustavio is retaining full guard.
Brady drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brady jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brady slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gustavio keeps working.
Brady with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brady has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gustavio defend it? Brady steps over the head and cranks it - Gustavio is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Brady!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cam Brady!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moses The Litterbox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pip Pop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses The Litterbox had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses The Litterbox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pip Pop!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from The Litterbox.
Moses The Litterbox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Litterbox.
The Litterbox looks to throw the jab but Pop is out of range.
The Litterbox throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Litterbox digs a good body shot into Pop's ribs.
Pop tries for a takedown but The Litterbox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for The Litterbox!
The Litterbox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Litterbox tries to get out of the position.
Pop 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.
The Litterbox is trying to improve his position.
Pop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Litterbox being controlled for a moment.
Pop throws a strike aimed at the side of The Litterbox's head but The Litterbox avoids it well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The Litterbox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pop lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear The Litterbox down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pop is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Litterbox is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Litterbox trying to remain calm as Pop controls from the top position.
Pop lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on The Litterbox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Litterbox tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pop has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pop postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Litterbox looks a forlorn figure.
The Litterbox is rocked!
Pop lands a big shot to the head and The Litterbox winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pip Pop!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Jo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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180 lbs
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190 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Asap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Jo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo staying out of range there.
Jo checks a low kick from Asap.
Asap tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jo instigates a clinch.
Asap unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asap obliges.
Asap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jo looks winded!
Asap is stalling here.
Asap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jo blocks it with crossed arms.
Asap prevents a takedown attempt there.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Asap prevents it.
Asap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jo blocks it with crossed arms.
Jo is looking for a takedown.
Steve Asap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jo is looking for a takedown.
Asap tries to stall but Jo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jo's coach down at The Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Asap displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jo up against the cage.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Asap after a bit of a struggle.
A knee to the head by Asap.
Asap will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jo up against the cage.
Jo goes for a takedown attempt but Asap pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jo clinches.
Jo tries to score a body lock takedown but Asap shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jo tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Asap is pressed up against the cage. Jo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Asap down to the mat. Asap avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Asap fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A leg kick checked by Jo.
Jo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Asap misses with a low kick.
Jo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Asap is struggling to control the position.
Jo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jo takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asap is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asap with a knee to the head.
Asap lands a good knee to the midsection. Jo won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Asap tries a knee to the head but Jo blocks it.
Jo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Asap content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jo throws an elbow but misses.
Asap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asap prevents a takedown attempt there.
Asap tries a knee to the head but Jo blocks it.
Jo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Asap connects with a knee to the head.
Jo stalling the fight.
Jo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Asap is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Asap misses with a knee to the head.
Jo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Asap using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Asap lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Asap is pressed up against the cage. Jo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Asap down to the mat. Asap avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Asap goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jo clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asap looking to throw knees to the head but Jo is blocking nicely.
Jo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Asap fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jo moves into the clinch successfully.
Jo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jo misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Asap dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jo drives through and clinches with Asap against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Asap.
Asap throws a knee to the head but misses.
Asap stalling in the clinch but Jo improves position.
Jo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Asap putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Asap has Jo pressed against the cage.
Asap wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steve Asap.
Asap tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jo is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jo rushes Asap and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Asap is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jo letting Asap take a breather here.
Asap wants to stall.
Steve Asap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Asap gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jo as Asap tries to tie him up.
Asap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jo can do to turn this around?
Knees in the clinch landing for Asap.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but Jo blocks with his arms.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asap throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Asap after a bit of a struggle.
Steve Asap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jo.
Jo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Asap avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jo takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asap with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asap is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jo wants to take the fight to the mat but Asap manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Asap lands a knee to the body.
Asap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jo blocks it with crossed arms.
Asap letting Jo take a breather here.
Asap stalling in the clinch.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jo is defending well for now.
Jo wants a takedown.
Asap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asap gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jo.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo tries to score a body lock takedown but Asap shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Asap looking to slow down the pace here.
Asap looking to throw knees to the head but Jo is blocking nicely.
Jo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Asap pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A knee to the head by Asap.
Asap trying to land knees to the body.
Jo has picked Asap up - he's going for a ride! Jo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Asap is refusing to be controlled, as Jo sits in half guard.
Jo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Asap pushes Jo off but Jo dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jo working the head with strikes.
Asap taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jo grinds an elbow into Asap's temple.
Asap knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jo on the ground.
Asap taking a bit of punishment here - Jo scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jo scoring with punches and elbows.
Jo prevents Asap from escaping the position.
Jo working the head with strikes.
Jo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Asap down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jo lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Asap dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Jo rushes Asap and presses him up against the cage.
Jo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Asap stalling in the clinch but Jo improves position.
Asap can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asap lands a good knee to the midsection. Jo won't want to take too many of those.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jo wants a takedown but no success here.
Jo wants to take the fight to the mat but Asap manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Asap scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asap looking to throw knees to the head but Jo is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asap misses with a knee strike.
Jo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo landing some decent shots from guard.
Jo won't allow Asap to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jo scoring with some ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jo moves into the clinch.
Jo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Asap gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Steve Asap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jo.
Asap is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asap will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jo up against the cage.
Asap tries to stall but Jo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Asap gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jo.
Jo letting Asap take a breather here.
Asap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jo blocks it with crossed arms.
Jo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Asap pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Asap pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Asap avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Asap blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jo wants to take the fight to the mat but Asap manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Asap gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Asap has Jo pressed against the cage.
Jo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Asap putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Asap landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Asap is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jo is keeping busy.
Jo has picked Asap up - he's going for a ride! Jo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jo slips a nice elbow through Asap's hands, connecting with Asap's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alexander Jo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Asap is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Asap tries to kick Jo off but Jo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Asap pushes Jo off looking to stand but Jo dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Steve Asap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jo closes the distance and clinches up with Asap, looking for a takedown. Jo pushes Asap against the cage but Asap circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jo blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jo is defended easily by Asap.
Alexander Jo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jo misses with a wild combination.
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 Steve Asap.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Asap, 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Asap!
Steve Asap was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ademir Azevado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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28
157 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ademir Azevado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Jon!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Duncan Jon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azevado lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body kick there by Azevado.
Azevado takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Azevado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azevado was well out of range. Poor timing from Jon.
No joy there for Jon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Azevado throws the left hand but Jon avoids the punch easily.
Azevado lands a jab-cross combination.
Jon throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Jon misses with a right hand
and Azevado counters with a shoot takedown. Jon fights it but they end up in guard.
Azevado drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jon!
Azevado tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Azevado is trying to control Jon's posture but Jon avoids it.
Jon decides to stand back up. Jon steps back and let's Azevado get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Azevado closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Azevado slips a straight right by Jon.
Azevado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Azevado counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jon won't allow Azevado to pass to mount.
Jon is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azevado is looking for a kimura but Jon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Azevado to get the leverage.
Azevado wants to take a breather but Jon is having none of it.
Jon is trying to stand.
Azevado perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Azevado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jon is looking to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azevado is pressing down on Jon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jon is holding on for now.
Azevado is working for a submission of some sort.
Jon pushes Azevado off looking to stand but Azevado dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevado is looking to take a break and control but Jon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Azevado frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jon is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Azevado is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jon to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jon shrugs it off.
Azevado looking for a guillotine from mount but Jon is having none of it.
Azevado looking to secure an arm triangle but Jon defends it well.
Azevado trying to control but Jon is having none of it.
Azevado working for a guillotine from mount but Jon is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevado wants to finish this one by submission but Jon is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Azevado.
Azevado won't let Jon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Azevado jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jon is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jon and Azevado has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Azevado is looking to take a break and control but Jon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Azevado is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jon looks calm but he's in trouble here. Azevado gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jon is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Azevado lets go of the hold and Jon can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ademir Azevado!
A victorious Ademir Azevado 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Street Gang. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fisher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Noel wants to clinch up but Fisher keeps it at a distance.
Fisher scores with a jab.
Noel tries to clinch up
and Fisher counters with a left to the body.
Fisher misses with a body shot.
Fisher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noel instigates a clinch.
Fisher avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Fisher scores with a hook to the body.
Fisher blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Fisher lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Fisher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Noel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Trevor Fisher has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Fisher as the two fighters clinch.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
Fisher working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noel.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Fisher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher works on Noel's body with a couple of short punches.
Fisher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fisher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fisher blocks an elbow strike.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
Fisher has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Noel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fisher can turn it around.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Fisher.
Fisher tries to circle away but Noel has him pinned against the cage.
Fisher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Fisher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noel has him pressed against the cage.
Fisher is trying to break free.
Fisher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fisher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fisher's brow.
Noel blocks a body shot from Fisher.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
Noel lands a nice elbow.
Our sources have told us that Noel has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fisher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noel prevents Fisher from breaking the clinch.
Noel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fisher's defenses.
That has opened up Trevor Fisher's cut even more.
Fisher is trying to break free.
Fisher avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Fisher misses with a punch to the body.
Fisher avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Fisher avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Fisher avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Fisher avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Fisher wants to get back to striking at distance but Noel won't allow it.
Fisher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fisher is trying to break the clinch but Noel has him pressed against the cage.
Fisher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel takes a shot to the head.
Fisher blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Fisher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noels head.
Fisher wants to break free but Noel has control.
Noel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fisher's efforts to push away.
Fisher avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fisher's brow.
Fisher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fisher dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Fisher is trying to break the clinch but Noel has him pressed against the cage.
Fisher lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fisher tries to break the clinch but Noel is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Fisher blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fisher.
Fisher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
Fisher can't find room to land a body shot as Noel controls the action.
Fisher avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Fisher presses Noel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noel.
The cut above Trevor Fisher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noel lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
Fisher avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Fisher wants to get back to striking at distance but Noel won't allow it.
Fisher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noel lands a nice elbow.
Trevor Fisher's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Trevor Fisher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Danny Noel!
Danny Noel bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phat Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phat Funk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuel Berzins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funk moves into the clinch.
Berzins stalling in the clinch but Funk improves position.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berzins is defending well for now.
Funk landing knees to the head.
Berzins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Funk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Funk with a knee to the head.
It looks like Samuel Berzins has been cut.
Funk blocking some punches.
Berzins misses with some punches.
Berzins misses with a punch to the body.
Berzins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Funk.
Funk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Berzins throws a punch but it's blocked by Funk.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Berzins misses with some punches.
Berzins throws a punch but it's blocked by Funk.
Funk blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins swings wildly with an uppercut but Funk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berzins swings wildly with an uppercut but Funk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funk stalls.
Funk working Berzins over with knees to the body.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Berzins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berzins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Funk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berzins.
Berzins misses with a punch to the body.
Berzins misses with some punches.
Berzins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berzins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Funk connects with a knee to the head.
Berzins misses with the head strike.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berzins avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Berzins.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berzins is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Berzins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funk.
Berzins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berzins blocks it with crossed arms.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berzins is defending well for now.
Berzins swings wildly with an uppercut but Funk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funk throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Berzins throws a head punch that misses.
Funk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Funk throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Funk.
Berzins managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Funk landing knees to the head.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berzins.
Berzins managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berzins is defending well for now.
Berzins throws a head punch that misses.
Berzins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Funk misses with a knee strike.
Funk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Funk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Funk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berzins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Berzins throws a punch but it's blocked by Funk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Berzins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzins swings wildly with an uppercut but Funk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berzins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Berzins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berzins.
Funk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Berzins lands a hook that snaps the head of Funk backwards.
Berzins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funk scores with a knee to the head.
Funk's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Berzins avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Funk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Berzins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Berzins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Funk backs up against the cage.
Funk is looking to clinch.
Funk tries to clinch up but Berzins circles away and keeps his distance.
Berzins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Funk. Funk obviously looking to wear him down.
Berzins throws a leg kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Funk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Funk.
Berzins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Funk backwards.
Funk landing knees to the body.
Funk landing knees to the head.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berzins.
A nice left hand lands by Berzins.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Berzins avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berzins misses with the head strike.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Berzins blocks it.
Funk lands a knee to the body.
Funk blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins lands with a light punch inside.
Berzins pushes Funk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Berzins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Funk lands a knee to the body.
Funk blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Funk.
Berzins is breathing heavily.
Funk blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Come on Funk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Funk landing knees to the body.
Berzins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funk lands a nice knee to the body.
Funk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Berzins's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berzins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funk's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Berzins avoids the damage to the body.
Funk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Funk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berzins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Funk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berzins is defending well for now.
Berzins avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Berzins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Funk blocks an uppercut.
Berzins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Berzins tries to work over Funk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berzins tries a body shot but Funk blocks it.
Funk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berzins blocks it with crossed arms.
Berzins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Funk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Berzins avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Berzins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berzins avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berzins.
Funk connects with a knee to the head.
Berzins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berzins misses with a punch to the body.
Funk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees to the body from Funk.
Berzins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Funks head.
Funk blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins misses with a punch on the inside.
Funk stalling in the clinch but Berzins improves position.
Funk misses with a knee to the head.
Berzins misses with a punch to the body.
Funk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Berzins tries to work over Funk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berzins lands a nice uppercut.
Berzins misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Berzins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berzins tries a body shot but Funk blocks it.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berzins is defending well for now.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Berzins avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Berzins.
Funk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berzins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Funk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Berzins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Berzins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berzins. Funk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berzins throws a head kick but Funk moves out of range.
Nice cross by Berzins.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Funk stalling.
Berzins throws a head punch that misses.
Berzins lands a left hand.
Funk is rocked!
Funk lands a good knee to the midsection. Berzins won't want to take too many of those.
Oh Funk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berzins.
Funk crunches a lovely knee into Berzins's ribcage.
Berzins misses with the head strike.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Funk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berzins creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Funk's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Funk drops to his knees and Berzins pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Berzins! Samuel Berzins retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Samuel Berzins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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