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DCF Fight Night #6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mocanu Marian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marian is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Group Home-Supa Star. Mocanu Marian is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mocanu Marian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marian counters by clinching up.
Marian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marian is pulling down on Smith's head to control his posture.
Marian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith trying to control but Marian is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith won't allow Marian to get back to his feet.
Marian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Marian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marian is keeping the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marian wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Marian is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marian working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Marian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Marian.
Marian just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmith.
Marian closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith bucks up and tries to throw Marian off but instead Marian has got his back!
Marian is not going to allow Smith to sit and survive in this position.
Smith is trying to stand back up.
Marian is landing with strikes. Smith can't take much more of this.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Marian controlling the positon.
Smith trying to control but not successfully.
Marian is trying to stick to Smith's back but Smith is turning into Marian. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Marian's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Smith.
Marian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marian has his hands on Smith's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith won't allow Marian to get back to his feet.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Marian's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Marian seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Marian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Smith wants to control from the top but Marian keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marian is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Smith, into his guard.
Smith throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mocanu Marian dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Marian dives in and scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is looking for a triangle here but Marian uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Marian wants to stand but Smith has his arm trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marian controls the position from side control.
Marian tries to stand but Smith is controlling his head.
Marian scoring with punches and elbows.
Mocanu Marian has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marian tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
I wouldn't like to be where Smith is right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Marian advances to mount.
Marian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith tries to hold on but Marian postures up.
Marian controlling his opponent.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to hold on but Marian postures up.
Marian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marian controlling the position easily from mount.
Marian trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Marian raining down hammerfists from mount.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marian controlling from mount.
Marian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marian tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mocanu Marian 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marian lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marian clinches.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Marian shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marian manages to pull guard.
Marian has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Marian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marian is looking to stand back up but Smith counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Marian.
Marian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith thows a huge punch but Marian dodges it nicely.
Smith blocks the strikes from Marian.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Marian is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Marian pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Marian is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Smith has latched onto it... Big trouble! Smith pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Marian is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrykos Paszkiewic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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211 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrykos Paszkiewic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reynolds throws a head kick that half lands.
Paszkiewic is rocked!
Paszkiewic misses with a takedown
and Reynolds counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Paszkiewic to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Reynolds!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alex Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rory McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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182 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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, Rory McDonald !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kane Arona!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by McDonald as he connects with a hook.
Arona fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDonald .
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick
and Arona counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McDonald misses with a leg kick
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of McDonald 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McDonald shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arona defends it nicely.
Arona scores with a jab to the body.
Arona jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Arona there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald has his takedown stuffed
and Arona counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDonald takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Arona.
McDonald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
McDonald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arona counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rory McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arona throws out a powerful jab.
McDonald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDonald throws a combination that misses
and Arona counters with a right hand to the body.
Arona connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Arona.
Arona lands an uppercut out of nowhere! McDonald falls backwards - clearly groggy! Arona dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Arona!
Kane Arona seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Rory McDonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'IT WAS NOT FAIR RESULT'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Georges Laprose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Haitu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Haitu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Georges Laprose's chin.
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georges Laprose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Haitu!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laprose misses the shot to the body.
Haitu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Haitu tries to get set, Laprose tries to push him back and clinch up but Haitu manages to avoid the attempt.
Some wild striking there from Haitu.
Haitu misses with a series of wild punches.
Haitu tries to bum rush Laprose with a series of wild strikes but Laprose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Haitu does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haitu!
Haitu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laprose swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haitu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Laprose eats them both and turns towards Haitu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Haitu misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laprose throws out a loose jab but Haitu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haitu misses with a series of wild punches.
Haitu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laprose shoots in and drives through. Haitu sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laprose scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Laprose moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A combination from Haitu does no damage.
Laprose is looking to counter the offense by Haitu and move into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laprose.
Laprose just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laprose.
Laprose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haitu misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Haitu misses.
Laprose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haitu as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laprose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haitu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haitu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laprose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haitu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Haitu throws a nice looking combination but Laprose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haitu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Laprose shoots in looking for a takedown. Haitu tries to sprawl out of it but Laprose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haitu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges Laprose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Laprose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Haitu misses.
Haitu misses with a few strikes there.
Haitu's coach down at Cozad MMA Hilo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haitu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Haitu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haitu wants it to stay on the feet.
Haitu swinging wildly here.
Haitu lands a two punch combo.
Haitu throws a series of punches but Laprose avoids them all with ease.
Laprose seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Haitu avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haitu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Laprose back to the cage. Haitu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Laprose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haitu is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sloppy strikes from Haitu. Those never looked like landing.
Haitu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laprose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haitu.
Laprose misses with a takedown attempt - Haitu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Laprose is breathing heavily.
Haitu stuffs the takedown attempt from Laprose. Laprose gets slowly back to his feet.
Haitu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haitu lands the left hand.
Laprose tries to move into range but Haitu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haitu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Laprose back to the cage. Haitu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laprose misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haitu looks to land a combination but Laprose avoids it well.
Roger Haitu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haitu misses with a double jab.
Haitu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haitu duly obliges.
Haitu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haitu throws a series of punches but Laprose avoids them all with ease.
Laprose is looking for a counter combo.
Laprose throws a head kick that misses
and Haitu counters with a one-two to the body.
Haitu throws a series of punches but Laprose moves out of range.
Haitu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laprose shoots in but Haitu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Laprose backs off Haitu throws a huge counter combo but Laprose manages to avoid it all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laprose.
Haitu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Haitu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laprose takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Haitu scores with a four punch combination!
Laprose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haitu as he avoids it easily.
Laprose misses with a two punch combination.
Laprose bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Laprose or perhaps it was just good defense by Haitu, which made it look bad.
Haitu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Laprose closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Laprose lands in his opponent's guard.
Haitu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laprose is one step ahead there.
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!
Haitu keeps trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laprose stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Haitu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laprose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Haitu breaks from the clinch.
Laprose rushes Haitu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haitu breaks the clinch.
Haitu throws a nice looking combination but Laprose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haitu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laprose closes the distance and clinches.
Laprose fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges Laprose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haitu is trying to break the clinch but Laprose is controlling him.
Haitu breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Haitu does no damage.
Laprose is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Laprose forces Haitu back against the cage and clinches.
Haitu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laprose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laprose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haitu throws a series of punches but Laprose moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laprose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haitu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Haitu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haitu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haitu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Haitu misses.
Nice defenses there by Haitu.
Haitu feints the counter takedown.
Haitu misses with a few strikes there.
Haitu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laprose attempts a counter takedown but Haitu avoids it well and moves away.
Haitu slaps away a takedown attempt from Laprose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laprose dodges the punch combination from Haitu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haitu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haitu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laprose throws a jab when Haitu was well out of range.
Haitu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haitu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Haitu.
Laprose has his takedown stuffed
and Haitu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haitu misses with a series of wild punches.
Haitu works over Laprose's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laprose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laprose instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haitu breaks the clinch.
Haitu throws a series of punches but Laprose avoids them all with ease.
Haitu looks to land a combination but Laprose avoids it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Laprose or perhaps it was just good defense by Haitu, which made it look bad.
Laprose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haitu.
Laprose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laprose is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haitu.
Laprose looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Laprose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haitu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Laprose back to the cage. Haitu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Haitu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Haitu throws a right hand that Laprose ducks under and follows up with a left that Laprose also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Haitu.
Laprose has closed the distance and engaged Haitu in a clinch.
Haitu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haitu throws a body punch but Laprose moves out of range.
Haitu swinging wildly here.
Haitu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laprose seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Laprose misses with a hook. Haitu ducked under it nicely.
Laprose dives in for a single leg takedown but Haitu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Haitu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Haitu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haitu looks to land a combination but Laprose avoids it well.
Haitu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haitu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laprose forces Haitu back against the cage and clinches.
Haitu is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haitu breaks the clinch.
Laprose shoots for a double leg takedown but Haitu sprawls well. He's pushed Laprose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Laprose shoots in looking for a takedown but Haitu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Laprose's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges Laprose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haitu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laprose dodges the punch combination from Haitu.
Haitu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laprose circles away quickly and effectively.
Laprose shoots for a takedown but Haitu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haitu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laprose shoots in for a takedown but Haitu shows good takedown defense.
Laprose throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laprose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haitu scores with a jab. Laprose acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laprose takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Georges Laprose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laprose takes one on the button.
Laprose drives through and clinches with Haitu against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laprose has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Haitu after a bit of a struggle.
Haitu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haitu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Laprose dodges the punch combination from Haitu.
Sloppy strikes from Haitu. Those never looked like landing.
Haitu feints a jab promting Laprose to slip. Haitu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Laprose slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Haitu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Laprose backs up against the cage.
Laprose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haitu pinned against the cage. Haitu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haitu throws a right hand that Laprose ducks under and follows up with a left that Laprose also avoids with ease.
Haitu misses with a wild combination.
Roger Haitu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Laprose is defended easily by Haitu.
Haitu misses with a few strikes there.
Haitu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haitu duly obliges.
Roger Haitu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haitu misses with a two punch combination.
Laprose fails with the takedown.
Laprose throws a leg kick but Haitu checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haitu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haitu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haitu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laprose lands a knee to the body.
Laprose throws a head punch that misses.
Haitu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Haitu.
Haitu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Laprose backs up against the cage.
Laprose shoots for a takedown but Haitu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Georges Laprose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haitu!
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Haitu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haitu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Haitu!
In his post fight interview, Roger Haitu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wenutu Halai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lima Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
213 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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206 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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, Wenutu Halai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lima Santos!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Halai finds it's way through Santos's defenses.
Halai with a nice cross.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos throws a body punch but Halai moves out of range.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Halai closes the distance and clinches.
Halai stalling in the clinch.
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Halai landing knees to the head.
Halai will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Santos up against the cage.
Santos manages to pull guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Santos holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halai preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halai tries to stand but Santos is controlling from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Santos is tightening it up a little... Halai has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Halai reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Halai taps out! Nice BJJ there by Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lima Santos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Masters could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lance Carter's chin.
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181 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Carter!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter throws a leg kick but Masters sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masters tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Carter manages to circle out of the way.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masters manages to avoid it.
Masters dips to his left and cracks Carter with an uppercut!
Masters cracks Carter with a good jab.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masters manages to avoid it.
Masters throws a nice head kick!
Carter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Masters.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Masters connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Masters lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Masters.
Masters lands a nice shot to the body.
Masters pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masters dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Masters creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Carter's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Carter drops to his knees and Masters pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Masters!
Our winner, Leon Masters, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Coles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstanty Farell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konstanty Farell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Konstanty Farell!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coles stuffs the takedown attempt from Farell. Farell gets slowly back to his feet.
Farell has his takedown stuffed
and Coles finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Coles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farell shoots and misses
and Coles counters with a straight right hand.
Dennis Coles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstanty Farell.
A solid body kick from Coles.
Coles has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Farell looks winded!
A thudding body kick lands there by Coles!
Coles bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coles.
Farell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coles sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Farell to the ground! Coles dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Konstanty Farell has been cut.
Coles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farell working to try and regain half guard.
That's two 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.
Coles is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Farell to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Farell shrugs it off.
Coles tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Coles working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Farell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coles prevents Farell from getting the reversal.
Coles controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coles looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Farell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Coles controlling the position easily from mount.
Farell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coles controlling the position easily from mount.
We've been informed that Farell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Coles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstanty Farell's cut.
That's time! Coles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Farell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Farell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Coles regains half guard.
Coles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farell.
Coles holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Farell with the ground and pound but Coles uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Farell wants to pass the guard but Coles is keeping the position.
Coles wants to sweep here but Farell controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coles is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farell trying to control but Coles is working from the bottom.
Farell stopping the sweep attempt from Coles.
Farell postures up in Coles's guard and throws a big left but Coles blocks it.
Farell throws a big right hand that misses.
Coles is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Farell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Farell is looking to work some ground and pound but Coles has wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Farell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Farell is breathing heavily.
Farell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coles counters by clinching up.
Coles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farell misses with a takedown
and Coles moves into the clinch.
Coles pushes Farell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Farell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coles gets through Farell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coles digs a right hand underneath Farell's ribcage. Farell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Coles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Coles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coles slows down the pace here.
Coles is leaning against Farell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coles digs a right hand into Farell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farell's gas tank.
A short left from Coles.
Farell letting Coles take a breather here.
Coles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Farell.
Coles scores with a shot to the side of Farell's head.
Coles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Farell.
Coles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coles lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coles.
Coles'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.
Coles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Farell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coles presses Farell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Coles.
Coles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Farell.
Coles manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coles lands a hook that stumbles Farell back into the cage. Coles follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Farell to the canvas! Coles pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Farell has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dennis Coles!
An out of breath Dennis Coles 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thousand foot krutch - War of change kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
191 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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26
196 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Casey Bowman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman stuffs the takedown.
Bowman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bowman circles away.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Bowman circles away easily
and Bowman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Bowman sprawls well.
Bowman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie gets caught napping as Bowman dives in and scores a takedown. Gracie manages to retain guard.
Gracie is working an open guard so Bowman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowman fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bowman's half guard.
Bowman is trying to escape back to his feet but Gracie uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie wants to control but Bowman is keeping him busy.
Bowman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Bowman from standing up.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bowman defends it easily.
Gracie seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bowman wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is working an open guard so Bowman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Bowman. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Bowman tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bowman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bowman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie leaves Bowman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bowman as he avoids it easily.
Bowman tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Bowman avoids it well and moves away.
Bowman throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Bowman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bowman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bowman wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowman.
Bowman tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowman tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bowman sprawls and moves away.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Bowman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bowman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bowman showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowman stands up out of the half guard.
Bowman drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Bowman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bowman counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Bowman tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Bowman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rickson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowman darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Bowman manages to break the clinch.
Casey Bowman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bowman misses with a body kick.
Bowman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowman gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bowman is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bowman wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bowman wants to get back to full guard.
Casey Bowman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bowman controlling the position well.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bowman keeps working.
Ground and pound from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bowman trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Bowman looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Bowman trying to control here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bowman counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Bowman to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Bowman sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bowman swivels and escapes.
Bowman throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bowman goes for a double leg but Gracie avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gracie continues to drive forward.
Bowman cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Bowman's guard.
Bowman has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at SP ICON gym hilo . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bowman is trying to keep Gracie in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushes down on Bowman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Bowman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bowman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bowman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bowman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowman is not content to let Gracie control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Bowman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bowman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bowman wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bowman counters with a straight right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Bowman, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bowman counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Bowman sprawls well.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Bowman, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Bowman against the cage but Bowman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bowman moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bowman wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bowman breaks from the clinch.
Bowman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowman.
Bowman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Bowman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bowman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into Bowman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bowman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Bowman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rickson Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a strike but Bowman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Casey Bowman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bowman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie wants to control from the top but Bowman keeps moving.
Bowman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bowman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Bowman keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bowman keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowman is keeping the position for now.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bowman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bowman has escaped and now he's on top!
Bowman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bowman has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Bowman postures up.
Bowman wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie 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.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Bowman postures up.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bowman defends it easily.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Bowman from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Bowman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowman 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Bowman!
Casey Bowman opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Marquet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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186 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Marquet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marquet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyrone Jones.
Marquet looks to land a right hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range.
Tyrone Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Marquet looks to land a combination but Tyrone Jones avoids it well.
Tyrone Jones slips under a jab from Marquet.
Marquet lands with a good body shot.
Marquet throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Marquet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Marquet misses with a double jab.
Marquet tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tyrone Jones is able to avoid easily.
Tyrone Jones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marquet.
Marquet fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyrone Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marquet.
Tyrone Jones dodges the punch combination from Marquet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marquet takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquet moves away from the strike by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marquet moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a push kick but Marquet slaps the foot to one side.
Marquet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marquet misses with a two punch combination.
Tyrone Jones wants to counter with a clinch but Marquet pushes him away.
Marquet misses with a hook.
Marquet throws a series of punches but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Marquet tries to work over Tyrone Jones's front leg with a kick but Tyrone Jones checks it.
The crowd cheers as Tyrone Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marquet doesn't seem phased though.
Marquet misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Marquet misses.
Tyrone Jones tries to counter with a clinch but Marquet shakes him off and moves away.
Marquet blocks the body kick.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Marquet's ribcage but misses.
Marquet misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tyrone Jones.
Henry Marquet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marquet manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Marquet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyrone Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marquet will feel that in the morning.
Tyrone Jones scores with a spinning back kick!
Marquet is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Marquet is predictable there
and Tyrone Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marquet backwards.
Tyrone Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyrone Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Marquet controls his hands.
Tyrone Jones lands a shot to the body.
Marquet is trying to break the clinch but Tyrone Jones is controlling him.
Marquet is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyrone Jones has double underhooks.
A short left from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Tyrone Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones successfully pulls guard.
Tyrone Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marquet defends well.
Marquet tries to stand but Tyrone Jones is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marquet stands and steps away. Tyrone Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tyrone Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tyrone Jones scores with a push kick.
Marquet tried to score with a low kick but Tyrone Jones checks it.
Nice cross by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones gets a clinch.
Marquet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyrone Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marquet or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquet prevents a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones gets through Marquet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marquet.
A short body shot lands from Tyrone Jones as the two fighters clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyrone Jones.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Marquet is trying to keep an underhook but Tyrone Jones manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Marquet is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Island Warriors -13 ELITE Coaches, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Tyrone Jones throwing shots but Marquet is blocking nicely.
Tyrone Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tyrone Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marquet closes the distance and pushes Tyrone Jones back into the cage.
Tyrone Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tyrone Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Marquet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyrone Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Tyrone Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyrone Jones working aggressively here.
Tyrone Jones can't get the takedown.
Tyrone Jones blocks an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones lands a left hand.
A short left from Marquet.
Tyrone Jones works on Marquet's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyrone Jones lands with a right to the head.
Tyrone Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marquet backwards.
Marquet will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Marquet working aggressively here.
Tyrone Jones lands with a left to the head.
Marquet tries to break the clinch but Tyrone Jones is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Tyrone Jones misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Tyrone Jones lands a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tyrone Jones has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marquet seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tyrone Jones can turn it around.
A short uppercut from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyrone Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Marquet backwards.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tyrone Jones lands with a right to the head.
Tyrone Jones lands a right hand.
Marquet is rocked!
Marquet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyrone Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Oh Marquet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marquet swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marquet seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquet is trying to break free.
Tyrone Jones has Marquet pushed against the cage.
Marquet is trying to break free.
Marquet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyrone Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquet is trying to break the clinch but Tyrone Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marquet is trying to break the clinch but Tyrone Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Tyrone Jones lands a right hand.
Marquet tumbles to the floor! Tyrone Jones threw a big shot that dropped him and now Tyrone Jones is on top looking to finish! Marquet has guard but can he survive?!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyrone Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyrone Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyrone Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyrone Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marquet's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tyrone Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tyrone Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marquet defends it well.
Tyrone Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyrone Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tyrone Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyrone Jones looking for a guillotine from mount but Marquet is having none of it.
Russell Tyrone Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquet is squirming around, avoiding Tyrone Jones's attempts to control the action.
Tyrone Jones throwing strikes but Marquet bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Tyrone Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tyrone Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marquet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tyrone Jones has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Marquet doesn't defend quickly enough and Tyrone Jones has managed to lock this one up! Can Marquet escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Tyrone Jones on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Russell Tyrone Jones!
Russell Tyrone Jones spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tino Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kallio comes to the cage accompanied by Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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202 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tino Kallio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Punchy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchy thows a body kick. Kallio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kallio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punchy.
Punchy stuffs the takedown.
Kallio throws a head kick that misses.
Punchy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Punchy leaves Kallio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kallio tries a head kick but it misses.
Kallio looks for a takedown but Punchy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tino Kallio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Punchy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kallio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Punchy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kallio won't be happy with that.
Kallio explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punchy circles away quickly and effectively.
Punchy is looking for the big counter here.
Kallio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Punchy is trying to defend but Kallio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kallio throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Punchy to regain full guard.
Kallio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kallio is looking to work some ground and pound but Punchy has wrist control.
Kallio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Punchy 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.
Kallio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Punchy controls Kallio momentarily but Kallio frees himself.
Punchy pulls Kallio in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio looking to pass the guard.
Kallio drops back, looking for a kneebar! Punchy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Punchy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Punchy!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punchy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kallio is avoiding damage well.
Kallio is not content to let Punchy control the position.
Punchy working the ground and pound.
Punchy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kallio is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kallio is looking for a sweep.
Kallio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Punchy is working Kallio over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Punchy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kallio is trying to control Punchy's posture but Punchy avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Punchy.
Punchy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kallio gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Punchy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Punchy throwing shots but Kallio is blocking nicely.
Kallio tries to roll over but Punchy keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Punchy.
Punchy controlling the action here.
Punchy thows a huge punch but Kallio dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchy lands strikes from half guard.
Kallio trying to hold on to Punchy's head to control him but Punchy postures up.
Punchy working over Kallio with some ground and pound. Kallio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Punchy prevents Kallio from improving his position.
Punchy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kallio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Punchy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kallio is looking to improve his position.
Kallio is trying to stand.
Punchy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kallio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kallio taking some punishment here, with Punchy in his half guard.
Punchy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kallio's head.
Punchy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kallio defending well though.
Punchy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Punchy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Punchy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Punchy. Those never looked like landing.
Kallio throws a big counter combination but Punchy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kallio tries for a takedown but Punchy circles away easily
and Punchy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kallio tries to land a leg kick but Punchy saw it coming and moves away.
Kallio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kallio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punchy circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kallio or perhaps it was just good defense by Punchy, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Punchy! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio throws a head kick but Punchy moves out of range.
Kallio shoots for a takedown but Punchy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've been told by Kallio's head coaches at Island Warriors -13 ELITE Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tino Kallio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallio misses with a head kick.
Trent Punchy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy avoids the head kick by Kallio.
Punchy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kallio shoots and misses
and Punchy counters with a three punch combo that has Kallio backing up. Kallio nods at Punchy to acknowledge the strikes.
Punchy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kallio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Punchy's waist but Punchy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kallio off to one side.
Kallio shoots in for a takedown but Punchy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Punchy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Punchy misses with a series of wild punches.
Punchy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Punchy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kallio shoots for a takedown but Punchy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Punchy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy drops Kallio with a right and a left! Punchy comes rushing in but Kallio regains his composure and manages to keep Punchy in guard.
Kallio is rocked!
It looks like Tino Kallio has been cut.
Trent Punchy has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Punchy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oh Kallio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Punchy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Punchy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Punchy lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Kallio quite badly. Kallio pulls Punchy in close trying to recover. Punchy postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Kallio on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Kallio doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Punchy! Trent Punchy retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Trent Punchy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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pop
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