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RDFC 8 Lewis vs Gatmaitan PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marciano, pushing him back against the cage.
Goldberg gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Marciano regains guard.
Goldberg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Goldberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marciano is keeping the position for now.
Marciano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goldberg defends well.
Goldberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Marciano is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg stands and throws Marciano's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Goldberg wants to stand but Marciano has his arm trapped.
Marciano could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg controls the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marciano is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been informed that Goldberg 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.
Goldberg shoots in but no luck this time.
Goldberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goldberg wants it to stay on the feet.
Marciano misses with a takedown attempt - Goldberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marciano fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marciano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goldberg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marciano drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Goldberg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg decides to pull guard.
Goldberg pulls Marciano in close to his closed guard and prevents Marciano from doing any damage or advancing position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goldberg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marciano wants to pass the guard but Goldberg is keeping the position.
Goldberg wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg wants to stand but Marciano is controlling the position.
Goldberg throws his legs up looking for a submission but Marciano uses it to pass to side control.
Goldberg seems a little lost for a moment, as Marciano dominates the positioning.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice sprawl there from Goldberg as Marciano shoots in.
No luck for Marciano with that takedown attempt.
That's four 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.
Goldberg gets a takedown into half guard.
Goldberg not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goldberg working Marciano over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Marciano as Goldberg shoots in.
Marciano fails with a takedown attempt.
Marciano shoots in for a takedown but Goldberg shows good takedown defense.
Goldberg slips a straight right by Marciano.
Marciano gets tackled into the cage by Goldberg. Goldberg maintains the clinch.
Goldberg turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Goldberg manages to end up in side control.
Marciano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Goldberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Goldberg tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg working the ground and pound from side control.
Goldberg lands some shots froms side control.
Goldberg tries to stand but Marciano controls the position and pulls Goldberg into his guard.
Goldberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marciano is keeping the position for now.
Goldberg stays in close to Marciano's body and controls the position.
Goldberg forces his way into half guard.
Marciano won't allow Goldberg to pass to mount.
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.
Marciano missing with punches from the bottom.
Goldberg is taking a breather. Marciano says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Goldberg pushes Marciano up against the cage in a clinch.
Goldberg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marciano to keep the fight standing.
Marciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldberg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marciano to the mat! Marciano manages to get full guard.
Marciano working for a triangle but Goldberg defends it easily.
Goldberg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Goldberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is working to avoid the ground and pound but Goldberg connects with a decent elbow.
Goldberg wants to stand but Marciano has his arm trapped.
Goldberg content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Marciano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goldberg wants to stand but Marciano is controlling his arm.
Goldberg lands a few punches from side control.
Marciano wants to control but Goldberg postures up.
Marciano trying to remain calm as Goldberg controls from the top position.
Marciano is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice takedown defense from Marciano. No joy for Goldberg on that attempt.
Marciano tries to counter with a takedown but Goldberg is quick to defend against it.
Jax Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Goldberg.
Goldberg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Goldberg shoots for a takedown but Marciano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marciano tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goldberg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marciano somewhat.
Marciano clinches with his opponent.
Goldberg pulls guard effortlessly.
Goldberg keeping moving, preventing Marciano from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg trying to keep a closed guard but Marciano is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg has his foot on Marciano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marciano works his way back into a safe position though.
Goldberg throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Goldberg is controlling Marciano's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marciano slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marciano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Goldberg working for a triangle but Marciano defends it easily.
Marciano preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Goldberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goldberg wants it to stay on the feet.
Marciano looks for a takedown but Goldberg sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldberg manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marciano on his heels. He'll look to pass Marciano's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano looking for a sweep. Not yet Marciano, not yet.
Goldberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marciano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goldberg content to stall in guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Goldberg lands a couple of digs.
Goldberg advances position into side control!
Goldberg is looking to take a break and control but Marciano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goldberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Goldberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goldberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Goldberg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baco Gacov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato Sobral has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Baco Gacov's chin.
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284 lbs
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Granite chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baco Gacov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gacov!
Sobral lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gacov down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gacov down.
Sobral working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sobral is staying tight to Gacov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sobral working the ground and pound.
Sobral working the body and head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral is looking to take a break and control but Gacov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gacov tries to improve position but can't.
We've been hearing good reports from Gacov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sobral working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral working the body and head with strikes.
Gacov is rocked!
Sobral creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Gacov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sobral advances to full mount.
Sobral landing strikes from the mount.
Sobral avoids the attempt from Gacov to control.
Gacov seems to have got his legs back now.
Sobral postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Gacov is out cold - huge knockout for Sobral!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Renato Sobral!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ace Edison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zadarozhni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edison comes into the arena with Wannabee by Spice Girls blaring out of the sound system. Igor Zadarozhni looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ace Edison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Zadarozhni!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zadarozhni gets a takedown into half guard.
Zadarozhni takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zadarozhni thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zadarozhni throws a strike but Edison avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Edison can't keep his opponent in guard - Zadarozhni advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zadarozhni missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zadarozhni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zadarozhni wants to pass the guard but Edison is defending well.
Zadarozhni looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zadarozhni wants to pass the guard but Edison is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Edison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zadarozhni postures up in Edison's guard and throws a big left but Edison blocks it.
Zadarozhni keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Edison's head.
Zadarozhni throws a big elbow that misses.
Zadarozhni must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edison keeping moving, preventing Zadarozhni from controlling successfully.
Edison might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zadarozhni lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zadarozhni is in close to Edison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Edison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zadarozhni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zadarozhni trying to control but Edison is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Edison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edison takes the fight into the clinch.
Zadarozhni works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Zadarozhni looks winded!
Zadarozhni postures up and lands a big shot to Edison's brow.
Edison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zadarozhni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zadarozhni is looking to work some ground and pound but Edison has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edison trying to control the position.
Edison looking for a sweep. Not yet Edison, not yet.
Edison trying to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zadarozhni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edison throwing short punches from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zadarozhni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zadarozhni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zadarozhni chips away with some ground and pound.
Edison trying to control the position.
Zadarozhni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zadarozhni makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Edison wants to sweep here but Zadarozhni controlling him for the moment.
Edison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zadarozhni defends well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zadarozhni shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Edison napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zadarozhni working the ground and pound.
Edison struggling a bit here.
Edison is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Zadarozhni working away.
Zadarozhni lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Edison down.
Zadarozhni landing a few strikes.
Zadarozhni cracks Edison with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zadarozhni wants to take a breather but Edison manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Zadarozhni.
Edison wants to sweep here but Zadarozhni controlling him for the moment.
Edison has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zadarozhni working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zadarozhni distracts Edison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zadarozhni is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Edison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zadarozhni.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zadarozhni landing some decent shots from guard.
Edison controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Zadarozhni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Edison scores with a body shot.
Zadarozhni decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Edison is controlling Zadarozhni's trapped leg to prevent Zadarozhni from advancing to side control.
Edison trying to control here.
Edison tries to roll over but Zadarozhni keeps him under control.
Edison moves into full guard.
Edison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zadarozhni throws a strike but Edison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zadarozhni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Edison gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zadarozhni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zadarozhni is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Edison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zadarozhni.
Edison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Edison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zadarozhni doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zadarozhni being controlled against the cage.
Edison lands a body shot in the clinch.
Edison leaning his opponent against the cage.
Edison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zadarozhni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zadarozhni managing to block the knees to the body from Edison.
Nice body punch from Edison - that landed with a thud.
Edison will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zadarozhni up against the cage.
Edison presses Zadarozhni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edison missing with knees to the body.
Edison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edison lands with a good body shot.
Edison throws a series of punches but Zadarozhni avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edison digs a good hook to Zadarozhni's body.
Zadarozhni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Edison, pushing him back against the cage.
Edison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edison is working Zadarozhni over against the cage.
Edison lands a right hand.
Edison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edison scores with a hook to the body.
Zadarozhni prevents a body shot from Edison.
Edison misses with a punch to the body.
Edison has Zadarozhni pressed against the cage.
Zadarozhni lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zadarozhni prevents Edison from improving his position.
Edison is looking to escape.
Zadarozhni slows the pace down in half guard.
Edison is looking for a sweep. Zadarozhni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Igor Zadarozhni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edison trying to control from the bottom.
Zadarozhni throwing shots but Edison is blocking nicely.
Edison moves into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zadarozhni landing with the ground and pound.
Edison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Edison rushes Zadarozhni and presses him up against the cage.
Zadarozhni has Edison pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zadarozhni pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Edison tumbling to the mat - Zadarozhni dives into Edison's guard.
Zadarozhni is looking to work some ground and pound but Edison has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zadarozhni postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zadarozhni postures up in Edison's guard and throws a big left but Edison blocks it.
Zadarozhni looking to sit in guard and control but Edison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Edison dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zadarozhni shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zadarozhni showed some decent athleticism there.
Edison tries to roll over but Zadarozhni keeps him under control.
Zadarozhni looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Edison is trying to stand up here but Zadarozhni is controlling him well.
Edison trying to control but Zadarozhni postures up.
Zadarozhni thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edison's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edison is trying to get back to full guard.
Zadarozhni is nestled in close to Edison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zadarozhni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zadarozhni lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zadarozhni with the ground and pound but Edison uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zadarozhni is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edison is adopting a defensive guard.
Zadarozhni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Edison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zadarozhni trying to control the position from guard on top but Edison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Edison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zadarozhni shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Edison's guard.
Zadarozhni is looking to advance position but Edison has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Edison looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Edison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zadarozhni tries to hold on but Edison postures up.
Edison controlling the position easily from mount.
Zadarozhni is trying desperately to improve position.
Edison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Edison get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zadarozhni feints and as Edison raises his hands in defense, Zadarozhni changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zadarozhni postures up in Edison's guard and throws a big left but Edison blocks it.
Edison looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zadarozhni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edison is looking for a triangle but Zadarozhni pushes his legs off easily.
Zadarozhni scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zadarozhni working some strikes from top position.
Zadarozhni being controlled here momentarily.
Zadarozhni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zadarozhni.
Zadarozhni drives through and clinches with Edison against the cage.
Zadarozhni lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Edison gets back to full guard.
Edison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zadarozhni works over Edison with some ground and pound from guard.
Edison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zadarozhni defends well.
Zadarozhni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Edison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zadarozhni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zadarozhni sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Zadarozhni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zadarozhni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Zadarozhni!
Ace Edison spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, he has surpassed me in every area except one. I am still the sexiest MANSCAPED man in the universe. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Delos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uros Lokisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Delos Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Delos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uros Lokisson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokisson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lokisson stalks Delos Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Delos Santos's face. Delos Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
A big left from Lokisson misses.
Delos Santos closes the distance and pushes Lokisson back into the cage.
Delos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lokisson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Delos Santos misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Lokisson misses its intended target.
Delos Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Delos Santos lands with a right and another and another! Lokisson is in big trouble! Delos Santos lands again and this time it's lights out for Lokisson! A quality knockout there for Delos Santos.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Richard Delos Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Assassin Sokoudjou (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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215 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Assassin Sokoudjou!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Sokoudjou does no damage.
Sokoudjou throws a series of punches but Dean avoids them all with ease.
Sokoudjou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Dean with that takedown attempt.
Sokoudjou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sokoudjou lands with a good body shot.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sokoudjou swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokoudjou scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sokoudjou has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dean is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sokoudjou looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudjou throws a sloppy head kick and Dean moves out of range easily.
Sokoudjou lands with an overhand left.
Sokoudjou misses with a double jab.
Sokoudjou tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Sokoudjou. Beautiful body shot.
Dean avoids the head kick by Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou lands with a slapping head kick.
Dean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean doesn't manage to clinch there - Sokoudjou circles away.
Dean has been working on his balance at Hilo Fight lab, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sokoudjou.
Dean closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Assassin Sokoudjou has been cut.
Sokoudjou throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sokoudjou.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokoudjou throws a nice head kick!
Dean has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sokoudjou lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dean doesn't seem phased though.
Dean tries to clinch but Sokoudjou is having none of it.
Sokoudjou throws a head kick that misses.
Sokoudjou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Sokoudjou there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dean shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An inside leg kick lands from Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sokoudjou doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Assassin Sokoudjou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sokoudjou!
Dean is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sokoudjou, right into the meat.
Dean closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sokoudjou counters with a three punch combo that has Dean backing up. Dean nods at Sokoudjou to acknowledge the strikes.
Sokoudjou leaves Dean with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sokoudjou scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sokoudjou throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dean.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou throws a right and a left that Dean avoids nicely.
Sokoudjou misses with a head kick.
Assassin Sokoudjou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sokoudjou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean misses with a head kick.
Dean closes the distance and clinches up with Sokoudjou, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes Sokoudjou against the cage but Sokoudjou circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Sokoudjou misses.
Dean fails to land with a series of punches.
Sokoudjou scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheers as Sokoudjou lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dean doesn't seem phased though.
Dean with a poor takedown
and Sokoudjou counters with a big head kick but Dean shrugs it off.
Sokoudjou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sokoudjou throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dean.
Sokoudjou fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Assassin Sokoudjou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Assassin Sokoudjou'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.
Dean takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sokoudjou connects with an inside leg kick.
Dean gets the takedown into side control.
Dean will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dean trying to control the action but Sokoudjou is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokoudjou throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sokoudjou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokoudjou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Sokoudjou looks to move away, Dean throws a big counter combo bu Sokoudjou just gets out of the way.
Sokoudjou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dean connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sokoudjou momentarily.
A head kick from Sokoudjou lands but Dean takes it in his stride.
Sokoudjou throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dean is rocked!
Sokoudjou is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudjou feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Dean crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Assassin Sokoudjou!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ranieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ranieri's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DMX - Lord give me a Sign. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Ranieri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ranieri scores with a three punch combo!
Ranieri's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ranieri duly obliges.
Ranieri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ranieri lands the left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ranieri.
Ellis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ranieri throws a sloppy head kick and Ellis moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt.
Ranieri lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ellis backs up against the cage.
Ranieri leaves Ellis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ranieri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A left and a right from Ranieri both land. Nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ellis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ellis shoots in but Ranieri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joe Ranieri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Ellis.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ranieri as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Ellis with that takedown attempt.
Ranieri clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis goes for a takedown attempt but Ranieri pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ellis shoots in but no luck this time.
Ranieri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ellis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ranieri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ellis shoots in but Ranieri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ranieri connects with a high kick.
Joe Ranieri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ellis moves forwards but Ranieri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick from Ranieri lands but Ellis takes it in his stride.
Ellis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A right-left combo lands from Ranieri.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ranieri lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ellis is rocked!
Ranieri goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ellis is still on wobbly legs! Can Ranieri finish him?
Ranieri wants to clinch.
Ranieri lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Ellis falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ranieri dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Ranieri!
Joe Ranieri retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Joe Ranieri 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Gatmaitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrick Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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26
284 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Gatmaitan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harrick Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatmaitan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Harrick Lewis has been cut.
Gatmaitan slips a jab from Lewis.
Gatmaitan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gatmaitan avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis checks a leg kick nicely.
Lewis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Lewis misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gatmaitan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Lewis missing with a left hand there. Gatmaitan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gatmaitan slips under a jab from Lewis.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Gatmaitan avoids them all with ease.
Gatmaitan throws a big counter combination but Lewis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gatmaitan staying out of range there.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatmaitan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Gatmaitan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gatmaitan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gatmaitan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis looks winded!
Gatmaitan drops Lewis with a beautiful combination! Lewis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gatmaitan is looking for the KO!
Gatmaitan drops Lewis with a beautiful combination! Lewis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gatmaitan is looking for the KO!
Lewis is rocked!
That has opened up Harrick Lewis's cut even more.
Gatmaitan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gatmaitan lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Lewis out cold! Lewis is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jose Gatmaitan!
Jose Gatmaitan retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Jose Gatmaitan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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