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Natural Selection Round 5 PBP Commentary |
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 Master Keya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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, Faimalaga Luka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Keya!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luka slips a straight right by Keya.
Luka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Luka ducks right into an uppercut from Keya.
Keya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luka scores with a leg kick.
Keya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keya checks a low kick from Luka.
Keya moves into range and clinches up with Luka.
Keya prevents Luka from breaking the clinch.
Keya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keya misses with the head strike.
Keya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keya misses with a punch on the inside.
Luka lands a body punch.
We've been informed that Keya has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Keya tries to stall but Luka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Keya.
Keya misses with a punch on the inside.
Keya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luka wants to stall.
Luka tries to work over Keya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luka misses with a body punch.
Luka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Keya or not.
Keya is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Keya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luka misses with a punch on the inside.
Luka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keya misses with the head strike.
Keya misses with a punch on the inside.
Keya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keya misses with some punches.
Keya lands a left hand.
Luka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keya throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luka is trying to push Keya away but Keya has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keya.
Luka looking to slow down the pace here.
Luka is trying to break free.
Luka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keya misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Luka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keya.
Keya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luka working aggressively here.
Keya blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keya working aggressively here.
Luka takes a shot to the head.
Luka is looking to break free of the clinch but Keya has double underhooks.
Keya throws a punch but it's blocked by Luka.
Keya blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keya blocks a body shot from Luka.
Keya dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Keya working aggressively here.
Keya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keya has a couple of punches blocked by Luka.
Keya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luka backwards.
Keya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Keya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lukas head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Keya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Keya throws a head punch that misses.
Luka blocking some punches.
Luka misses with a body punch.
Luka is trying to break the clinch but Keya is controlling him.
Keya blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keya is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Luka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keya's elbow.
A short uppercut from Keya.
A short uppercut from Keya.
Keya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Luka is trying to break the clinch but Keya is controlling him.
Keya throws a head punch that misses.
Luka tries a body shot but Keya blocks it.
Luka has a couple of punches blocked by Keya.
Keya misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Keya.
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!
Keya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Luka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Keya dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keya thuds a left hand into Luka's body.
Keya works over Luka's head and body with a nice combination.
Luka is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Keya engages and cracks Luka with a massive lead left hook - Luka tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Keya is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Master Keya!
An out of breath Master Keya 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claude Renou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wallace's choice of entrance music: Big K.R.I.T. - Country Sh*t Remix. Kevin Wallace has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Claude Renou's chin.
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194 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Claude Renou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renou checks a leg kick nicely.
Renou misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wallace takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wallace works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Renou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Renou moved away.
Renou misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Renou misses.
Wallace lunges at Renou with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Renou's hand.
Wallace gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Renou taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Wallace.
Renou blocks an uppercut.
Renou wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
Wallace's coach down at Intelligent Design was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wallace's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wallace lands a left hand that snaps the head of Renou backwards.
Wallace lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Renou'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.
Renou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renou can't break the clinch.
Renou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Renou blocks a body shot from Wallace.
Wallace is trying to stall.
Renou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wallace being controlled against the cage.
Renou is trying to stall.
Renou lands a hook that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Wallace leaning his opponent against the cage.
Renou is trying to force a seperation but Wallace has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wallace lands an uppercut.
Renou is rocked!
Wallace has Renou pressed against the cage. He pushes Renou back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Wallace throws a beautiful elbow that sends Renou crashing to the floor! Wallace piles on the pressure with more strikes! Renou is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Wallace!
A very excited looking Kevin Wallace rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Junior Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Prudnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan Prudnikov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Junior Jawo's chin.
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145 lbs
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148 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Jawo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruslan Prudnikov!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jawo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jawo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Prudnikov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Prudnikov shrugs it off.
Prudnikov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jawo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Prudnikov tries to hold on but Jawo postures up.
Jawo has control of Prudnikov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Prudnikov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jawo fails to move to back control.
Jawo looking for a guillotine from mount but Prudnikov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo looking for a guillotine from mount but Prudnikov is having none of it.
Jawo is working for a guillotine from mount but Prudnikov frees his head quite easily.
Prudnikov is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Jawo locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Prudnikov is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junior Jawo!
An out of breath Junior Jawo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knott's choice of entrance music: Kanye West vs. The xx - Touch The Sky (Carlos Serrano Mix) . Buster Knott will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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178 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buster Knott!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren misses with a takedown
and Knott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knott tries a low kick but Askren avoids it.
Knott drives through with a takedown into guard.
Askren looking to control.
Askren is pulling down on Knott's head to control his posture.
Askren looking for a sweep. Not yet Askren, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Askren is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Knott has gone for a leg lock! Askren slips out almost immediately though and dives into Knott's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knott wants to sweep but no luck.
Knott wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knott displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Askren.
Askren fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knott gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Askren to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Knott looking to control.
Knott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Askren.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Askren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knott lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Knott working some strikes from top position.
Askren is pulling down on Knott's head. It's preventing any offense from Knott, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knott forces his way into half guard.
Askren keeping hold of Knott's head, controlling as best he can.
Knott is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Knott is working for a kimura but Askren is defending it quite comfortably.
Knott has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Askren defend it? Knott steps over the head and cranks it - Askren is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Knott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buster Knott!
A very excited looking Buster Knott rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Malaki Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Dre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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148 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Yancy Malaki Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dr Dre!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaki Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Dre. Dre gets slowly back to his feet.
Dre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malaki Jr counters with a series of strikes. Dre will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yancy Malaki Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Dre.
Dre takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dre shoots for a takedown but Malaki Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malaki Jr with a jab.
Dre has a takedown stuffed.
Malaki Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Dre off the cage and back into range.
Malaki Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dre fails with a takedown attempt.
Dre shoots for a takedown but Malaki Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malaki Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malaki Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malaki Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Malaki Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Dre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Dre with that takedown attempt.
Malaki Jr cracks Dre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malaki Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Malaki Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Dre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malaki Jr as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dre or perhaps it was just good defense by Malaki Jr, which made it look bad.
Dr Dre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dre gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malaki Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Malaki Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dre prevents Malaki Jr from improving his position.
Dre tries to pass to full mount but Malaki Jr defends it.
Dre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dre is thwarting Malaki Jr's attempts to control the position.
Dre is pressing down on Malaki Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Malaki Jr is holding on for now.
Malaki Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Malaki Jr is not content to let Dre control the position.
Malaki Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Malaki Jr is looking to improve his position.
Dre controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malaki Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dre is looking to advance position but Malaki Jr won't allow it.
Dre is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Malaki Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Malaki Jr trying to hold on to Dre's head to control him but Dre postures up.
Dre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Malaki Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Malaki Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Malaki Jr lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Malaki Jr tries to bench press Dre off him but Dre keeps the position.
Dre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Malaki Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dre lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Malaki Jr down.
Malaki Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Dre wants to control but Malaki Jr is keeping him busy.
Malaki Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Malaki Jr regains half guard.
Dre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dre tries to pass to full mount but Malaki Jr defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Malaki Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dre shoots in for a takedown but Malaki Jr shows good takedown defense.
Malaki Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dre has his takedown stuffed
letting Malaki Jr counter with a right hand.
Dre shoots in but no luck this time.
Yancy Malaki Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Dre.
Malaki Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Malaki Jr.
Malaki Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dre fails with the takedown
and Malaki Jr counters with a body kick that stops Dre in his tracks momentarily.
Malaki Jr works the jab nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dre.
Dr Dre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dre has a takedown stuffed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaki Jr connects with a right hand. Dre shakes it off.
Dre is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Malaki Jr catches Dre right on the button with a cross.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dre or perhaps it was just good defense by Malaki Jr, which made it look bad.
Dre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Malaki Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Yancy Malaki Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malaki Jr works the jab nicely.
Malaki Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Malaki Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Malaki Jr.
No luck for Dre with that takedown attempt.
Malaki Jr scores with a hook to the body. Dre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaki Jr jabs at Dre's body.
Malaki Jr punishes Dre's body with a nice straight punch.
Malaki Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dre has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yancy Malaki Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Malaki Jr lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dre fails with the takedown.
Malaki Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malaki Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dre.
Dre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Malaki Jr catches Dre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malaki Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dre takes one on the button.
Dre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Malaki Jr punishes Dre's body with a nice straight punch.
Dre fails with the takedown
enabling Malaki Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Dre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malaki Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dre momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Malaki Jr jabs Dre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malaki Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dre can do to turn this around?
Dre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malaki Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Dre's head.
Dre is rocked!
Malaki Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dre is still on wobbly legs! Can Malaki Jr finish him?
Malaki Jr scores with the left hand. Dre knows he should have avoided that one.
Dre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Malaki Jr tries to avoid it but Dre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Malaki Jr to the ground. Malaki Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malaki Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dre scrambles back to his feet.
BOOM! Malaki Jr lands a beautiful left hook that drops Dre. Dre tries to recover but Malaki Jr is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Dre lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yancy Malaki Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Yancy Malaki Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dance Gavin Dance - Strawberry Swisher pt. III . Well, I have no idea who's going to take 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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Wade!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wade.
It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Wayne Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wade lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva clobbers Wade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wade walks into a left hand.
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!
Wade throws a one two combo.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wade.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva is looking to wear down Wade with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva forces Wade back against the cage and clinches.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Wade is controlling him.
Wade scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Wade stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Wade tries to tie him up.
Wade scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Wade won't allow it.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva digs a right hand into Wade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wade's gas tank.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wade working aggressively here.
Wade lands with a light punch inside.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Wade as the two fighters clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Wade in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade misses with a series of wild punches.
Wade looks to clinch
and Wade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Wade looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Wade looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Wade controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wade's elbow.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wade throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Wade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wade looks winded!
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
Wade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Wade takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva working Wade over with knees to the body.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from Silva.
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!
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
Wade throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade blocks an uppercut.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Wade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Wade misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Wade ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wade throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wade dodges the punch combination from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wade defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wade trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wade into the cage.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wade has Silva pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wade.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wanderlei Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Wade is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Wade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Wade digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wade's hands.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Wade.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Wade misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Wade back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wayne Wade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wade can do to turn this around?
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wade circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wade to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Wade has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Silva digs a good hook to Wade's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade moves into the clinch.
Wade throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Wade slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Wade tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Wade misses with a wild body shot.
Wade rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wade working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Wade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva slips a straight right by Wade.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wade.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Wade's head but Wade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wade!
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Wade.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva digs a good hook to Wade's body.
A jab lands there for Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A big right from Silva misses.
Wade lands with a cross.
Wade drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Wade throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Wade.
Wade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wade misses with a wild body shot.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Wade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big left from Wade misses.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wade is defending well for now.
Silva is working Wade over against the cage.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Wade avoids the damage to the body.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Wade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wade doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Wade slips under a jab from Silva.
Wade misses the body punch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Wanderlei Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Wade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Wade tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wanderlei Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade wants to stall.
Wayne Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wade in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wade works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Wade content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wade can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with the left hand. Wade knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Wade takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wade.
Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wade jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Wade.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Wade does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva gave a mention to 155q/145q Recovery, 140 Bulk/Stam in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casper Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JoJo Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JoJo Kush will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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266 lbs
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Casper Holm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JoJo Kush!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holm defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kush.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kush is defended easily by Holm.
Kush 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.
Kush throws an elbow that misses. Holm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kush's guard. Nice move by Holm!
Holm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kush can do anything to dispel that myth.
Holm wants to get up but he can't break Kush's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kush is trying to keep Holm in close.
Kush managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holm defends well.
Kush is pulling down on Holm's head to control his posture.
Kush looking to control.
Holm has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kush has Holm pulled in close to control his posture.
Holm wants to stand but Kush has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kush looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kush closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holm circles away.
Casper Holm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JoJo Kush.
Holm goes for a double leg but Kush avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kush continues to drive forward.
Kush takes a shot to the head.
Kush is trying to pull guard but Holm has him pressed against the cage.
Holm looking to slow down the pace here.
Kush jumps guard but Holm turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Holm tries to break free but Kush pushes him back against the cage.
Kush swings wildly with an uppercut but Holm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holm breaks from the clinch.
Kush is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Holm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holm rushes Kush and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holm lands a left hand.
Kush tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holm smiles and moves away.
Kush fails to land the takedown.
Holm throws a quick head kick that knocks Kush silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Holm is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Casper Holm!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Casper Holm made sure he mentioned VIRAL COMBAT, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuba Boulwiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Buhler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuba Boulwiha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Buhler!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buhler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buhler scores with a leg kick.
Buhler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boulwiha manages to avoid it.
Boulwiha moves out of range as Buhler strikes.
Buhler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boulwiha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buhler avoids it really well and circles away.
Buhler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boulwiha drives through with a takedown into Buhler's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boulwiha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boulwiha drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boulwiha jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boulwiha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Buhler is trying to control the position but Boulwiha postures up.
Boulwiha throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Buhler can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulwiha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boulwiha drops back looking for a leg! Buhler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Buhler manages to kick Boulwiha off! Boulwiha jumps back into Buhler's guard.
Boulwiha sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boulwiha has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Boulwiha is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boulwiha passes Buhler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boulwiha is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boulwiha working over Buhler with some ground and pound. Buhler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boulwiha is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Buhler is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yuba Boulwiha!
Yuba Boulwiha retains his heavyweight title!
Yuba Boulwiha 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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